Serum levels of a cell death biomarker predict the development of cirrhosis-related conditions in primary biliary cholangitis.

abstract：:A 73-year-old woman showed marked exophytic growth of a tumor (25 × 23 × 14 mm) of the nipple over a period of 2 months. Histologically, numerous tumor nodules with no apparent keratinization were observed in the exophytic lesion. The tumor cells also showed little invasion to the dermis and no metastasis to the axill...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Hosaka N,Uesaka K,Takaki T,Zhang Y,Takasu K,Ikehara S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass spectrometric analysis of glioblastoma cyst fluids has disclosed a protein peak with m/z 6424-6433. Among the proteins, potentially generating this peak are ApoC1 and LuzP6. To further elucidate protein expression of glioblastoma cells, we analyzed MALDI-TOF results of cyst fluid, performed immunohistochemistry a...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Evangelou P,Groll M,Oppermann H,Gaunitz F,Eisenlöffel C,Müller W,Eschrich K,Schänzer A,Nestler U

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few studies of the morphogenesis of human herpesvirus (HHV) 6 type A and B (HHV-6A, -6B) have been performed using neurogenic, lymphoid, or epithelial cells. When human MT-4 T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)-producing lymphoid cells were coinfected with HHV-6B in vitro, viral-specific proteins were clearly detect...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Ohtsuki Y,Daibata M,Bandobashi K,Lee GH,Furihata M,Yokoyama A,Miyoshi I

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Tian-Long (TL) compound is a water-soluble extract of six Chinese medicinal herbs. To explore its antitumor properties and the mechanism for activity in gynecological malignancies, the present studies were carried out using Ishikawa cells derived from uterine endometrial adenocarcinoma. Morphologically, cell death...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Li ZL,Morishima S,Tang JT,Otsuki Y

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brush cells (BCs) are relatively rare cells that are sparsely distributed throughout the mammalian digestive and respiratory systems. BCs have been identified in the rodent large intestine, but these cells have not been characterized by immunocytochemistry or electron microscopy. We previously demonstrated that rat bi...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Okamoto K,Hanazaki K,Akimori T,Okabayashi T,Okada T,Kobayashi M,Ogata T

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal mammary gland can be roughly divided into the large duct close to the nipple and the terminal duct located within the lobulus. Both the large duct and the terminal duct are composed of epithelial cells and myoepithelial cells. The epithelial cells can be divided into light and dark cells using electron dens...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Tsuchiya S,Li F

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaporins (AQPs) are key regulators of water channels across the cell cytoplasm. Little is known about AQP localization and changes in the hepatic microvascular system. This study aimed to clarify the localization of AQP-1 in the microvessels in normal and cirrhotic rat liver. To establish a rat cirrhosis model, thio...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Yokomori H,Oda M,Yoshimura K,Watanabe S,Hibi T

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost every cell in our organism releases proteins and other biological substances using a fundamental cellular process known as constitutive exocytosis. In contrast, in exocrine and endocrine glands, the cells are inherent in an additional and more refined release mechanism directly tuned by extracellular signals. T...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Tsuboi T

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histopathology is essential for the diagnosis and evaluation of disease activity of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). We aimed to elucidate the characteristics of AIH from the localization of inflammation. We re-evaluated a nationwide survey that was performed in Japan in 2018 of AIH patients diagnosed between 2014 and 2017...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Takahashi A,Ohira H,Abe K,Zeniya M,Abe M,Arinaga-Hino T,Torimura T,Yoshizawa K,Takaki A,Kang JH,Suzuki Y,Nakamoto N,Inui A,Tanaka A,Takikawa H

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological diagnosis of intraductal apocrine lesions can be challenging, because even benign apocrine lesions often show atypical cytology, and immunohistochemistry is of little assistance. A new diagnostic method for apocrine lesions is desirable. The mutations present in apocrine lesions have not been well studied...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Kanomata N,Yamaguchi R,Kurebayashi J,Moriya T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma follows a course of multiple changes that are affected by several important factors, with epigenetic silencing of the promoter gene being one of them. A series of studies have suggested that epigenetic changes in the anti-aging gene Klotho may be one of the emerging areas of concern in the study of carcinoge...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Adhikari BR,Uehara O,Matsuoka H,Takai R,Harada F,Utsunomiya M,Chujo T,Morikawa T,Shakya M,Yoshida K,Sato J,Arakawa T,Nishimura M,Nagayasu H,Chiba I,Abiko Y

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to address the molecular pathogenesis underlying the progression of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in a nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (NBCCS) patient. We analyzed infiltrative BCCs that invaded the subcutaneous tissue of the scalp and penetrated the skull in a 61-year-old Japanese fe...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Tate G,Kishimoto K,Mitsuya T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA double-strand break (DSB) is one of the most serious forms of damage induced by ionizing irradiation and is mainly repaired by the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) repair. Immunohistochemical analysis of proteins involved in NHEJ, such as XRCC4 (X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 4), Ku86 and DNA-PKcs (DNA-...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Hori M,Someya M,Matsumoto Y,Nakata K,Kitagawa M,Hasegawa T,Tsuchiya T,Fukushima Y,Gocho T,Sato Y,Ohnuma H,Kato J,Sugita S,Hasegawa T,Sakata KI

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progression of liver fibrosis has been linked with injuries associated with hypoxia and neovascularization. Neovascularization consists of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis, representing formation of blood vessels by differentiation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). We investigated antifibrogenic and regenerative ...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Ueno T,Nakamura T,Torimura T,Sata M

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well accepted that cell cycle regulators are strongly implicated in the progression of cancer development. p16 and p27 are potent cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors involved in G1 phase progression, and are regarded as adverse prognostic biomarkers for various types of cancers. It has been reported that th...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Matsuda Y,Wakai T,Kubota M,Takamura M,Yamagiwa S,Aoyagi Y,Osawa M,Fujimaki S,Sanpei A,Genda T,Ichida T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desquamation in the mammalian skin is a well-balanced process of producing corneocytes and shedding them from the surface of the skin. The corneodesmosome, which is a modified desmosome, is the main adhesive structure in the cornified cell layer. The major extracellular constituents of corneodesmosomes are desmoglein ...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Ishida-Yamamoto A,Kishibe M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burow's solution has been shown to be effective against chronic suppurative otitis media and otitis externa. We demonstrated that Burow's solution had antibacterial effects against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, inducing ultrastructural changes in these bacteria in vitro. S. aureus strain 209P and P...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Hyo Y,Yamada S,Ishimatsu M,Fukutsuji K,Harada T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) represents over 80% of kidney cancer, and about 30% of the patients with RCC develop metastasis after the surgery. Invasion of basement membrane (BM) and extracellular matrix (ECM) is an essential event in tumor invasion and metastasis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which digest the main...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Mikami S,Oya M,Mizuno R,Kosaka T,Katsube K,Okada Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential in tissue physiology and pathologic conditions such as tumorigenesis. It affects tumor cell behavior, proliferation, and metastasis. Pituitary adenomas differ in their clinical characteristics, including ECM deposition, and we recently reported that the characteristics of collag...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Tofrizal A,Fujiwara K,Azuma M,Kikuchi M,Jindatip D,Yashiro T,Yamada S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a case of metanephric adenoma of the kidney, many apical cytoplasmic blebs were found on the luminal surface of tumor cells. The tumor, measuring 15 mm in diameter, was found incidentally in the right kidney of a 40-year-old woman. It consisted of a dense proliferation of cuboidal cells forming small tubules of rou...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Shintaku M,Maeno K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori possesses intrabacterial nanotransportation system (ibNoTS) for transporting CagA, VacA, and urease within the bacterial cytoplasm, which is controlled by the extrabacterial environment. The route of ibNoTS for CagA is reported to be associated with the MreB filament, whereas the route of ibNoTS fo...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Wu H,Iwai N,Suzuki Y,Nakano T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells surviving in ascites exhibit cancer stem cell (CSC)-like features. This study analyzed the expression of the CSC marker CD133 in the ascites-derived exosomes obtained from patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer. In addition, inverse correlation of CD133 expression with prognosis was examined. Of the...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Sakaue T,Koga H,Iwamoto H,Nakamura T,Ikezono Y,Abe M,Wada F,Masuda A,Tanaka T,Fukahori M,Ushijima T,Mihara Y,Naitou Y,Okabe Y,Kakuma T,Ohta K,Nakamura KI,Torimura T

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generating mesenchymal stem-like cells (MSLCs) from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be a practical method for obtaining the sufficient cells for autologous tissue engineering. Single-cell culturing in specific medium and non-feeder cells is an alternative and promising strategy to overcome problems of embry...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Ueda M,Hashimoto Y,Honda Y,Baba S,Morita S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was designed to clarify the role of antioxidant enzymes in the rat von Ebner gland during acute nickel toxicity. After treatment with nickel acetate, we monitored ultrastructural alterations in acinar and ductal cells, immunohistochemical staining for glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione S-transferas...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Shiraishi M,Doi Y,Kayashima K,Fujimoto S

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hair is one of the smallest organs, but has many important functions to mammals. Hair morphogenesis occurs through the reciprocal exchange of epithelial and mesenchymal signals. There are some reports about the expression of laminin-511 and -332 during hair morphogenesis, but are no reports of the chronological expres...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Imanishi H,Tsuruta D,Tateishi C,Sugawara K,Kobayashi H,Ishii M,Kishi K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental pressure ulcers were successfully produced in the rat abdominal wall at 100 mmHg in our previous study. We hypothesized that injury is less severe when pressures are lower than 100 mmHg and explored a critical pressure in the production of pressure ulcers. At 70 and 60 mmHg, repeated compressions for 4 h ...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Kawamata S,Kurose T,Kubori Y,Muramoto H,Honkawa Y

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the distribution of myofibroblasts in the stroma of normal seminal vesicles. Twelve normal seminal vesicles obtained by surgery on the diagnosis of some diseases were selected, and we evaluated the distribution of myofibroblasts in the seminal vesicles using immunohistochemical and electron and immunoelectr...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Shimasaki N,Kuroda N,Miyazaki E,Hayashi Y,Toi M,Hiroi M,Enzan H,Shuin T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant müllerian mixed tumors (MMMTs) of the fallopian tube are very rare neoplasms, and we present such a case with unusual findings here. A 57-year-old Japanese woman, after she received a medical checkup, underwent salpingo-oophorectomy on the suspicion of ovarian cancer. At the time of operation, the main tumor...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Kuroda N,Inui Y,Ohara M,Hirouchi T,Mizuno K,Kubo A,Hayashi Y,Enzan H,Lee GH

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactinomas are the most common tumor of the human pituitary. They result in excessive prolactin secretion and important changes in the vasculature. Pericytes are perivascular cells associated with capillaries and have crucial roles in physiological and pathological neovascularization. We previously reported that pe...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Jindatip D,Fujiwara K,Sarachana T,Mutirangura A,Yashiro T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression. They play fundamental roles in several biological processes, including cell differentiation and proliferation, embryo development, organ development, and organ metabolism. Besides regulating the physiological processes, miRNAs regula...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Tamaru S,Kajihara T,Mizuno Y,Mizuno Y,Tochigi H,Ishihara O

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00