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Increased Serum KL-6 Levels Induced by Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection in a Patient with RA-associated Lung Disease.

Acta medica Okayama

Waseda K, Ocho K, Hasegawa K, Kimura K, Iwamuro M, Hanayama Y, Kondo E, Miyahara N, Otsuka F.
PMID: 27339212
Acta Med Okayama. 2016 Jun;70(3):217-221. doi: 10.18926/AMO/54422.

KL-6 is a glycoprotein found predominantly on type II pneumocytes and alveolar macrophages, and often shows increased serum levels in patients with interstitial pneumonia. We report a case of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection whose disease activity was correlated...

Texture Indices of 18F-FDG PET/CT for Differentiating Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the Oropharynx.

Acta medica Okayama

Mitamura K, Norikane T, Yamamoto Y, Ihara-Nishishita A, Kobata T, Fujimoto K, Takami Y, Kudomi N, Hoshikawa H, Nishiyama Y.
PMID: 34176939
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Jun;75(3):351-356. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62230.

We assessed the role of 18F-FDG PET/CT texture indices for the differentiation of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in the oropharynx. 18F-FDG PET/CT data for 27 patients with SCC and 25 patients with NHL in the...

Differences in Attitudes and Practices of Cancer Pain Management between Medical Oncologists and Palliative Care Physicians.

Acta medica Okayama

Kunitomi T, Nasu J, Minami D, Iwamoto T, Nishie H, Saito S, Fujiwara T, Matsuoka J.
PMID: 34511609
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Aug;75(4):431-437. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62394.

This study aimed to evaluate whether there are differences in the attitudes and practices of cancer pain manage-ment between medical oncologists and palliative care physicians. An online nationwide survey was used to collect responses from board-certified medical oncologists and...

Clinical Parameters Reflecting Globe/orbit Volume Imbalances in Japanese Acquired Esotropia Patients with High Myopia but without Abduction Limitations.

Acta medica Okayama

Kono R, Hamasaki I, Kishimoto F, Ohtuski H, Shibata K, Morizane Y, Shiraga F.
PMID: 34511611
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Aug;75(4):447-453. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62396.

In high myopia, eye dislocation due to increased globe volume or tight orbital volume causes acquired esotro-pia. GOR (globe/orbit volume ratio), an indicator of the degree of progression of this pathology, was investi-gated the relationships among easily obtained clinical...

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Sudanese Health Care Providers toward Ebola Virus Outbreak.

Acta medica Okayama

Kunna E, Yamamoto T, Nundu S, Akintije C, Elkhidir I.
PMID: 34511616
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Aug;75(4):487-493. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62401.

Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a highly contagious and fatal disease in humans. Healthcare providers (HCPs) are often at the frontline of epidemics and can thus be in jeopardy of contracting EVD. Sudan is at a great risk of...

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed during Hospitalization for Cardiac Arrest.

Acta medica Okayama

Ochi M, Iida A, Takahashi Y, Tanaka M, Saito H, Naito H, Mikane T, Fuke S.
PMID: 34511620
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Aug;75(4):517-521. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62405.

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a genetically mediated cardiomyopathy charac-terized by progressive myocardial loss of the right ventricle and its replacement by fibrofatty tissue, causing dyskinesia, aneurysm, and/or arrhythmia. The prevalence of ARVC is estimated to be 1...

Tumor Lysis Syndrome due to Eribulin Administration for Metastatic Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Buttock.

Acta medica Okayama

Tsuchie H, Miyakoshi N, Nagasawa H, Shimada Y.
PMID: 34511623
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Aug;75(4):533-538. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62408.

Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a complication of cancer treatment that requires urgent intervention. It is extremely rare in the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma (STS) of the limbs or trunk, and there are currently no reports of TLS...

Usefulness of Middle Colic Artery Transposition Technique for Hepatic Arterial Reconstruction in Conversion Surgery for an Initially Unresectable, Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.

Acta medica Okayama

Yoshida R, Yagi T, Yasui K, Umeda Y, Yoshida K, Fuji T, Takagi K, Kumano K, Yoshimoto M, Fujiwara T.
PMID: 34511625
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Aug;75(4):543-548. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62410.

The outcomes of pancreatectomy with resection and reconstruction of the involved arteries for locally advanced pancreatic cancer following chemotherapy have improved in recent years. In pancreatic head cancers in which there is contact with the common and proper hepatic...

Glial Cells as Possible Targets of Neuroprotection through Neurotrophic and Antioxidative Molecules in the Central and Enteric Nervous Systems in Parkinson's Disease.

Acta medica Okayama

Isooka N, Miyazaki I, Asanuma M.
PMID: 34703037
Acta Med Okayama. 2021;75(5):549-556. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62767.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide. The loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons produces its characteristic motor symptoms, but PD patients also have non-motor symptoms such as constipation and orthostatic hypotension. The pathological hallmark of...

Multiple Roles of Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein in Vascular Homeostasis and Angiogenesis.

Acta medica Okayama

Gao S, Nishibori M.
PMID: 34955533
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Dec;75(6):671-675. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62805.

Histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) is a 75 kDa plasma protein that is synthesized in the liver of many verte-brates and present in their plasma at relatively high concentrations of 100-150 μg/mL. HRG is an abundant and well-characterized protein having a...

EG-VEGF Induces Invasion of a Human Trophoblast Cell Line via PROKR2.

Acta medica Okayama

Tani K, Mitsui T, Mishima S, Ohira A, Maki J, Eto E, Hayata K, Nakamura K, Masuyama H.
PMID: 34955534
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Dec;75(6):677-684. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62806.

Extravillous trophoblast (EVT) invasion is important for embryo implantation, placental development, and successful remodeling of the uterine spiral artery. Endocrine gland derived-vascular endothelial growth factor (EG-VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are implicated in EVT invasion; however, the high con-centrations...

Testosterone Recovery after Neoadjuvant Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Antagonist versus Agonist on Permanent Iodine-125 Seed Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer Patients: A Propensity Score Analysis.

Acta medica Okayama

Iwata T, Maruyama Y, Kawada T, Sadahira T, Katayama S, Takamoto A, Sako T, Wada K, Edamura K, Kobayashi Y, Araki M, Watanabe M, Watanabe T, Nasu Y.
PMID: 34955538
Acta Med Okayama. 2021 Dec;75(6):705-711. doi: 10.18926/AMO/62810.

Optimal neoadjuvant hormone therapy (NHT) for reducing prostate cancer (PC) patients' prostate volume pre-brachytherapy is controversial. We evaluated the differential impact of neoadjuvant gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist versus agonist on post-brachytherapy testosterone recovery in 112 patients treated pre-brachytherapy with...

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