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Kumamoto University
Education•Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan•
About: Kumamoto University is a education organization based out in Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Cancer & Population. The organization has 19602 authors who have published 35513 publications receiving 901260 citations. The organization is also known as: Kumamoto Daigaku.
Topics: Cancer, Population, Gene, Cell culture, Receptor
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TL;DR: It is shown that neurons, which are of an ectoderm-origin, could be generated from marrow-derived stromal cells by specific inducers, fibronectin/ornithine coating, and neurosphere formation, and started to respond to depolarizing stimuli as functional mature neurons.
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TL;DR: This review examines the phytochemical composition, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacological activities of A. sativum extracts as well as its main active constituent, allicin.
Abstract: Medicinal plants have been used from ancient times for human healthcare as in the form of traditional medicines, spices, and other food components. Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is an aromatic herbaceous plant that is consumed worldwide as food and traditional remedy for various diseases. It has been reported to possess several biological properties including anticarcinogenic, antioxidant, antidiabetic, renoprotective, anti-atherosclerotic, antibacterial, antifungal, and antihypertensive activities in traditional medicines. A. sativum is rich in several sulfur-containing phytoconstituents such as alliin, allicin, ajoenes, vinyldithiins, and flavonoids such as quercetin. Extracts and isolated compounds of A. sativum have been evaluated for various biological activities including antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities among others. This review examines the phytochemical composition, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacological activities of A. sativum extracts as well as its main active constituent, allicin.
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TL;DR: In vitro study revealed that Adhesion of TIE2+ cells induced by Angiopoietin-1 enhanced the proliferation of hematopoietic progenitor cells and promoted the adhesion to fibronectin (FN) through integrins in Tie2-transfected cells and primary TIE1+ cells sorted from 9.5 d.p.c. P-Sp.
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TL;DR: The histopathologic pulmonary changes induced by mechanical pulmonary ventilation with a high peak airway pressure and a large tidal volume in healthy baby pigs were investigated, finding prominent organized alveolar exudate in addition to lesions was indistinguishable from the clinical late stage of ARDS.
Abstract: We investigated the histopathologic pulmonary changes induced by mechanical pulmonary ventilation (MV) with a high peak airway pressure and a large tidal volume in healthy baby pigs. Eleven animals were mechanically ventilated at a peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) of 40 cm H2O, a respiratory rate (RR) of 20 min-1, a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) of 3 to 5 cm H2O, and an FIO2 of 0.4. High airway pressure MV was terminated in 22 +/- 11 h because of severe hypoxemia in the animals. Five of the baby pigs were killed for gross and light microscope studies. The pulmonary changes consisted of alveolar hemorrhage, alveolar neutrophil infiltration, alveolar macrophage and type II pneumocyte proliferation, interstitial congestion and thickening, interstitial lymphocyte infiltration, emphysematous change, and hyaline membrane formation. Those lesions were similar to that seen in the early stage of the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The remaining six animals were treated for 3 to 6 days with conventional respiratory care with appropriate ventilator settings. Prominent organized alveolar exudate in addition to lesions was also found in the five animals. These findings were indistinguishable from the clinical late stage of ARDS. Six control animals were mechanically ventilated at a PIP of less than 18 cm H2O, a RR of 20 min-1, a PEEP of 3 to 5 cm H2O, and an FIO2 of 0.4 for 48 h. They showed no notable changes in lung functions and histopathologic findings. Aggressive MV with a high PIP is often applied to patients with respiratory distress to attain adequate pulmonary gas exchange.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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TL;DR: It is found that apical peptidases and transporters localized to lysosomes in the small intestine of Rab8-deficient mice, and this led to a marked reduction in the absorption rate of nutrients in theSmall intestine, and ultimately to death.
Abstract: A number of proteins are known to be involved in apical/basolateral transport of proteins in polarized epithelial cells. The small GTP-binding protein Rab8 was thought to regulate basolateral transport in polarized kidney epithelial cells through the AP1B-complex-mediated pathway. However, the role of Rab8 (Rab8A) in cell polarity in vivo remains unknown. Here we show that Rab8 is responsible for the localization of apical proteins in intestinal epithelial cells. We found that apical peptidases and transporters localized to lysosomes in the small intestine of Rab8-deficient mice. Their mislocalization and degradation in lysosomes led to a marked reduction in the absorption rate of nutrients in the small intestine, and ultimately to death. Ultrastructurally, a shortening of apical microvilli, an increased number of enlarged lysosomes, and microvillus inclusions in the enterocytes were also observed. One microvillus inclusion disease patient who shows an identical phenotype to Rab8-deficient mice expresses a reduced amount of RAB8 (RAB8A; NM_005370). Our results demonstrate that Rab8 is necessary for the proper localization of apical proteins and the absorption and digestion of various nutrients in the small intestine.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Fred H. Gage | 216 | 967 | 185732 |
George D. Yancopoulos | 158 | 496 | 93955 |
Kenji Kangawa | 153 | 1117 | 110059 |
Tasuku Honjo | 141 | 712 | 88428 |
Hideo Yagita | 137 | 946 | 70623 |
Masashi Yanagisawa | 130 | 524 | 83631 |
Kazuwa Nakao | 128 | 1041 | 70812 |
Kouji Matsushima | 124 | 590 | 56995 |
Thomas E. Mallouk | 122 | 549 | 52593 |
Toshio Hirano | 120 | 401 | 55721 |
Eisuke Nishida | 112 | 349 | 45918 |
Hiroaki Shimokawa | 111 | 949 | 48822 |
Bernd Bukau | 111 | 271 | 38446 |
Kazuo Tsubota | 105 | 1379 | 48991 |
Toshio Suda | 104 | 580 | 41069 |