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2. Development of a 400 keV multi-stage electrostatic accelerator for neutral beam injectors
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Miyamoto, K., primary, Hanada, M., additional, Inoue, T., additional, Miyamoto, N., additional, Nagase, A., additional, Ohara, Y., additional, Okumura, Y., additional, and Watanabe, K., additional
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- 1995
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3. A 1MeV, 1A negative ion accelerator test facility
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Hanada, M., primary, Dairaku, M., additional, Inoue, T., additional, Miyamoto, K., additional, Ohara, Y., additional, Okumura, Y., additional, Watanabe, K., additional, and Yokoyama, K., additional
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- 1995
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4. Negative-Ion Based Neutral Beam Injector for JT-60U
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Kuriyama, M., primary, Akino, N., additional, Aoyagi, T., additional, Araki, M., additional, Ebisawa, N., additional, Hanada, M., additional, Honda, A., additional, Inoue, T., additional, Itoh, T., additional, Kawai, M., additional, Kazawa, M., additional, Koizumi, J., additional, Kunieda, T., additional, Matsuoka, M., additional, Miyamoto, K., additional, Mogaki, K., additional, Ohara, Y., additional, Ohga, T., additional, Okumura, Y., additional, Oohara, H., additional, Satoh, F., additional, Suzuki, T., additional, Takahashi, S., additional, Takayasu, T., additional, Usami, H., additional, Usui, K., additional, Watanabe, K., additional, Yamamoto, M., additional, Yamazaki, T., additional, Ono, Y., additional, and Kawashima, S., additional
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- 1995
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5. ACTIVITIES ON NEUTRAL BEAM INJECTORS AT JAERI
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Kuriyama, M., primary, Ohara, Y., additional, Akino, N., additional, Ebisawa, N., additional, Hanada, M., additional, Inoue, T., additional, Kashimura, T., additional, Itoh, M., additional, Itoh, T., additional, Kawai, M., additional, Kazawa, M., additional, Koizumi, J., additional, Komata, M., additional, Kunieda, T., additional, Matsuoka, M., additional, Mizuno, M., additional, Mogaki, K., additional, Ohga, T., additional, Okumura, Y., additional, Oohara, H., additional, Satoh, F., additional, Suzuki, Y., additional, Shimizu, K., additional, Takahashi, S., additional, Takayasu, T., additional, Tanaka, M., additional, Usami, H., additional, Usui, K., additional, Watanabe, K., additional, Yamamoto, M., additional, and Yamazaki, T., additional
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- 1993
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6. MULTI-AMPERE D−ION SOURCE FOR NEGATIVE-ION-BASED NEUTRAL BEAM INJECTOR
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Okumura, Y., primary, Fumelli, M., additional, Hanada, M., additional, Jequier, F., additional, Pamela, J., additional, and Watanabe, K., additional
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- 1993
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7. DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE PLASMA GENERATOR WITH HIGH PROTON YIELD
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WATANABE, K., primary, ARAKI, M., additional, HANADA, M., additional, HORIIKE, H., additional, INOUE, T., additional, KOJIMA, H., additional, MATSUDA, S., additional, MATSUDA, Y., additional, OHARA, Y., additional, OKUMURA, Y., additional, TANAKA, S., additional, and YOKOYAMA, K., additional
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- 1989
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8. Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome in COVID-19 pneumonia patients: An observational study.
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Hanada M, Ishimatsu Y, Sakamoto N, Ashizawa N, Yamanashi H, Sekino M, Izumikawa K, Mukae H, Ariyoshi K, Maeda T, Hara T, Sato S, and Kozu R
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- Humans, Hypoxia etiology, Posture, Dyspnea etiology, Dyspnea therapy, Oxygen, Platypnea Orthodeoxia Syndrome, COVID-19 complications
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This retrospective observational study aimed to assess the clinical characteristics of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treated using mechanical ventilation or high-flow nasal canula. We analyzed 42 consecutive patients with COVID-19 from January 2020 to March 2022. The primary outcomes were the incidence of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome, the time with required long-term oxygen therapy, and short-term prognosis. Additionally, we examined the relationships between platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome and COVID-19 severity, the time with long-term oxygen therapy, and short-term prognosis. Of the 42 included patients, 15 (35.7 %) had platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome. Although mortality was not significantly different between both groups, the oxygen withdrawal rate in the platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome group was significantly lower than that in the group without this syndrome. Clinical staff should be aware of the possibility of platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome during positional changes in patients with COVID-19. Recognizing POS can improve early detection, countermeasures, and safety during physiotherapy., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest Tetsuya Hara reports lecture fees from Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and grants from Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Edwards Lifesciences Co., Ltd., and Asahi Kasei Pharma Co., Ltd., outside of the submitted work. Masatoshi Hanada, Yuji Ishimatsu, Noriho Sakamoto, Nobuyuki Ashizawa, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Motohiro Sekino, Koichi Izumikawa, Hiroshi Mukae, Koya Ariyoshi, Takahiro Maeda, Shuntaro Sato, and Ryo Kozu have no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 The Japanese Respiratory Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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9. Prognostic nutritional index as a risk factor for aseptic wound complications after total knee arthroplasty.
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Hanada M, Hotta K, and Matsuyama Y
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- Humans, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Postoperative Complications etiology, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee adverse effects, Nutrition Assessment
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Background: Patients with malnutrition have a high risk of postoperative complications in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Previously, serum albumin and total lymphocyte count were considered preoperative nutritional assessment measures. Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) is calculated by a combination of serum albumin and total lymphocyte count. This study aimed to identify the risk factors for postoperative complications after TKA, including preoperative nutritional assessment, and evaluated preoperative PNI as a predictor of postoperative complications., Methods: One-hundred and sixty patients (234 knees) who underwent primary TKA were enrolled consecutively from 2010 to 2018. The serum albumin (g/dL) and total lymphocyte count (/mm
3 ) were examined within 3 months before TKA; thereafter, the PNI was calculated. Postoperative aseptic wound problems, such as skin erosion and dehiscence within 2 weeks and periprosthetic joint infection after TKA were examined., Results: Periprosthetic joint infections occurred in 14 knees (6.0%). Postoperative aseptic wound problems within 2 weeks were significant risk factors of periprosthetic joint infection (odds ratio; 5.10, 95% confidence interval [CI]; 1.438-18.093, p = 0.012). No significant differences were noted in the patient demographics, such as age, sex, body mass index (BMI), and comorbidities between the positive and negative groups for periprosthetic joint infection, except for the rate of aseptic operative wound problems. Furthermore, postoperative aseptic wound problems were influenced by high BMI (odds ratio; 1.270, 95% CI; 1.111-1.453, p = 0.000) and low PNI (odds ratio; 0.858, 95% CI; 0.771-0.955, p = 0.015)., Conclusions: Preoperative nutritional status, indicated by PNI and BMI, was associated with postoperative wound problems within 2 weeks. Periprosthetic joint infection after TKA was associated with early postoperative aseptic wound problems., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2020 The Japanese Orthopaedic Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2021
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10. Corticosteroids are associated with reduced skeletal muscle function in interstitial lung disease patients with mild dyspnea.
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Hanada M, Ishimatsu Y, Sakamoto N, Nagura H, Oikawa M, Morimoto Y, Sato S, Mukae H, and Kozu R
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- Adrenal Cortex Hormones therapeutic use, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Exercise Tolerance drug effects, Female, Humans, Lung Diseases, Interstitial complications, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Severity of Illness Index, Adrenal Cortex Hormones adverse effects, Dyspnea etiology, Lung Diseases, Interstitial drug therapy, Muscle Strength drug effects, Muscle Weakness chemically induced, Muscle, Skeletal drug effects, Muscle, Skeletal physiopathology
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Background: Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) patients receiving steroid treatment tend to be immobilized by dyspnea and muscle weakness as the disease progresses. We therefore expected that steroid treatment for ILDs would have a greater effect on muscle function under severe dyspnea. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated whether the effect of corticosteroid treatment on peripheral muscle force and exercise capacity varied according to patients' dyspnea severity., Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study of 87 ILD patients enrolled between 2008 and 2017, quadriceps force (QF), handgrip force (HF), and 6-min walk distance (6 MWD) were compared between a low (grades 0-2) and a high (grades 3-4) modified-Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale score group., Results: In patients with lower levels of dyspnea, corticosteroid treatments were associated with lower QF and HF (20.0 vs. 30.0 kgf, p = 0.01; 22.5 vs. 28.4 kgf, p = 0.03, respectively) values; however, no significant differences were observed between the corticosteroid and control subgroups in the high mMRC group (QF: 18.5 vs. 17.3 kgf, p = 0.64; HF: 21.0 vs. 17.1 kgf, p = 0.24, respectively). Analysis of covariance indicated that both corticosteroid treatment and mMRC dyspnea scale interacted with QF, HF, and 6 MWD. The effects of the corticosteroid treatment varied according to the level of dyspnea (interaction β = 7.52, p = 0.034; interaction β = 8.78, p = 0.048; interaction β = 131.08, p < 0.001)., Conclusions: Muscle weakness and exercise capacity in ILD patients in the low mMRC group were associated with corticosteroid treatment., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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11. Association of knee flexion angle after posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasty with postoperative tibial external position relative to the femur and the extent of tibial internal rotation from knee extension to flexion.
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Hanada M, Hotta K, Furuhashi H, Koyama H, and Matsuyama Y
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomechanical Phenomena physiology, Female, Humans, Knee Joint surgery, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoarthritis, Knee surgery, Retrospective Studies, Rotation, Surgery, Computer-Assisted, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee methods, Knee Joint physiopathology, Range of Motion, Articular physiology
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Background: This study evaluated the relationship between preoperative and postoperative knee kinematics, moreover, investigated tibial rotational position and the extent of tibial internal rotation from knee extension to flexion as factors to obtain significant knee flexion after total knee arthroplasty (TKA)., Methods: Fifty-four patients (60 knees total; 15 males, 16 knees; 39 females, 44 knees) who underwent posterior-stabilized TKA using a navigation system were included. Intraoperative knee kinematics involving tibial rotational position relative to the femur and the extent of tibial internal rotation were examined at two time points: 1) after landmarks registration (pre-TKA) and 2) after skin closure (post-TKA). The relationship between the knee flexion angle at one year postoperatively and intraoperative tibial rotational position, or the extent of tibial rotation among several knee flexion angles calculated with a navigation system were investigated., Results: The postoperative knee flexion angle was positively associated with the preoperative flexion angle and intraoperative knee kinematics at post-TKA involving tibial external position relative to the femur at knee extension and the extent of tibial internal rotation from extension to 90° of flexion or to maximum flexion. There was a positive relationship between the extent of tibial internal rotation at pre-TKA and that at post-TKA., Conclusions: The intraoperative kinematics of the extent of tibial internal rotation at post-TKA was influenced by that at pre-TKA. The greater external position of the tibia relative to the femur at knee extension and the greater extent of tibial internal rotation at post-TKA might lead to good knee flexion angle., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest Mitsuru Hanada, Kensuke Hotta, Hiroki Furuhashi, Hiroshi Koyama, and Yukihiro Matsuyama declare that they have no conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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12. A case of anaphylactic reaction to chamomile tea in a patient with mugwort pollinosis.
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Nakagawa M, Hanada M, and Amano H
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- Aged, Allergens immunology, Antigens, Plant immunology, Artemisia immunology, Chamomile immunology, Cross Reactions, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin E immunology, Molecular Mimicry, Pollen immunology, Skin Tests, Tea immunology, Anaphylaxis diagnosis, Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal diagnosis
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- 2019
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13. Enhanced Dissolution of a Porous Carrier-Containing Ternary Amorphous Solid Dispersion System Prepared by a Hot Melt Method.
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Hanada M, Jermain SV, and Williams RO 3rd
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- Chemistry, Pharmaceutical methods, Drug Compounding methods, Hot Temperature, Hypromellose Derivatives chemistry, Indomethacin chemistry, Polyethylene Glycols chemistry, Polymers chemistry, Polyvinyl Alcohol chemistry, Porosity, Pyrrolidines chemistry, Solubility drug effects, Vinyl Compounds chemistry, Drug Carriers chemistry, Drug Liberation drug effects
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The focus of our study was to employ a solvent-free, thermal process to evaluate the use of a porous carrier in a drug-polymer-porous carrier ternary formulation containing a high drug load (e.g., ≥50% w/w). The purpose of the study was to improve the dissolution properties of the biopharmaceutical classification system class II drug, indomethacin, in the ternary formulation. The effect that the selected polymer has on properties of the formulation was studied, and the formulation characteristics of hypromellose (AF15), copovidone (VA64), and polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer was evaluated to understand differences in dissolution rates and drug adsorption onto the porous carrier. The ternary formulations were manufactured using a thermal technique that relied on heating and mixing, without the necessity of mechanical shear. All thermally processed granules that employed the porous carrier exhibited immediate release compared with crystalline indomethacin and physical mixtures. In addition, the ternary formulations maintained supersaturation compared with the binary formulations without polymer. The results of this study indicated that the thermally processed ternary formulations containing a porous carrier demonstrated a much improved dissolution profile in nonsink conditions., (Copyright © 2018 American Pharmacists Association®. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2018
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14. Evaluation of the effect of tranilast on rats with spinal cord injury.
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Hanada M, Tsutsumi K, Arima H, Shinjo R, Sugiura Y, Imagama S, Ishiguro N, and Matsuyama Y
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- Animals, Calcium-Binding Proteins drug effects, Calcium-Binding Proteins metabolism, Chondroitin Sulfates metabolism, Disease Models, Animal, Fibronectins drug effects, Fibronectins metabolism, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein drug effects, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein metabolism, Microfilament Proteins drug effects, Microfilament Proteins metabolism, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Recovery of Function, Spinal Cord metabolism, Spinal Cord pathology, Spinal Cord Injuries metabolism, Spinal Cord Injuries pathology, Motor Activity drug effects, Spinal Cord drug effects, Spinal Cord Injuries drug therapy, ortho-Aminobenzoates administration & dosage
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Background: Glial and fibrotic scars inhibit neural regeneration after spinal cord injury (SCI). N-[3,4-dimethoxycinnamoyl]-anthranilic acid (tranilast) inhibits transforming growth factor β, alleviates allergic reactions, and decreases hypertrophic skin scars. We evaluated its ability to improve motor function and inhibit the spread of tissue damage in rats with SCI., Methods: Rats with SCI were divided into groups that received tranilast (30 mg/[kg · day]) by intravenous administration (group IV), tranilast (200mg/[kg · day]) by oral administration (group OR), and saline injections (control). Motor functions were assessed by determining Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scores and %grip tests for 8 weeks after SCI. Histological evaluation of ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba1) at 1 week after SCI and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), fibronectin, and chondroitin sulfate (CS) at week 8 was performed., Results: Motor function recovery, BBB score, and the %grip test were significantly higher in the tranilast-treated groups than in the control group. At week 1 after SCI, inflammatory-cell invasion was more severe and Iba1 expression was significantly higher in the control group. At week 8, although the number of GFAP-positive cells increased greatly from the impaction site to the proximal and distal sites in the control group, these cells were confined around a cavity in the tranilast-treated groups. GFAP distribution coincided with that of fibronectin. Anti-CS antibody level in the tranilast-treated groups was significantly lower than that in the control group., Conclusions: Tranilast inhibits inflammation in the acute phase of SCI and reduces glial and fibrotic scars and could present a new method for treating SCI., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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15. Arundic acid (ONO-2506) inhibits secondary injury and improves motor function in rats with spinal cord injury.
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Hanada M, Shinjo R, Miyagi M, Yasuda T, Tsutsumi K, Sugiura Y, Imagama S, Ishiguro N, and Matsuyama Y
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- Animals, Caprylates pharmacology, Disease Models, Animal, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Exploratory Behavior drug effects, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Movement Disorders etiology, Muscle Strength drug effects, Nerve Tissue Proteins metabolism, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Spinal Cord Injuries mortality, Time Factors, Tubulin metabolism, Caprylates therapeutic use, Movement Disorders drug therapy, Spinal Cord Injuries complications
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Background: Arundic acid (ONO-2506) inhibits the production and release of S100 protein from astrocytes. While numerous studies have assessed the effect of ONO-2506 in the diseased brain, to the best of our knowledge, no study has examined the effect of ONO-2506 in spinal cord injury (SCI). In this study, we administered ONO-2506 to rats with SCI in order to evaluate its effectiveness in improving motor function and protecting against histological injury., Methods: All rats underwent laminectomy with SCI at the 10th thoracic vertebra. Rats were divided into 3 groups that received different concentrations of ONO-2506 as follows: 10 mg/kg (Group I) and 20 mg/kg (Group II). The third group (control group) was administered only saline. ONO-2506 or saline was administered by intravenous injection for a week after SCI. Recovery of motor function was assessed by determining the Basso, Beattie, and Bresnahan (BBB) scores and using the %grip test. Using immunohistochemistry, S100 protein and glial fibrillary acidic protein expression was assessed at week 12 post SCI., Results: The BBB score of Group II was significantly better than that of the control group. At week 12 post SCI, the %grip was 43.0% in Group II and 20.3% in Group I. The score for the %grip test was greater for Group II than for the control group (7.0%); thus, motor function improvement appeared to be dose dependent. Regarding immunostaining evaluation, S100 protein staining was lower in Group II compared to the control group, and the astrocytic morphology resembled that of normal spinal cord sections. The SCI lesion expanded from the injured site to both proximal and distal sites in the control group and in Group I. However, despite the presence of cavitation, secondary expansion of the SCI lesion was prevented in Group II as a result of inhibition of S100 protein., Conclusions: Administration of ONO-2506 (20 mg/kg) improves motor function and inhibits expansion of secondary injury in SCI rats., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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16. Signs and symptoms of methylmercury contamination in a First Nations community in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
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Takaoka S, Fujino T, Hotta N, Ueda K, Hanada M, Tajiri M, and Inoue Y
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Humans, Japan epidemiology, Mercury Poisoning complications, Methylmercury Compounds analysis, Middle Aged, Ontario epidemiology, Prevalence, Somatosensory Disorders chemically induced, Environmental Exposure analysis, Indians, North American statistics & numerical data, Mercury Poisoning epidemiology, Methylmercury Compounds toxicity, Somatosensory Disorders epidemiology, Somatosensory Disorders pathology
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In 1970, fish caught in the English-Wabigoon River system in northwestern Ontario, Canada, were found to be contaminated with mercury coming from a chlor-alkali plant in the province. In the 1970s, patients exhibiting some of the symptoms of the Hunter-Russell syndrome (e.g. paresthesias, visual field constriction, ataxia, impaired hearing, and speech impairment) were reported by some researchers. However attempts to diagnose the patients as suffering from methylmercury poisoning proved to be controversial. In order to research the presence of methylmercury contamination, and show that the patients, through eating contaminated fish, were suffering from methylmercury poisoning, we studied the results of subjective complaints, neurological findings, and quantitative somatosensory measurements gathered in Grassy Narrows Indian Reservation, Ontario, in March, 2010. At that time, the population of the Grassy Narrows settlement was around 900. Ninety-one residents volunteered to be examined. From them, we selected 80 people who were older than 15 years old, and divided them into two groups. Canadian Younger (CY): 36 residents who were from 16 to 45 years old. Canadian Older (CO): 44 residents who were from 46 to 76 years old. We compared them to Japanese Exposed (JE): 88 methylmercury exposed residents from the Minamata district in Japan, and Japanese Control (JC): 164 control residents from non-polluted areas in Japan. Complaints and abnormal neurological findings were more prevalent and quantitative sensory measurements were worse in the two Canadian groups and the Japanese Exposed group than in the Japanese Control group. Complaints, neurological findings and quantitative sensory measurements were similar in Canadian Older and Japanese Exposed. The results for Canadian Younger fell between those of Canadian Older and Japanese Control. These findings indicate that the clinical signs and symptoms of the residents of Grassy Narrows are almost the same as those recorded for Minamata disease in Japan., (© 2013.)
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- 2014
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17. A brimmed valved conduit in repair of fibrous skeleton abscess.
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Kameyama T, Ando F, Okamoto F, Hanada M, and Sasahashi N
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- Abscess complications, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, Endocarditis, Bacterial complications, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mitral Valve, Mitral Valve Insufficiency complications, Mitral Valve Insufficiency surgery, Prosthesis Design, Staphylococcal Infections complications, Abscess surgery, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation, Endocarditis, Bacterial surgery, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation, Staphylococcal Infections surgery
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Aortomitral common annular involvement, which is not uncommon in infective endocarditis, necessitates deliberate surgical procedures. To repair fibrous skeleton abscess accompanied with annuloaortic ectasia, we used a brimmed valved conduit. Tension-free reconstruction of the aortic root and aortomitral common annulus was easily performed with this method.
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- 1998
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18. Isoform-specific phosphorylation of fission yeast type 2C protein phosphatase.
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Kobayashi T, Sadaie M, Ohnishi M, Wang H, Ikeda S, Hanada M, Yanagawa Y, Nakajima T, and Tamura S
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Binding Sites, Fungal Proteins metabolism, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Phosphorylation, Protein Phosphatase 2, Protein Phosphatase 2C, Recombinant Proteins metabolism, Schizosaccharomyces enzymology, Schizosaccharomyces metabolism, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Substrate Specificity, Conserved Sequence, Isoenzymes metabolism, Phosphoprotein Phosphatases metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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Protein phosphatase 2C (PP2C) is one of the four major protein serine/threonine phosphatases of eukaryotes and is implicated in the regulation of various cellular functions. With the goal of elucidating the mechanism responsible for regulating PP2C functions, we investigated the significance of phosphorylation of fission yeast Ptc1, Ptc2, and Ptc3, the yeast orthologs of mammalian PP2C. Both Ptc2 and Ptc3 but not Ptc1 were phosphorylated stoichiometrically by casein kinase II on serine residues at their carboxy-terminal regions. Mutational analysis of Ptc2 and Ptc3 revealed that serine residues of the conserved sequence (Ser-X-Ser-X-X-Glu/Asp) of these proteins were the phosphorylation sites. Interestingly, the activities of Ptc2 and Ptc3 were decreased 25 +/- 7.5% and increased 55 +/- 3.7%, respectively, by phosphorylation. In addition, the same site(s) of Ptc2 was phosphorylated when the protein was expressed in fission yeast cells. These results suggest that phosphorylation of PP2C plays important physiological roles in fission yeast cells., (Copyright 1998 Academic Press.)
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- 1998
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19. bcl-2 gene hypomethylation and high-level expression in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Hanada M, Delia D, Aiello A, Stadtmauer E, and Reed JC
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- Chromosome Mapping, DNA, Neoplasm analysis, DNA, Neoplasm genetics, DNA, Neoplasm isolation & purification, Genes, Immunoglobulin, Humans, Immunoblotting, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains genetics, Immunoglobulin Light Chains genetics, Methylation, Nuclear Proteins analysis, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases biosynthesis, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases genetics, Proto-Oncogene Proteins analysis, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, Restriction Mapping, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Biomarkers, Tumor analysis, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18, DNA, Neoplasm metabolism, Gene Expression, Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell genetics, Proto-Oncogene Proteins biosynthesis, Proto-Oncogene Proteins genetics, Proto-Oncogenes, Translocation, Genetic
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The bcl-2 gene becomes transcriptionally deregulated in the majority of low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphomas as a result of t(14;18) translocations that place the bcl-2 gene at 18q21 into juxtaposition with the Ig heavy-chain locus at 14q32. This chromosomal translocation or similar bcl-2 gene rearrangements involving the Ig light-chain genes have been reported to occur in some cases of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). We analyzed the structure, methylation, and expression of the bcl-2 gene in 20 cases of B-CLL or closely related variants of this lymphoproliferative disorder, including at least 16 typical examples of CD5+ B-CLL. None of the 20 specimens had evidence of bcl-2 gene rearrangements, based on Southern blot analysis using three different bcl-2 probes. However, immunoblot analysis using antibodies specific for the Bcl-2 protein showed that 14 of 20 cases (70%) contained levels of p26-Bcl-2 that were equal to or greater than those found in a t(14;18)-bearing lymphoma cell line. Furthermore, in 19 of 20 cases (95%), the Bcl-2 protein was present at levels that were 1.7- to 25-fold higher than in normal peripheral blood lymphocytes. These differences in the relative levels of Bcl-2 protein among cases of B-CLL appeared to be functionally significant, in that a preliminary analysis of 3 representative cases showed that CLL cells with higher levels of Bcl-2 protein survived longer in culture and were delayed in their onset of DNA degradation relative to CLL cells with lower Bcl-2 protein levels. Evaluation of the methylation status of the bcl-2 gene using the isoschizomers Msp I and Hpa II, and a probe corresponding to the first major exon of the gene showed complete demethylation of both copies of the bcl-2 gene in a region corresponding to a 2.4-kb Msp I fragment in all 20 cases of B-CLL. In contrast, analysis of 6 of 6 B-cell lines that harbor a t(14;18) was consistent with hypomethylation of only one of the two bcl-2 alleles. Neither copy of the bcl-2 gene was demethylated in this region in 5 of 5 lymphoid cell lines that lack this translocation. However, hypomethylation of the bcl-2 gene did not necessarily correlate with the relative levels of Bcl-2 protein present in the B-CLL cells, suggesting that additional mechanisms for regulating bcl-2 expression are involved.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- 1993
20. Multiple unit activities recorded from the medial preoptic area during copulatory behavior in freely moving male rats.
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Horio T, Shimura T, Hanada M, and Shimokochi M
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- Action Potentials, Animals, Male, Motor Activity physiology, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains, Sex Characteristics, Copulation physiology, Neurons physiology, Preoptic Area physiology, Sexual Behavior, Animal physiology
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Multiple unit activities (MUAs) were recorded from the medial preoptic area (MPO) during copulatory behavior in freely moving male rats. The baseline firing rate in the male MPO was 19.6 spikes/s +/- 7.1 S.E. (n = 14), and it was increased by 36.7% when a female rat was introduced (26.8 spikes/s +/- 8.9 S.E., n = 14). The firing rate remained elevated until ejaculation. The maximum firing rate (53.5 spikes/s +/- 16.7 S.E., n = 14) was obtained specifically during pursuit-mounting behavior. This high frequency firing with pursuit-mounting behavior was, however, immediately inhibited for 8.2 s +/- 2.1 S.E. (n = 14) when mounting was followed by intromission. The firing-inhibition was further prolonged (120.9 s +/- 44.6 S.E., n = 14) when ejaculation was performed after mounting and intromission. In cases where mounting was elicited alone, a firing-inhibition was not observed and the firing rate after mounting returned to the average firing rate during copulatory behavior. These results suggest that the MPO neurons may play a major role in pursuit-mounting, intromission and ejaculation.
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- 1986
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21. Learning of disabled children and their environment.
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Hanada M
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- Adolescent, Agraphia complications, Asphyxia Neonatorum complications, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity complications, Child, Chorea complications, Dyslexia epidemiology, Dyslexia etiology, Eye Movements, Female, Humans, Japan, Jaundice, Neonatal complications, Male, Dyslexia complications
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It has been pointed out that cases of reading disability are rare in Japan due to the specificity of the language structure. Fifty children with learning disabilities were examined both neurologically and psychologically, and they were classified into three groups; the first group had alexia and agraphia (2 cases), 30 cases showing signs of minimal brain dysfunction with choreiform movements of the eyeballs comprised the second group and 18 cases with a history of asphyxia at birth and/or severe jaundice and clumsiness without choreiform movements of the eyeballs formed the third group. The children belonging to the second and third groups showed that the characteristic features of reading disability are related to their circumstances. The results showed that suitable dynamic guidance including their environment was necessary for them.
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- 1986
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22. THE CHARACTERIZATION OF HEMOGLOBIN SHIMONOSEKI.
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HANADA M and RUCKNAGEL DL
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- Humans, Japan, Arginine, Blood Protein Electrophoresis, Classification, Genetics, Medical, Glutamine, Hemoglobins, Hemoglobins, Abnormal, Peptides
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- 1964
23. The occurrence of hemoglobins Bart's and F associated with carbonic anhydrase deficiency in a patient with alpha-thalassemia and malignant thymoma.
- Author
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Imamura T, Ohta Y, and Hanada M
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Asian People, Chromatography, Paper, Cytoplasmic Granules, Erythrocytes, Female, Humans, Japan, Male, Osmotic Fragility, Peptides blood, Spectrophotometry, Carbonic Anhydrases blood, Fetal Hemoglobin, Hemoglobins, Abnormal, Thalassemia blood, Thymoma blood
- Published
- 1968
24. The abnormality of the primary structure of hemoglobin Shimonoseki.
- Author
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HANADA M and RUCKNAGEL DL
- Subjects
- Humans, Hemoglobins, Hemoglobins, Abnormal
- Published
- 1963
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