Papers - Hashiguchi, Akinori

Polyclonal immunoglobulin G deposits with distinctive appearance in the tubular basement membrane: a report of two cases

Sakamaki Y., Hashiguchi A., Konishi K., Araki T., Tokuyama H.

BMC Nephrology 26 ( 1 ) 591 2025.12

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Background: Tubulointerstitial diseases arise from various etiologies, including infections, medications, autoimmune conditions, and systemic disorders. The histological presentation of the tubulointerstitium in renal biopsies can vary considerably. When tubulointerstitial alterations are identified through light microscopy, additional evaluation with immunofluorescence and electron microscopy may assist in diagnosis. This report describes two slowly progressive atypical cases of tubulointerstitial disease. Renal biopsy in both cases revealed tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis with limited inflammatory cell infiltration, along with polyclonal linear immunoglobulin G (IgG) staining pattern along the thickened tubular basement membrane (TBM) and distinctive electron-dense deposits. Case 1: Case presentation: A 65-year-old Japanese man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and hypertension presented with anorexia and malaise 1 week prior to admission. Blood tests demonstrated marked renal impairment. Renal biopsy findings included relatively preserved glomeruli, widespread tubular atrophy, and significant interstitial fibrosis. Immunofluorescence showed linear deposition of IgG as well as kappa and lambda light chains along the TBM. Complement components C3 was also positive, and C1q were weakly positive. IgG subclass staining revealed positivity for IgG1, IgG2, and IgG4. Electron microscopy revealed electron-dense deposits within the TBM and on the epithelial side of the TBM, exhibiting a mottled and speckled appearance. Case 2: A 52-year-old Japanese man who had undergone allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia developed mild proteinuria and renal dysfunction 7 years after transplant. Renal biopsy indicated thrombotic microangiopathy, with glomeruli showing diffuse mesangial expansion and focal mesangiolysis. There was also diffuse TBM thickening and interstitial fibrosis with scattered cellular infiltration. Immunofluorescence demonstrated linear staining of polyclonal IgG and both light chains along the TBM. C3 was also positive while C1q was negative. IgG subclass staining revealed positivity for IgG1 and IgG4. Electron microscopy again identified electron-dense deposits within the reticulated TBM. Conclusions: These two cases demonstrated linear IgG immunofluorescence and distinctive electron-dense deposits in the TBM characterized by a mottled and speckled pattern. Although the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain unclear, further research is necessary to elucidate the nature of this form of tubulointerstitial disease.

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DNA damage in proximal tubules triggers systemic metabolic dysfunction through epigenetically altered macrophages

Nishimura E.S., Hishikawa A., Nakamichi R., Akashio R., Chikuma S., Hashiguchi A., Yoshimoto N., Hama E.Y., Maruki T., Itoh W., Yamaguchi S., Yoshino J., Itoh H., Hayashi K.

Nature Communications 16 ( 1 ) 3958 2025.12

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DNA damage repair is a critical physiological process closely linked to aging. The accumulation of DNA damage in renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTEC) is related to a decline in kidney function. Here, we report that DNA double-strand breaks in PTECs lead to systemic metabolic dysfunction, including weight loss, reduced fat mass, impaired glucose tolerance with mitochondrial dysfunction, and increased inflammation in adipose tissues and the liver. Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis reveals expansion of CD11c+ Ccr2+ macrophages in the kidney cortex, liver, and adipose tissues and Ly6C^hi monocytes in peripheral blood. DNA damage in PTECs is associated with hypomethylation of macrophage activation genes, including Gasdermin D, in peripheral blood cells, which is linked to reduced DNA methylation at KLF9-binding motifs. Macrophage depletion ameliorates metabolic abnormalities. These findings highlight the impact of kidney DNA damage on systemic metabolic homeostasis, revealing a kidney-blood-metabolism axis mediated by epigenetic changes in macrophages.

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Human chorionic gonadotropin-positive cystic duct carcinoma with trophoblastic differentiation that exhibited an aggressive clinical course.

Takemura Y., Matsuda K., Abe Y., Hashiguchi A., Kitago M., Nakano Y., Sonoda K., Kitagawa Y.

BMJ case reports 18 ( 11 )  2025.11

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Quantification-based explainable artificial intelligence for deep learning decisions: clustering and visualization of quantitative morphometric features in hepatocellular carcinoma discrimination.

Takagi G., Takeyama S., Abe T., Hashiguchi A., Sakamoto M., Suzuki K., Yamaguchi M.

Journal of medical imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) 12 ( 6 ) 061407 2025.11

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Purpose: Deep learning (DL) is rapidly advancing in computational pathology, offering high diagnostic accuracy but often functioning as a “black box” with limited interpretability. This lack of transparency hinders its clinical adoption, emphasizing the need for quantitative explainable artificial intelligence (QXAI) methods. We propose a QXAI approach to objectively and quantitatively elucidate the reasoning behind DL model decisions in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) pathological image analysis. Approach: The proposed method utilizes clustering in the latent space of embeddings generated by a DL model to identify regions that contribute to the model’s discrimination. Each cluster is then quantitatively characterized by morphometric features obtained through nuclear segmentation using HoverNet and key feature selection with LightGBM. Statistical analysis is performed to assess the importance of selected features, ensuring an interpretable relationship between morphological characteristics and classification outcomes. This approach enables the quantitative interpretation of which regions and features are critical for the model’s decision-making, without sacrificing accuracy. Results: Experiments on pathology images of hematoxylin-and-eosin-stained HCC tissue sections showed that the proposed method effectively identified key discriminatory regions and features, such as nuclear size, chromatin density, and shape irregularity. The clustering-based analysis provided structured insights into morphological patterns influencing classification, with explanations evaluated as clinically relevant and interpretable by a pathologist. Conclusions: Our QXAI framework enhances the interpretability of DL-based pathology analysis by linking morphological features to classification decisions. This fosters trust in DL models and facilitates their clinical integration.

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Association Between Urinary Fractional Excretion of Potassium and Proteinuria Remission in Adult Nephrotic Syndrome.

Yoshida R., Nakayama T., Mitsuno R., Komatsu M., Oshima Y., Iwabuchi S., Itoh T., Matsumoto D., Kusahana E., Hoshi K., Nakamura K., Fujii K., Hara Y., Kawaguchi T., Futatsugi K., Yamaji Y., Tokuyama H., Murakami M., Takimoto C., Matsuda H., Ando T., Hashiguchi A., Kaneko Y., Azegami T., Hayashi K.

Kidney360  2025.10

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Tubulointerstitial nephritis with predominant monotypic plasma cell infiltration in three cases of Sjögren's syndrome: case reports and literature review

Miyauchi H., Azegami T., Hashiguchi A., Misaki M., Kawaguchi T., Hanaoka H., Muramatsu M., Soga T., Ando T., Kubota E., Nakayama T., Yoshimoto N., Hishikawa A., Hagiwara A., Kaneko Y., Hayashi K.

Cen Case Reports 14 ( 5 ) 774 - 780 2025.10

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Tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is a common kidney manifestation of Sjögren's syndrome, typically characterized by interstitial infiltration of T and B cells, with plasma cells being more prominent than in other etiologies. While most plasma cell infiltration in TIN is polytypic and the importance of the immunoglobulin isotypes expressed by the infiltrating plasma cells in the pathogenesis is unknown, recent reports have identified rare cases with monotypic IgA-positive plasma cell infiltration accompanied by monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS). Here, we present three cases of Sjögren syndrome-associated TIN characterized by monotypic plasma cell infiltration. In all cases, the isotype of the infiltrating plasma cells was consistent with that of the predominant serum immunoglobulin. One patient exhibited IgA-type MGUS, one had IgM-type MGUS, and one showed elevated serum IgG levels along with IgG-positive plasma cell infiltration, but without detectable paraproteinemia. Notably, serum immunoglobulin levels decreased in parallel with improvement in kidney function. These findings suggest a potential link between the systemic immunoglobulin profile and local immunopathology of the kidneys in Sjögren's syndrome. Further case accumulation is needed to clarify the clinical significance and pathophysiology of monotypic plasma cell infiltration in TIN associated with Sjögren's syndrome.

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Phenotype-dependent heterogeneity of THSD7A expression in gastric cancer tissue in a patient with THSD7A-associated membranous nephropathy

Minezaki C., Azegami T., Hashiguchi A., Nakayama T., Yoshimoto N., Hishikawa A., Hagiwara A., Hayashi K.

Cen Case Reports 14 ( 5 ) 693 - 699 2025.10

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An 88-year-old Japanese man with benign prostatic hyperplasia was presented to our hospital because of proteinuria and generalized edema. He was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome and underwent a kidney biopsy, which revealed thickening of the capillary wall, spike formation, and subepithelial deposits, leading to histopathological diagnosis of membranous nephropathy. IgG4-dominant deposits were observed in IgG subclass staining, and immunostaining for thrombospondin type 1 domain-containing 7A (THSD7A) demonstrated granular staining along the capillary wall. A malignancy screening was performed, which led to the detection of gastric cancer. Malignancy-associated membranous nephropathy secondary to gastric cancer was suspected, and priority was given to the treatment of gastric cancer. Three months after undergoing radical surgery for gastric cancer, his nephrotic syndrome achieved remission. The histopathological diagnosis of gastric cancer was papillary adenocarcinoma. In the surgical specimen of the gastric cancer, THSD7A was positive in the tumor cells with intestinal phenotype and negative in gastric foveolar phenotype. These findings suggest that the acquisition of the ability to express THSD7A by cancer transformation in multi-step carcinogenesis of gastric cancer may be involved in the development of malignancy-associated membranous nephropathy.

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関節リウマチに対してアダリムマブ使用中にMPO-ANCA陽性を呈したIgA腎症の1例

中村 共生, 千種 尚紀, 中山 尭振, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 823 - 823 2025.09

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骨髄異形成/骨髄増殖性腫瘍(MDS/MPN)に併発したリゾチーム腎症の一例

貫井 紀宏, 日鼻 瑛, 畔上 達彦, 橋口 明典, 徳山 博文

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 796 - 796 2025.09

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著明な肉芽腫性間質性腎炎を認めた腎サルコイドーシスの一例

渡邉 一生, 大島 洋一, 中山 尭振, 加藤 亜唯, 橋口 明典, 小松 素明

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 866 - 866 2025.09

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抗GBM抗体型腎炎に膜性腎症が合併した一例

堤 遼太郎, 川口 隆久, 山内 遥, 橋口 明典, 安藤 孝

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 822 - 822 2025.09

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家族性地中海熱にIgA腎症を合併した2症例

貫井 紀宏, 畔上 達彦, 中山 尭振, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 橋口 明典, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 813 - 813 2025.09

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前立腺癌を伴う膜性腎症においてPLA2R・THSD7Aが共陽性となった一例

藤岡 怜史, 日鼻 瑛, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 環 聡, 中川 健

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 861 - 861 2025.09

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初診時に高度腎機能障害と多発転移性腫瘍を呈し,病理解剖に至った1例

中村 共生, 中山 尭振, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 大坪 進矢, 村本 玄紀, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 814 - 814 2025.09

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免疫蛍光抗体法の結果から最終診断に至った抗ネフリン抗体陽性難治性MCDの一例

船木 裕規, 大島 洋一, 白井 陽子, 橋口 明典, 圓谷 泰章, 加藤 亜唯, 三浦 健一郎, 服部 元史, 小松 素明

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 859 - 859 2025.09

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人工血管感染の治療中に腎機能障害と検尿異常を認めた一例

熊谷 聡佑, 伊藤 亘, 中山 尭振, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 畔上 達彦, 橋口 明典, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 791 - 791 2025.09

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ペンブロリズマブ投与後に腎機能障害が進行し,半月体形成を伴うIgA優位沈着型の糸球体腎炎を認めた症例

中山 生成, 川口 隆久, 橋口 明典, 堤 遼太郎, 山内 遥, 大原 弘喜, 安藤 孝

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 794 - 794 2025.09

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ベバシズマブとドキソルビシンを投与後に二峰性の腎障害を呈した1例

千種 尚紀, 中山 尭辰, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 橋口 明典, 畔上 逹彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 844 - 844 2025.09

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サルコイドーシスによる非典型的腎障害としてリゾチーム関連腎症を認めた1例

中村 共生, 安井 雅晴, 中山 尭振, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 797 - 797 2025.09

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IgM優勢の粗大な沈着物を伴う糸球体傷害を認めたネフローゼ症候群に対しプレドニゾロンを導入した1例

小野田 怜依, 星 健太, 熊谷 光祐, 佐藤 芳紀, 杉浦 康平, 橋口 明典, 村上 円人

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 801 - 801 2025.09

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FGGS経過中ネフローゼ症候群を発症,再生検でFSGSを伴うMCDと診断しステロイド治療が著効した一例

吉見 公志, 大島 洋一, 圓谷 泰章, 加藤 亜唯, 橋口 明典, 小松 素明

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 858 - 858 2025.09

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COL4A1遺伝子変異により糸球体基底膜および尿細管基底膜に構造変化を認めたHANAC症候群の一例

吉田 隆人, 中山 尭振, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 780 - 780 2025.09

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短腸症候群・在宅中心静脈栄養管理中に急速な腎機能悪化を呈しANCA関連血管炎と診断した一例

安井 雅晴, 中山 尭振, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 839 - 839 2025.09

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腎再生検での特徴的な免疫蛍光所見によりPGNMIDの診断に至った一例

熊谷 聡佑, 中村 共生, 三守 賢, 伊藤 亘, 中山 尭振, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 畔上 達彦, 橋口 明典, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 800 - 800 2025.09

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腎小葉間動脈の壊死性血管炎を認めた顕微鏡的多発血管炎の一例

冨田 巌, 加藤 亜唯, 圓谷 泰章, 大島 洋一, 橋口 明典, 小松 素明

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  67 ( 6-E ) 810 - 810 2025.09

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A case of IgA nephropathy associated with Crohn’s disease treated with enteric-coated budesonide

Yoshida R., Nakayama T., Hashiguchi A., Azegami T., Hayashi K.

Cen Case Reports 14 ( 4 ) 659 - 664 2025.08

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The gut–kidney axis has recently gained attention as a pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). In fact, the efficacy of target-release formulation of budesonide for IgAN has been reported in recent studies. On the other hand, there have been no reports yet on the efficacy of enteric-coated budesonide for IgAN complicated with inflammatory bowel disease. We report a case of IgAN with comorbid Crohn’s disease (CD) treated with a combination of enteric-coated budesonide and methylprednisolone pulse therapy. The patient was followed for 2 years. He showed initial reduction in proteinuria following treatment. However, after discontinuation of enteric-coated budesonide therapy, proteinuria recurred despite well-controlled CD. Enteric-coated budesonide combined with methylprednisolone pulse therapy may be effective in short-term reduction of proteinuria while minimizing systemic steroid side effects in IgAN associated with CD. However, the tendency for relapse suggests the need for long-term management strategies. Therefore, further research is needed to establish optimal treatment protocols for this patient population.

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An adolescent presenting with IgA nephropathy and persistent decreased kidney function after COVID-19 vaccination during follow-up for asymptomatic hematuria: a clinicopathological study

Morisawa K., Takahashi T., Matsuoka K., Hashiguchi A., Yamanaka M., Hamada R., Honda M.

Cen Case Reports 14 ( 4 ) 635 - 640 2025.08

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Although the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine has been proven to be effective and safe in most adults and children, various diseases, including IgA nephropathy, sometimes occur as an adverse effect. We herein describe a case of IgA nephropathy in a 16-year-old, male patient with persistent kidney dysfunction following COVID-19 vaccination and present the clinicopathological course of the disease. The patient presented to the outpatient clinic with a history of gross hematuria 6 days after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Prior to the current presentation, he was being examined regularly at an outpatient clinic for asymptomatic hematuria. His mother had received a diagnosis of IgA nephropathy, and his younger brother had received a diagnosis of asymptomatic hematuria. A blood test of this patient demonstrated elevated serum creatinine, and IgA nephropathy was pathologically diagnosed (Oxford classification M0E1S1T0C1). Prednisolone and immunosuppressants were administered promptly to treat the decreased kidney function and the pathology. Nevertheless, the failure of his kidney function to recover to the state it was in prior to this episode may have led to the formation of chronic lesions, causing irreversible kidney tissue damage. Some patients with IgA nephropathy, asymptomatic hematuria or a family history of kidney-related symptoms may experience kidney dysfunction after COVID-19 vaccination and require prednisolone or immunosuppressive therapy to stem the progressive deterioration of their kidney function. Prior to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, patients with any of these conditions should be provided with an appropriate explanation of the risks and be asked for their consent to be vaccinated.

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Taurine supplementation improves physical activity level in a hemodialysis patient with mitochondrial disease: a case report

Yoshida R., Mitsuno R., Nakayama T., Azegami T., Hashiguchi A., Torimitsu T., Yoshimoto N., Hisikawa A., Hagiwara A., Nakamura T., Meguro S., Katsumata M., Endo J., Matsunaga T., Yoshino J., Kanda T., Morimoto K., Monkawa T., Yoshida T., Nakahara J., Yamaguchi S., Hayashi K.

Cen Case Reports 14 ( 3 ) 366 - 373 2025.06

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Mitochondrial diseases (MDs) are inherited metabolic disorders that affect multiple organ systems, including the kidneys. Variability in disease onset and phenotypic expression, combined with the absence of specific kidney pathological findings, pose significant challenges in diagnosing MD. Consequently, many undiagnosed cases of MD may exist among patients undergoing dialysis. No effective treatment for mitochondrial nephropathy has been established. We report the case of a 27-year-old female patient who presented with leg edema, nephrotic range proteinuria attributed to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Immunosuppressive therapy failed to achieve remission, resulting in progressive kidney function decline and eventual end-stage kidney disease. At hemodialysis initiation, worsening atypical cardiac function and hypertrophy prompted genetic testing, which identified an MT-TL1 m.3243 A > G mutation and confirmed the diagnosis of MD. After hemodialysis initiation, the patient experienced persistent fatigue and decreased physical activity levels despite dry weight management. Suspected stroke-like symptoms prompted the initiation of taurine supplementation, which significantly improved headache severity, cardiac function, and physical activity levels. This case highlights the therapeutic potential of taurine supplementation in patients with MD undergoing dialysis and the importance of maintaining clinical vigilance for MD across all stages of chronic kidney disease, even without characteristic renal pathological findings of mitochondrial nephropathy.

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Urinary biomarkers associated with pathogenic pathways reflecting histological findings in lupus nephritis.

Kazuoto Hiramoto, Shuntaro Saito, Hironari Hanaoka, Jun Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Fukui, Akinori Hashiguchi, Katsuya Suzuki, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Yuko Kaneko

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 77 ( 3 ) 298 - 310 2025.03

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OBJECTIVE: There is a pressing need to understand the pathogenesis of histological findings and identify the biomarkers for predicting the histological severity in lupus nephritis (LN). This study aimed to identify the pathogenic signal pathway and elucidate urinary biomarkers for predicting the presence or severity of histological findings in LN. METHODS: Urine samples from patients with biopsy-proven active LN were screened for 1305 proteins using an aptamer-based proteomic assay. The diversity and expansion of individual renal histological features in LN were quantified to identify the urinary proteins associated with the histological findings found in each score. Candidate urinary proteins were validated in a validation cohort. Immunohistochemical staining of the renal tissues was performed to clarify the localisation of the candidate proteins. RESULTS: Cluster analysis extracted five histological subgroups according to their correlations with each histological finding in LN. Protein groups which correlated with each histological subgroup revealed a distinct pathogenesis in LN using pathway analyses. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay validation revealed that urinary calgranulin B (S100A9), MCP-1, and IGFBP-5 levels could specifically predict the presence and severity of active glomerular lesions, interstitial inflammation, and interstitial fibrosis, respectively. Immunohistochemical staining revealed the localisation of these proteins in each lesion. CONCLUSIONS: Renal histological findings may reflect the different pathogeneses involved in each lesion, and estimating the urinary calgranulin B, MCP-1, and IGFBP-5 levels may be useful in predicting the presence and severity of histological findings in LN.

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Urine-to-blood urea nitrogen ratio predicts proteinuria remission in nephrotic syndrome

Mitsuno R., Nakayama T., Yoshida R., Komatsu M., Oshima Y., Iwabuchi S., Hoshi K., Itoh T., Matsumoto D., Fujii K., Hara Y., Futatsugi K., Kawaguchi T., Ando T., Matsuda H., Yamaji Y., Murakami M., Yoshino J., Hashiguchi A., Kaneko Y., Azegami T., Hayashi K.

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology  2025

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Background: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) carries a high risk of severe complications and kidney failure, necessitating reliable prognostic markers. Given the link between tubular injury and poor remission of proteinuria, markers of tubular function may be informative in NS. The urine-to-blood urea nitrogen ratio (UBUR) reflects tubular urea handling, yet its prognostic value in NS is unclear. We evaluated whether baseline UBUR predicts proteinuria remission in adult NS. Methods: This multicenter retrospective study included patients with NS who underwent kidney biopsy between January 2012 and June 2022. Patients were followed from kidney biopsy until complete remission, dialysis initiation, death, or the end of the observation period (12 months after kidney biopsy). Results: A total of 237 patients (median age, 63 years; 47% female) were included, and divided into two groups based on a UBUR cutoff of 25.4 determined by the receiver operating characteristic curve. Patients with high UBUR had a significantly higher cumulative incidence of complete remission compared to those with low UBUR (P < 0.001, log-rank test). In multivariable Cox regression analysis, high UBUR independently predicted a greater likelihood of complete remission (hazard ratio 2.30 [95% confidence interval 1.47–3.61]). This association persisted in the subgroup analyses for podocytopathies, defined as minimal change disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Conclusions: High UBUR independently predicts proteinuria remission in adults with NS. UBUR could have potential as a simple, valuable biomarker to help guide the management of NS.

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A Case of Membranous Nephropathy Associated with Syphilis: Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy Revealing the Localization of Neuron-derived Neurotrophic Factor within Subepithelial Electron Dense Deposits.

Chisato Minezaki, Tatsuhiko Azegami, Akinori Hashiguchi, Ayumi Yoshifuji, Norifumi Yoshimoto, Aika Hagiwara, Akihito Hishikawa, Kaori Hayashi

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 64 ( 14 ) 2202 - 2207 2024.12

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A 50-year-old man presented to our hospital with a fever, edema, and a rash. The clinical diagnosis was renal dysfunction, nephrotic syndrome, and syphilis. The patient was treated with benzylpenicillin, and his symptoms improved. A renal biopsy revealed membranous nephropathy (MN). Recently, neuron-derived neurotrophic factor (NDNF) was reported to be an antigen corresponding to syphilis-associated MN. In the present patient, immunofluorescence staining and immunoelectron microscopy revealed granular NDNF-positive findings within subepithelial deposits, suggesting the presence of NDNF-IgG immune complexes. Although the mechanism by which NDNF serves as a target antigen remains unclear, NDNF was found to colocalize within subepithelial immune complexes in syphilis-associated MN.

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The proteinuria selectivity index value predicts the remission of IgA nephropathy: a retrospective cohort study.

Ryunosuke Mitsuno, Takashin Nakayama, Wataru Ito, Tomomi Maruki, Ran Nakamichi, Keika Adachi, Norifumi Yoshimoto, Akihito Hishikawa, Aika Hagiwara, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Monkawa, Jun Yoshino, Akinori Hashiguchi, Tatsuhiko Azegami, Kaori Hayashi

Renal failure 46 ( 2 ) 2423839 - 2423839 2024.12

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IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common type of primary glomerulonephritis worldwide and leads to end-stage kidney disease. The proteinuria selectivity index (PSI) has been used to assess the prognosis in nephrotic syndrome, but its predictive value in patients with IgAN remains unclear. This single-center retrospective cohort study included patients who diagnosed with IgAN between March 2012 and March 2020. The PSI was calculated at the time of kidney biopsy. Patients were followed up from the time of kidney biopsy to kidney replacement therapy, death, transfer to another facility, or study completion. Ninety-four patients with a median age of 51 years were enrolled and divided according to the cutoff value of PSI determined by the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis into low-PSI (PSI <0.243, n = 39) and high-PSI groups (PSI ≥0.243, n = 55). The median follow-up duration was 70 months. Rates of remission of proteinuria and survival without a two-fold increase in serum creatinine were significantly better in the low-PSI group (both p < 0.01, log-rank test). Cox regression analysis showed that a low PSI was significantly associated with an increased likelihood of remission of proteinuria and hematuria (hazard ratio [HR] 1.96; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.02-3.85 and HR 1.75; 95% CI 1.01-3.13, respectively), and a decreased risk of a two-fold increase in serum creatinine (HR 0.10; 95% CI 0.01-0.81). In conclusion, The PSI could have the potential to support the assessment of the prognosis of IgAN, in addition to established prognostic markers, by reflecting the overall glomerular permeability.

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Clinical relevance of proteinuria selectivity index and fractional excretion of sodium in patients with nephrotic syndrome.

Takashin Nakayama, Tatsuhiko Azegami, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Keita Hirano, Motoaki Komatsu, Kentaro Fujii, Koji Futatsugi, Hidenori Urai, Takahisa Kawaguchi, Tomoaki Itoh, Norifumi Yoshimoto, Aika Hagiwara, Akihito Hishikawa, Hiroto Matsuda, Takashi Ando, Yasuyoshi Yamaji, Marohito Murakami, Akinori Hashiguchi, Yuko Kaneko, Takashi Yokoo, Kaori Hayashi

Scientific reports 14 ( 1 ) 23755 - 23755 2024.10

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Proteinuria selectivity index (PSI) is a potential tool for histological classification and prediction of treatment response in nephrotic syndrome, but evidence is insufficient. Clinical relevance of fractional excretion of sodium (FENa) in nephrotic syndrome remains largely unexplored. This multicenter retrospective study included patients with nephrotic syndrome who underwent kidney biopsy between January 2012 and June 2022. Optimal cutoffs for predicting complete remission based on PSI and FENa were determined using receiver operating characteristic curves. Patients were divided into two groups using these cutoffs and followed until complete remission. Of the 611 patients included, 177 had minimal change disease (MCD), 52 had focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), and 149 had membranous nephropathy (MN). Median (interquartile range) PSI were 0.14 (0.09-0.19) for MCD, 0.33 (0.23-0.40) for FSGS, and 0.20 (0.14-0.30) for MN. FENa were 0.24 (0.09-0.68), 1.03 (0.50-2.14), and 0.78 (0.41-1.28). Patients with low PSI and FENa had a higher incidence of complete remission. Cox regression analyses demonstrated that both parameters were associated with achieving complete remission (HR 2.73 [95% CI 1.97-3.81] and HR 1.93 [95% CI 1.46-2.55], respectively). PSI and FENa may be useful for histological classification and predicting remission in nephrotic syndrome.

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Primary breast lymphoma mimicking triple-negative breast cancer: a case report with clinical and pathological implications.

Toyoaki Sawano, Masahiro Wada, Akihiko Ozaki, Akinori Hashiguchi, Shinichi Hirooka, Tetsuya Tanimoto

Surgical case reports 10 ( 1 ) 234 - 234 2024.10

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BACKGROUND: Primary breast lymphoma (PBL) is a rare type of extranodal lymphoma, the diagnostic process for which presents significant challenges owing to an overlap in clinical and pathological features with those observed in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, the current literature reveals a paucity of information regarding the ramifications of potential diagnostic errors, particularly in the context of emergent therapeutic strategies for TNBC. Thus, we present a unique report of a case of PBL. CASE PRESENTATION: A 76-year-old female with no past medical or family history presented to the hospital with the chief complaint of a mass in the right breast. Two masses were palpated in the right breast: one 56 mm mass (No. 1) located at 10 o'clock, and a 21 mm large, elastic, hard mass (No. 2) at 4 o'clock. Needle biopsy was performed only on the larger 56 mm mass (No. 1). The results showed invasive carcinoma that was negative for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2. The preoperative diagnosis was right breast cancer (T3N0M0 Stage IIB) of the TNBC subtype. The patient refused the preoperative chemotherapy recommended by the treatment team; therefore, right breast mastectomy and sentinel lymph-node biopsy were performed instead. The histopathological diagnosis of the first mass was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL); that of the second mass (No. 2) was an invasive breast carcinoma of no special type. Postoperative treatment consisted of endocrine therapy (letrozole) for breast cancer, while the DLBCL was treated with chemotherapy and three courses of intrathecal chemotherapy. At the time of this report, the patient is still living, and neither tumor had recurred in the 2 years following surgery. CONCLUSIONS: On rare occasions, PBL can preoperatively mimic TNBC. While this case did not lead to serious consequences, because surgery was eventually selected as the first therapy, clinicians should be aware that the diagnosis of PBL is challenging using only a core-needle biopsy and can often be misdiagnosed as TNBC.

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False-positive Serum Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Antibody due to Bovine Serum Albumin-containing Surgical Adhesive: A Case Report.

Ryuto Yoshida, Tatsuhiko Azegami, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Aika Hagiwara, Akihito Hishikawa, Norifumi Yoshimoto, Akinori Hashiguchi, Kaori Hayashi

Kidney medicine 6 ( 10 ) 100880 - 100880 2024.10

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Antiglomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease has a poor prognosis. The rapid detection of serum anti-GBM antibody using an enzyme immunoassay, which has a high sensitivity and specificity, leads to an early diagnosis and improved prognosis. We report a case of acute kidney injury with false-positive anti-GBM antibody. A man in his early fifties underwent aortic arch replacement using bovine serum albumin (BSA)-containing surgical adhesion. After intravenous administration of vancomycin for a fever, he developed acute kidney injury without an abnormal urinalysis, and his anti-GBM antibody titer (fluorescence enzyme immunoassay [FEIA]) was 70.4 IU/mL. A kidney biopsy showed acute tubular injury and minor glomerular abnormalities without immunoglobulin G deposits, suggesting no evidence of anti-GBM glomerulonephritis. Consistent with the false-positive anti-GBM antibody test results, anti-GBM antibody determined using a chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay was negative. A serum sample showed crossbinding to the FEIA plate from which the GBM antigen was removed. This finding indicated a nonspecific reaction to BSA, which contains a coating solution for the FEIA plate. This reaction was likely caused by anti-BSA antibody produced using BSA-containing surgical adhesion. Our findings suggest emerging challenges in diagnosing anti-GBM disease. Nephrologists must remain vigilant regarding false-positive anti-GBM antibody test results, particularly in cases evaluated with immunoassays that contain BSA.

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機能性表示食品「紅麹コレステヘルプ」およびNSAIDs服用中に発症した完全型Fanconi症候群を伴う急性腎障害の1例

星 健太, 村上 円人, 佐藤 芳紀, 杉浦 康平, 船木 裕規, 橋口 明典

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 7 ) 1207 - 1214 2024.10

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薬剤性腎障害の原因は多岐にわたるが,漢方薬やサプリメントなど医薬品以外の物質の関与も多く,病歴を漏れなく聴取することが重要である。近年,機能性表示食品「紅麹コレステヘルプ」(小林製薬,大阪,日本)による健康被害の報告が多数のぼり,腎機能障害や尿所見異常などを呈し,一部の症例では末期腎不全に至るなどの臨床像が報告されているが,原因物質は未詳である。今回われわれは,以前より軽度の推算糸球体濾過量(estimated glomerular filtration rate:eGFR)低下を指摘されていたところへ同サプリメントを3年間内服継続し,発症2ヵ月前から非ステロイド性抗炎症薬(non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs:NSAIDs)を使用していたところに発症した急性腎障害(acute kidney injury:AKI),後天性完全型Fanconi症候群を伴った急性尿細管障害(acute tubular injury:ATI)の1例を経験した。初診時には尿中β2ミクログロブリン(β2 microglobulin:β2MG)および好中球ゼラチナーゼ結合リポカリン(neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin:NGAL)の上昇と,汎アミノ酸尿,尿糖陽性,高カルシウム尿症,高リン尿症,高尿酸尿症,II型尿細管性アシドーシスといった近位尿細管機能異常を認め,Fanconi症候群を呈したATIによるAKIと考えられた。腎生検組織所見では尿細管上皮の傷害像はみられたが,炎症性細胞浸潤は乏しかった。足突起消失(foot process effacement)は部分的であった。ステロイドを含めた免疫抑制治療は行わず保存的治療のみで腎機能障害やFanconi症候群は軽快し,現在経過観察中である。全国的に使用されているサプリメントであり,原因物質の究明が待たれるが,同サプリメントにより惹起される腎機能障害や蛋白尿などの尿所見異常の病態を中心に,文献的考察を踏まえて報告する。(著者抄録)

Effective calcineurin inhibitor treatment in adult-onset steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome with a novel splice donor site variant of TRPC6: a case report.

Tomoki Nagasaka, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Eriko Yoshida Hama, Daiki Kojima, Kenji Kaneko, Norifumi Yoshimoto, Itaru Yasuda, Mamiko Yamada, Fuyuki Miya, Hisato Suzuki, Takaya Tajima, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Kaori Hayashi, Takeshi Kanda, Akinori Hashiguchi, Kenjiro Kosaki, Hiroshi Itoh

CEN case reports 14 ( 2 ) 208 - 216 2024.09

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Transient receptor potential canonical 6 (TRPC6) variants, which were initially detected in adult-onset familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), were also identified in pediatric-onset one. Here, we present a patient with adult-onset steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) who harbored a likely pathogenic TRPC6 variant and partially responded to calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs). A 44-year-old woman with stable rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and Sjögren's syndrome was presented with nephrotic syndrome. Her renal biopsy results showed minor glomerular abnormalities. Upon admission, she was treated with steroids for around 4 weeks, but it was ineffective. After 1-2 weeks of cyclosporine A (CyA) administration, urine output increased, renal function improved without a decrease in proteinuria, and she was discharged. Her renal function was maintained for 2 months, but after a CyA dose reduction, she was again admitted to the hospital due to relapsing edema, decreased urine output, and worsening renal function. CyA was replaced by tacrolimus (TAC). A second renal biopsy showed nearly the same findings as the first except for tubulointerstitial lesions. After 1-2 weeks of TAC administration, urine output increased, and renal function improved. However, urinary protein levels did not decrease as before. After discharge, a whole exome analysis revealed a heterozygous splice donor site variant NM_004621.6;c.2644 + 1G > A in TRPC6. Genetic testing identified a novel splice donor site variant of TRPC6 in a patient with adult-onset SRNS, which prevented unnecessary steroid continuation. The safety and efficacy of CNI in TRPC6 glomerulopathy must be evaluated in future larger studies with longer follow-up.

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Complement Receptor 1 Enhancement in Recurrent Membranous Nephropathy Following Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report.

Noriyuki Kounoue, Hideyo Oguchi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Kazuho Honda, Dedong Kang, Tetuo Mikami, Naobumi Tochigi, Takeshi Kawamura, Yoshihiro Itabashi, Takashi Yonekura, Kei Sakurabayashi, Ken Sakai

Kidney medicine 6 ( 9 ) 100876 - 100876 2024.09

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Membranous nephropathy (MN) recurs in some kidney allograft patients, and recurrence increases graft failure rates. We present a unique case of recurrent MN in first and second allografts showing glomerular capillary wall-positivity for complement receptor 1 (CR1) consistent with immunoglobulin G (IgG). A man in his late 20s developed MN and started hemodialysis. MN recurred and caused graft loss after the first transplantation and recurred again soon after the second transplantation. The IgG subclass staining was almost consistently negative for IgG4 and phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R)-staining was negative. Recurrent MN of unknown etiology was considered. Mass spectrometry demonstrated that CR1 had increased in the transplanted kidney biopsies. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence studies demonstrated CR1 colocalized with IgG along glomerular capillaries in this case, whereas CR1 was localized in podocytes with no colocalization of IgG in a control case of PLA2R-associated MN. Correlative light and immunoelectron microscopy showed localization of CR1 at the interface between electron-dense deposits and podocytes. Collectively, this case demonstrated a unique enhancement and localization of CR1. MN with enhancement of CR1 has not been reported to date. CR1 may be a candidate causative antigen in this case of recurrent MN, although further study is needed to investigate the pathogenesis of CR1.

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2種類のIgGサブクラスが染色されたmembranous glomerulopathy with light chain-restricted deposits(MG-LC)の一例

山内 遥, 川口 隆久, 橋口 明典, 佐藤 佑樹, 安藤 孝

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 904 - 904 2024.09

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濾胞性リンパ腫の治療後に糸球体endotheliosisを認め,アシクロビルの関与が疑われた急性腎障害の一例

三守 賢, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 畔上 達彦, 橋口 明典, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 902 - 902 2024.09

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光・電子相関顕微鏡法にて上皮下高電子密度沈着物内でのNDNFの局在を明確にした梅毒関連膜性腎症の1例

峯崎 千智, 吉本 憲史, 萩原 あいか, 菱川 彰人, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 880 - 880 2024.09

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他臓器障害なく原因不明の腎不全を呈した若年成人にミトコンドリア遺伝子上の病的バリアントを認めた一例

川口 隆久, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 今澤 俊之, 村山 圭, 岡崎 康司, 安藤 孝

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 901 - 901 2024.09

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マントル細胞リンパ腫に合併した微小変化型ネフローゼ症候群の一例

熊谷 聡佑, 小野田 怜依, 安田 格, 篠塚 圭祐, 坂元 美紀, 城下 郊平, 緒方 謙太郎, 畔上 達彦, 橋口 明典, 二木 功治

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 887 - 887 2024.09

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ペンブロリズマブ投与後腎機能障害の腎生検で,TBMにIgG沈着を伴うびまん性の間質線維化を認めた症例

川口 隆久, 橋口 明典, 安藤 孝

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 893 - 893 2024.09

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シェーグレン症候群とMALTリンパ腫の経過中にIgM-κ陽性形質細胞の著明な浸潤を認めた尿細管間質性腎炎の1例

三崎 美佳, 川口 隆久, 伊藤 敬, 橋口 明典, 安藤 孝

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 894 - 894 2024.09

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コントロール不良2型糖尿病に発症した肺癌合併NELL1-associated membranous nephropathyの1例

小野田 怜依, 大島 洋一, 中山 尭振, 圓谷 泰章, 加藤 亜唯, 橋口 明典, 小松 素明

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 880 - 880 2024.09

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クローン病患者におけるIgA腎症に対してステロイドパルスとブデソニド内服にて治療を行った2例

吉田 隆人, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 萩原 あいか, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 903 - 903 2024.09

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【病理からせまる腎疾患の病因・病態解明】特殊技術を駆使した腎疾患の病態解明　腎病理診断におけるwhole slide imageの活用

橋口 明典

腎と透析 ((株)東京医学社)  97 ( 3 ) 456 - 462 2024.09

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＜文献概要＞はじめに　Whole slid image(WSI)システム,いわゆるバーチャル顕微鏡システムが誕生したのが1976年。近年では,教育,カンファレンス,臨床研究などさまざまな分野で活用されている。臨床分野での活用も試みられ,現在では一次診断としての利用を米国食品医薬品局(Food and Drug Administration:FDA)に認可された機器も複数存在するが,腎生検病理診断で実践するにはさまざまなハードルがある。

THSD7A関連膜性腎症と巣状分節性糸球体硬化症を呈し,胃癌切除後に寛解を認めたネフローゼ症候群の1例

峯崎 千智, 吉本 憲史, 萩原 あいか, 菱川 彰人, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 879 - 879 2024.09

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B型肝炎のため治療選択に苦慮した緩徐進行ANCA関連血管炎(AAV)の一例

岩渕 晟英, 吉本 憲史, 萩原 あいか, 菱川 彰人, 橋口 明典, 畔上 達彦, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 6-E ) 938 - 938 2024.09

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Intestinal epithelium dysfunctions cause IgA deposition in the kidney glomeruli of intestine-specific Ap1m2-deficient mice.

Yusuke Kinashi, Keisuke Tanaka, Shunsuke Kimura, Masato Hirota, Seiga Komiyama, Tomoko Shindo, Akinori Hashiguchi, Daisuke Takahashi, Shinsuke Shibata, Shin-Ichiro Karaki, Hiroshi Ohno, Koji Hase

EBioMedicine 106   105256 - 105256 2024.08

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BACKGROUND: Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) serve as robust barriers against potentially hostile luminal antigens and commensal microbiota. Epithelial barrier dysfunction enhances intestinal permeability, leading to leaky gut syndrome (LGS) associated with autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disorders. However, a causal relationship between LGS and systemic disorders remains unclear. Ap1m2 encodes clathrin adaptor protein complex 1 subunit mu 2, which facilitates polarized protein trafficking toward the basolateral membrane and contributes to the establishment of epithelial barrier functions. METHODS: We generated IEC-specific Ap1m2-deficient (Ap1m2ΔIEC) mice with low intestinal barrier integrity as an LSG model and examined the systemic impact. FINDINGS: Ap1m2ΔIEC mice spontaneously developed IgA nephropathy (IgAN)-like features characterized by the deposition of IgA-IgG immune complexes and complement factors in the kidney glomeruli. Ap1m2 deficiency markedly enhanced aberrantly glycosylated IgA in the serum owing to downregulation and mis-sorting of polymeric immunoglobulin receptors in IECs. Furthermore, Ap1m2 deficiency caused intestinal dysbiosis by attenuating IL-22-STAT3 signaling. Intestinal dysbiosis contributed to the pathogenesis of IgAN because antibiotic treatment reduced aberrantly glycosylated IgA production and renal IgA deposition in Ap1m2ΔIEC mice. INTERPRETATION: IEC barrier dysfunction and subsequent dysbiosis by AP-1B deficiency provoke IgA deposition in the mouse kidney. Our findings provide experimental evidence of a pathological link between LGS and IgAN. FUNDING: AMED, AMED-CREST, JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, JST CREST, Fuji Foundation for Protein Research, and Keio University Program for the Advancement of Next Generation Research Projects.

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多発病変の中の小さな最高grade病変は,MRIで検出できるのか

松本 一宏, 秋田 大宇, 橋口 明典, 武田 利和, 小坂 威雄, 福本 桂資郎, 安水 洋太, 田中 伸之, 森田 伸也, 水野 隆一, 浅沼 宏, 大家 基嗣, 陣崎 雅弘

泌尿器外科 (医学図書出版(株))  37 ( 8 ) 942 - 944 2024.08

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前立腺癌の病変において,最大sizeと最高gradeが一致する場合が多いが,一致しないdiscordant caseもある。本研究では,discordant caseにおける最高grade病変のMRI検出能を検討した。結果,discordant caseでは最高grade病変のMRI検出が劣ることが示され,特に腹側に最大size病変がある場合,同側の背側に最高grade病変が隠れている可能性が高いことが示唆された。(著者抄録)

Detection of the Highest-Grade Lesion in Multifocal Discordant Prostate Cancer by Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Hirotaka Akita, Akinori Hashiguchi, Toshikazu Takeda, Takeo Kosaka, Keishiro Fukumoto, Yota Yasumizu, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Shinya Morita, Ryuichi Mizuno, Hiroshi Asanuma, Mototsugu Oya, Masahiro Jinzaki

Clinical genitourinary cancer (Clinical Genitourinary Cancer)  22 ( 3 ) 102084 - 102084 2024.06

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PURPOSE: Prostate cancer generally occurs multifocally. The lesions of the largest size and highest-grade are often concordant, and defined as an index tumor. However, these factors sometimes do not coincide within one lesion. In such discordant cases, not the largest size lesion but the highest-grade lesion is known to determine the prognosis. We focused on the multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) detectability of the highest-grade tumors in discordant cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated the detectability of the highest-grade tumor using preoperative mpMRI in 50 discordant patients who underwent radical prostatectomy. The radiologist was informed of the tumor location on the pathological tumor map, and mpMRI interpretation for each tumor was performed. RESULTS: Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on preoperative mpMRI were assigned to 13, 1, 9, 16, and 11 of the largest tumors, respectively. On the other hand, scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were assigned to 23, 0, 7, 19, and 1 of the highest-grade tumors, respectively. The difference between them was statistically significant (p=0.007). We also found that the largest anterior tumor frequently hid the ipsilateral posterior highest-grade tumor; the detection rate of the highest-grade tumor in this pattern was 42.1% (8 of 19 cases) CONCLUSION: We found that mpMRI detectability of the highest-grade tumor in discordant cases was inferior to that of the largest tumor with low malignant potential. Our results suggest that the risk of high-grade tumors which determine patient prognosis being overlooked.

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慢性腎臓病患者における腎洞脂肪量と腎血行動態の関連の検証

金子 賢司, 満野 竜之介, 児島 大輝, 畔上 達彦, 小杉 将太郎, 中村 俊文, 橋口 明典, 山田 祥岳, 陣崎 雅弘, 山口 慎太郎, 伊藤 裕, 吉野 純, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  66 ( 4 ) 586 - 586 2024.06

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Establishment of artificial intelligence model for precise histological subtyping of lung adenocarcinoma and its application to quantitative and spatial analysis.

Miura E., Emoto K., Abe T., Hashiguchi A., Hishida T., Asakura K., Sakamoto M.

Japanese journal of clinical oncology 54 ( 9 ) 1009 - 1023 2024.05

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BACKGROUND: The histological subtype of lung adenocarcinoma is a major prognostic factor. We developed a new artificial intelligence model to classify lung adenocarcinoma images into seven histological subtypes and adopted the model for whole-slide images to investigate the relationship between the distribution of histological subtypes and clinicopathological factors. METHODS: Using histological subtype images, which are typical for pathologists, we trained and validated an artificial intelligence model. Then, the model was applied to whole-slide images of resected lung adenocarcinoma specimens from 147 cases. RESULT: The model achieved an accuracy of 99.7% in training sets and 90.4% in validation sets consisting of typical tiles of histological subtyping for pathologists. When the model was applied to whole-slide images, the predominant subtype according to the artificial intelligence model classification matched that determined by pathologists in 75.5% of cases. The predominant subtype and tumor grade (using the WHO fourth and fifth classifications) determined by the artificial intelligence model resulted in similar recurrence-free survival curves to those determined by pathologists. Furthermore, we stratified the recurrence-free survival curves for patients with different proportions of high-grade components (solid, micropapillary and cribriform) according to the physical distribution of the high-grade component. The results suggested that tumors with centrally located high-grade components had a higher malignant potential (P < 0.001 for 5-20% high-grade component). CONCLUSION: The new artificial intelligence model for histological subtyping of lung adenocarcinoma achieved high accuracy, and subtype quantification and subtype distribution analyses could be achieved. Artificial intelligence model therefore has potential for clinical application for both quantification and spatial analysis.

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慢性腎臓病患者における腎洞脂肪量と腎血行動態の関連の検証

金子 賢司, 満野 竜ノ介, 児島 大輝, 畔上 達彦, 中村 俊文, 橋口 明典, 山田 祥岳, 陣崎 雅弘, 山口 慎太郎, 伊藤 裕, 吉野 純, 林 香

日本内分泌学会雑誌 ((一社)日本内分泌学会)  100 ( 1 ) 348 - 348 2024.05

Joint Work,  ISSN  0029-0661

慢性腎臓病患者における腎洞脂肪量と腎血行動態の関連の検証

金子 賢司, 満野 竜ノ介, 児島 大輝, 畔上 達彦, 中村 俊文, 橋口 明典, 山田 祥岳, 陣崎 雅弘, 山口 慎太郎, 伊藤 裕, 吉野 純, 林 香

日本内分泌学会雑誌 ((一社)日本内分泌学会)  100 ( 1 ) 348 - 348 2024.05

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透析導入期に進行する心機能低下からミトコンドリア病の診断に至った一例

松本 大, 萩原 あいか, 満野 竜ノ介, 吉本 憲史, 菱川 彰人, 畔上 達彦, 橋口 明典, 森本 耕吉, 吉田 理, 山口 慎太郎, 林 香

日本透析医学会雑誌 ((一社)日本透析医学会)  57 ( Suppl.1 ) 547 - 547 2024.05

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アシクロビルによる急性腎障害に対して血液透析を行った一例

三守 賢, 畔上 達彦, 萩原 あいか, 菱川 彰人, 吉本 憲史, 橋口 明典, 吉田 理, 森本 耕吉, 山口 慎太郎, 林 香

日本透析医学会雑誌 ((一社)日本透析医学会)  57 ( Suppl.1 ) 529 - 529 2024.05

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反復する肉眼的血尿に伴う急性腎障害で発症したIgA腎症の9歳男児

小林 寛太朗, 吉田 真, 湯浅 絵理佳, 高橋 努, 橋口 明典, 本田 雅敬

日本小児腎臓病学会雑誌 ((一社)日本小児腎臓病学会)  37 ( Suppl. ) 104 - 104 2024.05

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Renal sinus fat is associated with intrarenal hemodynamic abnormalities independent of visceral fat in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Kenji Kaneko, Ryunosuke Mitsuno, Daiki Kojima, Tatsuhiko Azegami, Shotaro Kosugi, Toshifumi Nakamura, Akinori Hashiguchi, Yoshitake Yamada, Masahiro Jinzaki, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Hiroshi Itoh, Jun Yoshino, Kaori Hayashi

Obesity research & clinical practice (Obesity Research and Clinical Practice)  18 ( 2 ) 118 - 123 2024.03

Joint Work,  ISSN  1871403X

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OBJECTIVE: Obesity is a risk factor of chronic kidney disease (CKD), contributing to the rising incidence of cardiometabolic diseases. Renal sinus fat (RSF) is an ectopic fat depot located at the renal cavity that could impair renal function and hemodynamic through compression of renal structures. The major purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between RSF accumulation and renal dysfunction in CKD patients. METHODS: We evaluated the associations between computed tomography measured RSF volume and key clinical and histologic parameters involved in renal function and hemodynamics in 132 well-characterized CKD patients who underwent renal biopsy (median age: 62 years; 63.6% men). RESULTS: RSF volume normalized by renal volume (RSF%) positively correlated with obesity-related traits such body mass index and visceral fat volume (VFV) (all P < 0.001) whereas it negatively correlated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (ρ = -0.42, P < 0.001) and 24-h urinary creatinine clearance (CCr) (ρ = -0.34, P < 0.001). Notably, we found robust positive correlations between RSF% and renal resistive index (RRI) measured by the Doppler ultrasound (ρ = 0.40, P < 0.001), and the histological severity of global glomerular sclerosis (ρ = 0.48, P < 0.001) and interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA) (ρ = 0.35, P < 0.001). In the multivariate linear regression models, after accounting for potential confounders including VFV, RSF% remained significantly associated with CCr (β = -0.26, P < 0.001), RRI (β = 0.17, P = 0.022), global glomerular sclerosis (β = 0.21, P = 0.002), and IFTA (β = 0.17, P = 0.012). CONCLUSION: RSF accumulation is associated with renal dysfunction and hemodynamic abnormalities independent of visceral adiposity. Our results suggest that RSF may have a potential unique role in the pathogenesis of CKD.

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Morphological and etiological analyses of C3 and non-C3 glomerulonephritis in primary membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis using periodic acid-methenamine silver stain electron microscopy: a retrospective multicentered study.

Shiko Honma, Naomi Sato, Ryoko Sakaguchi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Noriko Uesugi, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Hironobu Sasano, Kensuke Joh

Medical molecular morphology (Medical Molecular Morphology)  57 ( 1 ) 23 - 34 2024.03

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This study elucidated the etiology of C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN) and non-C3GN with primary membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and periodic acid-methenamine silver stain (PAM-EM). Thirty-one primary MPGN cases were analyzed by TEM and PAM-EM to distinguish among MPGN I, MPGN II, MPGN III Burkholder subtype (MPGN IIIB), and Anders and Strife subtype (MPGN IIIA/S). Each case was also classified into C3GN or non-C3GN according to the standard C3GN definition using immunostaining. Four cases of MPGN II met C3 glomerulopathy; whereas, four cases of MPGN IIIB did not meet C3 glomerulopathy. Seven of 11 cases (64%) of MPGN I without GBM disruption and 7 of 12 cases (58%) of MPGN IIIA/S with GBM disruption met the non-C3GN criteria with significant immunoglobulins' deposition. Regardless of the C3GN or non-C3GN diagnosis, the deposits in primary MPGN I and MPGN IIIA/S exhibited ill-defined, amorphous, and foggy characteristics similar to those found in postinfectious GN but were different from immune complex (IC) deposits seen in MPGN IIIB. Not only C3GN but also non-C3GN was due to mechanisms other than IC deposition as found in postinfectious GN. Consequently, GBM disruption of MPGN IIIA/S was not due to IC deposition.

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Clinicopathological prognostic stratification for proteinuria and kidney survival in IgA nephropathy: a Japanese prospective cohort study

Kentaro Koike, Tetsuya Kawamura, Keita Hirano, Masako Nishikawa, Akira Shimizu, Kensuke Joh, Ritsuko Katafuchi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Yuichiro Yano, Keiichi Matsuzaki, Masato Matsushima, Nobuo Tsuboi, Shoichi Maruyama, Ichiei Narita, Yokoo Takashi, Yusuke Suzuki

Clinical Kidney Journal (Clinical Kidney Journal)  17 ( 1 ) sfad294 2024.01

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BACKGROUND: We require a clinicopathological risk stratification method for immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) to predict kidney outcomes. We examined a renal failure risk group (RF-RG) classification system created following a prior multicentre, retrospective study to determine if RF-RG could predict kidney outcomes. METHODS: We collected data from Japanese patients with IgAN registered between 1 April 2005 and 31 August 2015. The primary outcome was a composite 50% increase in serum creatinine from baseline or dialysis induction. The secondary outcomes were times to proteinuria remission (ProR) and haematuria remission (HemR). RESULTS: The enrolled 991 patients from 44 facilities were followed for a median of 5.5 years (interquartile range 2.5-7.5), during which 87 composite events (8.8%) occurred. RF-RG was significantly associated with the primary outcome {hazard ratio [HR] II 2.78 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12-6.93], III 7.15 (2.90-17.6), IV 33.4 (14.1-79.0), I as a reference, P < .001}.The discrimination performance was good [C-statistic 0.81 (95% CI 0.76-0.86)] and the time-dependent C-statistics exceeded 0.8 over 10 years. Among the 764 patients with proteinuria and 879 patients with haematuria at baseline, 515 and 645 patients showed ProR and HemR, respectively. ProR was significantly less frequent in patients with advanced disease [subdistribution HR: II 0.79 (95% CI 0.67-0.94), III 0.53 (0.41-0.66), IV 0.15 (0.09-0.23), I as a reference, P < .001]. We also observed an association between HemR and RF-RG. CONCLUSIONS: RF-RG demonstrated good predictive ability for kidney outcomes.

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Associations of corticosteroid therapy and tonsillectomy with kidney survival in a multicenter prospective study for IgA nephropathy.

Tetsuya Kawamura, Keita Hirano, Kentaro Koike, Masako Nishikawa, Akira Shimizu, Kensuke Joh, Ritsuko Katafuchi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Keiichi Matsuzaki, Shoichi Maruyama, Nobuo Tsuboi, Ichiei Narita, Yuichiro Yano, Takashi Yokoo, Yusuke Suzuki

Scientific reports (Scientific Reports)  13 ( 1 ) 18455 - 18455 2023.12

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Efficacy of systemic corticosteroid therapy (CS) for long-term kidney survival in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is controversial. Therefore, prospective studies evaluating targeted therapies to lymphatic tissues in mucosal immune system responsible for production of nephritogenic IgA have been desired worldwide. Here, we aimed to evaluate the associations of CS and combination therapy of CS and tonsillectomy (CS + Tx) with kidney survival, using database from a nationwide multicenter prospective cohort study on IgAN. Primary outcome was a 50% increase in serum creatinine from baseline or dialysis induction. The analysis included 941 patients (CS/CS + Tx/non-CS 239/364/338), 85 (9.0%) of whom reached outcomes during median follow-up of 5.5 (interquartile range 2.0-8.0) years. On overlap weighting analysis with balanced baseline characteristics, CS and CS + Tx were associated with lower risk of kidney events when compared with non-CS (hazard ratio [HR] 0.51, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.29-0.88 and HR 0.20, 95%CI 0.09-0.44, respectively). Notably, when compared with the CS, CS + Tx was associated with a lower risk of kidney events (HR 0.40, 95%CI 0.18-0.91). Present study demonstrated, keeping with favorable association of systemic CS with kidney survival, concurrent tonsillectomy as one of targeted interventions to lymphatic tissues may provide additional improvement to kidney survival in patients with IgAN.

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維持透析後のリツキシマブ寛解維持療法継続により血液透析を離脱した重症難治型ANCA関連血管炎の1例

星 健太, 村上 英人, 小野田 怜依, 熊谷 光祐, 佐藤 由佳, 渡部 統, 中村 彰良, 橋口 明典, 浦井 秀徳

日本透析医学会雑誌 ((一社)日本透析医学会)  56 ( 10 ) 377 - 384 2023.10

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当院において,コントロール不良の2型糖尿病および間質性肺炎を併存する高齢男性に生じた急速進行性糸球体腎炎(rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis:RPGN)で腎生検組織所見から感染後糸球体腎炎合併ANCA関連糸球体腎炎と診断した症例を経験した.プレドニゾロン(prednisolone:PSL)およびリツキシマブ(rituximab:RTX)で寛解導入療法を行うも腎機能が改善せず,維持血液透析療法導入となった.その後の寛解維持療法の継続により重篤な感染症を呈することなくステロイドを投与終了し残存腎機能の回復を認め,RTXの寛解維持治療中に透析導入後11ヵ月で透析離脱となった.高齢かつ合併症の多いANCA関連血管炎におけるRPGNにおいても,腎予後良好な徴候がみられた場合には適切な感染症予防を行ったうえでRTX療法を継続することで透析離脱が可能となる場合がある.(著者抄録)

当院における腎移植後5年の移植腎生検病理組織の検討

坂巻 裕介, 香野 日高, 橋口 明典, 環 聡, 桝田 司, 高橋 遼平, 萩生田 純, 徳山 博文, 中川 健

移植 ((一社)日本移植学会)  58 ( 総会臨時 ) 336 - 336 2023.09

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慢性糸球体腎炎の臨床経過で腎生検によりmasked IgG kappa depositsを伴う膜性腎症と診断し保存的加療を行った一例

満野 竜ノ介, 吉本 憲史, 橋口 明典, 内山 清貴, 山口 慎太郎, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 638 - 638 2023.09

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維持透析後のリツキシマブ寛解維持療法継続により血液透析を離脱した重症難治型ANCA関連血管炎の一例

星 健太, 村上 円人, 佐藤 芳紀, 戸田 匡太郎, 高橋 知里, 浦井 秀徳, 橋口 明典

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 602 - 602 2023.09

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病因不明の免疫複合体性糸球体腎炎の一例

岩渕 晟英, 吉本 憲史, 中山 尭振, 中道 蘭, 橋口 明典, 山口 慎太郎, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 622 - 622 2023.09

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本態性血小板血症にネフローゼ症候群を合併し腎生検を行った一例

深澤 佑介, 菊地 隆之, 山中 真理子, 大久保 泰宏, 橋口 明典

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 631 - 631 2023.09

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抗凝固薬関連腎症かIgA腎症か,鑑別に難渋した一例

中村 健吾, 吉本 憲史, 中道 蘭, 鳥光 拓人, 安達 京華, 橋口 明典, 山口 慎太郎, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 659 - 659 2023.09

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多発性嚢胞腎に合併した分節性硬化病変を伴う膜性腎症の1例

三崎 美佳, 川口 隆久, 伊藤 敬, 小林 絵美, 倉田 忠宜, 橋口 明典, 安藤 孝

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 576 - 576 2023.09

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免疫チェックポイント阻害薬投与後に抗GBM抗体型糸球体腎炎と尿細管間質性腎炎を併発した1例

杉浦 康平, 大島 洋一, 中村 彰良, 堤 遼太郎, 圓谷 泰章, 杉原 晋之介, 加藤 亜唯, 緒方 大, 橋口 明典, 小松 素明

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 575 - 575 2023.09

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免疫チェックポイント阻害薬(ICI)投与後に抗GBM抗体型糸球体腎炎と尿細管間質性腎炎を併発したRPGNの1例

杉浦 康平, 大島 洋一, 中村 彰良, 堤 遼太郎, 圓谷 泰章, 杉原 晋之介, 加藤 亜唯, 緒方 大, 橋口 明典, 小松 素明

神奈川腎炎研究会抄録集 (神奈川腎炎研究会)  81回   np1 - np20 2023.09

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一次性膜性腎症の経過中に腎静脈血栓症と肺血栓塞栓症を来した一例

中野 朋香, 小松 素明, 長澤 瑞恵, 杉 渉, 加藤 亜唯, 藤井 健太郎, 吉藤 歩, 橋口 明典, 竜崎 崇和

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 625 - 625 2023.09

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リンパ系腫瘍に細線維状沈着物を伴うネフローゼ症候群を発症した一例

丸木 友美, 吉本 憲史, 中山 尭振, 橋口 明典, 山口 慎太郎, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 583 - 583 2023.09

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ステロイド治療不応IgA優位沈着性糸球体腎炎に対し感染コントロールで透析離脱できた一例

伊藤 敬, 川口 隆久, 三崎 美佳, 橋口 明典, 尾田 高志, 安藤 孝

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 624 - 624 2023.09

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ステロイド治療が有効であったFSGS型C3腎症の一例

菊地 隆之, 深澤 佑介, 山中 真理子, 大久保 泰宏, 橋口 明典

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 635 - 635 2023.09

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ステロイドが著効したイムノタクトイド腎症の2例

殿村 駿, 吉本 憲史, 満野 竜ノ介, 橋口 明典, 山口 慎太郎, 林 香

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 639 - 639 2023.09

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SARS-CoV-2ワクチン接種後に発熱,蛋白尿,血尿を認め,腎生検でC3腎症と診断した1例

中村 共生, 井田 真規子, 黄田 宗明, 重原 理宏, 神戸 香織, 荒木 崇志, 森永 正二郎, 橋口 明典

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 638 - 638 2023.09

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IgA血管炎と鑑別を要した本態性クリオグロブリン血症性糸球体腎炎の一例

堤 遼太郎, 大島 洋一, 中村 彰良, 杉浦 康平, 圓谷 泰章, 杉原 晋之介, 加藤 亜唯, 橋口 明典, 小松 素明

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 6-E ) 607 - 607 2023.09

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Hepatitis B Virus-related Membranous Nephropathy with Crescentic Formation in an Inactive Carrier of Positive Hepatitis B Surface Antigen with Undetectable DNA under Anti-viral Treatment: A Case Report.

Kounoue N., Oguchi H., Mikami T., Yamaguchi Y., Hashiguchi A., Nagai H., Watanabe K., Furukawa S., Hisamatsu K., Sakai K.

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 63 ( 1 ) 101 - 106 2023.05

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A man who was an inactive hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier with positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs antigen) and undetectable HBV-DNA under anti-viral treatment developed nephrotic syndrome at 52 years old, and a renal biopsy revealed advanced membranous nephropathy (MN) with focal cellular crescents, interstitial hemorrhaging, and peritubular capillaritis. Immunofluorescence studies demonstrated granular IgG deposition and HBs antigen-positivity along the capillaries. Glomeruli were negative for phospholipase A2 receptor 1. There were no clinical findings of systemic vasculitis. We considered MN combined with small-vessel vasculitis due to HBV infection. These results suggest that HBV-related kidney disease should be considered even in patients with an inactive HBV carrier status under treatment.

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IgA腎症におけるステロイド療法,扁摘と腎予後の関連性

平野 景太, 川村 哲也, 小池 健太郎, 西川 正子, 清水 章, 城 謙輔, 片渕 律子, 橋口 明典, 松崎 慶一, 丸山 彰一, 坪井 伸夫, 成田 一衛, 矢野 裕一朗, 横尾 隆, 鈴木 祐介

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 3 ) 272 - 272 2023.05

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J-IGACSを用いたIgA腎症Oxford分類を構成する病変の組み合わせと治療反応性との関連の検討

坂口 涼子, 城 謙輔, 小此木 英男, 中里 毅, 橋口 明典, 片渕 律子, 清水 章, 小池 健太郎, 平野 景太, 坪井 伸夫, 川村 哲也, 横尾 隆, 成田 一衛, 鈴木 祐介

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 3 ) 320 - 320 2023.05

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J-IGACSを用いたIgA腎症Oxford分類を構成する病変の組み合わせと治療反応性との関連の検討

坂口 涼子, 城 謙輔, 小此木 英男, 中里 毅, 橋口 明典, 片渕 律子, 清水 章, 小池 健太郎, 平野 景太, 坪井 伸夫, 川村 哲也, 横尾 隆, 成田 一衛, 鈴木 祐介

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 3 ) 320 - 320 2023.05

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IgA腎症におけるステロイド療法,扁摘と腎予後の関連性

平野 景太, 川村 哲也, 小池 健太郎, 西川 正子, 清水 章, 城 謙輔, 片渕 律子, 橋口 明典, 松崎 慶一, 丸山 彰一, 坪井 伸夫, 成田 一衛, 矢野 裕一朗, 横尾 隆, 鈴木 祐介

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  65 ( 3 ) 272 - 272 2023.05

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短腸症候群による二次性オキサローシスが腎機能障害の原因と考えられた1例

熊谷 聡佑, 川口 隆久, 有馬 功一郎, 橋口 明典, 高木 英恵, 野崎 博之, 安藤 孝

日本内科学会関東地方会 (日本内科学会-関東地方会)  686回   48 - 48 2023.05

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Immunohistochemistry May Not Replace Immunofluorescence in Paraffin-embedded Tissue for Detecting Masked Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Deposits: A Case Report.

Oda Y, Ikeda Y, Abe H, Hashiguchi A, Hatanaka K, Sawai T, Ushiku T, Nangaku M

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 62 ( 24 ) 3657 - 3661 2023.04

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An 84-year-old man developed a membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis pattern of injury, and the most likely cause detected during a workup was monoclonal IgG-λ in the urine and serum. Predominant IgG and λ light chain deposition was confirmed only by immunofluorescence using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue and not by immunohistochemistry. A smaller and non-linear dynamic range of immunohistochemistry makes it less quantitative than immunofluorescence staining and may explain why immunohistochemistry failed to detect the light chain restriction. This case suggests that immunohistochemistry may not serve as a substitute for immunofluorescence on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue in detecting masked monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits, although further research is warranted.

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DNA-damaged podocyte-CD8 T cell crosstalk exacerbates kidney injury by altering DNA methylation

Nakamichi R, Hishikawa A, Chikuma S, Yoshimura A, Sasaki T, Hashiguchi A, Abe T, Tokuhara T, Yoshimoto N, Nishimura E.S, Hama E.Y, Azegami T, Nakayama T, Hayashi K, Itoh H

Cell Reports (Cell Reports)  42 ( 4 ) 112302 - 112302 2023.04

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Recent epigenome-wide studies suggest an association between blood DNA methylation and kidney function. However, the pathological importance remains unclear. Here, we show that the homing endonuclease I-PpoI-induced DNA double-strand breaks in kidney glomerular podocytes cause proteinuria, glomerulosclerosis, and tubulointerstitial fibrosis with DNA methylation changes in blood cells as well as in podocytes. Single-cell RNA-sequencing analysis reveals an increase in cytotoxic CD8+ T cells with the activating/costimulatory receptor NKG2D in the kidneys, which exhibit a memory precursor effector cell phenotype, and the CD44high memory CD8+ T cells are also increased in the peripheral circulation. NKG2D blockade attenuates the renal phenotype caused by podocyte DNA damage. Blood methylome shows increased DNA methylation in binding sites for STAT1, a transcription factor contributing to CD8+ T cell homeostasis. Collectively, podocyte DNA damage alters the blood methylome, leading to changes in CD8+ T cells, which contribute to sustained renal injury in chronic kidney disease.

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Significance of podocyte DNA damage and glomerular DNA methylation in CKD patients with proteinuria

Yoshimoto N, Hayashi K, Hishikawa A, Hashiguchi A, Nakamichi R, Sugita-Nishimura E, Yoshida-Hama E, Azegami T, Nakayama T, Itoh H

Hypertension Research (Hypertension Research)  46 ( 4 ) 1000 - 1008 2023.04

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The number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients is increasing worldwide, and it is necessary to diagnose CKD patients in earlier stages to improve their prognosis. Previously, in a study using human samples, we reported that DNA methylation and DNA damage in podocytes are potential markers for kidney function decline in IgA nephropathy; however, these candidate markers have not been adequately investigated in other glomerular diseases. Here, we report that the association of podocyte DNA damage and DNA methylation with eGFR decline and proteinuria differs depending on the type of glomerular disease. Patients diagnosed with minor glomerular abnormality (MGA, n = 33), membranous nephropathy (MN, n = 9) or diabetic nephropathy (DN, n = 10) following kidney biopsy at Keio University Hospital from 2015 to 2017 were included. In MGA patients, both podocyte DNA damage and glomerular DNA methylation were associated with the severity of proteinuria. In DN patients, podocyte DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and glomerular DNA methylation were associated with an eGFR decline. When patients with urinary protein levels of more than 1 g/gCr were examined, fewer podocyte DNA DSBs were detected in MN patients than in MGA patients, and the level of glomerular DNA methylation was lower in MN patients than in MGA or DN patients. These results indicate that investigating podocyte DNA DSBs and DNA methylation changes may be useful for understanding the pathogenesis of CKD with proteinuria in humans. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

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Case report: Importance of early and continuous tocilizumab therapy in nephrotic syndrome associated with idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease: A case series.

Daiki Kojima, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Kaori Hayashi, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Norifumi Yoshimoto, Keika Adachi, Takashin Nakayama, Ken Nishioka, Takaya Tajima, Kohkichi Morimoto, Jun Yoshino, Tadashi Yoshida, Toshiaki Monkawa, Takeshi Kanda, Hiroshi Itoh

Frontiers in medicine (Frontiers in Medicine)  9   1037032 - 1037032 2023.01

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Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a systemic and polyclonal lymphoproliferative disease involving multiple organs, including the kidneys, due to the overproduction of interleukin-6 (IL-6). Recently, several reports have suggested that excessive IL-6 actions in iMCD could have a causal relationship with the development of diverse histopathological renal manifestations that cause nephrotic syndrome. However, the treatment for such cases remains unclear. We report a series of three cases of nephrotic syndrome due to iMCD that helps to delineate the importance of early and continuous therapy with the anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody tocilizumab. First, treatment was suspended for infectious control, and the patient presented with nephrotic syndrome due to diffuse mesangial and endocapillary hypercellularity without immune deposits complicating acute kidney injury. Second, iMCD was treated with prednisolone alone. The patient suddenly developed nephrotic syndrome due to immune-complex glomerulonephritis, not otherwise specified, complicated with acute kidney injury. In the third case, nephrotic syndrome secondary to membranous glomerulonephritis was diagnosed, with a skin rash and IgE antibodies to tocilizumab, and was therefore treated with prednisolone alone. In contrast to the first two cases, the third progressed to end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis. Taken together, this series suggests that clinicians should maintain clinical vigilance for iMCD as a possible underlying component of nephrotic syndrome, since iMCD presents with a variety of renal pathologies. Prompt initiation and continuous administration of tocilizumab are likely key determinants of renal outcomes in such cases. In particular, when tocilizumab is suspended due to infection or in the perioperative period, consideration of its expeditious resumption should be made, taking into account both the withdrawal period and systemic conditions.

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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis predominantly manifesting tubulointerstitial nephritis: A case report.

Ken Nishioka, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Norifumi Yoshimoto, Takaya Tajima, Itaru Yasuda, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Kenji Kaneko, Mitsuhiro Aso, Jun Yoshino, Toshiaki Monkawa, Takeshi Kanda, Kaori Hayashi, Hiroshi Itoh

SAGE open medical case reports (SAGE Open Medical Case Reports)  11   2050313X231197324 2023.01

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The common histopathology of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis comprises pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis with concomitant tubulointerstitial nephritis. Tubulointerstitial nephritis in the absence of glomerular involvement in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis is uncommon. We report a case of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis-associated acute kidney injury manifesting as tubulointerstitial nephritis without glomerulonephritis. A 75-year-old woman with fever, cough, and myalgia developed kidney dysfunction with inflammatory reactions and tubular-type proteinuria, without glomerular hematuria. A kidney biopsy revealed tubulointerstitial nephritis with arteritis. We ruled out important underlying etiologies of tubulointerstitial nephritis, including infection, drug reactions, and autoimmune diseases. Since chest high-resolution computed tomography demonstrated mild interstitial pneumonia in bilateral lower lung fields, myeloperoxidase antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody was measured and found to be positive. Therefore, we diagnosed the patient with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis-associated tubulointerstitial nephritis but not glomerulonephritis, and interstitial pneumonia. The patient's kidney function and symptoms markedly improved with prednisolone treatment. Clinicians should maintain high-level vigilance for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis as a possible underlying component of tubulointerstitial nephritis, particularly when kidney function deteriorates with tubulointerstitial injuries without glomerular features.

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Granulomatous interstitial nephritis with CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency: a case report

Kohatsu K, Suzuki T, Takimoto M, Matsui K, Hashiguchi A, Koike J, Shirai S

BMC Nephrology (BMC Nephrology)  23 ( 1 ) 367 2022.12

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Background: Cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is an essential inhibitory regulator of immune activation. CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency is known to be associated with dysregulation of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells, hyperactivation of effector T cells, and lymphocytic infiltration of multiple organs. However, there have only been a few reports of renal involvement with CTLA-4. Herein, we present a case of acute granulomatous tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) in a patient with CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency. Case presentation: A 44-year-old man presented with a 3-week history of fever and malaise, and subsequently developed acute kidney injury (AKI) a few days after treatment with levofloxacin (LVFX). A kidney biopsy and immunohistochemical staining revealed granulomatous TIN with dominantly infiltrating CD4+ T cells. General symptoms and renal impairment showed improvement after discontinuation of LVFX and initiation of oral steroids. However, they worsened following steroid tapering. Further, a colon biopsy analysis showed similar findings to the renal tissue analysis. We suspected that granulomatous TIN was possibly associated with CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency. Therefore, the patient was transferred to another hospital for further treatment of CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency using immunosuppressive agents. Conclusions: There have been few reports regarding renal involvement of CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency. In the present case, granulomatous TIN could have arisen due to instability of immune regulatory functions, such as CTLA-4 haploinsufficiency, and treatment with LVFX could have triggered immunologic activation and severe inflammation as well as renal dysfunction.

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肺炎球菌性菌血症で発見されたC3 nephritic factor陽性のC3腎炎/MPGNの7歳女児

森下 俊真, 遠藤 翔太, 武政 洋一, 大貫 裕太, 櫻谷 浩志, 村上 仁彦, 藤永 周一郎, 橋口 明典

日本小児腎臓病学会雑誌 ((一社)日本小児腎臓病学会)  35 ( 2 ) 175 - 176 2022.11

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寛解後もC3低値が持続し追跡腎生検でC3NeF陽性C3腎炎と診断した1例

荒尾 正人, 飛田和 えりか, 吉村 萌, 秋岡 祐子, 橋口 明典

日本小児腎臓病学会雑誌 ((一社)日本小児腎臓病学会)  35 ( 2 ) 175 - 175 2022.11

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尿細管・間質病変主体のANCA関連血管炎の一例

西岡 謙, 山口 慎太郎, 安田 格, 吉本 憲史, 田島 敬也, 林 香, 吉野 純, 橋口 明典, 神田 武志, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  64 ( 6-E ) 549 - 549 2022.10

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間質にIgM-λ陽性の沈着物を認めたprimary renal lymphomaの一例

川口 隆久, 唐澤 隆明, 橋口 明典, 大嶋 洋佑, 渡辺 雄祐, 熊谷 聡佑, 有馬 功一郎, 安藤 孝

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  64 ( 6-E ) 550 - 550 2022.10

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膜性腎症とMPO-ANCA関連血管炎を合併した高齢男性の1例

野間 悠太朗, 竜崎 正毅, 田島 敬也, 伊藤 亘, 松本 朋美, 坂口 知広, 森田 洋平, 貫井 紀宏, 池上 良, 橋口 明典, 久保田 英司

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  64 ( 6-E ) 570 - 570 2022.10

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妊娠末期に発症した膜性腎症の1例

伊藤 智章, 中村 健吾, 篠塚 圭祐, 二木 功治, 緒方 謙太郎, 橋口 明典

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  64 ( 6-E ) 563 - 563 2022.10

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腎臓の間質にIgM-λ陽性の沈着物を認めた低悪性度B細胞リンパ腫の一例

川口 隆久, 唐澤 隆明, 橋元 奈津子, 橋口 明典, 熊谷 聡佑, 有馬 功一郎, 安藤 孝

神奈川腎炎研究会抄録集 (神奈川腎炎研究会)  79回   np93 - np114 2022.10

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A girl with membranous nephropathy associated with ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection.

Awazu M, Miyahara M, Chiga M, Hashiguchi A, Takahashi H

CEN case reports (CEN case reports)  12 ( 1 ) 130 - 134 2022.09

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Glomerulopathy associated with shunt infection is commonly membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, whereas the causative organisms of secondary membranous nephropathy are usually viruses. We report a case of membranous nephropathy associated with shunt infection. The patient was born at 29-week gestation with a birth weight of 1178 g. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery had been performed for congenital hydrocephalus. Thereafter, she had experienced seven shunt infections. At the age 13 years, proteinuria was detected in a school urinary screening. Urinalysis at our hospital demonstrated 3 + protein and 3 + blood. Laboratory testing demonstrated a serum creatinine 0.5 m/dl, albumin 2.5 g/dl, C-reactive protein (CRP) 13.7 mg/dl, and C3 182 mg/dl. Prior to repeat urinalysis, the patient developed vomiting and was admitted with suspected shunt infection. On admission, her body temperature was 36.0 ºC. Physical examination was unremarkable other than small stature and a palpable mass in the left upper quadrant. Urinalysis demonstrated 2 + protein and 1 + blood with no cells or casts. The urinary protein excretion was 3 g/day. Abnormal laboratory tests included erythrocyte sedimentation rate 102 mm/hr, CRP 11.67 mg/dl, IgG 2442 mg/dl, C3 177 mg/dl, and C4 44 mg/dl. Antibiotic therapy was initiated for a presumptive diagnosis of shunt infection and the shunt catheter was removed. Cultures obtained after antibiotic administration were negative. Proteinuria persisted after control of the shunt infection. Histology of a renal biopsy demonstrated membranous nephropathy with diffuse granular IgG staining and subepithelial deposits. Three possible pathomechanisms for her membranous nephropathy were considered.

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Structural modeling for Oxford histological classifications of immunoglobulin A nephropathy

Kensuke Joh, Takashi Nakazato, Akinori Hashiguchi, Akira Shimizu, Ritsuko Katafuchi, Hideo Okonogi, Kentaro Koike, Keita Hirano, Nobuo Tsuboi, Tetsuya Kawamura, Takashi Yokoo, Ichiei Narita, Yusuke Suzuki

PLoS ONE (PLoS ONE)  17 ( 9 September ) e0268731 2022.09

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In immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), Cox regression analysis can select independent prognostic variables for renal functional decline (RFD). However, the correlation of the selected histological variables with clinical and/or treatment variables is unknown, thereby making histology-based treatment decisions unreliable. We prospectively followed 946 Japanese patients with IgAN for a median of 66 mo. and applied structural equation modeling (SEM) to identify direct and indirect effects of histological variables on RFD as a regression line of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) via clinical variables including amount of proteinuria, eGFR, mean arterial pressure (MAP) at biopsy, and treatment variables such as steroid therapy with/without tonsillectomy (ST) and renin-angiotensin system blocker (RASB). Multi-layered correlations between the variables and RFD were identified by multivariate linear regression analysis and the model's goodness of fit was confirmed. Only tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis (T) had an accelerative direct effect on RFD, while endocapillary hypercellularity and active crescent (C) had an attenuating indirect effect via ST. Segmental sclerosis (S) had an attenuating indirect effect via eGFR and mesangial hypercellularity (M) had accelerative indirect effect for RFD via proteinuria. Moreover, M and C had accelerative indirect effect via proteinuria, which can be controlled by ST. However, both T and S had additional indirect accelerative effects via eGFR or MAP at biopsy, which cannot be controlled by ST. SEM identified a systemic path links between histological variables and RFD via dependent clinical and/or treatment variables. These findings lead to clinically applicable novel methodologies that can contribute to predict treatment outcomes using the Oxford classifications.

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キャッスルマン病で治療中に壊死性筋膜炎及び急性腎障害を呈した2型糖尿病患者の1例

山口 慎太郎, 安達 京華, 吉本 憲史, 安田 格, 内山 清貴, 田島 敬也, 吉野 純, 橋口 明典, 神田 武志, 目黒 周, 伊藤 裕

糖尿病 ((一社)日本糖尿病学会)  65 ( 7 ) 395 - 395 2022.07

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興味深い経過をたどった糖尿病性胃腸症の1例

鍛治場 寛, 村田 祥磨, 生形 晃男, 清水 彩, 北川 清宏, 野田 まりん, 久武 祐太, 野島 淳, 橋口 明典, 寺元 研, 東澤 俊彦, 関根 忠一, 岡村 幸重

日本消化器病学会関東支部例会プログラム・抄録集 (日本消化器病学会-関東支部)  370回   25 - 25 2022.07

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Diagnosis of monoclonal immunotactoid glomerulopathy with positive λ chain by immunoelectron microscopy.

Sugita E, Sonoda H, Ryuzaki M, Hashiguchi A, Tokuyama H, Wakino S, Kanda T, Itoh H

CEN case reports (Springer Science and Business Media LLC)  12 ( 1 ) 7 - 13 2022.06

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We report the case of a 73-year-old-man who developed immunotactoid glomerulopathy (ITG). ITG is a rare disease characterized by proliferative glomerulonephritis and capillary wall deposits with a 10-60 nm diameter microtubular substructure. In monoclonal ITG, immunofluorescence analysis typically exhibits IgG with light chain restriction. Recent reviews recommend distinguishing monoclonal ITG from polyclonal ITG because monoclonal ITG is associated with a higher incidence of hematological disorders and better responsiveness to clone-directed therapy and renal prognosis. In our case, IgG, IgA, and IgM were negative by routine immunofluorescence; however, immunoelectron microscopy revealed positive λ chain. At 6 months after renal biopsy, the IgG λ chain was detected in the serum and urine, reflecting possible monoclonality. Therefore, it is useful to perform immunoelectron microscopy and follow-up with serum and urine protein electrophoresis and immunofixation to diagnose monoclonal ITG, even when routine immunofluorescence shows negative or nonspecific findings.

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MPO-ANCA、抗GBM抗体共陽性かつ膜性腎症を合併した急速進行性糸球体腎炎に対して選択的血漿交換(SePE)を行った一例

星 健太, 浦井 秀徳, 渡部 統, 中村 彰良, 橋口 明典, 村上 円人

日本急性血液浄化学会雑誌 ((NPO)日本急性血液浄化学会)  13 ( 1 ) 48 - 51 2022.06

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当院において、半月体形成性糸球体腎炎を呈したMPO-ANCA、抗糸球体基底膜(glomerular basement membrane:GBM)抗体共陽性かつ膜性腎症を合併した急速進行性糸球体腎炎(rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis:RPGN)を経験した。血清Crの上昇がみられた早期に副腎皮質ステロイド、静注シクロホスファミドパルス療法(intravenous cyclophosphamide:IVCY)に加え選択的血漿交換(selective plasma exchange:SePE)を行ったところ、2抗体の陰性化を得られ肺障害を生じることなく腎機能障害も改善した。発症早期に、免疫抑制療法に加えて凝固因子補充不要なSePEを行うことが新規抗体産生抑制および抗体除去に有用であると考えられた。(著者抄録)

【IgA腎症-最新の知見】腎生検組織標本へのAIの活用

橋口 明典

腎と透析 ((株)東京医学社)  92 ( 6 ) 1072 - 1076 2022.06

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Clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with acute kidney injury in Japan in whom kidney biopsy was performed: a cross-sectional analysis of the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J‑RBR).

Moniwa N, Tanaka M, Sato H, Shimizu A, Sugiyama H, Yokoyama H, Tsuruya K, Hashiguchi A, Committee for, Renal Biopsy, Disease Registry of the, Japanese, Society of Nephrology

Clinical and experimental nephrology (Clinical and Experimental Nephrology)  26 ( 10 ) 963 - 973 2022.05

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INTRODUCTION: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a worldwide concern and it leads to a poor prognosis or end-stage kidney disease. The purpose of this study was to clarify the characteristics of patients with AKI in whom kidney biopsy was performed using data of the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR). METHODS: We screened 38,351 cases that were registered in the J-RBR from 2007 to 2018. We obtained data for 383 patients with AKI based on clinical diagnosis for analysis 1 and data for 714 patients with acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) or acute tubular necrosis (ATN) based on pathological diagnosis for analysis 2. RESULTS: Of the cases screened, 383 patients with AKI (1.0%) were included in analysis 1. The main pathological diagnoses of AKI were AIN, ATN, chronic interstitial nephritis, nephro-sclerosis and crescentic glomerulonephritis. Of the cases screened, 589 patients with AIN (1.5%) and 110 patients with ATN (0.3%) were included in analysis 2. The main clinical diagnoses of AIN were AKI, rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN), chronic nephritic syndrome (CNS) and drug-induced nephropathy (DIN), whereas those of ATN were AKI, RPGN, DIN and CNS. ATN patients had a higher serum creatinine level than that of AIN patients. CONCLUSION: Our results revealed that cases in the J-RBR included 1.0% of AKI cases based on clinical diagnosis and 1.5% and 0.3% of AIN and ATN cases, respectively, based on pathological diagnosis. In patients with suspected intrinsic AKI, kidney biopsy should be performed for diagnosis of the precise etiology and selection of appropriate treatment.

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無症候性血尿で経過観察中にSARS-CoV-2ワクチンによる肉眼的血尿を伴いIgA腎症と診断した2例

森澤 和美, 高橋 努, 濱田 陸, 幡谷 浩史, 本田 尭, 三上 直朗, 松岡 健太郎, 緒方 謙太郎, 山中 真理子, 尾原 健太郎, 橋口 明典, 本田 雅敬

日本小児腎臓病学会雑誌 ((一社)日本小児腎臓病学会)  35 ( 1Suppl. ) 156 - 156 2022.04

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異なる撮像機のデジタルスライドに対して抗酸菌検出AIの再現性を得るための検討

江本 桂, 松田 紘典, 阿部 時也, 橋口 明典, 坂元 亨宇

日本病理学会会誌 ((一社)日本病理学会)  111 ( 1 ) 240 - 240 2022.03

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当院で施行した移植腎生検病理組織の検討

坂巻 裕介, 香野 日高, 橋口 明典, 環 聡, 萩生田 純, 桝田 司, 宍戸 偉海, 井上 博之, 徳山 博文, 中川 健

日本臨床腎移植学会プログラム・抄録集 ((一社)日本臨床腎移植学会)  55回   288 - 288 2022.02

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Quantitative evaluation of color difference between actual specimens and whole-slide imaging-scanned images calibrated with commercial color charts

Murayama Y, Sugiyama T, Ogino Y, Furuta H, Kambara T, Kamisono K, Abe T, Emoto K, Hashiguchi A, Kajimura Y, Sakamoto M

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE)  12039 2022

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When using different cameras and displays in the shot and display of one subject, different color images are often showed. To solve this problem, we have developed a color chart in which the constituent colors dyed with dyes are evenly distributed in the color space. We have also developed a tool that creates an International Color Consortium (ICC) profile from the captured image of this color chart. In this report, we will describe the color difference correction accuracy when our method is applied to actual stained pathological specimens taken with multiple whole-slide imaging (WSI). We confirmed color correction accuracy of Lab values in major parts such as the cell nucleus. The Lab value of the specimen itself measured by a spectrocolorimeter was compared with that of the captured image. As a result, the color difference ?E in H&E-stained cell nucleus was improved from 32.2 to 6.4 for Nanozoomer and from 13.5 to 7.2 for ultra-fast scanner (UFS) by our color correction. The results of the evaluations for other areas and other stain methods (PAS, EVG, MT, and PAM) were good. In the future, high-accuracy color correction of teacher data/evaluation data in AI diagnosis using pathological images will be important.

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DNA repair factor KAT5 prevents ischemic acute kidney injury through glomerular filtration regulation

Hishikawa A, Hayashi K, Kubo A, Miyashita K, Hashiguchi A, Kinouchi K, Yoshimoto N, Nakamichi R, Akashio R, Sugita E, Azegami T, Monkawa T, Suematsu M, Itoh H

iScience (iScience)  24 ( 12 ) 103436 - 103436 2021.12

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  2589-0042

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The “preconditioning effect” in AKI is a phenomenon in which an episode of ischemia-reperfusion results in tolerance to subsequent ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, its relationship between DNA damage repair has not been elucidated. Here, we show the role of KAT5 in the preconditioning effect. Preconditioning attenuated DNA damage in proximal tubular cells with elevated KAT5 expression. Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injuries were exacerbated, and preconditioning effect vanished in proximal tubular-cell-specific KAT5 knockout mice. Investigation of tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) by MALDI-IMS and urinary adenosine revealed that preconditioning caused attenuated TGF at least in part via KAT5. In addition, K-Cl cotransporter 3 (KCC3) expression decreased in damaged proximal tubular cells, which may be involved in accelerated TGF following IR. Furthermore, KAT5 induced KCC3 expression by maintaining chromatin accessibility and binding to the KCC3 promoter. These results suggest a novel mechanism of the preconditioning effect mediated by the promotion of DNA repair and attenuation of TGF through KAT5.

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A Case of Fibronectin Glomerulopathy Confused with Glomerular Endothelial Injury in a Patient with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy.

Azegami T, Hashiguchi A, Nakayama T, Hayashi K, Kanda T, Itoh H

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) (Internal Medicine)  61 ( 13 ) 2027 - 2032 2021.12

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0918-2918

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A 46-year-old woman developed takotsubo cardiomyopathy and nephrotic syndrome. The first kidney biopsy suggested non-immune-complex-mediated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), and she was diagnosed with glomerular endothelial injury associated with takotsubo cardiomyopathy. A second biopsy was performed two years later because of persistent proteinuria despite renin-angiotensin system inhibition. This biopsy indicated non-immune-complex-mediated MPGN, but a mesangial and subendothelial substance of a higher electron density than that in the first biopsy was detected, suggesting the possibility of glomerular disease with non-immune deposits rather than endothelial injury. Finally, she was diagnosed with fibronectin nephropathy. Although rare, fibronectin glomerulopathy should be considered in non-immune-complex-mediated MPGN.

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Diabetic condition induces hypertrophy and vacuolization in glomerular parietal epithelial cells.

Takahisa Kawaguchi, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Itaru Yasuda, Hirokazu Muraoka, Hiroyuki Umino, Hirobumi Tokuyama, Akinori Hashiguchi, Shu Wakino, Hiroshi Itoh

Scientific reports (Scientific Reports)  11 ( 1 ) 1515 - 1515 2021.12

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is accompanied by characteristic changes in the glomerulus, but little is known about the effect of diabetes on parietal epithelial cells (PECs). In this study, a descriptive analysis of PECs was undertaken in diabetic db/db mice and in diabetic patients. PEC hypertrophy was significantly more prominent in diabetic mice than in nondiabetic mice, and this was evident even at the early stage. Additionally, the number of vacuoles in PECs was markedly increased in diabetic mice, suggesting the presence of cellular injury in PECs in DN. Although rare, binuclear cells were observed in mice with early diabetes. In cultured PECs, a high glucose condition, compared with normal glucose condition, induced cellular hypertrophy and apoptosis. Flow cytometry showed that some PECs in the G0 phase reentered the cell cycle but got arrested in the S phase. Finally, in human diabetic subjects, hypertrophy and vacuolization were observed in the PECs. Our data showed that PECs undergo substantial changes in DN and may participate in rearrangement for differentiation into podocytes.

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手術標本および生検標本のH&E染色組織画像を用いた畳み込みニューラルネットワークによる肝細胞癌の識別

高木 弦, 山口 雅浩, 阿部 時也, 橋口 明典, 坂元 亨宇

日本医用画像工学会大会予稿集 ((一社)日本医用画像工学会)  40回   133 - 137 2021.10

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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本研究では,H&E染色病理標本のデジタルスライド画像に対して畳み込みニューラルネットワーク(CNN)による肝細胞癌と非癌の識別を行った.CNNとしてEfficientNetB3を採用し,高解像度の病理画像を分割して学習させ,その結果を統合する方法について検討するとともに,学習率などについて改善行い精度向上を図った.2048×2048画素の手術標本及び生検標本の画像それぞれ約1,000枚に対して5-foldの交差検証を行った結果,先行研究において特徴量ベースのSVMで約90%の精度であったデータに対して,正解率約97%と極めて高い精度を得ることかができた.このとき,生検標本と手術標本の両者の画像を合わせて教師データとした際に,高精度でロバストな識別器が作成できることが示された.さらに,生検標本と手術標本の両方を学習させた際に,CNNが両者に共通する特徴を抽出しているのかについても考察を行った.(著者抄録)

Fabry disease associated with multiple myeloma: a case report.

Keika Adachi, Hirobumi Tokuyama, Yoichi Oshima, Tomoaki Itoh, Akinori Hashiguchi, Hiroyuki Yamakawa, Tadayasu Togawa, Hitoshi Sakuraba, Shu Wakino, Hiroshi Itoh

CEN case reports (CEN case reports)  11 ( 1 ) 146 - 153 2021.09

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked genetic lysosomal disorder caused by alpha-galactosidase A (GLA) deficiency. Multiple myeloma (MM) predominately affects older adults, which ranks as the second commonest hematological malignancy. Their overlap has rarely been reported. We present a case of the coexistence of FD and MM in a patient. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman who was referred to our hospital for the evaluation of thoracic spine tumor with bone destruction. On admission, her serum creatinine (Cr) level was elevated to 12.70 mg/dL from the baseline value of 0.91 mg/dL. Bone marrow aspiration revealed MM. Renal biopsy showed myeloma cast nephropathy, which was the primary cause of acute kidney injury. Renal pathology also showed podocyte swelling and tubule myeloid bodies in a mosaic pattern compatible with female FD. Consequently, the patient was diagnosed as FD based on the germ line mutation in GLA. The patient was treated with bortezomib and dexamethasone therapy, which significantly improved the renal function. This is the second case demonstrating a potential pathogenic relationship between FD and MM. Since FD is one of the few genetic diseases for which there are therapeutic agents with fewer side effects, diagnostic value of FD is high. If an MM patient has multiple organ abnormalities or any familial history, the physician should suspect FD.

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Undifferentiated carcinoma of the mandible detected simultaneously with the liver: A case report

Asoda S, Morita M, Soma T, Sato H, Hasegawa T, Nakagawa T, Hashiguchi A, Kawana H

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases)  7 ( 3 ) 100228 - 100228 2021.09

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  2214-5419

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We herein report a rare case of undifferentiated carcinoma that originated in the mandible with the same pathological findings as seen in the liver. A 64-year-old man underwent surgery for a hepatic tumor in October 2006, and the pathological diagnosis was undifferentiated carcinoma. The patient was referred to our department in January 2007, when whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography showed the uptake of fluorodeoxyglucose in the right mandibular ramus. The patient underwent right hemimandibulectomy in April 2007. The resected tumor was also undifferentiated carcinoma. In May 2014, seven years after the lower mandibular operation, the tumor recurred at the site corresponding to the right mandibular ramus after resection, and tumor resection and right neck dissection were performed. As a result of the histopathological examination, the undifferentiated carcinoma findings were the same as before. There have been no signs of local recurrence or metastases for over six years since the second mandibular surgery.

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MPGN様の病理像を呈したλ鎖単独陽性イムノタクトイド腎症の一例

杉田 絵里那, 神田 武志, 竜崎 正毅, 橋口 明典, 林 香, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  63 ( 6-E ) 739 - 739 2021.09

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

たこつぼ心筋症の発症後に、内皮細胞障害との鑑別を要したフィブロネクチン腎症の1例

畔上 達彦, 中山 尭振, 林 香, 橋口 明典, 神田 武志, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  63 ( 6-E ) 685 - 685 2021.09

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

キャッスルマン病によるネフローゼ症候群にトシリズマブが有効であった一例

児島 大輝, 山口 慎太郎, 安達 京華, 安田 格, 西岡 謙, 吉本 憲史, 内山 清貴, 田島 敬也, 林 香, 長谷川 一宏, 吉野 純, 目黒 周, 橋口 明典, 神田 武志, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  63 ( 6-E ) 703 - 703 2021.09

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

IgA沈着型膜性腎症の一例

橋元 奈津子, 川口 隆久, 橋口 明典, 片山 順平, 増井 健太朗, 唐澤 隆明

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  63 ( 6-E ) 674 - 674 2021.09

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

抗SS-A抗体陽性の若年膜性腎症の一例

川口 隆久, 橋口 明典, 片山 順平, 増井 健太朗, 唐澤 隆明

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  63 ( 6-E ) 732 - 732 2021.09

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

MPO-ANCA、抗GBM抗体共陽性の急速進行性糸球体腎炎に対して選択的血漿交換(SePE)を行った一例

星 健太, 浦井 秀徳, 渡部 統, 中村 彰良, 橋口 明典, 村上 円人

日本急性血液浄化学会雑誌 ((NPO)日本急性血液浄化学会)  12 ( Suppl. ) 114 - 114 2021.09

Joint Work,  ISSN  2185-1085

A girl with a mutation of the ciliary gene CC2D2A presenting with FSGS and nephronophthisis.

Midori Awazu, Mamiko Yamada, Nariaki Asada, Akinori Hashiguchi, Kenjiro Kosaki, Kazuya Matsumura

CEN case reports (CEN case reports)  11 ( 1 ) 116 - 119 2021.08

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Mutations in the ciliary gene TTC21B, NPHP4, and CRB2 cause familial focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). We report a girl with a mutation of the ciliary gene CC2D2A presenting with FSGS and nephronophthisis. The patient had mental retardation, postaxial polydactyly, and ataxic breathing, and was diagnosed as having compound heterozygous CC2D2A missense mutations at age 5. Retrospectively, azotemia at 1 year and proteinuria at 5 years were recorded but not investigated. At age 6, she was referred to the pediatric nephrology service because of hypertension, pretibial pitting edema, heavy proteinuria, and hematuria. eGFR was 66 ml/min/1.73 m2, total protein 5.3 g/dl, albumin 2.4 g/dl, and cholesterol 317 mg/dl. Ultrasonography showed normal-sized kidneys with a cyst in the right. Losartan was started. On renal biopsy, 8 out of 24 glomeruli were globally sclerosed, and three showed segmental sclerosis and/or hyalinosis with no immune deposits. Mild tubular dilatation, tubular atrophy, and interstitial fibrosis were observed. On electron microscopy, glomeruli showed focal foot process effacement with no electron dense deposits. Since losartan did not exert an obvious effect, treatment with prednisolone was tried. Urine protein decreased from 6.6 to 3.7 g/gCr. Prednisolone was discontinued after 10 days, however, because she developed duodenal ulcer perforation that necessitated omentoplasty. Subsequently, she was treated with losartan only. Her renal function deteriorated and peritoneal dialysis was initiated 8 months later. FSGS in this patient could be primary glomerular associated with CC2D2A mutation, rather than the consequences of tubulointerstitial fibrosis.

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Grading of Multifocal Prostate Cancer Cases in which the Largest Volume and the Highest Grade do Not Coincide within One Lesion.

Kazuhiro Matsumoto, Minami Omura, Toshikazu Takeda, Takeo Kosaka, Akinori Hashiguchi, Kimiharu Takamatsu, Yota Yasumizu, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Shinya Morita, Ryuichi Mizuno, Hiroshi Asanuma, Mototsugu Oya

The Journal of urology (The Journal of urology)  206 ( 2 ) 338 - 345 2021.08

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0022-5347

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PURPOSE: In general, the index lesion of prostate cancer has the largest tumor volume, the highest Grade Group (GG), and the highest stage (concordant cases). However these factors sometimes do not coincide within one lesion (discordant cases). In such discordant cases, the largest tumor may not be of biological significance and the secondary tumor may more greatly impact the prognosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent radical prostatectomy, and we identified 580 (85.3%) concordant cases and 100 (14.7%) discordant cases. The endpoint of this study was biochemical recurrence (BCR) and median follow-up was 4.2 years. RESULTS: Among discordant cases in which GGs of the largest tumor and the highest GG tumor differed, the majority (67 patients) had the largest tumor of GG 2 and we set them as the study cohort. On the other hand, we regarded 212 concordant cases with an index tumor of GG 2 as the control cohort. The study cohort comprised 48 (71.6%) patients with a secondary tumor of GG 3 and 19 (28.4%) with a secondary tumor of GG 4/5. Kaplan-Meier curves revealed that the 5-year BCR-free survival rates were 76%, and 67%, respectively. The 5-year BCR-free survival rate of the control cohort was 91%, which was significantly better than that of the study cohort (p=0.013 and 0.014, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggested that the prognosis of discordant cases is better determined by the secondary cancer lesion with the highest GG instead of the largest lesion.

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Development of nephropathy in an adult patient after Fontan palliation for cyanotic congenital heart disease.

Kaori Hayashi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Masako Ikemiyagi, Hirobumi Tokuyama, Shu Wakino, Hiroshi Itoh

CEN case reports (CEN case reports)  10 ( 3 ) 354 - 358 2021.08

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

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Cyanotic congenital heart disease is occasionally associated with kidney dysfunction, which is known as cyanotic nephropathy or cyanotic glomerulopathy. The clinical presentation of cyanotic nephropathy includes proteinuria, decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate, hyperuricemia, thrombocytopenia, or polycythemia. Although advances in surgical procedures have improved the prognosis of cyanotic congenital heart diseases, adult cases of cyanotic nephropathy are still rare, and there are few reports of kidney biopsy in adults with cyanotic nephropathy. Here, we present the case of a 41-year-old patient with Fontan palliation who developed nephrotic range proteinuria and had a kidney biopsy, which showed glomerular hypertrophy with segmental glomerulosclerosis around vascular poles, suggesting adaptive focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. This case provides further understanding of kidney dysfunction due to cyanotic congenital heart disease and shows the need for attention in the management for prevention of progression to end-stage renal disease and in the selection of renal replacement therapy.

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同時性かつ同一乳房内に全く異なった治療法を必要とする原発性乳癌と乳房内原発悪性リンパ腫を認めた一例

和田 真弘, 橋口 明典

日本乳癌学会総会プログラム抄録集 ((一社)日本乳癌学会)  29回   131 - 131 2021.07

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C3腎症を基準とした一次性MPGNの再分類:電顕PAMを用いたType 3 Anders-Strife型の鑑別のもとに

本間 志功, 佐藤 直実, 橋口 明典, 上杉 憲子, 中村 保宏, 城 謙輔

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  63 ( 4 ) 436 - 436 2021.06

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DNA修復因子KAT5を介した尿細管糸球体フィードバック制御

菱川 彰人, 林 香, 久保 亜紀子, 宮下 和季, 橋口 明典, 吉本 憲史, 中道 蘭, 杉田 絵里那, 赤塩 理起, 門川 俊明, 末松 誠, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  63 ( 4 ) 488 - 488 2021.06

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

Malignancy-associated membranous nephropathy with PLA2R double-positive for glomeruli and carcinoma.

Itaru Yasuda, Hirobumi Tokuyama, Akinori Hashiguchi, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Kiyotaka Uchiyama, Masaki Ryuzaki, Marie Yasuda, Ryuichi Mizuno, Shigeto Ishidoya, Shu Wakino, Hiroshi Itoh

CEN case reports (CEN case reports)  10 ( 2 ) 281 - 286 2021.05

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Phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) is the most common primary target antigen of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (MN) although PLA2R antibodies are also reported to be present in malignancy-associated MN. However, a case of PLA2R-positive MN secondary to PLA2R-positive carcinoma has not been reported. A 26-year-old Japanese woman presented with general fatigue, fever, and nonproductive cough. Computed tomography demonstrated a left kidney mass with pathologic diagnosis of Xp11.2 translocation renal cell carcinoma (RCC). After the second time of administration with Sunitinib, the patients exhibited significant proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia. Renal biopsy revealed a diagnosis of diffuse MN secondary to RCC. Immunofluorescence staining showed granular patterns positive for immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgA, and C3c. PLA2R and IgG1-3 were positive, while IgG4 was negative. For the treatment of severe nephrotic syndrome, we attempted steroid therapy without any clinical improvement. Open nephrectomy was performed and surprisingly, RCC was stained for PLA2R with polarity for the basal side. At outpatient follow-up, 4 months after the operation, urinary protein had still persisted, although serum albumin was slightly increased. We report a case of PLA2R-positive MN secondary to PLA2R-positive RCC.

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デジタル画像解析を用いたIgA腎症糸球体病変定量化

橋口 明典, 石川 雅浩, 城 謙輔, 坂本 直樹, 山内 暁, 大塚 武, 福西 宗憲, 清水 章, 片渕 律子, 川村 哲也

日本病理学会会誌 ((一社)日本病理学会)  110 ( 1 ) 327 - 327 2021.03

Joint Work,  ISSN  0300-9181

【来たるべくデジタルヘルスケア革命-乗り遅れるな腎臓病学!-】腎臓領域の現在の取り組み　腎生検デジタル病理

橋口 明典

腎と透析 ((株)東京医学社)  90 ( 2 ) 253 - 259 2021.02

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2156

【腎非腫瘍性疾患の病理診断の実践-腎生検病理診断から剖検診断まで-】自己免疫疾患に伴う腎障害　ループス腎炎を中心に

橋口 明典

病理と臨床 ((株)文光堂)  39 ( 2 ) 141 - 147 2021.02

Joint Work,  ISSN  0287-3745

【来たるべくデジタルヘルスケア革命-乗り遅れるな腎臓病学!-】臨床現場でのAI活用　AIと病理診断

橋口 明典

腎と透析 ((株)東京医学社)  90 ( 2 ) 229 - 235 2021.02

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2156

A cross-sectional study in patients with IgA nephropathy of correlations between clinical data and pathological findings at the time of renal biopsy: a Japanese prospective cohort study.

Chisako Kamano, Akira Shimizu, Kensuke Joh, Akinori Hashiguchi, Satoshi Hisano, Ritsuko Katafuchi, Tetsuya Kawamura

Clinical and experimental nephrology (Clinical and Experimental Nephrology)  25 ( 5 ) 509 - 521 2021

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  13421751

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BACKGROUND: The correlations between clinical data and pathological findings at the time of renal biopsy were investigated in IgA nephropathy patients. METHODS: 771 patients diagnosed with IgA nephropathy by renal biopsy were enrolled. The correlations between clinical variables including eGFR, daily proteinuria, mean arterial pressure (MAP), serum uric acid (UA) values, and pathological parameters were examined. These patients were further divided into three groups: children (< 19 years old), young adults (19-60 years), and elderly patients (> 60 years). RESULTS: Daily proteinuria was moderately correlated with all pathological parameters (Rs = 0.23-0.49). The mesangial score, the percentage of glomeruli that contained endocapillary hypercellularity, cellular/fibrocellular crescents or tuft necrosis, and segmental glomerulosclerosis (GS) affected daily proteinuria most on multiple linear regression analysis (MLRA). eGFR, MAP, and serum UA levels were mainly correlated with the degree of GS and interstitial lesions. In children, the degree of cellular/fibrocellular crescents or tuft necrosis was correlated with not only daily proteinuria, but also decreased eGFR (Rs = 0.51, - 0.24). Endocapillary hypercellularity was the only independent variable related to daily proteinuria on MLRA. CONCLUSION: In all age cohorts of IgA nephropathy patients, daily proteinuria was correlated with all histological parameters, including both acute and chronic glomerular lesions, and the mesangial score. Independent variables for daily proteinuria were the meangial score, acute histological lesions, and segmental GS on MLRA, whereas the remaining independent variable in the pediatric group was endocapillary hypercellurality. The clinical pathological correlation at the time of biopsy varied depending on the age group.

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A Case of Glomerulonephritis Caused by Bartonella spp. Infective Endocarditis: The Difficulty and Importance of Differentiation from Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-related Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis.

Ayumi Yoshifuji, Yuuka Hibino, Motoaki Komatsu, Seiichi Yasuda, Koji Hosoya, Emi Kobayashi, Yuko Baba, Shigemichi Hirose, Akinori Hashiguchi, Yoshihiko Kanno, Munekazu Ryuzaki

Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) (Internal Medicine)  60 ( 12 ) 1899 - 1906 2021

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  09182918

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A 65-year-old man with valvular disorder presented to his physician because of widespread purpura in both lower extremities. Blood tests showed elevated serum creatinine levels and proteinase 3-anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) with hematuria, suggesting ANCA-related rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). Although multiple blood cultures were negative, transthoracic echocardiography revealed warts in the valves, and a renal biopsy also showed findings of glomerular infiltration by mononuclear leukocytes and C3 deposition in the glomeruli, suggesting infection-related glomerulonephritis. Later, Bartonella antibody turned positive. Antimicrobial treatment improved the purpura and renal function without any recurrence. ANCA-positive RPGN requires the exclusion of infective endocarditis, especially that induced by Bartonella spp.

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Association of glomerular DNA damage and DNA methylation with one-year eGFR decline in IgA nephropathy

Hayashi K, Hishikawa A, Hashiguchi A, Azegami T, Yoshimoto N, Nakamichi R, Tokuyama H, Itoh H

Scientific Reports (Scientific Reports)  10 ( 1 ) 237 - 237 2020.12

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© 2020, The Author(s). Accumulation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is linked to aging and age-related diseases. We recently reported the possible association of DNA DSBs with altered DNA methylation in murine models of kidney disease. However, DSBs and DNA methylation in human kidneys was not adequately investigated. This study was a cross-sectional observational study to evaluate the glomerular DNA DSB marker γH2AX and phosphorylated Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (pATM), and the DNA methylation marker 5-methyl cytosine (5mC) by immunostaining, and investigated the association with pathological features and clinical parameters in 29 patients with IgA nephropathy. To evaluate podocyte DSBs, quantitative long-distance PCR of the nephrin gene using laser-microdissected glomerular samples and immunofluorescent double-staining with WT1 and γH2AX were performed. Glomerular γH2AX level was associated with glomerular DNA methylation level in IgA nephropathy. Podocytopathic features were associated with increased number of WT1(+)γH2AX(+) cells and reduced amount of PCR product of the nephrin gene, which indicate podocyte DNA DSBs. Glomerular γH2AX and 5mC levels were significantly associated with the slope of eGFR decline over one year in IgA nephropathy patients using multiple regression analysis adjusted for age, baseline eGFR, amount of proteinuria at biopsy and immunosuppressive therapy after biopsy. Glomerular γH2AX level was associated with DNA methylation level, both of which may be a good predictor of renal outcome in IgA nephropathy.

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最大病変が最高Gleason scoreでないmultifocal前立腺癌症例へのGleason scoreの付け方

松本 一宏, 橋口 明典, 武田 利和, 小坂 威雄, 高松 公晴, 安水 洋太, 田中 伸之, 森田 伸也, 水野 隆一, 浅沼 宏, 大家 基嗣

日本癌治療学会学術集会抄録集 ((一社)日本癌治療学会)  58回   P - 353 2020.10

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted

腎臓病理所見からT細胞型悪性リンパ腫と診断し得た一例

押田 卓磨, 徳山 博文, 安田 格, 竜崎 正毅, 大島 洋一, 内山 清貴, 橋口 明典, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  62 ( 6 ) 567 - 567 2020.09

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

多彩な臨床症状を示した顕微鏡的多発血管炎に続発した血栓性微小血管症の1例

坂巻 裕介, 小西 孝之助, 橋口 明典, 松崎 達, 香野 日高, 中川 健, 寺嶋 毅, 林 晃一

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  62 ( 5 ) 465 - 476 2020.07

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-2385

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症例は70歳代、女性。微熱、頭重感、両大腿のだるさを契機に他院を受診、腎機能障害を指摘され、精査目的で当院を紹介された。血液検査でミエロペルオキシダーゼ抗好中球細胞質抗体(myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody:MPO-ANCA)陽性が判明し、腎生検病理所見の結果、血栓性微小血管症(thrombotic microangiopathy:TMA)を合併した顕微鏡的多発血管炎(microscopic polyangiitis:MPA)と診断した。プレドニゾロン(40mg/日)の投与を開始し、ステロイドパルス療法を2クール、静注シクロホスファミドパルス療法(intravenous cyclophosphamide:IVCY)を1クール行った。また、中等度の高血圧を認めたため、ニフェジピンを投与し、血圧コントロールを行った。その後、両下腿浮腫と両側胸水貯留を認めたため、フロセミドを投与した。患者の病状は安定し、入院37日目に退院した。しかし、退院後に、痙攣と夜間に増悪する呼吸困難を認め、うっ血性心不全の診断で再度入院した。入院後、フロセミドを投与したが、尿量の増加は得られず、急速に呼吸状態の悪化を認めたため、気管内挿管後、人工呼吸器を装着した。14時間にわたる持続低効率血液透析(sustained low efficiency dialysis:SLED)を行い、患者の呼吸状態は著明に改善した。抜管後、意識レベルの低下を伴う痙攣を認め、頭部単純CTでは、両側後頭葉に低吸収域を認めたことから、可逆性後頭葉白質脳症(posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome:PRES)の関与が示唆された。12誘導心電図検査では、経時的にT波の陰転化を認め、心臓超音波検査では、心尖部に限局した壁運動の低下を認めた。冠動脈造影CTでは、血管病変は認めず、たこつぼ心筋症と診断した。本症例は、重篤で多彩な臨床症状を示した、TMAを合併したMPAの1例である。ANCA関連血管炎に続発したTMA症例では免疫抑制療法開始後も注意深い経過観察が必要である。(著者抄録)

デジタル画像解析を用いたIgA腎症腎生検糸球体病変定量化

橋口 明典, 石川 雅浩, 城 謙輔, 坂本 直樹, 山内 暁, 大塚 武, 福西 宗憲, 清水 章, 久野 敏, 片渕 律子, 川村 哲也

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  62 ( 4 ) 317 - 317 2020.07

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-2385

IgA腎症の組織分類の治療選択における有用性の検証

城 謙輔, 中里 毅, 橋口 明典, 清水 章, 片渕 律子, 川村 哲也

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  62 ( 4 ) 265 - 265 2020.07

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-2385

IgA腎症の組織学的重症度分類に関する亜型分類(A/C)のエヴィデンスに関する前向き多施設共同研究

城 謙輔, 橋口 明典, 久野 敏, 清水 章

日本病理学会会誌 ((一社)日本病理学会)  109 ( 1 ) 291 - 291 2020.03

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0300-9181

腎生検糸球体病変定量化の試み

橋口 明典, 石川 雅浩, 城 謙輔, 清水 章, 久野 敏, 片渕 律子, 川村 哲也

日本病理学会会誌 ((一社)日本病理学会)  109 ( 1 ) 435 - 435 2020.03

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0300-9181

T細胞性悪性リンパ腫の腎浸潤により尿蛋白をきたした一例

押田 卓磨, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 大島 洋一, 内山 清貴, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本内科学会雑誌 ((一社)日本内科学会)  109 ( Suppl. ) 206 - 206 2020.02

Joint Work,  ISSN  0021-5384

腎病理で診断に至ったFabry病を背景に多発性骨髄腫を発症したと疑われる一例

安達 京華, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 大島 洋一, 伊藤 智章, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本内科学会雑誌 ((一社)日本内科学会)  109 ( Suppl. ) 206 - 206 2020.02

Joint Work,  ISSN  0021-5384

Evaluation of Gleason Grade Group 5 in a Contemporary Prostate Cancer Grading System and Literature Review

Kamitani R, Matsumoto K, Kosaka T, Takeda T, Hashiguchi A, Tanaka N, Morita S, Mizuno R, Shinojima T, Asanuma H, Oya M

Clinical Genitourinary Cancer (Clinical Genitourinary Cancer)  19 ( 1 ) 69 - 75.e5 2020

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  15587673

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© 2020 Elsevier Inc. Introduction: The aim of this study was to validate contemporary grading systems, in particular, the Gleason grade group (GGG) 5. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinicopathologic data of 176 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy and whose pathologic results were GGG 4 or 5. The endpoints were biochemical recurrence (BCR) and castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Results: The GGG 4 group was composed of 69 patients. The GGG 5 group consisted of 78 patients with GS 4+5 and 29 patients with GS 5+4 or higher. The 5-year BCR-free survival rates for men with GGG 4, GS 4+5, and GS 5+4 or higher were 59%, 54%, and 20%, respectively, and the 5-year CRPC-free survival rates were 98%, 100%, and 88%, respectively. Both the BCR- and CRPC-free survival rates were significantly higher in GS 4+5 than in GS 5+4 or higher (P < .001 and P = .002, respectively), but there were no significant differences between GGG 4 and GS 4+5 (P = .702 and P = .803, respectively). The multivariate analysis demonstrated that GS 5+4 or higher (hazard ratio, 3.4; P = .002) and lymphovascular invasion (hazard ratio, 3.4; P < .001) greatly affected BCR. Conclusion: Our follow-up study revealed that men with GS 4+5 and those with GGG 4 had a similar prognosis. However, there was a significant discrepancy in prognosis between GS 4+5 and GS 5+4 or higher. This suggested that GGG 4 and 5 in the contemporary prostate cancer grading system should be reviewed. Furthermore, lymphovascular invasion may be useful to subgroup these pathologically high-risk patients.

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Maternal undernutrition aggravates renal tubular necrosis and interstitial fibrosis after unilateral ureteral obstruction in male rat offspring

Awazu M, Abe T, Hashiguchi A, Hida M

PLoS ONE (PLoS ONE)  14 ( 9 ) e0221686 2019.09

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© 2019 Awazu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Maternal undernutrition is known to reduce glomerular number but it may also affect tubulointerstitium, capillary density, and response to oxidative stress. To investigate whether the latter elements are affected, we examined the response to unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO), an established model of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis, in the kidney of offspring from control and nutrient restricted rats. Six-week old male offspring from rats given food ad libitum (CON) and those subjected to 50% food restriction throughout pregnancy (NR) were subjected to UUO for 7 days. Body weight was significantly lower in NR. Systolic blood pressure and blood urea nitrogen increased similarly in CON and NR after UUO. Tubular necrosis in the obstructed kidney, on the other hand, was more extensive in NR. Also, the collagen area, a marker of fibrosis, of the obstructed kidney was significantly increased compared with the contralateral kidney only in NR. Capillary density was decreased similarly in the obstructed kidney of CON and NR compared with the contralateral kidney. Urine nitrate/ nitrite, a marker of nitric oxide production, from the obstructed kidney was significantly increased in NR compared with CON. Nitrotyrosine, a marker of nitric oxide-mediated free radical injury, was increased in the obstructed kidney compared with the contralateral kidney in both CON and NR, but the extent was significantly greater in NR. In conclusion, more severe tubular necrosis and fibrosis after UUO was observed in NR, which was thought to be due to increased nitrosative stress.

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Fabry病を背景にMyeloma Cast Nephropathyを生じたと疑われる一例

安達 京華, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 大島 洋一, 伊藤 智章, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  61 ( 6 ) 773 - 773 2019.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

イムノタクトイド腎症との鑑別が困難であったクリオグロブリン血症性糸球体腎炎の1例

相馬 友美, 小杉 将太郎, 伊藤 智章, 神田 武志, 橋口 明典, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  61 ( 6 ) 724 - 724 2019.08

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Acute Interstitial Nephritis With Karyomegalic Epithelial Cells After Nivolumab Treatment—Two Case Reports

Ryuzaki M, Tokuyama H, Uchiyama K, Nakaya H, Hasegawa K, Miyashita K, Konishi K, Hashiguchi A, Wakino S, Itoh H

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports (Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports)  12   1179547619853647 - 1179547619853647 2019.06

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© The Author(s) 2019. Clinical application of immune checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) including nivolumab is expanding in the field of oncology treatment. Nivolumab is an anti-programmed death 1 protein (PD-1) antibody designed to augment an immunologic reaction against cancer cells. On the contrary, CPIs are known to cause a unique variety of side effects termed as immune-related adverse events, which can affect any organ including kidney. However, the characteristics of renal disorders by nivolumab treatment are poorly described. We describe two cases of acute kidney injury that were treated with nivolumab. Two patients, one with renal-cell carcinoma and the other with lung cancer, exhibited progressive renal dysfunction after the initiation of nivolumab treatment. By kidney biopsy, each case was diagnosed as acute interstitial nephritis (AIN). Of note, tubular epithelial cells enlarged with hyperchromatic nuclei were focally observed, and this finding was consistent with karyomegalic tubular epithelial cells. In immunostaining, most of the enlarged tubular epithelial cells were positive for Ki-67, which suggested regeneration of tubular epithelial cells. Clinically, in one case, re

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完全寛解後3ヵ月の経過で血液透析導入となった微小変化型ネフローゼ症候群の1例

山口 慎太郎, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本抗加齢医学会総会プログラム・抄録集 ((一社)日本抗加齢医学会)  19回   251 - 251 2019.06

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IgA腎症の生検時の臨床データと病理所見の関連性

鎌野 千佐子, 清水 章, 城 謙輔, 橋口 明典, 久野 敏, 片渕 律子, 川村 哲也

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  61 ( 3 ) 395 - 395 2019.05

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-2385

IgA腎症のOxford分類と日本分類(組織学的重症度分類)の腎機能予後予測に関する比較

城 謙輔, 中里 毅, 橋口 明典, 清水 章, 久野 敏, 片渕 律子, 川村 哲也

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  61 ( 3 ) 394 - 394 2019.05

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-2385

IgA腎症のOxford分類と日本分類(組織学的重症度分類)の腎機能予後予測に関する比較

城 謙輔, 橋口 明典, 久野 敏, 清水 章

日本病理学会会誌 ((一社)日本病理学会)  108 ( 1 ) 297 - 297 2019.04

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0300-9181

Effectiveness of color correction on the quantitative analysis of histopathological images acquired by different whole-slide scanners

Aziz M, Nakamura T, Yamaguchi M, Kiyuna T, Yamashita Y, Abe T, Hashiguchi A, Sakamoto M

Artificial Life and Robotics (Artificial Life and Robotics)  24 ( 1 ) 28 - 37 2019.03

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  14335298

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© 2018, ISAROB. Advances in whole-slide scanning have led to research on digital pathology, including monitor-based diagnosis, feature quantification, and computer-aided diagnosis. The color variations due to the staining process and scanning device are a serious issue that should be solved in whole-slide imaging applications, and methods for color correction have been studied. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of color-correction methods in the quantitative analysis of histopathological images acquired by different whole-slide scanners (WSSs) has not been confirmed. In this work, several liver tissue samples were scanned by different WSSs, and a color-correction method for whole-slide images was applied to the digitized tissue specimens. A set of histological features were extracted from the histopathological images, both without and with color correction, to analyze the effectiveness of the color-correction method in feature quantification and cancer identification.

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経腋窩的豊胸術後の早期乳癌に対してセンチネルリンパ節生検を施行した1例

和田 真弘, 橋口 明典

日本外科系連合学会誌 (日本外科系連合学会)  44 ( 1 ) 13 - 20 2019.02

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-7883

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症例は48歳,女性.右乳房腫瘤を主訴に当院を受診した.既往歴として,25歳時に両側経腋窩的豊胸術(大胸筋下に生理食塩水バッグを挿入)を施行した.触診上,右乳頭直下に2cm大の腫瘤を触知した.画像検査では,乳癌が示唆された.確定診断のために針生検を提示するも,患者は拒否した.そこで,われわれは一期的な診断・手術治療を提示した.すなわち,全身麻酔下で切開生検・術中迅速病理組織検査を施行し,乳癌の場合には乳房切除+センチネルリンパ節生検+生理食塩水バッグ抜去+Tissue Expander挿入である.その方針に同意が得られた.結果は乳癌であった.センチネルリンパ節生検では転移陰性のため,腋窩リンパ節郭清は省略した.現在無再発生存中である.今後本邦では豊胸術施後の乳癌症例が増加してくることが予想される.その際のセンチネルリンパ節生検について若干の文献的考察を加えて報告する.(著者抄録)

A grading system that predicts the risk of dialysis induction in IgA nephropathy patients based on the combination of the clinical and histological severity

Okonogi H, Kawamura T, Joh K, Koike K, Miyazaki Y, Ogura M, Tsuboi N, Hirano K, Matsushima M, Yokoo T, Horikoshi S, Suzuki Y, Yasuda T, Shirai S, Shibata T, Hattori M, Akioka Y, Katafuchi R, Hashiguchi A, Hisano S, Shimizu A, Kimura K, Maruyama S, Matsuo S, Tomino Y

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology (Clinical and Experimental Nephrology)  23 ( 1 ) 16 - 25 2019.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  13421751

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© 2018, The Author(s). Histological classification is essential in the clinical management of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). However, there are limitations in predicting the prognosis of IgAN based on histological information alone, which suggests the need for better prognostic models. Therefore, we defined a prognostic model by combining the grade of clinical severity with the histological grading system by the following processes. We included 270 patients and explored the clinical variables associated with progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Then, we created a predictive clinical grading system and defined the risk grades for dialysis induction by a combination of the clinical grade (CG) and the histological grade (HG). A logistic regression analysis revealed that the 24-h urinary protein excretion (UPE) and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were significant independent variables. We selected UPE of 0.5 g/day and eGFR of 60 ml/min/1.73 m 2 as the threshold values for the classification of CG. The risk of progression to ESRD of patients with CG II and III was significantly higher than that of patients with CG I. The patients were then re-classified into nine compartments based on the combination of CG and HG. Furthermore, the nine compartments were grouped into four risk groups. The risk of ESRD in the moderate, high, and super-high-risk groups was significantly higher than that in the low-risk group. Herein, we are giving a detailed description of our grading system for IgA nephropathy that predicted the risk of dialysis based on the combination of CG and HG.

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Non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment correlates with collagen and elastic fiber quantity in patients with hepatitis C virus infection

Yasui Y, Abe T, Kurosaki M, Matsunaga K, Higuchi M, Tamaki N, Watakabe K, Okada M, Wang W, Shimizu T, Takaura K, Masugi Y, Nakanishi H, Tsuchiya K, Takahashi Y, Itakura J, Sakurai U, Hashiguchi A, Sakamoto M, Izumi N

Hepatology Research (Hepatology Research)  49 ( 1 ) 33 - 41 2019.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  13866346

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© 2018 The Japan Society of Hepatology Aim: Elastic fiber deposition is a cause of irreversibility of liver fibrosis. However, to date, its relevance to clinical features has not yet been clarified. This study aimed to clarify the correlation between non-invasive markers of fibrosis and fiber quantity, including elastic fiber, obtained from computational analysis. Methods: This retrospective study included 270 patients evaluated by non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment prior to liver biopsy. Of these patients, 95 underwent magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and 244 were assessed with Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive Mac-2 binding protein (WFA + -M2BP). Using whole-slide imaging of Elastica van Gieson-stained liver biopsy sections, the quantity of collagen, elastin, and total fiber (elastin + collagen) was determined. Results: The total fiber quantity showed significant linear correlation with fibrosis stage F0–F4. Collagen fiber quantity increased from stage F0 to F4, whereas elastic fiber quantity increased significantly only from stage F2 to F3. Spearman's rank correlation test revealed that non-invasive liver fibrosis assessment significantly correlates with each fiber quantity, including correlation between total fiber quantity and the Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index (r = 0.361, P < 0.001), WFA + -M2BP values (r = 0.404, P < 0.001), and liver stiffness value by MRE (r = 0.615, P < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses revealed that the area under ROC for predicting higher elastic fiber (>3.6%) is 0.731 by FIB-4 index, 0.716 by WFA + -M2BP, and 0.822 by liver stiffness by MRE. Conclusion: Liver fibrosis correlates with fiber quantity through non-invasive assessment regardless of fiber type, including elastic fiber. Moreover, MRE is useful for predicting high amounts of elastic fiber.

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Prediction of extraprostatic extension by MRI tumor contact length: difference between anterior and posterior prostate cancer

Matsumoto K, Akita H, Narita K, Hashiguchi A, Takamatsu K, Takeda T, Kosaka T, Mizuno R, Kikuchi E, Oya M, Jinzaki M

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases)  22 ( 4 ) 539 - 545 2019

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  13657852

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© 2019, Springer Nature America, Inc. Background: Tumor contact length (TCL) is defined as the extent of contact between prostate cancer and the prostatic capsule, and its predictive value for microscopic extraprostatic extension (EPE) has been reported. However, the impact of the zonal origin (anterior or posterior tumor) of the tumor on the diagnosis of EPE is controversial. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of 233 consecutive patients who underwent preoperative MRI and radical prostatectomy. We designated their tumors as anterior or posterior, and evaluated the correlation between the TCL measured by MRI and microscopic EPE in the radical prostatectomy specimen. Then, we created the predicted probability curves for EPE versus TCL for anterior and posterior prostate cancer. Results: There were 109 patients (47%) with an anterior tumor and 124 patients (53%) with a posterior tumor. Postoperative pathological analysis confirmed pT3 in 18 patients (17%) with an anterior tumor and in 53 patients (43%) with a posterior tumor. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that the zonal origin of the tumor was an independent predictive factor for EPE. We developed separate probability curves of EPE versus TCL for anterior and posterior prostate cancer, which revealed that anterior tumors were less likely to invade the extraprostatic tissues. Among patients whose TCL was 10–20 mm, 9/32 patients (28%) with an anterior tumor had EPE compared with 24/45 patients (53%) with a posterior tumor (p = 0.036). The decision curve of this EPE predictive model had high clinical efficacy. Conclusions: Our results indicate that anterior tumors have more favorable pathological characteristics than posterior tumors with the same TCL measured by MRI. We constructed two separate predicted probability curves for EPE after discriminating anterior and posterior tumors, which will be useful for decision making in clinical practice.

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真性多血症による二次性巣状糸球体硬化症にてネフローゼ症候群をきたした一例

藤井 健太郎, 宮下 和季, 徳山 博文, 栗原 勲, 村丘 寛和, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本内分泌学会雑誌 ((一社)日本内分泌学会)  94 ( 4 ) 1581 - 1581 2018.12

Joint Work,  ISSN  0029-0661

高度の尿細管萎縮・間質線維化とともに,尿細管基底膜(TBM)にPolyclonalなimmunoglobulin Gの沈着を認めた一例

日鼻 瑛, 坂巻 裕介, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 萩原 正幸, 萩生田 純, 香野 日高, 中川 健, 橋口 明典

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  60 ( 6 ) 933 - 933 2018.08

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-2385

Mesenchymal-epithelial transition of pancreatic cancer cells at perineural invasion sites is induced by Schwann cells

Fujii-Nishimura, Y., Yamazaki, K., Masugi, Y., Douguchi, J., Kurebayashi, Y., Kubota, N., Ojima, H., Kitago, M., Shinoda, M., Hashiguchi, A. and Sakamoto, M.

Pathol Int (Pathology International)  68 ( 4 ) 214 - 223 2018.04

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  1440-1827

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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) promotes invasion and metastasis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, the importance of its reverse process, mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET), for PDAC remains unclear. We aimed to characterize the histological finding "focal differentiation" in PDAC at perineural invasion sites in the context of MET and to investigate the role of Schwann cells in inducing tumor MET. Tumor differentiation and immunohistochemical expressions of E-cadherin, SMAD3, and vimentin at perineural invasion sites were examined in 168 PDAC tissues. Four PDAC cell lines were co-cultured with Schwann cells to investigate cell morphology, motility, or EMT-related markers using immunocytochemistry and quantitative PCR. Of 168 tumors, 124 (74%) showed focal differentiation with enhanced E-cadherin membrane expression (P < 0.001) and decreased nuclear accumulation of SMAD3 (P < 0.001). Among 115 PDACs harboring grade 1/2 tumor, tumors with focal differentiation showed worse survival compared to those without focal differentiation (P = 0.019). PDAC cells co-cultured with Schwann cells demonstrated a sheet-like appearance, increased E-cadherin expression, decreased expressions of SMAD3 and vimentin, and reduced cell motility. In conclusion, MET-like change is induced by Schwann cells, suggesting that Schwann cells contribute to PDAC colonization in pancreatic nerves through activating the MET machinery inside tumor cells in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment.

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IgA腎症組織学的重症度分類A/C亜型の有用性の検証 厚労省分科会前向き研究847症例の解析

城 謙輔, 橋口 明典, 清水 章, 久野 敏, 片渕 律子, 中里 毅, 川村 哲也

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  60 ( 3 ) 364 - 364 2018.04

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-2385

C3腎症の視点から膜性増殖性糸球体腎炎(MPGN)の再検討 MPGN I型とIII型-2nd formは同一疾患か?

佐藤 直実, 城 謙輔, 中村 保宏, 谷内 真司, 橋口 明典, 高木 孝士, 笹野 公伸

日本病理学会会誌 ((一社)日本病理学会)  107 ( 1 ) 448 - 448 2018.04

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0300-9181

IgA腎症における病理所見と治療反応性の検討 IgA腎症の腎病理所見と予後の関連に関する前向き多施設共同研究

片渕 律子, 川村 哲也, 橋口 明典, 久野 敏, 清水 章, 城 謙輔

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  60 ( 3 ) 364 - 364 2018.04

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-2385

【病理診断の新潮流】 発症機序を考慮した糸球体疾患の分類

橋口, 明典

腎臓内科・泌尿器科 ((有)科学評論社)  7 ( 3 ) 201 - 205 2018.03

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  2188-9147

Quantitative assessment of liver fibrosis reveals a nonlinear association with fibrosis stage in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Masugi, Y., Abe, T., Tsujikawa, H., Effendi, K., Hashiguchi, A., Abe, M., Imai, Y., Hino, K., Hige, S., Kawanaka, M., Yamada, G., Kage, M., Korenaga, M., Hiasa, Y., Mizokami, M. and Sakamoto, M.

Hepatol Commun (Hepatology Communications)  2 ( 1 ) 58 - 68 2018.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  2471-254X

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Accurate staging of liver fibrosis is crucial to guide therapeutic decisions for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Digital image analysis has emerged as a promising tool for quantitative assessment of fibrosis in chronic liver diseases. We sought to determine the relationship of histologic fibrosis stage with fiber amounts quantified in liver biopsy specimens for the better understanding of NAFLD progression. We measured area ratios of collagen and elastin fibers in Elastica van Gieson-stained biopsy tissues from 289 patients with NAFLD from four hospitals using an automated computational method and examined their correlations with Brunt's fibrosis stage. As a secondary analysis, we performed multivariable logistic regression analysis to assess the associations of the combined area ratios of collagen and elastin with noninvasive fibrosis markers. The combined fiber area ratios correlated strongly with Brunt's stage (Spearman correlation coefficient, 0.78; P < 0.0001), but this relationship was nonlinear (P = 0.007) with striking differences between stage 4 (median area ratios, 12.3%) and stages 0-3 (2.1%, 2.8%, 4.3%, and 4.8%, respectively). Elastin accumulation was common in areas of thick bridging fibrosis and thickened venous walls but not in areas of perisinusoidal fibrosis. The highest tertile of the combined fiber area ratios was associated with the fibrosis-4 index and serum type IV collagen 7s domain (7s collagen) levels, whereas the upper two tertiles of the fiber amounts significantly associated with body mass index, aspartate aminotransferase, and 7s collagen in the multivariable analysis. Conclusion: Quantitative fibrosis assessment reveals a nonlinear relationship between fibrosis stage and fiber amount, with a marked difference between stage 4 and stage 3 and much smaller differences among stages 0-3, suggesting a heterogeneity in disease severity within NAFLD-related cirrhosis. (Hepatology Communications 2018;2:58-68).

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生体腎移植後に持続血糖測定器による血糖変動の評価が有用であった2型糖尿病の3例

坂巻, 裕介, 香野, 日高, 橋口, 明典, 萩生田, 純, 萩原, 正幸, 高橋, 遼平, 與那嶺, 智子, 森田, 伸也, 篠田, 和伸, 林, 晃一, 中川, 健

腎移植・血管外科 (腎移植・血管外科研究会)  28 ( 1 ) 45 - 51 2017.10

Joint Work,  ISSN  0915-9118

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今回われわれは、生体腎移植後1年以内に、持続血糖測定(Continuous glucose monitoring;CGM)を行った2型糖尿病の3例を経験したので報告する。1例目は60歳代の男性、混合型インスリンで治療中に、随時血糖の上昇を認めCGMを施行、昼食後の血糖上昇と血糖変動幅の増大が認められ、超速効型インスリンを追加した。2例目は50歳代の女性、強化インスリン療法中に、食後の低血糖症状を認めCGMを施行、超速効型インスリンの投与時間を食前から食後へと変更する方針となった。3例目は40歳代の男性、BOT(Basal Supported Oral Therapy)治療中に、HbA1cの上昇を認めCGMを施行、食後の血糖上昇に伴う血糖変動幅の増大に対して、超速効型インスリンを開始する方針となった。このように、腎移植後の血糖変動パターンをCGMで評価することで腎移植後糖尿病のより良い治療が行える可能性が示唆された。(著者抄録)

Polycythemia, capillary rarefaction, and focal glomerulosclerosis in two adolescents born extremely low birth weight and premature

Asada, N., Tsukahara, T., Furuhata, M., Matsuoka, D., Noda, S., Naganuma, K., Hashiguchi, A. and Awazu, M.

Pediatr Nephrol (Springer Verlag)  32 ( 7 ) 1275 - 1278 2017.07

Joint Work,  ISSN  1432-198X

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BACKGROUND: Low birthweight infants have a reduced number of nephrons and are at high risk of chronic kidney disease. Preterm birth and/or intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) may also affect peritubular capillary development, as has been shown in other organs. CASE-DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT: We report two patients with a history of preterm birth and extremely low birthweight who showed polycythemia and renal capillary rarefaction. Patient 1 and 2, born at 25 weeks of gestation with a birthweight of 728 and 466 g, showed mild proteinuria at age 8 and 6 years, respectively. In addition to increasing proteinuria, hemoglobin levels became elevated towards adolescence and their serum erythropoietin (EPO) was high despite polycythemia. Light microscopic examination of renal biopsy specimens showed glomerular hypertrophy, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and only mild tubulointerstitial fibrosis. A decrease in the immunohistochemical staining of CD31 and CD34 endothelial cells in renal biopsy specimens was consistent with peritubular capillary rarefaction. CONCLUSIONS: Since kidney function was almost normal and fibrosis was not severe, we consider that the capillary rarefaction and polycythemia associated with elevated EPO levels were largely attributable to preterm birth and/or IUGR.

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【腎生検・病理診断-臨床と病理の架け橋】 (第2章)臨床医が知っておくべき腎生検標本の作製と観察の実際 光顕の標本の作製と観察 光顕所見を観察するうえでの基本と注意点

橋口, 明典

腎と透析 82 ( 増刊 ) 77 - 84 2017.05

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2156

母体低栄養は片側尿管結紮による腎障害を増悪する ラットモデルを用いた検討

飛彈, 麻里子, 阿部, 時也, 橋口, 明典, 粟津, 緑

発達腎研究会誌 25 ( 1 ) 30 - 33 2017.04

Joint Work,  ISSN  0919-7532

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子宮内劣悪環境によりネフロン数は減少する。尿細管、間質、微小血管密度、血管内皮機能も影響を受けている可能性がある。これらの変化が二次侵襲により明らかになるかを、成熟後の母体低栄養ラット仔に片側尿管結紮を行い検討した。胎生1日から出産まで飼料を対照の50%に制限した母体の仔ラット(NR)を6週齢で左尿管結紮し、7日後に体重、血圧を測定、血液、結紮側腎の尿を採取し、その後サクリファイス、病理学的検討を行った。結紮前のNRの体重は対照に比し有意に低く、収縮期血圧は高かった。結紮後、両者の体重の有意差はなくなったが、NRのみ血圧が有意に上昇した。閉塞腎の尿の生化学パラメーターは対照、NR間で差はみられなかった。BUNは結紮前後で対照では変化しなかったが、NRでは有意に増加した。結紮腎では尿細管壊死がNRにおいて著明に認められ、尿細管壊死面積の占有率は対照に比し有意に高値であった。また健側腎のcollagen面積の占有率は対照、NR間で差がなかったが、閉塞腎ではNRが有意に高値であった。CD31の染色性はNRと対照で差がなかった。閉塞腎の尿中nitric oxideはNR結紮腎の尿中で対照の1/10以下であった。eNOS発現は健側腎に比し閉塞腎で増加していたがその程度はNRでは対照に比し少なかった。以上、NRは尿管結紮による尿細管壊死、線維化の程度が強く、その原因として腎NO産生低下に起因する血管収縮による低酸素が考えられた。(著者抄録)

【IgA腎症update】 組織学的予後分類 日本分類とオックスフォード分類の比較

橋口, 明典

腎と透析 82 ( 4 ) 549 - 553 2017.04

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2156

【計量(デジタル)病理学:画像の数値化から補助診断まで】 定量的病理診断と病理形態学ルネサンス

橋口, 明典, 坂元, 亨宇

病理と臨床 35 ( 1 ) 32 - 40 2017.01

Joint Work,  ISSN  0287-3745

Extraction of glomeruli in whole slide imaging of kidney biopsy specimens

Masahiro Ishikawa, Sumire Watanabe, Natsuki Honda, Naoki Kobayashi, Tokiya Abe, Akinori Hashiguchi, Michiie Sakamoto

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE (SPIE)  10140 2017

Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  1605-7422

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The pathological diagnosis of a transplanted kidney is made on Banff Classification in order to gain an accurate understanding of the condition of the kidney. This type of diagnosis is extremely difficult and, thus, a variety of methods for diagnosis, including diagnosis by electron microscope, are being considered at present. Quantification of the diagnostic information derived by image processing is required for such purposes. This study proposes an automatic extraction method for normal glomeruli for the purpose of quantifying Elastica Van Gieson(EVG)-stained pathology specimens. In addition, we provide a report on the package of methods that we have created for the extraction of the glomerulus in the cortex.

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肝線維化の定量と発癌リスク 肝線維化定量技術

阿部, 時也, 波多野, まみ, 橋口, 明典, 坂元, 亨宇

The Liver Cancer Journal (メディカルレビュー社)  8 ( 2 ) 102 - 105 2016.12

Joint Work,  ISSN  1883-9347

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【新規技術が創り出す肝疾患診療のスペクタクル】 診断への応用 デジタル画像解析技術を用いた肝病理組織の定量的評価

橋口, 明典, 坂元, 亨宇

肝・胆・膵 73 ( 5 ) 703 - 711 2016.11

Joint Work,  ISSN  0389-4991

画像診断と病理 肝線維化を診断 肝線維化を病理学的に定量する

阿部, 時也, 波多野, まみ, 橋口, 明典, 坂元, 亨宇

肝臓クリニカルアップデート (医学図書出版)  2 ( 2 ) 203 - 207 2016.10

Joint Work,  ISSN  2189-4469

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CD4+ T cell-dominant insulitis in acute-onset Type 1 diabetes mellitus associated with intraductal papillary mucinous adenoma

Yajima, K., Oikawa, Y., Ogata, K., Hashiguchi, A. and Shimada, A.

Endocr J (Japan Endocrine Society)  63 ( 9 ) 841 - 847 2016.09

Joint Work,  ISSN  1348-4540

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The loss of insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells in Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is presumably the result of a T cell-mediated process. In general, CD8+ T cells are the predominant lymphocytes in the insulitis lesions, and CD4+ T cell-dominant insulitis is very rare. We present a case of a 72-year-old woman presented with excessive thirst and a 3-month history of weight loss. She was in a state of ketosis, and her plasma glucose concentration and HbA1c value were elevated. Moreover, anti-islet autoantibodies were positive, thus acute-onset Type 1 DM was diagnosed. At the time of diagnosis, a tumour was detected in the pancreas; total pancreatectomy was carried out 2 months later. The pathological diagnosis was intraductal papillary mucinous adenoma. Immunohistochemical staining of a sample of non-tumorous pancreatic tissue revealed 13 insulitis lesions infiltrated by both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and interestingly there were more CD4+ T cells than CD8+ T cells in the lesions. Moreover, B cells and macrophages had also infiltrated the lesions, and these two cell frequencies were both positively correlated with CD4+ as well as CD8+ T cell frequencies. This was a rare case with acute-onset Type 1 DM characterized by CD4+ T cell-dominant insulitis. Proinflammatory cytokines that can promote beta-cell apoptosis or CD8+ T cell function are reported to be secreted from CD4+ T cells. Thus, together with B cells and macrophages, CD4+ T cell-associated immune responses may have, directly and/or indirectly, played a role in the pathogenesis of the Type 1 DM in this patient.

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腎移植1年後のeGFRとwhole slide imageを用いた移植腎生検組織における線維化定量値の比較検討

坂巻 裕介, 阿部 時也, 橋口 明典, 香野 日高, 篠田 和伸, 森田 伸也, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 中川 健

移植 ((一社)日本移植学会)  51 ( 総会臨時 ) 298 - 298 2016.09

Joint Work,  ISSN  0578-7947

ステロイド治療が良好な結果をもたらしたIgA-dominant感染後糸球体腎炎の一例

菱川 彰人, 徳山 博文, 川口 隆久, 橋口 明典, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  58 ( 6 ) 813 - 813 2016.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

【腎と透析診療指針2016】 (第11章)全身疾患に伴う腎疾患 骨髄腫に伴う腎障害

坂巻, 裕介, 橋口, 明典, 香野, 日高, 中川, 健, 林, 晃一

腎と透析 80 ( 増刊 ) 366 - 369 2016.06

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2156

【CKDの臨床検査と腎病理診断】 CKDの病理

橋口, 明典

臨床検査 (医学書院)  60 ( 6 ) 642 - 648 2016.06

Joint Work,  ISSN  0485-1420

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＜Point＞慢性腎臓病(CKD)患者の生検の意義は,疾患の層別化にある.CKD患者の生検の多くは慢性・硬化性病変を伴っているが,これらは非特異的な所見である.硬化性病変が進行した症例では,しばしば病因の特定が困難であるが,これを可能な限り同定するために,標本作製にも慎重さと工夫が求められる.(著者抄録)

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たこつぼ型心筋症を合併した顕微鏡的多発血管炎の一例

坂巻 裕介, 橋口 明典, 香野 日高, 林 晃一, 中川 健

日本透析医学会雑誌 ((一社)日本透析医学会)  49 ( Suppl.1 ) 584 - 584 2016.05

Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  1340-3451

Pathological sub-analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of tonsillectomy combined with steroid pulse therapy versus steroid pulse monotherapy in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy

Katafuchi, R., Kawamura, T., Joh, K., Hashiguchi, A., Hisano, S., Shimizu, A., Miyazaki, Y., Nagata, M., Matsuo, S. and Ig, A. nephropathy Study Group in Japan

Clin Exp Nephrol (Springer Tokyo)  20 ( 2 ) 244 - 52 2016.04

Joint Work,  ISSN  1437-7799

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BACKGROUND: The IgA nephropathy (IgAN) Study Group in Japan conducted a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of tonsillectomy with steroid pulse therapy (TSP) versus steroid pulse monotherapy in patients with IgAN (UMIN Clinical Trial Registry Number; C000000384). The effects of therapies in relation to pathological severity were analyzed in this study. METHODS: The patients with IgAN, urinary protein 1.0-3.5 g/day, serum creatinine of 1.5 mg/dl or less were randomly assigned to receiving TSP (Group A) or steroid pulses alone (Group B). The primary endpoint was the disappearance of proteinuria and/or hematuria. Twenty-six biopsies in Group A and 33 in Group B were available. The histological grades (HG) according to the percentage of glomeruli with crescent or sclerosis and the Oxford classification were analyzed. RESULTS: The patients in Group A had a 4.32- to 12.1-fold greater benefit of disappearance of proteinuria and 3.61- to 8.17-fold greater benefit of clinical remission (disappearance of proteinuria and hematuria) than those in Group B in patients with HG2-3, acute lesions (cellular or fibrocellular crescent) affecting more than 5 % of glomeruli, chronic lesions (fibrous crescents or sclerosis) affecting more than 20 % and S1. In contrast, odds ratios for disappearance of proteinuria or clinical remission in Group A to Group B were not significant in patients with HG 1, acute lesion in 5 % or less of glomeruli, chronic lesion in 20 % or less and S0. The disappearance of hematuria showed no relation to pathological severity. CONCLUSION: TSP might be better employed according to the pathological severity.

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Automatic quantification of morphological features for hepatic trabeculae analysis in stained liver specimens

Ishikawa, M., Murakami, Y., Ahi, S. T., Yamaguchi, M., Kobayashi, N., Kiyuna, T., Yamashita, Y., Saito, A., Abe, T., Hashiguchi, A. and Sakamoto, M.

J Med Imaging (Bellingham) (SPIE)  3 ( 2 ) 027502 2016.04

Joint Work,  ISSN  2329-4302

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This paper proposes a digital image analysis method to support quantitative pathology by automatically segmenting the hepatocyte structure and quantifying its morphological features. To structurally analyze histopathological hepatic images, we isolate the trabeculae by extracting the sinusoids, fat droplets, and stromata. We then measure the morphological features of the extracted trabeculae, divide the image into cords, and calculate the feature values of the local cords. We propose a method of calculating the nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio, nuclear density, and number of layers using the local cords. Furthermore, we evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method using surgical specimens. The proposed method was found to be an effective method for the quantification of the Edmondson grade.

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血栓性微小血管症と抗リン脂質抗体症候群を合併したループス腎炎の1例

坂巻, 裕介, 小西, 孝之助, 橋口, 明典, 冨田, 茂樹, 久保田, 英司, 伊藤, 裕, 林, 晃一

日本腎臓学会誌 58 ( 1 ) 45 - 54 2016.01

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

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症例は48歳、女性。21歳時に、顔面、四肢の紅斑および発熱を認め、全身性エリテマトーデス(systemic lupus erythematosus:SLE)と診断され、副腎皮質ステロイド(プレドニゾロン)が開始された。当院入院の13日前にかかりつけ医を受診し、SLEの再燃が疑われて当科紹介となった。当院入院時の血液検査では、汎血球減少症、低補体血症、腎機能障害、ループス抗凝固因子の陽性、検尿では血尿と高度の蛋白尿が認められた。ループス腎炎の活動性評価目的で腎生検を施行後、プレドニゾロンによる免疫抑制療法に加え、抗血小板療法、抗凝固療法を開始した。第22病日には、破砕赤血球の出現を伴う溶血性貧血、血小板減少、腎機能障害の進行が認められた。新鮮凍結血漿を置換液とした血漿交換療法を計10回施行し全身状態や血小板減少は改善したが、腎機能の改善はなく、第36病日には血液透析を導入した。腎生検病理所見は、半月体形成と管内増殖を呈する高度の増殖性腎炎に加え、糸球体係蹄腔内には粗大な血栓を認め、細動脈内腔には閉塞性の硝子様沈着が認められた。蛍光抗体法による染色では、係蹄壁に免疫グロブリンと補体の顆粒状沈着を認め、電子顕微鏡では、分節性に上皮下と基底膜内の高電子密度沈着物を認めたものの、明らかな内皮下沈着物はみられなかった。ループス腎炎では、ステロイドを中心とした免疫抑制療法が治療の主体となるが、APSや血栓性微小血管症を合併した場合、免疫抑制療法に加え、抗血小板療法、抗凝固療法、血漿交換療法を含めた集学的治療が必要となる。ループス腎炎の病態は不明な点が多いが、今回われわれは、TMAが腎障害の進行に関与した可能性が示唆されたループス腎炎の1例を経験したので報告する。(著者抄録)

Elastin Fiber Accumulation in Liver Correlates with the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yasui, Y., Abe, T., Kurosaki, M., Higuchi, M., Komiyama, Y., Yoshida, T., Hayashi, T., Kuwabara, K., Takaura, K., Nakakuki, N., Takada, H., Tamaki, N., Suzuki, S., Nakanishi, H., Tsuchiya, K., Itakura, J., Takahashi, Y., Hashiguchi, A., Sakamoto, M. and Izumi, N.

PLoS One (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE)  11 ( 4 ) e0154558 2016

Joint Work,  ISSN  1932-6203

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The fibrosis stage, which is evaluated by the distribution pattern of collagen fibers, is a major predictor for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for patients with hepatitis C. Meanwhile, the role of elastin fibers has not yet been elucidated. The present study was conducted to determine the significance of quantifying both collagen and elastin fibers. METHODS: We enrolled 189 consecutive patients with hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis. Using Elastica van Gieson-stained whole-slide images of pretreatment liver biopsies, collagen and elastin fibers were evaluated pixel by pixel (0.46 mum/pixel) using an automated computational method. Consequently, fiber amount and cumulative incidences of HCC within 3 years were analyzed. RESULTS: There was a significant correlation between collagen and elastin fibers, whereas variation in elastin fiber was greater than in collagen fiber. Both collagen fiber (p = 0.008) and elastin fiber (p < 0.001) were significantly correlated with F stage. In total, 30 patients developed HCC during follow-up. Patients who have higher elastin fiber (p = 0.002) in addition to higher collagen fiber (p = 0.05) showed significantly higher incidences of HCC. With regard to elastin fiber, this difference remained significant in F3 patients. Furthermore, for patients with a higher collagen fiber amount, higher elastin was a significant predictor for HCC development (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Computational analysis is a novel technique for quantification of fibers with the added value of conventional staging. Elastin fiber is a predictor for the development of HCC independently of collagen fiber and F stage.

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[Renal thrombotic microangiopathy and antiphospholipid syndrome nephropathy in a patient with lupus nephritis]

Sakamaki, Y., Konishi, K., Hashiguchi, A., Tomita, S., Kubota, E., Itoh, H. and Hayashi, K.

Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi 58 ( 1 ) 45 - 54 2016

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The patient was a 48-year-old Japanese woman diagnosed as having systemic lupus erythematosus at the age of 21 years when she presented with fever and an erythematous skin rash on her face and extremities. Prednisolone was initiated at that time. Thirteen days before admission to our hospital, she was referred to us by her family physician. Upon admission, blood tests showed pancytopenia, hypocomplementemia, and renal dysfunction, as well as the presence of lupus anticoagulant. Urinalysis showed abundant proteinuria and heavy microscopic hematuria. After performing a renal biopsy, we initiated immunosuppressive therapy and an anticoagulant. On the 22nd hospital day, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia appeared with the progression of thrombocytopenia and renal failure, and the patient subsequently underwent ten sessions of plasma exchange. After the commencement of the plasma exchange, her general condition improved. Her renal dysfunction, however, continued to progress, and hemodialysis was started on the 36th hospital day. The light microscopy showed severe endo- and extra-capillary proliferative glomerulonephritis with abundant crescents, and massive thrombi in the capillary lumen of the glomeruli. The arterioles contained occlusive hyaline materials. An immunofluorescence study showed granular staining of immunoglobulins and complements along the glomerular capillary wall. An electron microscopy examination revealed the presence of electron-dense deposits in the subepithelial and intramembranous areas of the glomeruli, but subendothelial deposits were absent. For cases with lupus nephritis (LN), immunosuppressive therapy based on corticosteroid remains the mainstay of treatment. However, immunosuppression alone may be insufficient when antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) are also present, and other treatment modalities including antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulation, and plasma exchange are likely to be necessary, as illustrated by the present case. Although the mechanism responsible for LN remains uncertain, we report a case of LN suggesting that TMA is associated with renal dysfunction.

Correction: Elastin Fiber Accumulation in Liver Correlates with the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yasui, Y., Abe, T., Kurosaki, M., Higuchi, M., Komiyama, Y., Yoshida, T., Hayashi, T., Kuwabara, K., Takaura, K., Nakakuki, N., Takada, H., Tamaki, N., Suzuki, S., Nakanishi, H., Tsuchiya, K., Itakura, J., Takahashi, Y., Hashiguchi, A., Sakamoto, M. and Izumi, N.

PLoS One 11 ( 8 ) e0160133 2016

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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154558.].

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Renal thrombotic microangiopathy and antiphospholipid syndrome nephropathy in a patient with lupus nephritis

Yusuke Sakamaki, Konosuke Konishi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Shigeki Tomita, Eiji Kubota, Hiroshi Itoh, Koichi Hayashi

Japanese Journal of Nephrology (Japanese Society of Nephrology)  58 ( 1 ) 45 - 54 2016

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The patient was a 48-year-old Japanese woman diagnosed as having systemic lupus erythematosus at the age of 21 years when she presented with fever and an erythematous skin rash on her face and extremities. Prednisolonewas initiated at that time. Thirteen days before admission to our hospital, she was referred to us by her family physician. Upon admission, blood tests showed pancytopenia, hypocomplementemia, and renal dysfunction, as well as the presence of lupus anticoagulant. Urinalysis showed abundant proteinuria and heavy microscopic hematuria. After performing a renal biopsy, we initiated immunosuppressive therapy and an anticoagulant. On the 22nd hospital day, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia appeared with the progression of thrombocytopenia and renal failure, and the patient subsequently underwent ten sessions of plasma exchange. After the commencement of the plasma exchange, her general condition improved. Her renal dysfunction, however, continued to progress, and hemodialysis was started on the 36th hospital day. The light microscopy showed severe endo- And extra-capillary proliferative glomerulonephritis with abundant crescents, and massive thrombi in the capillary lumen of the glomeruli. The arterioles contained occlusive hyaline materials. An immunofluorescence study showed granular staining of immunoglobulins and complements along the glomerular capillary wall. An electron microscopy examination revealed the presence of electron-dense deposits in the subepithelial and intramembranous areas of the glomeruli, but subendo- Thelial deposits were absent. For cases with lupus nephritis (LN), immunosuppressive therapy based on corticosteroid remains the mainstay of treatment. However, immunosuppression alone may be insufficient when antiphos- pholipid antibody syndrome and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) are also present, and other treatment modalities including antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulation, and plasma exchange are likely to be necessary, as illustrated by the present case. Although the mechanism responsible for LN remains uncertain, we report a case of LN suggesting that TMA is associated with renal dysfunction.

腎生検所見から何を学ぶか(No.57) 全身性浮腫で発症し血小板減少を伴った管内増殖性腎炎の1例

野田, 翔子, 住田, 圭一, 関根, 章成, 上野, 智敏, 今福, 礼, 川田, 真宏, 平松, 里佳子, 早見, 典子, 長谷川, 詠子, 諏訪部, 達也, 星野, 純一, 澤, 直樹, 高市, 憲明, 西田, 彩, 藤井, 晶子, 大橋, 健一, 藤井, 丈士, 乳原, 善文, 橋口, 明典

腎と透析 79 ( 6 ) 984 - 996 2015.12

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Feature analyses of trabecular pattern of hepatocellular carcinoma using graph structure

Hideki Komagata, Masahiro Ishikawa, Naoki Kobayashi, Kazuma Shinoda, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Tokiya Abe, Akinori Hashiguchi, Michiie Sakamoto

IIEEJ Transactions on Image Electronics and Visual Computing (The Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan)  3 ( 2 ) 80 - 91 2015.12

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A case of severe osteomalacia caused by Tubulointerstitial nephritis with Fanconi syndrome in asymptomotic primary biliary cirrhosis

Yamaguchi, S, Maruyama, T, Wakino, S, Tokuyama, H, Hashiguchi, A, Tada, S, Homma, K, Monkawa, T, Thomas, J, Miyashita, K, Kurihara, I, Yoshida, T, Konishi, K, Hayashi, K, Hayashi, M, Itoh, H

BMC Nephrol 16   187 - 187 2015.11

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BACKGROUND: Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an immune-mediated chronic cholestatic liver disease, characterized by increased concentrations of serum IgM and the presence of circulating anti-mitochondrial antibodies. Although bone diseases such as osteoporosis or osteodystrophy are commonly associated with PBC, osteomalacia which is caused by abnormal vitamin D metabolism, mineralization defects, and phosphate deficiency has not been recognized as a complication of PBC. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 49-year-old Japanese woman who complained of multiple fractures. Hypophosphatemic osteomalacia was diagnosed from a low serum phosphorus level, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 level, high levels of bone specific alkaline phosphatase and the findings of bone scintigraphy, although a bone biopsy was not performed. Twenty four hour urine demonstrated a low renal fractional tubular reabsorption of phosphate, increased fractional excretion of uric acid and generalized aminoaciduria. An intravenous bicarbonate loading test suggested the presence of proximal renal tubular acidosis (RTA). These biochemical data indicated Fanconi syndrome with proximal RTA. A kidney biopsy demonstrated t

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Visualization of acetaminophen-induced liver injury by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry

Murayama, Yohei, Satoh, Shuya, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Yamazaki, Ken, Hashimoto, Hiroyuki, Sakamoto, Michiie

ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY (ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE)  488   51 - 58 2015.11

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0003-2697

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Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (MS) provides secondary ion images that reflect distributions of substances with sub-micrometer spatial resolution. To evaluate the use of time-of-flight secondary ion MS to capture subcellular chemical changes in a tissue specimen, we visualized cellular damage showing a three-zone distribution in mouse liver tissue injured by acetaminophen overdose. First, we selected two types of ion peaks related to the hepatocyte nucleus and cytoplasm using control mouse liver. Acetaminophen-overdosed mouse liver was then classified into three areas using the time-of-flight secondary ion MS image of the two types of peaks, which roughly corresponded to established histopathological features. The ion peaks related to the cytoplasm decreased as the injury became more severe, and their origin was assumed to be mostly glycogen based on comparison with periodic acid Schiff staining images and reference compound spectra. This indicated that the time-of-flight secondary ion MS image of the acetaminophen-overdosed mouse liver represented the chemical changes mainly corresponding to glycogen depletion on a subcellular scale. In addition, this technique also provided information on lipid species related to the injury. These results suggest that time-of-flight secondary ion MS has potential utility in histopathological applications. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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C型肝炎関連クリオグロブリン血症に伴う糸球体腎炎の一例

伊藤 智章, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 海老沼 浩利, 林 松彦, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  57 ( 6 ) 992 - 992 2015.08

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菲薄基底膜病の母を有し、Alport症候群が疑われた一症例

田島 敬也, 脇野 修, 中谷 英章, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 松彦, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  57 ( 6 ) 961 - 961 2015.08

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抗甲状腺薬内服中にMPO-ANCAが陽性となった腎症の一例

盛崎 瑞葉, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 中谷 英章, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 松彦, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  57 ( 6 ) 966 - 966 2015.08

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両側視力障害を主訴に緊急搬送されRPLSを認めた高血圧合併糖尿病性腎症の1症例

篠塚 圭祐, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  57 ( 6 ) 960 - 960 2015.08

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ポラプレジンクによる薬剤性急性尿細管間質性腎炎の一例

萩原 あいか, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  57 ( 6 ) 954 - 954 2015.08

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びまん性大細胞型B細胞性リンパ腫に合併した治療抵抗性IgA腎症の一例

藤井 健太郎, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 松彦, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  57 ( 6 ) 1016 - 1016 2015.08

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RPGNを呈したPR3-ANCA陽性膜性腎症の一例

村丘 寛和, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  57 ( 6 ) 966 - 966 2015.08

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MGUS(Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance)(IgMκ)が原因の二次性Fanconi症候群にIgA腎症が合併した一例

田島 敬也, 脇野 修, 中谷 英章, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  57 ( 6 ) 956 - 956 2015.08

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ネフローゼ症候群をきたした左副腎偶発腫瘍合併真性多血症の一例

藤井 健太郎, 村丘 寛和, 宮下 和季, 栗原 勲, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  57 ( 6 ) 954 - 954 2015.08

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An unusual association between focal segmental sclerosis and lupus nephritis: a distinct concept from lupus podocytopathy?

Hanaoka H, Hashiguchi A, Konishi K, Kuwana M, Takeuchi T

CEN case reports 4 ( 1 ) 70 - 75 2015.05

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【病理診断クイックリファレンス】 (第9章)腎(非腫瘍) 膜性腎症

橋口, 明典

病理と臨床 33 ( 臨増 ) 132 2015.04

Joint Work,  ISSN  0287-3745

An Efficient Wavelet-Based ROI Coding for Multiple Regions

Shinoda, Kazuma, Kobayashi, Naoki, Katoh, Ayako, Komagata, Hideki, Ishikawa, Masahiro, Murakami, Yuri, Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Abe, Tokiya, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Sakamoto, Michiie

IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES (IEICE-INST ELECTRONICS INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS ENG)  E98A ( 4 ) 1006 - 1020 2015.04

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1745-1337

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Region of interest (ROI) coding is a useful function for many applications. JPEG2000 supports ROI coding and can decode ROIs preferentially regardless of the shape and number of the regions. However, if the number of regions is quite large, the ROI coding performance of JPEG2000 declines because the code-stream includes many useless non-ROI codes. This paper proposes a wavelet-based ROI coding method suited for multiple ROIs. The proposed wavelet transform does not access any non-ROIs when transforming the ROIs. Additionally, the proposed method eliminates the need for unnecessary coding of the bits in the higher bit planes of non-ROI regions by adding an ROI map to the code-stream. The experimental results show that the proposed method achieves a higher peak signal-to-noise ratio than the ROI coding of JPEG2000. The proposed method can be applied to both max-shift and scaling-based ROI coding.

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【病理診断クイックリファレンス】 (第9章)腎(非腫瘍) ループス腎炎

橋口, 明典

病理と臨床 33 ( 臨増 ) 134 2015.04

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【病理診断クイックリファレンス】 (第9章)腎(非腫瘍) 糖尿病性腎症

橋口, 明典

病理と臨床 33 ( 臨増 ) 133 2015.04

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NAFLDにおけるDual energy CTを用いた肝脂肪変性定量評価の有用

岡部 純弥, 澤井 良之, 福田 和人, 井倉 技, 小来田 幸世, 今井 康陽, 磯谷 圭介, 米澤 稔, 藤田 典彦, 兵頭 朋子, 辻川 華子, 阿部 時也, 橋口 明典, 坂元 亨宇, 村上 卓道

肝臓 ((一社)日本肝臓学会)  56 ( Suppl.1 ) A359 - A359 2015.04

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市販の下剤多量内服による薬剤性の関与が疑われた広範な糸球体硬化と肝硬変の一例

高畑 尚, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本内分泌学会雑誌 ((一社)日本内分泌学会)  91 ( 1 ) 327 - 327 2015.04

Joint Work,  ISSN  0029-0661

An accurate method of extracting fat droplets in liver images for quantitative evaluation

Ishikawa, Masahiro, Kobayashi, Naoki, Komagata, Hideki, Shinoda, Kazuma, Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Abe, Tokiya, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Sakamoto, Michiie

Medical Imaging 2015: Digital Pathology 9420 2015

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Enhancing automatic classification of hepatocellular carcinoma images through image masking, tissue changes and trabecular features.

Aziz, Maulana Abdul, Kanazawa, Hiroshi, Murakami, Yuri, Kimura, Fumikazu, Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Kiyuna, Tomoharu, Yamashita, Yoshiko, Saito, Akira, Ishikawa, Masahiro, Kobayashi, Naoki, Abe, Tokiya, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Sakamoto, Michiie

Journal of pathology informatics 6   26 - 26 2015

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Overexpression of CXCR4 on circulating B cells in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus

Hironari Hanaoka, Yuka Okazaki, Akinori Hashiguchi, Hidekata Yasuoka, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Masataka Kuwana

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology (Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology S.A.S.)  33 ( 6 ) 863 - 870 2015

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Objective: To evaluate the roles of circulating B cells in the pathogenic process of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by measuring the expression of chemokines and their receptors. Methods: Peripheral-blood mononuclear cells were obtained from 17 active, 21 inactive SLE patients, and 13 healthy controls. The expression of CXCR4, CXCR5, and CCR7 on CD19+ B cells was determined by flow cytometry, serum concentration of CXCL12 was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the chemotactic responsiveness of B cells toward CXCL12 was evaluated. B or plasma cells expressing CXCR4 in renal biopsy specimens were detected using immnofluorescent staining. Results: Flow cytometric analysis revealed that expression level of CXCR4 on circulating B cells was significantly higher in patients with active disease than in those with inactive disease or controls. Serum CXCL12 concentration was not different between these groups. In addition, the migratory ability of B cells toward CXCL12 was enhanced in active SLE patients. Finally, CXCR4-expressing B cells were more frequently observed in the renal biopsy specimens of lupus nephritis. Conclusion: Up-regulated CXCR4 expression on circulating B cells in active SLE may enhance their chemotactic response toward CXCL12, which may promote infiltration of these cells into inflamed renal tissue and contribute to the development of SLE.

Improvement in karyomegalic interstitial nephritis three years after ifosfamide and cisplatin therapy by corticosteroid

Matsuura, T, Wakino, S, Yoshifuji, A, Nakamura, T, Tokuyama, H, Hashiguchi, A, Konishi, K, Iwasa, T, Shoji, M, Hosono, A, Ohashi, K, Chuman, H, Itoh, H

CEN Case Rep 3 ( 2 ) 226 - 231 2014.11

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Long-term nephrotoxicity of ifosfamide is occasionally progressive, and, in such case, there has been no specific treatment to prevent progression. It has been reported that the presence of karyomegalic interstitial nephritis, which is rare type of interstitial nephritis, may be related to ifosfamide-induced nephropathy with poor prognosis and resistant to the immunosuppressive therapy. A 15-year-old boy presented with progressive nephrotoxicity 3 years after systemic chemotherapy with ifosfamide and cisplatin for the treatment of osteosarcoma. Renal biopsy revealed the severe tubulointerstitial nephritis with tubular atrophy and focal global and segmental glomerular sclerosis. It also showed tubular epithelial cells with variably sized nuclei, some of which were massively enlarged, abnormal hyperchromatic, irregular shaped, and bizarre-appearing. These morphological changes were suggestive of the histology of karyomegalic interstitial nephritis. Corticosteroid retarded the progression of nephrotoxicity. The present case is the first report, suggesting that corticosteroid was effective against the late-onset renal toxicity by ifosfamide therapy. Our case also suggests that karyomeg

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Up-Regulated Expression of CXCR4 on Circulating B Cells in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Hanaoka, Hironari, Okazaki, Yuka, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Yasuoka, Hidekata, Takeuchi, Tsutomu, Kuwana, Masataka

ARTHRITIS &amp; RHEUMATOLOGY (WILEY-BLACKWELL)  66   S1177 - S1178 2014.10

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  2326-5191

Rac1 accumulates in the nucleus at the invasive front of colorectal cancer through promoting cell motility

Funakoshi, Shinsuke, Takaishi, Hiromasa, Niibe-Kabashima, Ayano, Suzuki, Tomohiro, Sakai, Gen, Izumiya, Motoko, Adachi, Masayuki, Hamamoto, Yasuo, Higuchi, Hajime, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Tsukada, Nobuhiro, Kanai, Takanori

CANCER RESEARCH (AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH)  74 ( 19 ) 865 - 870 2014.10

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A rare association between Fabry's disease and granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a potential pathogenic link

Hironari Hanaoka, Akinori Hashiguchi, Konosuke Konishi, Tomohiro Ishii, Masataka Kuwana

BMC NEPHROLOGY (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD)  15   157 2014.10

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Background: Fabry's disease is a rare X-linked, hereditary lysosomal storage disease caused by a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A. Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is characterized by the involvement of the respiratory tract and kidneys. Here, we report the first case of the coexistence of these diseases.
Case presentation: We describe a 29-year-old man suffering from fever with maxillary sinusitis, multiple lung nodules, and proteinuria. He was diagnosed with Fabry's disease accompanying granulomatosis with polyangiitis on the basis of the low activity of peripheral leukocyte alpha-galactosidase A and pathological findings in the lung and kidney. Glucocorticoid and cyclophosphamide were administered, followed by enzyme replacement therapy. Progression to end-stage renal disease has not been observed for 6 years until the time of drafting this manuscript.
Conclusion: Because both Fabry's disease and granulomatosis with polyangiitis or crescentic glomerulonephritis are rare diseases, their concurrence in this and related cases suggests there may be a pathogenic link between these two conditions. Fabry's disease may be underdiagnosed, particularly in cases of granulomatosis with polyangiitis or crescentic glomerulonephritis.

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Label-free visualization of acetaminophen-induced liver injury by high-speed stimulated Raman scattering spectral microscopy and multivariate image analysis

Shuya Satoh, Yoichi Otsuka, Yasuyuki Ozeki, Kazuyoshi Itoh, Akinori Hashiguchi, Ken Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Michiie Sakamoto

PATHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (WILEY-BLACKWELL)  64 ( 10 ) 518 - 526 2014.10

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We recently established a high-speed, label-free, spectral imaging method based on stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). This method enables examination of cellular features within relatively short periods, thus enabling new imaging applications in pathology. Previously, we reported on label-free visualization of mouse tissue using SRS spectral microscopy combined with multivariate image analysis, but the feasibility of applying this approach to diseased tissues with diverse morphology and irregular chemical species has not been examined. We, therefore, assessed acetaminophen-induced liver injury to evaluate the potential use of Raman spectral microscopy for visualizing histopathologic specimens. Acetaminophen-overdosed mouse liver was prepared and the pathologic changes including centrilobular necrosis were confirmed. Multi-colored images were reconstructed through principal component analysis (PCA) of a multi-band SRS dataset, which provided rich information compared with a monochrome single-band SRS dataset. A wide view of the multi-colored principal component (PC) images showed the distribution of cellular constituents, which was similar to that observed by fat staining. In addition, different types of cells in liver parenchyma were also demonstrated. In conclusion, the combination of SRS spectral microscopy and PCA has the potential to reveal both the morphological and chemical features of specimens and therefore has potential utility in diagnostic pathology.

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腎生検所見から何を学ぶか(No.53) タクロリムスが上皮下沈着物に対して治療効果を示した難治性ループス腎炎の1例

野中, 香苗, 乳原, 善文, 諏訪部, 達也, 住田, 圭一, 平松, 里佳子, 長谷川, 詠子, 豊原, 敬文, 広浜, 大五郎, 山内, 真之, 山内, 淳司, 早見, 典子, 冨永, 直人, 星野, 純一, 澤, 直樹, 竹本, 文美, 黒田, 陽子, 大橋, 健一, 高市, 憲明, 橋口, 明典

腎と透析 77 ( 3 ) 389 - 398 2014.09

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BCG膀胱内注入療法により誘発された腎サルコイドーシスの一例

新井 舞, 柏 真紀, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 林 松彦, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  56 ( 6 ) 845 - 845 2014.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

急性骨髄性白血病(AML)に対して造血幹細胞移植施行後に微小血管病変(TMA)を発症した一例

浦井 秀徳, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  56 ( 6 ) 846 - 846 2014.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

ステロイドが著効した間質性腎炎を伴うLight chain tubulopathyの一例

内藤 真規子, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 徳山 博文, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 林 松彦, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  56 ( 6 ) 840 - 840 2014.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

HE染色肝病理標本における組織構造定量化によるがん検出精度向上の検討

石川, 雅浩, 藤田, 悠介, Aziz, Maulana Abdul, 村上, 百合, 山口, 雅浩, 小林, 直樹, 喜友名, 朝春, 齋藤, 彰, 阿部, 時也, 橋口, 明典, 坂元, 亨宇

MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY 32 ( Suppl. ) 1 - 9 2014.07

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HE染色病理組織標本におけるコンピュータ診断支援の従来研究では、細胞核の形態的特徴を用いる場合が多いが、特に高分化がんあるいは早期がんの検出、診断においては核情報以上に組織構造が重要な役割を持っている。本発表では、肝細胞がんを対象として、これまでに我々が検討を行ってきた組織構造の特徴量をがんの識別に応用した基礎的な結果を報告する。具体的には、肝細胞索の層の厚さ、索構造の乱れ、肝細胞索ごとに算出したN/C比及び核密度などを画像から計測した結果、がんと非がんの間で有意差が認められた。さらに、これらの組織構造の特徴量を従来の細胞核の特徴量に加えることにより、がん識別の精度を向上する可能性が示された。本手法で用いた組織構造の特徴量は、病理組織標本のデジタルスライド画像から自動的に算出できるもので、定量的情報に基づくコンピュータ病理診断支援システムに有用なものと考えられる。(著者抄録)

Effective Color Transform Method for Image Compression of H&amp;E Stained Whole Slide Image Using Subset Pixels

KOBAYASHI Naoki, SHINODA Kazuma, KATOH Ayako, KOMAGATA Hideki, YAMAGUCHI Masahiro, ABE Tokiya, HASHIGUCHI Akinori, SAKAMOTO Michiie

IIEEJ Trans Image Electron Vis Comput (CD-ROM) (The Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan)  2 ( 1 ) 37 - 47 2014.06

Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  2188-191X

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抗GBM抗体陽性腎炎発症し、透析導入後にヘノッホ・シェーライン紫斑病(HSP)を併発した一例

小口 英世, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 小西 孝之助, 橋口 明典, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本透析医学会雑誌 ((一社)日本透析医学会)  47 ( Suppl.1 ) 1012 - 1012 2014.05

Joint Work,  ISSN  1340-3451

肥満関連腎症 組織学的変化の新たな知見

徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  56 ( 3 ) 249 - 249 2014.05

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Whole slide imageを用いた膠原・弾性線維定量法

阿部, 時也, 橋口, 明典, 山崎, 剣, 坂元, 亨宇

病理と臨床 32 ( 4 ) 448 - 450 2014.04

Joint Work,  ISSN  0287-3745

Distinct Cell Clusters Touching Islet Cells Induce Islet Cell Replication in Association with Over-Expression of Regenerating Gene (REG) Protein in Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes

Aida, Kaoru, Saitoh, Sei, Nishida, Yoriko, Yokota, Sadanori, Ohno, Shinichi, Mao, Xiayang, Akiyama, Daiichiro, Tanaka, Shoichiro, Awata, Takuya, Shimada, Akira, Oikawa, Youichi, Shimura, Hiroki, Furuya, Fumihiko, Takizawa, Soichi, Ichijo, Masashi, Ichijo, Sayaka, Itakura, Jun, Fujii, Hideki, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Takasawa, Shin, Endo, Toyoshi, Kobayashi, Tetsuro

PLOS ONE (PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE)  9 ( 4 ) 774 - 779 2014.04

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1932-6203

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Background: Pancreatic islet endocrine cell-supporting architectures, including islet encapsulating basement membranes (BMs), extracellular matrix (ECM), and possible cell clusters, are unclear.
Procedures: The architectures around islet cell clusters, including BMs, ECM, and pancreatic acinar-like cell clusters, were studied in the non-diabetic state and in the inflamed milieu of fulminant type 1 diabetes in humans.
Result: Immunohistochemical and electron microscopy analyses demonstrated that human islet cell clusters and acinar-like cell clusters adhere directly to each other with desmosomal structures and coated-pit-like structures between the two cell clusters. The two cell-clusters are encapsulated by a continuous capsule composed of common BMs/ECM. The acinar-like cell clusters have vesicles containing regenerating (REG) I alpha protein. The vesicles containing REG I alpha protein are directly secreted to islet cells. In the inflamed milieu of fulminant type 1 diabetes, the acinar-like cell clusters over-expressed REG I alpha protein. Islet endocrine cells, including beta-cells and non-beta cells, which were packed with the acinar-like cell clusters, show self-replication with a markedly increased number of Ki67-positive cells.
Conclusion: The acinar-like cell clusters touching islet endocrine cells are distinct, because the cell clusters are packed with pancreatic islet clusters and surrounded by common BMs/ECM. Furthermore, the acinar-like cell clusters express REG I alpha protein and secrete directly to neighboring islet endocrine cells in the non-diabetic state, and the cell clusters over-express REG Ia in the inflamed milieu of fulminant type 1 diabetes with marked self-replication of islet cells.

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Supratentorial neurenteric cyst with spontaneous repetitive intracystic hemorrhage mimicking brain abscess: a case report

Kitamura, Yohei, Sasaki, Hikaru, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Momoshima, Suketaka, Shidoh, Satoka, Yoshida, Kazunari

NEUROSURGICAL REVIEW (SPRINGER)  37 ( 1 ) 153 - 159 2014.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0344-5607

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Neurenteric cyst (NC) is a benign epithelial cyst (BEC) of endodermal origin that mostly occurs in the spinal subdural space or posterior cranial fossa. A 28-year-old male presented with a left frontal lobe NC associated with spontaneous repetitive intracystic hemorrhage, which was initially diagnosed and treated as a brain abscess. He presented with headache and disorientation, without underlying diseases. A cystic tumor was suspected because of a hypointense signal on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). One day after admission, his condition deteriorated rapidly and emergency cyst aspiration was performed. A brown viscous liquid like bloody pus comprising many neutrophils and macrophages was obtained. Although culture was negative, we initially started antibiotic treatment because of cyst content characteristics and rapid clinical course compatible with brain abscess. He was discharged without neurological deficits, but occasionally complained of intense headache. Computed tomography/MRI showed repetitive intracystic hemorrhage and gradual re-enlargement of the lesion. He underwent radical cyst excision by frontal craniotomy 34 months after aspiration. The pathological diagnosis was NC. We believe this is the first report of a supratentorial NC with spontaneous repetitive intracystic hemorrhage. BECs, especially with intracystic hemorrhage, are difficult to be distinguished from brain abscesses. In cases of cystic lesions or presumed brain abscesses refractory to treatment with aspiration and/or antibiotics, BECs should be considered, and radical cyst wall removal should be considered a treatment option.

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Inhibition of Activated Rac1 Signaling Induces Recovery of E-Cadherin Function and Abrogation of Invasive Phenotype of Side Population in Colon Cancer Cells

Funakoshi, Shinsuke, Azuma, Toshifumi, Higuchi, Hajime, Nakano, Masaru, Adachi, Masayuki, Hamamoto, Yasuo, Niibe, Ayano, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Takaishi, Hfromasa, Hibi, Toshifumi

DIGESTION (KARGER)  89 ( 1 ) 83 - 83 2014

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0012-2823

Enhancing Automatic Classification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Images through Image Masking, Tissue Changes, and Trabecular Features

Aziz, Maulana Abdul, Kanazawa, Hiroshi, Murakami, Yuri, Kimura, Fumikazu, Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Kiyuna, Tomoharu, Yamashita, Yoshiko, Saito, Akira, Ishikawa, Masahiro, Kobayashi, Naoki, Abe, Tokiya, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Sakamoto, Michiie

ANALYTICAL CELLULAR PATHOLOGY (Hindawi Limited)  2014   51 - 58 2014

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  2210-7177

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Whole Slide Image Analysis System for Quantification of Liver Fibrosis

Abe, Tokiya, Murakami, Yuri, Yamguchi, Masahiro, Yamashita, Yoshiko, Kiyuna, Tomoharu, Yamazaki, Ken, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Yasui, Yutaka, Kurosaki, Masayuki, Izumi, Namiki, Sakamoto, Michiie

ANALYTICAL CELLULAR PATHOLOGY (Hindawi Limited)  2014   774 - 779 2014

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Development of a Prototype for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Classification Based on Morphological Features Automatically Measured in Whole Slide Images

Yamashita, Yoshiko, Kiyuna, Tomoharu, Sakamoto, Michiie, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Ishikawa, Masahiro, Murakami, Yuri, Yamaguchi, Masahiro

ANALYTICAL CELLULAR PATHOLOGY (Hindawi Limited)  2014   774 - 779 2014

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Computational hepatocellular carcinoma tumor grading based on cell nuclei classification

Atupelage, C., Nagahashi, H., Kimura, F., Yamaguchi, M., Tokiya, A., Hashiguchi, A., Sakamoto, M.

Journal of Medical Imaging 1 ( 3 ) 034501 - 034501 2014

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Color processing in pathology image analysis system for liver biopsy

Yuri Murakami, Tokiya Abe, Yoshiko Yamashita, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Masahiro Ishikawa, Akinori Hashiguchi, Kiyuna Tomoharu, Akira Saito, Michiie Sakamoto

Final Program and Proceedings - IS and T/SID Color Imaging Conference (Society for Imaging Science and Technology)  2014- ( January ) 184 - 188 2014

Joint Work,  ISSN  2169-2629

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We have been developing a prototype system for the automatic detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from whole slide images (WSIs) of liver biopsy based on image analysis techniques. In this paper, we present two color-related topics of this system: color correction and the calculation of color-related features of cytoplasm. A WSI-basis color correction method was implemented for the prototype system. We tested the color correction using more than 300 WISs, and it was confirmed that the color correction works well and stably. In addition, it was found that the success rate of nuclei detection significantly increaseed due to color correction. As for color-related features, we propose a method to calculate the representative color of cytoplasm and the clearness of cytoplasm. It was found that there was slight difference between the distributions of the representative colors of HCC and non-cancer tissues. In addition, there was slight correlation between the clearness of cytoplasm and nuclei density, which implies a promising role of the clearness index in a nuclei-based HCC detection.

Renal thrombotic microangiopathy in a patient with septic disseminated intravascular coagulation

Sakamaki, Yusuke, Konishi, Konosuke, Hayashi, Koichi, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Kubota, Eiji, Saruta, Takao, Itoh, Hiroshi

BMC NEPHROLOGY (BIOMED CENTRAL LTD)  14   3037 - 3045 2013.11

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1471-2369

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Background: The mechanism for the development of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) during sepsis has only been partially elucidated. TMA is recognized as a disease caused by various factors, and may be involved in the emergence of organ damage in severe sepsis. Here we report a case of TMA that followed disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) due to severe infection in a patient with a reduced ADAMTS-13 activity level.
Case presentation: An 86-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital because of low back pain and fever. A careful evaluation led to a diagnosis of acute obstructive pyelonephritis due to a ureteral stone. Proteus mirabilis was isolated from both blood and urine cultures. The patient developed systemic inflammatory response syndrome and DIC, and was treated with antibiotics and daily continuous hemodiafiltration. Although infection and the coagulation abnormalities due to DIC were successfully controlled, renal failure persisted and her consciousness level deteriorated progressively in association with severe thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. We therefore suspected the presence of TMA and started plasma exchange, which resulted in an impressive improvement in consciousness as well as the laboratory abnormalities. The ADAMTS-13 activity was 44% and the patient tested negative for the ADAMTS-13 inhibitor prior to the initiation of plasma exchange. A renal biopsy was performed to determine the etiology of acute renal injury, which revealed findings that were interpreted to be compatible with the sequelae of TMA. The follow-up studies performed after the successful treatment of TMA showed that her plasma ADAMTS-13 activity level remained persistently low. It is surmised that septic DIC occurring in the presence of preexisting reduced ADAMTS-13 activity have led to the development of secondary TMA in the present case.
Conclusion: The present case suggests that TMA can be superimposed on sepsis-induced DIC, and plasma exchange is expected to be beneficial in such situations. Clinicians should consider the possibility of secondary TMA that follows sepsis-induced DIC in certain indicative clinical settings.

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IgA腎症の寛解基準の提唱

松尾, 清一, 川村, 哲也, 鈴木, 祐介, 城, 謙輔, 富野, 康日己, 堀越, 哲, 西野, 友哉, 吉川, 徳茂, 服部, 元史, 木村, 健二郎, 安田, 隆, 白井, 小百合, 柴田, 孝則, 吉村, 光弘, 宇都宮, 保典, 遠藤, 正之, 坂本, なほ子, 松島, 雅人, 宮崎, 陽一, 安田, 宜成, 横尾, 隆, 香美, 祥二, 幡谷, 浩史, 鈴木, 仁, 松崎, 慶一, 内田, 俊也, 伊藤, 孝史, 清水, 章, 片渕, 律子, 久野, 敏, 橋口, 明典 an, 厚生労働科学研究費補助金難治性疾患克服研究事業進行性腎障害に関する調査研究班報告IgA腎症分科会

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  55 ( 7 ) 1249 - 1254 2013.10

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Clinical significance of quantitative measurement of elastin in liver biopsy

Yasui, Yutaka, Abe, Tokiya, Takada, Hitomi, Nakakuki, Natsuko, Matsuda, Shuya, Kaneko, Shun, Muraoka, Masaru, Hattori, Nobuhiro, Tamaki, Nobuharu, Osaki, Rie, Suzuki, Shoko, Hosokawa, Takanori, Ueda, Ken, Nakanishi, Hiroyuki, Tsuchiya, Kaoru, Itakura, Jun, Takahashi, Yuka, Kurosaki, Masayuki, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Sakamoto, Michiie, Izumi, Namiki

HEPATOLOGY 58   605A - 605A 2013.10

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0270-9139

HE染色肝病理組織標本における索状構造の配列の乱れ定量化法の提案

石川, 雅浩, 福井, 智也, 藤田, 悠介, 村上, 百合, 山口, 雅浩, 阿部, 時也, 橋口, 明典, 坂元, 亨宇, 齋藤, 彰

MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY 31 ( Suppl. ) 1 - 7 2013.08

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HE染色肝病理標本における肝細胞がんの診断では、細胞核や細胞配列など様々な形態学的特徴が用いられる。これらの画像解析に関する研究としては、従来、細胞核に着目した研究が多く報告されているが、がんの診断には、核の情報だけでは不十分である。本研究では、細胞配列に基づく特徴量を定量化することで、がんの検出や、分化度分類等に応用することを提案する。正常な肝組織では、肝細胞は索状に配列し、整然とした小葉構造を形成しているが、がんでは、これらの配列に乱れが生じる。これは小領域で考えた場合、正常では肝細胞索同士が並行に近い関係にあり、一定の方向性を持つのに対し、がんでは、細胞索の方向に規則性が失われると考えられる。そこで本研究では、細胞索同士で相対的な角度を算出し、その分布に基づく特徴量を求めた。提案法により、肝細胞の索状配列の特徴を定量化することで、肝細胞がんの識別に利用できる可能性が得られた。(著者抄録)

Bortezomibにより腎機能が回復した血管型ALアミロイドーシスの一例

中村 俊文, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 中谷 英章, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  55 ( 6 ) 1072 - 1072 2013.08

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骨髄非破壊的同種末梢血幹細胞移植11年経過後に発症した、著明な高血圧・ネフローゼ症候群の一例

松浦 友一, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 篠塚 圭祐, 小西 孝之助, 橋口 明典, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  55 ( 6 ) 1038 - 1038 2013.08

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肺高血圧症を伴ったPOEMS症候群による腎機能障害の一例

篠塚 圭祐, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  55 ( 6 ) 1075 - 1075 2013.08

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Karyomegalic-like interstitial nephritisを呈したイフォスファミド腎症の1例

吉藤 歩, 脇野 修, 松浦 友一, 徳山 博文, 中村 俊文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  55 ( 6 ) 1068 - 1068 2013.08

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Suppression of autophagy by CUB domain-containing protein 1 signaling is essential for anchorage-independent survival of lung cancer cells

Uekita, Takamasa, Fujii, Satoko, Miyazawa, Yuri, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Abe, Hitosi, Sakamoto, Michiie, Sakai, Ryuichi

CANCER SCIENCE (WILEY-BLACKWELL)  104 ( 7 ) 865 - 870 2013.07

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1349-7006

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CUB (C1r/C1s, urchin embryonic growth factor, BMP1) domain-containing protein 1 (CDCP1) has been implicated in promoting metastasis of cancer cells through several mechanisms, including the inhibition of anoikis, which is cell death triggered by the loss of extracellular matrix interactions. However, the mechanism inhibiting cell death regulated by CDCP1 remains elusive. Inhibition of CDCP1 expression using small interfering RNA (siRNA) induced the cell death of suspended cancer cells without cleaving caspase-3, a marker of apoptosis; cell death was not inhibited by a general caspase inhibitor, suggesting that the loss of CDCP1 induces caspase-independent cell death. In contrast, knockdown of CDCP1 as well as protein kinase C (PKC), a downstream effector of CDCP1, in a suspension culture of lung cancer cells resulted in marked induction of membranous microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)-II protein, a hallmark of autophagy, and caused the formation of an autophagosome structure visualized using green fluorescent protein-tagged LC3-II. Expression and phosphorylation of exogenous CDCP1 by Fyn kinase reduced the formation of autophagosomes and inhibited phosphorylation of CDCP1 by PP2, a Src kinase inhibitor or inhibited PKC by rottlerin, stimulating autophagosome formation. Moreover, death of suspended lung cancer cells induced by CDCP1 siRNA or by PKC siRNA was reduced by the autophagy inhibitor 3-methyladenine. CDCP1-PKC signaling plays a critical role in inhibiting autophagy, which is responsible for anoikis resistance of lung cancer cells.

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二期的根治手術を行った両側頸動脈小体腫瘍の1例

奥井, 文子, 冨田, 俊樹, 今西, 順久, 羽生, 昇, 佐藤, 陽一郎, 大塚, 邦憲, 小川, 郁, 橋口, 明典, 杜, ぶん林

頭頸部外科 (JAPAN SOCIETY FOR HEAD AND NECK SURGERY)  23 ( 1 ) 77 - 82 2013.06

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30歳男性の両側頸動脈小体腫瘍(左Shamblin I型、右Shamblin III型)に対し、二期的に根治手術を施行した。近医にてCT、MRIにより両側頸動脈小体腫瘍が疑われ、当院を紹介受診した。血管造影検査にて確定診断し、balloon Matas testは陰性であった。まずShamblin I型と思われた左側の手術を行い、頸動脈を温存し腫瘍を摘出した。5ヵ月後に行った右側の手術では、頸動脈分岐部を全周性に取り囲むShamblin III型であった。頸動脈分岐部を合併切除し、大伏在静脈により血行再建した。いずれも術前に栄養血管塞栓術を行った。血管造影検査と塞栓術を脳神経外科が、頸動脈再建術を血管外科が担当した。3科による集学的アプローチのもと、二期的に安全に両側腫瘍を摘出し得た症例を経験した。(著者抄録)

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Quantification of collagen and elastic fibers using whole-slide images of liver biopsy specimens

Abe, Tokiya, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Yamazaki, Ken, Ebinuma, Hirotoshi, Saito, Hidetsugu, Kumada, Hiromitsu, Izumi, Namiki, Masaki, Naohiko, Sakamoto, Michiie

PATHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (WILEY-BLACKWELL)  63 ( 6 ) 305 - 310 2013.06

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1320-5463

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Histological evaluation of fibrosis after a liver biopsy is crucial for evaluating the pathology of patients with chronic liver disease. Previous studies have reported quantitative analyses of fibrosis using images of collagen-stained sections. However, analysis of these studies requires manual selection of the region of interest. In addition, the quantification of elastic fibers is not considered. The present study was conducted in order to measure both the collagen and elastic fiber area ratios using Elastica van Gieson-stained whole-slide images (WSIs) of liver biopsy specimens. High-resolution WSIs provide precise color classification, enabling accurate detection of even fine collagen and elastic fibers. To minimize the influence of pre-existing fibrous tissue, median area ratios of the collagen and elastic fibers were independently calculated from the image tiles of the WSIs. These median area ratios were highly concordant with area ratios after the pre-existing fibrous tissues were manually trimmed from the WSI. Further, these median area ratios were correlated with liver stiffness as measured by transient elastography (collagen: r=0.73 [P&lt;0.01], elastic: r=0.53 [P&lt;0.01]). Our approach to quantifying liver fibrosis will serve as an effective tool to evaluate liver diseases in routine practice.

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Leukemia kidney infiltration can cause secondary polycythemia by activating hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway

Osumi, Tomoo, Awazu, Midori, Fujimura, Eriko, Yamazaki, Fumito, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Shimada, Hiroyuki

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS (SPRINGER)  172 ( 6 ) 829 - 832 2013.06

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0340-6199

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Secondary polycythemia with increased production of erythropoietin (EPO) is known to occur in kidney diseases such as hydronephrosis and cystic disease, but the mechanism remains unclear. We report an 18-year-old female with isolated renal relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia accompanied by polycythemia. At the relapse, she presented with bilateral nephromegaly, mild renal dysfunction, and erythrocytosis with increased serum EPO levels up to 52.1 mIU/mL (9.1-32.8). Renal biopsy demonstrated diffuse lymphoblastic infiltration. The expression of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 alpha, which is undetectable in normal kidney, was observed in the renal tubule epithelium compressed by lymphoblastic cells. These findings suggest that erythrocytosis was caused by renal ischemia due to leukemic infiltration. Polycythemia probably became apparent because of the lack of leukemic involvement of the bone marrow. With chemotherapy, the serum EPO level rapidly decreased to normal range accompanied by the normalization of kidney size and function. Renal leukemic infiltration may enhance EPO production, although not recognized in the majority of cases because of bone marrow involvement. C onclusion: Our case has clarified the mechanism of previously reported polycythemia associated with renal diseases as renal ischemia. Furthermore, we have added renal ischemia resulting from tumor infiltration to the list of causes of secondary polycythemia.

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CTガイド下腎生検にて診断し得た無症候性IgG4関連疾患の一例

寺西 悠, 矢澤 聰, 小坂 威雄, 水野 隆一, 菊地 栄次, 長田 浩彦, 浅沼 宏, 宮嶋 哲, 中川 健, 中塚 誠之, 橋口 明典, 向井 万起男, 大家 基嗣

泌尿器外科 (医学図書出版(株))  26 ( 臨増 ) 761 - 761 2013.05

Joint Work,  ISSN  0914-6180

定量的病理診断に向けた病理画像解析技術

山口, 雅浩, 長橋, 宏, 坂元, 亨宇, 橋口, 明典, 齋藤, 彰, 小林, 直樹

電子情報通信学会論文誌D: 情報・システム (The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers)  96 ( 4 ) 782 - 789 2013.04

Joint Work,  ISSN  1880-4535

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ディジタルスライド(バーチャルスライド、Whole Slide Imagingとも呼ばれる)技術の進歩に伴い、病理診断のディジタル化が期待されている。ディジタル技術の導入により、従来の病理医の視覚に頼る定性的/半定量的な診断から、画像計測・認識技術に基づいた定量的病理診断が可能になる。本論文では、筆者らが研究・開発に取り組んでいる病理画像認識、高精度画像解析、色補正などの技術を例示し、定量的病理診断の確立に向けた課題などについて議論を行う。(著者抄録)

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病理学 病理デジタル画像技術の進歩 デジタル病理学、パソロジー・インフォマティクス

橋口, 明典

医学のあゆみ 244 ( 6 ) 560 - 562 2013.02

Joint Work,  ISSN  0039-2359

A histologic classification of IgA nephropathy for predicting long-term prognosis: emphasis on end-stage renal disease

Kawamura, Tetsuya, Joh, Kensuke, Okonogi, Hideo, Koike, Kentaro, Utsunomiya, Yasunori, Miyazaki, Yoichi, Matsushima, Masato, Yoshimura, Mitsuhiro, Horikoshi, Satoshi, Suzuki, Yusuke, Furusu, Akira, Yasuda, Takashi, Shirai, Sayuri, Shibata, Takanori, Endoh, Masayuki, Hattori, Motoshi, Akioka, Yuko, Katafuchi, Ritsuko, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Kimura, Kenjiro, Matsuo, Seiichi, Tomino, Yasuhiko

JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY 26 ( 2 ) 350 - 357 2013.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1121-8428

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A multicenter case-control study on IgA nephropathy (IgAN) was conducted to develop an evidence-based clinicopathologic classification of IgAN for predicting long-term renal outcome. Methods: Two hundred and eighty-seven patients including those with isolated hematuria or very mild proteinuria were enrolled. During a median follow-up of 9.3 years after biopsy, 49 patients (17%) progressed to end stage renal disease (ESRD). The associations between pathological variables and the need for chronic dialysis was examined by multivariate logistic regression analysis separately in patients who required dialysis earlier than 5 years (Early Progressors) and those who required dialysis within 5 to 10 years (Late Progressors) after biopsy. Results: Independent pathological variables predicting progression to ESRD were global sclerosis, segmental sclerosis and fibrous crescents for Early Progressors, and global sclerosis and cellular/fibrocellular crescents for Late Progressors. Four histological grades, HG 1, HG 2, HG 3 and HG 4, were established corresponding to &lt
25%, 25-49%, 50-74% and ≥75% of glomeruli exhibiting cellular or fibrocellular crescents, global sclerosis, segmental sclerosis or fibrous crescents. Eleven (7%) patients in HG 1, 12 (16%) in HG 2, 13 (31%) in HG 3 and 13 (68%) in HG 4 progressed to ESRD. Multivariate logistic analysis revealed that the risk of progression to ESRD was significantly higher in HG 2, 3 and 4 than in HG 1 (odds ratio, 2.4, 5.7 and 27.6 vs. 1.0). Conclusions: Our evidence-based histologic classification can identify the magnitude of the risk of progression to ESRD and is useful for predicting longterm renal outcome in IgAN. © 2012 Società Italiana di Nefrologia.

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Second-line chemotherapy for refractory small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the esophagus that relapsed after complete remission with irinotecan plus cisplatin therapy: Case report and review of the literature

Funakoshi, Shinsuke, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Teramoto, Kana, Miyata, Naoteru, Kurita, Satoshi, Adachi, Masayuki, Hamamoto, Yasuo, Higuchi, Hajime, Takaishi, Hiromasa, Hibi, Toshifumi

ONCOLOGY LETTERS (SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD)  5 ( 1 ) 117 - 122 2013.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1792-1074

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Small cell esophageal carcinoma is a type of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SCNEC). SCNEC follows an aggressive clinical course and has a poor prognosis despite multidisciplinary therapies. A standard therapeutic strategy, including surgery, radiation and first-/second-line chemotherapy, has not yet been established for SCNEC. We present a case of SCNEC of the esophagus. A 66-year-old male with SCNEC as extensive disease was treated with 60 mg/m(2) cisplatin on day 1 plus 60 mg/m(2) irinotecan on days 1,8 and 15 every 4 weeks (IP) with successful complete remission. After the sixth course of IP, increasing pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) and nonspecific enolase (NSE) levels and intense fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avidity in a lymph node around the celiac artery (SUVmax, 8.3) indicated a refractory relapse of the disease. The patient was treated with three courses of amrubicin (AMR, 35 mg/m(2)) administered intravenously for 3 consecutive days every 3 weeks as a second-line chemotherapy. The ProGRP and NSE levels returned to the normal range I month after the initiation of second-line chemotherapy. However, the ProGRP and NSE levels were elevated after the third course of AMR, and PET-CT revealed progressive disease with liver metastasis and extended lymph node metastasis. As the patient remained asymptomatic, paclitaxel (100 mg/m(2)) was started as third-line chemotherapy. Patients with SCNEC of the esophagus with extensive disease should be treated with aggressive chemotherapy rather than surgery or radiation monotherapy. In the present case, tumor markers such as ProGRP and NSE were predictive of relapse and PET-CT was used to detect relapse. Further research is required to identify and exploit promising agents for resistant SCNEC.

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Computational grading of hepatocellular carcinoma using multifractal feature description

Atupelage, Chamidu, Nagahashi, Hiroshi, Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Abe, Tokiya, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Sakamoto, Michiie

COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL IMAGING AND GRAPHICS (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)  37 ( 1 ) 61 - 71 2013.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0895-6111

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Cancer grading has become an important topic in the field of image interpretation-based computer aided diagnosis systems. This paper proposes a novel feature descriptor to observe the characteristics of histopathological textures in a discriminative manner. The proposed feature descriptor utilizes fractal geometric analysis with four multifractal measures to construct an eight dimensional feature space. The proposed method employed a bag-of-feature-based classification model to discriminate a set of hepatocellular carcinoma images into five categories according to Edmondson and Steiner's grading system. Three feature selection methods were utilized to obtain the most discriminative features of codeword dictionary (codebook). Furthermore, we incorporated four other textural feature descriptors: Gabor-filters, LM-filters, local binary patterns, and Haralick, to obtain a benchmark of the accuracy of the classification. Two experiments were performed: (i) classifying non-neoplastic tissues and tumors and (ii) grading the hepatocellular carcinoma images into five classes. Experimental results indicated the significance of the multifractal features for describing the histopathological image texture because it outperformed other four feature descriptors. We graded a given ROI image by defining a threshold-based majority-voting rule and obtained an average correct classification rate around 95% for five classes classification. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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What is the Most Effective Tool for Detecting Prostate Cancer using a Standard MR Scanner?

Osugi, Kei, Tanimoto, Akihiro, Nakashima, Jun, Shinoda, Kazunobu, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Oya, Mototsugu, Jinzaki, Masahiro, Kuribayashi, Sachio

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICAL SCIENCES (JPN SOC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE)  12 ( 4 ) 271 - 280 2013

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1347-3182

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Purpose: We aimed to determine which of the following magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequences is most effective for detecting prostate cancer: T-2-weighted (T2W), dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) T-1-weighted (TOW), or diffusion-weighted (DWI) imaging or apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) mapping.
Materials and Methods: We included 37 male patients with prostate cancer who underwent MR imaging before radical prostatectomy in this retrospective study. Sixty-four foci (&gt;5 mm in size; 35 in the peripheral zone [PZ], 29 in the transitional zone [TZ]) were histopathologically determined to be prostate cancer. We determined the capacity of T2W, DCE-T1W, DWI, ADC mapping alone, and the combination of ADC mapping with DWI, and conventional MR sequences to detect prostate cancer, including their sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV), with reference to the results obtained in histopathological examinations of whole-mount sections.
Results: In the PZ, sensitivities were 31.4% (T2W), 37.1% (DCE-T1W), 51.4% (DWI), and 71.4% (ADC mapping); PPVs were 78.6% (T2W), 92.9% (DCE-T1W), 94.7% (DWI), and 96.0% (ADC mapping). Sensitivity was significantly higher of ADC mapping than other sequences. In the TZ, sensitivities were 55.1% (T2W), 44.8% (DCE-T1W), 82.8% (DWI), and 89.7% (ADC mapping); PPVs were 64.0% (T2W), 46.4% (DCE-T1W), 70.6% (DWI), and 72.2% (ADC mapping). Sensitivity was significantly higher of ADC mapping and DWI than conventional MR imaging, but there was no significant correlation between DWI/ADC mapping and T2W/DCE-T1W with respect to PPVs. Combining sequences did not improve sensitivity; only the PPV in the TZ improved when ADC mapping was combined with DCE-T1W.
Conclusion: ADC mapping is the most effective standard MR imaging tool for detecting prostate cancer. The addition of DCE-T1W may improve the PPV of ADC mapping for diagnosing cancer in the TZ.

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[Proposal of remission criteria for IgA nephropathy].

Matsuo S, Kawamura T, Suzuki Y, Joh K, Tomino Y, Horikoshi S, Nishino T, Yoshikawa N, Hattori M, Kimura K, Yasuda T, Shirai S, Shibata T, Yoshimura M, Utsunomiya Y, Endoh M, Sakamoto N, Matsushima M, Miyazaki Y, Yasuda Y, Yokoo T, Kagami S, Hataya H, Suzuki H, Matsuzaki K, Uchida S, Ito T, Shimizu A, Katafuchi R, Hisano S, Hashiguchi A

Nihon Jinzo Gakkai shi 55 ( 7 ) 1249 - 1254 2013

Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0385-2385

Computational Cell Classification Methodology for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Chamidu Atupelage, Hiroshi Nagahashi, Fumikazu Kimura, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Tokiya Abe, Akinori Hashiguchi, Michiie Sakamoto

2013 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN ICT FOR EMERGING REGIONS (ICTER) (IEEE)     21 - 27 2013

Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  2377-6854

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Liver cancer is one of the frequent causes of death in the world. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common histological type of primary liver cancer. HCC can be graded according to the malignancy of the tumors. Generally, a HCC grade is determined based on the characteristics of liver cell nuclei. This paper illustrates a methodology for classifying liver cell nuclei and grading HCC histological images quantitatively. The liver cell nuclei are classified in three consecutive tasks: nuclear segmentation, fibrous region detection, and nuclear classification. Each task utilizes the pixel-based textural features that are obtained through multifractal computation on digital images. First, the system segments every possible type of nuclei and excludes the nuclei within fibrous regions. Then, it classifies the rest of the nuclei to discriminate liver cell nuclei. For tumor grading, this method utilizes the following four categories of nuclear features: inner texture, geometry, spatial distribution, and surrounding texture. The proposed method was employed to classify a set of HCC histological images into five.

Automatic classification of hepatocellular carcinoma images based on nuclear and structural features

Tomoharu Kiyuna, Akira Saito, Atsushi Marugame, Yoshiko Yamashita, Maki Ogura, Eric Cosatto, Tokiya Abe, Akinori Hashiguchi, Michiie Sakamoto

MEDICAL IMAGING 2013: DIGITAL PATHOLOGY (SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING)  8676 2013

Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0277-786X

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Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on the basis of digital images is a challenging problem because, unlike gastrointestinal carcinoma, strong structural and morphological features are limited and sometimes absent from HCC images. In this study, we describe the classification of HCC images using statistical distributions of features obtained from image analysis of cell nuclei and hepatic trabeculae. Images of 130 hematoxylin-eosin (HE) stained histologic slides were captured at 20X by a slide scanner (Nanozoomer, Hamamatsu Photonics, Japan) and 1112 regions of interest (ROI) images were extracted for classification (551 negatives and 561 positives, including 113 well-differentiated positives). For a single nucleus, the following features were computed: area, perimeter, circularity, ellipticity, long and short axes of elliptic fit, contour complexity and gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) texture features (angular second moment, contrast, homogeneity and entropy). In addition, distributions of nuclear density and hepatic trabecula thickness within an ROI were also extracted. To represent an ROI, statistical distributions (mean, standard deviation and percentiles) of these features were used. In total, 78 features were extracted for each ROI and a support vector machine (SVM) was trained to classify negative and positive ROIs. Experimental results using 5-fold cross validation show 90% sensitivity for an 87.8% specificity. The use of statistical distributions over a relatively large area makes the HCC classifier robust to occasional failures in the extraction of nuclear or hepatic trabecula features, thus providing stability to the system.

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A role of image processing technology for pathological image - A research project for quantitative pathology

Kobayashi, N., Sakamoto, M., Hashiguchi, A., Yamaguchi, M., Nagahashi, H., Saito, A.

Journal of the Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan 42 ( 2 )  2013

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An algorithm to evaluate the number of trabecular cell layers using nucleus arrangement applied to hepatocellular carcinoma

Hideki Komagata, Naoki Kobayashi, Ayako Katoh, Yasuka Ohnuki, Masahiro Ishikawa, Kazuma Shinoda, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Tokiya Abe, Akinori Hashiguchi, Michiie Sakamoto

MEDICAL IMAGING 2013: DIGITAL PATHOLOGY (SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING)  8676 2013

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Recent advances in information technology have improved pathological virtual-slide technology and diagnostic support system studies of pathological images. Diagnostic support systems utilize quantitative indices determined by image processing. In previous studies on diagnostic support systems, carcinomatous areas of breast or lung have been recognized by the feature quantities of nuclear sizes, complexities, and internuclear distances based on graph theory, among other features. Improving recognition accuracy is important for the addition of new feature quantities. We focused on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and investigated new feature quantities of histological images of HCC. One of the most important histological features of HCC is the trabecular pattern. For diagnosing cancer, it is important to recognize the tumor cell trabeculae. We propose a new algorithm for calculating the number of cell layers in histological images of HCC in tissue sections stained by hematoxylin and eosin. For the calculation, we used a Delaunay diagram that was based on the median points of nuclei, deleted the sinusoid and fat droplet regions from the Delaunay diagram, and counted the Delaunay lines while applying a thinning algorithm. Moreover, we experimented with the calculation of the number of cell layers with our method for different histological grades of HCC. The number of cell layers discriminated tumor differentiations and Edmondson grades; therefore, our algorithm may serve as an index of HCC for diagnostic support systems.

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Color correction for automatic fibrosis quantification in liver biopsy specimens.

Yuri Murakami, Tokiya Abe, Akinori Hashiguchi, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Akira Saito, Michiie Sakamoto

Journal of pathology informatics 4   36 - 36 2013

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CONTEXT: For a precise and objective quantification of liver fibrosis, quantitative evaluations through image analysis have been utilized. However, manual operations are required in most cases for extracting fiber areas because of color variation included in digital pathology images. AIMS: The purpose of this research is to propose a color correction method for whole slide images (WSIs) of Elastica van Gieson (EVG) stained liver biopsy tissue specimens and to realize automated operation of image analysis for fibrosis quantification. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our experimental dataset consisted of 38 WSIs of liver biopsy specimens collected from 38 chronic viral hepatitis patients from multiple medical facilities, stained with EVG and scanned at ×20 using a Nano Zoomer 2.0 HT (Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., Hamamatsu, Japan). Color correction was performed by modifying the color distribution of a target WSI so as to fit to the reference, where the color distribution was modeled by a set of two triangle pyramids. Using color corrected WSIs; fibrosis quantification was performed based on tissue classification analysis. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were calculated between liver stiffness measured by transient elastography and median area ratio of collagen fibers calculated based on tissue classification results. RESULTS: Statistical analysis results showed a significant correlation r = 0.61-0.68 even when tissue classifiers were trained by using a subset of WSIs, while the correlation coefficients were reduced to r = 0.40-0.50 without color correction. CONCLUSIONS: Fibrosis quantification accompanied with the proposed color correction method could provide an objective evaluation tool for liver fibrosis, which complements semi-quantitative histologic evaluation systems.

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Automatic segmentation of hepatocellular structure from HE-stained liver tissue

Masahiro Ishikawa, Sercan Taha Ahi, Yuri Murakami, Fumikazu Kimura, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Tokiya Abe, Akinori Hashiguchi, Michiie Sakamoto

MEDICAL IMAGING 2013: DIGITAL PATHOLOGY (SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING)  8676 2013

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The analysis of hepatic tissue structure is required for quantitative assessment of liver histology. Especially, a cord-like structure of liver cells, called trabecura, has important information in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the extraction of trabeculae is thought to be difficult because liver cells take on various colors and appearances depending on tissue conditions. In this paper, we propose an approach to extract trabeculae from images of hematoxyline and eosin stained liver tissue slide by extracting the rest of trabeculae: sinusoids and stromal area. The sinusoids are simply extracted based on the color information, where the image is corrected by an orientation selective filtering before segmentaion. The stromal area mainly consists of fiber, and often includes lymphocytes densely. Therefore, in the proposed method, fiber region and lymphocytes are extracted separately, then, stromal region is determined based on the extracted results. The determination of stroma is performed based on superpixels, to obtain precise boundaries. Once the regions of sinusoids and stroma are obtained, trabeculae can be segmented as the remaining region. The proposed method was applied to 10 test images of normal and HCC liver tissues, and the results were evaluated based on the manual segmentation. As a result, we confirmed that both sensitivity and specificity of the extraction of trabeculae reach around 90%.

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Classification of Prostate Histopathology Images Based on Multifractal Analysis

Atupelage, Chamidu, Nagahashi, Hiroshi, Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Abe, Tokiya, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Sakamoto, Michiie

IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS (IEICE-INST ELECTRONICS INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS ENG)  E95D ( 12 ) 3037 - 3045 2012.12

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0916-8532

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Histopathology is a microscopic anatomical study of body tissues and widely used as a cancer diagnosing method. Generally, pathologists examine the structural deviation of cellular and sub-cellular components to diagnose the malignancy of body tissues. These judgments may often subjective to pathologists' skills and personal experiences. However, computational diagnosis tools may circumvent these limitations and improve the reliability of the diagnosis decisions. This paper proposes a prostate image classification method by extracting textural behavior using multifractal analysis. Fractal geometry is used to describe the complexity of self-similar structures as a non-integer exponent called fractal dimension. Natural complex structures (or images) are not self-similar, thus a single exponent (the fractal dimension) may not be adequate to describe the complexity of such structures. Multifractal analysis technique has been introduced to describe the complexity as a spectrum of fractal dimensions. Based on multifractal computation of digital imaging, we obtain two textural feature descriptors; i) local irregularity: alpha and ii) global regularity: f(alpha). We exploit these multifractal feature descriptors with a texton dictionary based classification model to discriminate cancer/non-cancer tissues of histopathology images of H&E stained prostate biopsy specimens. Moreover, we examine other three feature descriptors; Gabor filter bank, LM filter bank and Haralick features to benchmark the performance of the proposed method. Experiment results indicated that the performance of the proposed multifractal feature descriptor outperforms the other feature descriptors by achieving over 94% of correct classification accuracy.

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微小変化型ネフローゼ症候群を認めた多発性骨髄腫の1例

吉藤 歩, 篠村 裕之, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 鷲田 直輝, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  54 ( 6 ) 732 - 732 2012.08

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肉芽腫形成を伴う薬剤性急性間質性腎炎の2症例

二木 功治, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 小西 孝之助, 橋口 明典, 林 晃一, 林 松彦, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  54 ( 6 ) 714 - 714 2012.08

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抗GBM抗体陽性腎炎にヘノッホ・シェーライン紫斑病(HSP)を合併した一例

小口 英世, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 小西 孝之助, 橋口 明典, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  54 ( 6 ) 736 - 736 2012.08

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全国調査に基づくカルシフィラキシス診断基準の提案

林, 松彦, 高松, 一郎, 吉田, 理, 菅野, 義彦, 佐藤, 裕史, 阿部, 貴之, 橋口, 明典, 細谷, 龍男, 秋葉, 隆, 中元, 秀友, 梅澤, 明弘, 重松, 隆, 深川, 雅史, 川村, 哲也, 田中, 勝, 杉野, 吉則, 「Calciphylaxisの診断, 治療に関する調査, 研究」班

日本透析医学会雑誌 (The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy)  45 ( 7 ) 551 - 557 2012.07

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カルシフィラキシスは、末期腎不全により透析療法を受けている患者を中心に発症する、非常に疼痛の強い難治性皮膚潰瘍を主症状とする、時に致死的な疾患である。病理学的所見としては、小動脈の中膜石灰化、内膜の浮腫状増殖を特徴的所見としている。これまで本邦における発症状況などは不明であったが、平成21年度厚生労働省難治性疾患克服事業として、われわれ研究班により初めて全国調査がなされた。その結果、発症率は欧米に比べて極めて低いと推定され、その要因の一つとして、疾患に対する認知度が極めて低いことが考えられた。そこで、疾患概念を明らかとして、その認知度を高めるとともに、診断を容易にするために、全国調査を基として診断基準の作成を行った。この診断基準は、今後の症例の集積に基づく見直しが必要と考えられるが、カルシフィラキシスに対する認知度を高める上では重要な試みと考えている。(著者抄録)

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Insulinoma may mask the existence of Type1 diabetes

Y. Oikawa, T. Katsuki, M. Kawasaki, A. Hashiguchi, K. Mukai, K. Handa, M. Tomita, Y. Kabeya, Y. Asai, K. Iwase, S. Hirose, K. Koyama, Y. Atsumi, A. Shimada

Diabetic Medicine 29 ( 7 ) e138 - e141 2012.07

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Background Insulinoma is a tumour of insulin-producing cells of the pancreas and is known to be one of the causes of hypoglycaemia. Usually, appropriate removal of the insulinoma results in normalization of blood glucose levels. However, we found novel cases of insulinoma, in which hyperglycaemia developed soon after resection of the insulinoma. Case report We encountered two patients with repeated hypoglycaemia caused by insulinoma. Following removal of the insulinoma, unanticipated hyperglycaemia was observed in both patients. Thereafter, their blood tests revealed low levels of serum C-peptide and high titres of anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody, indicating concomitant Type1 diabetes. Indeed, histological examination of the resected specimen revealed that one patient showed insulitis in non-tumorous pancreatic tissue in which β-cells had already disappeared. Moreover, inflammatory cells infiltrated the insulinoma, as if it were insulitis of Type1 diabetes, suggesting the existence of anti-islet autoimmunity. Conclusion These are first cases of insulinoma associated with underlying Type1 diabetes. Physicians should be aware of the possibility that insulinoma may mask Type1 diabetes, and measurement of anti-islet autoantibodies may be helpful to find underlying Type1 diabetes, such as in these cases. It is pathologically interesting that the immune cell infiltration into insulinoma may be suggestive of anti-islet autoimmunity. © 2012 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine © 2012 Diabetes UK.

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MPO-ANCA associated crescentic glomerulonephritis with numerous immune complexes: case report

Morizane, R, Konishi, K, Hashiguchi, A, Tokuyama, H, Wakino, S, Kawabe, H, Hayashi, M, Hayashi, K, Itoh, H

BMC Nephrol (Springer Science and Business Media LLC)  13 ( 1 ) 32 2012.06

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BACKGROUND: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated crescentic glomerulonephritis (CGN) is a major cause of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN). ANCA-associated CGN is generally classified into pauci-immune RPGN, in which there are few or no immune complexes. CASE PRESENTATION: A 78-year-old man presented with RPGN after a 7-year course of chronic proteinuria and hematuria with stable renal function. A blood examination showed a high titer of myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA. A renal biopsy showed crescentic glomerulonephritis with abundant subepithelial, intramenbranous and subendothelial deposits by electron microscopy, leading to the diagnosis of ANCA-associated CGN superimposed on type 3 membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). CONCLUSIONS: This case is unique in that type 3 MPGN and MPO-ANCA-associated CGN coexisted, and no similar case has been reported to date. Because ANCA-associated CGN has a predilection for elderly individuals and primary type 3 MPGN is rarely seen in this age group, coincidental existence appears less likely. This case may confer valuable information regarding the link between immune complex and ANCA-associated CGN.

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当院における切除断端陽性前立腺癌に関する予後因子の検討

矢澤 聰, 水野 隆一, 中島 淳, 長田 浩彦, 向井 万起男, 橋口 明典, 篠田 和伸, 香野 日高, 菊地 栄次, 浅沼 宏, 宮嶋 哲, 中川 健, 大家 基嗣

泌尿器外科 (医学図書出版(株))  25 ( 臨増 ) 1085 - 1085 2012.05

Joint Work,  ISSN  0914-6180

Disease of the year IgA腎症 班会議分類とOxford分類の対比とこれからの課題

橋口 明典, 城 謙輔

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  54 ( 3 ) 193 - 193 2012.04

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

微小変化群のネフローゼ症候群に合併した急性腎障害に血漿交換療法を併用した2例

小口, 英世, 村上, 円人, 荒木, 崇志, 目黒, 真理子, 橋口, 明典, 佐藤, 崇, 神戸, 香織, 重原, 理宏

日本透析医学会雑誌 (The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy)  45 ( 2 ) 179 - 185 2012.02

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微小変化群のネフローゼ症候群に合併した急性腎障害に対して血漿交換が著効した2例を経験したので報告する。症例1は39歳男性、症例2は33歳女性である。2例とも、メチルプレドニゾロンのパルス療法を行ったが、急性腎障害となり血液濾過透析が必要になった。血清アルブミン濃度は、症例1が1.8mg/dL、症例2が1.6mg/dLといずれも低値であった。アルブミンの静脈内投与は急性腎障害に対していずれも無効であった。3回の血液濾過透析を施行したが、急性腎障害が改善しないため5%アルブミン溶液による血漿交換を行った。血漿交換の終了時期には尿量は著増し、その後急速に腎機能は改善し、その後の血液濾過透析は不要となった。腎生検所見は微小変化群の所見であり、著明な足突起の癒合を伴っており、急性尿細管壊死の所見は認めなかった。蛋白尿は血漿交換後に症例1では3日後から、症例2では翌日から減少し始めた。血漿交換の急性腎障害に対する有効性は単に重症の低アルブミン血症の補正のみでは説明は困難であると考えられた。血液中に存在する何らかの病因物質の除去とステロイドパルス療法との相乗効果が関与していた可能性が示唆された。(著者抄録)

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【IgA腎症-明らかになったことと今後の問題点】 オックスフォード分類とIgA腎症診療指針 第3版における予後分類の比較、使い分け

橋口, 明典

腎と透析 72 ( 1 ) 81 - 84 2012.01

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2156

Multifractal feature descriptor for histopathology

Atupelage, C., Nagahashi, H., Yamaguchi, M., Sakamoto, M., Hashiguchi, A.

Analytical Cellular Pathology 35 ( 2 )  2012

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【炎症とがん-最新の知見-】 肝炎と肝細胞がん

橋口, 明典, 坂元, 亨宇

侵襲と免疫 20 ( 4 ) 157 - 163 2011.12

Joint Work,  ISSN  0917-7175

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肝細胞癌の病因としB型肝炎ウイルス(HBV)、C型肝炎ウイルス(HCV)、非アルコール性脂肪性肝炎(NASH)は重要で、HBVおよびHCVは肝細胞癌の病因の約85%を占める。また、NASH患者の10〜29%は10年で肝硬変に至るとされ、NASHによる肝硬変から肝細胞癌が発生する頻度は4〜27%と報告されている。HBV、HCV、NASHにおける発癌機構について概説した。

Renal amyloidosis caused by apolipoprotein A-II without a genetic mutation in the coding sequence

Morizane, Ryuji, Monkawa, Toshiaki, Konishi, Konosuke, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Ueda, Mitsuharu, Ando, Yukio, Tokuyama, Hirobumi, Hayashi, Koichi, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Itoh, Hiroshi

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NEPHROLOGY (SPRINGER)  15 ( 5 ) 774 - 779 2011.10

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1342-1751

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Although the majority of renal amyloidosis is caused by either acquired monoclonal immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis or reactive systemic amyloid A, some cases are caused by hereditary amyloidosis. Apolipoprotein A-II (apoAII) amyloidosis is a rare form of hereditary amyloidosis and cannot be diagnosed by a routine examination. Thus, the prevalence and etiology of apoAII amyloidosis are uncertain. In humans, a genetic mutation in the stop codon of apoAII is considered to be a cause of amyloid fibril formation. We report on a 68-year-old man who presented with proteinuria by apoAII amyloidosis without family history. His proteinuria gradually increased to 6 g/day within 1 year. A renal biopsy showed amyloid deposition in the glomeruli, however, acquired monoclonal immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis and reactive systemic amyloid A were ruled out. Immunohistochemistry revealed apoAII deposition in the glomeruli, but DNA sequencing did not identify any genetic mutation in the coding sequence of apoAII. Here, we report a case of apoAII amyloidosis without a genetic mutation in the coding sequence and discuss the etiology of apoAII amyloidosis.

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病理組織標本のデジタルスライド画像における定量的特徴量の算出

福井, 智也, 山口, 雅浩, 村上, 百合, 木村, 文一, 橋口, 明典, 坂本, 亨宇, 大山, 永昭

MEDICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY 29 ( Suppl. ) 1 - 4 2011.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0288-450X

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HE染色された肝病理組織標本を対象として、バーチャルスライドスキャナーにより20倍で全スライドの画像入力を行い、その領域ごとの特徴量の可視化を試みた。今回、特徴量として細胞核の密度と分散及びリンパ球の密度を対象とし、ヘマトキシリン及びエオジン色素の色を考慮した前処理とテンプレートマッチングを用いて核及びリンパ球の抽出を行った。抽出された核やリンパ球の位置を基にして密度や分散などの値を領域ごとの特徴量として算出した。標本全体の画像に対して特徴量の画像化を行った結果、核の密度でがん領域の特徴が明瞭に可視化された。(著者抄録)

PDGF受容体阻害薬Sunitinibによる急性腎障害が疑われた2型糖尿病患者の一例

唐澤 隆明, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 大家 基嗣, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  53 ( 6 ) 955 - 955 2011.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

理学的所見に乏しく腎生検にて診断されたALアミロイドーシスの一例

小松 素明, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  53 ( 6 ) 947 - 947 2011.08

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IgA腎症診療指針(第3版)補追 IgA腎症組織アトラス

松尾, 清一, 川村, 哲也, 城, 謙輔, 片渕, 律子, 久野, 敏, 清水, 章, 橋口, 明典, 進行性腎障害に関する調査研究班

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  53 ( 5 ) 655 - 666 2011.07

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稀な経過を辿ったependymal cystの一例

北村 洋平, 佐々木 光, 橋口 明典, 百島 祐貴, 吉田 一成

Brain Tumor Pathology (日本脳腫瘍病理学会)  28 ( Suppl. ) 111 - 111 2011.05

Joint Work,  ISSN  1433-7398

IgA腎症診療指針(第3版)

松尾, 清一, 川村, 哲也, 安田, 隆, 城, 謙輔, 白井, 小百合, 宇都宮, 保典, 遠藤, 正之, 小此木, 英男, 柴田, 孝則, 宮崎, 陽一, 服部, 元史, 小池, 健太郎, 秋岡, 祐子, 横尾, 隆, 平野, 景太, 松島, 雅人, 片渕, 律子, 吉村, 光弘, 久野, 敏, 小倉, 誠, 清水, 章, 堀越, 哲, 橋口, 明典, 鈴木, 祐介, 吉川, 徳茂, 古巣, 朗, 富野, 康日己, 木村, 健二郎, 厚生労働科学研究費補助金難治性疾患克服研究事業進行性腎障害に関する調査研究班報告IgA腎症分科会

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  53 ( 2 ) 123 - 135 2011.03

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根治的前立腺摘除術後のPSA再発と関連する腫瘍サイズマーカーの検討

水野 隆一, 中島 淳, 向井 万起男, 橋口 明典, 篠田 和伸, 香野 日高, 菊地 栄次, 長田 浩彦, 浅沼 宏, 宮嶋 哲, 中川 健, 大家 基嗣

日本泌尿器科学会雑誌 ((一社)日本泌尿器科学会)  102 ( 2 ) 418 - 418 2011.03

Joint Work,  ISSN  0021-5287

A Case of Membranous Nephropathy with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Cyclosporine-induced Remission

Sakamaki, Yusuke, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Wakino, Shu, Fukuda, Seiichi, Konishi, Kounosuke, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Hayashi, Koichi, Itoh, Hiroshi

INTERNAL MEDICINE (JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE)  50 ( 3 ) 233 - 238 2011

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0918-2918

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We report a case of membranous nephropathy with primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). A 76-year-old Japanese man had been treated for PBC and was referred to our department because of acute severe proteinuria (10 g/day). Renal biopsy was performed and was compatible with a diagnosis of membranous nephropathy. The patient was treated with cyclosporine A (CsA; Neoral (R)), which was followed by normalization of liver function and partial remission of proteinuria (0.68 g/day) within six months without any significant side effects. This case suggests that CsA monotherapy is effective for the treatment of both liver dysfunction and membranous nephropathy associated with PBC.

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Contrast-enhanced Ultrasonography of the Prostate with Sonazoid

Matsumoto, Kazuhiro, Nakagawa, Ken, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Kono, Hidaka, Kikuchi, Eiji, Nagata, Hirohiko, Miyajima, Akira, Oya, Mototsugu

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (OXFORD UNIV PRESS)  40 ( 11 ) 1099 - 1104 2010.11

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0368-2811

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The diagnosis of prostate cancer is based on the results of ultrasonography-guided needle biopsy of the prostate, but cancer foci are often not visible in conventional transrectal ultrasonography. Sonazoid is a new microbubble contrast agent. The purpose of our study was to compare areas of contrast material enhancement in the prostate at ultrasonography with whole-mount radical prostatectomy specimens to determine if the use of Sonazoid improves the detection rate of prostate cancer.
Fifty patients with biopsy-proven cancer of the prostate who were scheduled to undergo radical prostatectomy were recruited for this study. The day before the operation, each patient was evaluated with ultrasonography at baseline and again during intravenous infusion of Sonazoid. A map of ultrasonography findings was created prospectively at the time of imaging. Following radical prostatectomy, independent mapping of the pathologic results was performed and the maps were compared.
Ultrasonography evaluation at baseline demonstrated that at least one focus of cancer was identified in 20 of the 50 subjects (40.0%). Meanwhile at least one cancer focus was enhanced in 31 of the 50 patients (62.0%) when Sonazoid was used. The combination of baseline grayscale imaging and contrast-enhanced imaging allowed identification of at least one focus of cancer in 40 patients (80.0%). Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography can improve sensitivity, especially for the detection of large cancer, peripheral zone cancer and highly malignant cancer.
Our study has demonstrated significantly improved detection of prostate cancer with the combination of baseline grayscale imaging and contrast-enhanced imaging compared with conventional ultrasonography techniques only, and this technique may be applicable to targeted biopsy.

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Acute interstitial nephritis associated with ulcerative colitis

Tokuyama, H, Wakino, S, Konishi, K, Hashiguchi, A, Hayashi, K, Itoh, H

Clin Exp Nephrol 14 ( 5 ) 483 - 6 2010.10

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Although drugs used in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) cause renal injury, glomerulopathies may also accompany IBD. We report a case with the rare association of ulcerative colitis (UC) and acute progressive interstitial nephritis. Although the kidney is acknowledged as a target organ for injury as a result of drug nephrotoxicity, our findings lend support to the novel recognition that the deranged autoimmune system emerging in UC causes interstitial nephritis as an extraintestinal manifestation. Overt renal failure due to interstitial nephritis has rarely been reported in UC patients. The case presented here therefore provides novel information on UC-associated nephropathy.

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血液透析患者に発症した小脳・脳幹型進行性多巣性白質脳症の1例

武田, 彩乃, 真杉, 洋平, 門川, 俊明, 石黒, 喜美子, 武光, 智子, 原, 義和, 伊東, 大介, 橋口, 明典, 小西, 孝之助, 林, 松彦, 伊藤, 裕

日本透析医学会雑誌 (The Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy)  43 ( 9 ) 807 - 813 2010.09

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症例は55歳、女性。骨髄増殖性疾患に対する治療経過中に腎不全に至り、54歳時に血液透析導入となった。透析導入10ヵ月時に小脳失調症状が出現し、当院に入院となり、頭部MRIにて小脳にT2強調画像で異常信号を認めた。病変部位は小脳のみであり非特異的であったが、脳脊髄液検査にてJCウイルスPCR陽性であったことから、進行性多巣性白質脳症が第一に疑われた。病巣が急速に拡大するにつれて症状は進行し、不随意運動・構音障害・嚥下障害が出現、誤嚥性肺炎を繰り返すようになり、発症後10ヵ月(透析導入後20ヵ月)に死亡された。剖検にて小脳・脳幹部に脱髄を認め、同部位にJCウイルスの存在を確認し、小脳型進行性多巣性白質脳症の確定診断に至った。また本症例の透析導入前の腎生検を再度検討したところ萎縮・変性した尿細管上皮細胞内に一致して免疫組織化学ならびに電子顕微鏡的に多量のJCウイルス蛋白が確認された。一般に進行性多巣性白質脳症の中で小脳・脳幹を侵す病型は稀であるが、本邦の透析患者における進行性多巣性白質脳症では、小脳型の報告が散見されており、透析患者では小脳型が稀でない可能性がある。また、本症例において透析導入に至った腎不全の原因として、JCウイルス腎症が関与した可能性が高いことが示唆された。JCウイルス感染の腎障害における病的意義については不明な点が多く、今後、症例の蓄積による病態の解明が必要である。(著者抄録)

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蛍光定量デジタルスライド技術

橋口, 明典, 坂元, 亨宇

病理と臨床 28 ( 8 ) 878 - 881 2010.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0287-3745

Apolipoprotein AII変異による腎アミロイドーシスが疑われた一例

森實 隆司, 門川 俊明, 徳山 博文, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 林 松彦, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  52 ( 6 ) 674 - 674 2010.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

膜性増殖性糸球体性腎炎(MPGN)type1にて生体腎移植後に再発した一例

小松 素明, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  52 ( 6 ) 706 - 706 2010.08

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発症に肝切除の影響が疑われたIgA腎症の一例

水口 斉, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕, 橋口 明典

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  52 ( 6 ) 677 - 677 2010.08

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完全寛解後3ヵ月の経過で急性腎障害を呈し維持透析導入となった微小変化型ネフローゼ症候群の1例

山口 慎太郎, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 松彦, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  52 ( 6 ) 673 - 673 2010.08

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妊娠初期に著明なネフローゼ症候群を呈した症例

丸山 達也, 二木 功治, 谷口 友里, 市原 淳弘, 林 松彦, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 末岡 浩, 峰岸 一宏, 橋口 明典, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  52 ( 6 ) 673 - 673 2010.08

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B型肝炎ウイルスキャリアーに発症した膜性増殖性糸球体腎炎

坂東 和香, 脇野 修, 徳山 博文, 齋藤 英胤, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  52 ( 6 ) 677 - 677 2010.08

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肺血栓塞栓症 慢性化のプロセスへの挑戦 慢性血栓塞栓性肺高血圧症(CTEPH)症例における肺動脈血栓と大腿静脈血栓の類似性 心内血栓例と剖検例からの考察

渡辺, 慎太郎, 小室, 哲也, 西村, 芳興, 山口, 佳寿博, 橋口, 明典, 坂田, 洋一

心臓 (Japan Heart Foundation)  42 ( 7 ) 1006 - 1007 2010.07

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症例1:77歳男。慢性閉塞性肺疾患(COPD)とされていたが、呼吸機能正常などより慢性血栓塞栓性肺高血圧症(CTEPH)と診断した。下肢静脈には高輝度びまん性血栓のみ認め、下大静脈フィルター(IVCF)は使用しなかった。しかし、その後酸素必要量が上昇して入院し、心エコーで右室内に小血栓像を認めた。永久型IVCFを留置し血栓溶解療法を施行したが、肺炎を併発して死亡した。症例2:84歳男。COPDとされていたが、呼吸困難、低酸素血症で入院し、右室負荷を認めてCTEPHと診断した。下肢静脈エコーで高輝度びまん性血栓を認め、入院2日目に死亡した。剖検所見で、左大腿静脈壁内膜の線維性肥厚を認め、器質化陳旧性血栓の所見がみられた。肺動脈内にも内膜の肥厚を認め、下肢静脈の器質化血栓と類似していた。肥厚が強い狭窄部には、剥離と新鮮血栓が形成されている箇所も認めた。

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腎生検所見から何を学ぶか(No.41) 急速進行性糸球体腎炎を呈した紫斑病性腎炎と思われる1例

林, 香, 橋本, 寿之, 篠村, 裕之, 林, 松彦, 小西, 孝之助, 伊藤, 裕, 橋口, 明典, 長田, 道夫

腎と透析 68 ( 5 ) 923 - 930 2010.05

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2156

【IgA腎症 最新動向】 IgA腎症の病理組織分類 オックスフォード国際分類とわが国の分類との比較

橋口, 明典

医学のあゆみ 232 ( 11 ) 1121 - 1126 2010.03

Joint Work,  ISSN  0039-2359

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IgA腎症は幅広い臨床像を有し、これらの予後を予測するために、数々の組織学的分類が提唱されてきた。2008年、厚生労働省進行性腎障害研究班IgA腎症分科会があらたな病理組織分類を提案する一方、2009年、国際IgA腎症ネットワーク(International IgA Nephropathy Network)およびRenal Pathology Societyのワーキンググループより、いわゆるオックスフォード分類が発表されるに至り、その相違がわが国において混乱を招く危険性を帯びてきた。本稿ではそれぞれの分類の特徴を述べ、両者を比較検討することにより、双方の組織分類の問題点について考察する。(著者抄録)

根治術が施行された前立腺癌における生検本数と病理組織学的所見の比較検討

古内 徹, 水野 隆一, 中島 淳, 向井 万起男, 橋口 明典, 香野 日高, 菊地 栄次, 長田 浩彦, 宮嶋 哲, 中川 健, 大家 基嗣

日本泌尿器科学会雑誌 ((一社)日本泌尿器科学会)  101 ( 2 ) 438 - 438 2010.02

Joint Work,  ISSN  0021-5287

PSA腫瘍密度による限局性前立腺癌の病理学的病期の予測

水野 隆一, 中島 淳, 向井 万起男, 橋口 明典, 香野 日高, 菊地 栄次, 長田 浩彦, 浅沼 宏, 宮嶋 哲, 中川 健, 大家 基嗣

日本泌尿器科学会雑誌 ((一社)日本泌尿器科学会)  101 ( 2 ) 192 - 192 2010.02

Joint Work,  ISSN  0021-5287

A Case of IgA-related Enteropathy Complicated with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Progressive IgA Nephropathy: A Possible Variant Henoch-Schonlein Purpura?

Nakamura, Shoko, Hisamatsu, Tadakazu, Kikuchi, Jun, Adachi, Masayuki, Yamagishi, Yoshiyuki, Imaeda, Hiroyuki, Hosoe, Naoki, Naganuma, Makoto, Ebinuma, Hirotoshi, Okamoto, Susumu, Kanai, Takanori, Ogata, Haruhiko, Hanaoka, Hironari, Furuya, Yoshiaki, Kawano, Yoshinaga, Bokuda, Kanako, Sasamura, Hiroyuki, Uchida, Hiroshi, Endo, Takashi, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Kameyama, Kaori, Mukai, Makio, Hibi, Toshifumi

INTERNAL MEDICINE 49 ( 16 ) 1755 - 1761 2010

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  0918-2918

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A Case of IgA-related Enteropathy Complicated with Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Progressive IgA Nephropathy: A Possible Variant Henoch-Schonlein Purpura?

Nakamura, Shoko, Hisamatsu, Tadakazu, Kikuchi, Jun, Adachi, Masayuki, Yamagishi, Yoshiyuki, Imaeda, Hiroyuki, Hosoe, Naoki, Naganuma, Makoto, Ebinuma, Hirotoshi, Okamoto, Susumu, Kanai, Takanori, Ogata, Haruhiko, Hanaoka, Hironari, Furuya, Yoshiaki, Kawano, Yoshinaga, Bokuda, Kanako, Sasamura, Hiroyuki, Uchida, Hiroshi, Endo, Takashi, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Kameyama, Kaori, Mukai, Makio, Hibi, Toshifumi

INTERNAL MEDICINE 49 ( 16 ) 1755 - 1761 2010

Research paper (scientific journal),  ISSN  0918-2918

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Are predictive models for cancer volume clinically useful in localized prostate cancer?

Ishida, Masaru, Nakashima, Jun, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Mizuno, Ryuichi, Shinoda, Kazunobu, Kikuchi, Eiji, Miyajima, Akira, Nakagawa, Ken, Mukai, Makio, Oya, Mototsugu

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY (WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC)  16 ( 12 ) 936 - 940 2009.12

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0919-8172

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Objectives:
To evaluate the correlation between preoperatively predicted and pathologically measured prostate cancer volumes and to investigate the clinical use of preoperatively predicted cancer volume in predicting pathological stage.
Methods:
Correlations between pathological findings and various preoperative parameters, including the cancer volumes as predicted by using two methods (Vca and estimated PCvol), were analyzed in 196 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer.
Results:
Pathologically measured prostate cancer volume was significantly correlated with the Vca and estimated PCvol, but the correlation coefficients were respectively only 0.46 and 0.35. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), PSA density (PSAD), primary Gleason score, Vca, Vca fraction (Vcafx), and estimated PCvol were significantly higher in 82 patients with extraprostatic cancer than in 114 patients with organ-confined cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were significantly correlated with pathological stage. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the Vcafx and MRI findings were significant predictors of extraprostatic cancer, but receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that the combination of Vcafx and MRI findings had no advantage over the combination of Gleason score, PSAD, and MRI findings.
Conclusions:
Vca and estimated PCvol are significantly correlated with the pathologically measured cancer volume but their ability to accurately predict cancer volume is limited. Vcafx and MRI findings were statistically significant predictors of extraprostatic cancer but their combination was not superior to the combination of Gleason score, PSAD, and MRI findings.

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Construction of human monoclonal single-chain Fv antibodies against small-cell lung cancer by phage display libraries derived from cell-immunized SCID mice engrafted with human peripheral blood lymphocytes

Douguchi, Junya, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Sakamoto, Michiie

PROTEOMICS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS (WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH)  3 ( 11 ) 1265 - 1272 2009.11

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1862-8346

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In this study, we describe a phage display strategy to obtain human monoclonal single-chain Fv (scFv) antibodies binding target cancer cell surface proteins. By developing a cancer cell immunization protocol for SCID mice engrafted with human peripheral blood lymphocytes in combination with an antibody phage display method, we have isolated phage antibodies binding small-cell lung cancer cell line H889 by subtractive selection. One of the isolated scFv antibodies, 12EAb, recognized the E2 component of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC-E2) by immunoprecipitation according to MALDI-TOF MS analysis. Furthermore, we have confirmed the plasma membrane localization of PDC-E2 in small-cell lung cancer cells by immunocytochemistry and cell surface protein biotinylation, although PDC-E2 is usually located in the mitochondrial matrix. These results, including unique localization of identified antigens, were obtained by proteomic approaches. The present methods can be applied to generate human monoclonal scFv antibodies against tumor cells and to identify new molecular targets for immunotherapy and markers for diagnosis.

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第2世代超音波造影剤(ソナゾイド)の前立腺癌描出に関する有用性の検討

松本, 一宏, 中川, 健, 橋口, 明典, 香野, 日高, 菊地, 栄次, 宮嶋, 哲, 中島, 淳, 大家, 基嗣

泌尿器外科 (医学図書出版(株))  22 ( 8 ) 1061 - 1062 2009.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0914-6180

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第2世代超音波造影剤(ソナゾイド)の前立腺癌描出に関する有用性につきProspectiveに検討を行った。前立腺全摘術を予定された患者を対象とし、術前に検査を実施し腫瘍局在を同定した。前立腺摘出検体の病理組織結果と比較したところ、高率に癌病巣を描出できていた。Gleason's score高値や被膜浸潤陽性症例においては、正診率はさらに上昇した。前立腺生検時に応用することにより、偽陰性となっていた患者の早期発見に繋がる可能性が示唆された。(著者抄録)

病理最前線 腎臓-腎硬化症の語りかけるもの

橋口, 明典

医と食 1 ( 3 ) 2 - 3 2009.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  1883-6658

CKDの発症からシェーグレン症候群と診断に至った一例

侯 金成, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  51 ( 6 ) 672 - 672 2009.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

肝硬変および糖尿病の影響が疑われた結節性糸球体硬化症の一例

水口 斉, 脇野 修, 立松 覚, 徳山 博文, 小西 孝之助, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕, 橋口 明典

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  51 ( 6 ) 664 - 664 2009.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

クローン病に腎および腸管アミロイドーシスを合併した一例

籠尾 壽哉, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 橋口 明典, 小西 孝之助, 林 松彦, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 ((一社)日本腎臓学会)  51 ( 6 ) 650 - 650 2009.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2385

治療抵抗性を示し15年間低補体血症が持続した後自然軽快した1型MPGNの1症例

上原 朋子, 遠海 重裕, 五月女 友美子, 松山 健, 本田 雅敬, 粟津 緑, 橋口 明典

日本小児腎臓病学会雑誌 ((一社)日本小児腎臓病学会)  22 ( 1Suppl. ) 123 - 123 2009.06

Joint Work, Accepted,  ISSN  0915-2245

Synuclein-gamma Is Closely Involved in Perineural Invasion and Distant Metastasis in Mouse Models and Is a Novel Prognostic Factor in Pancreatic Cancer

Hibi, Taizo, Mori, Taisuke, Fukuma, Mariko, Yamazaki, Ken, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Yamada, Taketo, Tanabe, Minoru, Aiura, Koichi, Kawakami, Takao, Ogiwara, Atsushi, Kosuge, Tomoo, Kitajima, Masaki, Kitagawa, Yuko, Sakamoto, Michiie

CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH (AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH)  15 ( 8 ) 2864 - 2871 2009.04

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1078-0432

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Purpose: Perineural invasion is associated with the high incidence of local recurrence and a dismal prognosis in pancreatic cancer. We previously reported a novel perineural invasion model and distinguished high- and low-perineural invasion groups in pancreatic cancer cell lines. This study aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanism of perineural invasion.
Experimental Design: To identify key biological markers involved in perineural invasion, differentially expressed molecules were investigated by proteomics and transcriptomics. Synuclein-gamma emerged as the only up-regulated molecule in high-perineural invasion group by both analyses. The clinical significance and the biological property of synuclein-gamma were examined in 62 resected cases of pancreatic cancer and mouse models.
Results: Synuclein-gamma overexpression was observed in 38 (61%) cases and correlated with major invasive parameters, including perineural invasion and lymph node metastasis (P &lt; 0.05). Multivariate analyses revealed synuclein-gamma overexpression as the only independent predictor of diminished overall survival [hazard ratio, 3.4 (95% confidence interval, 1.51-7.51)] and the strongest negative indicator of disease-free survival [2.8 (1.26-6.02)]. In mouse perineural invasion and orthotopic transplantation models, stable synuclein-gamma suppression by short hairpin RNA significantly reduced the incidence of perineural invasion (P = 0.009) and liver/lymph node metastasis (P = 0.019 and P = 0.020, respectively) compared with the control.
Conclusions: This is the first study to provide in vivo evidence that synuclein-gamma is closely involved in perineural invasion/distant metastasis and is a significant prognostic factor in pancreatic cancer. Synuclein-gamma may serve as a promising molecular target of early diagnosis and anticancer therapy.

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腹腔鏡下右副腎摘除術、腹腔鏡下左副腎部分切除術を一期的に施行した両側副腎褐色細胞腫の1例

武田 利和, 宮嶋 哲, 柴田 洋孝, 橋口 明典, 菊地 栄次, 中川 健, 伊藤 裕, 大家 基嗣

日本内分泌外科学会総会プログラム・抄録集 ((一社)日本内分泌外科学会)  21回   105 - 105 2009.04

Joint Work

DVDバーチャルスライド教材の開発 病理実習教育の効率化に向けて

橋口, 明典, 武市, 光司, 坂元, 亨宇

病理と臨床 27 ( 3 ) 303 - 305 2009.03

Joint Work,  ISSN  0287-3745

第2世代超音波造影剤(ソナゾイド)による前立腺癌の腫瘍血管描出能に関する検討

松本 一宏, 中川 健, 橋口 明典, 香野 日高, 菊地 栄次, 長田 浩彦, 宮嶋 哲, 大家 基嗣

日本泌尿器科学会雑誌 ((一社)日本泌尿器科学会)  100 ( 2 ) 332 - 332 2009.02

Joint Work,  ISSN  0021-5287

弓状動脈にフィブリノイド血管壊死を呈したMPO-ANCA関連RPGN症候群の1例

伊藤 新, 徳山 博文, 脇野 修, 金子 友香, 竹本 崇史, 小西 孝之助, 林 松彦, 橋口 明典, 林 晃一, 伊藤 裕

日本内科学会関東地方会 (日本内科学会-関東地方会)  556回   33 - 33 2008.09

Joint Work

【進化するバーチャルスライド 現状と展望】 バーチャルスライドの学生教育への応用

橋口, 明典, 武市, 光司, 坂元, 亨宇

Medical Technology 36 ( 8 ) 813 - 817 2008.08

Joint Work,  ISSN  0389-1887

Histopathological features and prognostic significance of the micropapillary pattern in lung adenocarcinoma.

Kazunori Kamiya, Yuichiro Hayashi, Junya Douguchi, Akinori Hashiguchi, Taketo Yamada, Yotaro Izumi, Masazumi Watanabe, Masafumi Kawamura, Hirohisa Horinouchi, Naoki Shimada, Koichi Kobayashi, Michiie Sakamoto

Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc 21 ( 8 ) 992 - 1001 2008.08

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The micropapillary pattern is characterized by small papillary tufts with no fibrovascular core lying in spaces and has been reported as an aggressive variant of carcinoma in several organs. We investigated the histopathobiological properties of the micropapillary pattern with immunohistochemistry, serial sections, and electron microscopy in lung adenocarcinoma. We further analyzed its clinicopathological character and prognosis. The subjects included 383 adenocarcinoma cases, of which 184 (48%) were micropapillary pattern-positive and 199 (52%) were micropapillary pattern-negative. On histology, micropapillary tufts seemed to float in the alveolar space or spaces encased by connective tissues, whereas serial sections revealed that most tufts had continuity with other tufts and even with the main tumor. Positive staining for the adhesion molecules E-cadherin and beta-catenin suggested the preservation of tight adhesion, and electron microscopy showed the existence of intercellular junctions. Negative staining for laminin and loss of basement membrane as determined by electron microscopy suggest a loss of cell-matrix contact. Positive staining for Ki-67 indicates that cells constituting micropapillary tufts retained their proliferation potency. There were no CD34-positive cells in micropapillary tufts, and the loss of the vascular core was confirmed. In micropapillary pattern-positive cases, lymphatic invasion was identified significantly more frequently than in micropapillary pattern-negative cases (P<0.001), even at stageIA (without lymph node metastasis, N=197) (P<0.001). The 5-year and 10-year overall survival rates of the micropapillary pattern-positive stageIA group were 77.6 and 67.6%, respectively, which were significantly less than those of the micropapillary pattern-negative stageIA group (98.1 and 98.1%) (P=0.001). In conclusion, cells constituting the micropapillary pattern are likely to have acquired anchorage-independent growth and a potential for high malignancy.

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Prediction of extraprostatic extension by prostate specific antigen velocity, endorectal MRI, and biopsy Gleason score in clinically localized prostate cancer.

Koshiro Nishimoto, Jun Nakashima, Akinori Hashiguchi, Eiji Kikuchi, Akira Miyajima, Ken Nakagawa, Takashi Ohigashi, Mototsugu Oya, Masaru Murai

International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd)  15 ( 6 ) 520 - 3 2008.06

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical value of prostate specific antigen velocity (PSAV) in predicting the extraprostatic extension of clinically localized prostate cancer. METHODS: One hundred and three patients who underwent radical prostatectomy for clinically localized prostate cancer were included in the analysis. The correlation between preoperative parameters, including PSA-based parameters, clinical stage, and histological biopsy findings, and the pathological findings were analyzed. Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify a significant set of independent predictors for the local extent of the disease. RESULTS: Sixty-four (60.2%) patients had organ confined prostate cancer and 39 (39.8%) patients had extraprostatic cancer. The biopsy Gleason score, PSA, PSA density, PSA density of the transition zone, and PSAV were significantly higher in the patients with extraprostatic cancer than in those with organ confined cancer. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the biopsy Gleason score, endorectal magnetic resonance imaging findings, and PSAV were significant predictors of extraprostatic cancer (P < 0.01). Probability curves for extraprostatic cancer were generated using these three preoperative parameters. CONCLUSIONS: The combination of PSAV, endorectal magnetic resonance imaging findings, and biopsy Gleason score can provide additional information for selecting appropriate candidates for radical prostatectomy.

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A case of atypical POEMS syndrome without polyneuropathy

Morizane, Ryuji, Sasamura, Hiroyuki, Minakuchi, Hitoshi, Takae, Yujiro, Kikuchi, Haruhito, Yoshiya, Naomi, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Konishi, Konosuke, Okamoto, Shinichiro, Itoh, Hiroshi

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY (BLACKWELL PUBLISHING)  80 ( 5 ) 452 - 455 2008.05

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0902-4441

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POEMS (Polyneuropathy, Organomegaly, Endocrinopathy, M-protein, Skin changes) syndrome is a rare hematological disease associated with overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Under the current nomenclature and diagnostic criteria for POEMS syndrome, the presence of characteristic polyneuropathy is required for diagnosis. We report a 43-year-old Japanese woman with organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, skin lesions, as well as typical renal lesions and sclerotic bone lesions. Of note, neurological examinations and peripheral nerve conduction tests were normal in this patient. In view of the overwhelming number of otherwise characteristic signs and symptoms, we made a provisional diagnosis of 'atypical POEMS syndrome without polyneuropathy'. If further similar cases are reported in the future, reconsideration of the nomenclature and/or diagnostic criteria for POEMS syndrome may be required.

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前立腺癌の検出におけるMR拡散強調像の臨床的意義 全摘標本との対比

谷本 伸弘, 中島 淳, 篠田 和伸, 橋口 明典, 栗林 幸夫

泌尿器外科 (医学図書出版(株))  21 ( 臨増 ) 379 - 379 2008.03

Joint Work,  ISSN  0914-6180

Mutated D4-guanine diphosphate-dissociation inhibitor is found in human leukemic cells and promotes leukemic cell invasion

Nakata, Yuji, Kondoh, Kensuke, Fukushima, Sachiko, Hashiguchi, Akinori, Du, Wenlin, Hayashi, Mutsumi, Fujimoto, Jun-Ichiroh, Hata, Jun-Ichi, Yamada, Taketo

EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC)  36 ( 1 ) 37 - 50 2008.01

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0301-472X

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Objective. Rho GTPase may be involved in human cancer invasion via the augmentation of cell motility and adhesion. We report on two point mutations of the D4-guanine diphosphate (GDP)-dissociation inhibitor (GDI) gene, one of the Rho-GDIs, which were found in a human leukemic cell line, Reh, and the mutated D4-GDI functions as an accelerator of leukemic cell invasion.
Material and Methods. We investigated the altered activity of GDP dissociation by mutated (mt) D4-GDI and the functions of this mt and wild-type (wt) D4-GDI in invasion. The mice inoculated with wt or mt D4-GDI vector-transfected Raji cells were observed and examined pathologically. Adhesiveness and cell motility of wt or mt D4-GDI vector-transfected Raji cells were examined. Finally, it was examined whether Rho activation was changed by mutation of D4-GDI under the condition of Rho-GDI knockdown.
Results. Two point mutations of the D4-GDI gene were found in Reh cells. The region of mutations is conserved among members of the Rho-GDI family at the amino acid level. D4-GDI with two mutations (V68L and V69A) functioned in a dominant negative manner in the inhibition of GDP dissociation from Rho. Severe combined immune-deficient mice inoculated with Raji cells developed hemiparalysis. The Raji cells were present in bone marrow and peripheral blood, and hepatic invasion was observed in 20% of the mice. Mice inoculated with wt D4-GDI vector-transfected Raji cells (wt 134) showed later paralysis and none developed hepatic invasion. Mice inoculated with mt D4-GDI-transfected Raji cells (mt D4) showed a 5-day reduction in the time to paraplegia and death. In addition, hepatic invasion was evident in 80% of mice transplanted with mt D4 cells. There were no differences in growth rates and amounts of guanine triphosphate (GTP)-bound Rho, cdc42, or Rac among all clones, however, GTP-bound Rho in mt D4 clone with short hairpin RNA (shRNA) vector for Rho-GDI knockdown was increased compared with wt D4 clone with shRNA vector for Rho-GDI knockdown. The mt D4 cells showed an augmentation of adhesiveness and cell motility. On the other hand, wt D4 cells showed a decreased ability of cell motility.
Conclusion. These results suggest the mutated D4-GDI functions as a dominant negative molecule against the wt D4-GDI and accelerates invasion via regulation of cytoskeletal machinery. (c) 2008 ISEH - Society for Hematology and Stem Cells. Published by Elsevier Inc.

腹部腫瘤を主訴とする後腹膜原発粘液嚢胞腺癌

伊藤, 祐二郎, 大家, 基嗣, 石田, 勝, 安藤, 利行, 橋口, 明典, 村井, 勝

臨床泌尿器科 62 ( 1 ) 57 - 59 2008.01

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2393

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症例は71歳,女性。腹部腫瘤を主訴に来院した。CT・MRIの結果,右下腹部に内部に充実成分を含む12×14×18cmの嚢胞性腫瘤を認めた。後腹膜原発の粘液嚢胞腺腫が疑われたが,悪性腫瘍が否定できなかったため,正中開腹にて後腹膜腫瘍摘出術を施行した。摘出標本の病理組織学的所見は粘液嚢胞腺癌であった。(著者抄録)

A case of primary retroperitoneal cystadenocarcinoma

Ito Yujiro, Oya Mototsugu, Ishida Masaru, Ando Toshiyuki, Hashiguchi Akinori, Murai Masaru

Japanese Journal of Clinical Urology 62 ( 1 ) 57 - 59 2008

Joint Work,  ISSN  0385-2393

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&lt;p&gt;A 71-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of right lower abdominal mass. Computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging showed a cystic tumor, 14 cm in diameter, located at the right lower abdomen with cyst wall calcification. Immunohistochemical staining was positive for CA19-9, but not for CEA and CA125. A transabdominal tumorectomy was performed. The removed tumor was 17.7 x 14.4 x 11.2 cm in size, weighing 1,870 g, and hisotopathological retroperitoneal cystadenocarcinoma.&lt;/p&gt;

腎細胞癌に合併したAL型原発性アミロイドーシスによってネフローゼ症候群を呈した1例

高野, 盛登, 須田, 徳子, 市原, 淳弘, 小西, 孝之助, 篠村, 裕之, 林, 晃一, 橋口, 明典, 宮嶋, 哲, 村井, 勝, 伊藤, 裕

日本腎臓学会誌 (Japanese Society of Nephrology)  49 ( 8 ) 1014 - 1019 2007.11

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症例は80歳、男性。2005年5月に食思不振を自覚し来院し、軽度蛋白尿と腹部CTで左腎細胞癌を認め、腹腔鏡下腎尿管摘出術を施行した。術後に蛋白尿がさらに増悪し下腿浮腫が出現したため、同年12月に精査目的で再入院した。蓄尿蛋白4.2g/日、血清TP 5.0g/dL,Alb 2.4g/dL,TC 214mg/dL,Cr 1.4mg/dL、クレアチニンクリアランス39mL/minよりネフローゼ症候群と診断されたが、精査により転移および他の悪性腫瘍の合併は否定された。摘出した左腎の非悪性腫瘍部位のHE染色による検討では、有意な異常所見を認めなかったが、念のためコンゴーレッドによる特殊染色をしたところ、小血管壁および糸球体にアミロイド沈着を認めた。アミロイド沈着は過マンガン酸カリウム処置後も残存しており、AL型原発性アミロイドーシスと診断した。その後、骨髄検査で多発性骨髄腫は否定され、尿蛋白電気泳動でわずかなベンスジョーンズ蛋白と上部消化管内視鏡で胃潰瘍病変部位のアミロイド沈着を認めた。腎細胞癌にAL型原発性アミロイドーシスを合併した症例報告はきわめて少なく、術後にネフローゼ症候群が顕在化したことを契機に摘出腎の詳細な検討を加えた結果、診断し得た貴重な症例と考えられた。(著者抄録)

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A case of nephrotic syndrome due to AL-type primary amyloidosis associated with renal cell carcinoma

Takano Morito, Suda Noriko, Ichihara Atsuhiro, Konishi Konosuke, Sasamura Hiroyuki, Hayashi Koichi, Hashiguchi Akinori, Miyajima Akira, Murai Masaru, Itoh Hiroshi

Japanese Journal of Nephrology 49 ( 8 ) 1014 - 1019 2007

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&lt;p&gt;An 80-year-old man was admitted because of appetite loss, mild proteinuria, and leg edema. A computed tomography examination revealed a tumor in his left kidney, and a left nephrectomy was performed. The tumor was histologically diagnosed as a clear cell type renal cell carcinoma, and hematoxylin eosin staining of the non-tumor region of the resected kidney showed an almost normal morphology. Three months later, he was readmitted because of the development of nephrotic syndrome with a urinary protein excretion of 4.2 g/day, a serum total protein concentration of 5.0 g/dL, a serum albumin concentration of 2.4 g/dL, a serum total cholesterol concentration of 214 mg/dL, and generalized edema. A full examination revealed no evidence of metastasis or recurrence of the renal cell carcinoma or any other malignant tumor. Congo red staining and immunohistochemical staining were performed using the non-tumor region of his resected kidney, and the presence of amyloid deposits in the microvascular walls and glomeruli that did not disappear when treated with potassium permanganate was disclosed. In this manner, the patient was diagnosed as having AL-type primary amyloidosis. Bence-Jones prot

【肝がん治療のすべて】 肝細胞癌 多中心性発癌

橋口, 明典, 入江, 理恵, 坂元, 亨宇

肝・胆・膵 53 ( 5 ) 619 - 625 2006.11

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パルボウイルスB19感染を契機に発症したSLEの1例

粟津 緑, 下郷 幸子, 飛彈 麻里子, 新庄 正宜, 高橋 孝雄, 柴田 理恵, 橋口 明典

日本小児科学会雑誌 ((公社)日本小児科学会)  110 ( 6 ) 825 - 825 2006.06

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急速に進行し肝不全を呈した原発性アミロイドーシスの1例

山岸, 由幸, 森, 朱夏, 松本, 道長, 中澤, 敦, 栗田, 聡, 多田, 慎一郎, 橋口, 明典, 横森, 弘昭, 齋藤, 英胤, 加藤, 眞三, 日比, 紀文

肝臓 (The Japan Society of Hepatology)  47 ( 1 ) 22 - 29 2006.01

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60歳女.患者は全身倦怠感を主訴とした.ALPおよびγGTP高値が指摘され,AL typeの原発性アミロイドーシスと診断された.その後,食欲低下をはじめ倦怠感,黄疸が急速に悪化し,眼球結膜黄染を認めた.末梢血では好中球優位の著明な白血球上昇を認め,軽度の貧血も伴っていた.生化学では胆道系酵素の上昇を伴う肝機能障害と直接型優位の著明な黄疸,電解質異常を伴った腎機能障害が認られた.更にCTでは著明な肝腫大と軽度の脾腫,腹水が確認され,対処療法にて経過観察をしていたが,黄疸と腎機能は悪化し,入院第17病日目に死亡となった.剖検所見では典型的な肝アミロイドーシスの肉眼所見で,肝実質へのアミロイド沈着はより高度となり,腎においても糸球体・小血管に高度のアミロイド沈着がみられた

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慶應義塾大学病院における35年間の腎生検 概略と膜性腎症例の詳細検討

浅井, 昌樹, 小西, 孝之助, 福田, 誠一, 内村, 英輝, 高瀬, 敦, 力石, 昭宏, 林, 松彦, 猿田, 享男, 橋口, 明典

慶應医学 (慶應医学会)  82 ( 3 ) 143 - 155 2005.09

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腎生検施行症例と,その病理診断を集計し,特に成人ネフローゼ症候群の主要な原因疾患の一つである膜性腎症に関して詳細を追跡した33例について臨床的,病理的検討を行った.20例のネフローゼ症候群を含む22例にステロイドが投与された.治療開始1年後に1日の尿蛋白が1g以下に改善した症例は,ステロイド非投与群36.4%であったのに対してステロイド投与群54.5%で,プレドニゾロンの有効性が示唆された.治療前の尿蛋白よりも治療1ヵ月後の尿蛋白の方が2年後の尿蛋白と有意に相関が高く,治療1ヵ月後の近接効果を把握することによって2年後の治療効果の予測が可能であることが示唆された.55歳以上の年齢,1日の尿蛋白が5g以上,血清クレアチニンの高値や高血圧症などが予後増悪因子であると予測した

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[IgA nephropathy associated with polycythemia vera]

Yaguchi, T, Takimoto, C, Uchimura, H, Konishi, K, Ichihara, A, Hayashi, K, Saruta, T, Hashiguchi, A

Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi (The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine)  94 ( 8 ) 1612 - 4 2005.08

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真性多血症とIgA腎症の合併報告は稀で,合併例でのlgA腎症は重症のことが多く,両者がお互いの進展を促進している可能性も想定されている.症例は55歳男性.以前より真性多血症を指摘され, 1～2カ月に一度,瀉血を施行していた.経過中,血尿,蛋白尿が出現し,徐々に腎機能増悪を認めるようになった.腎生検でIgA腎症と診断され,プレドニゾロン内服を開始したが治療抵抗性で,急速な腎機能悪化が見られた.

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真性多血症にIgA腎症を合併した1例

谷口, 智憲, 滝本, 千恵, 内村, 英輝, 小西, 孝之助, 市原, 淳弘, 林, 晃一, 猿田, 享男, 橋口, 明典

日本内科学会雑誌 94 ( 8 ) 1612 - 1614 2005.08

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55歳男.真性多血症を指摘され,その後頭痛を自覚,RBC 650万/μl,Hct 60%を認め,1〜2ヵ月に1度,瀉血を施行していた.経過中,血尿,蛋白尿があり,徐々に腎機能増悪を認め,血清クレアチニン 2.5mg/dlまで上昇した.腎生検の結果IgA腎症の診断で,尿蛋白6.9g/日,クレアチニンクリアランス 22ml/minであった.第3病日よりプレドニゾロン(PSL)60mgの内服を開始,弟9病日にはRBC 735万/μl,Hct 58%まで増加したため,瀉血を行った.第24病日にはPSL 40mgまで漸減したが尿蛋白は6.0g/日前後で遷延し,高血圧も認めたため,カンデサルタン 4mgの内服を開始した.弟38病日にはPSL 35mg投与下で,尿蛋白は3.4g/日まで減少し,外来経過観察となった

【病理診断における分子生物学】 必要な基礎知識 抗体・人工抗体

橋口, 明典, 山田, 健人, 坂元, 亨宇

病理と臨床 22 ( 増刊 ) 14 - 18 2004.04

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病理学総論実習の電子教材の開発と評価

津村, 宏, 橋口, 明典, 武市, 光司, 秦, 順一

医療マネジメント学会雑誌 (Japan Society for Health Care Management)  4 ( 3 ) 365 - 370 2003.12

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病理組織所見の写真300枚を電子画像化し,そのデータをもとに病理学総論実習のパソコン用教材を作成した.作成にあたってはマイクロメディア社のディレクタを用いた.この教材をCD-ROMにして学生に配布し,実習終了後にアンケート調査を行った結果,本教材には次のような利点のあることが明らかになった.何時何処でも利用できることから学習の機会を増やせる.予習・復習に活用することで実習を有意義に行える.実際の顕微鏡像が見られること,及びマーキングなどの補助手段により学習が容易になる

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木村病と抗好中球細胞質抗体(ANCA)関連腎炎を合併した再発性多発軟骨炎の1例

楢林 敦, 粟津 緑, 棗田 とも, 井ノ口 美香子, 新庄 正宜, 高橋 孝雄, 西川 武二, 佐藤 慎二, 平形 道人, 亀山 香織, 橋口 明典

日本小児科学会雑誌 ((公社)日本小児科学会)  107 ( 10 ) 1418 - 1418 2003.10

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Giant seminoma in a patient with 5a-reductase-2 deficiency

Sasaki Gen, Nakagawa Ken, Hashiguchi Akinori, Hasegawa Tomonobu, Ogata Tsutomu, Murai Masaru

Journal of urology 169 ( 3 ) 1080-1081 2003.03

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性幹細胞（組織幹細胞）の分離，増殖，分化誘導体

Hashiguchi Akinori, Sakamoto Michiie, Umezawa Akihiro

日本臨牀 61 ( 3 ) 390-395 2003.03

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【再生医療】 再生医療にかかわる基本的事項 再生医療に利用可能な細胞とその供給源 体性幹細胞(組織幹細胞)の分離,増殖,分化誘導

橋口, 明典, 坂元, 亨宇, 梅澤, 明弘

日本臨床 61 ( 3 ) 390 - 395 2003.03

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原発性皮膚B細胞リンパ腫の1例

斎藤, 昌孝, 村木, 良一, 石橋, 了知, 橋口, 明典, 梅澤, 明弘 and 向井, 清

臨床皮膚科 57 ( 2 ) 193 - 196 2003.02

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75歳女.頭部および顔面に生じた原発性皮膚B細胞リンパ腫である.頭部には表面平滑な小結節,顔面には表面に鱗屑を伴う浸潤性紅斑を認めたが,病変は皮膚に限局して皮疹部には病理組織学的に胚中心細胞様細胞やリンパ上皮性病変を認め,免疫グロブリン重鎖遺伝子の再構成が検出された.頭部および顔面皮疹は電子線照射後に消退した.MALTリンパ腫の皮膚での相当病変として,SALTからリンパ腫が発生する可能性が指摘されており,SALT関連B細胞リンパ腫という名称が提唱されている

原発性皮膚B細胞リンパ腫の1例

Saitou Masataka, Muraki Ryouichi, Ishibashi Ryouichi, Hashiguchi Akinori, Umezawa Akihiro, Mukai Kiyoshi

臨床皮膚科 57 ( 2 ) 193-196 2003.02

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Giant seminoma in a patient with 5 alpha-reductase type 2 deficiency

Sasaki Goro, Nakagawa Ken, Hashiguchi Akinori, Hasegawa Tomonobu, Ogata Tsutomu, Murai Masaru

Journal of urology 169 ( 3 ) 1080-1081 - 1 2003

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体性幹細胞（組織幹細胞）の分裂，増殖，分化誘導

Hashiguchi Akinori, Sakamoto Michiie, Umezawa Akihiro

日本臨床 61 ( 3 ) 390-395 2003

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Correlation between a specific Wilms tumor suppressor gene (WT1) mutation and the histological findings in Wilms tumor(WT)

Shibata Rie, Hashiguchi Akinori, Sakamoto J, Yamada Taketo, Umezawa Akihiro, Hata Junichi

Journal of medical genetics 39 ( 12 ) 83-83 2002.12

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経口糖負荷試験で糖尿病型を示さなかった糖尿病性腎症の一例

Jou Yuusuke, Ichihara Atsuhiro, Eguchi Takashi, Kurihara Isao, Hashiguchi Akinori, Konishi Kounosuke, Hayashi Matsuhiko, Saruta Takao

日本腎臓学会誌 44 ( 7 ) 552-557 2002.10

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経口糖負荷試験で糖尿病型を示さなかった糖尿病性腎症の1例

城, 祐輔, 市原, 淳弘, 江口, 高, 栗原, 勲, 橋口, 明典, 小西, 孝之助, 林, 松彦, 猿田, 享男

日本腎臓学会誌 44 ( 7 ) 738 - 743 2002.10

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46歳男.両下腿に浮腫をきたした.以後増悪し,全身に浮腫及び,著明な高血圧と腎機能障害を認めたため入院した.血液検査上,糖尿病を示唆する所見はなかった.高血圧に対しニフェジピン,カンデサルタンシレキセチル,ドキサゾシンにより血圧をコントロールし,浮腫に対してフロセミド,スピロノラクトンを投与した.腎生検後,75g OGTTを施行したが糖尿病型ではなかった.又,糖尿病性変化の精査のため蛍光眼底造影を施行した.両眼底とも網膜動脈狭細化,反射亢進,動静脈交叉部での動脈の途絶があり,網膜動脈硬化所見を呈していた.高血圧性網膜症を合併した両糖尿病網膜症(前増殖型)と診断した.第52病日,血圧130/80台を維持,浮腫も改善したため退院した

Exogenous expression of heat shock protein 90kDa retards the cell cycle and impairs the heat shock response

Zhao Chen, Hashiguchi Akinori, Kondoh Kensuke, Du Wenlin, Hata Jun-ichi, Yamada Taketo

Experimental cell research (ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE)  275 ( 2 ) 200-214 - 214 2002.05

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The 90-kDa heat shock protein, HSP90, is an abundant molecular chaperone which functions in cellular homeostasis in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is well known that HSP90 plays a critical and indispensable role in regulating cell growth through modulations of various signal transduction pathways, but its roles in cell cycle control are not so well known. We transferred human HSP90 (wild-type or mutated types) expression vectors into NTH-3T3 cells in order to study certain functions of HSP90 in the cell cycle and cell growth under physiological conditions. We found that the exogenous expression of HSP90 (wild-type) induced a decrease in cell growth via retardation of the G1/S transition. The inhibition of cell growth was caused by reduced expressions of cyclin D3 and cyclin A mRNA and protein. On the other hand, no stable transfectants with the three types of mutated HSP90 were obtained. Unexpectedly, exogenous HSP90 expression impaired the heat shock response by inhibiting both heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) activation and transportation of HSF1 into the nucleus. The HSF1 function was disrupted by the direct association between HSF1 and exogenous HSP90, which was present as a monomer. These results reveal important roles of HSP90 in cell cycle control and in the stress response of nontransformed cells. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).

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Exogenous expression of heat shock protein 90 retards the cell cycle and impairs the heat shock response

Zhao Chen, Hashiguchi Akinori, Kondoh Kensuke, Du Wenglin, Hata Jun-ich, Yamada Taketo

Experimental cell research 275 ( 2 ) 200-214 2002.05

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Exogenous　expression of heat shock protein 90kDa retards the cell cycle and impairs the heat shock resonse

Zhao　Chen, Hashiguchi　Akinori, Kondoh　Kensuke, Du　Wenlin, Hata　Jun-ichi, Yamada　Taketo

Experimental Cellular Research 275 ( 2 ) 200-214 2002.03

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Augmentation of megakaryocytopoiesis by hematopoietotic microenviromnment of human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor transgenic mice

Fujita T, Yamada T, Hashiguchi A, Fukushima S, Kondoh K, Fujimoto J, Hata J,

Experimental Hematology 29 ( 8 ) 1010-1018 2001.08

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Augmentation of megakaryocytopoiesis within the hematopoietic microenvironment of human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor transgenic mice

T Fujita, T Yamada, A Hashiguchi, S Fukushima, K Kondoh, J Fujimoto, J Hata

EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC)  29 ( 8 ) 1010 - 1018 2001.08

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Objective. Megakaryocytopoiesis was dramatically augmented in human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor transgenic mice (G-Tg) compared to littermates. We examined the characteristics of megakaryocytes and megakaryocyte progenitor cells in these mice.
Materials and Methods. The numbers of colony-forming unit megakaryocytes (CFU-MK) and megakaryocytes in hematopoietic organs were counted. The megakaryocytes of G-Tg were examined ultrastructurally, and bone marrow transplantation studies using congenic G-Tg (Ly5.2) and C57BL/6 (Ly5.1) were performed. The number of day-14 colony-forming unit spleen (CFU-S) that contained megakaryocytes in [Ly5.1 &gt; G-Tg] and [G-Tg &gt; Ly5.1] mice also was counted.
Results. The number of CFU-MK increased markedly in the spleen, bone marrow, and peripheral blood. The number of megakaryocytes in the spleen and bone marrow also were increased in G-Tg mice. Ultrastructural analyses revealed that megakaryocytes in G-Tg mice were immature. Bone marrow transplantation studies of [Ly5.1 &gt; G-Tg] mice resulted in a significantly increased number of megakaryocytes compared to [G-Tg &gt; Ly5.1] mice. The number of day-14 CFU-S that contained megakaryocytes was increased markedly in [Ly5.1 &gt; G-Tg] mice compared to [G-Tg &gt; Ly5.1] mice. In vitro differentiation of megakaryocytes in [Ly5.1 &gt; G-Tg] mice was induced by interleukin-11 and thrombopoietin.
Conclusion. The results showed that the hematopoietic marrow microenvironment of G-Tg is important in augmenting megakaryocytopoiesis. [Ly5.1 &gt; G-Tg] mice are potentially useful as a source of murine megakaryocytes and their progenitors. (C) 2001 International Society for Experimental Hematology. Published by Elsevier Science Inc.

A case of generalized Hailey-Hailey disease with fatal liver injury

Amagai M, Kobayashi M, Wakabayashi K, Hakuno M, Hashiguchi A, Nishikawa T, Hata J

The Keio Journal of Medicine 50 ( 2 ) 109-116 2001.06

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A case of generalized Hailey-Hailey disease with fatal liver injury

Amagai M, Kobayashi M, Wakabayashi K, hakuno M, Hashiguchi A, Nishikawa T, Hata J

Keio Journal of Medicine 50 ( 2 ) 109-116 2001.06

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Augmentation of human leukemic cell invasion by activation of a small GTP-binding protein Rho

Fukushima S, Yamada T, Hashiguchi A, Nakata Y, Hata J

Experimental Hematology (ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC)  28 ( 4 ) 391-400 - 400 2000.04

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Objective. The functions of a small GTP-binding protein, Rho, in human leukemic cell invasion was investigated in vivo and in vitro.
Materials and Methods. Human leukemic KM3 and Reh cells (derived from B-cell-type common acute lymphoid leukemias) were inoculated into severe combined immundeficiency (SCID) mice, Alteration of invasion in SCID mice inoculated with KM3 cells that were introduced with the expression vector for Rho Val14 (Rho V14), an activated mutant form of Rho, was observed.
Results. SCID mice inoculated with KM3 and Reh cells developed paraplegia 21 days after inoculation. All died by day 26-27, The leukemic cells were localized to bone marrow and around the spinal cord, with no infiltration into peripheral blood, spleen, liver, thymus, or lymph nodes. SCID mice inoculated with Rho V14-transfected KM3 cells showed a 5-day reduction in the time to paraplegia and death compared with SCID mice inoculated with hygromycin-resistance gene-transfected KM3 (hyg(r)) cells. In addition, the mice inoculated with Rho V14 cells showed leukemic cell infiltration, not only into bone marrow and around the spinal cord but also into peripheral blood, liver, and spleen. There were no in vitro or in vivo differences in growth rates of Rho V14 and hyg(r) cells. However, the Rho V14 cells showed markedly increased cell adhesion compared to the hygr cells.
Conclusion. Results suggest that Rho activation accelerates human leukemic cell invasion via augmentation of cell adhesion. (C) 2000 International Society for Experimental Hematology, Published by Elsevier Science Inc.

Function of 90 kDa heat shock protein in cellular differentiation of human embryonal carcinoma cells

Yamada T, Hashiguchi A, Fukudshim S, Kakita Y, Umezawa A, Maruyama T, Hata J

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology. Animal (SOC IN VITRO BIOLOGY)  36 ( 2 ) 139-146 - 146 2000.02

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  1071-2690

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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) have been recognized as molecules that maintain cellular homeostasis during changes in the environment. Here we report that HSP90 functions not only in stress responses but also in certain aspects of cellular differentiation. We found that HSP90 showed remarkably high expression in undifferentiated human embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells, which Here subsequently dramatically down-regulated during in vitro cellular differentiation, following retinoic acid (RA) treatment, at the protein level. Surprisingly, heat shock treatment also triggered the clown-regulation of HSP90 within 48 h at the protein level. Furthermore, the heat treatment induced cellular differentiation into neural cells. This down-regulation of HSP90 by heat treatment was shifted to an up-regulation pattern after cellular differentiation in response to RA treatment. In order to clarify the functions of HSP90 in cellular differentiation, we conducted various experiments, including overexpression of HSP90 via gene transfer. We showed that the RA-induced differentiation of EC cells into a neural cell lineage was inhibited by overexpression of the HSP90 alpha or -beta isoform via the gene transfer method. On the other hand, the overexpression of HSP90 beta alone impaired cellular differentiation into trophoectoderm. These results show that down-regulation of HSP90 is a physiologically critical event in the differentiation of human EC cells and that specific HSP90 isoforms may be involved in differentiation into specific cell lineages.

Apoptosis of human embryonal carcinoma cells with in vitro differentiation

Yamada T, Suzuki N, Hiraoka N, Matsuoka K, Fukushima S, Hashiguchi A, Hata J

Cell Struct Funct (JAPAN SOC CELL BIOLOGY)  21 ( 1 ) 53-61 - 61 1996

Research paper (scientific journal), Joint Work,  ISSN  0386-7196

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An in vitro model of apoptosis and differentiation in human embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells was developed to study the mode of cell death and mechanisms of cell death in early development. Death of these cells was induced by treatment with retinoic acid (RA) under the same conditions as those for induction of differentiation. The manner of this cell death was apoptosis, not necrosis, with the morphological criterion for apoptosis. Serum deprivation likewise caused apoptosis in both undifferentiated and differentiated EC cells. In differentiated EC cells, DNA fragmentation was observed in a smear pattern lacking the ladder pattern typically associated with apoptosis. However, in differentiated EC cells, DNA fragmentation occurred in various sizes.
The expression of a carbohydrate antigen, Le(Y), a reported marker of apoptotic cancer cells, was increased by the treatment with RA. However, two-color analysis by flow cytometry with nick end labelling method revealed that Le(Y) expression was closely correlated with cellular differentiation but not apoptosis after RA treatment in the human EC cell system. Collection of Le(Y) positive cells by the magnetic bead method demonstrated that this expression was not due to apoptosis but rather to differentiation. On the other hand, Le(Y) expression associated with apoptosis was induced by serum deprivation in both undifferentiated and differentiated EC cells. These results show that a subpopulation of undifferentiated EC cells takes the apoptotic pathway by induction of differentiation.
The results also suggest that the population of cells taking an apoptotic pathway differs from a population of cells taking a differentiation pathway. This in vitro system for apoptosis in human EC cells will be useful for studies concerning apoptosis or programmed cell death in human developmental biology.