{"title":"Goishi tea leaf powder affects lower body weight and visceral fat accumulation during energy restriction in obese rats.","authors":"Takahiro Seura, Tomomi Kanno, Yoshiaki Miyake, Misako Sogawa","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.70.60","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Goishi tea is a unique Japanese post-fermented tea produced in Kochi prefecture. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the supplementation of energy-restricted diet with Goishi tea leaves affects body weight, visceral fat accumulation, and fecal lipids in diet-induced obese rats. 18 male Wistar rats were fed a high-fat diet for 12 weeks. Subsequently, the diet-induced obese rats were fed a low-energy diet containing 1% (G1 group) or 3% (G3 group) of Goishi tea leaf powder, or without any tea extracts (C group) for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, body weight and body fat ratio were significantly lower in the G3 group than in the C group. Plasma insulin levels were significantly higher in the C group than in the G1 and G3 groups, whereas plasma leptin levels were significantly lower in the G3 group than in the C group. In addition, the lipid absorption rate was significantly lower in the G3 group than in the C and G1 groups. In conclusion, the administration of Goishi tea leaves under dietary restrictions might contribute to body weight reduction and inhibition of lipid absorption, as a diet therapy to help prevent obesity and metabolic syndrome. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 60-65, February, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9798928","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}
Nur Aisiyah Widjaja, Roedi Irawan, Meta Herdiana Hanindita, Idg Ugrasena, Retno Handajani
{"title":"METS-IR vs. HOMA-AD and Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Adolescents.","authors":"Nur Aisiyah Widjaja, Roedi Irawan, Meta Herdiana Hanindita, Idg Ugrasena, Retno Handajani","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.70.7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Obesity is associated with chronic low-grade inflammation in which is the key in the pathogenesis Insulin Resistance (IR) and Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) has been validated as a surrogate measure of IR. The combination of HOMA and adiponectin, known as HOMA-AD was proposed to measure IR in adults. However, study on these indicators in obese adolescents is still limited. This study aims to analyse METS-IR and HOMA-AD to determine MetS and IR in obese adolescents.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted on obese adolescents who looked healthy from secondary schools in Surabaya and Sidoarjo, East Java, aged 12-18 years. Subjects were selected randomly and grouped into 2, namely MetS and non-MetS based on IDF 2000. Anthropometric examination and blood measurements, such as fasting blood glucose levels, lipid profiles, insulin, and adiponectin level were carried out according to standards. HOMA-IR, HOMA-AD, AND METS-IR were calculated using formula. Spearman's Rho correlation were conducted between assessment tools (METS-IR and HOMA-AD) to identify the correlation with MetS component (lipid profile, FBG, and blood pressures). A receiving operation curve (ROC) performed to find area under curve (AUC) and cut-off points based on the biggest Youden index.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>A total of 250 subjects were enrolled the study, and found 103 subjects had MetS. METS-IR correlates with all lipid profile and blood pressures (p?<?0.05). While HOMA-AD correlated with TG (r?=?0.356, p?=?0.000), systolic-BP (r?=?0.188, p?=?0.003), and HDL-c levels (r=-0.249, p?=?0.000). Cut-off point for METS-IR to determines MetS in obese adolescents was???46.53 (sensitivity of 64.24% and specificity of 75.76%), while HOMA-AD was???0.43 (sensitivity of 71.52% and specificity of 59.60%). Cut-off point for METS-IR index to determines IR was???52.01 (sensitivity of 83.44% and specificity of 44.44%). Cut-off point for HOMA-AD to determine IR was???0.37 (sensitivity of 74.17% and specificity of 84.85%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>METS-IR is better surrogate to determine MetS with cut-off point of???46.53, while HOMA-AD is better to determine IR with cut-off point???0.37 in obese adolescents. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 7-16, February, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9799366","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}
Yoshitaka Shimizu, Noboru Saeki, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Mitsuru Doi, Kana Oue, Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Tamayo Takahashi, Aya Oda, Takuma Sadamori, Yasuo M Tsutsumi, Nobuaki Shime
{"title":"Usefulness of new acoustic respiratory sound monitoring with artificial intelligence for upper airway assessment in obese patients during monitored anesthesia care.","authors":"Yoshitaka Shimizu, Noboru Saeki, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Mitsuru Doi, Kana Oue, Mitsuhiro Yoshida, Tamayo Takahashi, Aya Oda, Takuma Sadamori, Yasuo M Tsutsumi, Nobuaki Shime","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.430","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.70.430","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) often causes airway complications, particularly posing an elevated risk of aspiration and airway obstruction in obese patients. This study aimed to quantify the levels of aspiration and airway obstruction using an artificial intelligence (AI)-based acoustic analysis algorithm, assessing its utility in identifying airway complications in obese patients. To verify the correlation between the stridor quantitative value (STQV) calculated by acoustic analysis and body weight, and to further evaluate fluid retention and airway obstruction, STQV calculated exhaled breath sounds collected at the neck region, was compared before and after injection of 3 ml of water in the oral cavity and at the start and end of the MAC procedures. STQV measured immediately following the initiation of MAC exhibited a weak correlation with body mass index. Furhtermore, STQV values before and after water injection increased predominantly after injection, further increased at the end of MAC. AI-based analysis of cervical respiratory sounds can enhance the safety of airway management during MAC by quantifying airway obstruction and fluid retention in obese patients. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 430-435, August, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71522855","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":"Validation of a dietary balance score in middle-aged and older community-dwelling Japanese.","authors":"Mariko Nakamoto, Tsuzuri Nagashima, Yukiko Tanaka, Satomi Ono, Yuki Iwasaki, Akiko Nakamoto, Shu Zhang, Kaori Kinoshita, Kanae Furuya, Tomoko Imai, Rei Otsuka, Tohru Sakai","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.377","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.70.377","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study assessed the validity of dietary balance scores (DBSs) by investigating the association between DBSs and nutrient adequacy (NA) in two Japanese populations. The participants were 65 community-dwelling Japanese from Tokushima Prefecture and 2,330 community-dwelling Japanese from Aichi Prefecture. Based on food frequency questionnaires or 3-day dietary records, we obtained 18 food groups. The NA score integrates nine beneficial nutrients and two nutrients that should be limited. We calculated four different DBSs: DBS1 consisted of five food groups (score range:0?20), DBS2 consisted of nine food groups (score range:0?36), DBS3 consisted of eight food groups (score range:0?32), and DBS4 consisted of 10 food groups (score range:0?40). Both the Spearman rank correlation coefficient with NA and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC) for the nine beneficial nutrients were then estimated to test the performance of each DBS in predicting nutrient intake. The results showed that DBS1 and DBS4 were positively correlated with NA, while the AUC-ROC showed that DBS4 could moderately discriminate individuals with adequate intake levels of all nine nutrients. These findings suggest DBSs (especially DBS4) are useful in assessing dietary balance in middle-aged and older community-dwelling Japanese. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 377-387, August, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71522856","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":"An incidentally discovered paraganglioma that caused sinus arrest after resection.","authors":"Takayuki Sano, Takeshi Inoue, Naoko Irie, Tatsuo Ichikawa, Akira Iai, Kiyoshi Osa, Satoshi Ono, Kozo Asanuma, Shiori Kaneko, Tadao Kuribara, Itaru Shigeyoshi, Kouta Matsubara, Kanako Suzuki, Hideki Ishizu, Keishin Sunagawa","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.503","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.70.503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Paragangliomas are neural-crest-derived nonepithelial neuroendocrine tumors distributed along the parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves. To our knowledge, no studies were reported regarding sinus arrest on day 4 after paraganglioma resection. A 66-year-old female patient with a history of pulmonary vein isolation visited our department for sigmoid colon cancer treatment. Enhanced computed tomography revealed an enhanced small nodule-like lymph node near the root of the inferior mesenteric artery. The patient underwent laparoscopic colectomy with regional lymph node dissection. Postoperatively, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation attacks developed, and the patient resumed oral medication. Additionally, sinus arrest after tachycardia developed. Changing the oral medication could maintain her circulatory dynamics. Pathological examination revealed that differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma infiltrated the submucosa. Immunohistochemically, the excised nodule as a lymph node was considered a functional paraganglioma. Our case indicates that paraganglioma resection and oral medication resumption may contribute to sinus arrest. When arrhythmias affecting the circulation occur perioperatively, the presence of a catecholamine-producing tumor should be considered in addition to cardiac disease. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 503-507, August, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71522928","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":"Assessment of multiple domains of pain following BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.","authors":"Masashi Izumi, Toru Morimoto, Shota Oda, Dai Ohishi, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Takahiro Shimokawa, Kazuki Ozaki, Anzu Nakamae, Ryota Saito, Yoshiki Fujii, Naoki Komatsu, Hiromi Seo, Masahiko Ikeuchi","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.355","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.70.355","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pain at the injection site is the most frequent reaction among COVID-19 vaccine recipients, but its characteristics were not fully described yet. The purpose of this study was to investigate multiple domains of pain following BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination. We included 107 subjects undergoing primary shot of the vaccination twice into deltoid muscle with a 3-week interval. They completed 6 sessions of pain assessments, one before the first and second dose (1-0, 2-0), and 1st/7th day after the first and second dose (1-1/1-7, 2-1/2-7). Pain visual analog scale (VAS), pain distribution, and pressure pain threshold (PPT) on deltoid muscle were evaluated in each session. The mean VAS (at rest/shoulder motion) was 6.0/27.6 mm at 1-1, and 12.8/34.0 mm at 2-1. Approximately, 90% of recipients showed localized pain within the upper arm. Percentage change of PPTs at 1-1 and 2-1 was bilaterally (ipsilateral/contralateral) decreased to 87.4/89.4% and 80.6/91.0%, which was recovered to the baseline level at 1-7 and 2-7. Temporary, mild-to-moderate intensity, localized distribution, concomitant with bilateral mechanical hyperalgesia on the deltoid muscle, were typical pain characteristics following this vaccination. These findings provide a rationale that will be informative for future recipients. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 355-360, August, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71522930","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":"Early enteral nutrition with arginine compensates for negative nitrogen balance in patients undergoing curative total gastrectomy.","authors":"Yasuko Okamoto, Takanori Sakaguchi, Yoshito Ikematsu, Toshikazu Kanai, Kazuhisa Hirayama, Hiroaki Tamura, Tadataka Hayashi, Yoshiro Nishiwaki, Hiroyuki Konno, Katsunori Aoki","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.325","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.70.325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effects of early enteral arginine-rich nutrition (EAN) were analyzed among patients undergoing curative-intent total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. There were 19 patients in this prospective study, all randomly assigned to either a parenteral nutrition (PN) group or an EAN group for the first seven days after surgery. The EAN group received 1.8-fold greater arginine (10.1 g/day) compared with the PN group, which was administered through an enteral tube inserted into the jejunal loop. Both groups were provided almost identical amounts of total amino acids (54 g/day), and the total energy was set at 65% of the total requirement (25 kcal/kg/day). No significant differences were observed between the two groups in postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, oral intake, nutritional status, or body weight. The serum arginine profile was similar in the two groups, as it decreased significantly on postoperative day (POD) 1, and gradually returned to preoperative levels by POD 7. The nitrogen balance remained negative until POD 7 in the PN group, but turned neutral at POD 7 in the EAN group. While we could not confirm body weight loss improvement, these results suggested that early arginine-rich enteral nutrition could improve the nitrogen balance after total gastrectomy. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 325-333, August, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71522935","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}
Yoshihiro Okura, Chisato Takeuchi, Harutaka Yamaguchi, Kenji Tani
{"title":"Factors associated with anxiety and depression among caregivers of patients receiving medical home visits.","authors":"Yoshihiro Okura, Chisato Takeuchi, Harutaka Yamaguchi, Kenji Tani","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.443","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.70.443","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, Japan has promoted home visits to support older adults, with caregivers playing an important role. However, caregivers generally experience a high frequency of anxiety and depression, and the factors associated with these conditions among home visit caregivers remain unknown. To identify the associated factors, we conducted a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study of home visit caregivers in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The survey included caregivers' Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale;sociodemographic items of patients and caregivers;and caregivers' perceptions of the home care environment, patients, and themselves. The questionnaires were sent to 379 caregivers;203 responded (53.6% response rate), of which 173 were valid (85.2% valid response rate). The prevalence of anxiety and depression was 43.9% and 69.4%, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with anxiety and depression showed that stable family finances (OR:0.69, 95% CI:0.48-1.00, p=0.049) and stable caregiver health (OR:0.45, 95% CI:0.30-0.68, p<0.001) were associated with anxiety. Further, stable family finances (OR:0.60, 95% CI:0.38-0.93, p=0.022), stable caregiver health (OR:0.49, 95% CI:0.30-0.81, p=0.005), and stable patient condition (OR:0.51, 95% CI:0.29-0.92, p=0.025) were associated with depression. These findings demonstrate that caregiver wellbeing is essential in home care settings. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 443-449, August, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71522938","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":"Molecular composition of adiponectin in urine is a useful biomarker for detecting early stage of diabetic kidney disease.","authors":"Tomoharu Kawano, Motohiro Aiba, Masashi Ishizu, Hiroyasu Mori, Munehide Matsuhisa, Seiichi Hashida, Tracey Colpitts, Toshihiro Watanabe","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.464","DOIUrl":"10.2152/jmi.70.464","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We previously developed two immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassays (ICT-EIA) to measure total adiponectin (T-AN) and high molecular weight adiponectin (H-AN) in urine and have verified their usefulness as biomarkers for diabetic kidney disease. In this study, we developed T-AN and H-AN assays using the sandwich EIA (Sand-EIA). The reactivities of Sand-EIAs were compared with ICT-EIAs by measuring size exclusion chromatography (SEC) fractions of urine and adiponectin standard. As a result, ICT-EIAs showed higher macromolecular specificity. We then analyzed the molecular profile of adiponectin in the urine of 5 patients with different eGFR stages by measuring SEC fractions of urine. The results showed that smaller adiponectin correlated relatively well with eGFR stage. Finally, because SEC is time-consuming, we investigated that the ratio of T-ANs by Sand-EIA and ICT-EIA could be a good indicator of the monomer adiponectin. The ratio was evaluated using 77 urine samples from patients with diabetes and showed a significant decrease at an earlier stage compared with other biomarkers. In conclusion, we demonstrated a new index to estimate monomer adiponectin in urine by using Sand-EIA and ICT-EIA, and urinary monomer adiponectin can be a good early indicator of deterioration of renal function in diabetic patients. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 464-470, August, 2023.</p>","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71522944","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":"Histological and immunohistochemical analysis of epithelial cells in epidermoid cysts in intrapancreatic accessory spleen.","authors":"Satoshi Sumida, Mayuko Ichimura-Shimizu, Yuko Miyakami, Takumi Kakimoto, Tomoko Kobayashi, Yasuyo Saijo, Minoru Matsumoto, Hirohisa Ogawa, Takeshi Oya, Yoshimi Bando, Hisanori Uehara, Shu Taira, Mitsuo Shimada, Koichi Tsuneyama","doi":"10.2152/jmi.70.251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2152/jmi.70.251","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND Epidermoid cysts in intrapancreatic accessory spleen (ECIPAS) are a rare lesion. Its pathogenesis, including the origin of cystic epithelium, is not well established. We aimed to elucidate new aspects of the pathological features of ECIPAS to clarify its pathogenesis. METHODS Six cases of ECIPAS were included in this study. As well as histopathological analysis, to elucidate the features and nature of cystic epithelial cells, immunohistochemical analysis including Pbx1 and Tlx1 and imaging mass spectrometry was performed. RESULTS Histologically, the cysts were covered by either monolayered or multilayered epithelium. Immunohistochemistry revealed that the epithelial cells in multilayered epithelium exhibited different attributes between the basal and superficial layers. Few epithelial cells had abundant clear cytoplasm and were immunohistochemically positive for adipophilin, suggesting lipid-excreting function. The intracystic fluid contained cholesterol clefts and foamy macrophages, and imaging mass spectrometry revealed the accumulation of lipids. Immunohistochemical analysis indicated that the epithelial cells were positive for Pbx1 in some cases. CONCLUSION Novel histological features of epithelial cells of ECIPAS were indicated. Although more cases need to be evaluated, we propose that the cause of ECIPAS may be different from that of pancreatic ductal origin. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 251-259, February, 2023.","PeriodicalId":46910,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INVESTIGATION","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9439473","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}