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  1. Article ; Online: Subepithelial Lesion-like Carcinoma Occurred in Ulcerative Colitis.

    Takabayashi, Kaoru / Shimoda, Masayuki / Iwao, Yasushi / Kanai, Takanori

    Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)

    2023  Volume 62, Issue 20, Page(s) 3085–3086

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Colitis, Ulcerative/complications ; Colitis, Ulcerative/pathology ; Carcinoma ; Colorectal Neoplasms
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-15
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 32371-8
    ISSN 1349-7235 ; 0021-5120 ; 0918-2918
    ISSN (online) 1349-7235
    ISSN 0021-5120 ; 0918-2918
    DOI 10.2169/internalmedicine.1299-22
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  2. Article ; Online: Quantification of the Swallowing Mechanism Through Muscle Synergy Analysis.

    Murakami, Chiaki / Sasaki, Makoto / Shimoda, Shingo / Tamada, Yasushi

    Dysphagia

    2022  Volume 38, Issue 3, Page(s) 973–989

    Abstract: Decreased swallowing function increases the risk of choking and aspiration pneumonia. Videofluoroscopy and computed tomography allow for detailed observation of the swallowing movements but have radiation risks. Therefore, we developed a method using ... ...

    Abstract Decreased swallowing function increases the risk of choking and aspiration pneumonia. Videofluoroscopy and computed tomography allow for detailed observation of the swallowing movements but have radiation risks. Therefore, we developed a method using surface electromyography (sEMG) to noninvasively assess swallowing function without radiation exposure. A 44-channel flexible sEMG sensor was used to measure the sEMG signals of the hyoid muscles during swallowing in 14 healthy young adult and 14 elderly subjects. Muscle synergy analysis was performed to extract the muscle synergies from the sEMG signals, and the three synergies were extracted from the hyoid muscle activities during the swallowing experiments. The experimental results showed that the three synergies represent the oral, early pharyngeal, and late pharyngeal swallowing phases and that swallowing strength is tuned by the strength of the muscle activities, whereas swallowing volume is controlled by adjusting muscle activation timing. In addition, the timing of the swallowing reflex is slower in elderly individuals. The results confirm that the proposed approach successfully quantifies swallowing function from sEMG signals, mapping the signals to the swallowing phases.
    MeSH term(s) Young Adult ; Humans ; Aged ; Deglutition/physiology ; Electromyography/methods ; Neck Muscles ; Movement ; Cineradiography ; Deglutition Disorders/diagnostic imaging
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 632764-3
    ISSN 1432-0460 ; 0179-051X
    ISSN (online) 1432-0460
    ISSN 0179-051X
    DOI 10.1007/s00455-022-10523-4
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  3. Article ; Online: Subjective sleep disturbances across psychiatric illnesses-a transdiagnostic analysis.

    Nakamura, Shuntaro / Sugawara, Norio / Kawamata, Yasushi / Yasui-Furukori, Norio / Shimoda, Kazutaka

    Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

    2023  Volume 31, Issue 2, Page(s) 229–230

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mental Disorders/complications ; Mental Disorders/diagnosis ; Mental Disorders/psychology ; Sleep Wake Disorders/diagnosis ; Sleep
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 2213198-X
    ISSN 1440-1665 ; 1039-8562
    ISSN (online) 1440-1665
    ISSN 1039-8562
    DOI 10.1177/10398562231154113
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  4. Article: Survey of Health Literacy Among Japanese Outpatients with Mental Illness.

    Sato, Yoshiteru / Sugawara, Norio / Kawamata, Yasushi / Shimoda, Kazutaka / Yasui-Furukori, Norio

    Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment

    2023  Volume 19, Page(s) 1369–1378

    Abstract: Purpose: Low health literacy has been associated with adverse outcomes in health maintenance and the course of chronic physical illness. In particular, anxiety disorders can also affect one's physical health, causing issues including cardiovascular, ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Low health literacy has been associated with adverse outcomes in health maintenance and the course of chronic physical illness. In particular, anxiety disorders can also affect one's physical health, causing issues including cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders. However, there are no reports on physical health literacy among Japanese patients with mental illness.
    Patients and methods: A patient background questionnaire, the Japanese version of the Ten-Item Personality Inventory, and the Japanese version of the Health Literacy Scale (HLS-EU-Q47; European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire) were distributed face to face to 1000 psychiatric outpatients. A total of 785 valid responses including 211 patients with schizophrenia, 261 patients with mood disorders, and 234 patients with anxiety disorders were obtained by mail.
    Results: Health literacy was "limited" in 52% of patients with schizophrenia, 51% of those with mood disorders, and 38% of those with anxiety disorders. Among patients with mood disorders, there were no differences between those with major depressive disorder and those with bipolar disorder. Anxiety disorders were associated with higher health literacy than schizophrenia and mood disorders (odds ratio (OR) 1.85, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.07, 3.34), and in terms of personality, neuroticism (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.75, 0.97) and openness (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.74, 0.98) were associated with limited health literacy, while agreeableness (OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.18, 1.57) and extraversion OR 1.34, 95% CI 1.17, 1.52) were associated with higher health literacy.
    Conclusion: The results of this study indicate limited health literacy in patients with mental illness, in particular, limited health literacy in outpatients with schizophrenia and mood disorders. In addition, gender and some personality traits were associated with physical health literacy. Based on these results, physical health education should be individualized.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-02
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2186503-6
    ISSN 1178-2021 ; 1176-6328
    ISSN (online) 1178-2021
    ISSN 1176-6328
    DOI 10.2147/NDT.S409882
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  5. Article ; Online: HomotopicLI: Rationale, characteristics, and implications of a new threshold-free lateralization index of functional magnetic resonance imaging.

    Matsuo, Kayako / Kono, Kenta / Yasui-Furukori, Norio / Shimoda, Kazutaka / Kaji, Yasushi / Akiyama, Kazufumi

    Laterality

    2022  Volume 27, Issue 5, Page(s) 513–543

    Abstract: The reliable preoperative estimation of brain hemispheric asymmetry may be achieved through multiple lateralization indices using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Adding to our previously developed AveLI, we devised a novel threshold-free ... ...

    Abstract The reliable preoperative estimation of brain hemispheric asymmetry may be achieved through multiple lateralization indices using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Adding to our previously developed AveLI, we devised a novel threshold-free lateralization index, HomotopicLI, which computes a basic formula, (Left - Right) / (Left + Right), using voxel values of pairs located symmetrically in relation to the midsagittal line as the terms Left and Right, and averages them within the regions-of-interest. The study aimed to evaluate HomotopicLI before clinical applications. Data were collected from 56 healthy participants who performed four language tasks. We compared seven index types, including HomotopicLI, AveLI, and BaseLI; BaseLI was calculated using the sums of voxel values as the terms. Contrary to our expectations, HomotopicLI performed similarly to AveLI but better than BaseLI in detecting right dominance. A detailed analysis of unilaterally activated voxels of the homotopic pairs revealed that unilateral activation occurred more frequently on the right than on the left when HomotopicLI indicated right dominance. The voxel values during right unilateral activation were smaller than those in the left, causing right dominances in the homotopic pairs by HomotopicLI. These unique features provide an advantage in detecting residual, compensative functions spreading weakly in the non-dominant hemisphere.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Functional Laterality/physiology ; Brain Mapping ; Language ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2028955-8
    ISSN 1464-0678 ; 1357-650X
    ISSN (online) 1464-0678
    ISSN 1357-650X
    DOI 10.1080/1357650X.2022.2109655
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  6. Article ; Online: Lymphomatoid gastropathy/NK-cell enteropathy involving the stomach and intestine.

    Nakajima, Makoto / Shimoda, Masayuki / Takeuchi, Kengo / Dobashi, Akito / Kanai, Takanori / Kanai, Yae / Iwao, Yasushi

    Journal of clinical and experimental hematopathology : JCEH

    2022  Volume 62, Issue 2, Page(s) 114–118

    Abstract: Lymphomatoid gastropathy (LyGa)/natural killer (NK)-cell enteropathy (NKCE) is recognized as a benign NK-cell lymphoproliferative disease. Due to its histological similarity to NK/T cell lymphoma, it is easy to misdiagnose, leading to unnecessary ... ...

    Abstract Lymphomatoid gastropathy (LyGa)/natural killer (NK)-cell enteropathy (NKCE) is recognized as a benign NK-cell lymphoproliferative disease. Due to its histological similarity to NK/T cell lymphoma, it is easy to misdiagnose, leading to unnecessary chemotherapy and poor quality of life. This disease is typically observed in the small and large intestines in North America, whereas almost all cases in Japan occur locally in the stomach. Only 11 LyGa/NKCE cases involving both gastric and intestinal lesions have been reported, and there are few reports providing endoscopic images throughout the gastrointestinal tract. We report a case of LyGa/NKCE involving both the stomach and small and large intestines with detailed upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy and pathology images. Its pathogenesis currently remains elusive, but most patients with LyGa/NKCE in Japan have Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. Our patient was also positive for H. pylori infection at disease onset, but after receiving eradication therapy, ulcerative lesions in both stomach and intestine regressed and no recurrence was observed. This case suggests a link between the pathogenesis of LyGa/NKCE and H. pylori infection.
    MeSH term(s) Helicobacter Infections/complications ; Humans ; Intestines/pathology ; Lymphoma ; Lymphoproliferative Disorders/pathology ; Quality of Life ; Stomach Diseases/etiology ; Stomach Diseases/pathology ; Stomach Neoplasms/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-27
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2395568-5
    ISSN 1880-9952 ; 1880-9952
    ISSN (online) 1880-9952
    ISSN 1880-9952
    DOI 10.3960/jslrt.21032
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  7. Article: Function of gastrin-releasing peptide receptors in ocular itch transmission in the mouse trigeminal sensory system.

    Takanami, Keiko / Kuroiwa, Masaya / Ishikawa, Ren / Imai, Yuji / Oishi, Akane / Hashino, Midori / Shimoda, Yasushi / Sakamoto, Hirotaka / Koide, Tsuyoshi

    Frontiers in molecular neuroscience

    2023  Volume 16, Page(s) 1280024

    Abstract: The prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis in itchy eyes has increased constantly worldwide owing to environmental pollution. Currently, anti-allergic and antihistaminic eye drops are used; however, there are many unknown aspects about the neural circuits ...

    Abstract The prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis in itchy eyes has increased constantly worldwide owing to environmental pollution. Currently, anti-allergic and antihistaminic eye drops are used; however, there are many unknown aspects about the neural circuits that transmit itchy eyes. We focused on the gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and GRP receptor (GRPR), which are reportedly involved in itch transmission in the spinal somatosensory system, to determine whether the GRP system is involved in itch neurotransmission of the eyes in the trigeminal sensory system. First, the instillation of itch mediators, such as histamine (His) and non-histaminergic itch mediator chloroquine (CQ), exhibited concentration-dependent high levels of eye scratching behavior, with a significant sex differences observed in the case of His. Histological analysis revealed that His and CQ significantly increased the neural activity of GRPR-expressing neurons in the caudal part of the spinal trigeminal nucleus of the medulla oblongata in GRPR transgenic mice. We administered a GRPR antagonist or bombesin-saporin to ablate GRPR-expressing neurons, followed by His or CQ instillation, and observed a decrease in CQ-induced eye-scratching behavior in the toxin experiments. Intracisternal administration of neuromedin C (NMC), a GRPR agonist, resulted in dose-dependent excessive facial scratching behavior, despite the absence of an itch stimulus on the face. To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate that non-histaminergic itchy eyes were transmitted centrally via GRPR-expressing neurons in the trigeminal sensory system, and that NMC in the medulla oblongata evoked facial itching.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2452967-9
    ISSN 1662-5099
    ISSN 1662-5099
    DOI 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1280024
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  8. Article ; Online: Inhibition of adult T-cell leukemia cell proliferation by polymerized proanthocyanidin from blueberry leaves through JAK proteolysis.

    Ichikawa, Tomonaga / Sugamoto, Kazuhiro / Matsuura, Yasushi / Kunitake, Hisato / Shimoda, Kazuya / Morishita, Kazuhiro

    Cancer science

    2022  Volume 113, Issue 4, Page(s) 1406–1416

    Abstract: We have previously reported that the proanthocyanidin (PAC) fraction of blueberry leaf extract (BB-PAC) inhibits the proliferation of HTLV-1-infected adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) by inducing apoptosis. In the present study, we further analyzed the ... ...

    Abstract We have previously reported that the proanthocyanidin (PAC) fraction of blueberry leaf extract (BB-PAC) inhibits the proliferation of HTLV-1-infected adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) by inducing apoptosis. In the present study, we further analyzed the structure of BB-PAC and elucidated the molecular mechanism underlying the inhibitory function of HTLV-1-infected and ATL cells. After hot water extraction with fractionation with methanol-acetone, BB-PAC was found to be concentrated in fractions 4 to 7 (Fr7). The strongest inhibition of ATL cell growth was observed with Fr7, which contained the highest BB-PAC polymerization degree of 14. The basic structure of BB-PAC is mainly B-type bonds, with A-type bonds (7.1%) and cinchonain I units as the terminal unit (6.1%). The molecular mechanism of cytotoxicity observed around Fr7 against ATL cells was the degradation of JAK1 to 3 and the dephosphorylation of STAT3/5, which occurs by proteasome-dependent proteolysis, confirming that PAC directly binds to heat shock protein 90 (HSP90). JAK degradation was caused by proteasome-dependent proteolysis, and we identified the direct binding of PAC to HSP90. In addition, the binding of cochaperone ATPase homolog 1 (AHA1) to HSP90, which is required for activation of the cofactor HSP90, was inhibited by BB-PAC treatment. Therefore, BB-PAC inhibited the formation of the HSP90/AHA1 complex and promoted the degradation of JAK protein due to HSP90 dysfunction. These results suggest that the highly polymerized PAC component from blueberry leaves has great potential as a preventive and therapeutic agent against HTLV-1-infected and ATL cells.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Blueberry Plants/chemistry ; Blueberry Plants/metabolism ; Cell Proliferation ; HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism ; Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 ; Humans ; Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/drug therapy ; Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/metabolism ; Polymerization ; Proanthocyanidins ; Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex/metabolism ; Proteolysis
    Chemical Substances HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins ; Proanthocyanidins ; proanthocyanidin (18206-61-6) ; Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex (EC 3.4.25.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2115647-5
    ISSN 1349-7006 ; 1349-7006
    ISSN (online) 1349-7006
    ISSN 1349-7006
    DOI 10.1111/cas.15277
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  9. Article ; Online: High attenuation mucus in bronchi with allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis.

    Hattori, Shigeaki / Oguma, Tsuyoshi / Ishiguro, Takashi / Suzuki, Junko / Fukunaga, Koichi / Shimoda, Terufumi / Kimura, Hirokazu / Obase, Yasushi / Okada, Naoki / Tanaka, Jun / Kitahara, Asako / Tomomatsu, Katsuyoshi / Shiraishi, Yoshiki / Asano, Koichiro

    Mycoses

    2024  Volume 67, Issue 2, Page(s) e13705

    Abstract: Background: High-attenuation mucus (HAM) is a specific manifestation of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) on chest computed tomography (CT).: Objectives: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of the two definitions of HAM and to clarify the ... ...

    Abstract Background: High-attenuation mucus (HAM) is a specific manifestation of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) on chest computed tomography (CT).
    Objectives: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of the two definitions of HAM and to clarify the clinical and radiographic characteristics of HAM-positive and HAM-negative ABPM.
    Methods: CT images at the diagnosis of ABPM using Asano's criteria were retrospectively analysed. In Study #1, radiographic data obtained using the same CT apparatus in a single institute were analysed to determine the agreement between the two definitions of HAM: a mucus plug that is visually denser than the paraspinal muscles or that with a radiodensity ≥70 Hounsfield units. In Study #2, HAM was diagnosed by comparison with the paraspinal muscles in patients with ABPM reporting to 14 medical institutes in Japan.
    Results: In Study #1, 93 mucus plugs from 26 patients were analysed. A substantial agreement for HAM diagnosis was observed between the two methods, with a κ coefficient of 0.72. In Study #2, 60 cases of ABPM were analysed; mucus plugs were present in all cases and HAM was diagnosed in 45 (75%) cases. The median A. fumigatus-specific IgE titre was significantly lower in HAM-positive patients than in HAM-negative patients (2.5 vs. 24.3 U
    Conclusion: In conclusion, agreement between the two methods to diagnose HAM was substantial. HAM was associated with some immunological and radiographic characteristics, including lower levels of sensitization to A. fumigatus and the presence of distal airway lesions.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis ; Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary/diagnostic imaging ; Retrospective Studies ; Bronchi ; Mucus
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-18
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 392487-7
    ISSN 1439-0507 ; 0933-7407
    ISSN (online) 1439-0507
    ISSN 0933-7407
    DOI 10.1111/myc.13705
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  10. Article ; Online: Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution via Amide Bond Formation.

    Shimoda, Yasushi / Yamamoto, Hisashi

    Journal of the American Chemical Society

    2017  Volume 139, Issue 20, Page(s) 6855–6858

    Abstract: We describe the kinetic resolution of a readily available 2-pyridyl ester via an amide bond formation catalyzed by a chiral Brønsted acid. A chiral phosphoric acid bearing a 2,4,6-trimethyl-3,5-dinitrophenyl group at the 3,3'-position enabled this ... ...

    Abstract We describe the kinetic resolution of a readily available 2-pyridyl ester via an amide bond formation catalyzed by a chiral Brønsted acid. A chiral phosphoric acid bearing a 2,4,6-trimethyl-3,5-dinitrophenyl group at the 3,3'-position enabled this transformation with high selectivities. We also found that the addition of Lewis acid increased both the reactivity and selectivity in the substrate with a methoxy group.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-05-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3155-0
    ISSN 1520-5126 ; 0002-7863
    ISSN (online) 1520-5126
    ISSN 0002-7863
    DOI 10.1021/jacs.7b03592
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