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2. Decreased gene expression of insulin signaling genes in insulin sensitive tissues of obese cats
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Mori, A., Lee, P., Takemitsu, H., Iwasaki, E., Kimura, N., Yagishita, M., Hayasaka, M., and Arai, T.
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- 2009
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3. Photochemical products causing fluorescence enhancement for 6 H -benzo[ cd ]pyren-6-one in de-aerated and pre-irradiated solutions
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Yagishita, M., primary, Nakajima, D., additional, and Ohshima, S., additional
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- 2016
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4. Dependence on Projectile Density and Size of Impact Track Morphology in Silica Aerogel
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Niimi, R., Tsuchiyama, A., Kadono, T., Okudaira, K., Hasegawa, S., Tabata, M., Machii, N., Nakamura, A. M., Watanabe, T., Yagishita, M., Uesugi, K., Takeuchi, A., and Nakano, T.
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平成22年度スペースプラズマ研究会(2011年3月3-4日. 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所(JAXA)(ISAS)相模原キャンパス), 相模原市, 神奈川県, Space Plasma Conference FY2010 (March 3-4, 2011. Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)(ISAS)Sagamihara Campus), Sagamihara, Kanagawa Japan, 著者人数: 13名, 資料番号: SA6000080040
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- 2011
5. [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography can reveal subclinical prostatitis in a patient with IgG4-related disease
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Takahashi, H., primary, Tsuboi, H., additional, Ogishima, H., additional, Yokosawa, M., additional, Takahashi, H., additional, Yagishita, M., additional, Abe, S., additional, Hagiwara, S., additional, Asashima, H., additional, Hirota, T., additional, Umeda, N., additional, Kondo, Y., additional, Suzuki, T., additional, Matsumoto, I., additional, and Sumida, T., additional
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- 2015
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6. Obesity induced changes to plasma adiponectin concentration and cholesterol lipoprotein composition profile in cats
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Muranaka, S., Mori, N., Hatano, Y., Saito, T.R., Lee, P., Kojima, M., Kigure, M., Yagishita, M., and Arai, T.
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- 2011
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7. Predisposition for primary hyperlipidemia in Miniature Schnauzers and Shetland sheepdogs as compared to other canine breeds
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Mori, N., primary, Lee, P., additional, Muranaka, S., additional, Sagara, F., additional, Takemitsu, H., additional, Nishiyama, Y., additional, Yamamoto, I., additional, Yagishita, M., additional, and Arai, T., additional
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- 2010
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8. Hypertriglyceridemia with increased plasma insulin concentrations in cats
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Hatano, Y., primary, Mori, N., additional, Asada, M., additional, Mori, A., additional, Yamamoto, I., additional, Muranaka, S., additional, Kojima, M., additional, Kigure, M., additional, Yagishita, M., additional, Sako, T., additional, and Arai, T., additional
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- 2010
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9. Decreased gene expression of insulin signaling genes in insulin sensitive tissues of obese cats
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Mori, A., primary, Lee, P., additional, Takemitsu, H., additional, Iwasaki, E., additional, Kimura, N., additional, Yagishita, M., additional, Hayasaka, M., additional, and Arai, T., additional
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- 2008
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10. ChemInform Abstract: Stereoselective Syntheses of α‐Glucuronides Using Dehydrative Glycosylation.
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KOTO, S., primary, MIURA, T., additional, HIROOKA, M., additional, TOMARU, A., additional, IIDA, M., additional, KANEMITSU, M., additional, TAKENAKA, K., additional, MASUZAWA, S., additional, MIYAJI, S., additional, KUROYANAGI, N., additional, YAGISHITA, M., additional, ZEN, S., additional, YOGO, K., additional, and TOMONAGA, F., additional
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- 1997
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11. The effect of eccentric exercise on the injured patella tendon healing.
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Yagishita M and Kitaoka K
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12. Study on configuration of the lateral tibial condyle in non-contact anterior cruciate ligament-injured knees.
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Kitaoka K and Yagishita M
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- 2008
13. Stress fracture of the patella in athletes; Report of four cases.
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Munehiro, T., Kitaoka, K., Toyota, M., Okamoto, S., Shima, Y., Niwada, M., Yagishita, M., Takeuchi, N., Nakamura, T., and Tomita, K.
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Stress fracture of the patella is a rare occurrence, while stress fractures of lower limbs are well known in long bone. We report four cases of patella stress fracture in athletes. The patients were 1 male and 3 females. Their age ranged from 10 to 18 years (average, 14.8). Among 4 patients who were diagnosed with patella stress fracture, 2 patients were treated conservatively and the other 2 patients underwent an operation All 4 patients confirmed bone union and were able to return to their sports. In patients with displaced fracture, delayed union, long-lasting symptoms, demand for early return to sports, surgical treatment is an indication. We performed internal fixations using tension band wiring and Acutrak®screw. Acutrak®screw is useful for patella stress fracture in athletes because of rigid fixation and low aggression to the surrounding soft parts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
14. Postpartum onset anti-MDA5 antibody-positive clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis; case-based review of perinatal onset anti-MDA5 antibody-positive dermatomyositis.
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Abe S, Tsuboi H, Toko H, Yagishita M, Ohyama A, Kitada A, Miki H, Asashima H, Kondo Y, and Matsumoto I
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- Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Postpartum Period, Autoantibodies blood, Dermatomyositis immunology, Dermatomyositis drug therapy, Dermatomyositis complications, Dermatomyositis diagnosis, Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1 immunology
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Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody positive clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) is a subtype of inflammatory myopathy associated with a distinct clinical phenotype, characterized by rapidly progressing interstitial lung disease and limited muscle involvement. Although cases with onset of anti-MDA5 antibody positive CADM during pregnancy or the postpartum period are rare, they present unique challenges due to a potential pregnancy complications and the possible severity of the disease course. We present a case of anti-MDA5 antibody positive CADM that developed during the postpartum period following childbirth without any pregnancy complication. Additionally, we conducted a comprehensive review of case reports and series of similar cases to elucidate the clinical characteristics and outcomes. Our analysis revealed considerable variability in disease presentation, ranging from severe cases requiring multi-targeted therapy to well-controlled cases with less demanding treatments. The scarcity of evidence in this population underscores the importance of accumulating evidence from case series to inform treatment strategies. More precise prediction tools are needed to effectively manage this rare subset of patients., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2024
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15. Risk Assessment of Displaced Sediment by an Extreme Event Cyclone in a Peri-Urban Zone Using Bioassays and Analytical Chemistry.
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Tremblay LA, Nakajima D, Endo S, Yagishita M, Ludlow H, Mackay A, and Champeau O
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Hawke's Bay in New Zealand was impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, experiencing intense weather conditions and rainfall. Rivers and streams surged beyond their banks, displacing large amounts of sediment. The sewage treatment plant and industries in the Waitangi catchment, south of the city of Napier, were heavily impacted, making them potential sources of contaminants. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of displaced sediments deposited south of Napier City, using bioassays and chemical analysis methods. Sediment samples were collected across a gradient between the coastline and the Waitangi Stream. The toxicity of chemically extracted or elutriate samples was assessed by Microtox
® , mussel embryo-larval development, and aryl hydrocarbon and constitutive androstane receptor yeast two-hybrid assays. Targeted chemical analysis and automated identification and quantification system (AIQS-GC) methods were used to identify contaminants. The elutriates showed low toxicity and the yeast assays showed levels of activity like those previously reported. Chemical methods confirmed historical contamination by DDT and its metabolites DDE and DDD, as well as by plant sterols. Overall, the toxicity and chemicals detected are what would be expected from a typical agricultural soil. The risk posed by the displaced sediment in the Waitangi catchment can be considered low. Combining chemical and bioanalytical methods was an effective approach to investigate the potential risks of post-disaster contamination.- Published
- 2024
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16. Enhanced molecular recognition with longer chain crosslinkers in molecularly imprinted polymers for an efficient separation of TR active substances.
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Kubo T, Yagishita M, Tanigawa T, Konishi-Yamada S, and Nakajima D
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Molecular imprinting technology has been widely studied as a technique to obtain molecular recognition by artificial means. Selecting functional monomers or polymerization conditions plays a key role to optimize molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) synthesis. To date, there have been few reports well exploiting the effect of crosslinkers. Here, in this study, we synthesized the MIPs using poly(ethyleneglycol) dimethacrylate with different units of ethylene oxide ( n = 1 to 23) as crosslinkers to observe the molecular recognition abilities. The MIPs were attached to the surface of mono-dispersed polymer beads. The obtained spherical MIPs and non-imprinted polymers were filled in a column for high performance liquid chromatography. Then the retention selectivity toward TR active substances was evaluated. The result revealed that the recognition ability did not improve regardless of the amount of ethylene oxide. With the crosslinker ( n = 9), extremely high retention selectivity was observed, which provides at most around ten times as large imprinting factors in comparison with other MIPs. Interestingly, we obtained the highest recognition ability at around polymerization temperature from the evaluation of the recognition ability toward temperature shift using the MIP ( n = 9). In general, hydrogen bonding based on MIPs provides high recognition ability at low temperature, whereas, this study indicates that the use of flexible crosslinkers may enable the synthesis of MIPs that precisely memorize the conditions of polymerization. Lastly, we simultaneously analyzed the TR active substances using the column filled with MIPs ( n = 9). The result showed relatively linear correlation between the retention strength of each substance and phycological activity toward TR obtained by yeast assay. Therefore, we can conclude that an induced fit like the receptor emerged by constructing the flexible molecular recognition field., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts to declare., (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.)
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- 2024
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17. Multidrug-resistant IgA Vasculitis with Gastrointestinal Symptoms Successfully Treated with Intravenous Cyclophosphamide and Maintained with Mycophenolate Mofetil.
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Miki H, Tsuboi H, Kawashima F, Sugita T, Nishiyama T, Kuroda Y, Sawabe T, Uematsu N, Terasaki M, Kitada A, Honda F, Ohyama A, Yagishita M, Asashima H, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, and Matsumoto I
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- Female, Humans, Adolescent, Mycophenolic Acid therapeutic use, Immunosuppressive Agents therapeutic use, Cyclophosphamide therapeutic use, Azathioprine, Remission Induction, IgA Vasculitis, Lupus Nephritis
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We present the case of a 17-year-old woman with IgA vasculitis (IgAV) who presented with relapsing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms that were refractory to glucocorticoid and combination therapy with cyclosporine A, azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). The patient responded well to remission induction with intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVCY) and was successfully maintained with MMF. Remission induction with IVCY followed by maintenance therapy with MMF was effective in a patient with multidrug-resistant IgAV with GI lesions.
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- 2024
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18. Comparative analysis of low-field magnetic resonance imaging in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with certolizumab pegol or infliximab.
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Hagiwara S, Tsuboi H, Kuroda Y, Sawabe T, Uematsu N, Kawashima F, Sugita T, Terasaki M, Honda F, Yagishita M, Kondo Y, Sumida T, and Matsumoto I
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- Humans, Certolizumab Pegol therapeutic use, Infliximab therapeutic use, Treatment Outcome, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Arthritis, Rheumatoid drug therapy, Antirheumatic Agents therapeutic use, Synovitis drug therapy
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Objectives: The aim is to clarify the differences in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with certolizumab pegol (CZP) and infliximab (IFX)., Methods: The study included RA patients who received CZP or IFX and were examined with low-field MRI (compacTscan; compact magnetic resonance imaging) at the beginning and again within 6 months of treatment initiation. Comparisons were made regarding background, clinical course, and differences in MRI findings following initiation of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors between the CZP and IFX treatment groups. MRI findings were evaluated by scoring erosion, bone marrow oedema (BME), and synovitis., Results: Ten cases in CZP and 18 cases in IFX group were compared. The biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug-naïve rate in the IFX group was significantly higher than that in the CZP group. After 6 months, disease activities were significantly decreased from baseline in both groups. Erosion score did not change significantly in both groups after 6 months. BME score was significantly decreased in the CZP group after 6 months, whereas in the IFX group, there was no significant change. Synovitis score was significantly decreased in both groups after 6 months., Conclusions: The findings of our study suggest that, in patients with RA, CZP might improve BME more effectively than IFX., (© Japan College of Rheumatology 2022. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2023
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19. Distal finger reconstruction technique combining a distally-based finger flap and a partial toe flap.
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Hirase Y, Kanno Y, Okubo A, Onozawa H, Yagishita M, and Yamada T
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- Humans, Middle Aged, Aged, Surgical Flaps, Fingers, Skin Transplantation, Toes transplantation, Hallux
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Background: Although aesthetic reconstruction of an amputated distal finger can be achieved through partial toe transfer, this approach often damages the weight-bearing region of the toe from which the flap is harvested. The purpose of this report is to introduce the minimum invasive surgery technique to reconstruct the distal finger aesthetically without damaging the weight-bearing region of the toe., Patients and Methods: Thirty-one amputated fingertips in 30 patients aged 18 to 68 years were treated using this operative technique. Operations were performed between January 2010 and December 2020. All patients were missing the distal finger beyond the PIP joint, and the amputation stump had been covered with healthy skin. A distally based finger flap was elevated at the recipient site, and a slender partial toe flap, including the nail, was harvested from the great toe. These flaps were combined to form the distal finger. In all cases, the weight-bearing region of the toe remained intact. The donor site wound was first closed with artificial dermis, and skin grafting was performed 3 weeks after the surgery. A few patients did not require skin grafting because their wounds epithelized spontaneously., Results: In most patients, the transplanted flap remained healthy and the distal finger was aesthetically restored. Two patients aged over 60 years who were smokers developed necrosis of the transplanted partial toe flap. In all patients, the weight-bearing region of the great toe was intact, and they had no trouble walking during the three-year follow-up period after surgery., Conclusion: Our technique, which combines elevation of a distally-based finger flap and transplantation of a partial toe flap, was able to minimize the skin defect area in the great toe. This new distal finger reconstruction technique is minimally invasive and can be used to prevent secondary donor site issues., (© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2023
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20. Abatacept ameliorates both glandular and extraglandular involvements in patients with Sjögren's syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis: Findings from an open-label, multicentre, 1-year, prospective study: The ROSE (Rheumatoid Arthritis with Orencia Trial Toward Sjögren's Syndrome Endocrinopathy) and ROSE II trials.
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Tsuboi H, Toko H, Honda F, Abe S, Takahashi H, Yagishita M, Hagiwara S, Ohyama A, Kondo Y, Nakano K, Tanaka Y, Shimizu T, Nakamura H, Kawakami A, Fujieda Y, Atsumi T, Suzuki Y, Kawano M, Nishina N, Kaneko Y, Takeuchi T, Kobayashi H, Takei M, Ogasawara M, Tamura N, Takasaki Y, Yokota K, Akiyama Y, Mimura T, Murakami K, Mimori T, Ohshima S, Azuma N, Sano H, Nishiyama S, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Humans, Female, Abatacept adverse effects, Prospective Studies, Administration, Intravenous, Sjogren's Syndrome complications, Sjogren's Syndrome drug therapy, Arthritis, Rheumatoid complications, Arthritis, Rheumatoid drug therapy
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Objective: To clarify the efficacy and safety of intravenous abatacept for glandular and extraglandular involvements in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)., Materials and Methods: We performed an open-label, prospective, 1-year, observational multicenter study (ROSE and ROSE II trials). The primary endpoint was the remission rate as measured by SDAI at 52 weeks. The secondary endpoints included the changes in the Saxon's test, Schirmer's test, ESSDAI and ESSPRI. Adverse events and adherence rates were also analyzed., Results: 68 patients (36 in ROSE and 32 in ROSE II, all women) were enrolled. SDAI decreased significantly from 23.6 ± 13.2 at baseline to 9.9 ± 9.5 at 52 weeks. Patients with SDAI remission increased from 0 (0 weeks) to 19 patients (27.9%) at 52 weeks. Saliva volume increased significantly at 24 weeks. Tear volume increased significantly at 52 weeks. Both ESSDAI and ESSPRI were significantly decreased at 12 weeks, and these responses were maintained up to 52 weeks. The rate of adherence to abatacept over the 52-week period was 83.8%. Twenty-two adverse events occurred in 15 patients., Conclusion: Abatacept ameliorated both glandular and extraglandular involvements, as well as the systemic disease activities and patient-reported outcomes based on composite measures, in SS associated with RA., (© Japan College of Rheumatology 2022. Published by Oxford University Press.)
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- 2023
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21. Clinical features and serum cytokine profiles of elderly-onset adult-onset Still's disease.
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Yagishita M, Tsuboi H, Kuroda Y, Sawabe T, Kawashima A, Kawashima F, Uematsu N, Sato R, Nishiyama T, Terasaki M, Toko H, Honda F, Ohyama A, Abe S, Kitada A, Miki H, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Sumida T, and Matsumoto I
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- Adult, Middle Aged, Aged, Humans, Interleukin-6, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Still's Disease, Adult-Onset, Exanthema
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Recent studies have suggested that the clinical features of elderly-onset adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) differ from those of young and middle-aged-onset patients, whereas the details remain unclear, and cytokine profiles of elderly-onset AOSD have not been reported. To clarify the clinical features and cytokine profiles of elderly-onset AOSD, we examined patients with AOSD who developed the disease between January 2006 and September 2021. We divided the patients into the young and middle-aged-onset group (aged < 65 years) and the elderly-onset group (aged ≥ 65 years) and compared the groups in terms of patient characteristics, clinical symptoms, laboratory findings including serum interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-18, treatment, and prognosis. A total of 48 patients were examined (10 in the elderly-onset group). In the elderly-onset group, atypical rash was significantly more frequent, typical rash and splenomegaly were significantly less frequent, white blood cell count and neutrophil ratio were significantly higher and serum IL-6 levels were significantly lower. Serum IL-6 showed a significantly negative correlation with age at onset. Treatment and relapse were comparable between the 2 groups, whereas infections were significantly more frequent in the elderly-onset group. The clinical features and cytokine profiles of elderly-onset AOSD might differ from those of young and middle-aged-onset AOSD., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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- 2022
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22. Identification by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry of the Contributor to the Thyroid Hormone Receptor Agonist Activity in Effluents from Sewage Treatment Plants.
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Omagari R, Yagishita M, Shiraishi F, Nakayama SF, Terasaki M, Tanigawa T, Yamauchi I, Kubo T, and Nakajima D
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- Chromatography, Liquid, Receptors, Thyroid Hormone, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Thyroid Gland, Water, Sewage chemistry, Triiodothyronine
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3,3',5-Triiodothyroacetic acid (TRIAC) was identified as a major contributor to the activity of thyroid hormone receptor (TR) agonists in environmental water. TRIAC contributed 60-148% of the TR-agonist activity in effluents from sewage treatment plants (STPs). Meanwhile, the contributions of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3), 3,3',5,5'-tetraiodothyronine (T4), and analogues were <1%. TRIAC concentrations in the range of 0.30-4.2 ng/L are likely enough to cause disruption of the thyroid system in living aquatic organisms. The origin of TRIAC in the STP effluents was investigated by analyzing both STP influents and effluents. Relatively high concentrations of T3 and T4 (2.5 and 6.3 ng/L, respectively) were found only in the influents. TRIAC was identified only in the effluents. These findings suggested that T3 and T4 in STP influents were potentially converted into TRIAC during activated sludge treatment or by other means. The evaluation of TRIAC at relevant environmental concentrations by in vivo assays and an appropriate treatment to reduce the TR activity in sewage are needed.
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- 2022
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23. Synovitis-acne-pustulosis-hyperostosis-osteitis Syndrome with Bilateral Pleural Effusion.
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Adachi-Katayama M, Kondo Y, Okamoto S, Sato R, Morinaka S, Nishiyama T, Terasaki M, Terasaki T, Toko H, Yagishita M, Takahashi H, Hagiwara S, Tsuboi H, Sumida T, and Matsumoto I
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- Aged, Humans, Male, Acne Vulgaris pathology, Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome complications, Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome diagnosis, Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome drug therapy, Hyperostosis pathology, Osteitis pathology, Pleural Effusion diagnostic imaging, Pleural Effusion etiology, Synovitis diagnosis, Synovitis diagnostic imaging
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Pleural effusion is a rare manifestation in synovitis-acne-pustulosis-hyperostosis-osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome, which is characterized by the presence of osteoarticular lesions and dermatological involvement. We herein report a 71-year-old man with pleural effusion resulting from SAPHO syndrome. He was successfully treated using corticosteroids and has experienced no recurrence for one year. We should consider SAPHO syndrome when encountering cases of anterior chest pain and pleural fluid.
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- 2022
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24. Activation mechanisms of monocytes/macrophages in adult-onset Still disease.
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Tsuboi H, Segawa S, Yagishita M, Toko H, Honda F, Kitada A, Miki H, Ohyama A, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Humans, Interleukin-18 metabolism, Macrophages, Monocytes metabolism, Proteins metabolism, Macrophage Activation Syndrome etiology, Macrophage Activation Syndrome metabolism, Still's Disease, Adult-Onset
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Adult onset Still disease (AOSD) is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by skin rash, spiking fever, arthritis, sore throat, lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly. Although the etiology of this disease has not been fully clarified, both innate and acquired immune responses could contribute to its pathogenesis. Hyperactivation of macrophages and neutrophils along with low activation of natural killer (NK) cells in innate immunity, as well as hyperactivation of Th1 and Th17 cells, whereas low activation of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in acquired immunity are involved in the pathogenic process of AOSD. In innate immunity, activation of monocytes/macrophages might play central roles in the development of AOSD and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), a severe life-threating complication of AOSD. Regarding the activation mechanisms of monocytes/macrophages in AOSD, in addition to type II interferon (IFN) stimulation, several pathways have recently been identified, such as the pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs)-pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) axis, and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)-DNA. These stimulations on monocytes/macrophages cause activation of the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine-rich repeat, and pyrin domain (NLRP) 3 inflammasomes, which trigger capase-1 activation, resulting in conversion of pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18 into mature forms. Thereafter, IL-1β and IL-18 produced by activated monocytes/macrophages contribute to various clinical features in AOSD. We identified placenta-specific 8 (PLAC8) as a specifically increased molecule in monocytes of active AOSD, which correlated with serum levels of CRP, ferritin, IL-1β, and IL-18. Interestingly, PLAC8 could suppress the synthesis of pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18 via enhanced autophagy; thus, PLAC8 seems to be a regulatory molecule in AOSD. These findings for the activation mechanisms of monocytes/macrophages could shed light on the pathogenesis and development of a novel therapeutic strategy for AOSD., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Tsuboi, Segawa, Yagishita, Toko, Honda, Kitada, Miki, Ohyama, Hagiwara, Kondo, Matsumoto and Sumida.)
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- 2022
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25. A new surgical strategy for reconstruction of claw nail deformity.
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Yagishita M, Hirase Y, and Onozawa H
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- Humans, Nails injuries, Nails transplantation, Surgical Flaps surgery, Thumb injuries, Thumb surgery, Toes transplantation, Finger Injuries surgery, Plastic Surgery Procedures
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Claw nail deformity is common in patients with fingertip injury. The optimal reconstruction remains unclear. We devised a unique strategy for reconstruction of claw nail deformity. We divided the approach into three parts: soft tissue reconstruction, bone graft and nail bed graft. In the soft-tissue reconstruction, a reverse digital arterial finger flap for the finger or an extended palmar flap advancement with V-Y plasty for the thumb was selected. A part of the distal phalanx of the second toe including periosteum was harvested as a bone graft. A nail bed graft from the big toe was performed. We reconstructed in 11 cases of claw nail deformity using our strategy. All cases achieved significant improvement with no recurrence of the claw nail deformity. Moreover, there was no donor site morbidity.
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- 2022
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26. Evaluation of human thyroid hormone receptor-antagonist activity in 691 chemical compounds using a yeast two-hybrid assay with Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y190.
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Omagari R, Yagishita M, Shiraishi F, Kamata R, Terasaki M, Kubo T, and Nakajima D
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The human thyroid receptor (hTR)-antagonist activities of 691 compounds were evaluated using a yeast two-hybrid assay with Saccharomyces cerevisiae Y190 introduced hTRα and coactivator. In parallel, those YTOX tests were conducted to evaluate whether those compounds affected either antagonism or toxicity. This is the first report that focuses on the hTR-antagonist activity of many chemical compounds suspected to be endocrine disruptor. In this study, 46 compounds exhibited antagonist activity at 50% of the maximum activity (IC × 50) within 11-9940 nM. In particular, 10,10-Oxybisphenoxarsine, triphenyltin fluoride, triphenyltin hydroxide, and chlorothalonil had strong hTR-antagonist activities. This knowledge gained from the present study will boost chemical regulation strategies for human and wildlife health., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2022 The Author(s).)
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27. Selective Recovery of Estrogenic Endocrine Disruptors from 48 Environmental Samples Using a Substrate for Activity-Specific Concentration.
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Yagishita M, Shiraishi F, Tanigawa T, Kubo T, Nakayama SF, and Nakajima D
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- Adsorption, Estrone, Humans, Polymers chemistry, Endocrine Disruptors analysis, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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hER-MIP is a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) that has been shown to selectively collect human estrogen receptor (hER) binding active substances. However, environmental samples contain various chemicals depending on the location and regional differences, and the hER binding activity depends on the sample type. Thus, the general applicability of hER-MIP to actual environmental samples must be elucidated. In this study, 48 environmental samples were collected and screened with hER-MIP, and a yeast assay was performed to evaluate the adsorption characteristics of the samples according to the adsorption and elution fractions. The results showed that hER-MIP collects hER binding active substances almost selectively but does not collect constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) binding active substances selectively. CAR binding activity was detected in the adsorbed fraction because several hER binding active substances also demonstrate CAR binding activity., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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28. Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis associated with anti-nuclear matrix protein 2 antibody.
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Abe S, Tsuboi H, Toko H, Honda F, Yagishita M, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Konishi R, Okune M, Ichimura Y, Okiyama N, and Matsumoto I
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- 2021
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29. Evaluation of identification accuracy using AIQS for GC-MS for measuring heavily contaminated samples.
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Omagari R, Nakayama T, Miyawaki T, Yagishita M, Hashimoto S, Kadokami K, and Nakajima D
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- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Mass Spectrometry, Fresh Water, Wastewater
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Automated identification and quantification systems with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) (i.e., AIQS-GC) are used as a simple and comprehensive method for screening chemicals existing in the environment and are expected to be useful for emergency surveys in the event of a disaster. However, reports on the potential of AIQS-GC in heavily contaminated samples (HCSs) are limited. In this study, the identification performance of AIQS-GC was confirmed by comparing the exact mass of the targets identified by AIQS-GC with the measured accurate mass using GC-quadrupole-time-of-flight MS (GC-QTofMS) and by employing firefighting wastewater as HCS. In HCS, the mass spectrum interference was determined to cause false positives. The GC-QTofMS method revealed the presence of false positives and the false rate of AIQS-GC in HCS. Herein, AIQS-GC showed high identification accuracy in a normal sample such as river water. Conversely, in HCS, AIQS-GC may lead to incorrect evaluations. The combination of AIQS-GC and support method using GC-QTofMS, which can avoid the false positive is extremely useful for the rapid and easy analysis of HCS., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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30. QTc interval prolongation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with hydroxychloroquine.
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Nishiyama T, Kondo Y, Tsuboi H, Noma H, Tabuchi D, Sugita T, Okamoto S, Terasaki T, Shimizu M, Honda F, Ohyama A, Kurata I, Yagishita M, Abe S, Takahashi H, Osada A, Hagiwara S, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Electrocardiography, Humans, Hydroxychloroquine adverse effects, Antirheumatic Agents adverse effects, Long QT Syndrome chemically induced, Long QT Syndrome diagnosis, Long QT Syndrome drug therapy, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic complications, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic drug therapy
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Objectives: The primary objective is to reveal the effect of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) treatment on corrected QT (QTc) interval in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The secondary objective is to investigate factors that affect QTc prolongation., Methods: SLE patients who had electrocardiograms between 2015 and 2020 were recruited and assigned to two groups based on whether they were treated with HCQ (HCQ group) or not (control group). Change of QTc before and after HCQ administration in the HCQ group was measured and compared with the control group. Patients treated with HCQ were further divided into two groups based on presence or absence of QTc prolongation and the characteristics were compared., Results: In total, 126 patients were recruited, of whom 42 were treated with HCQ. In the HCQ group, the mean QTc significantly increased ( p < .001), while there was no significant difference of mean QTc in the control group. Moreover, those in the HCQ group with QTc prolongation showed a significantly higher proportion of hypertension and longer SLE duration compared to those without QTc prolongation. However, the multiple logistic regression analysis showed that there were no significant differences among them., Conclusion: HCQ could induce QTc prolongation in SLE patients. It might be better that the possibility of QTc prolongation was taken into consideration when HCQ was administered in the patients with longer disease duration of SLE and coincidence of hypertension.
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31. Clinical features of large vessel vasculitis (LVV): Elderly-onset versus young-onset.
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Morinaka S, Tsuboi H, Hagiwara S, Sugita T, Tabuchi D, Sato R, Nishiyama T, Okamoto S, Terasaki T, Yagishita M, Takahashi H, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult, Age Factors, Age of Onset, Giant Cell Arteritis complications, Giant Cell Arteritis diagnosis, Giant Cell Arteritis drug therapy, Takayasu Arteritis diagnosis, Takayasu Arteritis diagnostic imaging
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Objectives: We compared large vessel vasculitis (LVV) clinical features between age groups., Methods: We retrospectively examined clinical features and therapies in 41 LVV patients at our hospital from January 2010 to March 2020. We compared two patient groups, elderly (≥50 years) and young (<50 years)., Results: Of all patients, 29 were elderly and 12 were young. In the younger group, upper extremity symptoms ( p <.05), bruits ( p <.01), and cardiovascular complications ( p <.01) were more common. Of the elderly group, 7 (24%) met classification criteria for giant cell arteritis while none of the younger group met these criteria; however, 10 (83%) of the younger group and 3 (10%) of the elderly group met the ACR classification criteria for Takayasu arteritis ( p <.01). In the elderly group, 16 patients (66%) met no criteria ( p <.01). There were no significant differences in laboratory findings but imaging showed a significantly higher incidence of head and neck artery lesions in the younger group ( p <.05). The younger group was more likely to receive additional tocilizumab ( p <.01) and cardiovascular complications were more likely to occur in younger patients ( p < .01)., Conclusion: LVV clinical features differed between elderly- and young-age-onset groups.
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32. Anti-PL-7 antibody positive antisynthetase syndrome diagnosed after the onset of pulmonary hypertension and right-sided heart failure.
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Okamoto S, Kondo Y, Sato K, Nishiyama T, Toko H, Yagishita M, Yokosawa M, Tsuboi H, Ieda M, and Matsumoto I
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- Female, Heart Failure diagnostic imaging, Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary diagnostic imaging, Middle Aged, Heart Failure immunology, Hypertension, Pulmonary immunology, Myositis complications, Myositis diagnostic imaging, Threonine-tRNA Ligase immunology
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33. Clinical features and prognosis of nocardiosis in patients with connective tissue diseases.
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Yagishita M, Tsuboi H, Tabuchi D, Sugita T, Nishiyama T, Okamoto S, Terasaki T, Shimizu M, Honda F, Ohyama A, Kurata I, Abe S, Takahashi H, Osada A, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents adverse effects, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nocardia Infections complications, Nocardia Infections pathology, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination adverse effects, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Arthritis, Rheumatoid complications, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic complications, Nocardia Infections drug therapy, Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination therapeutic use, Vasculitis complications
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Objectives: To investigate the clinical features and prognosis of nocardiosis complicated by connective tissue diseases (CTDs)., Methods: We examined patients with CTDs who were diagnosed with nocardiosis from October 2004 to 2019. We retrospectively investigated patient characteristics and therapeutic outcomes. We then performed a comparison between survivors and non-survivors., Results: Fourteen patients were examined. Underlying CTDs were systemic lupus erythematosus (28.6%), vasculitis syndrome (28.6%), rheumatoid arthritis (21.4%), adult Still disease (14.3%) and dermatomyositis (7.1%). Infected organs were lung (85.7%), brain (42.9%), skin/cutaneous lesions (28.6%) and muscle (7.1%). Disseminated infections were seen in nine patients (64.3%). At the onset of nocardiosis, all patients were given prednisolone (23.2 ± 11.9 mg/day). Only two patients (14.3%) were given TMP-SMX for prophylaxis of pneumocystis pneumonia. Relapse occurred in one patient (7.1%) and four patients (28.6%) died from nocardiosis for a cumulative survival rate at 52 weeks of 76.9%. In a comparison of survivors (71.4%) and non-survivors (28.6%), cutaneous lesions were significantly more frequent in the latter (10 vs 75%, p = .04) with an odds ratio of 27.0 (95% CI: 1.7-453.4)., Conclusion: Cutaneous lesions as a result of dissemination might be a risk factor for nocardiosis mortality in patients with CTDs.
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34. Advantage of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Tracheal Involvement and Evaluation of the Therapeutic Response in Relapsing Polychondritis With Asthma-Like Symptoms.
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Sato R, Takahashi H, Terasaki M, Okamoto S, Terasaki T, Toko H, Yagishita M, Hagiawara S, Kondo Y, Tsuboi H, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Asthma diagnosis, Asthma drug therapy, Polychondritis, Relapsing complications, Polychondritis, Relapsing diagnosis, Polychondritis, Relapsing drug therapy
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Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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35. Successful Treatment With Multitarget Therapy of Mycophenolate Mofetil and Tacrolimus for Cyclophosphamide-Resistant Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Pauci-Immune Glomerulonephritis Developed Independently of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
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Terasaki M, Takahashi H, Sato R, Okamoto S, Terasaki T, Toko H, Yagishita M, Hagiawara S, Kondo Y, Tsuboi H, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic, Cyclophosphamide, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents, Mycophenolic Acid, Tacrolimus, Glomerulonephritis diagnosis, Glomerulonephritis drug therapy, Glomerulonephritis etiology, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic complications, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic diagnosis, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic drug therapy, Lupus Nephritis diagnosis, Lupus Nephritis drug therapy
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Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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36. Predictive Factors for Pneumomediastinum During Management of Connective Tissue Disease-related Interstitial Lung Disease: A Retrospective Study.
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Okamoto S, Tsuboi H, Noma H, Tabuchi D, Sugita T, Nishiyama T, Terasaki T, Shimizu M, Honda F, Yagishita M, Ohyama A, Kurata I, Abe S, Takahashi H, Osada A, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Biomarkers, Humans, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Connective Tissue Diseases complications, Lung Diseases, Interstitial diagnosis, Lung Diseases, Interstitial epidemiology, Mediastinal Emphysema diagnostic imaging, Mediastinal Emphysema etiology
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Objective To identify factors associated with pneumomediastinum during management of connective tissue disease (CTD)-related interstitial lung disease (ILD). Methods Patients diagnosed with pneumomediastinum after the initiation of corticosteroid therapy for their CTD-ILD were enrolled. The baseline characteristics of patients who developed pneumomediastinum after the initiation of corticosteroid therapy (n=13, all occurring within 120 days) were compared to those of patients who did not develop pneumomediastinum (n=49). A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with pneumomediastinum. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was also performed to assess the predictive performance. Results The body mass index (BMI) [odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) 0.482 (0.272-0.853)] and serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) [OR (95% CI) 1.013 (1-1.025)] levels at baseline were identified as independent factors associated with pneumomediastinum after corticosteroid initiation. The optimal cut-off points of the BMI and LDH levels for predicting pneumomediastinum development, as estimated by the Youden index, were 20.2 kg/m
2 and 378 U/L, respectively. LDH showed a sensitivity of 61.5% and the highest specificity of 87.8%. Importantly, combining these markers resulted in the highest sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 71.4%. Conclusion A low BMI and high serum LDH levels at baseline are useful predictive factors for pneumomediastinum development in CTD-ILD patients.- Published
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37. Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Improved Pregnancy-associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy but not the Pregnancy Outcome in Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
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Terasaki T, Kondo Y, Takahashi M, Tawara T, Fujita A, Yagi H, Kawai H, Noguchi M, Sato R, Terasaki M, Okamoto S, Toko H, Yagishita M, Takahashi H, Hagiwara S, Tsuboi H, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Plasma Exchange, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic complications, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic therapy, Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic complications, Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic diagnosis, Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic therapy, Thrombotic Microangiopathies diagnosis, Thrombotic Microangiopathies etiology, Thrombotic Microangiopathies therapy
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Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a rare but life-threatening complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. We herein report a 30-year-old pregnant woman with SLE complicated by TMA. Because her condition was unresponsive to initial corticosteroid and fresh-frozen plasma infusion treatment, we attempted plasma exchange (PE). Although thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia gradually improved, fetal death was confirmed at 23 weeks of gestation. This case suggests that PE is an effective therapeutic option but might be insufficient to maintain pregnancy in patients with SLE complicated by TMA.
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38. IgG4-related pleural disease with aortitis and submandibular glands involvement successfully treated with corticosteroid: case-based review.
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Okamoto S, Tsuboi H, Sato R, Terasaki M, Terasaki T, Toko H, Shimizu M, Honda F, Yagishita M, Ohyama A, Kurata I, Abe S, Takahashi H, Osada A, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Adult, Aged, Aortitis diagnosis, Aortitis drug therapy, Aortitis etiology, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Glucocorticoids administration & dosage, Humans, Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease drug therapy, Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease pathology, Male, Mesothelioma, Malignant diagnosis, Middle Aged, Pleura pathology, Prednisolone administration & dosage, Aortitis pathology, Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease diagnosis, Submandibular Gland pathology
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IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibro-inflammatory condition characterized by increased serum IgG4 level, infiltration of lymphocytes and IgG4-positive (IgG4
+ ) plasma cells and fibrosis. It can occur in almost all organs, commonly affecting the pancreas, biliary tract, salivary and lacrimal glands and kidneys. However, reports of IgG4-RD accompanied by pathologically confirmed, IgG4-related pleural disease are scarce. Here, we present a case of a 64-year-old man with suspected malignant pleural mesothelioma based on imaging findings but finally diagnosed with IgG4-RD (including pleuritis, periaortitis and bilateral submandibular gland enlargement) based on a high serum IgG4 level and pleural histopathological findings such as lymphoplasmacytic infiltration including IgG4+ plasma cells and fibrosis. Systemic corticosteroid therapy was effective at reducing serum IgG4, improving bilateral submandibular gland enlargement, and regressing pleural thickening and periaortic soft tissue. We also discuss clinical characteristics and pleural pathological features of previously reported cases with IgG4-related pleural disease based on a comprehensive literature review. Our case of IgG4-RD with pleura, aorta and submandibular gland involvement, pathologically confirmed by pleural specimen might be unique and very rare.- Published
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39. M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-reactive Th17 cells in primary Sjögren's syndrome.
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Abe S, Tsuboi H, Kudo H, Asashima H, Ono Y, Honda F, Takahashi H, Yagishita M, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Adult, Aged, Case-Control Studies, Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte immunology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Receptor, Muscarinic M3 metabolism, Sjogren's Syndrome metabolism, Sjogren's Syndrome pathology, Autoantibodies immunology, Autoantigens immunology, Receptor, Muscarinic M3 immunology, Sjogren's Syndrome immunology, Th17 Cells immunology
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M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (M3R) is one of the autoantigens associated with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and is localized in exocrine glands where disease-specific inflammation occurs. The inflammatory lesion is characterized by infiltration of CD4+ T cells, including clonally expanded Th17 cells. We undertook this study to identify circulating M3R-specific Th17 cells and to determine functional properties of those cells. Using the enzyme-linked immunospot assay (ELISpot) method, we identified M3R-reactive Th17 cells in the peripheral blood of patients with primary SS (pSS). Among 10 examined pSS patients, 10 healthy subjects (HS), and 5 IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) patients, M3R-reactive IL-17 secreting cells were significantly increased in 5 pSS patients specifically. The most common T cell epitope, which was analyzed and confirmed by coculture of isolated CD4+ T cells with antigen presenting cells plus M3R peptides in vitro, was peptide 83-95 of M3R. Peptide recognition was partly in an HLA-DR-restricted manner, confirmed by blocking assay. M3R-reactive Th17 cells positivity correlated with higher titers of anti-M3R antibodies, whose systemic disease activity score tended to be higher. Our studies highlight the role of tissue-specific autoantigen-derived circulating Th17 cells in pSS, for which further work might lead to antigen-specific targeted therapy.
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40. Upregulation and pathogenic roles of CCL18-CCR8 axis in IgG4-related disease.
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Tsuboi H, Iizuka-Koga M, Asashima H, Takahashi H, Kudo H, Ono Y, Honda F, Iizuka A, Segawa S, Abe S, Yagishita M, Yokosawa M, Kondo Y, Moriyama M, Matsumoto I, Nakamura S, and Sumida T
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- Adult, Chemokines, CC metabolism, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease blood, Leukocytes metabolism, Male, Middle Aged, Receptors, CCR8 metabolism, Salivary Glands, Minor metabolism, Up-Regulation, Chemokines, CC blood, Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease metabolism, Receptors, CCR8 blood
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Objectives: To determine the protein expression level, expressing cell types, and pathogenic roles of chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 18 (CCL18) and its receptor chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 8 (CCR8) in affected tissues of patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Methods: The protein expression levels of CCL18 in labial salivary glands (LSGs) assessed by immunofluorescence (IF) staining were compared among patients with IgG4-RD ( n = 3), primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS; n = 4), and control subjects ( n = 5). CCL18 expression levels in macrophages, CD11c
+ cells, B cells, and plasmacytes in LSGs were examined by double IF staining. The protein expression levels of CCR8 and expressing cells (T, B cells, and plasmacytes) in LSGs were also compared among patients with IgG4-RD, pSS, and control subjects by double IF staining. The effects of the CCL18-CCR8 axis on total IgG, IgG2, and IgG4 production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) stimulated with CD40L, IL-4, IL-10, and IL-21 were examined by in vitro assays. Results: CCL18 was specifically upregulated in LSGs of patients with IgG4-RD, compared with only a few cells in pSS patients and none of the controls. The numbers of CCL18-producing macrophages, CD11c+ cells, and plasmacytes in LSGs were significantly higher in IgG4-RD patients than in pSS patients and control ( p < .05, each). Many T and B cells and some plasmacytes expressed CCR8 in LSGs of IgG4-RD and pSS patients. CCL18 specifically enhanced IgG4 production by stimulated PBMCs. Conclusion: CCL18-CCR8 axis was upregulated in LSGs of patients with IgG4-RD, suggesting possible roles of this axis in the pathogenesis of IgG4-RD.Key messagesThe CCL18-CCR8 axis in labial salivary glands (LSGs) and lacrimal glands of IgG4-RD patients was specifically upregulated compared with primary Sjögren's syndrome and control subjects.This axis might be a potentially novel therapeutic target in IgG4-RD, based on its important etiopathogenic roles, such as chemotaxis of various cells, induction of fibrosis, and enhancement of IgG4 production.- Published
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41. Aortic Arch Aneurysm in Behçet Disease Successfully Treated with Infliximab.
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Nishiyama T, Kondo Y, Okamoto S, Terasaki M, Toko H, Yagishita M, Takahashi H, Yokosawa M, Tsuboi H, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Aorta, Thoracic pathology, Aortic Aneurysm complications, Behcet Syndrome complications, Behcet Syndrome drug therapy, Infliximab therapeutic use
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Aortic arch aneurysm (AAA) is a rare involvement in Behçet disease (BD). It is often life-threatening, yet few reports related to the treatment of AAA have been published. We herein report a 27-year-old woman with AAA caused by vascular BD. She was initially treated with prednisolone 1 mg/kg/d. However, the inflammation had not subsided after three weeks, so infliximab (IFX) was added for relief. After IFX administration, the C-reactive protein level normalized, and computed tomography at three months after therapeutic intervention revealed that the aneurysm had disappeared. This case suggests that early induction of IFX might be effective for aortic aneurysm in BD.
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42. Renal Sarcoidosis With Multiple Organ Involvement.
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Shimizu M, Asashima H, Terasaki M, Toko H, Honda F, Ohyama A, Yagishita M, Takahashi H, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Tsuboi H, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Female, Humans, Kidney Diseases etiology, Lung Diseases, Interstitial drug therapy, Lung Diseases, Interstitial etiology, Middle Aged, Sarcoidosis complications, Sarcoidosis drug therapy, Adrenal Cortex Hormones therapeutic use, Lung Diseases, Interstitial diagnostic imaging, Sarcoidosis diagnostic imaging
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43. Association of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody with clinical features in patients with psoriatic arthritis.
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Hagiwara S, Tsuboi H, Terasaki T, Terasaki M, Toko H, Shimizu M, Honda F, Yagishita M, Ohyama A, Takahashi H, Yokosawa M, Asashima H, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Adult, Aged, Antirheumatic Agents therapeutic use, Arthritis, Psoriatic drug therapy, Arthritis, Psoriatic pathology, Biomarkers blood, Drug Resistance, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha antagonists & inhibitors, Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies blood, Arthritis, Psoriatic blood
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Background: Although anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (anti-CCP Ab) is reported to be found in 5-20% of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), its clinical significance has not been elucidated. Objective: To clarify the association of anti-CCP Ab with clinical features in PsA. Methods: Patients were enrolled who fulfilled the classification criteria for psoriatic arthritis (CASPAR) criteria and visited our hospital. We retrospectively compared clinical characteristics between those who were positive and negative for anti-CCP Ab and further compared changes in disease activity in the patients treated with biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Results: We examined 41 patients (11 females), seven were anti-CCP Ab-positive and 34 were negative. Age (55.0 ± 15.1 years old) and frequency of lung involvements (71.4%) in the anti-CCP Ab-positive group were significantly higher than those (40.0 ± 16.0 and 0%, respectively) in the negative group ( p < .05). Rheumatoid factor (RF) titer (749.4 ± 860.7 U/mL) and MMP-3 (604.8 ± 1060.6) in the anti-CCP Ab-positive group was significantly higher than that (3.6 ± 4.4 U/mL and 111.2 ± 77.4, respectively) in the negative group ( p < .05). Five patients were treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors (infliximab (IFX): 3 and adalimumab (ADA): 2) in the anti-CCP Ab-positive group, while in the negative group there were 11 (IFX: 6, ADA: 4, and etanercept (ETN): 1). Within 6 months of treatment, arthritis did not improve with TNF inhibitors in the anti-CCP Ab-positive group, whereas it improved significantly in the negative group. Conclusion: In patients with PsA, anti-CCP Ab might be related to lung involvements, elderly onset, RF and MMP-3 titers, and resistance to TNF inhibitor.
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44. Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography Revealed Gallbladder Hemorrhage Due to Active Vasculitis in a Patient With Microscopic Polyangiitis.
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Honda F, Tsuboi H, Toko H, Terasaki T, Terasaki M, Shimizu M, Ohyama A, Yagishita M, Takahashi H, Yokosawa M, Asashima H, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Abdominal Pain diagnosis, Abdominal Pain etiology, Adrenal Cortex Hormones therapeutic use, Aged, Biopsy, Needle, Emergency Treatment, Gallbladder Diseases diagnostic imaging, Gallbladder Diseases etiology, Hemorrhage diagnostic imaging, Hemorrhage etiology, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Microscopic Polyangiitis diagnosis, Microscopic Polyangiitis drug therapy, Prognosis, Rare Diseases, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome, Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic methods, Contrast Media, Gallbladder Diseases surgery, Hemorrhage surgery, Microscopic Polyangiitis complications, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
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45. Effect of Biological Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs on Airway and Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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Kurata I, Tsuboi H, Terasaki M, Shimizu M, Toko H, Honda F, Ohyama A, Yagishita M, Osada A, Ebe H, Kawaguchi H, Takahashi H, Hagiwara S, Asashima H, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Abatacept therapeutic use, Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized therapeutic use, Antirheumatic Agents administration & dosage, Antirheumatic Agents adverse effects, Arthritis, Rheumatoid physiopathology, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha therapeutic use, Antirheumatic Agents therapeutic use, Arthritis, Rheumatoid drug therapy, Arthritis, Rheumatoid epidemiology, Lung Diseases, Interstitial epidemiology, Lung Diseases, Interstitial physiopathology
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Objective Biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) represent an important advance in alleviating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but their effect on rheumatic airway disease (AD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD) is still unclear. This study was performed to evaluate the association of the use of different bDMARDs with new-onset or worsening of RA-AD/ILD. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study of RA patients who received bDMARDs and assessed their AD/ILD before and after drug initiation in our hospital over the past 10 years. We evaluated the serial changes in computed tomography (CT), classified patients according to AD/ILD progression, and analyzed associations between clinical characteristics and outcomes. Results We enrolled 49 patients. Thirty patients received tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis), 12 received abatacept (ABT), and the remaining 7 received tocilizumab (TCZ). Seventeen patients had ILD, 10 had AD, and 6 had both AD and ILD before the initiation of bDMARDs. New emergence or exacerbation of AD/ILD was observed in 18 patients after drug initiation, while the remaining 31 remained stable or improved. Multiple logistic regression analyses revealed that pre-existing AD was an independent risk factor against the emergence or exacerbation of RA-AD/ILD, and ABT use was a protective factor against it. Conclusion Our study showed that pre-existing RA-AD is associated with future worsening of RA-AD/ILD, and ABT over other bDMARDs was associated with a better prognosis. Future studies to confirm our results are needed.
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46. Associations between maternal clinical features and fetal outcomes in pregnancies of mothers with connective tissue diseases.
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Ohyama A, Tsuboi H, Noma H, Terasaki M, Shimizu M, Toko H, Honda F, Yagishita M, Takahashi H, Asashima H, Hagiwara S, Kondo Y, Matsumoto I, and Sumida T
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Japan epidemiology, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome epidemiology, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Symptom Flare Up, Abortion, Spontaneous epidemiology, Abortion, Spontaneous etiology, Autoantibodies blood, Autoantibodies classification, Connective Tissue Diseases diagnosis, Connective Tissue Diseases epidemiology, Connective Tissue Diseases immunology, Connective Tissue Diseases therapy, Glucocorticoids therapeutic use, Pregnancy Complications diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications immunology, Pregnancy Complications therapy
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to clarify associations between maternal clinical features and adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) in mothers with connective tissue diseases (CTDs)., Methods: We retrospectively examined maternal clinical features including backgrounds, autoantibodies, CTD flare-ups, and therapies during pregnancies as well as fetal outcomes in 90 pregnancies (66 mothers) at our hospital from January 2006 to September 2016., Results: Underlying CTDs were SLE (N = 41), MCTD (N = 10), RA (N = 15), SS (N = 10), and others (N = 14). Anti-SS-A antibody was detected in 60.3%, lupus anticoagulant (LAC) was in 11.4%, and anti-cardiolipin-β2glycoprotein1 antibody was in 18.5%. Flare-ups of CTDs occurred in 20 pregnancies (22.2%). Corticosteroids (CS) was administered in 73 pregnancies, immunosuppressants in four, and biologics in one. Among the 85 pregnancies other than five early abortions within 12 weeks of gestational age, 33 cases had APOs while the remaining 52 cases were normal. Although disease duration, MCTD, high dose of CS, flare-ups of CTDs, and positive LAC significantly correlated with APOs by univariate analysis, only MCTD was a significant independent predictor for APOs by multivariate analysis., Conclusion: Disease duration, MCTD, high dose of CS, flare-ups of CTDs, and LAC might be possible predictive risk factors for APOs in pregnancies with CTDs. Of these, MCTD was a significant independent risk factor.
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47. Evaluation of the genotoxicity of PM2.5 collected by a high-volume air sampler with impactor.
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Sugita K, Kin Y, Yagishita M, Ikemori F, Kumagai K, Ohara T, Kinoshita M, Nishimura K, Takagi Y, and Nakajima D
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Background: The harmful effects of fine particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) on respiratory organs are emphasized in pollution studies because PM2.5 have high deposition rates in the respiratory organs and contain various hazardous compounds. In this study, a sampling method combining a high-volume air sampler (HV) with a PM2.5 impactor was developed for collecting large quantities of PM2.5. The concentrations of elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC), inorganic ions, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were measured in PM2.5 collected by the high-and low-volume air samplers (LV)., Results: Similar results were obtained from the HV and LV methods, with respect to inorganic carbon, organic carbon, sodium ions, ammonium ions, and PAHs with more than four rings. Because of the much larger amount of PM2.5 could be collected by the HV method, the trace constituents, that were difficult to detect by the conventional LV method, were readily detected by the HV method. Furthermore, when the microsuspension method that was modified more sensitive Ames mutagenicity test, was used to test the PM2.5 samples at four sites, mutagenic activities were detected by strains TA100 and TA98. Most of the mutagenic activity was associated with the PM2.5 fraction and mutagenic activity in winter was greater than that in summer., Conclusions: The HV method produced results similar to those from the conventional LV method with respect to the PM2.5 components present in the atmosphere in relatively high concentrations, but its 40-fold greater flow rate enabled the detection of mutagenic compounds present in only trace concentrations., Competing Interests: Not applicable.Not applicable.The authors declare that they have no competing interests.Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
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48. Efficient extraction of estrogen receptor-active compounds from environmental surface water via a receptor-mimic adsorbent, a hydrophilic PEG-based molecularly imprinted polymer.
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Yagishita M, Kubo T, Nakano T, Shiraishi F, Tanigawa T, Naito T, Sano T, Nakayama SF, Nakajima D, and Otsuka K
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- Adsorption, Estradiol chemistry, Estradiol isolation & purification, Estriol chemistry, Estriol isolation & purification, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, Polyethylene Glycols, Two-Hybrid System Techniques, Molecular Imprinting methods, Molecular Mimicry, Polymers chemistry, Receptors, Estrogen metabolism, Water chemistry
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We report an efficient screening procedure for the selective detection of compounds that are actively bound to estrogen receptor (ER) from environmental water samples using a receptor-mimic adsorbent prepared by a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP). To mimic the recognition ability of ER, we improved the typical MIP preparation procedure using a hydrophilic matrix with a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based crosslinker and a hydrophobic monomer to imitate the hydrophobic pocket of ER. An optimized MIP prepared with methacrylic acid as an additional functional monomer and estriol (E3), an analogue of 17β-estradiol (E2), exhibited highly selective adsorption for ER-active compounds such as E2 and E3, with significant suppression of non-specific hydrophobic adsorption. The prepared MIP was then applied to the screening of ER-active compounds in sewage samples. The fraction concentrated by the MIP was evaluated by in vitro bioassay using the yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) method and liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOFMS). Compared to an authentic adsorbent, styrene-divinylbenzene (SDB)-based resin, the fraction concentrated by the MIP had 120% ER activity in the Y2H assay, and only 25% peak volume was detected in LC-Q-TOFMS. Furthermore, a few ER-active compounds were identified only from the fraction concentrated by the MIP, although they could not be determined in the fraction concentrated by the SDB-based resin due to ion suppression along with high levels of hydrophobic compounds. These results indicated that the newly developed MIP effectively captured ER-active compounds and while allowing most non-ER-active compounds to pass through., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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49. Change over time of the mutagenicity in the lungs of gpt delta transgenic mice by extract of airborne particles collected from ambient air in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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Aoki Y, Nakajima D, Matsumoto M, Yagishita M, Matsumoto M, Yanagisawa R, Goto S, Masumura K, and Nohmi T
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Background: Previously we found that DNA adducts were accumulated in the lungs of the rats exposed to ambient air in the Tokyo metropolitan area. To examine chronological change in in vivo mutagenicity of airborne particles, extracts produced from samples of total suspended particulates (TSP) collected from urban air in 1980, 1990, and 2010 in the Tokyo metropolitan area were intratracheally administered into the lungs of gpt delta mice, and differences in mutation and mutant frequency were determined by using the gpt assay. In vivo mutations induced by the extracts were characterized and mutation hotspots were identified by DNA sequencing of the mutated gpt gene., Results: Administration of the 1990 extract at a dose of 0.3 mg/animal significantly elevated total mutant frequency to 3.3-times that in vehicle control, and the in vivo mutagenicity of the extract (induced mutation frequency per milligram extract) was estimated to be 2.0- and 2.4-times higher than that of the 2010 and 1980 extract, respectively. G-to-A transition was the most common base substitution in the vehicle control mice. However, administration of the 1990 extract increased the frequency of G-to-T transversion, which is a landmark base substitution induced by oxidative stress; furthermore, when the extract was administered at a dose of 0.15 mg, the mutant and mutation frequencies of G-to-T transversion were significantly increased to frequencies comparable with those of G-to-A transition. Similar increases in the mutant and mutation frequencies of G-to-T transversion were observed after administration of the 2010 extract. Hotspots (mutation foci identified in three or more mice) of G-to-A transition mutations at nucleotides 64 and 110 were induced by the 1980, 1990, and 2010 extracts; a hotspot of G-to-T transversions at nucleotide 406 was also induced by the 2010 extract. Previously, we showed that diesel exhaust particles or their extract, as well as 1,6-dinitropyrene, administered to mice induced these hotspots of G-to-A transitions., Conclusions: The results of the present study suggested that mutagenesis induced by extracts produced from TSP collected in the Tokyo metropolitan area induced in vivo mutagenicity via the same mechanism underlying the induction of in vivo mutagenicity by components of diesel exhaust., Competing Interests: The animal studies in this report were approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee of National Institute for Environmental Studies.Not applicable.The authors declare that they have no competing interests.Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
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50. Screening data for the endocrine disrupting activities of 583 chemicals using the yeast two-hybrid assay.
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Shiraishi F, Kamata R, Terasaki M, Takigami H, Imaizumi Y, Yagishita M, and Nakajima D
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We screened 583 chemicals for receptor binding activity to the human estrogen receptor (hER), the Japanese medaka estrogen receptor (medER), and the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) using the yeast two-hybrid assay. The substances tested included substances that could potentially be produced unintentionally by industrial processes, such as halogenated steroids and phenols. Antagonistic effects on hER and the androgen receptor were also screened. The test chemicals were selected for screening on the basis of chemical structure associated with possible estrogen receptor binding activity. The current study presents the report on the screening of 583 chemicals for different kinds of endocrine disrupting activity.
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