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  1. Article ; Online: Mechanism of poly(

    Nagasaka, Masanari / Kumaki, Fumitoshi / Yao, Yifeng / Adachi, Jun-Ichi / Mochizuki, Kenji

    Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP

    2024  Volume 26, Issue 18, Page(s) 13634–13638

    Abstract: The cononsolvency mechanism of poly( ...

    Abstract The cononsolvency mechanism of poly(
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1476244-4
    ISSN 1463-9084 ; 1463-9076
    ISSN (online) 1463-9084
    ISSN 1463-9076
    DOI 10.1039/d4cp00676c
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  2. Article ; Online: Experimental and Theoretical Study for Core Excitation of Firefly Luciferin in Carbon K-Edge Spectra.

    Kudo, Yuto / Kumaki, Fumitoshi / Nagasaka, Masanari / Adachi, Jun-Ichi / Noguchi, Yoshifumi / Koga, Nobuaki / Itabashi, Hideyuki / Hiyama, Miyabi

    The journal of physical chemistry. A

    2024  Volume 128, Issue 3, Page(s) 611–617

    Abstract: Carbon (C) K-edge X-ray absorption spectra for firefly luciferin were measured and assigned using time-dependent density functional theoretical calculations for luciferin anion and dianion to elucidate the effect of hydroxy-group deprotonation. It was ... ...

    Abstract Carbon (C) K-edge X-ray absorption spectra for firefly luciferin were measured and assigned using time-dependent density functional theoretical calculations for luciferin anion and dianion to elucidate the effect of hydroxy-group deprotonation. It was found that the C K-edge spectra for luciferin had four characteristic peaks. The effect of deprotonation of the hydroxy group appears in the energy difference of the first and second peaks of these spectra. This energy difference is 1.0 eV at pH 7 and 2.3 eV at pH 10. The deprotonation of the hydroxy group can be distinguished based on the soft X-ray absorption spectra.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1520-5215
    ISSN (online) 1520-5215
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c07504
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  3. Article ; Online: Neuropil-like islands are a possible pathogenetic link between glioblastoma and gangliocytoma/ganglioglioma in a case of synchronous bilateral brain tumors.

    Ishizawa, Keisuke / Adachi, Jun-Ichi / Tamaru, Jun-Ichi / Nishikawa, Ryo / Mishima, Kazuhiko / Sasaki, Atsushi

    Neuropathology : official journal of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology

    2023  Volume 44, Issue 2, Page(s) 126–134

    Abstract: Neuropil-like islands (NIs) are a histologic hallmark of glioneuronal tumors with neuropil-like islands (GTNIs), but GTNIs are presently not considered a homogeneous entity. The essence of GTNI is likely its glial component, and NIs are now considered ... ...

    Abstract Neuropil-like islands (NIs) are a histologic hallmark of glioneuronal tumors with neuropil-like islands (GTNIs), but GTNIs are presently not considered a homogeneous entity. The essence of GTNI is likely its glial component, and NIs are now considered aberrant neuronal differentiation or metaplasia. The case we report herein is a 41-year-old woman who was synchronously affected by two brain tumors: one was a glioblastoma (glioblastoma multiforme, GBM), of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-wild type, with NIs in the left parietal lobe, and the other was histologically a composite gangliocytoma (GC)/anaplastic ganglioglioma (GG) with NIs in the right medial temporal lobe. While both tumors were genetically wild type for IDH, histone H3, and v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF), the former tumor, but not the latter, was mutated for telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter gene (TERT). A recent systematic study using DNA methylation profiling and next-generation sequencing showed that anaplastic GG separate into other WHO tumor types, including IDH-wild-type GBM. It suggested a diagnostic scheme where an anaplastic GG is likely an IDH-wild-type GBM if it is a BRAF wild type, IDH wild type, and TERT promoter mutant tumor. The likely scenario in this patient is that the GBM results from the progression of GC/anaplastic GG due to the superimposed TERT promoter mutation and the propagation of newly generated GBM cells in the contralateral hemisphere. A systematic analysis using DNA methylation profiling and next-generation sequencing was not available in this study, but the common presence of NIs histologically noted in the two tumors could support this scenario. Although a sufficient volume of molecular and genetic testing is sine qua non for the accurate understanding of brain tumors, the importance of histologic observation cannot be overemphasized.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Mice ; Animals ; Humans ; Adult ; Glioblastoma/complications ; Glioblastoma/genetics ; Glioblastoma/pathology ; Ganglioglioma/pathology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf/genetics ; Ganglioneuroma/pathology ; Brain Neoplasms/complications ; Brain Neoplasms/genetics ; Brain Neoplasms/pathology ; Neuropil/pathology ; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/genetics ; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/metabolism ; Mutation ; Telomerase/genetics
    Chemical Substances Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf (EC 2.7.11.1) ; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.41) ; Telomerase (EC 2.7.7.49)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-28
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 1483794-8
    ISSN 1440-1789 ; 0919-6544
    ISSN (online) 1440-1789
    ISSN 0919-6544
    DOI 10.1111/neup.12939
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  4. Article ; Online: Clinical significance and pitfalls of human chorionic gonadotropin-related tumor markers for intracranial germinomas.

    Suzuki, Tomonari / Shirahata, Mitsuaki / Adachi, Jun-Ichi / Mishima, Kazuhiko / Nishikawa, Ryo

    Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery

    2023  Volume 39, Issue 4, Page(s) 901–907

    Abstract: Purpose: Measuring serum and cerebrospinal fluid human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is essential for the diagnosis of intracranial germ cell tumors. There are three types of hCG-related markers in clinical use: hCGβ, intact hCG, and total hCG. The best ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Measuring serum and cerebrospinal fluid human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is essential for the diagnosis of intracranial germ cell tumors. There are three types of hCG-related markers in clinical use: hCGβ, intact hCG, and total hCG. The best marker for the diagnosis of intracranial germ cell tumors, especially germinoma, is currently unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the usefulness of these hCG-related markers.
    Methods: We investigated 19 serum samples obtained from 6 patients with histologically diagnosed germinoma treated in our institute. Serum hCGβ, intact hCG, and total hCG values were measured before, during, and after treatment. Samples with hCG values above the lower limits were considered positive.
    Results: The positivity rates of serum hCGβ, intact hCG, and total hCG were 6% (1/17), 47% (7/15), and 42% (8/19), respectively, with the latter two having significantly higher positivity rates than hCGβ (p = 0.041). Both intact and total hCGs showed similar values. The median values of hCGβ, intact hCG, and total hCG before treatment were 0.1 ng/mL, 4.6 mIU/mL, and 4.5 mIU/mL, respectively.
    Conclusion: Serum intact and total hCGs have higher detection rates than hCGβ in patients with germinoma using available commercial measurement tools.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; Clinical Relevance ; Chorionic Gonadotropin/cerebrospinal fluid ; Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human/cerebrospinal fluid ; Germinoma/diagnosis ; Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers, Tumor ; Chorionic Gonadotropin ; Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-06
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605988-0
    ISSN 1433-0350 ; 0302-2803 ; 0256-7040
    ISSN (online) 1433-0350
    ISSN 0302-2803 ; 0256-7040
    DOI 10.1007/s00381-023-05856-w
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  5. Article ; Online: Operando time-resolved soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy for photoexcitation processes of metal complexes in solutions.

    Kumaki, Fumitoshi / Nagasaka, Masanari / Fukaya, Ryo / Okano, Yasuaki / Yamashita, Shohei / Nozawa, Shunsuke / Adachi, Shin-Ichi / Adachi, Jun-Ichi

    The Journal of chemical physics

    2023  Volume 158, Issue 10, Page(s) 104201

    Abstract: Operando time-resolved soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy (TR-SXAS) is an effective method to reveal the photochemical processes of metal complexes in solutions. In this study, we have developed the TR-SXAS measurement system for observing various ... ...

    Abstract Operando time-resolved soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy (TR-SXAS) is an effective method to reveal the photochemical processes of metal complexes in solutions. In this study, we have developed the TR-SXAS measurement system for observing various photochemical reactions in solutions by the combination of laser pump pulses with soft x-ray probe pulses from the synchrotron radiation. For the evaluation of the developed TR-SXAS system, we have measured nitrogen K-edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) spectra of aqueous iron phenanthroline solutions during a photoinduced spin transition process. The decay process of the high spin state to the low spin state in the iron complex has been obtained from the ligand side by N K-edge XAS, and the time constant is close to that obtained from the central metal side by time-resolved Fe K-edge XAS in the previous studies.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3113-6
    ISSN 1089-7690 ; 0021-9606
    ISSN (online) 1089-7690
    ISSN 0021-9606
    DOI 10.1063/5.0129814
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  6. Article: Miliary Tuberculosis during R-MPV Therapy in an Elderly Patient with Primary Central Nerve System Lymphoma: A Case Report.

    Take, Yushiro / Shirahata, Mitsuaki / Sakai, Jun / Kubota, Yuichi / Suzuki, Tomonari / Adachi, Jun-Ichi / Maesaki, Shigefumi / Mishima, Kazuhiko / Nishikawa, Ryo

    Case reports in oncology

    2023  Volume 16, Issue 1, Page(s) 1054–1059

    Abstract: Most elderly patients with tuberculosis (TB) have previously been infected ... ...

    Abstract Most elderly patients with tuberculosis (TB) have previously been infected with
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2458961-5
    ISSN 1662-6575
    ISSN 1662-6575
    DOI 10.1159/000530711
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  7. Article: Successful Treatment of a CNS Tumor with BCOR Internal Tandem Duplication: A Case Report.

    Mizuno, Reina / Sasaki, Atsushi / Suzuki, Tomonari / Adachi, Jun-Ichi / Shirahata, Mitsuaki / Nishikawa, Ryo / Mishima, Kazuhiko

    NMC case report journal

    2023  Volume 10, Page(s) 343–348

    Abstract: A central nervous system (CNS) tumor with BCL-6 co-repressor (BCOR) internal tandem duplication (CNS tumor with BCOR ITD) is a rare tumor classified as an embryonal tumor by the World Health Organization classification (5th edition), and the prognosis is ...

    Abstract A central nervous system (CNS) tumor with BCL-6 co-repressor (BCOR) internal tandem duplication (CNS tumor with BCOR ITD) is a rare tumor classified as an embryonal tumor by the World Health Organization classification (5th edition), and the prognosis is generally poor. A successfully treated case is reported, and its treatment is discussed. A five-year-old boy presented with a one-month history of headache and vomiting. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a well-demarcated, left-frontal tumor without perifocal edema. The patient underwent complete resection without a neurological deficit. Anti-BCOR antibody showed strong immunoreactivity in tumor nuclei, and the tumor was diagnosed as a CNS tumor with BCOR ITD. The patient received craniospinal irradiation (CSI) comprising 23.4 Gy, followed by a boost to the primary site to a total dose of 30.6 Gy in daily fractions of 1.8 Gy. The chemotherapy comprised four cycles of vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and cisplatin with peripheral blood stem cell rescue. The clinical course was uneventful throughout the treatment, the tumor has not recurred for four years, and no neurological impairment was reported. CSI and multiagent chemotherapy were effective for a CNS tumor with BCOR ITD.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-20
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2188-4226
    ISSN 2188-4226
    DOI 10.2176/jns-nmc.2023-0091
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  8. Article ; Online: Cytopathological and histopathological features of cerebral granular cell astrocytoma: A case report.

    Homma, Taku / Izu, Asami / Adachi, Jun-Ichi / Fukuoka, Masayoshi / Nishikawa, Ryo

    Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology

    2021  Volume 33, Issue 1, Page(s) 132–137

    Abstract: This report describes the cytological features of granular cell astrocytoma (GCA), to aid in the diagnosis of intraoperative frozen samples of brain lesions, and discuss cytological similarities and differences between GCA, two significant non-neoplastic ...

    Abstract This report describes the cytological features of granular cell astrocytoma (GCA), to aid in the diagnosis of intraoperative frozen samples of brain lesions, and discuss cytological similarities and differences between GCA, two significant non-neoplastic central nervous system lesions (brain infarction and demyelinating disorder), and three central nervous system tumours (gemistocytic astrocytoma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma).
    MeSH term(s) Astrocytoma/diagnosis ; Astrocytoma/pathology ; Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Brain Neoplasms/pathology ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1034190-0
    ISSN 1365-2303 ; 0956-5507 ; 1350-4037
    ISSN (online) 1365-2303
    ISSN 0956-5507 ; 1350-4037
    DOI 10.1111/cyt.13063
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  9. Article ; Online: Primary intramedullary spinal cord pilocytic astrocytoma with anaplasia in an adult: illustrative case.

    Kawasaki, Toshinari / Takayama, Motohiro / Kobayashi, Tamaki / Maki, Yoshinori / Shirahata, Mitsuaki / Adachi, Jun-Ichi / Homma, Taku / Ioroi, Yoshihiko

    Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons

    2022  Volume 3, Issue 12

    Abstract: Background: Primary intramedullary spinal cord (IMSC) pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) with anaplasia is extremely rare.: Observations: A 50-year-old man presented to our hospital with numbness of the left posterior rib region, back, and bilateral lower ... ...

    Abstract Background: Primary intramedullary spinal cord (IMSC) pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) with anaplasia is extremely rare.
    Observations: A 50-year-old man presented to our hospital with numbness of the left posterior rib region, back, and bilateral lower limbs. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intramedullary lesion at T2-T3 with no contrast enhancement. The patient opted for conservative treatment. Eighteen months after the first consultation, the patient presented with slowly progressive numbness of the bilateral upper limbs, paraparesis, and dysuria, with rapid deterioration over the following 3 months. T1- and T2-weighted MRI revealed expansion of the intramedullary lesion, which extended from C7 to T5, and syringomyelia at C5-C6. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI revealed an enhancing intramedullary lesion at C7-T5. Open biopsy and C5-T5 laminectomy were performed for diagnosis and decompression. PA with anaplasia was diagnosed based on pathological and immunohistochemical findings. The patient received postoperative radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
    Lessons: Rapidly progressive IMSC PA with a change in contrast enhancement is extremely rare in adults. PA may undergo a spontaneous malignant transformation during its natural clinical course. In this case, the change in contrast enhancement may have been associated with the malignant transformation of the PA.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2694-1902
    ISSN (online) 2694-1902
    DOI 10.3171/CASE21702
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  10. Article ; Online: True anaplastic oligoastrocytoma with dual genotype: illustrative case.

    Mizuno, Reina / Homma, Taku / Adachi, Jun-Ichi / Mishima, Kazuhiko / Suzuki, Tomonari / Shirahata, Mitsuaki / Nishikawa, Ryo / Atushi, Sasaki

    Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons

    2022  Volume 4, Issue 3, Page(s) CASE22146

    Abstract: Background: The revised fourth edition of the World Health Organization classification of central nervous system tumors was published in 2016. Based on this classification, one of the infiltrating glioma entities named "oligoastrocytoma/anaplastic ... ...

    Abstract Background: The revised fourth edition of the World Health Organization classification of central nervous system tumors was published in 2016. Based on this classification, one of the infiltrating glioma entities named "oligoastrocytoma/anaplastic oligoastrocytoma" is discouraged. It is proposed that these mixed gliomas should be classified as diffuse astrocytoma/anaplastic astrocytoma or oligodendroglioma/anaplastic oligodendroglioma when analyzing their genetic alteration.
    Observations: A 78-year-old female underwent brain computed tomography (CT) because of a traffic accident. Cranial CT revealed a brain tumor in the left temporoparietal lobe; therefore, she was hospitalized. She underwent awake craniotomy. After the operation, she was treated with only local radiotherapy; the authors could not prescribe temozolomide, because she had had levetiracetam-induced pancytopenia. The remaining tumor neuroradiologically disappeared, and she was alive 40 months after the operation without tumor recurrence.
    Lessons: Histopathologically, this tumor was diagnosed as an anaplastic oligoastrocytoma with a distinct dual phenotype of astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma components. Genetically, these two components revealed astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma genotypes, respectively. Therefore, the authors considered the integrated diagnosis of the temporal tumor as a true anaplastic oligoastrocytoma with a dual genotype. Interestingly, this case also included an area composed of spindle to oval neoplastic cells that revealed intermediate genetic alterations between astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2694-1902
    ISSN (online) 2694-1902
    DOI 10.3171/CASE22146
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