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Akiyo Nakano,Ryuichi Nakano,Yuki Suzuki,Kyoichi Saito,Kei Kasahara,Shiro Endo,Hisakazu Yano 대한진단검사의학회 2018 Annals of Laboratory Medicine Vol.38 No.4
Dear Editor, Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have acquired carbapenemase genes [1], which differ substantially across countries [2]. Transferable carbapenemase IMP-type metallo-β-lactamases, particularly IMP-1 and IMP-6, are commonly identified in the clinical setting in Japan [3, 4] and exhibit different substrate specificity despite having a difference of only one amino acid (IMP-6: Ser214Gly). IMP-1 producers are more resistant to imipenem than to meropenem, whereas IMP-6 producers are more resistant to meropenem [5]. We previously found that the susceptibility rate of IMP-6-positive Escherichia coli was higher for imipenem than for meropenem [3]. Thus, IMP-6-producing isolates may be erroneously categorized as imipenem-susceptible, which could lead to treatment failure in patients.
Lee, Young Ah,Saito-Nakano, Yumiko,Kim, Kyeong Ah,Min, Arim,Nozaki, Tomoyoshi,Shin, Myeong Heon Elsevier 2015 Experimental parasitology Vol.149 No.-
<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P> <I>Entamoeba histolytica</I> is an enteric tissue-invading protozoan parasite that causes amoebic colitis and occasionally liver abscess in humans. During tissue invasion, amoebic adhesion to host components is an important event for host cell death leading to successful invasion and infection. Among amoebic virulence factors, Gal/GalNAc lectin is known to be major adhesion factor to host cells. In this study, we investigated the role of amoebic secreted CP (Cysteine Proteases) in amoebic adhesion to extracellular matrix (ECM) protein using CP inhibitor and <I>E.?histolytica</I> strains in which the endogenous inhibitor of cysteine protease (ICP) 1 gene was overexpressed (ICP1<SUP>+</SUP>) or repressed by antisense small RNA-mediated gene silencing (ICP1<SUP>−</SUP>). We found that pretreatment of wild-type amoebae with CP inhibitor E64, or thiol-group modifiers such as diamide and <I>N</I>-Ethylmaleimide resulted in a significant decrease in adhesion to laminin and collagen ECM proteins. Furthermore, ICP1<SUP>+</SUP> strain, with a reduction of secreted CP activity, exhibited reduced ability by 40% to adhere to laminin. In contrast, ICP1<SUP>−</SUP> strain, with a 1.9-fold increase of secreted CP activity, showed a two-fold increase in amoebic adherence to laminin compared to the control strain. In addition, total amount of secreted CP5 was decreased in ICP1<SUP>+</SUP> amoeba. Conversely, total amount of secreted CP1 and mature-form CP5 were increased in ICP1<SUP>−</SUP> amoeba. We also found that ICP1 was secreted into extracellular milieu. These results suggest that secreted CP activity by <I>E.?histolytica</I> may be an important factor affecting adhesion to host proteins, and regulation of CP secretion by ICP plays a major role in pathogenesis. This study provides insight into the CP-mediated tissue pathogenesis in amoeba-invaded lesions during human amoebiasis.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> <I>Entamoeba histolytica</I> has the endogenous cysteine protease inhibitor (ICP) 1 gene. </LI> <LI> Modulation of CP activity alters <I>E.?histolytica</I> adhesion to ECM proteins. </LI> <LI> Pretreated amoebae with E64 significantly decrease adhesion to ECM proteins. </LI> <LI> ICP1<SUP>+</SUP> strain exhibited reduced ability by 40% to adhere to laminin. </LI> <LI> Adherence of ICP1<SUP>−</SUP> strain increased two-fold compared to the control strain. </LI> </UL> </P>
Takagi, Hiroki,Sugawara, Shintaro,Saito, Tomoka,Tasaki, Haruka,Yuanxue, Lu,Kaiyun, Guan,Han, Dong-Sheng,Godo, Toshinari,Nakano, Masaru The Korean Society of Plant Biotechnology 2011 Plant biotechnology reports Vol.5 No.2
The gesneriaceous perennial plant Titanotrichum oldhamii has beautiful foliage and attractive bright yellow flowers. However, breeding of T. oldhamii by conventional sexual hybridization may be difficult because sexual reproduction of this species is very rare. In the present study, plant regeneration systems via both direct and indirect formation of adventitious shoots from leaf explants were established as the first step toward breeding T. oldhamii by using biotechnological techniques. Adventitious shoots were formed efficiently on medium containing $0.1mg\;l^{-1}$ benzyladenine. Histological observation showed that shoot formation on this medium occurred directly from leaf epidermal cells without callus formation. On the other hand, leaf explants formed calluses on medium containing $0.1mg\;l^{-1}$ 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. The calluses could be maintained by monthly subculturing to fresh medium of the same composition. When the calluses were transferred to plant growth regulator-free medium, they formed adventitious shoots. Directly and indirectly formed shoots rooted well on medium containing $0.1mg\;l^{-1}$ indole-3-butyric acid. Plantlets thus obtained were successfully acclimatized and grew vigorously in the greenhouse. Flow cytometry analysis indicated that no variation in the ploidy level was observed in plants regenerated via direct shoot formation, whereas chromosome doubling occurred in several plants regenerated via indirect shoot formation. Regenerated plants with the same ploidy level as the mother plants showed almost the same phenotype as the mother plants, whereas chromosome-doubled plants showed apparent morphological alterations: they had small and crispate flowers, and round and deep green leaves.
Sanjib Kumar Sardar,Ajanta Ghosal,Yumiko Saito-Nakano,Shanta Dutta,Tomoyoshi Nozaki,Sandipan Ganguly 대한기생충학열대의학회 2021 The Korean Journal of Parasitology Vol.59 No.4
In this study, we have collected and screened a total of 268 stool samples from diarrheal patients admitted to an Infectious disease hospital in Kolkata for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. The initial diagnosis was carried out by microscopy followed by genus specific polymerase chain reaction assays based on 70 kDa heat shock proteins (HSP70). DNA sequencing of the amplified locus has been employed for determination of genetic diversity of the local isolates. Out of 268 collected samples, 12 (4.48%) were positive for Cryptosporidium spp. Sequences analysis of 70 kDa heat shock proteins locus in 12 Cryptosporidium local isolates revealed that 2.24% and 1.86% of samples were showing 99% to 100% identity with C. parvum and C. hominis. Along with the other 2 major species one recently described globally dis-tributed pathogenic species Cryptosporidium viatorum has been identified. The HSP70 locus sequence of the isolate showed 100% similarity with a previously described isolate of C. viatorum (Accession No. JX978274.1, JX978273.1, and JN846706.1) present in GenBank.
Shinji Okabayashi,Taku Kobayashi,Eiko Saito,Takahiko Toyonaga,Ryo Ozaki,Shintaro Sagami,Masaru Nakano,Junichi Tanaka,Keiji Yagisawa,Satoshi Kuronuma,Osamu Takeuchi,Toshifumi Hibi 대한장연구학회 2019 Intestinal Research Vol.17 No.2
Background/Aims: The pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus (TAC) is known to be largely influenced by single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CYP3A5. Patients starting TAC require careful dose adjustment, owing to the wide range of optimal dosages, depending on their CYP3A5 expression status. Here, we evaluated whether individualization of TAC dosages based on CYP3A5 SNPs would improve its therapeutic efficacy in ulcerative colitis. Methods: Twenty-one patients were prospectively treated, with their initial dosage adjusted according to their CYP3A5 status (0.1, 0.15, and 0.2 mg/kg/day for CYP3A5*3/*3, CYP3A5*1/*3, and CYP3A5*1/*1, respectively). Their clinical outcomes were compared with those of patients treated with a fixed dose (0.1 mg/kg/day). Results: The first blood trough level of CYP3A5 expressors, CYP3A5*1/*3 or CYP3A5*1/*1, and the overall rate in achieving the target blood trough level within a week in the individualized-dose group were significantly higher than those in the fixed-dose group (5.15±2.33 ng/mL vs. 9.63±0.79 ng/mL, P=0.035 and 12.5% vs. 66.7%, P=0.01). The remission rate at 2 weeks in the expressors was as high as that in the nonexpressors, CYP3A5*3/*3, in the individualized-dose group. Conclusions: Individualized TAC treatment is effective against ulcerative colitis regardless of the CYP3A5 genotype. (Intest Res 2019;17:218-226)