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[Neurolymphomatosis of the sciatic nerve diagnosed by FDG-PET/CT].

Usami M, Murase K, Takada K, Iijima K, Yoshida M, Tatekoshi A, Hashimoto A, Iyama S, Sato T, Kobune M, Takimoto R, Kaya M, Yamashita T, Morita R, Hasegawa T, Kato J

[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology 57 ( 1 ) 52 - 55 2016年01月 [査読有り]

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BAK is a predictive and prognostic biomarker for the therapeutic effect of docetaxel treatment in patients with advanced gastric cancer.

Kubo T, Kawano Y, Himuro N, Sugita S, Sato Y, Ishikawa K, Takada K, Murase K, Miyanishi K, Sato T, Takimoto R, Kobune M, Nobuoka T, Hirata K, Takayama T, Mori M, Hasegawa T, Kato J

Gastric Cancer 19 ( 3 ) 827 - 838 2015年10月 [査読有り]

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Effect of duloxetine in Japanese patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a pilot randomized trial

Yasuo Hirayama, Kunihiko Ishitani, Yasushi Sato, Satoshi Iyama, Kohichi Takada, Kazuyuki Murase, Hiroyuki Kuroda, Yasuhiro Nagamachi, Yuichi Konuma, Akihito Fujimi, Tamotsu Sagawa, Kaoru Ono, Hiroto Horiguchi, Takeshi Terui, Kazuhiko Koike, Toshiro Kusakabe, Tsutomu Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Junji Kato

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ( SPRINGER JAPAN KK ) 20 ( 5 ) 866 - 871 2015年10月 [査読有り]

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is difficult to manage. A phase III trial conducted in the United States demonstrated that duloxetine was effective for CIPN caused by taxane and platinum-based chemotherapy. No randomized trial of duloxetine for CIPN has been conducted in Japan. In this open-label, randomized, crossover study, eligible patients were randomized to Group A or Group B. Group A received duloxetine 20 mg/day orally for the first week and 40 mg/day for the next 3 weeks. Group B received vitamin B12 (VB12) 1.5 mg/day orally for 4 weeks. After a 2- to 4-week washout period, treatment was crossed over for another 4 weeks. The severity of numbness and pain was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS). Thirty-four patients were enrolled. Obvious decreases in the mean VAS scores for numbness and pain were observed for the periods of duloxetine administration. Significant differences were observed between the duloxetine-first (Group A) and the VB12-first (Group B) groups with respect to numbness (p = 0.03) and pain (p = 0.04) at 4 weeks after administration. Fatigue was observed in six of the 34 participants (17.6 %). Our data suggests that duloxetine has a beneficial effect on CIPN caused by oxaliplatin, paclitaxel, vincristine, or bortezomib in Japanese patients.

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A dose-escalation study of oxaliplatin/capecitabine/irinotecan (XELOXIRI) and bevacizumab as a first-line therapy for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Yasushi Sato, Hiroyuki Ohnuma, Masahiro Hirakawa, Minoru Takahashi, Takahiro Osuga, Yutaka Okagawa, Kazuyuki Murase, Kohichi Takada, Yutaka Kawano, Satoshi Iyama, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Tsutomu Sato, Koji Miyanishi, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Kenji Okita, Toru Mizuguchi, Tomohisa Furuhata, Koichi Hirata, Junji Kato

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY AND PHARMACOLOGY ( SPRINGER ) 75 ( 3 ) 587 - 594 2015年03月 [査読有り]

The aim of this study was to determine the recommended dose (RD) of a triweekly capecitabine, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, and bevacizumab (XELOXIRI/bevacizumab) regimen that was easier to administer than FOLFOXIRI/bevacizumab, using capecitabine instead of 5-fuorouracil (5-FU), in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Patients received oxaliplatin (100 mg/m(2), day 1), capecitabine (1,700 mg/m(2) per day from day 2 to 15), irinotecan (100, 120, 150 mg/m(2) for dose levels 1, 2, 3, day 1), and bevacizumab (7.5 mg/kg, day 1), repeated every 3 weeks. Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) were assessed in the first two cycles to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Twelve patients received a median of 6.5 cycles of therapy (range 2-12). The DLT was grade 4 neutropenia, observed in one of six patients at dose level 2. The MTD was not reached at dose level 3. Therefore, the RD of irinotecan was defined as 150 mg/m(2). The most common grade a parts per thousand yen3 toxicities were neutropenia (41 %), anemia (17 %), diarrhea (8 %), and febrile neutropenia (8 %). The response rate and median progression-free survival were 83 % and 15 months, respectively. XELOXIRI/bevacizumab is a feasible regimen for patients with mCRC, neutropenia was the DLT, and the RD of irinotecan is 150 mg/m(2). The response rate observed is very promising and warrants further investigation.

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Increased mitochondrial apoptotic priming of human regulatory T cells after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Kazuyuki Murase, Haesook T. Kim, O. R. Gregory Bascug, Yutaka Kawano, Jeremy Ryan, Ken-ichi Matsuoka, Matthew S. Davids, John Koreth, Vincent T. Ho, Corey Cutler, Philippe Armand, Edwin P. Alyea, Bruce R. Blazar, Joseph H. Antin, Robert J. Soiffer, Anthony Letai, Jerome Ritz

HAEMATOLOGICA ( FERRATA STORTI FOUNDATION ) 99 ( 9 ) 1499 - 1508 2014年09月 [査読有り]

CD4 regulatory T cells play a critical role in establishment of immune tolerance and prevention of graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The recovery and maintenance of regulatory T cells is dependent on homeostatic factors including the generation of naive regulatory T cells from hematopoietic precursor cells, the proliferation and expansion of mature regulatory T cells, and the survival of regulatory T cells in vivo. In this study, quantitation of mitochondrial apoptotic priming was used to compare susceptibility of regulatory T cells, conventional CD4 T cells and CD8 T cells to intrinsic pathway apoptosis in 57 patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and 25 healthy donors. In healthy donors, regulatory T cells are more susceptible to mitochondrial priming than conventional T cells. Mitochondrial priming is increased after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in all T-cell subsets and particularly in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Regulatory T cells express high levels of CD95 and are also more susceptible than conventional T cells to apoptosis through the extrinsic pathway. However, CD95 expression and extrinsic pathway apoptosis is not increased after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Decreased expression of BCL2 and increased expression of BIM, a mitochondrial cell death activator protein, in regulatory T cells contributes to increased mitochondrial priming in this T-cell subset but additional factors likely contribute to increased mitochondrial priming following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

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Efficacy of Enteral Supplementation Enriched with Glutamine, Fiber, and Oligosaccharide on Mucosal Injury following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Iyama S, Sato T, Tatsumi H, Hashimoto A, Tatekoshi A, Kamihara Y, Horiguchi H, Ibata S, Ono K, Murase K, Takada K, Sato Y, Hayashi T, Miyanishi K, Akizuki E, Nobuoka T, Mizugichi T, Takimoto R, Kobune M, Hirata K, Kato J

Case reports in oncology ( 3 ) 7 ( 3 ) 692 - 699 2014年09月 [査読有り]

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Effective Treatment of Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma with Pazopanib

Akari Hashimoto, Kohichi Takada, Rishu Takimoto, Hiroto Horiguchi, Tsutomu Sato, Satoshi Iyama, Kazuyuki Murase, Kaoru Ono, Ayumi Tatekoshi, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Koji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Masayoshi Kobune, Yasuo Hirayama, Hiroshi Kitamura, Katsuya Nakanishi, Naoya Masumori, Tadashi Hasegawa, Junji Kato

Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy ( Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy Publishers Inc. ) 41 ( 8 ) 1041 - 1044 2014年08月 [査読有り]

Pazopanib, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is the first molecular-Targeted agent approved for the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma (STS). Rhabdomyosarcoma in adults is rare, accounting for less than 3% of all adult STS cases. A 57-year-old woman presented with cervical lymphadenopathy. Computed tomography revealed a heterogeneous mass in the retro-peritoneum, replacing the entire right kidney. On the basis of the above findings, the patient was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. She was first treated with 4 courses of vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide (VAC), which resulted in a partial response. Dose reduction and delay occurred owing to hematological toxicity and febrile neutropenia. As second-line chemotherapy, the patient was administered a single daily dose of 800 mg of pazopanib. Because of an episode of hand-foot syndrome and hepatic impairment, the 800-mg daily dose of pazopanib was reduced to a daily dose of 600 mg, which had to be further reduced to a daily dose of 400 mg owing to fatigue and anorexia. The patient maintained a partial response for a total of 4.3 months when treated with pazopanib. Therefore, this drug may be a new treatment option for patients showing metastatic STS after previous chemotherapy.

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Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells Are Dependent on Self-collagen, Cleaved by Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase for Their Growth

Naoko Kubo Birukawa, Kazuyuki Murase, Yasushi Sato, Akemi Kosaka, Akihiro Yoneda, Hiroki Nishita, Ryosuke Fujita, Miyuki Nishimura, Takafumi Ninomiya, Keiko Kajiwara, Miyono Miyazaki, Yusuke Nakashima, Sigenori Ota, Yuya Murakami, Yasunobu Tanaka, Kenjiro Minomi, Yasuaki Tamura, Yoshiro Niitsu

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY ( AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC ) 289 ( 29 ) 20209 - 20221 2014年07月 [査読有り]

Stellate cells are distributed throughout organs, where, upon chronic damage, they become activated and proliferate to secrete collagen, which results in organ fibrosis. An intriguing property of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is that they undergo apoptosis when collagen is resolved by stopping tissue damage or by treatment, even though the mechanisms are unknown. Here we disclose the fact that HSCs, normal diploid cells, acquired dependence on collagen for their growth during the transition from quiescent to active states. The intramolecular RGD motifs of collagen were exposed by cleavage with their own membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP). The following evidence supports this conclusion. When rat activated HSCs (aHSCs) were transduced with siRNA against the collagen-specific chaperone gp46 to inhibit collagen secretion, the cells underwent autophagy followed by apoptosis. Concomitantly, the growth of aHSCs was suppressed, whereas that of quiescent HSCs was not. These in vitro results are compatible with the in vivo observation that apoptosis of aHSCs was induced in cirrhotic livers of rats treated with siRNAgp46. siRNA against MT1-MMP and addition of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 (TIMP-2), which mainly inhibits MT1-MMP, also significantly suppressed the growth of aHSCs in vitro. The RGD inhibitors echistatin and GRGDS peptide and siRNA against the RGD receptor alpha V beta 1 resulted in the inhibition of aHSCs growth. Transduction of siRNAs against gp46, alpha V beta 1, and MT1-MMP to aHSCs inhibited the survival signal of PI3K/AKT/I kappa B. These results could provide novel antifibrosis strategies.

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Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy ameliorates acute graft-versus-host disease by a mechanism involving in vivo expansion of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+regulatory T cells

Satoshi Iyama, Kazuyuki Murase, Tsutomu Sato, Akari Hashimoto, Ayumi Tatekoshi, Hiroto Horiguchi, Yusuke Kamihara, Kaoru Ono, Shohei Kikuchi, Kohichi Takada, Yutaka Kawano, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Koji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Satoru Mori, Junji Kato, Toshiharu Yamashita, Junji Kato

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY ( SPRINGER JAPAN KK ) 99 ( 4 ) 471 - 476 2014年04月 [査読有り]

Narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy (NB-UVB) is a therapeutic alternative for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation-related skin graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The beneficial effects of this intervention may be induced by direct irradiation of inflammatory cells in the skin; however, the putative involvement of indirect effects on systemic immunity has not been elucidated. To address this issue, 11 acute skin GVHD patients refractory to standard corticosteroid treatment and with no gut/liver involvement were treated with NB-UVB irradiation. The median number of treatments was 10 times, with a mean cumulative exposure of 6.36 J/cm(2). No other immunosuppressive therapy was initiated during irradiation. Eight patients achieved an objective complete response, two had a partial response, and one showed no change. None of the patients experienced progressive skin GVHD or newly diagnosed gut/liver GVHD. NB-UVB was well tolerated, with no patients discontinuing irradiation due to toxicity. We additionally demonstrated by flow cytometry that NB-UVB irradiation induces the increment of the proportion of regulatory T cell (Tregs) in patients' peripheral blood. These results suggest that NB-UVB may exert beneficial effects on steroid-refractory skin GVHD through the expansion of Tregs.

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Combination chemotherapy of azacitidine and cetuximab for therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia following oxaliplatin for metastatic colorectal cancer

Akari Hashimoto, Kohichi Takada, Hiroto Horiguchi, Tsutomu Sato, Satoshi Iyama, Kazuyuki Murase, Yusuke Kamihara, Kaoru Ono, Ayumi Tatekoshi, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Koji Miyanishi, Yasushi Sato, Tomohisa Furuhata, Masayoshi Kobune, Rishu Takimoto, Koichi Hirata, Junji Kato

Case Reports in Oncology ( S. Karger AG ) 7 ( 2 ) 316 - 322 2014年03月 [査読有り]

Therapy-related leukemia (TRL) has been reported to occur after treatment with alkylating agents and/or topoisomerase II inhibitors. Oxaliplatin (OXP) is used as a key drug for the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). Cisplatin and carboplatin have been linked with TRL, but the involvement of OXP is questionable. A 74-year-old male was diagnosed with peritoneal metastasis from CRC in July 2011. The patient received nine cycles of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), leucovorin (LV), and OXP (mFOLFOX-6 regimen) and three cycles of 5-FU and LV only, resulting in a clinical complete response. However, recurrence of CRC was detected by CT within 3 months after the last course of chemotherapy. In April 2013, laboratory tests showed pancytopenia and 15% blast cells. A bone marrow examination revealed multilineage dysplasia and 20.4% myeloblasts. Cytogenetic analysis indicated a complex karyotype that included chromosome 5 and 7 abnormalities. The patient was diagnosed with TRL and treated with a combination of azacitidine (AZA) and cetuximab (Cmab) for both cancers. AZA might be useful in TRL when a patient needs to be treated simultaneously for more than one primary cancer because of its low toxicity. Moreover, Cmab is an effective therapeutic tool in TRL patients with metastatic CRC with the wild-type K-ras gene.

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Fucosylated TGF-beta receptors transduces a signal for epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer cells

M. Hirakawa, R. Takimoto, F. Tamura, M. Yoshida, M. Ono, K. Murase, Y. Sato, T. Osuga, T. Sato, S. Iyama, K. Miyanishi, K. Takada, T. Hayashi, M. Kobune, J. Kato

BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER ( NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP ) 110 ( 1 ) 156 - 163 2014年01月 [査読有り]

Background: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a major inducer of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in different cell types. TGF-beta-mediated EMT is thought to contribute to tumour cell spread and metastasis. Sialyl Lewis antigens synthesised by fucosyltransferase (FUT) 3 and FUT6 are highly expressed in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) and are utilised as tumour markers for cancer detection and evaluation of treatment efficacy. However, the role of FUT3 and FUT6 in augmenting the malignant potential of CRC induced by TGF-beta is unclear. Methods: Colorectal cancer cell lines were transfected with siRNAs for FUT3/6 and were examined by cell proliferation, invasion and migration assays. The expression and phosphorylation status of TGF-beta downstream molecules were analysed by western blot. Fucosylation of TGF-beta receptor (T beta R) was examined by lectin blot analysis. Results: Inhibition of FUT3/6 expression by siRNAs suppressed the fucosylation of type I T beta R and phosphorylation of the downstream molecules, thereby inhibiting the invasion and migration of CRC cells by EMT. Conclusion: Fucosyltransferase 3/6 has an essential role in cancer cell adhesion to endothelial cells by upregulation of sialyl Lewis antigens and also by enhancement of cancer cell migration through TGF-beta-mediated EMT.

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[Follicular lymphoma complicated with myelofibrosis and macroglobulinemia at initial presentation].

Kuroda H, Abe T, Jomen W, Yoshida M, Matsuno T, Sato M, Yamada M, Sakurai T, Fujii S, Maeda M, Fujita M, Nagashima K, Murase K, Kato J

[Rinsho ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology ( 11 ) 54 2068 - 2073 2013年11月 [査読有り]

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Treatment of pancreatic fibrosis with siRNA against a collagen-specific chaperone in vitamin A-coupled liposomes

Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Yasushi Sato, Kazuyuki Murase, Akihiro Yoneda, Ryosuke Fujita, Hiroki Nishita, Naoko Kubo Birukawa, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Tsutomu Sato, Koji Miyanishi, Rishu Takimoto, Masayoshi Kobune, Shigenori Ota, Yasutoshi Kimura, Koichi Hirata, Junji Kato, Yoshiro Niitsu

GUT ( BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP ) 62 ( 9 ) 1328 - 1339 2013年09月 [査読有り]

Background and objective Fibrosis associated with chronic pancreatitis is an irreversible lesion that can disrupt pancreatic exocrine and endocrine function. Currently, there are no approved treatments for this disease. We previously showed that siRNA against collagen-specific chaperone protein gp46, encapsulated in vitamin A-coupled liposomes (VA-lip-siRNAgp46), resolved fibrosis in a model of liver cirrhosis. This treatment was investigated for pancreatic fibrosis induced by dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) and cerulein in rats. Methods Specific uptake of VA-lip-siRNAgp46, conjugated with 6-carboxyfluorescein (FAM) by activated pancreatic stellate cells (aPSCs), was analysed by fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). Intracellular distribution of VA-lip-siRNAgp46-FAM was examined by fluorescent microscopy. Suppression of gp46 expression by VA-lip-siRNAgp46 was assessed by immunoblotting. Collagen synthesis in aPSCs was assayed by dye-binding. Specific delivery of VA-lip-siRNAgp46 to aPSCs in DBTC rats was verified following intravenous VA-lip-siRNA-FAM and H-3-VA-lip-siRNAgp46. The effect of VA-lip-siRNA on pancreatic histology in DBTC- and cerulein-treated rats was determined by Azan-Mallory staining and hydroxyproline content. Results FACS analysis revealed specific uptake of VA-lip-siRNAgp46-FAM through the retinol binding protein receptor by aPSCs in vitro. Immunoblotting and collagen assay verified knockdown of gp46 and suppression of collagen secretion, respectively, by aPSCs after transduction of VA-lip-siRNAgp46. Specific delivery of VA-lip-siRNAgp46 to aPSCs in fibrotic areas in DBTC rats was confirmed by fluorescence and radioactivity 24h after the final injection. 10 systemic VA-lip-siRNAgp46 treatments resolved pancreatic fibrosis, and suppressed tissue hydroxyproline levels in DBTC- and cerulein-treated rats. Conclusion These data suggest the therapeutic potential of the present approach for reversing pancreatic fibrosis.

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Low-dose interleukin-2 therapy restores regulatory T cell homeostasis in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease.

Ken-ichi Matsuoka, John Koreth, Haesook T Kim, Gregory Bascug, Sean McDonough, Yutaka Kawano, Kazuyuki Murase, Corey Cutler, Vincent T Ho, Edwin P Alyea, Philippe Armand, Bruce R Blazar, Joseph H Antin, Robert J Soiffer, Jerome Ritz

Science translational medicine ( 179 ) 5 ( 179 ) 179ra43 2013年04月 [査読有り] [国際誌]

CD4(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a central role in the maintenance of immune tolerance after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. We recently reported that daily administration of low-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) induces selective expansion of functional Tregs and clinical improvement of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). To define the mechanisms of action of IL-2 therapy, we examined the immunologic effects of this treatment on homeostasis of CD4(+) T cell subsets after transplant. We first demonstrated that chronic GVHD is characterized by constitutive phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (Stat5) in conventional CD4(+) T cells (Tcons) associated with elevated amounts of IL-7 and IL-15 and relative functional deficiency of IL-2. IL-2 therapy resulted in the selective increase of Stat5 phosphorylation in Tregs and a decrease of phosphorylated Stat5 in Tcons. Over an 8-week period, IL-2 therapy induced a series of changes in Treg homeostasis, including increased proliferation, increased thymic export, and enhanced resistance to apoptosis. Low-dose IL-2 had minimal effects on Tcons. These findings define the mechanisms whereby low-dose IL-2 therapy restores the homeostasis of CD4(+) T cell subsets and promotes the reestablishment of immune tolerance.

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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年09月 [査読有り]

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年09月 [査読有り]

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年08月 [査読有り]

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年07月 [査読有り]

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年05月 [査読有り]

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年 [査読有り]

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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