Anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas with rhabdoid features and hyaline globule-like structures.

abstract：:Autophagy-related gene 7 (ATG7) and miR-106a play an important role in cancer cell autophagy and apoptosis, but the outcome of ATG7 and miR-106a in colorectal cancer (CRC) still remains not clear. In this study, we found that ATG7 and miR-106a expression were mutually related with cell death and prognosis in CRC patie...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Hao H,Xia G,Wang C,Zhong F,Liu L,Zhang D

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:In the process of ovary sexual maturation, most immature ovarian follicles degrade into atretic follicles accompanied by apoptosis in granulosa cells. Macrophages can recognize apoptotic cells through specific binding with phosphatidylserine (PS), exposed on the surface of apoptotic cells, which is mediated by milk-fa...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Naka M,Kusakabe K,Takeshita A,Nakagawa H,Ito Y,Shibata MA,Otsuki Y

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) has been believed to be a lethal histological subtype of an epithelial ovarian adenocarcinoma (EOA); its precursor has been assumed to be endometriosis. However, it has been reported that CCAs occasionally exhibit different clinical behaviors, suggesting that CCAs might not belo...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Matsuo Y,Tashiro H,Yanai H,Moriya T,Katabuchi H

更新日期：2015-09-01 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

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：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary cancer worldwide. The only current drug available for clinical treatment of HCC is sorafenib, which inhibits multiple signaling kinases including Raf family members, platelet-derived growth factor receptor, vascular endothelial growth factor receptors 1 and 2, ...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Matsuda Y,Fukumoto M

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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：: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：: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：:Acquired cystic disease (ACD)-associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been recently described. To date, there are no reports on genetic findings of G-band karyotype of ACD-associated RCC. In this article, we report the first report of G-band karyotype of ACD-associated RCC. A 66-year-old Japanese man was found to ha...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Kuroda N,Shiotsu T,Hes O,Michal M,Shuin T,Lee GH

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：: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 fibrosis is characterized by tubular cell atrophy and accumulation of extracellular matrix. Fibroblast activation becomes evident in areas surrounding atrophic tubules, with rarefaction of peritubular capillaries. Tubulointerstitial hypoxia is the final common pathway in progressive kidney disease. Hypoxia suppr...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Tanaka T

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae colonizes the lumen of the proximal small intestine, which has an alkaline environment, and secretes cholera toxin (CT) through a type II secretion machinery. V. cholerae possesses the intrabacterial nanotransportation system (ibNoTS) for transporting CT from the inner portion toward the peripheral por...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Matsuzaki Y,Wu H,Nakano T,Nakahari T,Sano K

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：: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：: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：:Hirschsprung's disease is a congenital aganglionic neural disorder of the segmental distal intestine characterized by unsettled pathogenesis. The relationship between Hirschsprung's disease and pacemaker cells (PMC), which almost corresponds to that of the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC), was morphologically observe...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Taniguchi K,Matsuura K,Matsuoka T,Nakatani H,Nakano T,Furuya Y,Sugimoto T,Kobayashi M,Araki K

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenomatous polyposis coli (APC), a well-known anti-oncogene, is considered to have multiple functions through its several binding domains. We have continuingly studied APC1638T/1638T mice (APC1638T mice) to elucidate the functions of APC other than tumor suppression. A distinctive feature of the APC1638T mice is they...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Wenduerma,Yamada NO,Wang T,Senda T

更新日期：2021-01-25 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：: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：: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