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Association Between Body Mass Index and Functional Dyspepsia in Young Japanese People
Yasunori Yamamoto,Shinya Furukawa,Junichi Watanabe,Aki Kato,Katsunori Kusumoto,Eiji Takeshita,Yoshio Ikeda,Naofumi Yamamoto,Katsuhiko Kohara,Yuka Saeki,Yoichi Hiasa 대한소화기 기능성질환∙운동학회 2022 Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (JNM Vol.28 No.2
Background/AimsEvidence regarding the association between body mass index (BMI) and functional dyspepsia (FD) in the Asian population is limited. Further, no study has evaluated this issue in young people in Asian and Western populations. Thus, we aim to investigate this issue among young Japanese people. MethodsThe study subjects comprised of 8923 Japanese university students. BMI was divided into 4 categories (quartiles) on the basis of the study subjects’ distribution (lowest, low, moderate, and high [reference]). The definition of lean, normal, overweight, and obese was BMI < 18.5 kg/m2, 18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m2 (reference), 25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2, and 30 kg/m2 ≤ BMI, respectively. The definition of FD was based on the Rome III criteria. ResultsThe prevalence of FD was 1.9% in this cohort. The lowest BMI was independently associated with FD after adjustment (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 2.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.46-3.67); P for trend = 0.001). The lowest BMI was independently associated with FD in women but not in men (OR, 2.94; 95% CI, 1.59-5.77; P for trend = 0.001). Leanness was independently associated with FD in total and in women but not in men (total: adjusted OR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.40-2.86) and women (OR, 2.19; 95% CI, 1.35-3.45). However, interaction analysis showed no significant difference for sex. ConclusionsAmong young Japanese people, BMI may be independently inversely associated with FD. Leanness may be an independent associated factor for FD in the young Japanese women.
Yasunori Yamamoto,Shinya Furukawa,Junichi Watanabe,Aki Kato,Katsunori Kusumoto,Teruki Miyake,Eiji Takeshita,Yoshio Ikeda,Naofumi Yamamoto,Katsuhiko Kohara,Syuichi Saheki,Yuka Saeki,Yoichi Hiasa 대한소화기 기능성질환·운동학회 2022 Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (JNM Vol.28 No.3
Background/AimsFunctional dyspepsia (FD) may be a common digestive disease worldwide and reduces the quality of life of patients. However, only a few studies have investigated the association between eating behavior and FD. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to examine the association between eating behavior and prevalence of FD in a young Japanese cohort. MethodsIn this study, we enrolled 8923 Japanese university students. FD is diagnosed based on the Rome III criteria. Eating habits and frequency of meals were investigated using a self-administered questionnaire. ResultsThe FD subjects had a younger mean age, a lower body mass index, and a lower proportion of men compared to the non-FD subjects. An independent positive association between skipping breakfast and/or lunch and FD was found (adjusted ORs were 1.60 [95% CI, 1.10-2.32] for breakfast and 2.52 [95% CI, 1.04-5.18] for lunch). Skipping dinner, extra meals (snacks) or midnight snacks was not associated with FD. The prevalence of FD in subjects eating 1, 2, and 3 meals per day was 4.8%, 2.2%, and 1.7%, respectively. The frequency of meals was independently inversely associated with prevalence of FD (adjusted ORs were 1 per day: 2.72 [95% CI, 1.19-5.42], and 2 per day: 1.69 [95% CI, 1.16-2.43], P for trend = 0.001). ConclusionsIn the young Japanese people, the frequency of meals may be independently inversely associated with prevalence of FD. In particular, skipping breakfast and/or lunch was associated with the prevalence of FD.
Katsuya Mitamura,Takashi Norikane,Yuka Yamamoto,Kengo Fujimoto,Yasukage Takami,Mikiya Kato,Tomohiro Kameda,Hiroaki Dobashi,Yoshihiro Nishiyama 대한핵의학회 2021 핵의학 분자영상 Vol.55 No.1
We present a female in her sixties with mixed connective tissue disease who underwent 99mTc-human serum albumin diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (99mTc-HSA-DTPA) scintigraphy to clarify the cause of generalized edema. Scintigraphy findings directed the diagnosis to protein-losing gastroenteropathy. Various disorders are known to be associated with proteinlosing gastroenteropathy; however, mixed connective tissue disease is a rare cause. 99mTc-HSA-DTPA scintigraphy is helpful in the diagnosis and following the response to therapy of protein-losing gastroenteropathy.
Biodegradable Nanogel-Integrated Hydrogels for Sustained Protein Delivery
Asako Shimoda,Kazunari Akiyoshi,Yuka Yamamoto,Shin-ichi Sawada 한국고분자학회 2012 Macromolecular Research Vol.20 No.3
Polysaccharide nanogel-crosslinked hydrogels for sustained protein delivery systems were prepared using acryloyl group-modified cholesterol-bearing pullulan (CHPOA) as a building block and multiarmed poly(ethylene glycol) (PEGSH) with thiol groups as a cross-linker. Immobilized nanogels were released by the cleavage of ester bonds between the nanogels and cross-linkers according to environmental factors such as pH and the presence of serum. Fluorescein-isothiocyanate-labeled insulin (FITC-Ins)-containing hydrogel was prepared by the cross-linking of FITC-Ins-complexed nanogel and PEGSH. The protein-complexed nanogels were gradually released from the hydrogel by hydrolysis, and then the proteins in the nanogel were released by exchange reactions in the presence of bovine serum albumin. The CHPOA-PEGSH hydrogel is useful as a sustained protein delivery system.