miR-106a suppresses tumor cells death in colorectal cancer through targeting ATG7.

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：:To evaluate the peculiar "inside-out" pattern in micropapillary (MP) carcinoma, we investigated the usefulness of KL-6 antibody in the assessment of the MP pattern of cancers, in comparison with antibodies to epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), MUC1 (CD227), and CD 10. Immunohistochemical investigation was performed on...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Ohtsuki Y,Kuroda N,Umeoka T,Watanabe R,Ochi K,Okada Y,Lee GH,Furihata M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Insulinoma-associated protein 1 (INSM1) is an important biomarker of Achaete-scute homolog-like 1-driven pathways. For diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNET), chromogranin A (CGA), synaptophysin (SYP), and neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) were also considered as potential biomarkers. However, it is...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Tanigawa M,Nakayama M,Taira T,Hattori S,Mihara Y,Kondo R,Kusano H,Nakamura K,Abe Y,Ishida Y,Okabe Y,Hisaka T,Okuda K,Fujino K,Ito T,Kawahara A,Naito Y,Yamaguchi R,Akiba J,Akagi Y,Yano H

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:We report herein the microstructure of the acetabular labrum obtained from a patient with stem loosening but without bipolar cup migration who had undergone hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture 18 years ago. We used light and scanning electron microscopy to investigate the influence of bipolar cup on acetabular ...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Kaku N,Shimada T,Nogami R,Tagomori H,Tsumura H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (E-GISTs) not associated with the alimentary tract in the pelvic cavity are extremely rare. We treated a 49-year-old Japanese man with such an E-GIST in the pelvic cavity who underwent an intrapelvic tumorectomy with a total prostatectomy and partial rectum resection. Gross examin...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Hirano H,Yoshida T,Yoshimura H,Fukuoka M,Ohmura N,Nishizawa Y,Tachibana S,Hirota S,Zozumi M,Nishigami T

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：: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

abstract：:A 59-year-old Japanese man presented with a giant submucosal tumor with ulceration during follow-up of duodenal ulcer. Pancreaticoduodenectomy was undertaken, and subsequent histological examination of the tumor disclosed anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas head. The carcinoma components contained adenocarcinoma and ...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Kuroda N,Iwamura S,Fujishima N,Ohara M,Hirouchi T,Mizuno K,Hayashi Y,Lee GH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive predictors for the development of cirrhosis-related conditions are needed for patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). We investigated the association between cytokeratin-18 fragments (M30 and M65) and liver histology, treatment response and the development of cirrhosis-related conditions in patie...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Hayashi M,Abe K,Fujita M,Okai K,Takahashi A,Nozawa Y,Ohira H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated the changes in the localization of the glucose transporter GLUT2 and the fructose transporter GLUT5 in small intestinal absorptive cells during postnatal development, especially during the weaning period, using immunohistochemistry and confocal laser scanning microscopy. In the je...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Baba R,Yamami M,Sakuma Y,Fujita M,Fujimoto S

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:Ameloblastoma (AB), which is the most common odontogenic tumor, may originate from the dental lamina remnants. The expression of CD56, which is a transmembrane molecule, is associated with neuroectodermal differentiation of the embryonal cells. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of CD56 in AB, in com...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Kusafuka K,Hirobe K,Wato M,Tanaka A,Nakajima T

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Detachment of mesothelial cells is an early step in adhesion of the human pleura. To elucidate this process, we used adhesion molecules as the targets of primary antibody and performed immunohistochemical staining of the mesothelial cells that cover the surface of the sites of pleural adhesion and the macrophages that...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Amari M,Taguchi K,Iwahara M,Oharaseki T,Yokouchi Y,Naoe S,Takahashi K

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis; hence, novel prognostic markers and effective therapeutic targets should be identified. We aimed to evaluate folate receptor alpha (FR-α) expression in pancreatic cancer and examine its association with clinicopathological features. We utilized tissue samples from 100 primary pa...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Omote S,Takata K,Tanaka T,Miyata-Takata T,Ayada Y,Noujima-Harada M,Omote R,Tabata T,Sato Y,Toyokawa T,Kato H,Yagi T,Okada H,Yoshino T

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E-cadherin expression patterns in acinar cell carcinomas (ACCs) of the pancreas have not been well documented. Herein, we present a hitherto undescribed case of E-cadherin-negative ACC with a solid pseudopapillary growth pattern in a 65-year-old man. We used an antibody against the extracellular domain of E-cadherin. ...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Tajima S,Waki M,Azuma M,Koda K,Ohata A

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Acetylation is a well-studied post-translational modification (PTM) of tubulin. Acetylated tubulin is present in the centrioles, primary cilia, and flagella, which contain long-lived stable microtubules. Tubulin acetylation plays an important role in cellular activities including cell polarity, cell migration, vesicle...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Nekooki-Machida Y,Hagiwara H

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:Fibrates belong to a group of ligands of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα), which play a role in the regulation of CYP epoxygenases and soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), key enzymes in the metabolism of biologically highly active epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs). We demonstrated that low doses of...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Tauber Z,Koleckova M,Cizkova K

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:ArgBP2 is a member of the SoHo (sorbin-homology) family of adaptor proteins believed to play roles in cell adhesion, cytoskeletal organization, and signaling. We show here a novel splicing isoform of ArgBP2, i.e., ArgBP2™, composed of only three SH3 (src-homology 3) domains and structurally similar to vinexinß. We the...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Murase K,Ito H,Kanoh H,Sudo K,Iwamoto I,Morishita R,Soubeyran P,Seishima M,Nagata K

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is a multifunctional protein as well as a tumor suppressor. To determine the functions of the C-terminal domain of APC, we explored APC 1638T/1638T (APC1638T) mice that express a truncated APC lacking the C-terminal domain. The APC1638T mice were tumor free and exhibited growth ret...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Wang T,Onouchi T,Yamada NO,Matsuda S,Senda T

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine leiomyoma is the most common tumor in the female genital tract, although its pathogenesis remains unclear. Molecular analyses have demonstrated that each leiomyoma nodule is monoclonal and harbors various DNA abnormalities, suggesting that DNA damage in normal smooth muscle cells plays an important role in the...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Suzuki A,Kariya M,Matsumura N,Baba T,Yagi H,Mandai M,Konishi I,Fujii S

更新日期：2012-12-01 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