Angiogenic cell therapy for hepatic fibrosis.

abstract：:We herein report a variant case of desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) showing limited desmoplasia and confusing immunohistochemical findings. A 26-year-old male was referred for multiple abdominal masses. Laparoscopic biopsy showed only the solid proliferation of small round cells, and he was initially diagno...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Kihara A,Takahashi K,Ishikawa A,Amano Y,Matsubara D,Kanda H,Sata N,Fukushima N,Niki T

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:The establishment of consistent and reliable methods for the analysis of atherosclerosis molecular pathways and for testing the efficiency of new therapeutics is of utmost importance. Here, we fed ApoE-knockout (KO) mice with high-fat diet to for 16 weeks to induce atherosclerosis. Atherosclerotic lesions in mice were...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Shibata MA,Shibata E,Maemura K,Kondo Y,Harada-Shiba M

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Wilson disease (WD) is a major type of primary copper toxicosis associated with hypoceruloplasminemia, while idiopathic copper toxicosis (ICT) is a minor type characterized by normoceruloplasminemia. Because ceruloplasmin is the major circulating ferroxidase, iron metabolism may be affected in patients with WD. Biopsi...

journal_title：Medical molecular morphology

authors： Hayashi H,Hattori A,Tatsumi Y,Hayashi K,Katano Y,Ueyama J,Wakusawa S,Yano M,Goto H

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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