Prophetical understanding of eschatology through Amos and Hosea

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心身問題の研究

金沢大学法文学部研究課題/領域番号:X00095----361002研究期間(年度):1978出典：「心身問題の研究」研究成果報告書　課題番号X00095----361002（KAKEN：科学研究費助成事業データベース（国立情報学研究所）） （https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/ja/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-X00095----361002/）を加工して作

Predicting the outcome of distraction osteogenesis by 3-phase bone scintigraphy

金沢大学大学院医学系研究科Distraction osteogenesis is an effective method for lengthening long bones and filling bone defects that result from bone resection. Insufficiency of bone consolidation in the distraction segment is problematic. In this study, we examined whether 3-phase bone scintigraphy can predict the outcome of distraction osteogenesis. We also investigated the effects of chemotherapy and surgical treatment on distraction osteogenesis. Methods: We performed 3-phase bone scintigraphy on 60 patients (9 high-grade malignant bone tumors as group A, 11 low-grade malignant or benign tumors as group B, 40 nontumoral conditions as group C) with distraction osteogenesis at the lengthening phase of the long bones. By setting the region of interest on the distraction segment and contralateral normal area, we calculated the perfusion index (PI), the uptake ratio of the blood-pool image (BPR), and the uptake ratio of the delayed image (DR). Patients were classified into poor and good consolidation groups from the radiographic findings of the distraction segment. Results: Good to fair correlations were obtained between the PI and BPR, the PI and DR, and the BPR and DR (r = 0.65, 0.45, and 0.57, respectively). The PI and BPR indicated no significant differences among group A-C (1.7 ± 0.6, 2.1 ± 0.7, and 1.8 ± 0.8 in PI, respectively; 1.8 ± 1.1, 1.9 ± 0.5, and 2.0 ± 0.7, in BPR, respectively). The DR of group A (2.4 ± 1.2) was significantly lower than that of group B (6.3 ± 1.8; P = 0.001) and group C (5.9 ± 2.8; P < 0.001). Eleven patients were classified in the poor consolidation group. The other 49 patients showed good consolidation. The poor consolidation group showed lower values in all indices obtained by 3-phase bone scintigraphy than the good consolidation group. The optimal cutoff levels, sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of each index for detection of patients with poor consolidation were as follows: 1.1, 36%, 90%, and 80% in the PI, respectively; 1.2, 55%, 94%, and 87% in the BPR, respectively; and 2.2, 82%, 96%, and 93% in the DR, respectively. Conclusion: Three-phase bone scintigraphy is a promising method for the assessment of distraction osteogenesis. The delayed image of 3-phase bone scintigraphy, especially, is an excellent modality for predicting the outcome of distraction osteogenesis

Suppression of Propionibacterium acnes

Purpose. Macrophages serve as sweepers of microbes and inflammation-derived wastes and regulators of inflammation. Some traditional Japanese medicines are reported to have adjuvant effects by modifying macrophages. Our aim was to characterize the actions of jumihaidokuto (JHT) for treatment of skin inflammations including acne vulgaris, in which Propionibacterium acnes has pathogenic roles. Methods. Dermatitis was induced in rat ears by intradermal injection of P. acnes. JHT or prednisolone (PDN) was given orally, and ear thickness and histology were evaluated. The effects of constituents and metabolites of JHT on monocytes were tested by cell-based assays using the human monocytic THP-1 cell. Results. JHT and PDN suppressed the ear thickness induced by P. acnes injection. Histological examinations revealed that JHT, but not PDN, promoted macrophage accumulation at 24 h after the injection. PDN suppressed the macrophage chemokine MCP-1 in the inflamed ears, while JHT did not affect it. The JHT constituents liquiritigenin and isoliquiritin increased expression of CD86 (type-1 macrophage marker) and CD192 (MCP-1 receptor) and enhanced phagocytosis by THP-1. Conclusions. JHT suppressed dermatitis, probably by enhancing type-1 macrophage functions, with an action different from PDN. JHT may be a beneficial drug in treatment of skin inflammation induced by P. acnes

Early prediction of histopathological tumor response to preoperative chemotherapy by Tc-99m MIBI imaging in bone and soft tissue sarcomas

金沢大学附属病院核医学診療科PURPOSE: Tc-99m-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) accumulates in only viable cells. In patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas, preoperative chemotherapy is essential and the early prediction of the tumor response to chemotherapy would be beneficial for the planning of treatment strategy. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the change of Tc-99m-MIBI images from the prechemotherapy state to the early to midportion of chemotherapy can predict the final histopathological tumor response as accurately as the change of imaging after completion of chemotherapy. METHODS: Seventy-three patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas underwent Tc-99m-MIBI scintigraphy before chemotherapy and at least 2 times after the second or third or fifth course of chemotherapy. The changes of the tracer uptake (ΔUR) and perfusion (ΔPI) from prechemotherapy to postchemotherapy were compared with histologic response. RESULTS: The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for the prediction of effective chemotherapy in ΔPI were 88%, 83%, 85% after second, 85%, 72%, 78% after third, and 81%, 71%, 76% after 5th chemotherapy, and those in ΔUR were 88%, 83%, 85% after 2nd, 85%, 92%, 89% after 3rd, and 94%, 77%, 85% after fifth chemotherapy, respectively. The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve of the ΔPI after second, third, and fifth chemotherapy were similarly good (0.842, 0.858, 0.811, respectively) and those of ΔUR were similarly excellent (0.915, 0.936, 0.931, respectively). CONCLUSION: In patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas, the change of Tc-99m-MIBI images from prechemotherapy to early to middle of chemotherapy can predict the final histopathological tumor response to chemotherapy as accurately as the change of Tc-99m-MIBI images from prechemotherapy to the completion of the preoperative chemotherapy. © 2010 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Prognostic value of Tc-99m-MIBI performed during middle course of preoperative chemotherapy in patients with malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors

Purpose: This study was aimed to determine whether Tc-99m-hexakis-2- methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy performed in the middle of preoperative chemotherapy has a prognostic value in patients with malignant bone and soft tissue tumors (MBST). Materials and Methods: In 90 patients with MBST, Tc-99m-MIBI scintigraphy was performed 15 minutes after tracer injection before the first and after the third chemotherapy cycles. After 5 cycles of chemotherapy and tumor resection, therapeutic effect was assessed by histopathology. The percent reduction of uptake ratio (AUR) was calculated according to the following equation: 100 × ([prechemotherapy UR - post-middle course of chemotherapy UR]/prechemotherapy UR). Results: The average follow-up for the entire population was 52 months. Twenty-one patients had clinically detectable metastases at initial presentation (primary metastasis). Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated that absence of metastasis was associated with good survival in all patients, in patients with bone tumor, and those with soft tissue tumor (P < 0.0001, P < 0.0001, and P = 0.0003, respectively), and AUR ≥30% was also associated with survival in all patients and patients with bone tumor (P = 0.011 and P = 0.047, respectively), but was marginal in those with soft tissue tumor (P = 0.091). Multivariate analysis showed that primary metastasis was the most powerful independent predictor of a lethal clinical outcome in all patients, in both patients with bone and soft tissue tumors (hazard ratio [HR]: 4.9, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.61-9.08, P < 0.0001; HR: 15.1, CI: 4.86-52.7, P < 0.0001; HR: 3.7, CI: 1.45-8.94, P = 0.0069, respectively) and showed that Tc-99m-MIBI scintigraphy had a good independent long-term prognostic value in all patients and patients with bone tumor (HR: 2.2, CI: 1.14-4.43, P = 0.017; HR: 6.0, CI: 2.01-21.6, P = 0.0009, respectively) but not in those with soft tissue tumor (HR: 1.5, CI: 0.61-4.09, P = 0.38). Good disease-free survival was associated with ΔUR §30% in all patients and patients with soft tissue tumor (P = 0.0093 and P = 0.017, respectively) but not in those with bone tumor (P = 0.19). Conclusions: Tc-99m-MIBI scintigraphy at the middle course of preoperative chemotherapy could be used as a prognostic indicator in patients with MBST. Copyright © 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.Thesis of Hiroshi Wakabayashi / 博士学位論文 若林 大

Prediction of myocutaneous adverse side effect due to intra-arterial chemotherapy by intra-arterial 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin administration in patients with bone and soft-tissue tumors

金沢大学大学院医学系研究科In malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors, intra-arterial chemotherapy and limb-saving surgery have become popular. Myocutaneous inflammatory change and necrosis are the major local side effects of intra-arterial chemotherapy. 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin (MAA) imaging with intra-arterial tracer administration was performed to evaluate drug distribution, and the ability of 99mTc-MAA imaging to predict local side effects was assessed. Methods: In 24 patients, 42 99mTc-MAA images were obtained with tracer injection through an intra-arterial catheter that was inserted into the proximal portion of the tumor-feeding artery. Abnormal uptake other than by tumor was assessed visually and quantitatively. Results: In visual analysis, abnormal 99mTc-MAA accumulation was observed in 21 of 42 images. In the first consecutive 13 of these 21 images, intra-arterial chemotherapy with cisplatin, doxorubicin, and caffeine was administered, and myocutaneous inflammation or necrosis in the area corresponding to the abnormal 99mTc-MAA uptake was observed in 11. In contrast, none of the 21 images without abnormal 99mTc-MAA uptake demonstrated any local adverse effect from intra-arterial chemotherapy. In the last consecutive 8 images with abnormal 99mTc-MAA uptake, intra-arterial chemotherapy was initiated with only cisplatin, and doxorubicin and caffeine administration was changed to the intravenous route. In all 8 of these images, no local adverse effects from chemotherapy were observed. Overall, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 99mTc-MAA imaging for the detection of myocutaneous damage were 100% (11/11), 91% (21/23), and 94% (32/34), respectively, and positive and negative predictive values were 85% (11/13) and 100% (21/21), respectively. In quantitative analysis, when the diagnostic threshold of the uptake ratio was set at 2.5, sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy for the detection of myocutaneous complications were 91% (10/11), 96% (22/ 23), and 94% (32/34), respectively, and positive and negative predictive values were 91% (10/11) and 96% (22/23), respectively. Conclusion: 99mTc-MAA imaging with intra-arterial infusion before intra-arterial chemotherapy for bone and soft-tissue tumors can facilitate prediction of local myocutaneous adverse effects due to chemotherapy