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  1. Article ; Online: Sugar coordinates plant defense signaling.

    Yamada, Kohji / Mine, Akira

    Science advances

    2024  Volume 10, Issue 4, Page(s) eadk4131

    Abstract: Pathogen recognition triggers energy-intensive defense systems. Although successful defense should depend on energy availability, how metabolic information is communicated to defense remains unclear. We show that sugar, especially glucose-6-phosphate ( ... ...

    Abstract Pathogen recognition triggers energy-intensive defense systems. Although successful defense should depend on energy availability, how metabolic information is communicated to defense remains unclear. We show that sugar, especially glucose-6-phosphate (G6P), is critical in coordinating defense in
    MeSH term(s) Sugars ; Signal Transduction ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Antifungal Agents ; Arabidopsis ; Chitin
    Chemical Substances Sugars ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Antifungal Agents ; Chitin (1398-61-4)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2810933-8
    ISSN 2375-2548 ; 2375-2548
    ISSN (online) 2375-2548
    ISSN 2375-2548
    DOI 10.1126/sciadv.adk4131
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  2. Article ; Online: Direct Observation and Automated Measurement of Stomatal Responses to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Hirata, Rikako / Takagi, Momoko / Toda, Yosuke / Mine, Akira

    Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE

    2024  , Issue 204

    Abstract: Stomata are microscopic pores found in the plant leaf epidermis. Regulation of stomatal aperture is pivotal not only for balancing carbon dioxide uptake for photosynthesis and transpirational water loss but also for restricting bacterial invasion. While ... ...

    Abstract Stomata are microscopic pores found in the plant leaf epidermis. Regulation of stomatal aperture is pivotal not only for balancing carbon dioxide uptake for photosynthesis and transpirational water loss but also for restricting bacterial invasion. While plants close stomata upon recognition of microbes, pathogenic bacteria, such as Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pto), reopen the closed stomata to gain access into the leaf interior. In conventional assays for assessing stomatal responses to bacterial invasion, leaf epidermal peels, leaf discs, or detached leaves are floated on bacterial suspension, and then stomata are observed under a microscope followed by manual measurement of stomatal aperture. However, these assays are cumbersome and may not reflect stomatal responses to natural bacterial invasion in a leaf attached to the plant. Recently, a portable imaging device was developed that can observe stomata by pinching a leaf without detaching it from the plant, together with a deep learning-based image analysis pipeline designed to automatically measure stomatal aperture from leaf images captured by the device. Here, building on these technical advances, a new method to assess stomatal responses to bacterial invasion in Arabidopsis thaliana is introduced. This method consists of three simple steps: spray inoculation of Pto mimicking natural infection processes, direct observation of stomata on a leaf of the Pto-inoculated plant using the portable imaging device, and automated measurement of stomatal aperture by the image analysis pipeline. This method was successfully used to demonstrate stomatal closure and reopening during Pto invasion under conditions that closely mimic the natural plant-bacteria interaction.
    MeSH term(s) Arabidopsis ; Pseudomonas syringae ; Solanum lycopersicum ; Biological Assay ; Biological Transport
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Video-Audio Media
    ZDB-ID 2259946-0
    ISSN 1940-087X ; 1940-087X
    ISSN (online) 1940-087X
    ISSN 1940-087X
    DOI 10.3791/66112
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  3. Article: Structure and dynamics of the plant immune signaling network in plant–bacteria interactions

    Mine, Akira

    Journal of general plant pathology. 2020 Nov., v. 86, no. 6

    2020  

    Abstract: The plant innate immune system deploys receptor proteins on the cell surface or inside the cell to sense microbial invasions. Perception of microbe associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), which are typically derived from conserved molecules in a class of ... ...

    Abstract The plant innate immune system deploys receptor proteins on the cell surface or inside the cell to sense microbial invasions. Perception of microbe associated molecular patterns (MAMPs), which are typically derived from conserved molecules in a class of microbes such as bacterial flagellin, triggers pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). While pathogens possess a repertoire of effectors that dampen PTI, plants detect the presence or actions of effectors and induce effector-triggered immunity (ETI) to prevent pathogen infection. PTI and ETI utilize a number of common signaling components such as reactive oxygen species, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and phytohormones to reprogram the cell state toward defense responses. It has become increasingly clear that these signaling components do not act in isolation but interact with each other to form an intricate network. Here, I discuss structure and dynamics of the plant immune signaling network that operate behind the interaction between the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pto).
    Keywords Arabidopsis thaliana ; Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato ; flagellin ; innate immunity ; mitogen-activated protein kinase ; pathogens ; plant hormones ; plant pathology ; reactive oxygen species
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-11
    Size p. 528-530.
    Publishing place Springer Japan
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-AP-2-clean ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2016032-X
    ISSN 1345-2630
    ISSN 1345-2630
    DOI 10.1007/s10327-020-00954-y
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  4. Article ; Online: Commensal lifestyle regulated by a negative feedback loop between Arabidopsis ROS and the bacterial T2SS.

    Entila, Frederickson / Han, Xiaowei / Mine, Akira / Schulze-Lefert, Paul / Tsuda, Kenichi

    Nature communications

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 456

    Abstract: Despite the plant health-promoting effects of plant microbiota, these assemblages also comprise potentially detrimental microbes. How plant immunity controls its microbiota to promote plant health under these conditions remains largely unknown. We find ... ...

    Abstract Despite the plant health-promoting effects of plant microbiota, these assemblages also comprise potentially detrimental microbes. How plant immunity controls its microbiota to promote plant health under these conditions remains largely unknown. We find that commensal bacteria isolated from healthy Arabidopsis plants trigger diverse patterns of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production dependent on the immune receptors and completely on the NADPH oxidase RBOHD that selectively inhibited specific commensals, notably Xanthomonas L148. Through random mutagenesis, we find that L148 gspE, encoding a type II secretion system (T2SS) component, is required for the damaging effects of Xanthomonas L148 on rbohD mutant plants. In planta bacterial transcriptomics reveals that RBOHD suppresses most T2SS gene expression including gspE. L148 colonization protected plants against a bacterial pathogen, when gspE was inhibited by ROS or mutation. Thus, a negative feedback loop between Arabidopsis ROS and the bacterial T2SS tames a potentially detrimental leaf commensal and turns it into a microbe beneficial to the host.
    MeSH term(s) Arabidopsis/metabolism ; Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics ; Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism ; Feedback ; NADPH Oxidases/genetics ; NADPH Oxidases/metabolism ; Bacteria/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Plant Immunity/genetics
    Chemical Substances Arabidopsis Proteins ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; NADPH Oxidases (EC 1.6.3.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-44724-2
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  5. Article ; Online: Commensal lifestyle regulated by a negative feedback loop between Arabidopsis ROS and the bacterial T2SS

    Frederickson Entila / Xiaowei Han / Akira Mine / Paul Schulze-Lefert / Kenichi Tsuda

    Nature Communications, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2024  Volume 17

    Abstract: Abstract Despite the plant health-promoting effects of plant microbiota, these assemblages also comprise potentially detrimental microbes. How plant immunity controls its microbiota to promote plant health under these conditions remains largely unknown. ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Despite the plant health-promoting effects of plant microbiota, these assemblages also comprise potentially detrimental microbes. How plant immunity controls its microbiota to promote plant health under these conditions remains largely unknown. We find that commensal bacteria isolated from healthy Arabidopsis plants trigger diverse patterns of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production dependent on the immune receptors and completely on the NADPH oxidase RBOHD that selectively inhibited specific commensals, notably Xanthomonas L148. Through random mutagenesis, we find that L148 gspE, encoding a type II secretion system (T2SS) component, is required for the damaging effects of Xanthomonas L148 on rbohD mutant plants. In planta bacterial transcriptomics reveals that RBOHD suppresses most T2SS gene expression including gspE. L148 colonization protected plants against a bacterial pathogen, when gspE was inhibited by ROS or mutation. Thus, a negative feedback loop between Arabidopsis ROS and the bacterial T2SS tames a potentially detrimental leaf commensal and turns it into a microbe beneficial to the host.
    Keywords Science ; Q
    Subject code 580
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Age-related appearance of lamellar structures in lens capsule of cataractous eyes and its pathological significance.

    Hirata, Akira / Mine, Keiko / Hayashi, Ken

    Journal of cataract and refractive surgery

    2022  Volume 48, Issue 7, Page(s) 844–849

    Abstract: Purpose: To determine morphological changes in the lens capsule with aging.: Setting: Hayashi Eye Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.: Design: Cross-sectional study.: Methods: 25 eyes from the older patient group (aged 80 years or older) and 25 eyes from ...

    Abstract Purpose: To determine morphological changes in the lens capsule with aging.
    Setting: Hayashi Eye Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
    Design: Cross-sectional study.
    Methods: 25 eyes from the older patient group (aged 80 years or older) and 25 eyes from the younger patient group (aged 65 years or younger) who were diagnosed with cataract and indicated for surgery were included in the study. After continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis, the anterior lens capsule was collected, immediately fixed, and processed for electron microscopy analysis. Backscattered electron images of the cross-section of the anterior lens capsule were observed under a scanning electron microscope. The ultrastructure of the anterior lens capsule was observed and compared between the groups. Factors associated with the occurrence of the lamellar structure were also identified, with the presence or absence of a lamellar structure as an objective variable and preoperative clinical characteristics as the explanatory variables.
    Results: 50 eyes of 50 patients were included. In the younger patient group, 20 eyes (80%) had a homogeneous lens capsule, whereas 5 eyes had lamellar structures. By contrast, in the older patient group, 5 eyes had homogeneous structures, while the remaining 20 eyes (80%) had lamellar structures. 1 eye showed capsular delamination. The only significant factor for the occurrence of lamellar structures was age group ( P < .01, nominal logistic regression analysis).
    Conclusions: Lamellar structures appear in the anterior capsule during aging. The appearance of lamellar structures indicates fragility of the lens capsule, which may, in turn, lead to capsular delamination or lens dislocation in some cases.
    MeSH term(s) Anterior Capsule of the Lens/pathology ; Capsulorhexis/methods ; Cataract/complications ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Lens Capsule, Crystalline/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 632744-8
    ISSN 1873-4502 ; 0886-3350
    ISSN (online) 1873-4502
    ISSN 0886-3350
    DOI 10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000967
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  7. Article ; Online: Contractility of temporal inverted internal limiting membrane flap after vitrectomy for macular hole.

    Hirata, Akira / Mine, Keiko / Hayashi, Ken

    Scientific reports

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 20035

    Abstract: We investigated the postoperative visual outcomes and morphological changes of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap, in patients who underwent the temporal inverted ILM flap technique for macular hole (MH). Between August 2018 and February 2020, 22 ... ...

    Abstract We investigated the postoperative visual outcomes and morphological changes of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap, in patients who underwent the temporal inverted ILM flap technique for macular hole (MH). Between August 2018 and February 2020, 22 eyes of 22 patients with idiopathic or myopic MH who underwent vitrectomy with ILM flap were included in this study and followed-up for more than 6 months. Postoperative MH status, comparison of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) before and 6 months after surgery, changes in the ILM flap area at 1 and 6 months postoperatively, and the factors related to changes in ILM flap size, were analyzed. MH closure was achieved in all of the patients. The BCVA at 6 months postoperatively (0.18 ± 0.15) was significantly better than the preoperative BCVA of 0.63 ± 0.37 (P < 0.001, paired t test). The area of the ILM flap decreased significantly from 3.25 ± 1.27 mm
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Basement Membrane/pathology ; Basement Membrane/surgery ; Epiretinal Membrane/pathology ; Epiretinal Membrane/surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Myopia/complications ; Prospective Studies ; Reoperation ; Retinal Detachment/etiology ; Retinal Detachment/pathology ; Retinal Detachment/surgery ; Retinal Perforations/etiology ; Retinal Perforations/pathology ; Retinal Perforations/surgery ; Surgical Flaps/pathology ; Surgical Flaps/surgery ; Visual Acuity ; Vitrectomy/adverse effects
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-99509-0
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  8. Article ; Online: Two stages of salvaging an extensively necrotic foot with chronic limb-threatening ischemia by arterialization of great saphenous vein and free latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap transfer for wound coverage with the arterialized vein as the recipient vessel: A case report.

    Kagaya, Yu / Ohura, Norihiko / Miyamoto, Akira / Ozaki, Mine

    Microsurgery

    2022  Volume 43, Issue 2, Page(s) 166–170

    Abstract: Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) without other options for adequate arterial revascularization could undergo deep (or distal) venous arterialization for limb salvage. Additionally, patients with extensive foot wound with CLTI ... ...

    Abstract Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) without other options for adequate arterial revascularization could undergo deep (or distal) venous arterialization for limb salvage. Additionally, patients with extensive foot wound with CLTI sometimes require free flap transfer for limb salvage. We herein report a case of successful reconstructive limb-salvage surgery for an extensively necrotic foot with CLTI, using a two-stage operation involving venous arterialization using foot-perforating veins and subsequent free flap transfer (with preservation of the arterialized vein). The patient was a 59-year-old man with CLTI. The patient's right foot had dry necrotic tissue after Lisfranc joint amputation. Only one straight-line to the posterior tibial artery was achieved after endovascular therapies (four times). At the first stage of surgery, an arterial-venous shunt bypass from the superficial femoral artery to the distal great saphenous vein (GSV) (near the foot-perforating vein) was created. Arterial blood supply reached the necrotic area via the foot venous circulation system. At the second stage of surgery, free latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap (8 × 27 cm) transfer with preservation of the arterialized vein was performed. The pedicle artery was anastomosed to the bypass graft (end-to-side). The pedicle vein was anastomosed to the proximal stump of the GSV (end-to-end). The flap and residual foot survived completely, at a one-year follow-up postoperatively. An indocyanine green bypass-through angiography revealed the angiosome through the venous arterialization bypass graft, which included the flap; entire forefoot; and partial regions of the midfoot and heel. This two-stage operation might be considered a useful option for limb-salvage and complete wound-healing in patients with severe non-healing wound with CLTI. The two methods could compensate and overcome the problems of either method: incomplete wound-healing after venous arterialization, and the absence of a recipient artery for free flap transfer.
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Saphenous Vein/transplantation ; Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia ; Myocutaneous Flap/surgery ; Superficial Back Muscles/transplantation ; Treatment Outcome ; Limb Salvage/methods ; Ischemia/surgery ; Peripheral Arterial Disease/surgery
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 605524-2
    ISSN 1098-2752 ; 0738-1085
    ISSN (online) 1098-2752
    ISSN 0738-1085
    DOI 10.1002/micr.31001
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  9. Article ; Online: Contractility of temporal inverted internal limiting membrane flap after vitrectomy for macular hole

    Akira Hirata / Keiko Mine / Ken Hayashi

    Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 10

    Abstract: Abstract We investigated the postoperative visual outcomes and morphological changes of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap, in patients who underwent the temporal inverted ILM flap technique for macular hole (MH). Between August 2018 and February ... ...

    Abstract Abstract We investigated the postoperative visual outcomes and morphological changes of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap, in patients who underwent the temporal inverted ILM flap technique for macular hole (MH). Between August 2018 and February 2020, 22 eyes of 22 patients with idiopathic or myopic MH who underwent vitrectomy with ILM flap were included in this study and followed-up for more than 6 months. Postoperative MH status, comparison of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) before and 6 months after surgery, changes in the ILM flap area at 1 and 6 months postoperatively, and the factors related to changes in ILM flap size, were analyzed. MH closure was achieved in all of the patients. The BCVA at 6 months postoperatively (0.18 ± 0.15) was significantly better than the preoperative BCVA of 0.63 ± 0.37 (P < 0.001, paired t test). The area of the ILM flap decreased significantly from 3.25 ± 1.27 mm2 at 1 month to 3.13 ± 1.23 mm2 at 6 months (P = 0.024, Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Two eyes showed an ILM flap contraction of more than 20%, and one eye required reoperation due to an increase in metamorphopsia and decreased visual acuity. Among age, sex, ILM flap area at 1 month, preoperative BCVA, and axial length, ILM flap contraction was correlated with patient age and ILM flap area. Although vitrectomy with the inverted ILM flap technique confers a good visual outcome, the ILM flap may contract in younger patients.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article ; Online: General anesthesia for cesarean section in a pregnant woman with systemic vascular malformation: a case report.

    Takeuchi, Noriko / Koshihara, Misa / Motoyasu, Akira / Tokumine, Joho / Nakazawa, Harumasa / Ozaki, Mine / Yorozu, Tomoko

    JA clinical reports

    2023  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 88

    Abstract: Background: Vascular malformations are composed of morphologically abnormal vascular tissue, and when located in the head and neck region, they can make it difficult to secure the airway during general anesthesia.: Case presentation: A 28-year-old ... ...

    Abstract Background: Vascular malformations are composed of morphologically abnormal vascular tissue, and when located in the head and neck region, they can make it difficult to secure the airway during general anesthesia.
    Case presentation: A 28-year-old pregnant woman with vascular malformations in the pharynx was scheduled to undergo a cesarean section, for which spinal anesthesia was initially chosen. However, after magnetic resonance imaging results revealed the presence of multiple vascular malformations in the lumbar multifidus muscles, spinal anesthesia was considered to be of high risk. Thus, the patient was subjected to general anesthesia tracheal intubation under sedation, and the course of the surgery was without complications.
    Conclusions: Because the pathophysiology and clinical sequelae of vascular malformations may be involved in complications, thorough presurgical evaluation of the patient's physical condition and careful anesthesia planning should be done.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-14
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2363-9024
    ISSN (online) 2363-9024
    DOI 10.1186/s40981-023-00682-0
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