Publications by authors named "Fumika Tanaka"

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  • * He had been taking multiple dietary supplements, including Red Yeast Rice Cholesterol Help®, for over a year, which were stopped upon his admission.
  • * Renal biopsy indicated damage to the proximal tubular cells, likely from a substance similar to the mycotoxin citrinin produced by the mold in the supplement; after discontinuation and treatment with potassium and phosphorus, the patient's kidney function improved.
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Background: Recent studies have focused on immune checkpoint inhibitors. Renal complications associated with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors are uncommon compared with other immune-related adverse events. Acute interstitial nephritis accounts for most of these renal complications, with nephrotic syndrome quite rare.

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Most male X-linked Alport syndrome patients with nonsense mutations experience end-stage kidney failure by 30 years old. Although there is no definition of high-flow arteriovenous fistula, access blood flows greater than 2000 mL/min might predict the occurrence of high-output heart failure. A 50-year-old Japanese man had suffered from proteinuria at 4 years old and sensorineural hearing loss and a lenticular lens at 20 years old.

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Carcinoid syndrome is caused by the release of serotonin and other substances, which commonly occurs due to liver metastasis of neuroendocrine tumors. It rarely occurs due to liver metastasis of neuroendocrine carcinoma. We report the case of a patient with liver metastasis of neuroendocrine carcinoma who suffered from acute abdominal pain and diarrhea triggered by hemodialysis.

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Background: Proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin G (IgG) deposits (PGNMID) is a disease entity with nonorganized granular glomerular deposition with monoclonal proteins of both heavy and light chains. Dysproteinemia was observed in only 30% of the patients with PGNMID. We herein report a case of PGNMID with discrepancy between serum and glomerular deposits.

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The skin epidermis exhibits an asymmetric structure composed of multilayered keratinocytes and those in the outer layers form two-way physical barriers, cornified cell envelope (CCE), and tight junctions (TJs). While undifferentiated keratinocytes in the basal layer continuously deliver daughter cells outward, which undergo successive differentiation with losing their polarized characteristics, they retain the expression of several polarity proteins. In the present study, we revealed that the t-SNARE protein syntaxin3, a critical element for the formation of the apical compartment in simple epithelial cells, is required to confer the ability to organize the physical barriers on "poorly polarized" keratinocytes in epidermal outer layers.

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Aim: To evaluate the association of intravenous fluid (IVF) therapy on the length of time from arrival at the emergency department (ED) until awakening in cases of acute alcohol intoxication.

Methods: This single-center, prospective, observational study was conducted in the ED of the Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital during October 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019. Patients with 1,000 mL bolus of lactated Ringer's solution and those without bolus were compared.

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Micrococcus luteus can cause relapsing and refractory peritoneal dialysis infection because it leads to strong biofilm formation. A 69-year-old woman who had undergone peritoneal dialysis (PD) visited the emergency department complaining of cloudy peritoneal dialysate. She was initially given intraperitoneal cefazolin (1 g/day) and ceftazidime (1 g/day).

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Background: With the implementation of mass vaccination campaigns against COVID-19, the safety of vaccine needs to be evaluated.

Objective: We aimed to assess the incidence and risk factors for immediate hypersensitivity reactions (IHSR) and immunization stress-related responses (ISRR) with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Methods: This nested case-control study included recipients who received the Moderna vaccine at a mass vaccination center, Japan.

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Branchio-oto-renal syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by branchial anomalies, hearing loss, and renal urinary tract malformations. We herein report a 32-year-old Japanese man with a right preauricular pit, bilateral mixed hearing loss, and malposition of the right kidney who presented with proteinuria. The findings of a left kidney biopsy were compatible with a perihilar variant of secondary focal segmental glomerular sclerosis.

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Background: When snake breeders are bitten by rare snakes, deciding whether to administer snake antivenom can be challenging.

Case Presentation: A 50-year-old man was bitten on the right finger by . The next day, his right upper limb exhibited pronounced local manifestations of envenomation.

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HaCaT cells have been widely used as undifferentiated epidermal keratinocytes, since these non-tumorigenic cells can be readily maintained in conventional medium and partly retain epidermal differentiation potential upon stimulation with high concentration of calcium. In contrast to primary epidermal keratinocytes, however, these cells never form tight junction (TJ), a specific structure in highly differentiated keratinocytes, solely by the differentiation stimulation. Here, we show that HaCaT cells secrete a considerable amount of high mobility group box-1 protein (HMGB1), one of major inflammatory mediator, which appeared to be responsible, at least in part, for such aberrant differentiation response.

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