Publications by authors named "Erika Nakaya"
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- The study investigates the effects of an intensified nutrition management (iNM) protocol on patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, comparing it to conventional nutrition management (cNM).
- It included 126 patients, showing that the iNM group received more frequent nutritional counseling, leading to higher compliance rates and better outcomes in body weight and skeletal muscle index (SMI) after surgery.
- The results suggest that outpatient iNM effectively reduces body weight loss and SMI decline within 3 to 6 months post-surgery, improving overall nutritional status.
Background And Aims: Coronary heart disease is a major global health concern. Further, severity of this condition is greatly influenced by myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) have cardioprotective effects against I/R via mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) activity, wherein Leu is considered to particularly regulate mTOR activation.
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- - High-output syndrome (HOS) affects 22.6% of patients undergoing surgery for rectal cancer, leading to significant health complications post-operation.
- - Factors like preoperative (chemo)radiotherapy, complications during recovery, and elevated white blood cell counts increase the risk of developing HOS.
- - The presence of HOS is linked to a higher likelihood of renal dysfunction at the time of ileostomy closure, underscoring the importance of monitoring and early intervention efforts.