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Intermittent administration of recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin successfully controlled chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation in a patient with dissecting aortic aneurysm on an outpatient basis

Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Kazuyuki Murase, Yusuke Kamihara, Kaoru Ono, Shohei Kikuchi, Kohichi Takada, Koji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato

BLOOD COAGULATION & FIBRINOLYSIS ( LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS ) 23 ( 6 ) 548 - 550 2012.09 [Refereed]

Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a rare but life-threatening complication of dissecting aortic aneurysm. Although anticoagulant therapy may often proves effective for controlling DIC itself, patients would have to be hospitalized for a long period due to continuous infusion therapy. Subcutaneous injection of a highly concentrated preparation of heparin calcium may offer one alternative treatment for DIC; however, daily subcutaneous use of heparin for the treatment of DIC has impaired quality of life (QOL). The other alternative therapy is intravenous administration of recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin (rTM), which includes the active extracellular domain of thrombomodulin. Reportedly, rTM effectively resolves DIC by only 6 consecutive days of administration; however, how frequently rTM should be administered after the resolution of chronic DIC to have good control of it has been unclear. We report herein a case of chronic DIC complicated with dissecting aortic aneurysm, whose resolution of chronic DIC achieved by 6 consecutive days of rTM has been maintained by once a week administration of rTM on an outpatient basis. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 23:548-550 (C) 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Stromal cells expressing hedgehog-interacting protein regulate the proliferation of myeloid neoplasms

M. Kobune, S. Iyama, S. Kikuchi, H. Horiguchi, T. Sato, K. Murase, Y. Kawano, K. Takada, K. Ono, Y. Kamihara, T. Hayashi, K. Miyanishi, Y. Sato, R. Takimoto, J. Kato

BLOOD CANCER JOURNAL ( NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP ) 2 2012.09 [Refereed]

Aberrant reactivation of hedgehog (Hh) signaling has been described in a wide variety of human cancers including cancer stem cells. However, involvement of the Hh-signaling system in the bone marrow (BM) microenvironment during the development of myeloid neoplasms is unknown. In this study, we assessed the expression of Hh-related genes in primary human CD34(+) cells, CD34(+) blastic cells and BM stromal cells. Both Indian Hh (Ihh) and its signal transducer, smoothened (SMO), were expressed in CD34(+) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)-derived cells. However, Ihh expression was relatively low in BM stromal cells. Remarkably, expression of the intrinsic Hh-signaling inhibitor, human Hh-interacting protein (HHIP) in AML/MDS-derived stromal cells was markedly lower than in healthy donor-derived stromal cells. Moreover, HHIP expression levels in BM stromal cells highly correlated with their supporting activity for SMO+ leukemic cells. Knockdown of HHIP gene in stromal cells increased their supporting activity although control cells marginally supported SMO+ leukemic cell proliferation. The demethylating agent, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine rescued HHIP expression via demethylation of HHIP gene and reduced the leukemic cell-supporting activity of AML/MDS-derived stromal cells. This indicates that suppression of stromal HHIP could be associated with the proliferation of AML/MDS cells.

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Improvement of iron-mediated oxidative DNA damage in patients with transfusion-dependent myelodysplastic syndrome by treatment with deferasirox

Shohei Kikuchi, Masayoshi Kobune, Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Kazuyuki Murase, Yutaka Kawano, Kohichi Takada, Kaoru Ono, Yumiko Kaneko, Koji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Rishu Takimoto, Junji Kato

FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE ( ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC ) 53 ( 4 ) 643 - 648 2012.08 [Refereed]

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is characterized by dysplastic and ineffective hematopoiesis, peripheral blood cytopenias, and a risk of leukemic transformation. Most MDS patients eventually require red blood cell (RBC) transfusions for anemia and consequently develop iron overload. Excess free iron in cells catalyzes generation of reactive oxygen species that cause oxidative stress, including oxidative DNA, damage. However, it is uncertain how iron-mediated oxidative stress affects the pathophysiology of MDS. This study included MDS patients who visited our university hospital and affiliated hospitals (n=43). Among them, 13 patients received iron chelation therapy when their serum ferritin (SF) level was greater than 1000 ng/mL or they required more than 20 RBC transfusions (or 100 rnL/kg of RBC). We prospectively analyzed 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) obtained from MDS patients before and after iron chelator, deferasirox, administration. We showed that the 8-OHdG levels in MDS patients were significantly higher than those in healthy volunteers and were positively correlated with SF and chromosomal abnormalities. Importantly, the 8-OHdG levels in PBMC of MDS patients significantly decreased after deferasirox administration, suggesting that iron chelation reduced oxidative DNA damage. Thus, excess iron could contribute to the pathophysiology of MDS and iron chelation therapy could improve the oxidative DNA damage in MDS patients. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Targeting Anticancer Drug Delivery to Pancreatic Cancer Cells Using a Fucose-Bound Nanoparticle Approach

Makoto Yoshida, Rishu Takimoto, Kazuyuki Murase, Yasushi Sato, Masahiro Hirakawa, Fumito Tamura, Tsutomu Sato, Satoshi Iyama, Takahiro Osuga, Koji Miyanishi, Kohichi Takada, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato

PLOS ONE ( PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE ) 7 ( 7 ) e39545 2012.07 [Refereed]

Owing to its aggressiveness and the lack of effective therapies, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has a dismal prognosis. New strategies to improve treatment and survival are therefore urgently required. Numerous fucosylated antigens in sera serve as tumor markers for cancer detection and evaluation of treatment efficacy. Increased expression of fucosyltransferases has also been reported for pancreatic cancer. These enzymes accelerate malignant transformation through fucosylation of sialylated precursors, suggesting a crucial requirement for fucose by pancreatic cancer cells. With this in mind, we developed fucose-bound nanoparticles as vehicles for delivery of anticancer drugs specifically to cancer cells. L-fucose-bound liposomes containing Cy5.5 or Cisplatin were effectively delivered into CA19-9 expressing pancreatic cancer cells. Excess L-fucose decreased the efficiency of Cy5.5 introduction by L-fucose-bound liposomes, suggesting L-fucose-receptor-mediated delivery. Intravenously injected L-fucose-bound liposomes carrying Cisplatin were successfully delivered to pancreatic cancer cells, mediating efficient tumor growth inhibition as well as prolonging survival in mouse xenograft models. This modality represents a new strategy for pancreatic cancer cell-targeting therapy.

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Prognostic significance of serum ferritin level at diagnosis in myelodysplastic syndrome

Shohei Kikuchi, Masayoshi Kobune, Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Kazuyuki Murase, Yutaka Kawano, Kohichi Takada, Kaoru Ono, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Koji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Junji Kato

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY ( SPRINGER TOKYO ) 95 ( 5 ) 527 - 534 2012.05 [Refereed]

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is characterized by peripheral blood cytopenias and risk of progression to acute myeloid leukemia. Elevated serum ferritin (SF), due to ineffective erythropoiesis and increased iron absorption from the gut, is often observed in non-transfused MDS patients, suggesting involvement of iron overload in its pathogenesis. However, the prognostic value of the baseline SF is unclear. We evaluated baseline SF levels in non-transfused MDS patients. The SF level was significantly higher in the 47 MDS patients in this study than in the healthy controls ( < 0.001). The SF level of higher-risk MDS patients (int-2/high) was significantly higher than that of the lower-risk MDS patients (low/int-1) (467 +/- A 354 vs. 277 +/- A 372 ng/ml, < 0.001). The SF level in MDS patients with chromosomal abnormality was significantly higher than that in patients with normal karyotype. When patients were divided into the low SF group (< 500 ng/ml) and high SF group (a parts per thousand yen500 ng/mL), the survival time was significantly longer in the former group than the latter group (118.8 vs. 10.2 M, = 0.002). Further, leukemia-free survival (LFS) was significantly longer in the low SF group than the high SF group ( = 0.010). Baseline SF level may, therefore, be a prognostic factor for overall survival and LFS in MDS patients.

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Successful Treatment by Fibrin Glue Sealant for Pneumothorax with Chronic GVHD Resistant to Autologous Blood Patch Pleurodesis

Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Kazuyuki Murase, Shohei Kikuchi, Yusuke Kamihara, Kaoru Ono, Kohichi Takada, Koji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Takuro Obama, Masahiro Miyajima, Atsushi Watanabe, Tetsuya Higami, Yasuo Hirayama, Junji Kato

INTERNAL MEDICINE ( JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE ) 51 ( 15 ) 2011 - 2014 2012 [Refereed]

Pneumothorax associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD) after stem cell transplantation is a rare complication. Autologous blood has been used successfully for pleurodesis, which was less toxic than chemical agents. However, when pneumothorax is resistant to pleurodesis, no other procedure is more effective and conservative. Here, we describe a case of myelodysplastic syndromes complicated with cGVHD-related pneumothorax. His pneumothorax has been resistant to pleurodesis using autologous blood and was treated successfully with fibrin glue sealant. In our limited experience, we believe the best success could be achieved when this method is used to treat persistent pneumothorax with cGVHD.

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A case of ulcerative colitis accompanied with myelodysplastic syndrome successfully treated by cyclosporine

Sho Takahashi, Yasushi Sato, Tamotsu Sagawa, Shingo Tanaka, Kazuyuki Murase, Kohichi Takada, Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Ganji Kuroiwa, Michiaki Hirayama, Tetsuro Okamoto, Junji Kato

Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology ( 8 ) 108 ( 8 ) 1405 - 1412 2011.08 [Refereed]

A 64-year-old man had been admitted to a previous hospital because of melena and a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC, pancolitis type) had been made. He had received prednisolone and 5-ASA but steroid-induced hyperamylasemia had developed. Prednisolone had been tapered and halted, but it had resulted in UC relapse and thrombocytopenia. Then, he was referred to our hospital due to severe melena with hypovolemic shock. However, he was also positive for CMV antigen. Thus, we attempted to treat him with ganciclovir for CMV and intravenous cyclosporine (CsA) for UC. According to his clinical course, a reduction of CsA blood concentration induced leukocytopenia. Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, RAEB-1) was then revealed after bone marrow biopsy. A high blood CsA concentration may cause the improvement of UC and MDS conditions.

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Iron chelator deferasirox rescued mice from Fas-induced fulminant hepatitis

Tsutomu Sato, Masayoshi Kobune, Kazuyuki Murase, Yukari Kado, Tetsuro Okamoto, Shingo Tanaka, Shohei Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Nagashima, Yutaka Kawano, Kohichi Takada, Satoshi Iyama, Koji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Junji Kato

HEPATOLOGY RESEARCH ( WILEY-BLACKWELL ) 41 ( 7 ) 660 - 667 2011.07 [Refereed]

Aim: Fulminant hepatitis is a disease characterized by development of hepatic failure due to severe liver cell injury. Orthotopic liver transplantation is the therapy proven to improve patient survival; however, less burdensome and safer strategies are required. In a previous study, we showed that iron was intimately involved in hepatocyte apoptosis by demonstrating that spontaneous development of fulminant hepatitis in Long-Evans cinnamon rats was prevented by feeding an iron-deficient diet. Recently, a new iron chelator, deferasirox, has become widely available for the treatment of transfusional hemosiderosis. Deferasirox demonstrated good efficacy and improved compliance due to convenient, once-daily p.o. administration. Our aim was to investigate the efficacy of deferasirox as a therapeutic drug against fulminant hepatitis. Methods: Human primary hepatocytes undergoing Fas-stimulated apoptosis were challenged with deferoxamine (DFO) in vitro. In further in vivo experiments, we tested DFO in a mice model of fulminant hepatitis induced by Fas-stimulation. Results: The apoptosis-inducing activity of anti-Fas antibody on human primary hepatocytes was inhibited by the chelation of iron with DFO. DFO suppressed the Fas-induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the activation of caspase-3, both of which were also suppressed by antioxidant, N-acetyl-L-cystein. In the in vivo experiments, deferasirox effectively reduced hepatic iron concentrations and rescued mice from Fas-induced fulminant hepatitis. Conclusion: These findings indicated that the iron chelation exerted a hepatoprotective effect by scavenging ROS upstream of caspase-3 and that iron chelation with deferasirox is a potential treatment for patients with fulminant hepatitis.

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Novel missense mutation in the TMPRSS6 gene in a Japanese female with iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia

Tsutomu Sato, Satoshi Iyama, Kazuyuki Murase, Yusuke Kamihara, Kaoru Ono, Shohei Kikuchi, Kohichi Takada, Koji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY ( SPRINGER TOKYO ) 94 ( 1 ) 101 - 103 2011.07 [Refereed]

Iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia (IRIDA) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder hallmarked by hypochromic microcytic anemia, low transferrin saturation, and unresponsiveness to oral iron with partial recovery after parenteral iron administration. The disease is caused by mutations in TMPRSS6 (transmembrane protease serine 6) that prevent inactivation of membrane-bound hemojuvelin, an activator of hepcidin transcription. To date, 38 cases have been characterized and reported in European countries and the United States. In this paper, we describe the first case of a Japanese female with IRIDA, who carried a novel mutation (K253E) in the CUB (complement factor C1r/C1s, urchin embryonic growth factor and bone morphogenetic protein 1) domain of the TMPRSS6 gene.

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Establishment of a simple test for iron absorption from the gastrointestinal tract

Masayoshi Kobune, Koji Miyanishi, Kohichi Takada, Yutaka Kawano, Hiroyuki Nagashima, Shohei Kikuchi, Kazuyuki Murase, Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Yasushi Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Junji Kato

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY ( SPRINGER TOKYO ) 93 ( 6 ) 715 - 719 2011.06 [Refereed]

Recent studies on iron metabolism have begun to reveal the molecular mechanisms underlying iron absorption, which is dramatically affected in several disorders. In the clinical setting, the ability to determine the status of iron absorption would aid in the diagnosis of pathological conditions. Efforts to develop an oral iron absorption test (OIAT) date back to at least 60 years. However, previous procedures were associated with a number of problems, such as radiation exposure and low reproducibility. In an attempt to resolve these issues, we employed sodium ferrous citrate (SFC), by which the influence of various nutrients and drugs on iron absorption was markedly reduced. We found that OIAT using SFC was simple to perform in both hospitalized patients and outpatients. The increment of serum iron and % transferrin saturation at 120 min after SFC administration was useful in distinguishing iron absorption between healthy volunteers, patients with iron-deficiency anemia, and patients with anemia secondary to chronic disorders, which are respectively characterized by normal, enhanced, and reduced iron absorption. Thus, the SFC-based OIAT may represent a viable screening test for the evaluation of gastrointestinal iron absorption.

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Tuberculous pleuritis with onset of refractory pleural effusion after chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer

Masahiro Hirakawa, Yasushi Sato, Hiroyuki Ohnuma, Tamotsu Sagawa, Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Kazuyuki Murase, Satoshi Iyama, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Tsutomu Sato, Koji Miyanishi, Masayoshi Kobune, Rishu Takimoto, Junji Kato

Journal of Japanese Society of Gastroenterology ( 2 ) 108 ( 2 ) 231 - 237 2011.02 [Refereed]

A 75-year-old man received chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for stage IVa esophageal cancer and complete response (CR) was obtained. However, he was referred to our department for recurrence in an area of esophagus not included in the previously irradiated field. Left pleural effusion increased after admission. Tuberculous pleuritis was eventually diagnosed by thoracoscopic pleural biopsy. It is necessary to accurately diagnose the cause of pleural effusion after CRT, because treatment strategies greatly depend on it. It is also necessary to consider the possible onset of tuberculous pleuritis, in particular, in patients with a history of tuberculosis infection.

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ENDOSCOPIC FINDINGS OF ENTEROPATHY-TYPE T-CELL LYMPHOMA BY DOUBLE-BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY AND CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY

Yasushi Sato, Michihiro Ono, Tamotsu Sagawa, Rishu Takimoto, Masahiro Hirakawa, Hiroyuki Ohnuma, Tsutomu Sato, Satoshi Iyama, Kazuyuki Murase, Koji Miyanishi, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato

DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY ( WILEY-BLACKWELL ) 22 ( 3 ) 243 - 245 2010.07 [Refereed]

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Therapeutic results in patients with biphenotypic acute leukemia at Sapporo Medical University Hospital

Kazuyuki Murase, Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato

Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy ( Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy Publishers Inc. ) 37 ( 10 ) 2011 - 2013 2010 [Refereed]

We reviewed the results of 6 patients with biphenotypic acute leukemia (BAL) which the diagnostic standard of the European Group for the Immunological Characterization of Leukemia (EGIL) at Sapporo Medical University Hospital between 2006 and 2008. There were 5 males and 1 females with an average age of 35 years. Among them, 4 were B lymphoid and myeloid, 2 were T lymphoid and myeloid, and one was T/B lymphoid. Two of 4 patients did not attain complete remission, and two relapsed after first treatment with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) protocol. On the other hand, two showed complete remission after the acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) protocol. One of 4 patients survived who had been treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as a post-remission therapy. The ALL protocol was good for the induction therapy. However, overall treatment-related deaths were 4 patients and considerable caution was necessary.

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Treatment of Cirrhosis with Vitamin A-Coupled Liposomes Carrying siRNA against Heat Shock Protein

Yoshiro Niitsu, Yasushi Sato, Kazuyuki Murase, Junji Kato

The Liver: Biology and Pathobiology: Fifth Edition ( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ) 1121 - 1129 2009.10 [Refereed]

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ヘッジホッグ・シグナル伝達阻害剤は、CD34+白血病細胞の薬剤耐性を解除する

菊地尚平, 小船雅義, 村瀬和幸, 井山諭, 佐藤勉, 瀧本理修, 河野豊, 宮西浩嗣, 佐藤康史, 加藤淳二

臨床血液 ( (一社)日本血液学会-東京事務局 ) 50 ( 9 ) 1113 - 1113 2009.09 [Refereed]

シクロパミンは、CD34陽性白血病細胞の薬剤耐性を解除する(Cyclopamine dramatically restores drug resistance of CD34+ leukemic cells)

小船雅義, 井山諭, 佐藤勉, 瀧本理修, 菊地尚平, 村瀬和幸, 河野豊, 宮西浩嗣, 佐藤康史, 加藤淳二

日本癌学会総会記事 ( 日本癌学会 ) 68回 480 - 480 2009.08 [Refereed]

Drug resistance is dramatically restored by hedgehog inhibitors in CD34(+) leukemic cells

Masayoshi Kobune, Rishu Takimoto, Kazuyuki Murase, Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Shohei Kikuchi, Yutaka Kawano, Kohji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Yoshiro Niitsu, Junji Kato

CANCER SCIENCE ( WILEY-BLACKWELL ) 100 ( 5 ) 948 - 955 2009.05 [Refereed]

Aberrant reactivation of hedgehog (Hh) signaling has been described in a wide variety of human cancers and in cancer stem cells. However, the contribution of Hh signaling to leukemic cell regulation has remained unclear. In this study, we assessed the possibility that Hh pathway activation contributes to the survival and drug resistance of cluster of differentiation (CD)34(+) leukemia cells. Hh signaling in leukemic cell lines and primary leukemic cells was screened by reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and a Hh signaling reporter assay. We found that Hh signaling is active in several human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells, especially primary CD34(+) leukemic cells and cytokine-responsive CD34+ cell lines such as Kasumi-1, Kasumi-3 and TF-1. These CD34+ cells express the downstream effectors glioma-associated oncogene homolog (GLI)1 or GLI2, indicative of active Hh signaling. Moreover, inhibition of Hh signaling with the naturally derived Smoothened antagonist cyclopamine, endogenous Hh inhibitor hedgehog-interacting protein or anti-hedgehog neutralizing antibody induced apoptosis after 48 h of exposure, although these CD34(+) cell lines exhibited resistance to cytarabine (Ara-C). In contrast, cyclopamine failed to affect growth or survival in U937 and HL-60 cell lines that lack expression of Hh receptor components, confirming that the effect of Hh inhibition is specific. Furthermore, combination with 10 mu M cyclopamine significantly reduced drug resistance of CD34(+) cell lines and primary CD34(+) leukemic cells to Ara-C. These results suggest that aberrant Hh pathway activation is a feature of some CD34(+) myeloid leukemic cells and Hh inhibitors may have a therapeutic role in the treatment of AML. (Cancer Sci 2009; 100: 948-955).

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ヒト骨髄間質細胞は臍帯血CD34陰性細胞のCXCR4発現増強と長期造血再建能を誘導する

小船雅義, 村瀬和幸, 井山諭, 佐藤勉, 河野豊, 瀧本理修, 松永卓也, 加藤淳二

臨床血液 ( (一社)日本血液学会-東京事務局 ) 49 ( 9 ) 940 - 940 2008.09 [Refereed]

[A case of hepatosplenic gammadelta T-cell lymphoma associated hemophagocytic syndrome].

Iyama S, Matsunaga T, Sato T, Sato Y, Sagawa T, Murase K, Kida M, Kobune M, Takimoto R, Kato J, Niitsu Y

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy ( 9 ) 35 ( 9 ) 1623 - 1627 2008.09 [Refereed]

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Interaction with human stromal cells enhances CXCR4 expression and engraftment of cord blood Lin(-)CD34(-) cells

Masayoshi Kobune, Yutaka Kawano, Sho Takahashi, Kohichi Takada, Kazuyuki Murase, Satosi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Yoshiro Niitsu, Junji Kato

EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY ( ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC ) 36 ( 9 ) 1121 - 1131 2008.09 [Refereed]

Objective. Transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is usually accomplished through intravenous injection, a complex process that requires recognition of bone marrow vasculature and migration to a supportive microenvironment. Hence, some populations of HSCs, including cord blood (CB) Lin(-)CD34(-) stem cells, do not engraft well in bone marrow (BM) of nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mice. In this study, we examined the effect of human stromal interactions on the properties of CB Lin(-)CD34(-) cells. Materials and Methods. CD34 and CXCR4 expression on fresh CB Lin(-)CD34(-) cells and CB Lin(-)CD34(-) cells cocultured with human stromal cells were analyzed. Homing activity and engraftment of these cells were assessed using NOD/SCID mice. In an attempt to identify the stromal CXCR4-inducing factor, CB Lin(-)CD34(-) cells were cocultured with a noncontact culture system in the presence of several inhibitors. Result. Coculture with human stromal cells induced expression of CD34 and CXCR4 on CB Lin(-)CD34(-) cells. CXCR4 expression on CB Lin(-)CD34(-) cells was induced even in the noncontact culture condition, suggesting that this CXCR4-inducing factor is soluble. Moreover, CXCR4 induction was inhibited by the soluble Wnt inhibitor DKK1. Furthermore, these cells acquired homing activity and engrafted in the BM of NOD/SCID mice after intravenous injection. Conclusion. These findings maybe useful for understanding the role of stromal cells in homing and engraftment of HSCs. (C) 2008 ISEH - Society for Hematology and Stem Cells. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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