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Summary A much higher incidence of alcohol flushing among Orientals in comparison to Caucasians, i.e., >50% vs 5%–10%, has been attributed to racial differences in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes. A large majority of Orientals are atypical in alcohol dehydrogenase-2 locus (ADH
2
), and their livers exhibit significantly higher ADH activity than the livers of most Caucasians. Approximately 50% of Orientals lack the mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) activity, and elimination of acetaldehyde might be disturbed. We determined by means of hybridization of genomic DNA samples with allele specific oligonucleotide probes, genotypes of the ADH
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and ALDH
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loci in Japanese alcohol flushers and nonflushers. We found that all individuals with homozygous atypical ALDH
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/ALDH
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and most of those with heterozygous atypical ALDH
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2
/ALDH
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were alcohol flushers, while all subjects with homozygous usual ALDH
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2
/ALDH
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were nonflushers. Frequency of the atypical ADH
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2
was found to be higher in alcohol flushers than in nonflushers, but the statistical significance was not established in the sample size examined. 相似文献
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Koichiro Manabe Akitaka Tsujikawa Rie Osaka Yuki Nakano Tomoyoshi Fujita Chieko Shiragami Kazuyuki Hirooka Akihito Uji Yuki Muraoka 《PloS one》2016,11(4)
PurposeTo apply M-CHARTS for quantitative measurements of metamorphopsia in eyes with acute branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and to elucidate the pathomorphology that causes metamorphopsia.MethodsThis prospective study consisted of 42 consecutive patients (42 eyes) with acute BRVO. Both at baseline and one month after treatment with ranibizumab, metamorphopsia was measured with M-CHARTS, and the retinal morphological changes were examined with optical coherence tomography.ResultsAt baseline, metamorphopsia was detected in the vertical and/or horizontal directions in 29 (69.0%) eyes; the mean vertical and horizontal scores were 0.59 ± 0.57 and 0.52 ± 0.67, respectively. The maximum inner retinal thickness showed no association with the M-CHARTS score, but the M-CHARTS score was correlated with the total foveal thickness (r = 0.43, p = 0.004), the height of serous retinal detachment (r = 0.31, p = 0.047), and the maximum outer retinal thickness (r = 0.36, p = 0.020). One month after treatment, both the inner and outer retinal thickness substantially decreased. However, metamorphopsia persisted in 26 (89.7%) of 29 eyes. The posttreatment M-CHARTS score was not correlated with any posttreatment morphological parameters. However, the posttreatment M-CHARTS score was weakly correlated with the baseline total foveal thickness (r = 0.35. p = 0.024) and closely correlated with the baseline M-CHARTS score (r = 0.78, p < 0.001).ConclusionsMetamorphopsia associated with acute BRVO was quantified using M-CHARTS. Initial microstructural changes in the outer retina from acute BRVO may primarily account for the metamorphopsia. 相似文献
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Beneduce L Castaldi F Marino M Tono N Gatta A Pontisso P Fassina G 《The International journal of biological markers》2004,19(2):155-159
We assessed the presence of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) complexed with IgM (AFP-IgM IC) in serum of patients affected by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis as well as in healthy subjects by means of a dedicated ELISA assay. The amount of AFP-IgM IC was expressed in arbitrary units (AU) on a reference standard curve. Free AFP (FAFP) levels were determined in parallel in each sample by means of an automated immunoassay system. The mean serum concentration of AFP-IgM IC was significantly higher in HCC patients (mean +/- SD: 1378.3 +/- 2935.7 AU/mL) than in cirrhotic patients (129.8 +/- 261.4 AU/mL) and in patients with chronic hepatitis (80.9 +/- 168.9 AU/mL) (p < 0.01). HCC patients had FAFP values above the 20 ng/mL cutoff in 44% of cases (22/50) and AFP-IgM IC values above the 120 AU/mL cutoff in 60% of cases (30/50). The occurrence of the free and IgM-complexed form of circulating AFP did not overlap, and 82% of patients (41/50) were positive for at least one marker. The results indicate that AFP-IgM IC is a complementary serological marker to FAFP and that the combination of these biomarkers may be useful in the diagnosis of liver cancer. 相似文献
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Synergistic induction of antigen-specific CTL by fusions of TLR-stimulated dendritic cells and heat-stressed tumor cells 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Koido S Hara E Homma S Mitsunaga M Takahara A Nagasaki E Kawahara H Watanabe M Toyama Y Yanagisawa S Kobayashi S Yanaga K Fujise K Gong J Tajiri H 《Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)》2007,179(7):4874-4883
Dendritic cell (DC)/tumor cell fusion cells (FCs) can induce potent CTL responses. The therapeutic efficacy of a vaccine requires the improved immunogenicity of both DCs and tumor cells. The DCs stimulated with the TLR agonist penicillin-killed Streptococcus pyogenes (OK-432; OK-DCs) showed higher expression levels of MHC class I and II, CD80, CD86, CD83, IL-12, and heat shock proteins (HSPs) than did immature DCs. Moreover, heat-treated autologous tumor cells displayed a characteristic phenotype with increased expression of HSPs, carcinoembryonic Ag (CEA), MUC1, and MHC class I (HLA-A2 and/or A24). In this study, we have created four types of FC preparation by alternating fusion cell partners: 1) immature DCs fused with unheated tumor cells; 2) immature DCs fused with heat-treated tumor cells; 3) OK-DCs fused with unheated tumor cells; and 4) OK-DCs fused with heat-treated tumor cells. Although OK-DCs fused with unheated tumor cells efficiently enhanced CTL induction, OK-DCs fused with heat-treated tumor cells were most active, as demonstrated by: 1) up-regulation of multiple HSPs, MHC class I and II, CEA, CD80, CD86, CD83, and IL-12; 2) activation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells able to produce IFN- gamma at higher levels; 3) efficient induction of CTL activity specific for CEA or MUC1 or both against autologous tumor; and 4) superior abilities to induce CD107+ IFN-gamma+ CD8+ T cells and CD154+ IFN-gamma+ CD4+ T cells. These results strongly suggest that synergism between OK-DCs and heat-treated tumor cells enhances the immunogenicity of FCs and provides a promising means of inducing therapeutic antitumor immunity. 相似文献
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Toshio Doi Satoshi Kido Umito Kuwashima Osamu Tono Kiyoshi Tarukado Katsumi Harimaya Yoshihiro Matsumoto Kenichi Kawaguchi Yukihide Iwamoto 《Scoliosis》2011,6(1):1-6
Background
This study evaluates the outcome and complications of decompressive cervical Laminectomy and lateral mass screw fixation in 110 cases treated for variable cervical spine pathologies that included; degenerative disease, trauma, neoplasms, metabolic-inflammatory disorders and congenital anomalies.Methods
A retrospective review of total 785 lateral mass screws were placed in patients ages 16-68 years (40 females and 70 males). All cases were performed with a polyaxial screw-rod construct and screws were placed by using Anderson-Sekhon trajectory. Most patients had 12-14-mm length and 3.5 mm diameter screws placed for subaxial and 28-30 for C1 lateral mass. Screw location was assessed by post operative plain x-ray and computed tomography can (CT), besides that; the facet joint, nerve root foramen and foramen transversarium violation were also appraised.Results
No patients experienced neural or vascular injury as a result of screw position. Only one patient needed screw repositioning. Six patients experienced superficial wound infection. Fifteen patients had pain around the shoulder of C5 distribution that subsided over the time. No patients developed screw pullouts or symptomatic adjacent segment disease within the period of follow up.Conclusion
decompressive cervical spine laminectomy and Lateral mass screw stabilization is a technique that can be used for a variety of cervical spine pathologies with safety and efficiency. 相似文献6.
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Biochemical Studies of Bacterial Sporulation IV. Inorganic Pyrophosphatase of Vegetative Cells and Spores of Bacillus megaterium 总被引:5,自引:1,他引:4
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Inorganic pyrophosphatase activities extracted from vegetative cells and spores of Bacillus megaterium were compared and found to be similar in behavior on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, in metal and pH requirements for activity, and in response to inhibitors. In the sporulating cell, an additional electrophoretic species of the enzyme was observed which could be partially converted to the principal form by treatment with Mn(++); both forms of the enzyme required Mn(++) for stabilization in solution as well as for activity. 相似文献
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Surrogate and peripheral (bio)markers of neuronal injury may be of value in assessing effects of seizures on the brain or epilepsy development following trauma. The presence of 14-3-3 isoforms in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a diagnostic indicator of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease but these proteins may also be present following acute neurological insults. Here, we examined neuronal and 14-3-3 proteins in CSF from rats after seizures. Seizures induced by intra-amygdala microinjection of 0.1 microg kainic acid (KA) caused damage which was mainly restricted to the ipsilateral CA3 subfield of the hippocampus. 14-3-3zeta was detected at significant levels in CSF sampled 4 h after seizures compared with near absence in control CSF. Neuron-specific nuclear protein (NeuN) was also elevated in CSF in seizure rats. CSF 14-3-3zeta levels were significantly lower in rats treated with 0.01 microg KA. These data suggest the presence of 14-3-3zeta within CSF may be a biomarker of acute seizure damage. 相似文献
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Tetsuro Tamaki Yoshiyasu Uchiyama Yoshinori Okada Kayoko Tono Masahiro Nitta Akio Hoshi Akira Akatsuka 《Histochemistry and cell biology》2009,132(1):59-70
Tissue inflammation and multiple cellular responses in the compensatory enlarged plantaris (OP Plt) muscle induced by surgical
ablation of synergistic muscles (soleus and gastrocnemius) were followed over 10 weeks after surgery. Contralateral surgery
was performed in adult Wistar male rats. Cellular responses in muscle fibers, blood vessels and nerve fibers were analyzed
by immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. Severe muscle fiber damage and disappearance of capillaries associated with
apparent tissue edema were observed in the peripheral portion of OP Plt muscles during the first week, whereas central portions
were relatively preserved. Marked cell activation/proliferation was also mainly observed in peripheral portions. Similarly,
activated myogenic cells were seen not only inside but also outside of muscle fibers. The former were likely satellite cells
and the latter may be interstitial myogenic cells. One week after surgery, small muscle fibers, small arteries and capillaries
and several branched-muscle fibers were evident in the periphery, thus indicating new muscle fiber and blood vessel formation.
Proliferating cells were also detected in the nerve bundles in the Schwann cell position. These results indicate that the
compensatory stimulated/enlarged muscle is a suitable model for analyzing multiple physiological cellular responses in muscle–nerve–blood
vessel units under continuous stretch stimulation.
Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献