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H Taguchi

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PubMed1997

Growth inhibition of Helicobacter pylori by monoclonal antibody to heat-shock protein 60.

The H20mAb recognizing the 60-kilodalton protein, which existed in the outer membrane and was induced by heat shock at 42 C, was established. The molecule recognized with the mAb was a heat-shock protein 60 (HSP60) of Helicobacter pylori. To understand the role of HSP60 on the cell surface of H. pylori, whether or not H20mAb affects the growth of H. pylori was investigated. When bacteria were cultured with H20mAb, growth was markedly inhibited after 24 hr, although an initial 5 hr-incubation with the mAb induced no significant inhibition of H. pylori growth. The 24- and 48 hr growth of the bacteria after washing to remove the mAb at 5 hr was also inhibited though the inhibitory effect was not strong. In electron microscopical analysis, the spots with high electron density in the cytoplasm of the bacteria treated with H20mAb were increased, depending on the length of incubation time from 5 to 24 hr. After 24 hr treatment with H20mAb, bacterial destruction was also observed, indicating bactericidal activity by H20mAb. These results suggest that the HSP60 on the cell surface of H. pylori might have an essential role in the growth of the bacteria.

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed1997

[Trial for isolation of Helicobacter pylori form fecal specimen by immunomagnetic beads separation].

In order to clarify the possibility of feco-oral transmission of Helicobacter pylori, we have employed an immunomagnetic beads (IMB) separation technique and tried to isolate H. pylori from fecal samples. Microaerophilic cultivation and PCR of H. pylori were positive when H. pylori (10(3) cfu) was suspended in Hanks' balanced salt solution (HBSS) for the IMB separation technique. In contrast, when a lower number of H. pylori (10(2) cfu) was suspended in HBSS, 2nd PCR was positive but cultivation was negative. After IMB separation technique from fecal sample containing H. pylori (2 x 10(4) cfu), 20 cfu of H. pylori was recovered by culture. In this case, 1st PCR was negative but 2nd PCR was positive. From a fecal sample of a patient infected with H. pylori, H. pylori was detected only by combination of IMB separation and PCR, although H. pylori was not recovered by culture. These results indicate that IMB separation technique followed by cultivation or PCR would be useful for estimation of the presence of H. pylori fecal samples.

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay↗
PubMed1997

A specific oligonucleotide primer for the rapid detection of Lactobacillus lindneri by polymerase chain reaction.

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was developed for the rapid detection of the beer-spoilage heterofermentative lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus lindneri. Three strains, the Chinese brewery isolate DA1, the Japanese commercial beer isolate BG2, and the Japanese brewery isolate SE3, which were serologically classified as belonging to L. lindneri, were used in this study. After sequencing the 16S rDNA of the isolates DA1 and BG2 and the typical beer-spoilage heterofermentative Lactobacillus brevis L63, these sequences were compared with published data. A L. lindneri specific PCR primer, DA-40, was then constructed based on the V1 variable region of 16S rDNA. The specificity of PCR using the L. lindneri specific primer DA-40 and the universal primer 907r was examined using five L. lidneri strains: the three isolates described above and two strains from culture collection, DSM 20690 and DSM 20692. A variety of beer-spoilage lactic acid bacteria, including 71 Lactobacillus strains and 13 Pediococcus strains, were also included in this examination. No PCR product was obtained from any DNA with the exception of the five L. lindneri strains, indicating that the L. lindneri specific primer DA-40 was highly specific. The detection limit for L. lindneri in beer was 63 CFU/100 mL of beer.

Antibodies, Bacterial↗
PubMed1997

Mildly oxidized low-density lipoprotein impairs responses of carotid but not basilar artery in rabbits.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intracranial blood vessels appear to be relatively resistant to development of atherosclerosis. The goal of this study was to compare effects of mildly oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) on endothelium-dependent responses of intracranial and extracranial arteries in vitro. METHODS: LDL was purified from plasma of healthy subjects and mildly oxidized by means of a xanthine/xanthine oxidase reaction. Contraction of the rabbit basilar and carotid arteries in response to histamine and phenylephrine and relaxation in precontracted vessels to acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside were evaluated after 30 minutes of exposure to LDL or ox-LDL (100 micrograms/mL). RESULTS: Exposure to LDL had little or no effect on vascular responses. After exposure to ox-LDL, contraction to histamine and phenylephrine and relaxation to acetylcholine were impaired significantly in carotid (P < .05) but not in basilar artery. Relaxation to sodium nitroprusside was not significantly impaired by ox-LDL in the basilar artery. In the carotid artery, relaxation to sodium nitroprusside was significantly impaired by ox-LDL when the vessels were precontracted with phenylephrine but not histamine. Impairment of vascular responses by ox-LDL was prevented by addition of superoxide dismutase, catalase, or dimethylthiourea to the LDL solution before addition of xanthine/xanthine oxidase. CONCLUSIONS: Mildly ox-LDL impairs contraction and endothelium-dependent relaxation in the carotid but not in basilar artery. Thus, intracranial arteries may be relatively resistant to mildly ox-LDL.

Animals↗
PubMed1997

The effects of niacin on DNA repair after N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine treatment in normal human lymphocytes.

We have investigated the effects of niacin on NAD levels and on DNA repair in human lymphocytes. When lymphocytes were incubated in culture medium with various concentrations of niacin, incubation of lymphocytes with nicotinic acid at 5 microM or nicotinamide at 10 mM caused a 2-3 fold increase in NAD content. Under these conditions lymphocytes were treated with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Interestingly, the rejoining of DNA strand breaks was promoted by nicotinic acid but nicotinamide inhibited the rejoining.

Carcinogens↗
PubMed1997

Polymerase chain reaction amplification of Asp f I and alkaline protease genes from fungus balls: clinical application in pulmonary aspergillosis.

Asp fI(18 kDa) and alkaline protease (33 kDa) are the 2 major antigens which are derived from Aspergillus (A.) fumigatus and have been implicated as possible virulence factors in the pathogenesis of Aspergillus-induced diseases. We attempted to detect fragments of genes encoding both proteins from fungus balls obtained at surgery or autopsy by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and then used PCR to test clinical samples. Frozen-stored fungus ball samples from a patient with acute myeloid leukemia complicated by Aspergillus pneumonia and from a patient with pulmonary aspergilloma were studied. We successfully amplified a 315 bp PCR product, the target sequence for Asp f I, and a 747 bp PCR product as a target sequence for alkaline protease (ALP) in both cases. In addition, 13 clinical samples including sputum specimens from patients with pulmonary aspergillosis were also examined. PCR analysis for the Asp f I (ALP) gene in clinical samples showed positive results in 5/10 (6/10) patients with pulmonary aspergilloma and in 3/3 (1/ 3) patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Culture data on A. fumigatus revealed positive results in 3/9 patients with pulmonary aspergilloma and in 2/3 patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. This method can be used to recognize the involvement of A. fumigatus in various clinical settings where conventional culture results are not readily available.

Adult↗
PubMed1997

[Four cases of carotid body tumor--especially the usefulness of CT and MRI in preoperative diagnosis].

Four cases of carotid body tumor are reported. Surgical removal of the tumor was performed in all cases. The internal carotid artery (ICA) was preserved in only two cases. In the other two cases ICA was unavoidably replaced by an EPTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) graft. In addition to the size and mobility in the anterior and posterior direction of the tumor, we concluded that CT and MRI were useful in decision of the surgical method. In case the ICA cannot be distinguished from the tumor at the bifurcation of the carotid artery on enhanced CT, it should be considered to be difficult to remove the tumor. MRI is suitable for discerning the inner surface of the carotid artery, but it is significant that MRI cannot necessarily reveal tumor invasion of the carotid artery wall.

Adult↗
PubMed1997

[Propofol anesthesia for a schizophrenic patient].

A 41-year-old man weighing 68 kg was scheduled for bilateral tonsillectomy because of palmoplantar pustulosis. The patient had been diagnosed as schizophrenic 10 years earlier. Psychotropic agents, mosapramine (75 mg.day-1), bromperidol (6 mg.day-1), cloxazolam (3 mg.day-1), biperiden (1 mg.day-1) and nitrazepam (5 mg as needed), were administered until the day before surgery. On the day of surgery, atropine (0.g mg) and midazolam (4 mg) were administered intramuscularly as premedication. Anesthesia was induced by intravenous propofol (120 mg) and fentanyl (100 microgram) followed by nasotracheal intubation using vecuronium (7 mg). Anesthesia was maintained with inhalation of oxygen and nitrous oxide (2 l.min-1 each) and the intravenous infusion of propofol (5-10 mg.kg-1 x h-1) supplemented by fentanyl (100 microgram). The patient recovered from anesthesia uneventfully. Immediately after surgery, intravenous haloperidol (5 mg) and intramuscular biperiden (1 mg) were given. The daily oral administration of psychotropics was resumed on the first postoperative day. There were no complications such as hypotension, arrhythmia, or worsening of the mental condition, throughout the course.

Adult↗
PubMed1997

Fluorophotometric quantitation of oxidative stress in the retina in vivo.

PURPOSE: To establish a new fluorophotometric method to quantitate oxidative stress in the retina in vivo with a hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-sensitive fluorescent dye. METHODS: For in vitro fluorophotometric study, nonfluorescent 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein (DCFH) was incubated with H2O2 (10 pM to 100 nM), and the production of fluorescent 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein (DCF) was measured with fluorophotometric analysis. The inhibitory effect of catalase was also examined. For in vivo fluorophotometric study, rabbit eyes received vitrectomy and were perfused with 5 microM 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCF-DA) or 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA). For oxidative stress, 300 microM H2O2 was infused after perfusion of DCFH-DA. Fluorophotometric measurements of the chorioretinal peak were performed. The eyes were enucleated for fluorescent microscopic examination to determine the localization of DCF fluorescence. RESULTS: H2O2 converted DCFH to DCF in a dose-dependent manner, which was inhibited by catalase dose dependently. In vivo fluorophotometric study showed DCF-DA and DCFH-DA caused production of 2006 +/- 274 picomole/ml (mean +/- SD, n = 5) and 8.35 +/- 1.11 picomole/ml (n = 5), respectively, in the chorioretinal peak. DCFH-DA with stimulation by H2O2 induced 30.7 +/- 13.1 (n = 4) picomole/ml DCF. Fluorescent microscopy showed DCF production in the retina was significant in the eye treated with DCF-DA and minimal in the eye treated with DCFH-DA. Moderate DCF production in the nerve fiber layer was observed in the eye treated with DCFH-DA and H2O2. CONCLUSIONS: This new fluorophotometric method with DCFH-DA may be useful in quantitatively evaluating oxidative stress in the retina in vivo.

Animals↗
PubMed1996

Biphenotypic leukemia with a new translocation, t(2;6)(q31;q23).

A t(2;6)(q31;q23) was found in a patient with acute biphenotypic leukemia. This cytogenetic change has not been reported previously in acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) or biphenotypic leukemia, although deletion of 6q has been frequently found in ALL.

Cell Lineage↗
PubMed1996

An intensive chemotherapy of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: CHOP followed by etoposide, vindesine, ranimustine, and mitoxantrone with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support.

SUMMARY: An intensive combination chemotherapy regimen supported by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) was evaluated in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) patients in a multiinstitutional, cooperative study. Vincristine 1 mg/m2 i.v. day 1, Adriamycin 40 mg/m2 i.v. day 1, cyclophosphamide 400 mg/m2 i.v. day 1, prednisolone 40 mg/m2 i.v. days 1 to 3 and 8 to 10, etoposide 35 mg/m2 i.v. days 1 to 8, vindesine 2 mg/m2 i.v. day 8, ranimustine 50 mg/m2 i.v. day 8, mitoxantrone 7 mg/m2 i.v. day 8, and G-CSF 50 mg/m2 s.c. days 9 to 21 were given for 2 to 4 courses every 3 weeks to 83 patients with ATLL. Complete remission (CR) and partial remission (PR) were achieved in 35.8 and 38.3 percent, respectively, of 81 evaluable patients. The median survival of all patients was 8.5 months, with a predicted 3-year survival of 13.5 percent by the Kaplan-Meier method. The median duration of response was 7.6 months (range 0.2-42.7), and 13 patients were alive. Their median survival time was 29.1 months (range 19.2-44.7). In 67.6 percent of courses, white blood cell (WBC) nadirs were < 1.0 x 10(9)/L. Days required for the recovery of WBC from the nadir to > 1.0 x 10(9)/L were <5 days in 71.4 percent of the treatment courses. The G-CSF supported an intensified chemotherapy regimen for ATLL and yielded better response rate and longer survival compared to previous reports in Japan. Because duration of remission is still short, further studies of postremission therapy or other strategies are warranted.

Adult↗
PubMed1996

HTLV-I-seronegative, genome-positive adult T-cell leukemia: report of a case.

An HTLV-I-seronegative case of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) carrying the HTLV-I genome is reported. Screening serological tests were negative and Western blot analysis revealed only a faint band for HTLV-I p24. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) disclosed the presence of HTLV-I gag, pol, env, pX, and LTR sequences in the lymph node and peripheral blood. Southern blot analysis revealed a monoclonal integration of HTLV-I in the lymph node and peripheral blood. The tumor cells expressed viral antigens after short-term culture. The clinical course was consistent with ATL in that the patient exhibited hypercalcemia and abnormal lymphocytosis as well as hepatosplenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. We recommend that PCR analysis for HTLV-I be performed even in seronegative cases when ATL is clinically suspected.

Aged↗
PubMed1996

Cloning, sequencing, and chromosomal localization of two tandemly arranged human pseudogenes for the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA).

We have characterized a human genomic clone carrying two pseudogenes for the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), which were tandemly arranged on human Chromosome (Chr) 4. One is a processed pseudogene that showed a 73% nucleotide homology to the human PCNA cDNA and possessed none of the introns existing in the functional PCNA gene. This pseudogene presumably arose by reverse transcription of a PCNA mRNA followed by integration of the cDNA into the genome. The other is a 5' and 3' truncated pseudogene that showed a nucleotide homology to a 3' region of the exon 4 and to a 5' region of the exon 5 of the PCNA gene and did not have the intronic sequence between the exons 4 and 5. Both pseudogenes had the same nucleotide deletion as compared with the human functional PCNA gene. A phylogenetic analysis of PCNA gene family, including the functional PCNA gene and another PCNA pseudogene located on a different chromosome, revealed that the truncated pseudogene exhibits the closest evolutionary relationship with the processed pseudogene, suggesting that the truncated pseudogene was generated by duplication of the processed pseudogene after translocation to Chr 4. Furthermore, fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed that these pseudogenes are located on the long arm of Chr 4, 4q24.

Animals↗