Biomedical subjects

A Misumi

Publications and source records attributed to A Misumi.

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PubMed1988

Effects of SMS 201-995, a somatostatin analogue, on the exocrine pancreatic secretion and gut hormone release in dogs.

The effect of SMS 201-995, an analogue of somatostatin, on pancreatic exocrine secretion was investigated in both interdigestive and digestive states in dogs. In four dogs with gastric and Thomas duodenal cannulas, the pancreatic juice was collected by direct cannulation of the main pancreatic duct. SMS 201-995 was infused intravenously at doses of 0, 15, 30, 60, and 120 ng/kg/hr for 2 to 3 hours in the following experimental conditions: (1) interdigestive pancreatic secretion, (2) pancreatic secretion stimulated by the intravenous infusion of both secretin, 0.06 CU/kg/hr, and cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK8), 0.03 microgram/kg/hr, and (3) pancreatic secretion after ingestion of a test meal. Pancreatic juice was analyzed for volume and outputs of bicarbonate and protein. Plasma levels of motilin, pancreatic polypeptide (PP), CCK, and secretin were determined by radioimmunoassay. SMS 201-995 inhibited significantly the pancreatic secretion and release of hormones, including secretin, CCK, PP, and motilin, in all three experimental conditions. The inhibitory action of SMS 201-995 on pancreatic secretion and hormone releases was dose dependent.

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PubMed1988

Effect of activity-stress on experimental rat colon carcinogenesis: early histopathologic changes and colon tumor induction.

The effect of stress on experimental colon carcinogenesis was investigated in the rat by adapting the activity-stress ulcerogenesis model to the 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) rat colon carcinogenesis model. Activity-stress was applied intermittently (normal housing conditions alternated with activity-stress conditions on an equal time basis) to DMH-injected rats either throughout the experiment (AS-DMH) or following completion of DMH injections (DMH-AS). The AS-DMH treatment was associated with reduced colonic tumor induction compared with controls, as was to a lesser degree with DMH-AS condition. In a separate study, the early histopathologic effects on the colon of a single DMH injection, an activity-stress treatment, or the combination of both DMH and activity-stress treatments were compared with those of controls. Activity-stress moderated DMH-induced increases in colonic epithelial cell proliferation and nuclear hyperchromia when compared with DMH treatment alone. The findings of activity-stress-associated protection on colon tumor induction and the concordance of these results with quantitative early histopathologic alterations demonstrate that in the rat activity-stress exerts a protective influence in colon carcinogenesis. In addition, these results suggest further that risk modifiers of colon cancer can be assessed in short-term studies that quantify early histopathologic alterations.

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PubMed1987

Antigen reversion of glycogen phosphorylase isoenzyme in carcinoma and proliferative zone of intestinal metaplasia of the human stomach. An immunohistochemical study.

Specific antibodies to three purified glycogen phosphorylase isoenzymes, i.e., brain (or fetal), muscle, and liver types, were used to study the localization of these isoenzymes in carcinoma and the proliferative zone of intestinal metaplasia of the human stomach. Both the malignant cells of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and the proliferative zone of some intestinal metaplasia of the stomach were stained when the antibrain-type phosphorylase isoenzyme antibody was used, but not when the other two types were used. The results suggest that brain-type phosphorylase in gastric carcinoma could be one example of fetal protein expression in cancer, and that the proliferative zone of some intestinal metaplasia having brain-type phosphorylase may histogenetically relate to well-differentiated adenocarcinoma.

Adenocarcinoma↗

PubMed1987

Gastric cancer diagnosed by biopsy of the uterine cervix.

Biopsy of the uterine cervix from a 46-year-old woman who suffered from epigastric pain and weight loss showed metastatic adenocarcinoma. The primary site of the tumor was the stomach. At laparotomy, disseminated adenocarcinoma on the peritoneum and Krukenberg's tumor in the right ovary were found. A palliative partial gastrectomy, resection of the right ovary, and postoperative chemotherapy were performed. The possible mechanism of metastasis of extragenital cancer to the uterus is discussed.

Adenocarcinoma↗

PubMed1987

The histogenesis of DMH-induced colonic carcinoma in rats.

Twenty-one Donryu male rats of six weeks old were injected with 1,2-dimethyl-hydrazine hydrochloride (DMH), once a week, for 4 to 20 weeks, and sacrificed at intervals of two weeks since a lapse of four weeks after the commencement of the injections. The DMH induced 320 atypia lesions, from 0.03 through 20 mm in size, of grade II or higher. The rate of benign lesions was higher in the group receiving less than 20 injections than in the group of 20 injections of DMH, while in the latter group, the rates of the benign, borderline and malignant lesions were stable, suggesting that benign lesions mainly develop in the earlier period of the DMH treatment, and thereafter various grades of lesions develop at a constant rate. All the benign lesions were less than 1 mm in size, and all lesions greater than 1 mm were malignant. In addition, the size of the lesion was significantly greater when it was occupied by malignant crypts in a greater rate. These results indicate that the benign lesions become cancerous before they reach a certain size (adenoma-carcinoma sequence). Twenty-seven minute lesions (less than 1 mm) were mixed lesions of malignant and benign atypia, suggesting that the adenoma-carcinoma sequence is elicited in any size of lesion. On the other hand, there were 41 minute malignant-only lesions, which constituted 27.7% of the overall minute lesions and included three "single crypt" cancers. In addition, malignant-only lesions were smaller when compared to the malignant-dominant mixed lesions. These results indicate that about 30% of colon cancers develop de-novo.

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PubMed1986

Mechanisms of acute gastric mucosal lesion accompanying obstructive jaundice--role of bile acids in plasma.

The mechanism of acute gastric mucosal lesion (AGML) accompanying obstructive jaundice was studied in male Wistar rats, with special reference to the effect of bile acids in plasma on mucosubstances in the gastric mucosa. Following ligation of the common bile duct, total plasma level of bile acids increased 24 folds over the control level, and gastric mucosal mucus contents, measured biochemically or histochemically, significantly decreased. Effect of increased bile acids in the blood stream on the gastric mucosa was estimated by continuous intravenous administration of sodium taurocholate. After 24 hours infusion, both gastric acid output and gastric mucus contents significantly decreased. Further imposition of restraint and water immersion stress produced AGML significantly earlier than in control rats with continuous intravenous infusion of 0.9% NaCl. These data suggest that the increased plasma level of bile acids play an important role on the reduction of the gastric-mucosal defense mechanism in obstructive jaundice directly through their toxic effects, and that this easily results in the formation of AGML under additional stresses.

Acute Disease↗

PubMed1984

Rapid long tube intubation of the jejunum--an improved technique.

This study details improvements in the intubation of a long intestinal decompression tube by use of a new flexible tip guide wire and a new intestinal decompression tube. The intubation route of the endoscope was changed from the oral to the nasal cavity. Although the guide wire formerly used (TGBD-65-345) could be inserted into the descending part of the duodenum by passing it through the biopsy channel of the endoscope, with this new method, the guide wire (TGBD-65-450) could be inserted into the upper jejunum. The endoscope could also be left in the stomach, when this method was used. The long tube was introduced along this guide wire into the upper jejunum. As a result of these improvements, the intubation rate for long intestinal decompression tubes was significantly more rapid and the time reduced. Intubation rate to the jejunum was 96 percent successful, as compared with a former success rate of 75 percent. The intubation time was decreased to 11.3 +/- 5.6 min. to the duodenum and 18.6 +/- 8.6 min. to the upper jejunum. This differs markedly from the former method which required 16.0 +/- 5.3 min. and 39.6 +/- 22.7 min, respectively.

Humans↗

PubMed1984

A specific gastrin receptor in human gastric mucosa.

Biological active 125I-synthetic human gastrin (125I- SHG ) appeared to bind specifically on human gastric mucosal membrane preparations. Gastrin binding was reversible, saturable and of high affinity (Kd = 3.44 +/- 3.44 X 10(-10)M) with the binding site (3.66 +/- 0.34 fmol/mg protein) at 37 degrees C for 30 min (pH 7.4). Specific gastrin binding was present in the fundic mucosa and absent from the antral, duodenal, jejunal, and colonic mucosa. Gastrin analogues (tetragastrin, pentagastrin, caerulein, and synthetic human gastrin) inhibited 125I- SHG specific binding. However, the specific gastrin binding was not inhibited by glucagon, insulin, acetylcholine, atropine, histamine, or cimetidine. It was suggested that gastrin and histamine H2 receptor or gastrin and muscarinic cholinergic receptor did not share the same locus.

Adenylyl Cyclases↗

PubMed1984

Histopathologic study on development and extension of atrophic change in the gastric mucosa.

A histopathologic study was carried out on 30 resected stomachs with various gastric or duodenal diseases. Both the pyloric gland cells and the parietal cells were counted in serial sections of the surgically resected stomach. A good correlation (p less than 0.001) was found between the number of pyloric gland cells and parietal cells. The number of both glandular cells was greatest on the greater curvature and fewest at the part closer to the antrofundic mucosal border on the lesser curvature. In addition, a fairly uniform pattern was observed in the distribution of the parietal cells. The maximum density area of parietal cells was centered on the greater curvature of the stomach body, and this density decreased concentrically in proportion to the distance from the center. This uniform pattern was seen in almost all specimens, with or without atrophic change in the gastric mucosa. These results suggest that atrophic change does not develop in a particular part of the stomach but wholly and equally in the gastric mucosa.

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PubMed1984

Role of antral mucosa in intestinal phase of gastric secretion in dogs.

This study was performed to investigate the mechanisms and significance of the intestinal phase of gastric secretion. With infusion of 10% liver extract into the duodenum of dogs, serum gastrin levels of the right gastroepiploic vein increased significantly (p less than 0.01). With infusion of the pH 7.0 liver extract, acid and pepsin outputs in non- antrectomized dogs increased significantly (p less than 0.01), as did serum gastrin levels (p less than 0.01). Post-infusion acid output in these dogs was 48 +/- 16% of tetragastrin-stimulated output. With the same infusion, antrectomized dogs showed no significant increase of acid and pepsin outputs and serum gastrin levels. Acid output and serum gastrin levels in non- antrectomized dogs that were infused with pH 2.0 liver extract did not increase significantly. The values of almost all serum amino acids in both types of dogs increased slightly, but insignificantly, with pH 7.0 liver extract. We obtained the following conclusions. The intestinal phase of gastric secretion operates by the mediation of the antral mucosa, from which gastrin is released. Although this phase has some effect, the acid-secretory ability of this phase is masked by inhibitory systems under certain physical conditions.

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PubMed1984

A study on the distribution of G-cells in human gastric mucosa.

The distribution of G-cells in the gastric glands was studied quantitatively using the indirect immunoperoxidase method in 37 resected stomachs: 11 for esophageal cancer, 14 for gastric cancer, 4 for gastric ulcer, 7 for duodenal ulcer, and 1 for atypical epithelium. G-cells were seen in the pyloric glands and in the pseudopyloric glands in the atrophic fundic gland area. No G-cells were found in the fundic glands or in the cardiac glands. There was a significant correlation between the number of G-cells and the pyloric and/or pseudopyloric glandular tubes (p less than 0.01). The number of G-cells per glandular tube was 1.9 +/- 0.5 in the pyloric glands and 1.2 +/- 0.4 in the pseudopyloric glands on the pyloric part of the atrophic fundic gland area. G-cells were rarely seen in the pseudopyloric glands on the cardiac part of the atrophic fundic gland area. It is suggested that the pseudopyloric glands without G-cells in the cardiac region are akin to cardiac glands.

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PubMed1984

Histochemical study of phosphorylase in proliferating cells of intestinal metaplasia and carcinoma of the human stomach.

A morphologic histochemical study of phosphorylase was carried out to investigate the relationship between gastric carcinoma and intestinal metaplasia. Intense phosphorylase activity was observed in the carcinoma cells, especially in well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, and in the proliferating cells of some intestinal metaplasias. Metaplastic epithelium other than the proliferating cells occasionally showed a positive reaction. Phosphorylase was negative in normal gastric epithelium, even in its proliferating cells. There was an apparent coincidence between the location of well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and the distribution of intestinal metaplasia, with the proliferating cells showing positive reaction for phosphorylase. These data suggest that the relationship between the proliferating cells of intestinal metaplasia showing phosphorylase activity and well-differentiated adenocarcinoma is apparently closer than the much-debated relationship between the epithelium of intestinal metaplasia and gastric carcinoma.

Adenocarcinoma↗

PubMed1983

Changes of alveolar stability and phospholipids in pulmonary surfactant in acute pancreatitis.

We investigated changes of alveolar stability and phospholipids in the pulmonary surfactant in case of acute pancreatitis induced in rats. Alveolar stability was examined by recording the pressure-volume relationship. The lung volumes during deflation decreased significantly at equivalent transpulmonary pressures, particularly when the pressure was lower than 6 cm H2O. Bubble stability ratio and surface tension indicated that the surface activity of the pulmonary surfactant did decrease in the rats with acute pancreatitis. The alveolar phospholipid content decreased, and the lecithin fraction also decreased significantly, as compared to the control groups. The metabolism of alveolar lecithin was examined following intravenous administration of 14C-labeled palmitate. The biological half-life of the radioactivity of alveolar lecithin was approximately 6 hours in the pancreatitis group, 12 hours in the hepatic ducts ligated group and 14 hours in the simple laparotomy group. The degradation of alveolar lecithin, as well as its synthesis, was accelerated in the rats with acute pancreatitis. However, a decrease in alveolar phospholipid, mainly in lecithin fraction, indicated that the synthesis was inadequate to maintain normal levels and the impairment in pulmonary surfactant may result in a respiratory insufficiency.

Acute Disease↗

PubMed1983

Studies of the mechanisms of gastric bleeding under obstructive jaundice. Role of biogenic amines.

Mechanisms of gastric bleeding under obstructive jaundice were studied in adult male Wistar rats. Following ligation of the common bile duct, mucosal noradrenaline significantly decreased in both the pyloric and fundic gland areas of the gastric mucosa by 20 days after the operation. Serotonin increased only in the pyloric gland area, and histamine increased in the fundic gland area. Urinary excretion of free noradrenaline significantly increased after the ligation. Three weeks after the ligation, restraint and water immersion experiments were conducted. Under water immersion, gastric blood flow significantly reduced in rats with obstructive jaundice compared to controls. Acid output decreased in both groups. Gastric bleeding was noted in the fundic gland area significantly earlier in the ligated rats than in the non-ligated rats. Administration of noradrenaline s.c. 30 minutes before immersion significantly blocked the reduction in gastric blood flow and protected the gastric mucosa against acute bleeding under immersion. These results suggested that prolonged obstructive jaundice may deplete noradrenaline in the gastric mucosa, and that gastric mucosal ischemia caused by this sympathetic dysfunction plays an important role in the formation of acute gastric bleeding under obstructive jaundice.

Animals↗

PubMed1983

Mechanisms of fat malassimilation following total gastrectomy in rats.

The present study is designed to elucidate the mechanisms of fat malassimilation following total gastrectomy. Using male Wistar rats, total gastrectomy with an esophagoduodenostomy was performed. Totally gastrectomized and normal control rats, provided with intestinal lymph fistula or closed intestinal loops with intact blood supply, were used for the absorption studies. The lymphatic absorption of the emulsion in the totally gastrectomized rats, administered into the duodenum, was significantly less than that in the control, administered into the stomach or duodenum. Fat assimilation in the totally gastrectomized rats was obviously disturbed. In the totally gastrectomized rats, the lymphatic absorption of the micelle was significantly higher than that of the emulsion. An examination of the lipid absorption in the closed intestinal loops, injected micellar solution, showed no differences between the control and totally gastrectomized rats in the lumen or wall recovery, while, the total esterified lipids in the intestinal mucosa from the ligament of Treitz to the cecum of the totally gastrectomized rats were significantly less than those of the control. These results suggest that postgastrectomy fat malassimilation is due to both an impaired micellar formation and the disturbed resynthesis of triglyceride from absorbed fatty acid and monoglyceride.

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PubMed1982

Relationship between the content of estrogen and progesterone receptors and the pathological characteristics in human breast cancer.

Assays of estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PgR) were performed by using the dextran-coated charcoal (DCC) method in 124 cases of invasive breast cancer. The results were correlated with clinical and pathological characteristics. There was no correlation between steroid hormone receptor contents and menopausal status, size of tumor, axillary lymph node status, or histological type. The presences of ER and PgR were significantly correlated with histological grade and its mitotic component. 78.3% of well-differentiated (Grade I) tumors were ER positive. Of this number, 61.1% were also PgR positive. In contrast, 69.0% of poorly differentiated (Grade III) tumors were ER and PgR negative. Tumors with a prominent lymphoid infiltration demonstrated a low frequency of positive ER and PgR. There was a significant inverse correlation between the degree of lymphoid infiltration and histological grade. These results suggest that the ER and PgR status of tumors may indicate a malignancy, and prognostic information can thus be obtained independently of other known factors such as size of the tumor and axillary lymph node status.

Adenocarcinoma↗

PubMed1981

Studies on alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme in gastric carcinoma tissues.

An analysis of the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) isoenzyme in 75 gastric carcinoma tissues was performed. The properties and the originating cells of ALP isoenzymes in them were clarified by using both enzyme histochemical and biochemical methods which had respective superiorities. Also the relationship between intestinal metaplasia and gastric carcinoma was discussed. Liver, placental and small intestinal type ALPs were found in the carcinoma tissues. No ALP activity was found in the carcinoma cells except in the stromal cells in 46 out of 75 cases. In all of these cases, only liver type ALP was found. While, in 29 cases, the activity was also found in carcinoma cells. In these cases, placental and small intestinal type ALPs were found in addition to liver type ALP in 26 and 3 cases, respectively These results indicated that liver type ALP came from the stromal cells and placental and small intestinal type ALPs came from carcinoma cells. The ALP found in carcinoma cells was placental (Nagao isoenzyme) type in most cases. While, the ALP in intestinal metaplastic epithelial cells was small intestinal type in all cases. No sufficient evidence indicating the relationship between intestinal metaplasia and gastric carcinoma was obtained in respect of ALP isoenzyme.

Alkaline Phosphatase↗

PubMed1981

Solitary ulcer of the rectum: report of a case and review of the literature.

A 13-year-old girl with Prader-Willi syndrome was admitted to our hospital with an 18-month history of anal bleeding and mucus discharge on defecation. Physical examination revealed obesity, hypogonadism, hypotonia and hypomentia. On digital examination, a nodular mass was palpated on the right wall of the ampulla recti, which was suspected to be carcinoma on a barium enema study. Proctoscopic examination revealed a large, irregular ulceration with white slough at the base, surrounded by the nodular and lumpy mucosa. The lesion was excised by the abdomino-anal pull-through method. The resected specimen showed a lesion of large, shallow, irregular ulcer, 5.0 x 2.2 cm in size. Microscopic examination revealed obliterated lamina propria by fibroblasts and muscle fibers derived from the muscularis mucosae, and misplaced cystic dilated glands in the submucosa at the margin of the ulcer. The gross and microscopic appearances are identical to those of "solitary ulcer of the rectum" described by Madigan and others, and similar to those of "colitis cystica profunda" described by Goodall and others. According to these findings, this lesion was diagnosed as solitary ulcer of the rectum. In the present report, the relationship between solitary ulcer of the rectum and colitis cystica profunda was discussed.

Adolescent↗