Bioelectrocatalytic oxidation of glucose with antibiotic channel-containing liposomes.

We developed an efficient bioelectrocatalytic system for glucose oxidation by introducing hydrophilic glucose-permeable antibiotic channels into liposomes.

Gonadal Function in 15 Patients Associated with WT1 Gene Mutations.

Denys-Drash syndrome (DDS) and Frasier syndrome (FS) are caused by mutations of the WT1 gene. These disorders are characterized by renal disease, abnormality of male sex differentiation, and Wilms' tumor and gonadoblastoma. There have been few reports on gonadal function in a large series of patients with mutations of the WT1 gene.

Genetic and enzymatic analysis for two Japanese patients with idiopathic infantile arterial calcification.

Idiopathic infantile arterial calcification (IIAC) is a life-threatening disorder in young infants. Cardiovascular symptoms are usually apparent within the first month of life. The symptoms are caused by calcification of large and medium-sized arteries, including the aorta, coronary arteries, and renal arteries.

[Osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa].

Anorexia nervosa (AN) has recently become one of common disorders in adolescent girls. A chronic course of AN is related to morbidity, with one of the most serious medical complications being severe osteopenia. The prevalence of osteoporosis is estimated to be 40 % in AN during the follow up.