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Development of a Plasma Control System for Steady-state Operation on QUEST
Makoto Hasegwa,Kazuo Nakamura,Hideki Zushi,Kazuaki Hanada,Akihide Fujisawa,Keisuke Matsuoka,Hiroshi Idei,Yoshihiko Nagashima,Kazutoshi Tokunaga,Shoji Kawasaki,Hisatoshi Nakashima,Aki Higashijima 한국물리학회 2014 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.65 No.8
A drift error correction technique with machine vision and a real-time equilibrium calculation codehave been developed on the QUEST (Q-shu university experiment with the steady-state sphericaltokamak) for steady-state operation. The drift error caused by the long time-integration of magneticraw signals has to be removed. With a captured image of the plasma’s cross section, the plasma’sposition is identified by use of image filters. The measured magnetic flux values are corrected to thecalculated flux values estimated by using this plasma position. The correction with the capturedimage work as expected in the preliminary result using a flashlight instead of a plasma.
Satoko Yamaguchi,Shunichi Yanai,Shotaro Nakamura,Keisuke Kawasaki,Makoto Eizuka,Noriyuki Uesugi,Tamotsu Sugai,Junji Umeno,Motohiro Esaki,Takayuki Matsumoto 대한장연구학회 2018 Intestinal Research Vol.16 No.3
Background/Aims: We recently identified recessive mutations in the solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1 gene (SLCO2A1) as causative variants of chronic enteropathy associated with SLCO2A1 (CEAS). The aim of this study was to evaluate SLCO2A1 protein expression in the intestinal tissues of patients with CEAS, intestinal Behçet’s disease (BD), simple ulcer (SU), and Crohn’s disease (CD). Methods: Immunohistochemical staining using a polyclonal anti-SLCO2A1 antibody was performed on the resected intestinal specimens from 13 cases of CD, 9 cases of intestinal BD/SU, and 3 cases of CEAS. The extent of SLCO2A1 expression was determined by counting positively-staining vascular endothelial cells and scored as 0 (no cells), 1 (1%−30% cells), 2 (31%−60%), or 3 (>60%). The intensity of SLCO2A1 expression was scored either as 0 (negative), 1 (intermediate), or 2 (strong). The extent score and intensity score were summed for the final score of 0, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Results: SLCO2A1 protein expression was observed in 1 of 3 cases of CEAS (33%), all 13 cases of CD (100%), and all 9 cases of BD/SU (100%). The mean final expression scores of CEAS, CD, and BD/SU were 1.6 (range, 0−5), 4.8 (range, 4−5), and 4.3 (range, 4−5), respectively. The final expression score in CEAS was significantly lower than in CD (P=0.03). Conclusions: Immunohistochemical staining of the SLCO2A1 protein is considered useful to distinguish CEAS from other inflammatory bowel diseases.
Distinction between Chronic Enteropathy Associated with the SLCO2A1 Gene and Crohn’s Disease
Shunichi Yanai,Satoko Yamaguchi,Shotaro Nakamura,Keisuke Kawasaki,Yosuke Toya,Noriyuki Yamada,Makoto Eizuka,Noriyuki Uesugi,Junji Umeno,Motohiro Esaki,Eiko Okimoto,Shunji Ishihara,Tamotsu Sugai,Takayu 거트앤리버 소화기연관학회협의회 2019 Gut and Liver Vol.13 No.1
Background/Aims: We recently identified recessive mutations in the solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1 gene (SLCO2A1 ) as causative variants of chronic nonspecific multiple ulcers of the small intestine (chronic enteropathy associated with SLCO2A1, CEAS). The aim of this study was to investigate the gastroduodenal expression of the SLCO2A1 protein in patients with CEAS and Crohn’s disease (CD). Methods: Immunohistochemical staining for SLCO2A1 was performed with a polyclonal antibody, HPA013742, on gastroduodenal tissues obtained by endoscopic biopsy from four patients with CEAS and 29 patients with CD. Results: The expression of SLCO2A1 was observed in one of four patients (25%) with CEAS and in all 29 patients (100%) with CD (p<0.001). The three patients with CEAS without SLCO2A1 expression had a homozygous splice-site mutation in SLCO2A1, c.1461+1G>C (exon 7) or c.940+1G>A (exon 10). The remaining one CEAS patient with positive expression of SLCO2A1 had compound heterozygous c.664G>A and c.1807C>T mutations. Conclusions: Immunohistochemical staining for SLCO2A1 in gastroduodenal tissues obtained by endoscopic biopsy is considered useful for the distinction of CEAS from CD.
Norifumi Fujii,Manabu Tsukamoto,Nobukazu Okimoto,Miyuki Mori,Yoshiaki Ikejiri,Toru Yoshioka,Makoto Kawasaki,Nobuhiro Kito,Junya Ozawa,Ryoichi Nakamura,Shogo Takano,Saeko Fujiwara 대한골다공증학회 2021 Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia Vol.7 No.2
Objectives: The relationship between weight-related load and bone mineral density (BMD)/bone microstructure under normal load conditions using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) remains unconfirmed. The study aims to investigate the differences in effect of body mass index (BMI) on BMD/bone microstructure of loaded and unloaded bones, respectively, in Japanese postmenopausal women. Methods: Fifty-seven postmenopausal women underwent HR-pQCT on the tibia and radius. Correlation analysis, principal component (PC) analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression were performed to examine the relationship between BMI and HR-pQCT parameters. Results: Several microstructural parameters of the tibia and radius correlated with BMI through a simple correlation analysis, and these relationships remained unchanged even with an age-adjusted partial correlation analysis. PC analysis was conducted using seven bone microstructure parameters. The first PC (PC1) reflected all parameters of trabecular and cortical bone microstructures, except for cortical porosity, whereas the second PC (PC2) reflected only cortical bone microstructure. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that BMI was more strongly related to BMD/bone microstructure in the tibia than in the radius. Furthermore, BMI was associated with trabecular/cortical BMD, and PC1 (not PC2) of the tibia and radius. Thus, BMI was strongly related to the trabecular bone microstructure rather than the cortical bone microstructure. Conclusions: Our data confirmed that BMI is associated with volumetric BMD and trabecular bone microstructure parameters in the tibia and radius. However, although BMI may be more related to HRpQCT parameters in the tibia than in the radius, the magnitude of association is modest.
Norifumi Fujii,Nobukazu Okimoto,Manabu Tsukamoto,Norimitsu Fujii,Kei Asano,Yoshiaki Ikejiri,Toru Yoshioka,Takafumi Tajima,Yoshiaki Yamanaka,Yukichi Zenke,Makoto Kawasaki,Junya Ozawa,Takuya Umehara,Sho 대한골다공증학회 2021 Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia Vol.7 No.4
Objectives: Physical activity to maintain bone mass and strength is important for hip fracture prevention. We aim to investigate the relationship between physical performance/activity status and bone mineral density (BMD)/hip structural analysis (HSA) parameters among postmenopausal women in Japan. Methods: Sixty-two postmenopausal women diagnosed with osteoporosis (mean age: 72.61 ± 7.43 years) were enrolled in this cross-sectional observational study. They were evaluated for BMD and HSA in the proximal femur by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and underwent several physical performance tests, the Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale of 25 questions (GLFS-25). Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to summarize data on the BMD/HSA parameters. Partial correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were performed to investigate the relationship between physical performance/activity status and BMD/HSA parameters of the proximal femur. Results: In a partial correlation analysis adjusted for age and body mass index (BMI), GLFS-25 scores were correlated with HSA parameter (|r| = 0.260-0.396, P < 0.05). Principal component 1 (PC1) calculated by PCA was interpreted as more reflective of bone strength based on the value of BMD/HSA parameters. The SEM results showed that the model created by the 3 questions (Q13, brisk walking; Q15, keep walking without rest; Q20, load-bearing tasks and housework) of the GLFS-25 had the best fit and was associated with the PC1 score (β = -0.444, P = 0.001). Conclusions: The GLFS-25 score was associated with the BMD/HSA parameter, which may reflect the bone strength of the proximal femur as calculated by PCA.