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BACKGROUND: Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) has become an increasingly significant disease not only as healthcare-associated infection, but also as community-acquired (CA) infection worldwide. CDI caused by the NAP1/BI/027 strain is reported to be more severe, difficult to cure, and frequently associated with recurrences in North America and Europe. CASE PRESENTATION: A 68-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for continuous lower abdominal pain 4 weeks after eradication therapy against Helicobacter pylori. While she was treated with fasting on the suspicion of ischemic colitis, she experienced septic shock. Emergent subtotal proctocolectomy revealed fulminant pseudomembranous C. difficile colitis. The C. difficile isolate recovered from the patient was identified as ribotype 027, which has been reported to be uncommon in Japan. CONCLUSION: We report a rare case of CA fulminant pseudomembranous colitis caused by ribotype 027 C. difficile after H. pylori eradication therapy.
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Objectives As first line therapy, pembrolizumab provides longer progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) than platinum doublets in programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with tumor propensity scores (TPS) ≥50%. However, clinical trials do not represent real-world patients. Materials and Methods This multicenter retrospective study conducted across 11 medical centers in Japan analyzed clinical data from patients receiving first-line pembrolizumab for NSCLC between February 1, 2017 and April 30, 2018. The efficacy, safety, and suitability of pembrolizumab monotherapy were evaluated. Results The median age of the 213 enrolled patients was 71 (range: 39-91) years. Among them, 176 (82.6%) were male, 20 (9.4%) were never smokers (median Brinkman index: 900), 172 (80.8%) had an ECOG PS of 0-1, 55 (25.8%) had squamous-cell carcinoma (SQ). PD-L1 TPS were 50-74%, 75-89%, and 90-100% in 97 (45.5%), 47 (22.1%), and 69 (32.4%) patients, respectively. Adverse events (AEs) of grades ≥3 were observed in 39 (18.3%) patients. Pneumonitis was the most common severe AE, occurring in 10 patients (4.7%) including 1 with grade 4 toxicity; no severe AE-related deaths occurred. The overall response rate, median PFS, and median OS was 51.2%, 8.3 months, and 17.8 months, respectively. On multivariate analysis, ECOG PS (0-1 vs. ≥2: HR: 1.69, 95.0% CI: 1.05-2.72; p = 0.03138), CRP/Alb (<0.3 vs. ≥0.3: HR: 1.92, 95.0% CI: 1.28-2.87; p = 0.00153), steroid usage (not usage vs. usage: HR: 2.94, 95.0% CI: 1.45-5.95; p = 0.00267), and PD-L1 TPS (50-89% vs. 90-100%: HR: 0.65, 95.0% CI: 0.43-1.00; p = 0.04984) were significantly and independently correlated with PFS of pembrolizumab. Conclusion The results confirm the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab in real-world patients. Poor PS and steroid usage at the time of commencing pembrolizumab treatment indicate poor outcomes. First-line pembrolizumab particularly benefits patients with PD-L1 TPS ≥90% or low inflammatory states (CRP/ALB<0.3).
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Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/uso terapêutico , Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/uso terapêutico , Carcinoma Pulmonar de Células não Pequenas/tratamento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados/efeitos adversos , Antineoplásicos Imunológicos/efeitos adversos , Antígeno B7-H1 , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
A 69-year-old man who had been exposed to asbestos for approximately 40 years presented with the complaint of fever and pleuritic chest pain on the right side on deep inspiration. Chest X-ray films showed pleural effusion in the right side. Initial antibiotic treatment was ineffective. The hyaluronic acid level was high in the pleural effusion but no malignant mesotheliomal cells were seen with blind pleural biopsy. Blood chemistry showed a remarkable high titer of myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA) and open renal biopsy suggested crescentic glomerulonephritis. The precise pathological examination on the pleura obtained by the open pleural biopsy showed vasculitides and plaque leading to diagnosis of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). This is a rare case of MPA seen in the pleural arteries.
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Angiosarcoma is rare but highly malignant tumor arising from vascular endothelial cells. A 85-year-old man with difficulty in breathing for 3 days was referred to our hospital. He had a history of angiosarcoma of forehead 4 months before. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan showed left pneumothorax with multiple cystic changes and ground grass attenuations of bilateral lungs, which had obviously increased in recent 2 months. Pulmonary metastases with secondary pneumothorax was highly suspected by the serial CT findings. He was treated with tube thoracostomy and the instillation of a sclerosing agent (minocycline hydrochloride 200 mg). Seven weeks after his initial presentation, he died from obstructive pneumonia and an autopsy was held. Histologic examinations revealed that the tumor foci were peripheral, multiple and generally formed nodules. These cells were cluster differentiation (CD)31 and CD34 positive and negative for calretinin, cytokeratin, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), thyroid transcription factor (TTF-1) and epithelial membrane antigen (EMA). These findings were compatible with pulmonary metastases of angiosarcoma of forehead.
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Testa , Hemangiossarcoma/patologia , Neoplasias Pulmonares/secundário , Pneumotórax/etiologia , Neoplasias Cutâneas/patologia , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Hemangiossarcoma/complicações , Hemangiossarcoma/secundário , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/complicações , MasculinoRESUMO
A 58-year-old man underwent upper lobectomy for primary pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung. Nine months later, the pleomorphic carcinoma was recurred with marked peripheral leukocytosis and an elevated C-reactive protein. Chest and abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes and a bulky tumor in the small intestine. An enterectomy was performed and the intestinal tumor was removed. Immunostaining revealed tumor cells positive for G-CSF and TNF-α as well as an increased level of serum G-CSF and TNF-α. We describe a rare case of G-CSF and TNF-α producing pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung with metastasis to the small intestine.
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Adenocarcinoma/metabolismo , Adenocarcinoma/cirurgia , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Intestinais/metabolismo , Neoplasias Intestinais/cirurgia , Intestino Delgado , Neoplasias Pulmonares/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Proteína C-Reativa/metabolismo , Diagnóstico por Imagem , Evolução Fatal , Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos/metabolismo , Humanos , Neoplasias Intestinais/secundário , Neoplasias Pulmonares/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Segunda Neoplasia Primária , Pneumonectomia , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismoRESUMO
Based on the fractal bronchial tree, we introduced a function of "asynchronous phasic contractions of lobular bronchiole", which would generate fluctuations in tidal volumes. Stochastic control theory was able to describe a genesis of biological variability in spontaneous respirations using a Schroedinger wave function.
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Modelos Biológicos , Ventilação Pulmonar/fisiologia , Respiração , Processos EstocásticosRESUMO
The acetylene-sorption properties of six porous coordination polymers (PCPs), [M(2)(L)(2)(dabco)](n) (dabco=1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, M=Cu(2+) (1), Zn(2+) (2), L=1,4-benzenedicarboxylate (bdc; 1 a, 2 a), 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylate (ndc; 1 b, 2 b), 9,10-anthracenedicarboxylate (adc; 1 c, 2 c)), were investigated. The acetylene sorption isotherms of 1 and 2 measured at 195 K are of type I and show a steep increase at low relative pressures. The sorption properties of carbon dioxide at 195 K were also investigated. Compounds 1 and 2 showed a large difference in onset pressure between acetylene sorption isotherms, although the difference between the carbon dioxide sorption isotherms is not so significant. In particular, 2 c displayed a remarkable affinity for acetylene. The acetylene sorption isotherm at 298 K showed that the adsorption amounts for 2 c and 2 b at 298 K, 1 atm (101 and 106 mL g(-1), respectively) were higher than those of other conventional porous materials. Notably, of the compounds 1 and 2, the porous crystals 2 c had the highest affinity for acetylene.
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To create a functionalized porous compound, amide group is used in porous framework to produce attractive interactions with guest molecules. To avoid hydrogen-bond formation between these amide groups our strategy was to build a three-dimensional (3D) coordination network using a tridentate amide ligand as the three-connector part. From Cd(NO3)2.4H2O and a three-connector ligand with amide groups a 3D porous coordination polymer (PCP) based on octahedral Cd(II) centers, {[Cd(4-btapa)2(NO3)2].6H2O.2DMF}n (1a), was obtained (4-btapa = 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid tris[N-(4-pyridyl)amide]). The amide groups, which act as guest interaction sites, occur on the surfaces of channels with dimensions of 4.7 x 7.3 A2. X-ray powder diffraction measurements showed that the desolvated compound (1b) selectively includes guests with a concurrent flexible structural (amorphous-to-crystalline) transformation. The highly ordered amide groups in the channels play an important role in the interaction with the guest molecules, which was confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis, adsorption/desorption measurements, and X-ray crystallography. We also performed a Knoevenagel condensation reaction catalyzed by 1a to demonstrate its selective heterogeneous base catalytic properties, which depend on the sizes of the reactants. The solid catalyst 1a maintains its crystalline framework after the reaction and is easily recycled.
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In this study, we investigated the costimulatory activity of l-selectin in primary mouse T cells. Proliferation induced by immobilized anti-CD3 antibody was enhanced by immobilized anti-l-selectin antibody. In contrast to the anti-CD28 antibody, anti-l-selectin antibody did not enhance interleukin-2 (IL-2) expression. One of the cyclin-dependent kinase (cdk) inhibitors, p27, was reduced by costimulation with anti-l-selectin antibody, as with anti-CD28 antibody, suggesting that the enhancement of T-cell proliferation is the result of a reduced p27 level. Since anti-l-selectin antibody enhanced the activation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) induced by anti-CD3 antibody, ERK plays an important role in signal integration during costimulation. These results suggest that the mechanism of T-cell costimulation is at least partially different between CD28 and l-selectin, although the two mechanisms share a common downstream event, a reduction of p27 level, as a critical biochemical event in the cell cycle progression of T cells.