Masahito Yamamoto, Takeshi Takayama, Hiromasa Takata, Yasuhito Shiraishi, Naomitsu Tomita, Kouichirou Sakanaka, G. Murakami, J. Rodríguez-Vázquez, S. Abe
{"title":"Coracobrachialis muscle and the musculocutaneous nerve: a study using human embryonic sections.","authors":"Masahito Yamamoto, Takeshi Takayama, Hiromasa Takata, Yasuhito Shiraishi, Naomitsu Tomita, Kouichirou Sakanaka, G. Murakami, J. Rodríguez-Vázquez, S. Abe","doi":"10.2535/OFAJ.93.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/OFAJ.93.15","url":null,"abstract":"In comparative anatomy, the musculocutaneous nerve is hypothesized to pass between the superficial and deep muscle bellies of the coracobrachialis muscle. The superficial belly is supplied by nerve branches of the lateral cord of the brachial plexus, while the deep belly by the musculocutaneous nerve. Observations of longitudinal sections of ten human embryonic arms (7 weeks; crown-rump length 26-32 mm) demonstrated that the coracobrachialis muscle was always continuous with the short head of the biceps muscle. If the aforementioned hypothesis was applied, the deep belly behind the musculocutaneous nerve course was continuous with the biceps. However, such a close relation between the coracobrachialis and biceps was not known in supplying nerves in adults. A further study using embryos of some apes without the deep belly of the coracobrachialis would be necessary for the comparison between a pattern of the embryonic muscle division and the muscle classification in comparative anatomy.","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"25 1","pages":"15-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82112704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Miwa, M. Sunohara, H. Arai, Tomonori Zaizen, K. Mine, I. Sato
{"title":"A morphological study of the multi-posterior superior alveolar canals of maxilla in the Japanese macaque by cone-beam computed tomography.","authors":"Y. Miwa, M. Sunohara, H. Arai, Tomonori Zaizen, K. Mine, I. Sato","doi":"10.2535/OFAJ.93.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/OFAJ.93.5","url":null,"abstract":"The posterior superior alveolar canal (PSAC) composed of several canals which contains vessels and nerve in molar region of the maxilla of Japanese macaque. The PSAC of maxilla run to the maxillary sinus. However, the PSAC and accessory canal (AC) of the maxilla in the Japanese macaque (JM) is unknown in morphological features in the maxilla. The purpose of this study was to describe the PSAC of the primates and to determine whether this structure could be used as a model for the human clinical condition. In this study, we showed the course of PSAC structure of the 23 JMs (male: n = 15; female: n = 8) using a cone-beam computed tomography apparatus. In the results, we classified a type to have one AC toward, a type to have two ACs toward, and three ACs in a type to have in PSAC. The main canal have some bony branch canals (BBCs) composed of 3 types (no BBC, one BBC, two BBCs). These canals and they run downward and supply to MS, these roots of maxillary molar region of the craniofacial skeleton in contrast to numerous small accessory canals with no nerve and vessels observed in the posterior regions in maxilla. These morphology features may give useful information about MS in dental treatment human model.","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"42 1","pages":"5-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84501211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yohei Honkura, Masahito Yamamoto, T. Yoshimoto, J. Rodríguez-Vázquez, G. Murakami, Y. Katori, S. Abe
{"title":"Is the ultimobranchial body a reality or myth: a study using serial sections of human embryos.","authors":"Yohei Honkura, Masahito Yamamoto, T. Yoshimoto, J. Rodríguez-Vázquez, G. Murakami, Y. Katori, S. Abe","doi":"10.2535/OFAJ.93.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/OFAJ.93.29","url":null,"abstract":"Reported morphologies of the ultimobranchial body had varied between researchers: a cluster of mitotic cells, a duct-like structure and a rosette-like cell mass. To clarify the true morphology, we studied tilted horizontal sections of 20 human embryos (crown-rump length 5-18 mm; 4-6 weeks). The sections displayed a ladder-like arrangement of the second to fourth endodermal pouches and, in 5 early embryos we found the fifth pouch attached to the fifth ectodermal groove near the fourth pharyngeal arch artery. The bilateral fifth pharyngeal pouches protruded anterolaterally to form a U-shaped lumen surrounding the arytenoid swelling. The third to fifth pouches were each characterized by a pedal-shaped inferior end. We identified several types of cell clusters as candidates for the ultimobranchial body, but morphologically most of them were, to various degrees, likely to correspond to the blind end of the lower pouch when cut tangentially. Because of the topographical relation to the common carotid artery, a cyst-like structure with a cell cluster seemed to be the most likely candidate of the ultimobranchial body (a common anlage of the thymus and parathyroid). However, we were not able to deny a possibility that a certain plane cutting the pouch end incidentally provided such a cyst-like structure in sections. At any stage, the ultimobranchial body might not appear as a definite structure that is discriminated from others with routine staining. A concept of the ultimobranchial body might be biased by comparative anatomy that shows the ultimobranchial gland in adult birds and reptiles.","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"34 5 1","pages":"29-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77715204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Takumi Kito, Toshio Teranishi, K. Nishii, K. Sakai, Mamoru Matsubara, Kouji Yamada
{"title":"Effectiveness of exercise-induced cytokines in alleviating arthritis symptoms in arthritis model mice.","authors":"Takumi Kito, Toshio Teranishi, K. Nishii, K. Sakai, Mamoru Matsubara, Kouji Yamada","doi":"10.2535/ofaj.93.81","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/ofaj.93.81","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, health awareness in Japan has been increasing and active exercise is now recommended to prevent lifestyle-related diseases. Cytokine activities have many positive effects in maintaining the health of a number of organs in the body. Myokines are cytokines secreted by skeletal muscles in response to exercise stimulation, and have recently generated much attention. Around 700,000 patients in Japan suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, making it the most prevalent autoimmune disease that requires active prevention and treatment. In the present study, a mouse model of spontaneous arthritis (SKG/Jcl) was subjected to continuous exercise stimulation, starting before the disease onset, to examine the effects of anti-inflammatory and inflammatory cytokine secretion on arthritis. For this stimulation, we developed a device that combines shaking and vibration. The results revealed that exercise stimulation delayed the onset of arthritis and slowed its progression. Thickened articular cartilage and multiple aggregates of chondrocytes were also observed. Further, exercise stimulation increased the expression of IL-6, IL-10, and IL-15, and inhibited TNF-α expression. From these results, we infer that the anti-inflammatory effects of IL-6 and IL-10, which showed increased expression upon exercise stimulation, inhibited the inflammatory activity of TNF-α and possibly delayed the onset of arthritis and slowed its progression. Novel methods for preventing and treating arthritis under clinical settings can be developed on the basis of these findings.","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"6 1","pages":"81-88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74408050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Anatomical and surgical evaluation of gastroepiploic artery.","authors":"Kodai Tomioka, Masahiko Murakami, Akira Saito, Hiromitsu Ezure, Hiroshi Moriyama, Ryoichi Mori, Naruhito Otsuka","doi":"10.2535/ofaj.92.49","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/ofaj.92.49","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Knowledge of the anatomy of the stomach and its surrounding structures is essential for lymph node dissection. This is the first gross anatomical investigation of anastomosis variations in the gastroepiploic arteries (GEA). The aim of this study is to examine the anastomosis pattern of the right and left GEA (RGEA and LGEA, respectively).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Seventeen cadavers were dissected, and the anastomotic patterns of RGEA and LGEA were observed macroscopically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The anastomotic patterns were classified into two groups. Type 1 had direct anastomosis (n = 16; 94.1%), whereas Type 2 had no anastomosis (n = 1; 5.9%). Formation of an arterial arch along the greater curvature was observed in twelve cases (70.6%), whereas four cases (23.5%) exhibited mesh-like anastomosis or narrow anastomotic branches.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Direct anastomoses were observed in almost all the cases. These results are significant, and may be useful in the classification of lymph nodes or speculation of cancer metastases.</p>","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"92 3-4","pages":"49-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2535/ofaj.92.49","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34654784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mamoru Uemura, Isumi Toda, Wataru Kawashima, Gaku Yoshimoto, Yi-Ru Fang, Yuan Jin Xu, Yuan Liu, Lei Zhang, Akimichi Takemura
{"title":"Morphological Study of the Articular Disc and Capillary of the Retrodiscal Tissue in a Type 2 Spontaneous Diabetes Mellitus Rat Model.","authors":"Mamoru Uemura, Isumi Toda, Wataru Kawashima, Gaku Yoshimoto, Yi-Ru Fang, Yuan Jin Xu, Yuan Liu, Lei Zhang, Akimichi Takemura","doi":"10.2535/ofaj.92.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/ofaj.92.53","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this study was to evaluate morphological changes at the articular disc of the temporomandibular joint and capillary of the retrodiscal tissue in a rat model for type 2 spontaneous diabetes mellitus (DM) (i.e., Goto-Kakizaki [GK] rats) compared to normal Wistar rats. A total of 20 experimental rats were used in this study; the rats were categorized into the normal (n = 10 male 8-week-old Wistar rats) and DM (n = 10 male 8-week-old GK rats) groups. Hematoxylin-eosin stained specimens were obtained from 5 rats from each group. Image analyses of the hematoxylin-eosin stained specimens were conducted using light micrographs, which allowed comparisons of the thickness of the anterior, central, and posterior parts of the articular disc. Afterwards, the microvascular corrosion cast specimens were obtained from 5 rats from each group. The diameter of the capillary of the retrodiscal tissue was determined by analyzing scanning electron micrographs of the microvascular corrosion cast specimens. Student's t-test was used to test for statistical significant differences between the 2 groups. Differences were considered significant when p < 0.01. We found that the thickness of the anterior, central, and posterior parts of the articular disc, and the diameter of the capillary of the retrodiscal tissue was significantly lower in the DM vs. normal group. Therefore, we consider that DM-associated the hyperglycemia causes atrophy of the articular disc and microangiopathy of the capillary of the retrodiscal tissue in GK rats. </p>","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"92 3-4","pages":"53-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2535/ofaj.92.53","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34654785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Takeshi Takayama, Ai Hirano-Kawamoto, Masahito Yamamoto, G. Murakami, Y. Katori, Kei Kitamura, S. Abe
{"title":"Macrophage infiltration into thyroid follicles: an immunohistochemical study using donated elderly cadavers.","authors":"Takeshi Takayama, Ai Hirano-Kawamoto, Masahito Yamamoto, G. Murakami, Y. Katori, Kei Kitamura, S. Abe","doi":"10.2535/ofaj.93.73","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/ofaj.93.73","url":null,"abstract":"To describe and discuss the morphology of the aged thyroid gland, with particular reference to the contribution of macrophages.With the aid of immunohistochemistry, we examined 1) macrophage accumulation, 2) infiltration of lymphocytes, and 3) the size and density of follicles in the unilateral lobe of the thyroid gland obtained from elderly donated cadavers (mean age, 84 years) without macroscopic malignancy. Each almost entire unilateral lobe of the thyroid showed 2554-9910 follicles per section, and each of the follicles ranged in area from 0.014-0.072 mm2. We often found evidence suggesting absorption and fusion of follicles to provide a larger colloidal lumen, containing small follicles and/or epithelial fragments. In addition to dendritic perifollicular macrophages, large and round macrophages often formed clusters in the colloid. Colloidal lumina with weak macrophage immunoreactivity were intermingled with those showing strong reactivity. Notably, a greater number of macrophage foci in the colloid was usually associated with a lower density of perifollicular macrophages. Likewise, perifollicular macrophages were not always associated with lymphocyte infiltration. In the elderly, the initial appearance of colloidal macrophages does not appear to be associated with perifollicular infiltration of mononuclear cells. Macrophage invasion into a follicle might depend on the functional state of each follicle. After destruction of a follicle, a macrophage cluster appears to remain in the perifollicular tissue, and perhaps lymphocyte infiltration occurs secondarily. This course is likely to represent the process of degeneration of the thyroid gland structure with age.","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"4 1","pages":"73-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78971256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nomintsetseg Batbayar, T. Kameda, Natsuki Sano-Sekikawa, K. Terada
{"title":"Crown shape of maxillary molars with delayed eruption.","authors":"Nomintsetseg Batbayar, T. Kameda, Natsuki Sano-Sekikawa, K. Terada","doi":"10.2535/ofaj.93.89","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/ofaj.93.89","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to explore the crown shapes of maxillary molars with delayed eruption (DEMo1) at the position distal to the maxillary second premolar. Included teeth erupted later than the average for the maxillary first molar eruption in Japanese females (6.58 ± 0.67 years) by more than two standard deviations. Crown shapes of 12 four-cusped left DEMo1 teeth were compared with those of 25 four-cusped left maxillary first molars (U6n) and 25 four-cusped left maxillary second molars (U7n) from different patients with normal eruption. Seven landmarks were established on the reference plane containing the mesiobuccal, distobuccal and mesiolingual cusp tips of the molars; the origin was defined as the center of gravity of these three points. According to the obtained discriminant function (percentage of correct classifications, 84%), five DEMo1 teeth were classified as U6n and the other seven as U7n. The DEMo1 teeth were also classified into two subgroups, the U6n-close and U7n-close groups, according to the location of the distolingual cusp tip. These results suggest that DEMo1 teeth could include U6 and U7 with delayed eruption or could be an intermediate between U6 and U7, according to their crown shapes.","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"13 1","pages":"89-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75351348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Morphology of the lingual papillae in the eastern grey kangaroo.","authors":"S. Emura","doi":"10.2535/OFAJ.93.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/OFAJ.93.53","url":null,"abstract":"We examined the dorsal lingual surface of an adult eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus gigantues) by scanning electron microscopy. The filiform papillae on the lingual apex and anterior body consisted of a main papilla and secondary papillae. The connective tissue core of the filiform papillae on the lingual apex had several processes. The filiform papillae on the lingual posterior body were thread-like in shape. The connective tissue core of the filiform papillae on the lingual posterior body consisted of many slender processes. The fungiform papillae were round in shape. Three vallate papillae with the apex of the triangle directed posteriorly consisted of a groove and pad. Several conical papillae derived from the posterolateral margin of the tongue where foliate papillae have been shown to be distributed in many other animal species. The surface structure of the tongue in the eastern grey kangaroo resembles that of the red kangaroo.","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"11 1","pages":"53-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90168793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Histochemical evaluation of postnatal lectin-binding sites in the mouse prostate.","authors":"Kentaro Sakuda, Ryoki Muragishi, Kazuya Yoshinaga","doi":"10.2535/ofaj.92.61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2535/ofaj.92.61","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The prostate is a male accessory genital gland that plays an essential role in reproductive function. To understand the cytological characteristics of differentiating prostatic cells, we used lectin histochemistry combined with immunohistochemistry to examine the distribution of lectin-binding sites on prostatic cells during postnatal development in the mouse. During postnatal development, Hippeastrum Hybrid Lectin (HHL) lectin reacted consistently with the luminal cells of all prostatic lobes (regions), whereas the Ricinus Communis Agglutinin I (RCA-I) and Soybean Agglutinin (SBA) lectins showed remarkable differences with age, region, and cell type. We found that the lectin-binding pattern in differentiating prostatic cells acquired adult characteristics around 3 weeks after birth. The results indicate that prostatic cell differentiation during postnatal development in mice is characterized by the presence of cell- and region-specific lectin-binding sites in the prostate, suggesting that there may also be cellular and regional differences in their function. Furthermore, some lectins (HHL, RCA-I, and SBA) could provide useful markers for research into cell differentiation and for the pathological evaluation of prostatic diseases or in the diagnosis of male infertility. </p>","PeriodicalId":19462,"journal":{"name":"Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica","volume":"92 3-4","pages":"61-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2535/ofaj.92.61","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34654786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}