Maintenance of Cartilaginous Gene Expression of Serially Subcultured Chondrocytes on Poly(2-Methoxyethyl Acrylate) Analogous Polymers.

Chondrocytes are important for cartilage tissue engineering. However, dedifferentiation during chondrocyte subculture prevents the application of cartilage tissue engineering. Therefore, prevention of this dedifferentiation is required.

Promotion of Adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 Cells on Protein Adsorption-Suppressing Poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate) Analogs.

Stem cell differentiation is an important issue in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. It has been reported that cell shape is one of the factors that determine the lineage commitment of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Therefore, the substrates have been developed to control their shapes.

Decellularized Extracellular Matrix as an In Vitro Model to Study the Comprehensive Roles of the ECM in Stem Cell Differentiation.

Stem cells are a promising cell source for regenerative medicine. Stem cell differentiation must be regulated for applications in regenerative medicine. Stem cells are surrounded by extracellular matrix (ECM) in vivo.

[Pathological complete response in 2 patients with cT4 esophageal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy].

We report the cases of 2 patients with clinical T4( cT4) esophageal cancer who achieved pathological complete response on treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy. Case 1 involved a 68-year-old woman who was diagnosed as having cT4 advanced esophageal cancer( with involvement of the aorta and left pulmonary vein). Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy with 5-fluorouraci(l 5-FU)( 800 mg/m2, days 1-5 and days 29-33), cisplatin( CDDP 80 mg/m2, days 1 and 29), and radiation (39.

[A case of consciousness disorder induced by the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone following cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy in a patient with esophageal cancer].

We report a case of consciousness disorder following the fourth course of chemotherapy with cisplatin (CDDP) and 5- fluorouracil (5-FU) in a patient with esophageal cancer. A 74-year-old man was admitted to our hospital to receive chemotherapy for esophageal cancer. Six days after chemotherapy, the patient showed impaired consciousness and his serum sodium concentration was found to be 125 mEq/L, but no edema or dehydration was noted.

Extensive multidrug resistance of coagulase-negative staphylococci in medical students.

Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) isolated from the nasal mucosa of medical students were examined for susceptibility to 16 antimicrobial agents. No methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was isolated, while MRCNS was present in 23.