The Central Gas Systems of Early-Type Galaxies Traced by Dust Feature: Based on the HST WFPC2 Archival Images

We investigated the central gas systems of E/S0 galaxies by making use of the WFPC2 images of the Hubble Space Telescope archive. We searched the gas systems that were traced by the dust with a new method of making color excess images in F555W - F814W (V-I). Out of 25 sample galaxies, we detected gas system in 14 galaxies. The dust was newly detected in two galaxies that were thought to contain no dust based on single band, pre-refurbishment data. The full extents of the gas systems are 0.1 to 3.5 kpc, and the masses of the gas, log M(gas) [M(solar)], are 4.2 to 7.2. The AGN activity is well correlated with existence of the gas systems. None of galaxies without the gas systems show the AGN activity. On the other hand, some galaxies with the gas systems show the AGN activity; optical AGN activities are shown in 5 out of 11 galaxies of which AGNs are optically studied, and radio activities are shown in 6 out of 14 galaxies. This shows that the AGN activity is driven with the gas system.Comment: gzipped tarred file containing 7 files: Tomita.tex (main text, needs aaspp4.sty), Tomita.tab[1,2].tex (tables, need aj_pt4.sty), Tomita.fig [1a,1b,1c,2].ps (PS figures). To be appeared in AJ, Vol.120, No.1 (July 2000

Deus no es un kami,o ensayo sobre la traducción japonesa de Deus como Dainichi antes de la llegada de Francisco Javier a Japón

［Before　he　landed　at　Kagoshima（1549）in　order　to　evangelize　the　Japanese people，　the　Jesuit　Francis　Xavier（150〔シ1552）had　a　big　ptlzzle　to　settle：the　question　of transmitting　the　idea　of　1）θ％∫into　the　Japanese　language．　Relying　on　the　advice　of　Anjir6，　a Japanese　fugitive　staying　in　Malacca，　Xavier　in　the　end　adopted　Dα勿ichi　as　the且rst　word translating　Deus　into　Japanese． 　　　　　　　The　aim　of　this　article　is　to　cast　light　on　this　well－known　social　and　linguistic event：it　is　a　question　of　bringing　into　relief　what　took　place　in　sixteenth－century　Japan when　attempts　were　made　to　render　Western　ideas　that　an　Oriental　language　did　not hapPen　to　possess，　like　that　of　Dθ％∫in　the　case　of　the　Japanese　Ianguage． 　　　　　　　Although　the　social　and　historical　context　are　not　identical，　the　end　of　the　article re艶rs　to　the　Chinese　Rites　Controversy，　which　seems　to　have　something　in　common　with the　Dainichゆroblem　in　Japan． 　　　　　　　In　conclusion，　can　we　not　see　in　both　cases　a　sort　of　total　faith　by　Europeans　in Godls　word，　against　which　backdrop　Xavier　had　determined　to　name　God　Dainichi　before he　landed　in　JapanP

La Guerra Ruso-Japonesa vista por SHIBA Ryôtarô,el gran novelista histórico japonés

During　the　long　closure　of　our　country〔1636－1868），　Catherine　II　of　Russia　tried unsuccessfully　to　open　trade　with　Japan　in　1792，　fbllowed　by　several　attempts　under　the same　pretext，　attempts　that　proved　f士uitless　because　the　Tokugawa　Shogunate　turned　back two　missions　sent　by　the　tsarina，　first　fronl　Nernuro〔Hokkaido）in　1792　and　again　f士om Nagasaki〔Ky血sh血）in　1804． 　　　　　　Humiliated　by　the　intransigence　of　the　Edo　Shogunate，　several　Russians， illcluding　a　lieutenant　from　a　Russian　military　ship，　velltured　to　enter　Japan　throtlgh　the Gulf　of　Aniwa　at　Ezo（＝present－day　Hokkaido）in　1806．　They　attacked　the　indigenous people　and　plundered　their　provisions　of　fbod． 　　　　　　However，　in　the　wake　of　the　United　States　and　France　just　prior　to　the　reopening of　the　collntry，　imperial　Russia　managed　to　conclude　a　Treaty　of　Friendship　between　the two　collntries　i11　1858． 　　　　　　Nevertheless，　the　new　Me勾i　government　colltinued　to　look　askance　at　inlperial Russia’s．policy　of　advancing　southward，　In　opposition　to　its　strategy，　which　included taking　Manchuria　and　parts　of　I〈orea，　Japan　was　obliged　to　dec玉are　war　against　our neighbour　in　1904． 　　　　　　SHIBA　Ry6tar6〔1923－1996）〔1），　one　of　contenlporary　Japan’s　nlost　celebrated novelists，　made　this　war　the　su切ect　of　a　serial　novel，“S盈尻no　ae　no　leamo”〔Cloads　Oyθr がz8　Slope）〔1968－1972〕

Proteomic and meta-transcriptomic study on lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer

AbstractTo examine the proteomic background of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in gastric cancer, we performed protein expression profiling of paired non-tumor, primary tumor, and LNM tissues. Using a label-free proteomic approach, we generated protein expression profiles of 3894 unique proteins and identified 109 differentially expressed proteins. Functional pathway analysis of the differentially expressed proteins showed that members of the beta-3 integrin (ITGB3) pathway were significantly enriched. Aberrations of ITGB3 were reported in various malignancies; however, ITGB3 in LNM tissues has not been examined to date. Different level of ITGB3 expression was confirmed in 20 gastric cancer cases by Western blotting. We analyzed the mRNA levels of the differentially expressed proteins by using a public mRNA expression database; 38.8% of the proteins examined, including those involved in oxidation and reduction, showed correlation between protein and mRNA levels. Proteins without such correlation included factors related to cell adhesion. Our study suggests a novel role for the integrin pathway in the development of LNM in gastric cancer and indicated possible benefits of observational transcriptomic analysis for proteomic studies

Capturing molecular structural dynamics by 100 ps time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy

An experimental set-up for time-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy with 100 ps time resolution at beamline NW14A at the Photon Factory Advanced Ring is presented

Adrenomedullin in sinusoidal endothelial cells play protective roles against cold injury of liver

Donor organ damage caused by cold preservation is a major problem affecting liver transplantation. Cold preservation most easily damages liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs), and information about the molecules modulating LSECs function can provide the basis for new therapeutic strategies. Adrenomedullin (AM) is a peptide known to possess anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties. AM is abundant in vascular endothelial cells, but levels are comparatively low in liver, and little is known about its function there. In this study, we demonstrated both AM and its receptors are expressed in LSECs. AM treatment reduced LSECs loss and apoptosis under cold treatment. AM also downregulated cold-induced expression of TNF alpha, IL1 beta, IL6, ICAM1 and VCAM1. AM reduced apoptosis and expression of ICAM1 and VCAM1 in an in vivo liver model subjected to cold storage. Conversely, apoptosis was exacerbated in livers from AM and RAMP2 (AM receptor activity-modifying protein) knockout mice. These results suggest that AM expressed in LSECs exerts a protective effect against cold-organ damage through modulation of apoptosis and inflammation.ArticlePEPTIDES. 31(5):865-871 (2010)journal articl