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Y Higashi

Publications and source records attributed to Y Higashi.

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PubMed1981

Establishment and characterization of a cell line (Br-NHF-1) derived from human mammary carcinoma.

A new human cell line, Br-NHF-1, was established from the pleural effusion of a patient with advanced mammary carcinoma. The cells survived 52 subcultivations during more than 33 months. The cells possess epithelial features, showing rosettes, acinar formation and domes in or among the compact colonies. The modal chromosome number is 51 with some marker chromosomes. Xenografted tumors retained a similar histology to the original tumor. No estrogen-binding protein was detectable in the culture, but there was a significant amount of basic fetoprotein. Production of casein in the cells was detected by immuno-fluorescence testing.

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PubMed1980

Effects of sodium orthovanadate on whole kidney and single nephron function.

The renal effects of sodium vanadate (Na3VO4), an inhibitor of sodium-potassium-ATPase recently shown to be a potent diuretic, were studied by using clearance and micropuncture techniques in nondiuretic anesthetized rats. Administration of 1.0 mumole of sodium vanadate (high dose) increased urine flow rate (V) from 9.8 +/- 1.4 to 17.5 +/- 4.0 microliter/min (mean +/- SEM, P < 0.025), UNaF from 1.73 +/- 0.36 to 3.05 +/- 0.65 microEq/min (P < 0.025), and FENa from 0.67 +/- 0.15 to 1.24 +/- 0.28% (P < 0.025)., No significant changes in GFR or RPF were observed. Late proximal tubular-fluid-to-plasma (F/P) inulin decreased from 2.28 +/- 0.19 to a minimum value of 1.38 +/- 0.06 (P < 0.025). Absolute water reabsorption decreased from 15.8 +/- 3.5 to 6.5 +/- 1.7 nl/min (P < 0.025) and fractional water reabsorption from 52.0 +/- 4.4 to 26.5 +/- 4.1% (P < 0.025). The injection of 0.5 mumole of sodium vanadate (low dose) resulted in no significant changes in V. Late proximal F/P inulin decreased, however, from 2.37 +/- 0.14 to a minimum value of 1.59 +/- 0.12 (P < 0.025). SNGFR remained unchanged, as did GFR and RPF. UNaV increased from 1.41 +/- 0.35 to 2.25 +/- 0.35 microEq/min (P < 0.025), and FENa rose from 0.64 +/- 0.16 to 0.91 +/- 0.15% (P < 0.025). The decrease in F/P inulin was observed in all but one animal, even in the absence of a diuretic response. The amount of fluid remaining in the lumen of the late proximal tubule was virtually the same in both low- and high-dose animals (18.9 +/- 3.0 and 19.5 +/- 3.4 nl/min, respectively). We conclude that sodium vanadate causes a decrease in superficial proximal tubule fluid and salt reabsorption. Inasmuch as the low dose does not result necessarily in a diuretic response, an increase in fluid reabsorption distal to the late proximal tubule must take place.

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PubMed1976

Evidence for a one-hit theory in the immune bactericidal reaction and demonstration of a multi-hit response for hemolysis by streptolysin O and Clostridium perfringens theta-toxin.

An analytical method was developed for estimating the number of hits necessary to lyse or kill cells in which various concentrations of the cells are treated with a constant amount of the lytic or killing agent in a constant reaction volume. The reaction may be due to a single-component agent or occur by a sequential chain of reactions due to a multi-component agent, even including side, abortive, or counter-reactions. It was clearly shown by this method that immune bactericidal reactions followed a one-hit theory. It was shown by this method that streptolysin O required four or five hits for hemolysis and Clostridium perfringens theta-toxin required two hits. These results were confirmed by both logarithmic dose-response and survival analyses. It was also shown that streptolysin O and theta-toxin can act complementarily on accumulation of the hits for hemolysis.

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