H Isozaki, K Okajima, S Morita, Y Takeda, T Ishibashi, M Tanimura, H Hara, M Niki, H Akimoto, M Kobayashi
{"title":"Review of pancreatic cancer.","authors":"H Isozaki, K Okajima, S Morita, Y Takeda, T Ishibashi, M Tanimura, H Hara, M Niki, H Akimoto, M Kobayashi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 83 cases of pancreatic cancer (25 resected and 58 non-resected cases) which underwent laparotomy in the Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College Hospital over the past 11 years, we analyzed symptoms at diagnosis, duration of illness, tumor markers, surgical procedures, and long-term results. In many cases, jaundice was the premonitory symptom of pancreatic cancer. There was no relationship between duration of illness and tumor resectability. In analysis of tumor markers, abnormal CA19-9 levels were noted in 71% of resected cases and 89% of non-resected cases, and abnormal CEA, elastase and amylase levels were found in 38, 46 and 47% of resected cases and 76, 58 and 27% of non-resected cases, respectively. Operative mortality was higher for non-resected cases (22%) than that for resected cases (8%). Long-term results were significantly better in resected cases than non-resected cases. However, 1-, 2- and 3-year survival rates after macroscopic curative resection were 45, 19 and 9%, respectively. Prognosis of patients after absolute non-curative resection was poor, indicating no efficacy of the resection. To improve these very poor surgical results for pancreatic cancer, the early cancer detection and multi-disciplinary therapy seem to be necessary.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"36 1-2","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289386","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":"Pathohistological study on changes observed in the temporomandibular joint after experimental mutilation and shortening of the mandibular process with special reference to the changes under abnormal mandibular movement.","authors":"M Shimahara, K Ono, N Hashiguchi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Abnormal mandibular movement continues to occur when fracture of the mandibular process has resulted in abnormal occlusion or abnormal mandibular movement. However, what changes might occur in the temporomandibular joint have not yet been fully clarified. In the present study, a fracture of the condylar process was experimentally induced in rats, and the resulting bone ends were wired in place. That is to say, the resulting displacement was fixed permanently. Histological studies were made on the changes of the temporomandibular joint at the postoperative third month in those rats which demonstrated abnormal occlusion and abnormal mandibular movement. Lack of uniformity of the fibrous layer and a shallowing of the mandibular fossa; proliferation of the fibrous connective tissue and reduction in size of the superior and inferior articular cavity; tylosis and irregularity in the articular disc; deformation and tylosis of the fibrous layer of the articular cartilage, tendency of the layer structure in the articular cartilage to disappear, and some effect on cartilaginous ossification in the condyle; flattening of the condyle and thinning of the layer structure in the condylar articular cartilage in the unaffected side of the mandibular joint. These changes were observed to be more marked as the displacement and occlusal abnormality of the mandible intensified, showing no morphological adaptation of the temporomandibular joint.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"36 1-2","pages":"79-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289912","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":"Pupillary dynamics in patients with primary open angle glaucoma.","authors":"E Hashimoto-Takahashi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), the evaluation of neurological status is clinically important. A detailed analysis of the pupillary dynamics under the control of the autonomic nervous system was performed in patients with POAG. Pupil size and pupillary light reflex were measured by an infrared videopupillogram in 13 patients with POAG (from 25 to 67 years old) with good oculotensive controls without applications mydriatics nor miotics revealed. Pupillary light reflexes were analyzed by comparing the simulated patterns obtained after the studies with topical autonomic agents. Effects of topical adrenergics (dipivalyl epinephrine: DPE 0.025%) on the pupil were also investigated. Three types of autonomic abnormalities (cholinergic, adrenergic and physiological mydriatic reflex patterns) of the light reflex were detected in 11 eyes of 6 patients, and a normal pattern was found in only 2 eyes of one patient. Afferent pupillary defect (APD) pattern was detected in 13 eyes. Although APD was generally described as a reduced visual input, the degree of APD was not related to the stage of the visual field defect in POAG.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"36 1-2","pages":"71-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289911","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":"The role of MHC compatibility in recurrence of autoimmune type I diabetes mellitus: comparison of the immune response of BB/W rats to pancreatic islet and heart allografts.","authors":"K Tezuka","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human type I diabetes mellitus has been shown to be an autoimmune disease. The BioBreeding/Worcester (BB/W) rat is an excellent model of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Using the spontaneous diabetic BB/W rats, autoimmune recurrence of diabetes mellitus was evaluated. To prevent allorejection of islets, a combination of ultraviolet B (UVB) donor islet pretreatment and brief peritransplant host immunosuppression with cyclosporine was utilized. Such combination led frequently to indefinite survival of MHC mismatched islets in the chronically diabetic BB/W recipients more than 15 days after onset of hyperglycemia, while MHC matched islets survived only briefly. The most likely reason for the relatively rapid loss of graft function of MHC matched islets is the autoimmune destruction by previously primed cells. The result of this study, together with the previous report of CHABOT et al that both MHC matched and MHC mismatched islets are destroyed in acutely diabetic BB/W rats (less than 15 days after onset) despite the use of UVB irradiation and cyclosporine, demonstrates that the initiation of autoimmune response toward islets is most likely MHC restricted. These results led to the conclusion that MHC matching may be contraindicated in future human pancreatic islet transplantation to avoid reactivation of the original autoimmune disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"36 1-2","pages":"57-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289910","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}
I Hirata, K Hayashi, S Asada, H Miyoshi, K Iwakoshi, S Ohshiba
{"title":"Alteration of natural killer cell subsets (two color analysis) and their activity in peripheral blood in inflammatory bowel disease.","authors":"I Hirata, K Hayashi, S Asada, H Miyoshi, K Iwakoshi, S Ohshiba","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The natural killer (NK) activity and NK cell subsets in peripheral blood were evaluated in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), by using 51Cr release cytotoxicity assay and two color flowcytometry analysis. The peripheral blood NK activity was significantly lower in IBD than that in normal controls. This decrease of the NK activity was independent on the disease activity of IBD but dependent on the steroid medication. The total population of NK cells (Leu 7+ or 11c+ cells) did not change in IBD as compared with those of normal controls. However, the proportions of Leu7+11c- cells and Leu7-11c+ cells in IBD were higher and lower, respectively as compared with those of normal controls. These findings suggest that the maturation step of NK cell lineages might be impaired in IBD. The decrease of NK activity in IBD was supported by the change in the proportion of NK cell subsets described above. It was thought that such a change in NK cell subsets might be a specific finding in IBD patients, because it was not observed in patients with non-IBD colitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"36 1-2","pages":"47-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289909","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}
F Nagano, H Masaki, M Fujimoto, K Kotera, T Yonehara, S Ohshiba
{"title":"Effects of H+ and HCO3- secretion on mucus gel pH in isolated antral mucosa of bullfrog stomach.","authors":"F Nagano, H Masaki, M Fujimoto, K Kotera, T Yonehara, S Ohshiba","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To study the mechanism of self-protection of the gastric surface epithelium, we measured the pH gradient of the mucus gel layer in the isolated bullfrog antral mucosa with pH-sensitive microelectrodes in the Ussing chamber preparation. Under the control condition of 15mM HCO3- and 1.5% CO2 serosal perfusion, the pH on the interface between luminal solution and mucus gel layer (pHLMI) was 6.04 +/- 0.12 (n = 7), and the pH on the interface between the mucus gel layer and epithelial cell (pHMEI) was 5.69 +/- 0.13 (n = 7). When gastric acid secretion was stimulated by histamine (10(-4) M), the pHLMI became 5.43 +/- 0.12 (n = 4) and the pHMEI 4.40 +/- 0.18 (n = 4). Inhibition of acid secretion by cimetidine (10(-4) M) raised the pHLMI to 6.51 +/- 0.07 (n = 7) and the pHMEI to 6.23 +/- 0.08 (n = 7). Omeprazole (10(-4) M) also raised the pHLMI and the pHMEI to 6.78 +/- 0.13 (n = 7) and 6.56 +/- 0.13 (n = 7), respectively. These data suggested that the H+ ions secreted from the oxyntic cells were able to diffuse to the lateral side within the mucus gel layer, affecting the local pH just above the surface epithelial cells. Under high serosal HCO3- condition (45mM HCO3- and 1.5% CO2 in serosal side), the pHLMI and the pHMEI were elevated to 7.22 +/- 0.10 (n = 7) and 6.92 +/- 0.10 (n = 7), respectively. This result suggested that HCO3- secretion, which was served to neutralize the invading acid, depended upon the supply of HCO3- from the serosal medium. Thus, the serosal HCO3- would be working not only in the acid-protection, but also in the maintenance of pH gradient across the mucus gel layer.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"36 1-2","pages":"13-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289387","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}
K Kono, Y Yoshida, M Watanabe, H Watanabe, S Inoue, Y Tanioka, T Dote, Y Orita, K Umebayashi, Y Tanimura
{"title":"Serum and urinary N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity among the inhabitants of a rural area in Japan--the effect of age and hypertension.","authors":"K Kono, Y Yoshida, M Watanabe, H Watanabe, S Inoue, Y Tanioka, T Dote, Y Orita, K Umebayashi, Y Tanimura","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, the normal values, distribution, and variations in serum and urinary activities of the lysosomal enzyme, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), were estimated in a rural area of Japan. The frequency distribution of NAG activities both in the serum and urine of 1,152 males and females (aged 35 to 87), living in a rural area of Gifu Prefecture in Japan, showed an approximately log-normal distribution. Geometric mean values (with S.D. ranges) in healthy subjects (876 males and females) were 12.61 U/l (9.56-16.63) for serum NAG and 8.05 U/l (4.03-16.07) for urinary NAG. There was no significant difference between those of males and females. Serum and urinary NAG activities increased with advancing ages, and these NAG activities in hypertensive subjects were higher than those in normotensives. Since the serum and urinary levels of several commonly measured cytosolic chemicals were within normal limits, the above results could not be ascribed to tissue necrosis. Thus, the estimation of serum and urinary NAG could be a useful indicator discriminating the essential hypertensive patients from the normal subjects.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"36 1-2","pages":"27-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289388","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}
M Shimahara, K Ono, N Hashiguchi, J Senda, T Shimamura, T Honke, S Higashisawa
{"title":"An experimental study on the healing process after excision of the articular disc of the mandible--effect of short-term intermaxillary fixation.","authors":"M Shimahara, K Ono, N Hashiguchi, J Senda, T Shimamura, T Honke, S Higashisawa","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the present study, intermaxillary fixation for a period of 1 or 2 weeks after excision of the articular disc was administered to maturing rats. After removal of the fixation, the animals were allowed unrestricted mandibular movement. Histological observations were made at the postoperative 3rd month in those rats which demonstrated normal occlusion. As a result, it was found that the normal articular disc did not regenerate. However, in the articular cavity, both connective tissue and articular disc-like structures were found. The major changes in the mandibular fossa were tylosis of the outer fibrous layer of the fossa and an accompanying shallowing tendency. The major changes in the condyle were tylosis and morphological deformation of the fibrous layer of the parietal region. The deformation was mainly manifested by a fan-shaped hypertrophy. In the cases in which neither connective tissue nor articular disc-like structures were present in the articular cavity, changes in the mandibular fossa and condyle were remarkable. The appearance of the articular disc-like structure was more frequent in cases with 2-week intermaxillary fixation than in those with 1-week fixation.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"36 1-2","pages":"93-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289913","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":"Diagnosis of familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia and investigation of the nature of the variant albumin.","authors":"J Takamatsu, N Ohsawa","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A variant albumin with abnormally increased thyroxine-binding affinities has been identified, and termed as familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDH). The aims of this study are to seek for a method of diagnosis to distinguish FDH from other causes of hyperthyroxinemia and to investigate the nature of this abnormal albumin. Percent T4 bound to albumin was high in FDH, ranging 29-48% (normal range 3-8%), as measured in [125I] T4 loaded serum using a single immunoprecipitation by anti-human albumin antibody. A subject with T4 autoantibody in serum had a lower value. Only a single subject with TBG deficiency had an overlapped value (33%) with that of FDH, but the level of serum T4 could differentiate TBG deficiency from FDH. Isoelectric focusing (IEF) showed a distint albumin band with an isoelectric point of pH 5.05 in all FDH subjects, and this band was not compatible with any of 4 albumin bands seen in normals. These data suggest that only two simple measurements including the level of serum T4 and the single immunoprecipitation for [125I] T4-bound albumin can distinguish FDH from other causes of hyperthyroxinemia.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"36 1-2","pages":"35-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1990-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13289389","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":"Studies on the treatment of hydrofluoric acid burn.","authors":"M Murao","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Changes in serum and tissue and urinary levels of fluoride, calcium and other biochemical consequences were investigated in rats after experimental hydrofluoric acid (HF) burns, to obtain adequate method of emergency treatment for the injury. Increases in ionized fluoride and decreases in total and ionized calcium, in the sera were observed after contact with HF. Hyponatremia and hyperkalemia were observed over a 24 hour period. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations were elevated in the sera taken within 24 hours after burn and fell to reference range once the calcium concentration had been raised. Electrocardiographic changes including severe bradycardia were observed. These results indicate that an HF skin burn results in systemic fluoride poisoning followed by hypocalcemia, hypersecretion of PTH, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia and other electrolytes imbalance. Flushing with running water was effective for HF burns. By applying 2.5% calcium gluconate jelly, concentrations of fluoride in the urine and the tissues surrounding the injured region were reduced. Thus, the present results proved that the irrigation with running water and the jelly applications was evaluated as the most effective therapy among various methods tested for the HF burn.</p>","PeriodicalId":77683,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Osaka Medical College","volume":"35 1-2","pages":"39-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13630816","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}