Detachable Coils for Occlusion of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in 2 Dogs     

Ryou Tanaka  DVM  PhD    Katsuichiro Hoshi  DVM    Yukiko Nagashima  DVM    Yoko Fujii  DVM    Yoshihisa Yamane  DVM  PhD 《Veterinary surgery : VS》2001,30(6):580-584

OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of a detachable coil for transcatheter closure (TCC) of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in 2 dogs. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical study. ANIMALS: Two female Pembroke Welsh Corgi dogs with PDA. METHODS: Using fluoroscopic guidance, an 8-mm-diameter coil stent with 5 loops (detachable coils for PDA closure) was inserted via catheterization of the femoral artery. The catheter was passed through the PDA into the pulmonary artery. The coil was withdrawn so that 1.5 loops remained on the pulmonary side of the orifice of the ductus. The rest of the loops were pushed out from the catheter into the ductus. After confirming the correct placement of the coil and the effectiveness of the occlusion, the delivery wire was detached from the coil. RESULTS: Insertion of the coil was easily performed, even without previous experience. Immediate and marked decrease of the cardiac murmur was auscultated. Only slight residual flow was detected by angiography conducted 3 months' postoperatively. The dogs experienced quick and uneventful recovery after coil placement and required minimal postoperative care. Follow-up evaluation of the dogs showed no functional clinical signs of PDA, and no cardiac abnormalities were detected on electrocardiographic, phonocardiographic, and echocardiographic examination. In dog 1, the residual flow had disappeared on the color-flow Doppler echocardiographic examination at 18 months' postoperatively. CONCLUSION: TCC using a detachable coil was easy, safe, and effective in 2 dogs with PDA. The minimal residual shunting observed only by echocardiography seemed hemodynamically insignificant. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This method can be used as an alternative to traditional surgical methods.  相似文献   

The effect of low reactive-level laser therapy (LLLT) with helium-neon laser on operative wound healing in a rat model   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Yasukawa A  Hrui H  Koyama Y  Nagai M  Takakuda K 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2007,69(8):799-806

The effect of low reactive-level laser therapy (LLLT) with a He-Ne laser on operative wound healing was investigated in a rat model. 10-millimeter surgical wounds were created on the backs of Sprague Dawley rats, and animals were assigned to one of eleven groups (n=5). Ten groups received either 8.5 mW or 17.0 mW irradiation of 15 seconds LLLT a day with one of five different irradiation frequencies, i.e. daily (from the 1st to 6th day following surgery), every other day (the 1st, 3rd, and 5th day), on only the 1st day, on only the 3rd day, and on only the 5th day; the 1st day was the day following the surgery. The control group received no irradiation. A skin specimen was harvested from the dorsal thoracic region on the 7th day to measure the rupture strength. The control group had the lowest rupture strength (5.01 N), and the 17.0 mW every other day irradiation group had the highest rupture strength (13.01 N). Statistical differences were demonstrated in the 8.5 mW irradiation setting between the every other day irradiation group and the control group (p<0.05); and in 17.0 mW irradiation setting between the every day irradiation, the every other day, and the 1st day only groups vs. the control group (p<0.01). Histological examination demonstrated that wound healing in the 17.0 mW every other day irradiation group was promoted most significantly such as the prevention of excessive inflammation, increased formation of collagen fibers, and recovery in continuity of tissues. The control group showed poor wound healing and the other experimental groups showed intermediate healing. Thus LLLT with a He-Ne laser was found to promote the healing of operative wounds in the present rat model, in which the most favorable application of LLLT was the 17.0 mW setting of 15 seconds a day with a frequency of every other day.  相似文献   

Identification of TAL and iTAL effectors in Japanese strain T7133 of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae     

Yoshihisa  Ayaka  Yoshimura  Satomi  Shimizu  Motoki  Yamaguchi  Koji  Kawasaki  Tsutomu 《Journal of General Plant Pathology》2021,87(6):354-360

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Evaluation of the concentrations of hydrogen and methane emitted by termite using a semiconductor gas sensor     

Yoshiyuki Yanase  Masahiro Miura  Yoshihisa Fujii  Shogo Okumura  Tsuyoshi Yoshimura 《Journal of Wood Science》2013,59(3):243-248

A gas detection apparatus equipped with a semiconductor gas sensor was employed for qualitative and quantitative measurement of hydrogen and methane emitted by termites. A gas sample of 2.5 ml was injected into the semiconductor gas sensor through the gas detection apparatus, and the maximum voltage of the sensor was converted into gas concentration. The gas samples were collected from three distinct experiments: (1) five combinations of workers and soldiers of Coptotermes formosanus with and without a wood specimen; (2) C. formosanus under six temperature conditions; and (3) four different termite species, C. formosanus, Reticulitermes speratus, Incisitermes minor, and Zootermopsis nevadensis. The hydrogen and methane concentrations increased with an increase in the number of termites. Concentrations were higher in samples with a wood specimen than without it. Both hydrogen and methane concentrations were the highest for the samples at 35 °C and were lowest at 15 and 5 °C. The concentrations were very low at 45 °C because all the termites had died in a few hours. The concentrations of hydrogen and methane were highest for Z. nevadensis, the dampwood termite, among the four species, and no methane was detected for I. minor, the drywood termite, at 28 °C and 75 % RH.  相似文献   

Dynamic responses of nailed plywood-timber joints under a band-limited white-noise wave     

Takuro Hirai  Takeyoshi Uematsu  Yoshihisa Sasaki  Masahiko Toda 《Journal of Wood Science》2013,59(6):477-483

In this study, dynamic tests of nailed plywood-timber joints are conducted under a band-limited white-noise wave using a uniaxial hydraulic shaking table. The principal results are as follows: dynamic responses of nailed plywood-timber joints under a band-limited white-noise wave are reasonably related to the static load-slip relationships and the dynamic responses under harmonic waves of them. When nailed plywood-timber joints are shaken under a composite wave of wide frequency range, they resonate transitionally with one of the frequency components one after another decreasing their equivalent resonant frequencies along their static load-slip curves. Nailed plywood-timber joints are in danger of ultimate failures even though the input maximum accelerations do not exceed their damage limits, if they are shaken for long times with or without intermittences. In this case, nailed plywood-timber joints are prone to fail in low-cyclic bending fatigue failure of nails. Nailed plywood-timber joints, on the other hand, are prone to fail in typical static failure modes when they are shaken under strong input maximum accelerations equivalent to their ultimate limits.  相似文献   

Dynorphin-Kappa Opioid Receptor Signaling Partly Mediates Estrogen Negative Feedback Effect on LH Pulses in Female Rats     

Mst. Parvin MOSTARI  Nahoko IEDA  Chikaya DEURA  Shiori MINABE  Shunji YAMADA  Yoshihisa UENOYAMA  Kei-ichiro MAEDA  Hiroko TSUKAMURA 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2013,59(3):266-272

Accumulating evidence suggests that the arcuate nucleus (ARC) kisspeptin/neurokinin B (NKB)/dynorphin (KNDy) neurons play a role in estrogen negative feedback action on pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)/luteinizing hormone (LH) release. The present study aimed to determine if dynorphin (Dyn) is involved in estrogen negative feedback on pulsatile GnRH/LH release. The effect of the injection of nor-binaltorphimine (nor-BNI), a kappa-opioid receptor (KOR) antagonist, into the third cerebroventricle (3V) on LH pulses was determined in ovariectomized (OVX) adult female rats with/without replacement of negative feedback levels of estradiol (low E₂). The mean LH concentrations and baseline levels of LH secretion in nor-BNI-injected, low E₂-treated rats were significantly higher compared with vehicle-treated controls. On the other hand, the nor-BNI treatment failed to affect any LH pulse parameters in OVX rats without low E₂ treatment. These results suggest that Dyn is involved in the estrogen negative feedback regulation of pulsatile GnRH/LH release. The low E₂ treatment had no significant effect on the numbers of ARC Pdyn (Dyn gene)-,Kiss1- and Tac2 (NKB gene)-expressing cells. The treatment also did not affect mRNA levels of Pdyn and Oprk1 (KOR gene) in the ARC-median eminence region, but significantly increased the ARC kisspeptin immunoreactivity. These findings suggest that the negative feedback level of estrogen suppresses kisspeptin release from the ARC KNDy neurons through an unknown mechanism without affecting the Dyn and KOR expressions in the ARC. Taken together, the present result suggests that Dyn-KOR signaling is a part of estrogen negative feedback action on GnRH/LH pulses by reducing the kisspeptin release in female rats.  相似文献   

Quantification of phosphatidic acid in foodstuffs using a thin-layer-chromatography-imaging technique     

Tanaka T  Kassai A  Ohmoto M  Morito K  Kashiwada Y  Takaishi Y  Urikura M  Morishige J  Satouchi K  Tokumura A 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》2012,60(16):4156-4161

Apical application of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a growth-factor-like phospholipid, was shown to prevent or restore gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, such as diarrhea and stomach ulcer, in experimental animals. Because LPA is formed from phosphatidic acid (PA) by the activity of digestive phospholipase A(2), PA is a potential component for dietary treatment of such GI disorders. Here, we quantified PA contained in 38 foodstuffs and 3 herbs by a thin-layer-chromatography-imaging technique. Vegetables belonging to Brassicaceae, such as cabbage leaves (700 nmol/g of wet weight) and Japanese radish leaves (570 nmol/g), contained higher amounts of PA than other foodstuffs. Amounts of PA in fruits, cereals, and starchy root vegetables were below 300 nmol/g. Animal foodstuffs contained low amounts of PA (<60 nmol/g). Interestingly, leaves of Mallotus japonicas, a Japanese edible herb used for treatment of stomach ulcer, had the highest PA (1410 nmol/g) among those examined. The data shown here will be useful for the development of dietary treatment for a damaged GI tract.  相似文献   

Development of a sustainable evaluation indicator for livestock farming system on the basis of nitrogen flow: a case study on the material flow in livestock farming along with fodder crop production and grazing on abandoned paddy fields     

Yoshihisa Zaitsu  Hisashi Kobayashi 《Paddy and Water Environment》2012,10(1):7-15

This study was conducted to identify the differences of characteristics of nitrogen flow on the cattle fattening breeders in different types of feeding system. Targeted breeders were classified into fodder-product type and grazing type. In both types, the nitrogen flow during livestock farming was estimated based on the inputs and outputs of materials, and summarized with following three indicators: (1) Flow-Drive Indicator (FDI), indicator for the amplified nitrogen flow per unit of external commercial materials, (2) Artificial Resources Utilization Indicator (AUI), indicator for effects of the inputs of artificial resources on nitrogen flow, and (3) Sustainability Indicator (SI = FDI/AUI), indicator for sustainability of resource utilization. As the results of nitrogen flow analysis, higher average FDI value in the grazing type (2.09) than in the fodder-product type (1.90) showed that the nitrogen from external commercial materials contributed efficiently to increase the nitrogen flow in the grazing type. The average AUI value in the fodder-product type (24.27) was clearly higher than in the grazing types (1.90). It is suggested that fodder-product type was operated by higher dependency of the inputs of utilization of artificial resources. The value of SI was less than 0.2 in the fodder-product type, and it ranged from 1.00 to 1.36 in the grazing type, respectively. It was suggested that the nitrogen flow was completely different in both types of systems, and the grazing type well utilized natural process. Moreover, by comparing the AUI and SI values, it was found that the fodder-product type was operated depending on nitrogen inputs from commercial products. In contrast, the grazing type operated well utilization of nitrogen from natural resources with less input from commercial feed.  相似文献   

Strain analysis near the cutting edge in orthogonal cutting of hinoki (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Chamaecyparis obtusa</Emphasis>) using a digital image correlation method     

Yosuke Matsuda  Yuko Fujiwara  Yoshihisa Fujii 《Journal of Wood Science》2018,64(5):566-577

A digital image correlation (DIC) method was utilized to measure strain distributed within approximately 0.5 mm of the cutting edge during slow-speed orthogonal cutting of air-dried hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa), to clarify the relationships of the strain distribution and cutting conditions, including cutting angle (\(\theta\)) and depth of cut (\(d\)). The strain was measured in 0.04 mm steps, and the measurable minimum strain was approximately 0.08%. Tensile strain of 3% or larger normal to the cutting direction, \({\varepsilon _y}\), tended to extend 0.2 mm or further ahead of the tool when \(\theta \leq 60^\circ\) and \(d \geq 0.1{\text{ mm}}\). This tensile \({\varepsilon _y}\) corresponded to the occurrence of the fore-split in Chip Type I. The tensile \({\varepsilon _y}\) detected along the path of the cutting edge decreased as \(\theta\) and/or \(d\) decreased. Positive shear strain, \({\gamma _{xy}}\), tended to be detected ahead of the tool in Type I. Negative \({\gamma _{xy}}\) tended to be detected ahead of the tool in Type II and III \(\left( {\theta \geq 70^\circ ,\,\,d \geq 0.05{\text{ mm}}} \right)\). These \({\gamma _{xy}}\) values were considered to be related to the elongation and shrinkage of the chip. The study confirmed the usability of the DIC method for the evaluation of cutting conditions and also to classify chip formation into chip types.  相似文献   

Continuous nondestructive monitoring of larval feeding activity and development of the bamboo powderpost beetle <Emphasis Type="Italic">Dinoderus minutus</Emphasis> using acoustic emission     

Hiroki Watanabe  Yoshiyuki Yanase  Yoshihisa Fujii 《Journal of Wood Science》2018,64(2):138-148

The life history and feeding biology of the bamboo powderpost beetle Dinoderus minutus remain poorly understood because the beetles’ oviposition, development, and feeding take place inside bamboo culms. In this study, acoustic emission (AE) monitoring was applied for continuous nondestructive analysis of larval feeding activity and development from the first instar to adult eclosion. Newly hatched larvae were inoculated individually into pieces of madake (Phyllostachys bambusoides) culms. AE hits were recorded using single AE sensors fixed onto the bamboo pieces. Generation of AE hits indicated that larval feeding activity had begun after inoculation. Based on the time course of the hourly AE hit rate, the larvae were feeding constantly during each instar, and feeding activity only ceased during periods of ecdysis and pupation. Half of the individuals examined underwent seven instars and the other half underwent eight instars. The time course of AE hit rate per 5 min exhibited periodic cycles, where continuous meals were separated by inactive phases of ca. 5 min, with an average dominant period of each instar ranging between 0.76 and 2.19 h. After correcting the AE data based on distance attenuation of AE waves, the tendency that AE amplitude increased as the larvae developed through ecdysis events became more apparent. AE monitoring continued after adult eclosion, and the feeding activity of the newly emerged adults continued almost ceaselessly during the Reifungsfrass period.  相似文献