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Acta Neurochir (Wien) ; 150(8): 847-8, 2008 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18574549

RESUMO

A 30 year old female with a fusiform aneurysm of the cervical vertebral artery causing nerve root compression and associated with neurofibromatosis-1 was successfully treated with endovascular methods which resolved the mass effect. This is the first report demonstrating the reduction of the mass effect of an aneurysm on a cervical nerve root with endovascular treatment by using MR neurography.


Assuntos
Vértebras Cervicais/irrigação sanguínea , Embolização Terapêutica , Neurofibromatose 1/complicações , Artéria Vertebral , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Síndromes de Compressão Nervosa/diagnóstico , Síndromes de Compressão Nervosa/etiologia , Síndromes de Compressão Nervosa/terapia , Neurofibromatose 1/diagnóstico , Exame Neurológico , Raízes Nervosas Espinhais/patologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Artéria Vertebral/patologia
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AJNR Am J Neuroradiol ; 27(2): 264-9, 2006 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16484389

RESUMO

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although dynamic contrast-enhanced MR angiography studies for arteriovenous malformations (AVFs) and brain tumors have shown promising results, no formal attempt has yet been made to similarly evaluate dural AVFs. To assess the practical applicability of 2D thick-section contrast enhanced MR digital subtraction angiography (MRDSA) for the diagnosis and management of dural AVFs, MRDSA and intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography (IADSA) were comparatively evaluated. METHODS: We performed 80 consecutive MRDSA studies for 25 dural AVFs, including 11 cavenous sinuses, 9 sigmoid sinuses, 2 tentorial sinuses, one anterior condylar vein, one craniocervical junction, and one spine. MR images were continuously obtained following the initiation of a bolus injection of gadrinium chelates and subtraction images were constructed. We thereafter evaluated the imaging quality and hemodynamic information from all 46 MRDSA images performed in parallel with IADSA in either perioperative or follow-up studies. RESULTS: Most MRDSA images detected early venous filling, sinus occlusion, leptomeningeal venous drainage, and varices. It was difficult, however, to identify the feeding arteries because of both the partial volume effect and a low spatial resolution. Most important, MRDSA accurately detected aggressive lesions with leptomeningeal venous drainage and varices. CONCLUSION: Our MRDSA technique was found to have limited value for depicting all the anatomic details of dural AVFs, though it was able to identify important hemodynamic abnormalities related to the risk of hemorrhaging. MRDSA is therefore useful as a less invasive, dynamic angiographic tool, not only for perioperative studies but also for follow-up studies.


Assuntos
Angiografia Digital/métodos , Malformações Vasculares do Sistema Nervoso Central/diagnóstico , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador/métodos , Angiografia por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Malformações Vasculares do Sistema Nervoso Central/terapia , Embolização Terapêutica , Feminino , Seguimentos , Hemodinâmica/fisiologia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Sensibilidade e Especificidade
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Neuroscience ; 137(2): 573-81, 2006.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16289884

RESUMO

ATP-sensitive K channels are widely expressed in cytoplasmic membranes of neurons, and they couple cell metabolism to excitability. They are thought to be involved in neuroprotection against cell damage during hypoxia, ischemia and excitotoxicity by hyperpolarizing neurons and reducing excitability. Although barbiturates are often used in patients with brain ischemia, the effects of these agents on neuronal ATP-sensitive K channels have not been clarified. We studied the effects of thiopental and pentobarbital on surface ATP-sensitive K channels in principal neurons of rat substantia nigra pars compacta. Whole cell voltage- and current-clamp recordings were made using rat midbrain slices. ATP-sensitive K channels were activated by intracellular dialysis with an ATP-free pipette solution during perfusion with a glucose-free solution. When the pipette solution contained 4mM ATP and the perfusing solution contained 25 mM glucose, the membrane current at -60 mV remained stable. When intracellular ATP was depleted, hyperpolarization and an outward current developed slowly. Although thiopental did not affect the membrane current in the presence of ATP and glucose, it reversibly inhibited the hyperpolarization and outward current induced by intracellular ATP depletion at 100 and 300 microM. Thiopental reduced the ATP depletion-induced outward current by 4.7%, 36.7% and 87% at 30, 100 and 300 microM, respectively. The high dose of pentobarbital also exhibited similar effects on ATP-sensitive K channels. These results suggest that barbiturates at high concentrations but not at clinically relevant concentrations inhibit ATP-sensitive K channels activated by intracellular ATP depletion in rat substantia nigra.


Assuntos
Barbitúricos/farmacologia , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Canais de Potássio Corretores do Fluxo de Internalização/efeitos dos fármacos , Potássio/metabolismo , Substância Negra/efeitos dos fármacos , Trifosfato de Adenosina/metabolismo , Trifosfato de Adenosina/farmacologia , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Dano Encefálico Crônico/tratamento farmacológico , Dano Encefálico Crônico/fisiopatologia , Dano Encefálico Crônico/prevenção & controle , Membrana Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Hipnóticos e Sedativos/farmacologia , Líquido Intracelular/efeitos dos fármacos , Líquido Intracelular/metabolismo , Potenciais da Membrana/efeitos dos fármacos , Potenciais da Membrana/fisiologia , Inibição Neural/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibição Neural/fisiologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Fármacos Neuroprotetores/farmacologia , Técnicas de Cultura de Órgãos , Técnicas de Patch-Clamp , Pentobarbital/farmacologia , Canais de Potássio Corretores do Fluxo de Internalização/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Substância Negra/metabolismo , Tiopental/farmacologia
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Acta Neurochir Suppl ; 94: 97-101, 2005.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16060247

RESUMO

We retrospectively analyzed the prevalence and surgical outcomes of unruptured cerebral aneurysms in the elderly for the past five years. Between 1998 and 2002, we collected data from 575 subjects with unruptured aneurysms who had no history of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). One hundred and eighty-two of these patients (31.7%) were aged > or = 70 years and they had 233 aneurysms. The proportion of older patients among all subjects increased significantly from 21.4% in 1998 to 40.3% in 2002. Unruptured aneurysms found in the elderly had a predominance of female, higher frequency of multiple aneurysms, and lower frequency of anterior communicating artery aneurysms when compared with those in the younger patients. The majority of intradural aneurysms detected in the elderly were less than 10 mm in diameter (84.8%). One hundred and eleven out of 224 intradural aneurysms in the elderly were treated (49.6%); most aneurysms were directly clipped, while only 13 aneurysms including six basilar artery aneurysms were coiled endovascularly. Among the 83 elderly subjects who underwent direct surgery, perioperative complication appeared in seven subjects (morbidity 8.4%, mortality 1.2%). No SAH occurred postoperatively and conservatively during 1-5 years of follow-up. Since the rupture rate of small unruptured aneurysms without SAH history is reported to be low, surgical indication should be considered with care particularly in the elderly.


Assuntos
Aneurisma Intracraniano/mortalidade , Aneurisma Intracraniano/cirurgia , Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos/estatística & dados numéricos , Medição de Risco/métodos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/estatística & dados numéricos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Aneurisma Roto/diagnóstico , Aneurisma Roto/epidemiologia , Aneurisma Roto/cirurgia , Feminino , Humanos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/diagnóstico , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Prevalência , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/diagnóstico , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/mortalidade , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/cirurgia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol ; 21(11): 1796-800, 2001 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11701468

RESUMO

Receptor-mediated endocytosis of oxidized low density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) by macrophages and the subsequent foam cell transformation in the arterial intima are key events in early atherogenesis. Recently, we have identified a novel macrophage cell-surface receptor for Ox-LDL by expression cloning from a cDNA library of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-stimulated THP-1 cells, designated as the scavenger receptor for phosphatidylserine and oxidized lipoprotein (SR-PSOX). Here, we examined SR-PSOX expression in human atherosclerotic lesions. Total cellular RNA and fresh frozen sections were prepared from human carotid endarterectomy specimens (from 21 patients) and directional coronary atherectomy specimens (from 11 patients). Fragments of human aortas of 2 patients without visible atherosclerotic lesions served as negative controls. Quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction demonstrated that SR-PSOX mRNA expression was prominent in atherosclerotic lesions but undetectable in normal aortas. Immunohistochemistry showed that SR-PSOX was predominantly expressed by lipid-laden macrophages in the intima of atherosclerotic plaques in carotid endarterectomy and directional coronary atherectomy specimens, although its expression was not detectable in normal arterial wall. Double-labeled immunohistochemistry confirmed that SR-PSOX is expressed by intimal macrophages. Taken together, SR-PSOX may be involved in Ox-LDL uptake and subsequent foam cell transformation in macrophages in vivo and thus may play important roles in human atherosclerotic lesion formation.


Assuntos
Arteriosclerose/metabolismo , Quimiocinas CXC , Células Espumosas/metabolismo , Lipoproteínas LDL/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana , Fosfatidilserinas/metabolismo , Receptores Imunológicos/biossíntese , Receptores de Lipoproteínas , Animais , Anticorpos/imunologia , Arteriosclerose/genética , Arteriosclerose/patologia , Células COS , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/genética , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/metabolismo , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/patologia , Quimiocina CXCL16 , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/genética , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/metabolismo , Doença da Artéria Coronariana/patologia , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Macrófagos/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/biossíntese , Receptores Imunológicos/genética , Receptores Imunológicos/imunologia , Receptores Depuradores , Receptores Depuradores Classe B , Ativação Transcricional , Regulação para Cima
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Acta Neurochir (Wien) ; 143(8): 837-42; discussion 842-3, 2001 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11678406

RESUMO

We report the case of an aneurysm of the distal segment of the superior cerebellar artery (SCA) which showed complete spontaneous thrombosis. Initial angiography performed in another institution showed 3 non-ruptured aneurysms located on the right distal SCA, C3 segment of the right internal carotid artery (ICA) and left basilar artery (BA)-SCA bifurcation. The patient had two episodes of transient cerebellar ataxia of the right hand before admission to our hospital, but no neurological signs were noted on admission. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance image (MRI) showed a thrombosed mass on the right cerebellar peduncle, and angiography showed no filling of the right SCA from its origin. A follow up angiogram 9 month after endovascular surgery for other aneurysms showed no recanalization of SCA or the aneurysms. There are no previous reports of total spontaneously thrombosed non-giant aneurysms of the distal segment of the SCA.


Assuntos
Cerebelo/irrigação sanguínea , Aneurisma Intracraniano/diagnóstico , Embolia Intracraniana/diagnóstico , Angiografia Cerebral , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Remissão Espontânea , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Clin Cancer Res ; 7(10): 3144-50, 2001 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11595708

RESUMO

We analyzed genetic alterations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes among 82 ovarian cancer families in Japan. The clinical characteristics of BRCA-associated ovarian cancer patients were compared with cases carrying no mutations as well as with population controls. Using a direct sequencing method, 45 of the 82 ovarian cancer families were found to carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 germ-line mutations (40 with BRCA1 and 5 with BRCA2). In 24 independent mutations of BRCA1, 5 recurrent mutations were found and 2 of them, the L63X and Q934X mutations, were detected in seven and eight independent families, respectively. In addition, 16 mutations of BRCA1 and 3 mutations of BRCA2 have never been described previously. In consideration of clinicopathological features, there was a significantly higher proportion of tumors with serous adenocarcinoma and of cases of advanced stages in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 cases than in those of the controls. On the other hand, there were no differences of mean age at diagnosis between patients with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and those of the controls. Our results indicate that the features of BRCA-associated ovarian cancer in Japan appear to be similar to those in Western countries, and the L63X and Q934X mutations of BRCA1 appear to be common founder mutations unique to the Japanese population.


Assuntos
Proteína BRCA1/genética , Proteína BRCA2/genética , Neoplasias Ovarianas/patologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Códon sem Sentido , Análise Mutacional de DNA , DNA de Neoplasias/química , DNA de Neoplasias/genética , Saúde da Família , Feminino , Efeito Fundador , Mutação da Fase de Leitura , Frequência do Gene , Geografia , Humanos , Japão , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética
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No Shinkei Geka ; 29(9): 815-20, 2001 Sep.
Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11596464

RESUMO

We experienced nine cases of intracranial aneurysms which were treated with three-dimensional Guglielmi detachable coils (3D-GDC). 3D-GDC is useful in the construction of the initial frame for the embolization of aneurysms, but it also has certain disadvantages for achieving successful treatment. Nine patients with nine intracranial aneurysms were treated with 3D-GDC for initial framing from October, 1999 to September, 2000 at the National Cardio-Vascular Center, Japan. Angiographically complete and successful occlusion was performed in only three patients. Four patients developed parent artery stenosis due to small loops of the 3D-GDC protruding from the aneurysm. Two patients experienced incomplete occlusion because small loops of the 3D-GDC caused cells to form in the framing, and additional coils could not be inserted into some cells. 3D-GDC is useful as an initial framing coil, but we should be careful when placing additional coils into an aneurysm because we cannot predict the effect of the small loops of 3D-GDC on the embolization of aneurysms.


Assuntos
Embolização Terapêutica/métodos , Imageamento Tridimensional , Aneurisma Intracraniano/terapia , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/diagnóstico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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No Shinkei Geka ; 29(8): 717-25, 2001 Aug.
Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11554089

RESUMO

The authors report the initial results, between January 1998 and February 2001, of stenting utilizing the brachial approach in seven patients for total occlusions at the following locations: two right subclavian, one brachiocephalic, and five left subclavian arteries. All lesions were associated with subclavian steal syndrome. Indications for the treatment included ischemic symptoms in the affected arm (seven patients), and vertebrobasilar insufficiency (five patients). A total of eight stents were implanted in six occluded arteries, resulting in a 75% procedural success rate. Procedural complications encountered were two subintimal dissections by a 0.035-inch guide wire during recanalization, and one stent dislodgement with migration. There was no stroke, presumably because of the previously reported preventive effect of delayed reversal of a stealing vertebral artery. Follow-up over a mean duration of 11 months revealed no sign or symptom of recurrence in cases with initial technical success. The results of the current study, with a literature survey, indicated that percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with primary stent deployment in an occluded prevertebral segment of the subclavian or the brachiocephalic artery should be considered as an available choice for treatment. Further points, such as some remaining technical and clinical problems, will require more experience and consideration.


Assuntos
Angioplastia com Balão , Arteriopatias Oclusivas/terapia , Tronco Braquiocefálico , Stents , Artéria Subclávia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Síndrome do Roubo Subclávio/complicações
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Hum Mol Genet ; 10(13): 1421-9, 2001 Jun 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11440995

RESUMO

We performed genome-wide linkage analysis in 58 patients and nine unaffected members among 28 families with no mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2, employing a set of 410 microsatellite markers. We initially screened the whole genome, including the X chromosome, by a non-parametric method using the GENEHUNTER program. As a result, chromosome 3p22-p25 showed a suggestive score for linkage [LOD = 3.49 and non-parametric LOD (NPL) = 2.77 at D3S3611] based on a multipoint analysis. Additionally, based on a two-point analysis using dense markers, this 3p22-p25 region showed a P-value < 0.05 at 10 markers and there is suggestive evidence for linkage at two markers within approximately 19 cM (NPL = 2.60 and 2.49 at D3S1597 and D3S3611, respectively). To explore whether the candidate gene in this 3p22-p25 region contributed to carcinogenesis of familial ovarian cancer in a similar fashion to the tumor suppressor gene, we performed loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis. It was observed that the frequency of LOH at four markers in this region was >50% only in tumor tissues from patients with no mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2, not in those with a BRCA1 mutation.


Assuntos
Cromossomos Humanos Par 3/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença/genética , Neoplasias Ovarianas/genética , Adulto , Idoso , Proteína BRCA1/genética , Proteína BRCA2 , Mapeamento Cromossômico , Análise Mutacional de DNA , DNA de Neoplasias/química , DNA de Neoplasias/genética , Saúde da Família , Feminino , Ligação Genética , Genoma Humano , Genótipo , Humanos , Perda de Heterozigosidade , Repetições de Microssatélites , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/genética
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Stroke ; 32(7): 1665-72, 2001 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11441217

RESUMO

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Plasma serine protease cascade, including the complement system and thrombin, is activated in the subarachnoid space during the acute phase after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). To examine the effect of protease cascade-based inflammation and subsequent vascular repair in the development of cerebral vasospasm, we examined the effect of 2 synthetic serine protease inhibitors-FUT-175, an inhibitor of thrombin and the complement system, and argatroban, a selective inhibitor of thrombin-on the development of cerebral vasospasm in a rabbit SAH model. METHODS: One hundred Japanese White male rabbits were used in the study. The SAH was simulated by a single injection of autologous arterial blood into the cisterna magna. To evaluate the development of cerebral vasospasm, the caliber of the basilar artery was measured on x-ray film before and at 2 days after SAH. Nine groups of rabbits (n=6 each) were treated with continuous intravenous injection of FUT-175 (2.5, 5, 10, or 20 mg/d), argatroban (1.25, 2.5, or 5 mg/d), or the same amount of saline (vehicle) for 48 hours, starting 40 minutes after SAH. Two days after SAH, the expression of homodimer of platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB) in the basilar artery was examined with immunohistochemical techniques. In 20 normal rabbits, 5 microg of recombinant PDGF-BB or vehicle was injected into the cisterna magna, and the basilar arteries were examined on angiograms for 48 hours. RESULTS: Significant differences were observed in the caliber of the basilar arteries between the vehicle group and the groups with the 3 larger doses of FUT-175 (vehicle, 52+/-5.0%; 5 mg, 79+/-5.7%; 10 mg, 80+/-2.5%; 20 mg, 80+/-3.7%) and between the vehicle group and the groups with the 2 larger doses of argatroban (vehicle, 52+/-6.4%; 2.5 mg, 81+/-9.0%; 5 mg, 85+/-4.1%) (P<0.05). In the histological examination, administration of effective doses of FUT-175 or argatroban suppressed the expression of PDGF-BB in the endothelial and medial smooth muscle cell layers. Exogenous PDGF-BB caused delayed and prolonged vasoconstriction on normal basilar arteries. CONCLUSIONS: Activation of the serine protease cascade and/or thrombin after SAH was demonstrated to play an essential role in the development of cerebral vasospasm. The expression of PDGF-BB-like protein in the arterial walls correlated with the development of cerebral vasospasm. Elevated PDGF-BB level in the subarachnoid space was found to induce delayed and chronic vasoconstriction.


Assuntos
Antitrombinas/farmacologia , Guanidinas/farmacologia , Ácidos Pipecólicos/farmacologia , Fator de Crescimento Derivado de Plaquetas/biossíntese , Inibidores de Serina Proteinase/farmacologia , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/complicações , Vasoespasmo Intracraniano/etiologia , Animais , Antitrombinas/uso terapêutico , Arginina/análogos & derivados , Becaplermina , Benzamidinas , Artérias Cerebrais/diagnóstico por imagem , Artérias Cerebrais/metabolismo , Artérias Cerebrais/patologia , Cisterna Magna , Guanidinas/uso terapêutico , Imuno-Histoquímica , Injeções , Cinética , Masculino , Ácidos Pipecólicos/uso terapêutico , Fator de Crescimento Derivado de Plaquetas/imunologia , Fator de Crescimento Derivado de Plaquetas/farmacologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-sis , Coelhos , Radiografia , Proteínas Recombinantes/farmacologia , Inibidores de Serina Proteinase/uso terapêutico , Sulfonamidas , Vasoespasmo Intracraniano/metabolismo , Vasoespasmo Intracraniano/prevenção & controle
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No Shinkei Geka ; 29(6): 559-63, 2001 Jun.
Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11452503

RESUMO

We report a case of bilateral radiation-induced internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis treated with stenting. A 67-year-old man experienced transient left hemiparesis several times, and it was diagnosed as a bilateral ICA stenosis by magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) and cervical ultrasound sonogram (US). Ten years before, the patient had received radiation therapy (66 Gy) and radical resection for a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in the right infrapharyngeal space. A cerebral angiogram showed bilateral severe ICA stenosis (right; 90%, left; 99%). We diagnosed this as radiation-induced ICA stenosis, and performed carotid angioplasty with a self-expanding stent. The post-operative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged without neurological deficits. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is difficult in the case of carotid artery stenosis due to radiation-induced arterial injury. Carotid stenting may be an alternative treatment for such a patient.


Assuntos
Artéria Carótida Interna/efeitos da radiação , Estenose das Carótidas/cirurgia , Lesões por Radiação/cirurgia , Radioterapia/efeitos adversos , Stents , Idoso , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/radioterapia , Artéria Carótida Interna/diagnóstico por imagem , Estenose das Carótidas/diagnóstico , Estenose das Carótidas/etiologia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Neoplasias Faríngeas/radioterapia , Lesões por Radiação/diagnóstico , Lesões por Radiação/etiologia , Radiografia
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J Pediatr ; 138(5): 735-40, 2001 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11343052

RESUMO

Adult-onset type II citrullinemia, characterized by a liver-specific argininosuccinate synthetase deficiency, is caused by a deficiency of citrin that is encoded by the SLC25A13 gene. Three patients with infantile cholestatic jaundice were found to have mutations of the SLC25A13 gene. Adult-onset type II citrullinemia may be associated with infantile cholestatic disease.


Assuntos
Colestase/complicações , Citrulinemia/complicações , Icterícia Neonatal/complicações , Biópsia , Citrulinemia/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Fígado/patologia , Dados de Sequência Molecular
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Clin Genet ; 59(5): 330-7, 2001 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11359464

RESUMO

Alagille syndrome (AGS) is a congenital multi-system anomaly mainly characterized by paucity of intrahepatic bile ducts caused by haploinsufficiency of the Jagged 1 gene (JAG1). To explore the relationship between genotype and phenotype, we analyzed the JAG1 gene in 25 Japanese AGS families at the genomic DNA level and identified 15 point mutations and one large deletion. Analysis of the genotype and phenotype strongly indicated that the Delta/Serrate/Lag-2 (DSL) domain in JAG1 protein played an essential role in determining the severity of the liver disorder. In four sporadic cases, missing an entire DSL domain in mutant JAG1 resulted in progressive liver failure and all 4 patients needed a liver transplant at a very young age. This correlation was further confirmed by statistical analysis (chi2=9.143, p<0.001). Our finding demonstrated that the DSL domain in JAG1 appears to be essential for normal liver development and function.


Assuntos
Síndrome de Alagille/genética , Fígado/patologia , Proteínas/genética , Síndrome de Alagille/patologia , Sítios de Ligação/genética , Proteínas de Ligação ao Cálcio , DNA/química , DNA/genética , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Saúde da Família , Feminino , Genótipo , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intercelular , Proteína Jagged-1 , Masculino , Proteínas de Membrana , Mutação , Fenótipo , Polimorfismo Conformacional de Fita Simples , Proteínas Serrate-Jagged , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Radiology ; 219(1): 207-12, 2001 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11274558

RESUMO

PURPOSE: To compare the effectiveness and safety of once- versus twice-weekly high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cervical cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1980 to 1997, 124 consecutive previously untreated patients with cervical cancer were treated with external-beam irradiation (50 Gy) and HDR brachytherapy. Clinical stages were I, 4 (3%) patients; II, 51 (41%); III, 64 (52%); and IV, 5 (4%). From 1980 to 1992, 74 patients (group A) were treated with HDR brachytherapy once weekly (about three fractions of 7 Gy each to point A [2 cm superior and 2 cm lateral to the inferior end of the intrauterine radioactive source]), while from 1992 to 1997, 50 patients (group B) were treated twice weekly (about six fractions of 4.5 Gy each to point A). RESULTS: Overall survival rate at 5 years was 65.2% in group A and 65.3% in group B (P=.96). Local recurrence-free survival rate at 5 years was 69% (51 of 74 patients) in group A and 90% (45 of 50 patients) in group B (P<.001). The rate of grade 2 (moderate) and grade 3 (severe) complications was significantly lower in group B (6% vs. 32% in group A, P<.001). At multivariate analysis, the variables significantly associated with increased local-regional recurrence rates were having stage III-IV lesions (P=.04) and with fewer than six sessions of HDR brachytherapy (P=.02). CONCLUSION: The twice-weekly HDR regimen may improve the local control rate with fewer complications.


Assuntos
Braquiterapia , Fracionamento da Dose de Radiação , Radioterapia de Alta Energia , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/radioterapia , Adenocarcinoma/mortalidade , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Adenocarcinoma/radioterapia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Carcinoma Adenoescamoso/mortalidade , Carcinoma Adenoescamoso/patologia , Carcinoma Adenoescamoso/radioterapia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/mortalidade , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patologia , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/radioterapia , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/mortalidade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia/patologia , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Taxa de Sobrevida , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/mortalidade , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/patologia
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No Shinkei Geka ; 29(11): 1033-41, 2001 Nov.
Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11758310

RESUMO

The authors report the initial results of stenting in four patients of Takayasu arteritis for 11 occlusive carotid and subclavian arteries between January 1999 and December 2000. The lesions included stenoses of two right subclavian, three right common carotid, two left common carotid, and two left subclavian arteries, and total occlusion of two subclavian arteries. A total of 14 stents were implanted in 10 arterial lesions, resulting in a 91% procedural success rate. One failure was due to inability to cross the total occlusion of the subclavian artery. Procedural complications and problems were pain during balloon angioplasty in three patients, vaso-vagal reflex in two, carotid artery perforation associated with transient horseness in one, and stent migration in one. There was no permanent morbidity. Follow-up over a mean duration of 12 months revealed one symptomatic recurrence of left subclavian stenosis, followed by a successful re-dilatation. The results of the current study indicated that primary stenting is an excellent therapeutic option for the occlusive carotid and subclavian arteries in Takayasu arteritis. A long-term follow-up is required to determine the response or behavior of stented segments of the affected arteries.


Assuntos
Arteriopatias Oclusivas/terapia , Doenças das Artérias Carótidas/terapia , Stents , Artéria Subclávia , Arterite de Takayasu/complicações , Adulto , Estenose das Carótidas/terapia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Acta Cytol ; 44(6): 1050-8, 2000.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11127734

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BACKGROUND: Primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are very rare. Malignant tumors of the cerebrum in young individuals are composed predominantly of undifferentiated cells, with moderate differentiation along either neuronal or glial lines. To our knowledge, cerebral PNETs in adults are extraordinarily rare and have been reported in only 11 cases, with little cytologic documentation in the literature. The cytopathologic, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural features of cerebral PNET arising in an adult male are presented. CASE: A cystic tumor, on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, arose from the left frontal lobe in a 39-year-old man and contained histopathologic features of PNET. Specimens obtained from surgery revealed the presence of an undifferentiated type of PNET with moderate neuronal and glial differentiation and mild characteristic findings of peripheral PNET. The cytologic and histologic specimens showed evidence of a scattered pattern of blastic and undifferentiated tumor cells and a neural arrangement with Homer-Wright-like rosettes. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were glial fibrillary acidic protein, neuron-specific enolase, synaptophysin and CD-99 positive and epithelial membrane antigen, S-100 protein and vimentin negative. Ultrastructurally, neither microtubular structures nor intermediate filaments, except neurosecretory granules, were found in the tumor cells. CONCLUSION: Both immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies on cytologic and histologic slides were important for the diagnosis of PNET because of establishing not only undifferentiated tumor cells but also neural and glial differentiation.


Assuntos
Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Tumores Neuroectodérmicos Primitivos/patologia , Adulto , Neoplasias Encefálicas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Encefálicas/ultraestrutura , Lobo Frontal , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Masculino , Tumores Neuroectodérmicos Primitivos/metabolismo , Tumores Neuroectodérmicos Primitivos/ultraestrutura
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No Shinkei Geka ; 28(9): 811-6, 2000 Sep.
Artigo em Japonês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11025882

RESUMO

We describe a case of the combined application of endovascular stent implantation and Guglielmi detachable coil packing for the treatment of a vertebro-basilar fusiform aneurysm and review the literature on stent placement to treat cerebral aneurysms. A 70-year-old female presented with an acute headache from subarachnoid hemorrhage. A fusiform aneurysm with a broad-based neck and dome, measuring 15 mm, involving the union of the vertebral arteries and the proximal basilar artery was demonstrated on cerebral angiography. The aneurysm was judged to be inoperable and treated conservatively. Twelve days later the patient was transferred to our hospital for endovascular therapy. An intravascular stent (MultiLink) was placed across the base of the aneurysm through the right vertebral artery. After this, coil placement in the aneurysm around the stent was performed via a microcatheter guided from the left vertebral artery. After that a microcatheter was guided from the right vertebral artery through the interstices of the stent into the aneurysm, and additional coils were placed. Final angiography showed subtotal occlusion of the aneurysm and excellent blood flow of the parent artery through the stent. There were no new neurological deficits. Neither rerupture nor ischemic event has occurred. The use of stents provides another treatment for managing the difficult entity of intracranial aneurysms.


Assuntos
Aneurisma Roto/terapia , Artéria Basilar , Embolização Terapêutica/métodos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/terapia , Stents , Artéria Vertebral , Doença Aguda , Idoso , Aneurisma Roto/complicações , Feminino , Humanos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/complicações , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/etiologia , Resultado do Tratamento
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