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Y Ono

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PubMed1993

[Treatment of advanced gastric and colorectal cancer with 5-FU, leucovorin and interferon-alpha].

Twenty-four patients with advanced or relapsed gastric or colorectal cancer were treated with a combination of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), leucovorin (LV) and interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha). 5-FU was administered by rapid intravenous infusion at 350 mg/m2 for 5 consecutive days. Intravenous bolus administration of LV 20 mg/m2 was given before each 5-FU administration. This combination was repeated every 3 to 4 weeks. IFN-alpha (HLBI), 6MU, was administered subcutaneously daily. Of 13 patients with gastric cancer, there were 2 PR, 4 NC and 7 PD, and among 11 patients with colorectal cancer, there were 1 CR, 8 NC and 2 PD. All 16 previously treated patients had no clinical response. Responses were seen in patients with no prior chemotherapy and with good performance status. Most common toxicities observed were leucopenia, fever, stomatitis and diarrhea, which were all tolerable and reversible.

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PubMed1993

Joint epidemiological longitudinal dental survey in Nigeria, especially in comparison with that of Japanese.

Since 1980 we carried out a longitudinal dental survey in Ile-Ife, as a joint study with the dental school of Ife University, Nigeria, being supported by A Grant under The Monbusho International Scientific Research Program for ten years. One thousand one hundred seventy-one children and adults were examined in the 1991 survey. The data were compared with the data in the previous survey and Japanese survey. Results were as follows: 1) Caries prevalence rate and the average number of DMFT were still very low, especially showing that both the caries prevalence and the average number of DMFT decreased in the rural areas because the attrition proceeded faster than the caries, 2) Nigerian deciduous and permanent dentition were larger than in the Japanese in all items measured, 3) the condylar head was transformed from the round shape to the ultra-flat shape with age, 4) there was a fewer incidence of severe periodontal diseases despite of the marked deposition of calculus, 5) with respect to Nigerian foods, there was no difference between the rainy and dry seasons in both the urban and rural communities, 6) the weaning period of the baby is decided by their mother, taking care of the health of the baby, almost all babies at one year to two years and a few at three years and 7) the menu for the breakfast, lunch and supper of the baby was made considering the nutritional aspect of the baby.

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PubMed1993

[A case report of combined aortic and mitral regurgitation associated with ankylosing spondylitis].

We reported a case of ankylosing spondylitis which successfully underwent aortic valve replacement for combined aortic and mitral regurgitation. A 42-year-old man was admitted with symptoms of shortness of breath and anginal pain. He was previously diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis by an orthopedician A grade III/VI to and fro murmur was audible at the left sternal border. Retrograde aortography revealed severe aortic regurgitation and mild mitral regurgitation. Cardiac catheterization showed moderately pulmonary hypertension and high pulmonary artery wedge pressure. He underwent aortic valve replacement with SJM prosthetic valve. His postoperative course was uneventful. In Japan, ankylosing spondylitis is rare disease, and cardiac lesions associated with these conditions is seldom met to us. The surgical problems and management of these lesions are discussed.

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PubMed1993

Microvascular and cellular defects of the periosteum of osteogenesis imperfecta.

Periosteum stripped from fragments of diaphyseal long bones from osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) patients was examined both in vivo and in vitro. The OI periosteum was thickened and characteristic finding was a defective microvascular system. The vascular walls of arterioles and capillaries were thick and the lumina of many of these vessels were narrowed or occluded by hypertrophic endothelial cells and multiplication of smooth muscle cell layers. Circulatory deficiency in the OI periosteum might be regarded as one of the causes of the slender, osteopenic diaphyseal bone characteristic of the disorder. A higher proliferative activity was observed in cultured OI periosteal cells, but the cytoplasmic structure showed increased myelinoid bodies and smooth endoplasmic reticulum and decreased lysosomes and rough endoplasmic reticulum. These findings may be related to the abnormal metabolic activity of OI periosteal cells.

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PubMed1992

Carbonic anhydrase in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum of male rat liver.

We have prepared subcellular fractions of male rat liver homogenate by the method of Lewis and Tata [Lewis, J. A. & Tata, J. R. (1973) J. Cell Sci. 23, 447-459], further purifying the membranes of the microsomal fraction by exposure to 0.01% Triton X-100 and centrifugation. We determined the purity of the fractions with marker enzymes and measured carbonic anhydrase (CA; EC 4.2.1.1) activity in intact and solubilized particulates with 18O exchange between CO2/HCO3- and water. We measured the concentration of CA by titration with a sulfonamide inhibitor, ethoxzolamide, obtaining an average value of 3.8 mumol/mg of microsomal membrane protein. The equilibrium constant for binding ethoxzolamide was 0.49 x 10(-9) M. The Km for CO2 was 1.7 mM and the turnover number was 560,000 sec-1, characterizing this as a membrane-bound, high-activity isozyme of type IV. By electron microscopy of tissue sections after staining with a cobalt precipitation technique, CA was seen in small cytoplasmic vesicles in hepatocytes and in microsomal particles and membranes. There was a sulfonamide-resistant (isozyme type III) and a sulfonamide-sensitive (isozyme type II) CA in the cytosol but none in the rapidly sedimenting endoplasmic reticulum. We conclude that there is no CA normally within the matrix of the cell endoplasmic reticulum but that the CA type III found in the microsome may have been captured from the cytosol during resealing. Thus the adult male rat hepatocyte contains CA type IV in the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum and CA type II and CA type III in the cytoplasm.

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PubMed1992

Control of Drosophila Sex-lethal pre-mRNA splicing by its own female-specific product.

Drosophila melanogaster somatic sexual differentiation is accomplished by serial function of the products of sex-determination genes. Sex-lethal (Sxl), is one such gene. It is functionally expressed only in female flies. The sex-specific expression of this gene is regulated by alternative mRNA splicing which results in either the inclusion or exclusion of the translation stop codon containing third exon. Although previous genetic and molecular analyses suggest that functional Sxl expression is maintained by a positive feedback loop, where the female-specific Sxl product promotes the synthesis of its own female-specific mRNA, the mechanistic details of such regulation have remained unclear. We have developed a cotransfection system using Drosophila cultured (Kc) cells in which Sxl primary transcripts are expressed with or without the female specific Sxl product. Here we show that the female-specific Sxl product induces the synthesis of its own female-specific mRNA by negative control of male-specific splicing. Deletion, substitution, and binding experiments have demonstrated that multiple uridine-rich sequences in the introns around the male-specific third exon are involved in the splicing regulation of Sxl pre-mRNA.

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PubMed1992

Cell division arrest induced by phorbol ester in CHO cells overexpressing protein kinase C-delta subspecies.

Several lines of CHO cells stably overexpressing protein kinase C (PKC) subspecies to various extents were established by the DNA-mediated transfer. Upon treatment with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, the growth of the cells expressing the PKC-delta subspecies was markedly inhibited, whereas cell lines expressing PKC-alpha, PKC-beta II, and PKC-zeta subspecies were not significantly affected. Flow cytometric analysis indicated that all cell lines overexpressing PKC-delta subspecies accumulated in G2/M phase in response to phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate. In these arrested cells, dikaryons were predominant, implying that phorbol ester-induced inhibition of cell division is specific to telophase. These results suggest PKC-delta subspecies may play a role in the normal cell cycle progression.

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PubMed1992

Y-29794--a non-peptide prolyl endopeptidase inhibitor that can penetrate into the brain.

A novel non-peptide prolyl endopeptidase (PPCE) inhibitor, Y-29794, has been identified. Y-29794 selectively and competitively inhibited rat brain PPCE (Ki = 0.95 nM) in a reversible manner. Ex vivo study demonstrated that Y-29794 could penetrate into brain to exhibit dose-dependent and long-lasting inhibition. Furthermore, Y-29794 was found to potentiate the effect of TRH on the release of ACh in the rat hippocampus. These results indicate that Y-29794 is an orally active, potent and specific PPCE inhibitor and should be of value in studies on the physiological role of the enzyme in neuropeptide metabolism especially in memory process.

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PubMed1992

EBV increases phosphoinositide kinase activities in human B cells.

To determine whether EBV affects phosphoinositide kinase activities of human B cells, we compared the activities between EBV- and EBV+ human B cell lymphoma lines. The two types of human B cells contained both phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns) 4-kinase and phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PtdIns(4)P) kinase activities irrespective of the presence of EBV. However, both activities were increased in EBV+ cells compared to EBV- cells. The increases were associated with neither altered Km values for substrates nor altered elution profiles in DEAE-cellulose chromatography. Furthermore, expression of a latent EBV protein, EBV nuclear Ag1 (EBNA1) in BHK cells by the transfection of EBNA1 DNA was accompanied by increased PtdIns 4-kinase and PtdIns(4)P kinase activities. These increases also were not associated with altered Km values for substrates. However, phospholipase C activity was altered in neither EBV+ cells nor in EBNA1-expressing cells. These results indicate that EBV selectively increases the two phosphoinositide kinase activities in human B cells, although the viral gene product has no intrinsic phosphoinositide kinase activity. PtdIns 4-kinase and PtdIns(4)P kinase cooperatively synthesize PtdIns 4,5-bisphosphate, the major source of 1,2-diacylglycerol and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate, the two second messengers in transducing signals for cell activation. Such increase therefore may play a role in EBV-induced human B cell activation.

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PubMed1992

[Electron-microscopic study on the effect of an expandable metallic stent placement in the aortic wall].

As part of a series of basic experiments on using metallic stents for treatment of vascular stenosis, a chronological examination of changes in dog aorta following implantation of a self-expandable metallic stent was conducting using transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The Giantruco stent was placed in the abdominal aorta via the right carotid artery. One week after insertion, the aortic intima was depressed and degenerative changes observed in both endothelial and medial smooth muscle cells. After 2 weeks, except for the bend portion, the stent was covered with neointima. The neointimal surface was covered by premature endothelial cells with abundant microvilli and prominent nuclear protrusions. Under the endothelial cells, immature mesenchymal cells, such as fibroblast, were scattered throughout the edematous intercellular space. At 4 weeks, the stent was completely covered by neointima and the endothelial cells had flattened and few microvilli were in evidence. In this thickened intima, premature smooth muscle cells with myofilaments and basement membranes were observed but, around them, few collagen fibers and only occasional elastic fibers were found. At 6 weeks, the intimal surfaces were flat and smooth with a slight intimal elevation over the stent. No thrombus was observed throughout the period of the experiment. The above results indicate that dilation using metallic stents may be a useful method for treatment of vascular stenosis.

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PubMed1992

Characterization of the 5'-flanking region of the human brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene.

The 5'-flanking region of the human brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene was isolated from a human placental genomic library using the cDNA fragment for the 5'-noncoding region of human BDNF as a probe. A 3.2 Kbp genomic fragment containing the 5'-flanking region, the first exon and a portion of the first intron was isolated and sequenced. The transcriptional initiation site, identified by S1 nuclease mapping, was located 26 bp downstream from the TATA-like sequence. Several expression plasmids, in which the BDNF promoter regions were fused to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) gene, were constructed. Transient expression in human glioma Hs683 cells demonstrated that a fragment of about 0.5 Kbp from the transcriptional initiation site was sufficient for promoter activity.

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PubMed1992

Prolonged decrease of serum calcium concentration by murine gamma-interferon in hypercalcemic, human tumor (EC-GI)-bearing nude mice.

Murine gamma-interferon (MuIFN-gamma) is a potent inhibitor of bone resorption induced by interleukin 1 and parathyroid hormone-related protein in vitro. To investigate whether MuIFN-gamma is also effective in vivo, the cytokine was injected s.c. into hypercalcemic, tumor (EC-GI)-bearing nude mice, in which parathyroid hormone-related protein and interleukin 1 alpha are synergistically responsible for causing humoral hypercalcemia. When MuIFN-gamma was injected s.c. at a dose of 1 to 20 x 10(4) units for 5 days consecutively, serum calcium concentrations in the tumor-bearing mice decreased in a dose-dependent manner. The minimal effective dose was 5 x 10(4) units/mouse. Unlike calcitonin, which decreased the serum calcium concentration for only 1 to 2 days despite continuous daily injections, MuIFN-gamma decreased it for more than 7 days even after the injections had been stopped. Human gamma-interferon was completely ineffective. The decrease in serum calcium concentration was accompanied by a decrease in urinary calcium excretion. Histological examination of the femur revealed a decreased number of osteoclasts in the MuIFN-gamma-treated mice. Furthermore, MuIFN-gamma, when injected into nude mice or normal mice at a dose of 15 x 10(4) units for 3 days, almost completely abolished the formation of multinucleated osteoclast-like cells in vitro. These findings suggest that MuIFN-gamma suppresses the formation and maturation of osteoclasts and inhibits osteoclastic bone resorption, resulting in the prolonged decrease of serum calcium concentration seen in hypercalcemic, tumor-bearing nude mice. Therefore, bone resorption inhibitors like MuIFN-gamma, which ameliorate humoral hypercalcemia without an escape phenomenon, are potentially useful for the treatment of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia.

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PubMed1992

Combination chemotherapy for advanced urothelial-tract carcinoma.

Between December 1982 and November 1990, 31 patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma were treated with one of two combination chemotherapy regimens. A total of 20 patients were treated with 3 mg/m2 mitomycin C and 300 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide given intravenously every 10-14 days and with 180 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) given intravenously every day for as long as possible (CF-Mito regimen). After the patient had been discharged from the hospital, the same treatment with CF-Mito was performed except that 180 mg/m2 5-FU was replaced by 400 mg/m2 UFT (a mixture of tegafur and uracil) given orally. A total of 11 patients whose tumor had relapsed during the first-line treatment were given 60 mg/m2 cisplatin, 40 mg/m2 Adriamycin, and 40 mg/m2 methotrexate intravenously every 28 days (PAM regimen). In all, 20 patients received 4-44 (mean, 9.7) courses of CF-Mito over a period of 1.5-24 (mean, 5.3) months. The results obtained in these 20 patients with evaluable lesions included no complete remission (CR), 4 partial remissions (PRs), 9 cases of stable disease (SD), and 7 cases of progressive disease (PD). The PR duration was 1.5-22 (mean, 7.5) months. The side effects encountered in this group included anorexia, nausea, vomiting, myelosuppression, diarrhea, stomatitis, liver damage, and heart failure. In all, 11 patients received 3-7 (mean, 4.1) courses of PAM over a period of 3-14.5 (mean, 5.2) months. All 11 patients had evaluable lesions, and their responses included no CR, 5 PRs, 3 cases of SD, and 3 cases of PD. The PR duration was 1-3 (mean, 1.6) months. The side effects encountered in this group included anorexia, nausea, vomiting, myelosuppression, heart failure, and hair loss.

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PubMed1992

Late death after arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries.

Fifty-nine patients survived for more than 1 month after an arterial switch operation (ASO). Diagnoses in these patients included transposition of the great arteries in 27, transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect in 28, and double-outlet right ventricle in four. There were six late deaths (10%) during the follow-up period, and all of them occurred suddenly and unexpectedly. Four of the six late deaths were in patients who had undergone ASO in the neonatal period. Late deaths occurred from 40 days to 10 months after the operation. Autopsies were performed in all six patients. The cause of these late deaths was acute myocardial infarction. Five patients died of subendocardial infarction resulting from stenosis of the left main coronary artery. On pathologic examination, a fibrocellular intimal thickening was noted at the proximal region of the right and left coronary arteries, which resulted in 80% stenosis on average.

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PubMed1992

Endopyeloureterotomy via a transpelvic extraureteral approach.

Endopyeloureterotomy has been accepted as a procedure to relieve obstruction of the ureteropelvic junction and upper ureteral stenosis. However, in patients with a long stenotic segment poor results are often obtained with the conventional technique. To resolve this problem we developed a new technique using a 22F urethrotome and a transpelvic extraureteral approach. In this technique the renal pelvis was incised for 1 to 1.5 cm. from the ureteropelvic junction in the direction of the parenchyma using the cold knife of the urethrotome under direct vision. For upper ureteral stenosis the dilated pelvic and ureteral posterolateral walls were incised 1 to 1.5 cm. from the stenotic segment toward the ureteropelvic junction. Then, the stenotic segment was treated with the urethrotome after it was advanced into the retroperitoneal space through the incision in the renal pelvis. We treated 21 patients with the new technique between August 1988 and August 1990. Our series included 3 patients with the high insertion type of ureteropelvic junction obstruction and 4 with a long stenotic segment. The success rate was 95% without any severe complication. These results indicate that our new technique could become a useful procedure for endopyeloureterotomy.

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PubMed1992

Breed differences in the histochemical properties of the M. iliotibialis lateralis myofibre of domestic cocks.

1. Reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide dehydrogenase (NADH-DH) activity in the M. iliotibialis lateralis was compared histochemically among 7 breeds of cocks. This muscle was composed only of Type-IIA and -IIB fibres. 2. Apparent breed differences were observed in muscle development, the NADH-DH activity in every fibre type, fibre type distribution and fibre diameters. 3. From the results of this study, it was concluded that the muscle characteristics of various breeds were based not only on the fibre type composition, but also the different activities of oxidative enzyme in every type.

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PubMed1992

A prospective study of human herpesvirus-6 infection in renal transplantation.

Sixty-five kidney transplant recipients and their (22 living related and 43 cadaveric) donors were studied prospectively to determine the relationship between kidney transplantation and human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) infection. The virus isolation from peripheral blood and other tissues and sequential determination of neutralizing antibodies to HHV-6 were performed during 3 months following the transplantation. All of the donors and their recipients examined had neutralizing antibodies to HHV-6 at the time of renal transplantation and the virus was not isolated from them. HHV-6 was isolated from 3 renal tissues (2 living related and 1 cadaveric) obtained during transplant surgery, but not from their blood at that time. HHV-6 viremia occurred in 9 (14%) of the 65 recipients around 2 to 4 weeks after the transplantation. An additional 27 recipients showed a significant rise in the antibody titer. Thus, the infection with HHV-6 was confirmed in 36 (55%) of the 65. These results indicate that the virus is activated in many cases in the early posttransplant period and that HHV-6 establishes in vivo latency in the kidney tissue. There was no correlation between HHV-6 infection and acute rejection or the antirejection prophylaxis.

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