H. Nakayama

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1953 - 9999

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Electronic Properties of Polythiophene Derivatives. (9999)

Onoda, M., Nakayama, H., Morita, S., Yoshino, K.

Electrochemical, optical, and magnetic properties in poly(3-phenylthiophene) and poly(3-phenylpropylthiophene) as a function of doping and electronic states are discussed in detail. These results are...

Results of final focus test beam (2008)

Alexandrof, V.A., Balakin, V., Mikhailichenko, A.., Flottmann, K., Peters, F., Voss, G.A., ...

The beam experiments of Final Focus Test Beam (FFTB) started in September 1993 at SLAC, and have produced a 1.7 μm×75 nm spot of 46 GeV electron beam. A number of new techniques involving two...

Detectors and flux instrumentation for future neutrino facilities (2007)

Abe, T., Aihara, H., Andreopoulos, C., Ankowski, A., Badertscher, A., Battistoni, G., ...

This report summarises the conclusions from the detector group of the International Scoping Study of a future Neutrino Factory and Super-Beam neutrino facility. The baseline detector options for each...

Theory Of Transition Dynamics Of Localized Electrons Induced By Lattice Relaxation In Excited States (2007)

H. Nakayama, H. Katayama-yoshida, Y. Kayanuma

Introduction In the atomic displacement induced by electronic excitation, transitions induced by the lattice relaxation plays a significant rule. Typical example is a DX-center in donor doped Al x Ga...

Theory Of Nonradiative Transition Of Bistability Center And Application To Dx-Center In (2007)

H. Nakayama, H. Katayama-yoshida, Y. Kayanuma

Introduction DX-center is characterized by the persistent photoconductivity (PPC) and the large lattice relaxation after electronic excitation 1 2 3 4 . It appears with the application of hydrostatic...

Study On The Metallic Coating Of The Ceramic Chamber For The Atf Damping Ring Kicker Magnets (2007)

Terunuma Nakayama And, N. Terunuma, H. Nakayama, J. Urakawa

INTRODUCTION The construction of the 1.54 GeV damping ring in KEK Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) is in progress. The purpose of the ring is to study the multi-bunch-beam operation with a low...

Kekb Injection Kicker Magnet System (2007)

Mimashi Kikuchi Nakayama, T. Mimashi, M. Kikuchi, H. Nakayama, K. Satoh, M. Tobiyama, ...

The design, construction and operation of the KEKB injection kicker magnets are described. The magnet operates up to 35kV and 2kA with magnetic field rise and fall time of around 1sec each. The...

D Analys I of Magneti Csti Mulati N to Human Crani Um (2007)

Nakayama Kiyoshi Wada, H. Nakayama, T. Kiyoshi, H. Wada, K. Yunokuchi, Y. Tamari

scle, eye and brain) and calculated the eddy current, electric field and virtual cathode after the model was stimulated with an 8-figure coil. In this model, each area was assumed to have different...

Systematic search for gastric cancer-specific genes based on SAGE data: melanoma inhibitory activity and matrix metalloproteinase-10 are novel prognostic factors in patients with gastric cancer (2006)

Aung, P. P., Oue, N., Mitani, Y., Nakayama, H., Yoshida, K., Noguchi, T., ...

Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. Genes expressed only in cancer tissue will be useful molecular markers for diagnosis and may also be good therapeutic targets....

Short- and long-term prognosis for very old stroke patients. The Copenhagen Stroke Study (2004)

Kammersgaard, Lars Peter, Jørgensen, H. S., Reith, J., Nakayama, H., Pedersen, P. M., Olsen, T. S.

Background and purpose: the very old are expected to become a growing part of the stroke population in the industrialised part of the world. The aims of this study were to evaluate clinical...

Beam Loading Effects in JHF Synchrotron (1998)

M. Yamamoto, E. Ezura, M. Fujieda, Y. Hashimoto, H. Kobayashi, H. Nakayama, ...

Beam loading effects on the rf system of JHF proton synchrotrons have been investigated by both computer simulation and experiment using a low energy electron beam. From the simulation results, it is...

Higher Harmonics Beam Loading Compensation for a Broad Band MA-Loaded RF Cavity (1998)

K. Saito, M. Fujieda, Y. Mori, H. Nakayama, C. Ohmori, Y. Sato, ...

A broad band RF cavity loaded with magnetic alloy cores has been developed for the Japanese Hadron Facility synchrotrons. Its Q-value can be chosen at between 0.5 and 5. To reduce transient beam...

Laparoscopically Resected Foregut Cyst Adjacent to the Right Adrenal Gland (1998)

E. Yamamoto, H. Nakayama, N. Ozaki, Y. Kitamura, M. Funatsuka, M. Ueda, ...

A case of 49-year-old woman with a retroperitoneal undifferentiated foregut cyst attached to the right adrenal gland is reported. The bronchogenic cyst is a type of foregut cyst with a cartilage...

Results of final focus test beam (1996)

Alexandrof, V.A., Balakin, V., Mikhailichenko, A.., Flottmann, K., Peters, F., Voss, G.A., ...

The beam experiments of Final Focus Test Beam (FFTB) started in September 1993 at SLAC, and have produced a 1.7 μm×75 nm spot of 46 GeV electron beam. A number of new techniques involving two...

Results of final focus test beam (1996)

Alexandrof, V.A., Balakin, V., Mikhailichenko, A.., Flottmann, K., Peters, F., Voss, G.A., ...

The beam experiments of Final Focus Test Beam (FFTB) started in September 1993 at SLAC, and have produced a 1.7 μm×75 nm spot of 46 GeV electron beam. A number of new techniques involving two...

Results of final focus test beam (1996)

Alexandrof, V.A., Balakin, V., Mikhailichenko, A.., Flottmann, K., Peters, F., Voss, G.A., ...

The beam experiments of Final Focus Test Beam (FFTB) started in September 1993 at SLAC, and have produced a 1.7 μm×75 nm spot of 46 GeV electron beam. A number of new techniques involving two...

In vitro and in vivo leishmanicidal studies of Peperomia galioides (Piperaceae) (1996)

Fournet, Alain, Ferreira, M.E., Fuentes, S., Torres, S., Inchausti, A., ...

Petroleum ether and methylene chloride extracts of Peperomia galioides and three phenylated diphenols, grifolic acid, grifolin and piperogalin exhibited in vitro antileishmanial activity. During the...

In vivo efficacy of oral and intralesional administration of 2-substituted quinolines in experimental treatment of new world cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania amazonensis (1996)

Fournet, Alain, Ferreira, M.E., Fuentes, S., Nakayama, H., ...

The antileishmanial efficacies of 2-n-propylquinoline, chimanines B and D, 2-n-pentylquinoline, 2-phenylquinoline, 2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenylethyl)quinoline, and two total alkaloidal extracts of...

Pregnancy: The expression of c-kit protein in human adult and fetal tissues (1993)

Horie, K., Fujita, J., Takakura, K., Kanzaki, H., Suginami, H., Iwai, M., ...

The c-kit proto-oncogene encodes a tyrosine kinase receptor and is allelic with the dominant white-spotting (W) locus of the mouse. In this study we investigated the expression of human c-kit protein...

Properties of red blood cell after multiday exposure to 31 ATA (1983)

K. Shiraki, S. Sagawa, N. Konda, H. Nakayama, M. Matsuda

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OPTICAL DLTS MEASUREMENTS OF LOCALIZED STATES IN AMORPHOUS CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTORS (1981)

Okuda, M., Naito, H., Nakayama, H., Nakau, T.

New combined optical/thermal method (optical DLTS) for the investigation of gap states is presented. The concentration and energy distribution of the gap states have been studied. The optical DLTS...

OPTICAL DLTS MEASUREMENTS OF LOCALIZED STATES IN AMORPHOUS CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTORS (1981)

Okuda, M., Naito, H., Nakayama, H., Nakau, T.

New combined optical/thermal method (optical DLTS) for the investigation of gap states is presented. The concentration and energy distribution of the gap states have been studied. The optical DLTS...

OPTICAL DLTS MEASUREMENTS OF LOCALIZED STATES IN AMORPHOUS CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTORS (1981)

Okuda, M., Naito, H., Nakayama, H., Nakau, T.

New combined optical/thermal method (optical DLTS) for the investigation of gap states is presented. The concentration and energy distribution of the gap states have been studied. The optical DLTS...

A nuclear factor containing the leucine-rich repeats expressed in murine cerebellar neurons.

Matsuoka, K, Taoka, M, Satozawa, N, Nakayama, H, Ichimura, T, Takahashi, N, ...

A nuclear protein, termed leucine-rich acidic nuclear protein (LANP), has been isolated from among rat cerebellar proteins whose expression was transiently increased during an early stage of...

Identification of 1,4-dihydropyridine binding regions within the alpha 1 subunit of skeletal muscle Ca2+ channels by photoaffinity labeling with diazipine.

Nakayama, H, Taki, M, Striessnig, J, Glossmann, H, Catterall, W A, Kanaoka, Y

To identify regions that are involved in the formation of the dihydropyridine receptor site of skeletal muscle L-type Ca2+ channels, the alpha 1 subunit of the channel complex was specifically...

Escherichia coli RecQ protein is a DNA helicase.

Umezu, K, Nakayama, K, Nakayama, H

The Escherichia coli recQ gene, a member of the RecF recombination gene family, was set in an overexpression plasmid, and its product was purified to near-homogeneity. The purified RecQ protein...

A solid-phase assay to screen monoclonal antibodies against DNA-binding protein.

Ishii, N, Nakayama, H, Katayama, J, Arisawa, M, Aoki, Y

A method is described for selecting monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against DNA-binding protein. The protocol involves a non-radioactive solid-phase DNA binding assay using a 96-well plate. Because the...

In vivo efficacy of oral and intralesional administration of 2-substituted quinolines in experimental treatment of new world cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania amazonensis.

Fournet, A, Ferreira, M E, Fuentes, S, Nakayama, H, ...

The antileishmanial efficacies of 2-n-propylquinoline, chimanines B and D, 2-n-pentylquinoline, 2-phenylquinoline, 2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenylethyl) quinoline, and two total alkaloidal extracts of...

Increased sensitivity of Candida albicans cells accumulating 14 alpha-methylated sterols to active oxygen: possible relevance to in vivo efficacies of azole antifungal agents.

Shimokawa, O, Nakayama, H

The sensitivity of Candida albicans cells to killing by hydrogen peroxide was found to increase markedly when they were grown in the presence of sub-growth-inhibitory concentrations of the azole drug...

Serum inhibits penicillin-induced L-form growth in Staphylococcus aureus: a note of caution on the use of serum in cultivation of bacterial L-forms.

Shimokawa, O, Ikeda, M, Umeda, A, Nakayama, H

Heat-inactivated horse serum inhibited penicillin-induced L-form colony formation in Staphylococcus aureus when included in an osmotically stabilized culture medium. Most, perhaps all, L-form...

The thiM locus and its relation to phosphorylation of hydroxyethylthiazole in Escherichia coli.

Mizote, T, Nakayama, H

A mutant of Escherichia coli lacking hydroxyethylthiazole kinase (EC 2.7.1.50) was produced by a further mutation of a temperature-sensitive, auxotrophic mutant for hydroxyethylthiazole. The parent...

thiK and thiL loci of Escherichia coli.

Imamura, N, Nakayama, H

Mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 auxotrophic for thiamine phosphates were produced in stepwise fashion from the polyauxotrophic F- strain JC1552, via intermediate production of thiamine auxotrophs...

Apoptosis induced by tumor necrosis factor in cells chronically infected with feline immunodeficiency virus.

Ohno, K, Nakano, T, Matsumoto, Y, Watari, T, Goitsuka, R, Nakayama, H, ...

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) induced morphologic changes such as chromatin condensation and cell shrinkage in a feline fibroblastic cell line (CRFK) chronically infected with feline...

Sedimentation analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid from thymine-starved Escherichia coli.

Nakayama, H, Hanawalt, P

During thymine starvation, strand breaks accumulate in the chromosomal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of Escherichia coli. This effect occurs to a varying extent in different strains and is particularly...

In vitro duplication and in vivo cure of mast-cell deficiency of Sl/Sld mutant mice by cloned 3T3 fibroblasts.

Fujita, J, Onoue, H, Ebi, Y, Nakayama, H, Kanakura, Y

Sl/Sld mutant mice are profoundly deficient in tissue mast cells as a result of a defect in the microenvironment promoting the development of these cells. To facilitate the analysis of the Sl...

Changes in cyclic nucleotide levels and dimorphic transition in Candida albicans.

Niimi, M, Niimi, K, Tokunaga, J, Nakayama, H

The relationship between the levels of cyclic nucleotides and dimorphic transition in Candida albicans was examined. The results showed that cells of this pathogenic fungus contained both cyclic...

Purification and partial characterization of hepatocyte growth factor from plasma of a patient with fulminant hepatic failure.

Gohda, E, Tsubouchi, H, Nakayama, H, Hirono, S, Sakiyama, O, Takahashi, K, ...

Human hepatocyte growth factor (hHGF) has been purified approximately 209,000-fold with 18% yield from plasma of a patient with fulminant hepatic failure. The purification involves heat treatment of...

Use of a monoclonal antibody to purify the tetrodotoxin binding component from the electroplax of Electrophorus electricus.

Nakayama, H, Withy, R M, Raftery, M A

The tetrodotoxin binding component of the voltage-sensitive sodium channel from Electrophorus electricus electroplax was purified by using a monoclonal antibody. An impure preparation of tetrodotoxin...

Differential expression of high molecular weight caldesmon in colorectal pericryptal fibroblasts and tumour stroma.

Nakayama, H, Miyazaki, E, Enzan, H

AIM: To investigate an extent of smooth muscle differentiation of pericryptal fibroblasts. METHODS: Expression of high molecular weight caldesmon (h-CD) and alpha smooth muscle actin was investigated...

Myocardial ischemia induces differential regulation of KATP channel gene expression in rat hearts.

Akao, M, Otani, H, Horie, M, Takano, M, Kuniyasu, A, Nakayama, H, ...

The cardiac ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel is thought to be a complex composed of an inward rectifier potassium channel (Kir6.1 and/or Kir6.2) subunit and the sulfonylurea receptor (SUR2)....

Reduced expression of kan-1 (encoding putative bile acid-CoA-amino acid N-acyltransferase) mRNA in livers of rats after partial hepatectomy and during sepsis.

Furutani, M, Arii, S, Higashitsuji, H, Mise, M, Fukumoto, M, Takano, S, ...

We isolated a cDNA clone, kan-1, from a rat liver cDNA library using a reverse transcriptase PCR cloning method. The kan-1 cDNA encoded a polypeptide of 420 amino acids, and was 70 and 69% identical...

Long-range conformational effects of proteolytic removal of the last three residues of actin.

Strzelecka-Gołaszewska, H, Mossakowska, M, Woźniak, A, Moraczewska, J, Nakayama, H

Truncated derivatives of actin devoid of either the last two (actin-2C) or three residues (actin-3C) were used to study the role of the C-terminal segment in the polymerization of actin. The monomer...

Interaction of calmodulin with troponin I and the troponin-tropomyosin-actin complex. Effect of Ca2+ and Sr2+ ions.

Yamamoto, K, Nakayama, H, Nunoi, K, Fujishima, M

In an effort to elucidate the mechanism of calmodulin regulation of muscle contraction, we investigated the interaction between calmodulin and troponin components in the presence of Ca2+ or Sr2+ by...

Control of actin moving trajectory by patterned poly(methylmethacrylate) tracks.

Suzuki, H, Yamada, A, Oiwa, K, Nakayama, H, Mashiko, S

Poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), a photoresist polymer, was found to be useful for immobilizing heavy meromyosin (HMM) molecules while retaining their abilities to support the movement of actin...

A new scorpion toxin (BmK-PL) stimulates Ca2+-release channel activity of the skeletal-muscle ryanodine receptor by an indirect mechanism.

Kuniyasu, A, Kawano, S, Hirayama, Y, Ji, Y H, Xu, K, Ohkura, M, ...

A peptide toxin isolated from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch (BmK-PL) stimulated Ca2+-release channel activity in both triad membranes and reconstituted ryanodine receptors partially...

A novel peroxiredoxin of the plant Sedum lineare is a homologue of Escherichia coli bacterioferritin co-migratory protein (Bcp).

Kong, W, Shiota, S, Shi, Y, Nakayama, H, Nakayama, K

We cloned a gene encoding a 17-kDa protein from a cDNA library of the plant Sedum lineare and found that its deduced amino acid sequence showed similarities to those of Escherichia coli...

Comparative single-molecule and ensemble myosin enzymology: sulfoindocyanine ATP and ADP derivatives.

Oiwa, K, Eccleston, J F, Anson, M, Kikumoto, M, Davis, C T, Reid, G P, ...

Single-molecule and macroscopic reactions of fluorescent nucleotides with myosin have been compared. The single-molecule studies serve as paradigms for enzyme-catalyzed reactions and ligand-receptor...

A nuclear factor containing the leucine-rich repeats expressed in murine cerebellar neurons.

Matsuoka, K, Taoka, M, Satozawa, N, Nakayama, H, Ichimura, T, Takahashi, N, ...

A nuclear protein, termed leucine-rich acidic nuclear protein (LANP), has been isolated from among rat cerebellar proteins whose expression was transiently increased during an early stage of...

Identification of 1,4-dihydropyridine binding regions within the alpha 1 subunit of skeletal muscle Ca2+ channels by photoaffinity labeling with diazipine.

Nakayama, H, Taki, M, Striessnig, J, Glossmann, H, Catterall, W A, Kanaoka, Y

To identify regions that are involved in the formation of the dihydropyridine receptor site of skeletal muscle L-type Ca2+ channels, the alpha 1 subunit of the channel complex was specifically...

Escherichia coli RecQ protein is a DNA helicase.

Umezu, K, Nakayama, K, Nakayama, H

The Escherichia coli recQ gene, a member of the RecF recombination gene family, was set in an overexpression plasmid, and its product was purified to near-homogeneity. The purified RecQ protein...

A solid-phase assay to screen monoclonal antibodies against DNA-binding protein.

Ishii, N, Nakayama, H, Katayama, J, Arisawa, M, Aoki, Y

A method is described for selecting monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against DNA-binding protein. The protocol involves a non-radioactive solid-phase DNA binding assay using a 96-well plate. Because the...

In vivo efficacy of oral and intralesional administration of 2-substituted quinolines in experimental treatment of new world cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania amazonensis.

Fournet, A, Ferreira, M E, Fuentes, S, Nakayama, H, ...

The antileishmanial efficacies of 2-n-propylquinoline, chimanines B and D, 2-n-pentylquinoline, 2-phenylquinoline, 2-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenylethyl) quinoline, and two total alkaloidal extracts of...

Increased sensitivity of Candida albicans cells accumulating 14 alpha-methylated sterols to active oxygen: possible relevance to in vivo efficacies of azole antifungal agents.

Shimokawa, O, Nakayama, H

The sensitivity of Candida albicans cells to killing by hydrogen peroxide was found to increase markedly when they were grown in the presence of sub-growth-inhibitory concentrations of the azole drug...

Serum inhibits penicillin-induced L-form growth in Staphylococcus aureus: a note of caution on the use of serum in cultivation of bacterial L-forms.

Shimokawa, O, Ikeda, M, Umeda, A, Nakayama, H

Heat-inactivated horse serum inhibited penicillin-induced L-form colony formation in Staphylococcus aureus when included in an osmotically stabilized culture medium. Most, perhaps all, L-form...

The thiM locus and its relation to phosphorylation of hydroxyethylthiazole in Escherichia coli.

Mizote, T, Nakayama, H

A mutant of Escherichia coli lacking hydroxyethylthiazole kinase (EC 2.7.1.50) was produced by a further mutation of a temperature-sensitive, auxotrophic mutant for hydroxyethylthiazole. The parent...

thiK and thiL loci of Escherichia coli.

Imamura, N, Nakayama, H

Mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 auxotrophic for thiamine phosphates were produced in stepwise fashion from the polyauxotrophic F- strain JC1552, via intermediate production of thiamine auxotrophs...

Apoptosis induced by tumor necrosis factor in cells chronically infected with feline immunodeficiency virus.

Ohno, K, Nakano, T, Matsumoto, Y, Watari, T, Goitsuka, R, Nakayama, H, ...

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) induced morphologic changes such as chromatin condensation and cell shrinkage in a feline fibroblastic cell line (CRFK) chronically infected with feline...

Sedimentation analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid from thymine-starved Escherichia coli.

Nakayama, H, Hanawalt, P

During thymine starvation, strand breaks accumulate in the chromosomal deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of Escherichia coli. This effect occurs to a varying extent in different strains and is particularly...

In vitro duplication and in vivo cure of mast-cell deficiency of Sl/Sld mutant mice by cloned 3T3 fibroblasts.

Fujita, J, Onoue, H, Ebi, Y, Nakayama, H, Kanakura, Y

Sl/Sld mutant mice are profoundly deficient in tissue mast cells as a result of a defect in the microenvironment promoting the development of these cells. To facilitate the analysis of the Sl...

Changes in cyclic nucleotide levels and dimorphic transition in Candida albicans.

Niimi, M, Niimi, K, Tokunaga, J, Nakayama, H

The relationship between the levels of cyclic nucleotides and dimorphic transition in Candida albicans was examined. The results showed that cells of this pathogenic fungus contained both cyclic...

Purification and partial characterization of hepatocyte growth factor from plasma of a patient with fulminant hepatic failure.

Gohda, E, Tsubouchi, H, Nakayama, H, Hirono, S, Sakiyama, O, Takahashi, K, ...

Human hepatocyte growth factor (hHGF) has been purified approximately 209,000-fold with 18% yield from plasma of a patient with fulminant hepatic failure. The purification involves heat treatment of...

Use of a monoclonal antibody to purify the tetrodotoxin binding component from the electroplax of Electrophorus electricus.

Nakayama, H, Withy, R M, Raftery, M A

The tetrodotoxin binding component of the voltage-sensitive sodium channel from Electrophorus electricus electroplax was purified by using a monoclonal antibody. An impure preparation of tetrodotoxin...

Differential expression of high molecular weight caldesmon in colorectal pericryptal fibroblasts and tumour stroma.

Nakayama, H, Miyazaki, E, Enzan, H

AIM: To investigate an extent of smooth muscle differentiation of pericryptal fibroblasts. METHODS: Expression of high molecular weight caldesmon (h-CD) and alpha smooth muscle actin was investigated...

Myocardial ischemia induces differential regulation of KATP channel gene expression in rat hearts.

Akao, M, Otani, H, Horie, M, Takano, M, Kuniyasu, A, Nakayama, H, ...

The cardiac ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channel is thought to be a complex composed of an inward rectifier potassium channel (Kir6.1 and/or Kir6.2) subunit and the sulfonylurea receptor (SUR2)....

Reduced expression of kan-1 (encoding putative bile acid-CoA-amino acid N-acyltransferase) mRNA in livers of rats after partial hepatectomy and during sepsis.

Furutani, M, Arii, S, Higashitsuji, H, Mise, M, Fukumoto, M, Takano, S, ...

We isolated a cDNA clone, kan-1, from a rat liver cDNA library using a reverse transcriptase PCR cloning method. The kan-1 cDNA encoded a polypeptide of 420 amino acids, and was 70 and 69% identical...

Long-range conformational effects of proteolytic removal of the last three residues of actin.

Strzelecka-Gołaszewska, H, Mossakowska, M, Woźniak, A, Moraczewska, J, Nakayama, H

Truncated derivatives of actin devoid of either the last two (actin-2C) or three residues (actin-3C) were used to study the role of the C-terminal segment in the polymerization of actin. The monomer...

Interaction of calmodulin with troponin I and the troponin-tropomyosin-actin complex. Effect of Ca2+ and Sr2+ ions.

Yamamoto, K, Nakayama, H, Nunoi, K, Fujishima, M

In an effort to elucidate the mechanism of calmodulin regulation of muscle contraction, we investigated the interaction between calmodulin and troponin components in the presence of Ca2+ or Sr2+ by...

Control of actin moving trajectory by patterned poly(methylmethacrylate) tracks.

Suzuki, H, Yamada, A, Oiwa, K, Nakayama, H, Mashiko, S

Poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), a photoresist polymer, was found to be useful for immobilizing heavy meromyosin (HMM) molecules while retaining their abilities to support the movement of actin...

A new scorpion toxin (BmK-PL) stimulates Ca2+-release channel activity of the skeletal-muscle ryanodine receptor by an indirect mechanism.

Kuniyasu, A, Kawano, S, Hirayama, Y, Ji, Y H, Xu, K, Ohkura, M, ...

A peptide toxin isolated from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensi Karsch (BmK-PL) stimulated Ca2+-release channel activity in both triad membranes and reconstituted ryanodine receptors partially...

A novel peroxiredoxin of the plant Sedum lineare is a homologue of Escherichia coli bacterioferritin co-migratory protein (Bcp).

Kong, W, Shiota, S, Shi, Y, Nakayama, H, Nakayama, K

We cloned a gene encoding a 17-kDa protein from a cDNA library of the plant Sedum lineare and found that its deduced amino acid sequence showed similarities to those of Escherichia coli...

Comparative single-molecule and ensemble myosin enzymology: sulfoindocyanine ATP and ADP derivatives.

Oiwa, K, Eccleston, J F, Anson, M, Kikumoto, M, Davis, C T, Reid, G P, ...

Single-molecule and macroscopic reactions of fluorescent nucleotides with myosin have been compared. The single-molecule studies serve as paradigms for enzyme-catalyzed reactions and ligand-receptor...

Pneumomediastinum in dermatomyositis: association with cutaneous vasculopathy

Kono, H., Inokuma, S., Nakayama, H., Suzuki, M.

OBJECTIVES—To study the pathogenesis of pneumomediastinum in polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM).
PATIENTS AND METHODS—The clinical records of 48 patients with PM/DM were reviewed, focusing...

Evaluation of a new amplified enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in male urine, female endocervical swab, and patient obtained vaginal swab specimens

Tanaka, M., Nakayama, H., Sagiyama, K., Haraoka, M., Yoshida, H., Hagiwara, T., ...

Aims—To compare the performance of a new generation dual amplified enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with a molecular method for the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis, using a range of urogenital samples,...

CD34 positive stromal cells in gastric adenocarcinomas

Nakayama, H, Enzan, H, Miyazaki, E, Kuroda, N, Naruse, K, Kiyoku, H, ...

Aims—To investigate the role of CD34 positive stromal cells, namely dendritic interstitial cells, in gastric carcinomas, the distribution of CD34 positive stromal cells in gastric adenocarcinomas...

Differential expression of CD34 in normal colorectal tissue, peritumoral inflammatory tissue, and tumour stroma

Nakayama, H., Enzan, H., Miyazaki, E., Kuroda, N., Naruse, K., Hiroi, M.

Aims—To investigate the role of CD34 positive stromal cells, namely dendritic interstitial cells, in the desmoplastic stroma formation of malignant epithelial neoplasms the distribution of CD34...

Lack of CD34 positive stromal cells within angiomyomas (vascular leiomyomas)

Nakayama, H, Enzan, H, Miyazaki, E, Kuroda, N, Toi, M

Aims: To investigate the role of CD34 positive stromal cells in the morphogenesis and tumour growth regulation of angiomyomas (vascular leiomyomas).

α Smooth muscle actin positive stromal cells in gastric carcinoma

Nakayama, H, Enzan, H, Miyazaki, E, Toi, M

Aims: To investigate the distribution and roles of α smooth muscle actin (ASMA) positive stromal cells (ASMA+ cells), which belong to the myofibroblast group, within gastric carcinomas, with...

High molecular weight caldesmon positive stromal cells in the capsule of thyroid follicular tumours and tumour-like lesions

Nakayama, H, Enzan, H, Miyazaki, E, Moriki, T, Kiyoku, H, Toi, M, ...

Aims: To investigate the smooth muscle nature of the spindle stromal cells in the capsule of thyroid tumours and tumour-like lesions.

Lack of vascular adventitial fibroblastic cells in tumour stroma of intestinal-type and solid-type gastric carcinomas

Nakayama, H, Enzan, H, Miyazaki, E, Kuroda, N, Toi, M, Hiroi, M, ...

Aims: To investigate the roles of vascular adventitial fibroblastic cells in tumour stroma, the distribution of vascular adventitial fibroblastic cells was studied in gastric carcinomas.

Adenocarcinoma arising from a gastric duplication cyst with invasion to the stomach: a case report with literature review

Kuraoka, K, Nakayama, H, Kagawa, T, Ichikawa, T, Yasui, W

This report describes a rare case of adenocarcinoma arising from a gastric duplication cyst, with invasion to the stomach wall, in a 40 year old Japanese man. A cystic lesion was found between the...

High molecular weight caldesmon positive stromal cells in the capsule of hepatocellular carcinomas

Nakayama, H, Enzan, H, Yamamoto, M, Miyazaki, E, Yasui, W

Aims: To investigate the smooth muscle nature of the stromal cells in the capsule of hepatocellular carcinomas.

High positive frequency of antibodies to metallothionein and heat shock protein 70 in sera of patients with metal allergy

JIN, G-B, NAKAYAMA, H, SHMYHLO, M, INOUE, S, KONDO, M, IKEZAWA, Z, ...

Two principal types of stress protein, heat shock proteins (hsps) and metallothionein (MT), are induced in cells responding to a variety of stresses. They play an important role in protecting cells...

Presence of vascular adventitial fibroblastic cells in diffuse-type gastric carcinomas

Nakayama, H, Enzan, H, Miyazaki, E, Kuroda, N, Toi, M, Hiroi, M, ...

Aim: To investigate morphological changes in the tumour vessel adventitia, particularly the distribution of vascular adventitial fibroblastic cells (VAFCs)—namely, CD34 positive fibroblastic cells...

Post-translational modification is essential for catalytic activity of nitrile hydratase.

Murakami, T., Nojiri, M., Nakayama, H., Odaka, M., Yohda, M., Dohmae, N., ...

Nitrile hydratase from Rhodococcus sp. N-771 is an alphabeta heterodimer with a nonheme ferric iron in the catalytic center. In the catalytic center, alphaCys112 and alphaCys114 are modified to a...

Trends in sexually transmitted diseases and condom use patterns among commercial sex workers in Fukuoka City, Japan 1990-93.

Tanaka, M, Nakayama, H, Sakumoto, M, Matsumoto, T, Akazawa, K, Kumazawa, J

OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among female commercial sex workers and in their condom use patterns during the period from 1990 to 1993 in Fukuoka, Japan....

Thermoregulation of exercising men in the morning rise and evening fall phases of internal temperature.

Torii, M, Nakayama, H, Sasaki, T

The purpose of this study was to compare the thermoregulatory responses during exercise in the morning rise (0900 h) and evening fall phases (2000 h) in circadian variation of body temperature. Five...

Fall in skin temperature of exercising man.

Torii, M, Yamasaki, M, Sasaki, T, Nakayama, H

Fall in skin temperature during initial muscular work was investigated in ten healthy men. Bicycle exercise was performed at workloads of 50-150 W in a climatic chamber at ambient temperatures of...

Decompression sickness and recreational scuba divers

Nakayama, H, Shibayama, M, Yamami, N, Togawa, S, Takahashi, M, Mano, Y

Objectives: The aim of this study is to clear the status of recreational scuba divers in Japan for promoting safety in recreational diving.

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in vaginal specimens from female commercial sex workers using a new improved enzyme immunoassay

Tanaka, M., Nakayama, H., Yoshida, H., Takahashi, K., Nagafuji, T., Hagiwara, T., ...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of a new improved enzyme immunoassay (EIA) kit for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in vaginal swab and endocervical swab specimens from female commercial...

Three year follow up study of national influenza vaccination practices in Japan.

Morio, S, Okamoto, N, Kawamoto, A, Suyama, A, Okamoto, M, Nakayama, H

STUDY OBJECTIVE--To evaluate new national influenza vaccination practices which were started in 1987 under a revised law in Japan. DESIGN--This was a three year, nonrandomised cohort study with...

Laparoscopically Resected Foregut Cyst Adjacent to the Right Adrenal Gland

Yamamoto, E., Nakayama, H., Ozaki, N., Kitamura, Y., Funatsuka, M., Ueda, M., ...

A case of 49-year-old woman with a retroperitoneal undifferentiated foregut cyst attached to the right adrenal gland is reported. The bronchogenic cyst is a type of foregut cyst with a cartilage...

Results of Final Focus Test Beam

V.A. Alexandrof, V. Balakin, A. Mikhailichenko, K. Flöttmann, F. Peters, ...

The beam experiments of Final Focus Test Beam(FFTB) started in September 1993 at SLAC, and have produced a 1#7 #m # 75 nm spot of 46 GeV electron beam. A number of new techniques involving two...

Alterations of oncogenes in metastatic tumours of human gastric carcinomas.

Tsujino, T., Yoshida, K., Nakayama, H., Ito, H., Shimosato, T., Tahara, E.

To determine whether alterations in oncogenes are associated with tumour progression and metastasis, DNAs from 32 metastatic tumour samples of different sites in 12 autopsy cases of gastric...