A5030499608- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
- Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
- Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments
Fukushima Medical University
2014-2025
Hokkaido University
2013-2024
Okinawa Prefecture
2015-2019
Kyushu Institute of Technology
2016
National Institute of Technology Okinawa College
2016
Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital
2014
Tohoku University
2011
Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University
2008-2011
Tokyo Gakugei University
2010
Tokyo Gas (Japan)
2005-2007
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause preventable blindness in preterm infants. The association between red blood cell (RBC) parameters and the development ROP remains unclear. objectives present study were to evaluate RBC treatment. This single-center, retrospective cohort included infants born at < 30 weeks gestation. Data pertaining treatment obtained from medical records. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed determine cut-off values according need...
<b>Aim</b> We determined whether the bacteria in lower respiratory tract (LRT) extremely premature infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) are different from those nonsevere BPD. <b>Study Design</b> conducted a retrospective study of who were admitted to neonatal intensive care unit Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Japan between April 2005 and March 2014. screened for bacterial colonization LRT using tracheobronchial aspirate fluid. <b>Results</b> A total 169 included....
Enteral zinc supplementation in preterm infants has been reported to improve short-term weight and height gain. This study aims evaluate whether early enteral admitted the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) affects their physical measurements at discharge, periodically test serum copper levels. Of 221 patients NICU, 102 were group 119 no-zinc group. The was administered 3 mg/kg/day of zinc. Body weight, height, head circumference discharge (or on expected delivery date) evaluated, factors...
Abstract Genome-wide transcriptome analyses using microarray probes containing genes and repeat sequences have been performed to examine responses low temperatures in rice (Oryza sativa). We focused particularly on the anther at booting stage, because a temperature this stage can result pollen abortion. The five strains examined study showed different fertilities due low-temperature treatment during stage. demonstrated that stress caused genome-wide changes transcriptional activities not...
Abstract Background Although disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a critical disease, there few gold standard interventions in neonatal medicine. The aim of this study to reveal factors affecting DIC at birth and assess the effectiveness rTM FFP for neonates birth. Methods We retrospectively evaluated score on first day life with underlying conditions associated DIC. was diagnosed according Japan Society Obstetrical, Gynecological & Neonatal Hematology 2016 criteria. Results...
Von Hippel-Lindau disease is an autosomal-dominant genetic disorder with variable penetrance characterized by multiorgan hemangioblastomas and a predisposition to carcinoma.A 23-year-old pregnant woman at 35 weeks' gestation, family history of von disease, presented paraplegia caused acute intramedullary hemorrhage from spinal hemangioma the thoracic (T) 4-5 level. An unruptured hemangioblastoma was noted T7-8 A T3-6 laminectomy resulted in improvement symptoms. The postoperative period...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 540:1-12 (2015) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11525 FEATURE ARTICLE Spatial variability in recruitment of acroporid corals and predatory starfish along Onna coast, Okinawa, Japan Masako Nakamura1,6,*, Naoki H. Kumagai2, Kazuhiko Sakai3, Ken Okaji4, Kei Ogasawara5, Satoshi Mitarai1 1Marine Biophysics...
Chronic outbreaks of the coral eating crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) have devastated communities throughout Ryukyu Islands in past four decades. Since A. planci has high fecundity and long larval duration, knowledge reproductive timing dispersal are keys to understanding mechanisms successive recruitment consequent adults. As first step acquiring this knowledge, we monitored water temperature peak spawning periods using gonad observation. A total 379 specimens were collected...
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common morbidity complicating preterm birth. Red blood cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of variation red size, could reflect oxidative stress and chronic inflammation in many diseases such as cardiovascular, pulmonary, other diseases. The objectives present study were to evaluate perinatal factors affecting RDW validate whether be potential biomarker for BPD. A total 176 infants born at < 30 weeks included this study. They categorized into...
Abstract Hyperammonemia of newborns should be treated promptly, and the outcome depends on rapid elimination excessive plasma ammonia. We encountered a case transient hyperammonemia in an extremely low‐birthweight infant whose ammonia decreased sufficiently after continuous hemodialysis therapy. It seems that therapy using peripheral artery umbilical vein is useful for infants; however, there are several problems to consider due immaturity these infants.
Although various predictors of in-stent restenosis (ISR) have been reported, the subject parameters relating to ISR on intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) still leaves room for discussion. The aim this study was clarify strongest using IVUS.Ninety-two native coronary lesions undergoing single bare-metallic stent implantation were investigated retrospectively. We classified them into (n=46) and non-ISR groups quantitative angiography. On serial IVUS studies, plaque morphology, areas volumes each...
To investigate the relationships between serum cytokine concentrations and chorioamnionitis (CAM) CAM-related bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in premature infants.Serum was collected at 0 7 days after birth from 36 infants born <32 weeks of gestation. We examined 30 CAM, BPD, other perinatal factors.On day 0, GM-CSF, IL-15, IL-17, IL-2, IL-2R, VEGF, MIG were significantly higher CAM group (n = 17) than non-CAM 19). These had decreased by similar both groups. The IL-12p70 concentration on...
Cold stress in rice (Oryza sativa) plants at the reproductive stage prevents normal anther development and causes pollen sterility. Tapetum hypertrophy anthers has been associated with sterility response to cold booting stage. Here, we re-examined whether relationships between abnormality caused by can be explained a monovalent factor such as tapetum hypertrophy.After exposing 4-d treatment stage, collected processed for transverse sectioning immediately flowering We anatomically evaluated...
Glucocorticoids play an important role in endocrine control. The association of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene polymorphisms with altered sensitivity to therapy has been reported adults. However, there are few such reports infants. present study analyzed the prevalence four GR preterm infants born before 30 weeks gestation and determined associations between these clinical outcomes infants.Totally, 41 at two hospitals Fukushima were retrospectively screened for presence polymorphisms,...
Abstract To date, few studies have investigated whether perinatal factors affect coagulation parameters at birth in preterm and term neonates. We retrospectively on day 1 609 consecutive neonates admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit between January 2010 December 2017. measured using peripheral blood samples. Multivariate analysis revealed that prothrombin time–international normalized ratio correlated with intraventricular hemorrhage (p = 0.000; β 0.180) placental abruption (PA; p...
Abstract Background Breast milk, nature's optimum source of nutrition for infants, can contain undesirable microorganisms that cause severe morbidity. After an outbreak multidrug‐resistant Escherichia coli among neonates receiving breast milk donated by another mother in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), we were motivated to develop a high‐grade pasteurizer (BMP) designed thaw and pasteurize at 63°C 30 min sealed bag without having open the or immerse it water. Methods Pre‐existing...
Objectives: To evaluate whether peripheral arterial catheter management is more effective than umbilical in very preterm neonates. Methods: Thirty-eight neonates born Fukushima Medical University Hospital between October 2008 and March 2010 were evaluated. A was inserted 19 (peripheral group) an the remaining (umbilical group). Results: The median gestational ages of groups 195 185 days, respectively (p=0.04). systolic diastolic blood pressure (BP) significantly higher group (p=0.03...
サンゴ群集のおもな死滅要因となっているオニヒトデ大量発生の抜本的な対策を検討するため,沖縄県は,2012年から2018年にかけて「オニヒトデ総合対策事業」を実施し,大量発生要因に関する複合的な調査研究と,沖縄島・慶良間諸島を対象とした大量発生予測のためのモニタリングおよび実証調査を行った。その結果,1)オニヒトデ個体群の形成・維持に有効な幼生分散は比較的ローカルなスケールの可能性が高いこと,2)オニヒトデ幼生はおもな餌である植物プランクトンの他にも,デトリタスやサンゴ粘液といった有機物を補助的な餌として利用できること,3)沖縄島の沿岸海域では,降雨により陸水が流出すると植物プランクトンなど幼生の餌が増加しやすいこと,4)着底後,半年前後の稚ヒトデの密度をモニタリングすることにより2年後の成体個体群の増加を予測しえることがわかった。これらをふまえ,今後のオニヒトデ対策として,短期的には範囲を限定した繰り返し駆除と稚ヒトデモニタリングによる大量発生予測,長期的には沖縄島沿岸の水質改善が提案された。