Prevention of acute liver failure in rats with reversibly immortalized human hepatocytes     

Kobayashi N  Fujiwara T  Westerman KA  Inoue Y  Sakaguchi M  Noguchi H  Miyazaki M  Cai J  Tanaka N  Fox IJ  Leboulch P 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2000,287(5456):1258-1262

Because of a critical shortage in suitable organs, many patients with terminal liver disease die each year before liver transplantation can be performed. Transplantation of isolated hepatocytes has been proposed for the temporary metabolic support of patients awaiting liver transplantation or spontaneous reversion of their liver disease. A major limitation of this form of therapy is the present inability to isolate an adequate number of transplantable hepatocytes. A highly differentiated cell line, NKNT-3, was generated by retroviral transfer in normal primary adult human hepatocytes of an immortalizing gene that can be subsequently and completely excised by Cre/Lox site-specific recombination. When transplanted into the spleen of rats under transient immunosuppression, reversibly immortalized NKNT-3 cells provided life-saving metabolic support during acute liver failure induced by 90% hepatectomy.  相似文献   

A MicroRNA feedback circuit in midbrain dopamine neurons   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

Kim J  Inoue K  Ishii J  Vanti WB  Voronov SV  Murchison E  Hannon G  Abeliovich A 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2007,317(5842):1220-1224

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梅的开花与温度条件的关系   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

王心燕  井上宏 《仲恺农业技术学院学报》1992

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Replication-dependent loss of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in mouse preimplantation embryos     

Inoue A  Zhang Y 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2011,334(6053):194

Although global erasure of DNA methylation has been observed in zygotes and primordial germ cells, the responsible enzyme(s) have been elusive. The demonstration that members of the Tet (ten eleven translocation) family of proteins are capable of catalyzing conversion of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) of DNA to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) raises the possibility that Tet proteins may participate in this process. Indeed, recent studies have implicated the involvement of Tet3 in the conversion of 5mC to 5hmC in zygotes. This result, combined with the demonstration that Tet proteins can further oxidize 5hmC to 5-carboxylcytosine followed by excision by thymine-DNA glycosylase, raises the possibility that active demethylation may take place in a process that involves Tet3-mediated oxidation followed by base excision repair. We demonstrated by immunostaining of mitotic chromosome spreads of preimplantation embryos that the 5hmC associated with the paternal genome in zygotes is gradually lost during preimplantation development. Our study suggests that, although the conversion of 5mC to 5hmC in zygotes is an enzyme-catalyzed process, loss of 5hmC during preimplantation appears to be a DNA replication-dependent passive process.  相似文献   

Magmatic dike resonances inferred from very-long-period seismic signals     

Kumagai H  Miyakawa K  Negishi H  Inoue H  Obara K  Suetsugu D 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2003,299(5615):2058-2061

Very-long-period (VLP) signals showing simple decaying harmonic oscillations with periods near 10 seconds and lasting for about 300 seconds were observed in association with an earthquake swarm that occurred beneath Hachijo Island, Japan. Results from the source-mechanism analysis and waveform simulation based on a fluid-filled crack model consistently point to the resonance of a dike filled with a basaltic magma as the source of the VLP signals. Thus, VLP signals can be used to probe the state of the fluid and dynamic processes within a volcanic system.  相似文献   

Regulation of spermatogenesis by testis-specific,cytoplasmic poly(A) polymerase TPAP     

Kashiwabara S  Noguchi J  Zhuang T  Ohmura K  Honda A  Sugiura S  Miyamoto K  Takahashi S  Inoue K  Ogura A  Baba T 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2002,298(5600):1999-2002

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Liquid chromatographic determination of melamine in beverages   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

H Ishiwata  T Inoue  T Yamazaki  K Yoshihira 《Journal of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists》1987,70(3):457-460

A liquid chromatographic method is described for the determination of melamine in beverages. Melamine is separated by column chromatography using cation and anion exchange resin and determined by ion-pair liquid chromatography using an ODS column and a mixture of acetonitrile and 0.05M phosphate buffer (pH 3.0) containing 0.005M sodium 1-laurylsulfate (1 + 4, v/v) as mobile phase. Recoveries of melamine ranged between 90.3 +/- 7.8 and 102.1 +/- 5.6% at levels of 0.6 to 2.4 ppm in 4 kinds of beverages. The quantitation limit was 2.5 micrograms melamine in 50 mL beverage. The method was applied to the migration test of melamine from melamine-formaldehyde resin products to the beverages.  相似文献   

Measurement of Fertilizer Leaching from the Root Zone Using an Automated Infiltration Soil Water Sampler in an Unsaturated Sandy Field     

Naoko Higashi  Yasushi Mori  Mitsuhiro Inoue 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2005,51(7):1023-1033

In sandy fields with vegetable cultivation, fertilizer leaching may occur and it should be well-controlled. The development of a direct soil water sampler is necessary to examine solute transport and fertilizer leaching in the vadose zone, since soil water reflects timely monitoring of data more accurately than groundwater. We developed a Suction-Controlled Flux Sampler to collect infiltration soil water in a sandy soil. In the present study, we monitored fertilizer leaching in an unsaturated sandy field during the rainy season, while evaluating the sampling performance of SCFS for the sampling of infiltration water. SCFS directly collected the infiltration water effectively over a period of several months in the sandy field and recorded the Water-Collecting Efficiency from 92 to 115% under various infiltration conditions during a period of 50 d. WCE was affected by the rainfall intensity as well as by previous rainfall, which enhanced WCE. The results obtained from the use of SCFS and several sensors demonstrated that the amount of leached water remained low as long as irrigation was applied according to the cultivation manual. However, an unexpected heavy rainfall event led to fertilizer leaching. The fertilizer leaching trend was effectively monitored by several sensors inserted into the soils, while detailed analysis of the components was performed after collection by using SCFS. Direct access to infiltration water enabled to examine the infiltration process and detailed variations in the amounts of discharged anions. The sensor-equipped monitoring system together with SCFS is suitable for precise management of fertilizer and irrigation application.  相似文献   

Effects of nitric oxide donor and nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on ruminal contractions in conscious sheep     

T. Onaga  H. Okada  S. Hagiwara  C. Nagashima  H. Inoue  W. Korczynski  S. Kato 《Research in veterinary science》2001,71(3):189-195

The present study was planned to evaluate a role of nitric oxide (NO) in the regulation of regular ruminal contractions in conscious sheep. Intravenous infusion of S-nitroso-acetyl-DL-penicillamine (SNAP) at doses of 3-30 nmol kg(-1) min(-1)for 30 minutes inhibited both the amplitude and frequency of ruminal contractions in a dose-dependent manner. However, intravenous infusion of Nomega-nitro-L-arginine-methyl ester (L-NAME) at doses of 0.3-3.0 micromol kg(-1) min(-1)did not alter the basal tone of intraruminal pressure and the amplitude of ruminal contractions. The frequency of contractions was slightly inhibited by L-NAME infusion at 1.0 micromol kg(-1)min(-1). The effects of L-NAME were abolished by simultaneous infusion of L -arginine at 30 micromol kg(-1) min(-1). These results suggest that exogenous NO can diminish the ruminal contractions, while endogenous NO is not involved in the regulatory mechanism of basal tone and regular phasic contractions of the rumen in healthy sheep.  相似文献   

Liver lesions and serum antibodies in mice surviving Tyzzer's disease     

H Nakayama  S Inoue  A Nii  A Yasuda  N Okada  K Fujiwara 《Nippon juigaku zasshi. The Japanese journal of veterinary science》1986,48(1):189-192

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