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  1. Article ; Online: Perioperative serum syndecan-1 concentrations in patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass and its association with the occurrence of postoperative acute kidney injury: a retrospective observational study.

    Miyazaki, Atsushi / Hokka, Mai / Obata, Norihiko / Mizobuchi, Satoshi

    BMC anesthesiology

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 154

    Abstract: Background: Various factors can cause vascular endothelial damage during cardiovascular surgery (CVS) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which has been suggested to be associated with postoperative complications. However, few studies have specifically ... ...

    Abstract Background: Various factors can cause vascular endothelial damage during cardiovascular surgery (CVS) with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which has been suggested to be associated with postoperative complications. However, few studies have specifically investigated the relationship between the degree of vascular endothelial damage and postoperative acute kidney injury (pAKI). The objectives of this study were to measure perioperative serum syndecan-1 concentrations in patients who underwent CVS with CPB, evaluate their trends, and determine their association with pAKI.
    Methods: This was a descriptive and case‒control study conducted at the National University Hospital. Adult patients who underwent CVS with CPB at a national university hospital between March 15, 2016, and August 31, 2020, were included. Patients who were undergoing preoperative dialysis, had preoperative serum creatinine concentrations greater than 2.0 mg dl
    Results: Fifty-two patients were included. pAKI occurred in 18 (34.6%) of those patients. The serum syndecan-1 concentration increased after CPB initiation and exhibited bimodal peak values. The serum syndecan-1 concentration at all time points was significantly elevated compared to that after the induction of anesthesia. The serum syndecan-1 concentration at 30 min after weaning from CPB and on postoperative day 1 was associated with the occurrence of pAKI (OR = 1.10 [1.01 to 1.21], P = 0.03]; OR = 1.16 [1.01 to 1.34], P = 0.04]; and the cutoff values of the serum syndecan-1 concentration that resulted in pAKI were 101.0 ng ml
    Conclusion: The serum syndecan-1 concentration at all time points was significantly greater than that after the induction of anesthesia. The serum syndecan-1 concentration on postoperative day 1 was significantly associated with the occurrence of pAKI.
    Trial registration: This study is not a clinical trial and is not registered with the registry.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Syndecan-1/blood ; Male ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass/adverse effects ; Female ; Acute Kidney Injury/blood ; Acute Kidney Injury/etiology ; Retrospective Studies ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Complications/blood ; Aged ; Case-Control Studies ; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures/adverse effects
    Chemical Substances Syndecan-1 ; SDC1 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2091252-3
    ISSN 1471-2253 ; 1471-2253
    ISSN (online) 1471-2253
    ISSN 1471-2253
    DOI 10.1186/s12871-024-02546-1
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  2. Article ; Online: Association of Cardiovascular Risk Markers and Fitness with Task-Related Neural Activity during Animacy Perception.

    Ishihara, Toru / Miyazaki, Atsushi / Tanaka, Hiroki / Matsuda, Tetsuya

    Medicine and science in sports and exercise

    2022  Volume 54, Issue 10, Page(s) 1738–1750

    Abstract: Purpose: Numerous studies have demonstrated the association between cardiovascular risk markers and fitness, and broad aspects of cognition; however, the possible association of cardiovascular risk markers and fitness with social cognition, which plays ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Numerous studies have demonstrated the association between cardiovascular risk markers and fitness, and broad aspects of cognition; however, the possible association of cardiovascular risk markers and fitness with social cognition, which plays a significant role in the development and maintenance of social relationships, has largely been ignored. Herein, we investigated the relationship of cardiovascular risk markers and fitness with task-related neural activity during animacy perception.
    Methods: We analyzed data from the Human Connectome Project derived from 1027 adults age 22-37 yr. Canonical correlation analysis (CCA) was conducted to evaluate the association between participants' body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, submaximal endurance, gait speed, hand dexterity, and muscular strength with task-related neural activity during animacy perception.
    Results: We observed a single significant CCA mode. Body mass index and blood pressure demonstrated negative cross-loadings with task-related neural activity in the temporoparietal, superior and anterior temporal, posterior cingulate, and inferior frontal regions, whereas submaximal endurance, hand dexterity, and muscular strength demonstrated positive cross-loadings. The observed CCA variates did not seem highly heritable, as the absolute differences in CCA variates in monozygotic twins, dizygotic twins, and nontwin siblings were not statistically different. Furthermore, the cardiovascular risk markers and fitness CCA variates were positively associated with animacy perception and emotion recognition accuracy, which was mediated by the task-related neural activity.
    Conclusions: The present findings can provide new insights into the role of markers for cardiovascular health and fitness, specifically their association with social cognition and the underlying neural basis. The intervention for cardiovascular risk and fitness could be a potentially cost-effective method of targeting social cognition.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; Heart Disease Risk Factors ; Humans ; Perception ; Physical Fitness/physiology ; Risk Factors ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 603994-7
    ISSN 1530-0315 ; 0195-9131 ; 0025-7990
    ISSN (online) 1530-0315
    ISSN 0195-9131 ; 0025-7990
    DOI 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002963
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  3. Article ; Online: Association between relational mobility, brain structure, and prosociality in adolescents.

    Yamada, Junko / Shou, Qiulu / Miyazaki, Atsushi / Matsuda, Tetsuya / Takagishi, Haruto

    International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience

    2022  Volume 82, Issue 7, Page(s) 615–625

    Abstract: Trust plays a vital role in human society. Previous studies have suggested that trust comprises general trust and caution. General trust is a belief that others, in general, are trustworthy, and caution is a belief in the importance of vigilance in ... ...

    Abstract Trust plays a vital role in human society. Previous studies have suggested that trust comprises general trust and caution. General trust is a belief that others, in general, are trustworthy, and caution is a belief in the importance of vigilance in dealing with others. Adolescence is a critical period for establishing these psychological traits. It is a period of physical and mental development, and the social environment during this period influences adolescents' psychology, including their brain structures. In this study, we focus on relational mobility as a socio-environmental factor that influences the development of adolescents' psychology and the brain. Relational mobility refers to the degree of freedom to choose and replace social relationships and consists of two subfactors (the degree of freedom to choose and replace social relationships and the number of opportunities to meet new people). Accordingly, we analyzed each subfactor separately. Results showed that the degree of freedom to choose and replace social relationships was only negatively associated with caution and left posterior superior temporal gyrus (pSTG) volume in adolescents. Furthermore, the effect of the freedom to choose and replace social relationships on caution was significantly relevant to the left pSTG volume. In contrast, the degree of opportunities to meet new people was associated with neither general trust nor caution, whereas it was positively associated with the right supramarginal gyrus volume. This study suggests that the social environment during adolescence influences brain structures related to prosociality.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Adolescent ; Interpersonal Relations ; Trust/psychology ; Brain
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 605533-3
    ISSN 1873-474X ; 0736-5748
    ISSN (online) 1873-474X
    ISSN 0736-5748
    DOI 10.1002/jdn.10214
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  4. Article ; Online: Grafting as a Tool for Study of Phototropism in Phycomyces.

    Miyazaki, Atsushi / Ootaki, Tamotsu

    Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

    2019  Volume 1924, Page(s) 199–206

    Abstract: Physiological responses, such as phototropism and carotenogenesis, are usually exhibited through a specific cascade composed of several gene functions. The number of such gene functions can be determined by means of complementation analysis. For this ... ...

    Abstract Physiological responses, such as phototropism and carotenogenesis, are usually exhibited through a specific cascade composed of several gene functions. The number of such gene functions can be determined by means of complementation analysis. For this purpose, a procedure is needed to produce heterokaryons easily and with a high success rate. Here, we present a method of grafting sporangiophores from different mutants to obtain heterokaryotic regenerates at the graft union, based on the large size of the sporangiophore and its remarkable regeneration capability.
    MeSH term(s) Phototropism/physiology ; Phycomyces/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1940-6029
    ISSN (online) 1940-6029
    DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-9015-3_16
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  5. Article: Antler detection from the sky: deer sex ratio monitoring using drone‐mounted thermal infrared sensors

    Ito, Takehiko Y. / Miyazaki, Atsushi / Koyama, Lina A. / Kamada, Kisa / Nagamatsu, Dai

    Wildlife biology. 2022 Apr., v. 2022, no. 4

    2022  

    Abstract: Sex differences in large mammals with sexual dimorphism are important ecological and evolutionary issues and key factors for wildlife management. To examine the potential use of drone (unmanned aerial vehicle; UAV) observation using thermal infrared ... ...

    Abstract Sex differences in large mammals with sexual dimorphism are important ecological and evolutionary issues and key factors for wildlife management. To examine the potential use of drone (unmanned aerial vehicle; UAV) observation using thermal infrared images for sex ratio monitoring of deer, we conducted UAV surveys at night in a sparse forest located on the distribution periphery of sika deer Cervus nippon and wild boar Sus scrofa local populations during summer and winter. Of the 163 thermal infrared images of large mammals detected, 132 (81.0%) and 16 (9.8%) were identified for deer and wild boar, respectively. In addition, velvet antlers of deer were visually recognized during summer, and 92% of the detected deer were antlered. This biased sex ratio would be a characteristic in the distribution periphery of local deer populations. Therefore, monitoring abundance and sex ratio using thermal infrared sensors on UAVs can improve deer management especially in the distribution periphery of local populations.
    Keywords Cervus nippon ; Sus scrofa ; deer ; forests ; sex ratio ; sexual dimorphism ; summer ; wild boars ; wildlife ; wildlife management ; winter
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-04
    Publishing place Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 1291831-3
    ISSN 0909-6396
    ISSN 0909-6396
    DOI 10.1002/wlb3.01034
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  6. Article ; Online: Identification of the brain networks that contribute to the interaction between physical function and working memory: An fMRI investigation with over 1,000 healthy adults.

    Ishihara, Toru / Miyazaki, Atsushi / Tanaka, Hiroki / Matsuda, Tetsuya

    NeuroImage

    2020  Volume 221, Page(s) 117152

    Abstract: There is a growing consensus regarding the positive relationship between physical function and working memory; however, explanations of task-evoked functional activity regarding this relationship and its differences in physical function domains remain ... ...

    Abstract There is a growing consensus regarding the positive relationship between physical function and working memory; however, explanations of task-evoked functional activity regarding this relationship and its differences in physical function domains remain controversial. This study illustrates the cross-sectional relationships between cardiorespiratory fitness, gait speed, hand dexterity, and muscular strength with working memory task (N-back task) performance and the mediating effects of task-evoked functional activity in 1033 adults aged between 22 and 37 years. The results showed that cardiorespiratory fitness and hand dexterity were independently associated with N-back task performance to a greater extent and in contrast to gait speed and muscular strength. These relationships were mediated by task-evoked functional activity in a part of the frontoparietal network (FPN) and default mode network (DMN). Superior cardiorespiratory fitness could contribute to working memory performance by enhancing the compensational role of FPN-related broader region activation. Hand dexterity was associated with moderation of the interaction in terms of task-evoked activation between the FPN and DMN, which in turn, improved N-back task performance. Based on these findings, we conclude that cardiorespiratory fitness and hand dexterity have common and unique mechanisms enhancing working memory.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Cardiorespiratory Fitness/physiology ; Cerebral Cortex/physiology ; Connectome ; Executive Function ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Memory, Short-Term/physiology ; Motor Skills/physiology ; Muscle Strength/physiology ; Nerve Net/diagnostic imaging ; Nerve Net/physiology ; Prefrontal Cortex/physiology ; Walking Speed/physiology ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1147767-2
    ISSN 1095-9572 ; 1053-8119
    ISSN (online) 1095-9572
    ISSN 1053-8119
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117152
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  7. Article ; Online: Endovascular treatment of an aneurysm arising from the minor limb of an upper basilar artery fenestration: illustrative case.

    Matsuo, Ayaka / Hiu, Takeshi / Otsuka, Hiroaki / Miyazaki, Atsushi / Haraguchi, Wataru / Kawahara, Ichiro / Ono, Tomonori / Izumo, Tsuyoshi / Matsuo, Takayuki / Tsutsumi, Keisuke

    Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons

    2022  Volume 4, Issue 4, Page(s) CASE22180

    Abstract: Background: An aneurysm arising in an upper basilar artery (BA) fenestration is extremely rare. The authors reported a case involving successful endovascular treatment of an aneurysm arising from the minor limb of an upper BA fenestration.: ... ...

    Abstract Background: An aneurysm arising in an upper basilar artery (BA) fenestration is extremely rare. The authors reported a case involving successful endovascular treatment of an aneurysm arising from the minor limb of an upper BA fenestration.
    Observations: A 65-year-old woman presented with an incidentally detected upper BA aneurysm arising from the minor limb of an upper BA fenestration. The irregularly shaped aneurysm was 6.0 × 2.7 mm in diameter, and the minor limb had several perforators. The aneurysm was nearly completely occluded with a catheter-assisted technique. The authors preserved both limbs of the BA fenestration. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient had an excellent clinical course with no neurological deficits or aneurysmal recanalization.
    Lessons: The case is the first report of an unruptured aneurysm arising at the minor limb of an upper BA fenestration. In this case, the authors preserved the minor limb with endovascular treatment. The authors believe catheter-assisted coil embolization to be a feasible endovascular technique in such cases.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2694-1902
    ISSN (online) 2694-1902
    DOI 10.3171/CASE22180
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  8. Article ; Online: Multi-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Visual White Matter Pathways in Patients With Glaucoma.

    Ogawa, Shumpei / Takemura, Hiromasa / Horiguchi, Hiroshi / Miyazaki, Atsushi / Matsumoto, Kenji / Masuda, Yoichiro / Yoshikawa, Keiji / Nakano, Tadashi

    Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

    2022  Volume 63, Issue 2, Page(s) 29

    Abstract: Purpose: Glaucoma is a disorder that involves visual field loss caused by retinal ganglion cell damage. Previous diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) studies have demonstrated that retinal ganglion cell damage affects tissues in the optic tract ( ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Glaucoma is a disorder that involves visual field loss caused by retinal ganglion cell damage. Previous diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) studies have demonstrated that retinal ganglion cell damage affects tissues in the optic tract (OT) and optic radiation (OR). However, because previous studies have used a simple diffusion tensor model to analyze dMRI data, the microstructural interpretation of white matter tissue changes remains uncertain. In this study, we used a multi-contrast MRI approach to further clarify the type of microstructural damage that occurs in patients with glaucoma.
    Methods: We collected dMRI data from 17 patients with glaucoma and 30 controls using 3-tesla (3T) MRI. Using the dMRI data, we estimated three types of tissue property metrics: intracellular volume fraction (ICVF), orientation dispersion index (ODI), and isotropic volume fraction (IsoV). Quantitative T1 (qT1) data, which may be relatively specific to myelin, were collected from all subjects.
    Results: In the OT, all four metrics showed significant differences between the glaucoma and control groups. In the OR, only the ICVF showed significant between-group differences. ICVF was significantly correlated with qT1 in the OR of the glaucoma group, although qT1 did not show any abnormality at the group level.
    Conclusions: Our results suggest that, at the group level, tissue changes in OR caused by glaucoma might be explained by axonal damage, which is reflected in the intracellular diffusion signals, rather than myelin damage. The significant correlation between ICVF and qT1 suggests that myelin damage might also occur in a smaller number of severe cases.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Glaucoma, Open-Angle/diagnostic imaging ; Glaucoma, Open-Angle/physiopathology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Optic Tract/diagnostic imaging ; Optic Tract/physiopathology ; Vision Disorders/physiopathology ; Visual Fields/physiology ; Visual Pathways/diagnostic imaging ; Visual Pathways/physiopathology ; White Matter/diagnostic imaging ; White Matter/physiopathology ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 391794-0
    ISSN 1552-5783 ; 0146-0404
    ISSN (online) 1552-5783
    ISSN 0146-0404
    DOI 10.1167/iovs.63.2.29
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  9. Article ; Online: Langerhans cell sarcoma arising after antecedent Langerhans cell histiocytosis in lymphoepithelial sialadenitis of Sjögren's syndrome.

    Mihara, Yumi / Miura, Shiro / Mori, Ayaka / Miyazaki, Atsushi / Nagayama, Hiroki / Kitanosono, Hideaki / Soeda, Momoko / Sato, Shunsuke / Ito, Masahiro / Yamakawa, Mitsunori

    Pathology international

    2022  Volume 72, Issue 7, Page(s) 379–381

    MeSH term(s) Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell/complications ; Humans ; Langerhans Cell Sarcoma ; Sialadenitis/etiology ; Sjogren's Syndrome/complications
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-18
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 1194850-4
    ISSN 1440-1827 ; 1320-5463
    ISSN (online) 1440-1827
    ISSN 1320-5463
    DOI 10.1111/pin.13232
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  10. Article ; Online: Successful application of the snare technique for the deployment of the proximal portion of a Zenith Alpha Thoracic Endovascular Graft: a case report.

    Nagayama, Hiroki / Otsuka, Tetsuhiro / Miyazaki, Atsushi / Taguchi, Shunsuke / Matsukuma, Seiji / Ariyoshi, Tsuneo

    CVIR endovascular

    2020  Volume 3, Issue 1, Page(s) 73

    Abstract: Background: Open surgery can be required or even fatal if incomplete deployment of stent graft (SG) occurs. We herein report the first case in which a snare was successfully used to perform endovascular therapeutic troubleshooting on the proximal ... ...

    Abstract Background: Open surgery can be required or even fatal if incomplete deployment of stent graft (SG) occurs. We herein report the first case in which a snare was successfully used to perform endovascular therapeutic troubleshooting on the proximal portion of a Zenith Alpha thoracic endovascular graft proximal component that showed incomplete deployment.
    Case presentation: The patient was an 80-year-old woman. She underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for subacute phase Stanford type B ulcer-like projection aortic dissection. Although the ulcer-like projection disappeared, a follow-up computed tomography angiogram (CTA) obtained approximately 1 year postoperatively showed type Ia and Ib endoleaks. Since there is a high risk of rupture as the aneurysm diameter increases, we determined that an additional SG was indicated. An attempt was made to place the SG in Zone 3, but as the lesser curvature side of the proximal portion stopped in a position that was perpendicular to the vascular wall (downward facing), the SG proximal portion did not completely expand. A guiding sheath was inserted into the aortic arch via the left brachial artery, and, using a snare that we inserted via the femoral artery, we grasped the guiding sheath. A catheter and guidewire (GW) were inserted via the guiding sheath and then rotated under the lesser curvature of the SG proximal portion; the GW was then passed through the loop of the snare. This allowed us to insert the hard loop structure under the SG proximal portion, which in turn allowed successful repair of the incomplete deployment of the SG. Type Ia and Ib endoleaks remained but were less than those before additional TEVAR. One week later, she was discharged. One year later, CT showed no interval change in the size of aortic aneurysm with dissection, and she has been followed on an outpatient basis.
    Conclusions: When the endovascular diameter of the proximal aortic arch is large, incomplete deployment of the proximal portion of a Zenith Alpha thoracic endovascular graft can occur, but bailout is possible through the use of the snare technique as endovascular therapy.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-01
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2520-8934
    ISSN (online) 2520-8934
    DOI 10.1186/s42155-020-00164-9
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