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Tomoaki Ikuta,Kazuyoshi Takahama,Kengo Nojima,Ryosuke Nishi,Yuichi Ono,Takao Koide 대한기계학회 2023 JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Vol.37 No.12
Discarding case-carburized gears with excessive case-depth causes financial and environmental losses. To save the losses, we experimentally investigated the applicability of case-depth modification by additional heat treatments (AHTs) to such gears in terms of bending fatigue and impact strength. The AHTs consisted of an intermediate softening treatment (IST) (vacuum normalizing, tempering, induction normalizing, or none) to case-carburized spur gears with an excessive case-depth, followed by induction heating and quenching. All the AHTs reduced the effective case-depth, maintained the surface residual stress, refined the microstructure near tooth root surfaces, and maintained the bending fatigue limit. Moreover, all the AHTs increased the impact limit because of the refinement of the microstructure, whereas omitting an IST reduced this increase. Thus, case-depth modification by AHTs is applicable in terms of bending fatigue and impact strength, and conducting an IST is highly recommended.
Ko Ikuta,Keigo Masuda,Yutaka Yonekura,Takahiro Kitamura,Hideyuki Senba,Satoshi Shidahara 대한척추외과학회 2016 Asian Spine Journal Vol.10 No.2
This report introduces a percutaneous transpedicular interbody fusion (PTPIF) technique in posterior stabilization using percutaneous pedicle screws (PPSs). An 81-year-old man presented with pseudoarthrosis following pyogenic spondylitis 15 months before. Although no relapse of infection was found, he complained of obstinate low back pain and mild neurological symptoms. Radiological evaluations showed a pseudoarthrosis following pyogenic spondylitis at T11–12. Posterior stabilization using PPSs from Th9 to L2 and concomitant PTPIF using autologous iliac bone graft at T11–12 were performed. Low back pain and neurological symptoms were immediately improved after surgery. A solid interbody fusion at T11–12 was completed 9 months after surgery. The patient had no restriction of daily activity and could play golf at one year after surgery. PTPIF might be a useful option for perform segmental fusion in posterior stabilization using PPSs.
Ko Ikuta,Kiyoshi Tarukado,Hideyuki Senba,Takahiro Kitamura,Norihiro Komiya,Satoshi Shidahara 대한척추외과학회 2014 Asian Spine Journal Vol.8 No.6
Hereditary multiple exostoses (HME) is a benign hereditary disorder characterized by multiple osteochondromas. Osteochondroma appears occasionally in the spinal column as a part of HME. A 37-year-old man presented with a history of HME and cervical compressive myelopathy caused by intraspinal osteochondroma arising from the lamina of the C5 and disc herniation at the C5–6. He was treated by open-door laminoplasty at the C5 and C6 with excision of the tumor. The neurological symptoms were immediately relieved after surgery. Magnetic resonance images demonstrated a sufficient decompression of the spinal cord with a spontaneous regression of the herniated disc at one year after surgery. There was no recurrence of the tumor and no appearance of kyphosis and segmental instability of the cervical spine on postoperative imaging studies for three years after surgery. The patient could be successfully treated by laminoplasty with excision of the tumor and without removal of the herniated disc.
Time Course Effect of R-Alpha-Lipoic Acid on Cellular Metabolomics in Cultured Hepatoma Cells
Naoko Ikuta,Keita Chikamoto,Yuya Asano,Yoshiaki Yasui,Haruka Yokokawa,Keiji Terao,Gerald Rimbach,Seiichi Matsugo 한국식품영양과학회 2017 Journal of medicinal food Vol.20 No.3
Alpha-lipoic acid (LA) is a powerful antioxidant. LA has two enantiomers, R(+)-LA (R-LA) and S(−)-LA (S-LA). Of these, R-LA is naturally occurring and an essential cofactor in energy metabolism. R-LA treatment has been reported to affect glucose metabolism in rat hepatoma cells. This study analyzed the time course of metabolite levels in LA-treated cultured H4IIEC3 rat hepatoma cells, including a specific evaluation of the effect of R-LA and the enantioselectivity of LA. Principal component analysis showed that this experiment was well designed to observe enantioselectivity. R-LA treatment was found to inhibit the glycolysis and Thr-Gly-Ser pathways, as well as lactic acid production, leading to the inhibition of gluconeogenesis in starved H4IIEC3 cells. This study may provide mechanistic insight into how R-LA induces apoptosis in hepatoma cells.
Ko Ikuta,Takahiro Kitamura,Keigo Masuda,Kensuke Hotta,Hideyuki Senba,Satoshi Shidahara 대한척추외과학회 2018 Asian Spine Journal Vol.12 No.2
Study Design: Retrospective study. Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of minimally invasive transtubular endoscopic decompression for the treatment of lumbosacral extraforaminal lesion (LSEFL). Overview of Literature: Conventional procedures for surgical decompression for the treatment of LSEFL involve certain technical challenges because the lumbosacral extraforaminal region has unique anatomical features. Moreover, the efficacy of minimally invasive procedures performed via the posterolateral approach for LSEFL has been reported. Methods: Twenty-five patients who had undergone minimally invasive transtubular endoscopic decompression for the treatment of LSEFL and could be followed up for at least 1 year postoperatively were enrolled. Five of these patients had a history of lumbar surgery, and seven had concomitant adjacent-level spinal stenosis. The clinical outcomes were evaluated using the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) lumbar score, numeric rating scale (NRS), and the JOA Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ). The mean postoperative follow-up (FU) duration was 3.8 years. Results: All procedures could be completed without any severe surgical complications, and all patients could resume their previous activity level within 1 month postoperatively. The JOA score significantly increased from 14.1±4.0 at baseline to 23.1±3.7 at the 1-year FU and 22.1±3.8 at the last FU. Similarly, there were significant improvements in the postoperative NRS and JOABPEQ scores. An additional surgery was performed in two patients (8%) during the FU period. Patients with degenerative scoliosis exhibited significantly poorer outcomes compared with those without this condition. Conclusions: Transtubular endoscopic decompression can overcome certain technical challenges involved in the conventional procedures for LSEFL treatment; therefore, it can be recommended as a useful procedure for treating LSEFL. This procedure can provide some benefits to LSEFL patients and offer a well-illuminated surgical field and high surgical safety for the surgeon. However, the procedure should be carefully adapted for LSEFL patients with concomitant degenerative scoliosis.