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OBJECTIVES: Intrapulpal calcifications can occur in the dental pulp of patients with diabetes. We focused on the association between ectopic calcifications in the dental pulp and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in Spontaneously Diabetic Torii (SDT)-fatty rats, an obese type 2 diabetic rat model, to determine the mechanism of calcification with pulp stone in the dental pulp. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pathologic calcification in the dental pulp of SDT-fatty rats was observed using electron microscopy and immunohistochemical analysis. Moreover, mechanical analysis of periapical region of molar tooth against occlusal force was performed. RESULTS: In SDT-fatty rats, pathogenic pulpal calcifications occurred during blood glucose elevation after 6 weeks, and granular calcification was observed in the dental pulp after 11 weeks. Pentosidine, a major AGE, and the receptor for AGEs were strongly expressed in the dental pulp of SDT-fatty rats. S100A8, TNF-α, and IL-6 also showed positive response in the dental pulp of the SDT-fatty rat, which indicated pulpal inflammation. Blood flow disorder and hypoxic dental pulp cells were also observed. In silico simulation, strain from occlusal force concentrates on the root apex. CONCLUSIONS: Glycation makes blood vessels fragile, and occlusal forces damage the vessels mechanically. These are factors for intrapulpal calcification of diabetes.
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Calcificações da Polpa Dentária , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Ratos , Humanos , Animais , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicações , Reação de Maillard , Glicemia , ObesidadeRESUMO
Mitochondrial DNA m.3243A > G mutation causes mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS) and its associated multi-organ disorders, including diabetes. To clarify associations between m.3243A > G organ heteroplasmy and clinical phenotypes, including the age at death, we combined genetic and pathological examinations from seven unreported and 36 literature cases of autopsied subjects. Clinical characteristics of subjects were as follows: male, 13; female, 28; unknown, 2; the age at death, 36.9 ± 20.2 [4-82] years; BMI, 16.0 ± 2.9 [13.0-22.3]; diabetes, N = 21 (49%), diabetes onset age 38.6 ± 14.2 years; deafness, N = 27 (63%); stroke-like episodes (StLEp), N = 25 (58%); congestive heart failure (CHF), N = 15 (35%); CHF onset age, 51.3 ± 14.5 years. Causes of death (N = 32) were as follows: cardiac, N = 13 (41%); infection, N = 8 (25%); StLEp, N = 4 (13%); gastrointestinal, N = 4 (13%); renal, N = 2 (6%); hepatic, N = 1 (2%). High and low heteroplasmies were confirmed in non-regenerative and regenerative organs, respectively. Heteroplasmy of the liver, spleen, leukocytes, and kidney for all subjects was significantly associated with the age at death. Furthermore, the age at death was related to juvenile-onset (any m.3243A > G-related symptoms appeared before 20) and stroke-like episodes. Multiple linear regression analysis with the age at death as an objective variable showed the significant contribution of liver heteroplasty and juvenile-onset to the age at death. m.3243A > G organ heteroplasmy levels, particularly hepatic heteroplasmy, are significantly associated with the age at death in deceased cases.
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Diabetes Mellitus , Síndrome MELAS , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Pré-Escolar , Criança , Adolescente , Adulto Jovem , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Heteroplasmia , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Mutação , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/complicações , Fígado/patologia , Síndrome MELAS/genéticaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: The main aim of this study was to elucidate the effects of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) on the calcification of cultured rat dental pulp cells (RDPCs) and to investigate the crystallisation ability of glycated collagen. MATERIALS AND METHODS: AGEs were prepared via non-enzymatic glycation of a dish coated with type I collagen using dl-glyceraldehyde. To investigate the effects of AGEs on RDPCs, we performed WST-1 and lactate dehydrogenase assays; alkaline phosphatase, Alizarin Red S and immunohistochemical staining; and real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR. In addition, we performed crystallisation experiments on glycated collagen. All microstructures were analysed using scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy/diffraction pattern analysis. RESULTS: AGEs did not affect the proliferation or differentiation of RDPCs, but enhanced the calcification rate and cytotoxicity. No major calcification-related genes or proteins were involved in these calcifications, and glycated collagen was found to exhibit a negative polarity and form calcium phosphate crystals. Cytotoxicity due to drastic changes in the concentration of pericellular ions led to dystrophic calcification, assumed to represent an aspect of diabetic pulp calcifications. CONCLUSION: Glycated collagen-containing AGEs provide a nurturing environment for crystallisation and have a significant effect on the early calcification of RDPCs.
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Calcificações da Polpa Dentária , Diabetes Mellitus , Animais , Diferenciação Celular , Células Cultivadas , Polpa Dentária , Diabetes Mellitus/metabolismo , Produtos Finais de Glicação Avançada/genética , Produtos Finais de Glicação Avançada/metabolismo , Produtos Finais de Glicação Avançada/farmacologia , RatosRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an autosomal-dominant inherited genetic disease. It carries an extremely high cardiovascular risk associated with significantly elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. The diagnostic rate of this disease in some European nations is quite high, due to the presence of multiple prospective registries. On the other hand, few data-and in particular multicentre data-exist regarding this issue among Japanese subjects. Therefore, this study intends to assemble a multicentre registry that aims to comprehensively assess cardiovascular risk among Japanese FH patients while taking into account their genetic backgrounds. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The Hokuriku-plus FH registry is a prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study, enrolling consecutive FH patients who fulfil the clinical criteria of FH in Japan from 37 participating hospitals mostly in Hokuriku region of Japan from April 2020 to March 2024. A total of 1000 patients will be enrolled into the study, and we plan to follow-up participants over 5 years. We will collect clinical parameters, including lipids, physical findings, genetic backgrounds and clinical events covering atherosclerotic and other important events, such as malignancies. The primary endpoint of this study is new atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. The secondary endpoints are as follows: LDL cholesterol, secondary ASCVD events and the occurrence of other diseases including hypertension, diabetes and malignancies. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study is being conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki, the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects, and all other applicable laws and guidelines in Japan. This study protocol has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at Kanazawa University. We will disseminate the final results at international conferences and in a peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: UMIN000038210.
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Hiperlipoproteinemia Tipo II , Estudos de Coortes , Humanos , Hiperlipoproteinemia Tipo II/epidemiologia , Hiperlipoproteinemia Tipo II/genética , Japão/epidemiologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Sistema de RegistrosRESUMO
Indium nitride (InN) luminescence is substantially enhanced by the introduction of a multilayer graphene interlayer, mitigating the lattice mismatch between the InN epilayer and the Gallium nitride (GaN) template on a sapphire substrate via weak van der Waals interaction between graphene and nitride layers. The InN epilayers are deposited by radio-frequency plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), and are characterized by spatially-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy using confocal microscopy. A small blue shift of the emission band from the band gap evidences a low density of equilibrium carriers, and a high quality of InN on multilayer graphene. A deposition temperature of ~375 °C is determined as optimal. The granularity, which is observed for the InN epilayers deposited on multilayer graphene, is shown to be eliminated, and the emission intensity is further enhanced by the introduction of an aluminum nitride (AlN) buffer layer between graphene and InN.
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Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs) are produced by the Maillard reaction, which causes cross-linking of collagen and results in changes in the mechanical properties of collagen tissues. Several types of AGE fluoresce, and measurement of this fluorescence is effective for determining the presence of AGEs. Because fluorescence intensity by steady-state fluorometry is affected by sample surface condition and light source, we focused on fluorescence lifetime measurement (FLM). We found that fluorescence lifetime of collagen gel decreased with glycation progress. In vivo application of FLM for determination of AGEs was confirmed in human dentin.
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We describe rare-earth-doped nanophosphors (RE-NPs) for biological imaging using cathodoluminescence(CL) microscopy based on scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). We report the first demonstration of multicolor CL nanobioimaging using STEM with nanophosphors. The CL spectra of the synthesized nanophosphors (Y2O3â¶Eu, Y2O3â¶Tb) were sufficiently narrow to be distinguished. From CL images of RE-NPs on an elastic carbon-coated copper grid, the spatial resolution was beyond the diffraction limit of light.Y2O3â¶Tb and Y2O3â¶Eu RE-NPs showed a remarkable resistance against electron beam exposure even at high acceleration voltage (80 kV) and retained a CL intensity of more than 97% compared with the initial intensity for 1 min. In biological CL imaging with STEM, heavy-metal-stained cell sections containing the RE-NPs were prepared,and both the CL images of RE-NPs and cellular structures, such as mitochondria, were clearly observed from STEM images with high contrast. The cellular CL imaging using RE-NPs also had high spatial resolution even though heavy-metal-stained cells are normally regarded as highly scattering media. Moreover, since theRE-NPs exhibit photoluminescence (PL) excited by UV light, they are useful for multimodal correlative imaging using CL and PL.
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Aumento da Imagem/métodos , Medições Luminescentes/métodos , Metais Terras Raras/química , Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão e Varredura/métodos , Nanopartículas/ultraestrutura , Frações Subcelulares/ultraestrutura , Cor , Meios de Contraste/química , Células HeLa , Humanos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e EspecificidadeRESUMO
A 74-year-old man was diagnosed with small cell lung carcinoma in the left upper lobe. (18)F-FDG PET/CT showed multifocal strong abnormal uptakes in the axial skeleton and those of the primary lung tumor. CT failed to demonstrate the bony abnormalities. A subsequent (99m)Tc-MDP bone scintigraphy was also almost negative. It is important to note that bone metastasis may be undetectable by both CT and bone scintigraphy even if it is massive.
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Neoplasias Ósseas/diagnóstico por imagem , Fluordesoxiglucose F18 , Neoplasias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Idoso , Neoplasias Ósseas/secundário , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Masculino , Imagem Multimodal , Carcinoma de Pequenas Células do Pulmão/patologiaRESUMO
A 65-year-old man with a history of hypertension was admitted to our hospital with fainting and syncope. He had experienced recurrent syncope since 20 years of age. On admission, systolic heart murmur was audible at the apex of the heart. Echocardiography revealed anteriorly displaced papillary muscles (PMs), elongation of the anterior mitral valve leaflet (AML), and systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the AML. Color Doppler imaging showed accelerated flow with a pressure gradient (PG) of 56 mmHg at the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed mild asymmetric septal hypertrophy and multiple accessory PMs. Cine images clearly demonstrated SAM and LVOT obstruction due to anteriorly displaced PMs. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed as having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and LVOT obstruction due to abnormal PMs. Oral administration of bisoprolol (2.5 mg/day) was initiated, because the patient rejected surgical treatment. Follow-up echocardiography revealed a gradual decrease in the LVOT-PG to 24 mmHg, and no episodes of fainting or syncope have recurred for 2 years after the initiation of bisoprolol.
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We present a phosphor nanoparticle that shows both upconversion luminescence (UCL) and cathodoluminescence (CL). With this particle, low-autofluorescence, deep-tissue and wide-field fluorescence imaging can be achieved with nanometer-order high-spatial-resolution imaging. We synthesized Y2O3:Tm,Yb nanophosphors that emit visible and near-infrared UCL under 980 nm irradiation and blue CL via electron beam excitation. The phosphors were applied to fluorescent imaging of HeLa cells. The photostability of the phosphors was superior to that of a conventional organic dye. We show that after uptake by HeLa cells, the particles can be imaged with SEM and CL contrast in a cellular section. This indicates that correlative UCL and CL imaging of biological samples could be realized.
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Medições Luminescentes/métodos , Nanopartículas , Compostos de Fósforo , Ítrio , Tubo de Raio Catódico , Células HeLa/ultraestrutura , Humanos , Microscopia/métodos , Microscopia Eletrônica/métodos , Nanopartículas/químicaRESUMO
Phase measurement of continuous-wave terahertz (CW-THz) radiation is a potential tool for direct distance and imaging measurement of optically rough objects due to its high robustness to optical rough surfaces. However, the 2π phase ambiguity in the phase measurement of single-frequency CW-THz radiation limits the dynamic range of the measured distance to the order of the wavelength used. In this article, phase-slope measurement of tunable CW-THz radiation with a THz frequency comb was effectively used to extend the dynamic range up to 1.834 m while maintaining an error of a few tens µm in the distance measurement of an optically rough object. Furthermore, a combination of phase-slope measurement of tunable CW-THz radiation and phase measurement of single-frequency CW-THz radiation enhanced the distance error to a few µm within the dynamic range of 1.834 m without any influence from the 2π phase ambiguity. The proposed method will be a powerful tool for the construction and maintenance of large-scale structures covered with optically rough surfaces.
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Polarization-resolved second-harmonic-generation (PR-SHG) microscopy is a powerful tool for investigating collagen fiber orientation quantitatively with low invasiveness. However, the waiting time for the mechanical polarization rotation makes it too sensitive to motion artifacts and hence has hampered its use in various applications in vivo. In the work described in this article, we constructed a motion-artifact-robust, PR-SHG microscope based on rapid polarization switching at every pixel with an electro-optic Pockells cell (PC) in synchronization with step-wise raster scanning of the focus spot and alternate data acquisition of a vertical-polarization-resolved SHG signal and a horizontal-polarization-resolved one. The constructed PC-based PR-SHG microscope enabled us to visualize orientation mapping of dermal collagen fiber in human facial skin in vivo without the influence of motion artifacts. Furthermore, it implied the location and/or age dependence of the collagen fiber orientation in human facial skin. The robustness to motion artifacts in the collagen orientation measurement will expand the application scope of SHG microscopy in dermatology and collagen-related fields.
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BACKGROUND: Treatment of primary renal cell carcinoma using radiotherapy with curative intent is rare, because renal cell carcinoma is generally regarded as a radiation-resistant tumor. Recently, stereotactic body radiation therapy has been radically applied for cancers in various organs including renal cell carcinoma. However, there were few reports describing pathological changes of renal cell carcinoma post stereotactic body radiation therapy. This is the first report we are aware of documenting late histological effects of stereotactic body radiation therapy on renal cell carcinoma and surrounding normal tissue. CASE PRESENTATION: A right renal tumor was identified in a Japanese 70-year-old man on follow-up computed tomography for his chronic hepatitis. T1N0M0 renal cell carcinoma was clinically diagnosed as the tumor was 3 cm in diameter and well-enhanced with intravenously infused contrast material in the arterial phase on computed tomography. No metastases in regional lymph nodes or distant sites were evident. Stereotactic body radiation therapy was selected as an alternative therapy to surgery because of his poor liver function. A total dose of 60 Gy in 10 fractions over 12 days was delivered using a 10-megavolt X-ray. The renal tumor gradually decreased in size and partial response had been achieved at 2 years after completing stereotactic body radiation therapy. Hepatocellular carcinoma was identified during follow-up in the patient and he died of progression of hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatic failure 2.5 years after completing stereotactic body radiation therapy. Autopsy was done and it showed almost complete necrosis of tumor tissues with a small amount of viable renal carcinoma cells. These pathological findings suggested marked effects of stereotactic body radiation therapy on clear cell renal cell carcinoma. CONCLUSION: Our case demonstrates a good pathological response with small foci of remnant viable cancer cells after stereotactic body radiation therapy of 60Gy in 10 fractions for small renal cell carcinoma. Although further experiences and longer follow-up are mandatory to conclude the optimal treatment schedule and efficacy of stereotactic body radiation therapy for renal cell carcinoma, stereotactic body radiation therapy may represent a novel less-invasive option for the treatment of primary renal cell carcinoma.
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Carcinoma de Células Renais/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Renais/cirurgia , Neoplasias Renais/patologia , Neoplasias Renais/cirurgia , Radiocirurgia , Idoso , Autopsia , Carcinoma de Células Renais/diagnóstico por imagem , Evolução Fatal , Seguimentos , Humanos , Neoplasias Renais/diagnóstico por imagem , Masculino , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
AIM: To investigate whether the patients with hypovascular liver nodules determined on the arterial phase and hypointensity on the hepatocyte phase gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (hypovascular hypointense nodules) are at increased risk of hepatocarcinogenesis, we assessed subsequent typical hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development at any sites of the liver with and without such nodules. METHODS: One hundred and twenty-seven patients with chronic hepatitis B or C and without a history of HCC, including 68 with liver cirrhosis, were divided into those with (non-clean liver group, n = 18) and without (clean liver group, n = 109) hypovascular hypointense nodules. All the patients were followed up for 3 years, and HCC development rates and risk factors were analyzed with the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox proportional hazard model, respectively. RESULTS: A total of 17 patients (10 in the non-clean liver group and seven in the clean liver group) developed typical HCC. Cumulative 3-year rates of HCC development were 55.5% in the non-clean liver group and 6.4% in the clean liver group (P < 0.001), and those at the different sites from the initial nodules was also higher in the non-clean liver group (22.2%) than the clean liver group (6.4%) (P = 0.003). Multivariate analysis identified older age (P = 0.024), low platelet counts (P = 0.017) and a non-clean liver (P < 0.001) as independent risk factors for subsequent HCC development. CONCLUSION: Patients with hypovascular hypointense liver nodules are at a higher risk for HCC development at any sites of the liver than those without such nodules.
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We report here a rare case of focal multiple venous malformations (VMs) in the white matter, via a draining vein arising from each VM, connecting with an ipsilateral cerebral surface venous varix. The male teen was asymptomatic neurologically. A diagnostic process using of MRI/MRDSA in this extremely rare entity is important as the more incidental discovery is expected with increasing opportunities of performing brain CT/MRI for various indications.
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Malformações Vasculares do Sistema Nervoso Central/diagnóstico , Veias Cerebrais/anormalidades , Angiografia por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Doenças Raras/diagnóstico , Varizes/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Traumatismos em Atletas/diagnóstico , Meios de Contraste , Traumatismos Craniocerebrais/diagnóstico , Humanos , Achados Incidentais , Masculino , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
Optical frequency combs are innovative tools for broadband spectroscopy because a series of comb modes can serve as frequency markers that are traceable to a microwave frequency standard. However, a mode distribution that is too discrete limits the spectral sampling interval to the mode frequency spacing even though individual mode linewidth is sufficiently narrow. Here, using a combination of a spectral interleaving and dual-comb spectroscopy in the terahertz (THz) region, we achieved a spectral sampling interval equal to the mode linewidth rather than the mode spacing. The spectrally interleaved THz comb was realized by sweeping the laser repetition frequency and interleaving additional frequency marks. In low-pressure gas spectroscopy, we achieved an improved spectral sampling density of 2.5â MHz and enhanced spectral accuracy of 8.39 × 10(-7) in the THz region. The proposed method is a powerful tool for simultaneously achieving high resolution, high accuracy, and broad spectral coverage in THz spectroscopy.
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PURPOSE: To determine whether the presence of a hypovascular nodule in the liver showing hypointensity on hepatocyte-phase of gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (EOB-MRI) is a risk factor for hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with chronic liver disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-one patients with pathologically confirmed hypervascular HCC and 41 age- and gender-matched controls were retrospectively selected. These patients had undergone EOB-MRI at least twice: the latest EOB-MRI and EOB-MRI performed more than 6 months earlier. History of hypervascular HCC, presence of a hypointense hypovascular nodule in previous hepatocyte-phase MR images, percent prothrombin time, platelet count, serum levels of albumin, total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, α-fetoprotein, and protein induced by vitamin K absence-II (PIVKA-II) were variables evaluated by multivariate logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis revealed that serum albumin level (odds ratio [95% confidence interval], 0.19 [0.06-0.57]; P = 0.0024), history of hypervascular HCC (8.62 [2.71-32.8]; P = 0.0001), and presence of a hypointense hypovascular nodule (4.18 [1.18-17.2]; P = 0.0256) were significant risk factors for hypervascular HCC. CONCLUSION: Patients with chronic liver disease showing a hypointense hypovascular nodule in the liver on hepatocyte-phase EOB-MRI have a high risk of HCC development.