Feeding habits of Netrostoma setouchianum (Kishinouye, 1902) collected from the central part of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan

根口クラゲ類エビクラゲの摂餌生態を解明するために，瀬戸内海産個体を用いて吸口構造および消化管内容物の観察を行った。吸口は長径約350μm，短径約130μm の楕円形に近い形であり，このサイズクラスの動物プランクトンが捕食されると推定される。採集した7個体の内，4個体の口腕水管内から小型浮遊性カイアシ類Paracalanus parvus s.l., Oithona sp. の2種が検出された。これらの体幅は吸口のサイズと一致する。The feeding habits of the rhizostome Netrostoma setouchianum (Kishinouye, 1902) collected from the central part of the Seto Inland Sea, Japan was examined based on observations of the structure of secondary mouths and contents in the canals and stomach. The mouths were oval, approximately 365 μm along the major axis and 130 μm along the minor axis. Small-sized planktonic copepods such as Paracalanus parvus s.l. and Oithona sp. were found in the canals and had body widths that fell well within the size of the mouths.本研究の一部は日本学術振興会科学研究補助金（基盤研究 B25304031，代表　大塚　攻；基盤研究B26304030，代表　西川　淳）によって行われた

A case of a chronic expanding hematoma in a hemodialysis patient

A 70-year-old woman undergoing chronic maintenance hemodialysis had felt a mass in her left hip 4 years prior. As the mass gradually expanded, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed. The MRI findings showed mosaic patterns with various signal intensities inside the mass and a low-signal band at its periphery. Because of the slow expansion of the mass over a course of at least 4 years and its characteristic MRI findings, the patient was diagnosed with a chronic expanding hematoma (CEH), a comparatively rare type of hematoma. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a CEH occurring in a hemodialysis patient in the English literature

Neutrophil fixation protocols suitable for substrates to detect anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies by indirect immunofluorescence

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) are autoantibodies that recognize neutrophil cytoplasmic antigens. The major ANCA antigens are myeloperoxidase and proteinase 3. Necrotizing small vessel vasculitis accompanied by ANCA production is called ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). In addition to AAV, ANCA is sometimes produced in patients with connective tissue diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) have been used to detect ANCAs. Recently, the accuracy of EIA has improved and it has become the gold standard for ANCA detection. However, IIF does not lose its role in ANCA detection because EIA cannot detect ANCAs that recognize antigens other than those coated on the plate. For IIF, neutrophil substrates prepared with two different fixations, namely, ethanol fixation and formalin fixation, are used. There is a recommended protocol for ethanol fixation but not for formalin fixation. This study prepared neutrophil substrates according to the recommended protocol for ethanol fixation and protocols in the literature and original protocols for formalin fixation and then examined ANCA specificity and how storage period would influence the number of cells, antigen distribution, and antigenicity of the substrates. As a result, the number of cells and antigen distribution did not change after storage for up to 2 months regardless of fixation protocols, whereas a time-dependent decline in ANCA antigenicity and a fixation protocol-dependent difference in ANCA specificity were observed. How neutrophils are fixed on the glass slide needs to be checked upon evaluation of ANCAs by IIF

Emergence of Quinolone-Resistant Bordetella pertussis in Japan▿

Six Bordetella pertussis strains isolated from children in Japan from 2004 to 2006 showed high-level resistance to nalidixic acid (NAL; MIC, >256 μg/ml) and decreased susceptibilities to fluoroquinolones. All of the NAL-resistant strains had the same D87G mutation in gyrA

Genetic analysis for mucinous ovarian carcinoma with infiltrative and expansile invasion and mucinous borderline tumor: a retrospective analysis

Abstract Background Mucinous carcinoma (MC) is a histological subtype of ovarian cancer that has a worse prognosis at advanced stages than the most prevalent histological subtype, high-grade serous carcinomas. Invasive patterns have been recognized as prognostic factors for MCs. MCs with infiltrative invasion were more aggressive than those with expansile invasion. MC with an expansile pattern exhibited behavior similar to mucinous borderline tumors (MBT). However, genomic analysis of invasive patterns is insufficient. This study aimed to compare genetic information between groups with MC and infiltrative invasion (Group A) and those with MC with expansile invasion or MBT (Group B). Methods Ten cases each of MC with infiltrative invasion, MC with expansile invasion, and MBT between 2005 and 2020 were identified. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues was performed, and cases with DNA fragmentation or the possibility of DNA fragmentation were excluded. Mutant base candidates and tumor mutation burden (TMB) values (mutations/megabase) were calculated. Results After assessing the quality of purified DNA, seven cases of MC with infiltrative invasion, five cases of MC with expansile invasion, and three cases of MBT were included. More patients in group A experienced recurrence or progression (p < 0.01) and died of disease (p = 0.03). Moreover, the TMB value was statistically higher in group A than in group B (p = 0.049). There were no statistical differences in the incidence of the mutations of KRAS, TP53, and CREBBP. KRAS, TP53, and CREBBP mutations were discovered in 8/15 (53.3%), 6/15 (40.0%), and 5/15 (33.3%) cases, respectively. Conclusions Genetic analysis revealed that Group A had higher TMB than Group B. Therefore, this result might be useful for future treatment