Our previous studies demonstrated that sodium glucose cotransporter 1 (SGLT-1) was induced in the remnant ileum of total colectomized
rats via the action of factors other than hyperaldosteronism. The aim of the present study was to clarify whether fecal stream
is required for the enhancement of SGLT-1-mediated sodium transport. Twenty-seven pairs of ileal tissues were obtained from
the proximal and distal side, respectively, of loop ileostomy after total proctocolectomy. Mucosae were mounted in an Ussing
chamber to evaluate glucose-coupled sodium transport. Levels of SGLT-1 mRNA in proximal and distal mucosae were compared by
Northern blotting. Villous height and crypt depth were measured to test for correlations between mucosal structure and SGLT-1-mediated
sodium transport or mRNA expression levels. Both glucose-coupled sodium transport and expression of SGLT-1 mRNA were significantly
lower in distal mucosae relative to proximal mucosae. In distal mucosae, villous height, but not crypt depth, was significantly
lower than in proximal mucosae, demonstrating a positive correlation between villous height and SGLT-1 function and expression.
Comparative studies of proximal and distal mucosae demonstrated that in addition to hormonal changes, fecal stream is required
for full induction of the sodium transport system (which includes SGLT-1-mediated transport) in the remnant ileum following
total proctocolectomy.
Presented in part at the Forty-Sixth Annual Meeting of The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Chicago, Illinois,
May 14–19, 2005 (poster presentation).
This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 10557118 and 14657295 from the Ministry of Education, Science
and Culture of Japan to K. Fukushima, and by Kanae Foundation to K. Fukushima. 相似文献
We reported a 57-year-old female patient recently suffering from frequent seizures such as motionless staring and oral automatism. Electroencephalograms showed spikes in the right sphenoidal derivation and magnetic resonance images revealed an abnormal region, most likely related with a migration disorder such as a focal cortical dysplasia. She was diagnosed as mesiotemporal lobe epilepsy associated with a migration disorder. Seizure disappeared after medication therapy was done. No previous literature has described such a case, thus this is the first report of an epilepsy associated with migration disorder newly onset in a patient older than 50 years old. 相似文献
JC virus (JCV) is a causative agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and belongs to Polyomavirus. In this article we describe our recent research relating to this virus. First, JCV's major capsid protein VP1 possesses a nuclear localization signal (NLS) and has the ability to construct a virus-like particle (VLP). We have investigated the mechanism of nuclear entry of JCV using VLP, and clarified the role of NLS. In vitro transport assay revealed that wild type VLP (wtVLP), but not deltaNLSVLP, entered the nuclei of cells. The nuclear transport of wtVLP was dependent on the addition of importins alpha and beta and was prevented by antibodies to nuclear pore complex (NPC). These results suggested that JCV VLP binds to cellular importins via the NLS of VP1 and is transported into the nucleus through the NPC. Second, a yeast two-hybrid screen of a human brain cDNA library demonstrated that the fasciculation and elongation protein zeta 1 (FEZ1) and the heterochromatin protein lalpha (HPla) are proteins that interacted with JCV agnoprotein (Agno). In vitro binding assay showed that Agno interacts directly with FEZ1 and HPlalpha. We have also shown that Agno induces the dissociation of FEZ1 from microtubules and dissociates the interaction between HPlalpha and lamin B receptor. We have demonstrated that interaction between Agno and these host proteins inhibited nuclear egress of JCV. Third, in order to inhibit JCV infection in infected cells, we synthesized siRNA which is specific for JCV Agno. Immunoblotting and immunocytochemical analysis demonstrated that expression levels of agnoprotein and VP1 were significantly inhibited by specific siRNA. In addition, levels of viral mRNAs and viral production were decreased in the cells transfected with Agno siRNA. Furthermore, viral production of cell treated with Agno siRNA was significantly inhibited. These results indicate that post-infection treatment with siRNAs, that targets JCV Agno suppresses virus production in JCV infected cells. Thus, siRNA directed against JCV encoding genes may provide a useful tool for suppression of JCV infection. 相似文献
With improvements in the safety of Whipple resection in recent decades, surgeons have continued to explore the role of more
extensive lymphadenectomy in hope of improving long-term survival. A systematic literature search of level I evidence addressing
the role of the extent of lymphadenectomy was undertaken. Only reports of prospective, randomized controlled trials comparing
pancreaticoduodenectomy with standard lymphadenectomy to pancreaticoduodenectomy with extended lymphadenectomy where information
regarding survival, morbidity, mortality, the number of resected lymph nodes in each group and detailed operative technique
were included. Four prospective, randomized trials comprising some 424 patients and one meta-analysis were identified. In
aggregate, these studies confirmed that the number of resected lymph nodes was significantly higher in the pancreaticoduodenectomy
with extended lymphadenectomy group. Morbidity and mortality rates were comparable. Postoperative diarrhea in the early months
after operation was problematic in patients undergoing extended lymphadenectomy. In none of the studies was a benefit in long-term
survival demonstrated. Standard pancreaticoduodenectomy continues to be the operation of choice for adenocarcinoma of the
head of the pancreas.
Presented at The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Postgraduate Course “Systematic Reviews of Pancreaticobiliary
Disease Customized for the Gastroenterologist and Gastrointestinal Surgeon” on May 20, 2007, Washington, D.C. 相似文献
Background: We lack fundamental knowledge of the mechanisms of difficult laryngoscopy despite its clinical significance. The aim of this study was to examine how head positioning and direct laryngoscopy alter arrangements of craniofacial structures.
Methods: Digital photographs of the lateral view of the head and neck were taken at each step of head positioning and direct laryngoscopy in age- and body mass index-matched patients with (n = 13) and without (n = 13) difficult laryngoscopy during general anesthesia with muscle paralysis. The images were used for measurements of various craniofacial dimensions.
Results: Both simple neck extension and the sniffing position produced a caudal shift of the mandible and a downward shift of the larynx, resulting in an increase of the submandibular space. Direct laryngoscopy during the sniffing position displaced the mandible and tongue base upward and caudally, and the larynx downward and caudally, increasing the submandibular space and facilitating vertical arrangement of the mandible, tongue base, and larynx to the facial line. These structural arrangements in response to direct laryngoscopy were not observed in patients with difficult laryngoscopy, whereas head positioning produced similar structural arrangements in patients with and without difficult laryngoscopy. 相似文献
Pseudoaneurysm is an uncommon and serious complication of infective endocarditis (IE). It is often fatal because of its rapid progress, high rates of rupture and recurrence, and worsening effects on the systemic condition. We report the rare case of a patient who developed a pseudoaneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva two months after emergency aortic valve replacement for active IE. At the previous operation, we had directly closed a small fistulous hole in the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva using two mattress sutures with autologous pericardial pledgets, because the tissue surrounding the hole did not appear to be infected on visual inspection. A pseudoaneurysm developed from this portion due to detachment of sutures. If the fistula had been completely resected during the first surgery instead of performing a simple closure, the pseudoaneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva would not have formed. However, the primary aim of the first emergency surgery was to spare the life of a critically ill patient. In the second surgery, the pseudoaneurysm was completely resected with the aortic wall--including the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva and the communicating hole. Then, patch plasty of the non-Valsalva sinus was successfully performed. 相似文献
We present here a rare case of left-side catamenial pneumothorax, in which endometrial tissue pleura was found on the visceral pleura histologically. A chest roentogenogram confirmed the left pneumothorax, but did not reveal bullae or any associated anomalies, in a 41-year-old woman with three documented episodes of left-side pneumothorax occurring every menstruation. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery revealed not only tiny holes in the diaphragm, but also a scattered small brown spots on the visceral pleura. Histological examination of the lung sections revealed the existence of endometrial tissue on the visceral pleura with disrupted pleural elastic fibers. Our case suggests that cyclic erosion of the visceral pleura by the implanted endometrial tissue caused air leakage from the lung, in addition to the most accepted concept that air is aspirated into the thoracic cavity via the abdomen through the acquired fenestration of the diaphragm. 相似文献
We herein report the case of a 53-year-old man with a nonspecific acute colonic ulcer whose liver function deteriorated after he had undergone hepatectomy. He was referred to our hospital for a hepatoma caused by hepatitis B virus and a right hemihepatectomy was performed. His liver function was poor after the operation, and minor complications such as pleural effusion and biliary fistula developed. A large amount of melena was seen 29 days after the hepatectomy and he developed hemorrhagic shock. Superior mesenteric arteriography revealed pooling of blood in both the hepatic flexure of the ascending colon and the cecum. An emergency right hemicolectomy was performed. There was a 5 x 1-mm ulcer 18 cm distal to the ileocecal valve. Numerous erosions were observed to be scattered throughout the colonic mucosa. The patient recovered slowly and was discharged 6 months after the hepatectomy. This is the first report of an acute colonic ulcer that could have been caused by liver dysfunction. 相似文献
Summary: Matrix metalloproteinases (MP) are important candidates for the degradation of extracellular matrix, but the role of MP in the diseased kidney remains poorly understood. to examine the significance of urinary MP, we first investigated the characteristics of MP in normal rat urine and renal cortex, and then evaluated the urinary MP activity in anti-thymocyte induced glomerulonephritis (Thy.1 GN). Metalloproteinase activity was measured as the EDTA-inhibitable degradation of [3H] gelatin. the enzyme was purified from urine and the renal cortex homogenate in normal Wistar rats by using several chromatographic and gel filtration methods. Both materials contained the identical molecular weight (Mr 126 kDa by gel permeation method) of gelatin-degrading enzymes, the activity of which was inhibited by metal chelating agents and reactivated by ZnC12 but not by other proteinase inhibitors. Thy.1 GN was induced by intravenous injection of rabbit anti-thymocyte serum into rats, and daily urine was collected at sequential time points. Urinary MP activity was markedly reduced soon after the serum injection, and returned to the control level in 9 weeks. Conversely, urinary MP-inhibitor activity (Mr 30 kDa), determined as inhibiting activity against MP derived from renal cortex, showed serial changes strikingly reflected as urinary MP activity. These findings suggested that rat urine contained the MP which seemed to be derived from the renal cortex, and the urinary MP activity was decreased in Thy.1 GN model, probably due to the presence of MP-inhibitor. As urinary MP is likely to reflect intra-renal MP, the evaluation of urinary MP may be useful to search metabolic alteration of extracellular matrix in the diseased kidney. 相似文献