Publications by authors named "Junki Sato"
Tissue expansion is a handy reconstructive technique for the head and neck region; however, its implementation requires careful planning and surgical experience. If tissue expansion is inadequate, forced closure results in wound tension and risks complications, such as postoperative deformity, wide scarring, and wound dehiscence. We report a case of adult forehead melanocytic nevus excision using a tissue expander (TE) where complications caused by insufficient tissue expansion were avoided by creating a flap using a dog ear.
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- A new bacterial strain called CA42 was isolated from an aquatic plant in a highly acidic swamp in Vietnam and showed significant tolerance to aluminum, allowing growth in the presence of 300 μM AlCl at pH 3.5.
- The strain secretes an extracellular polysaccharide (CA42 EPS), identified as a glycogen-like α-glucan, which has the ability to adsorb aluminum ions effectively.
- The findings suggest that CA42 EPS supports aluminum tolerance in the bacterial cells, making CA42 a potential beneficial bacterium for promoting plant growth in acidic soils.
Gout is a common disease resulting from hyperuricemia which causes acute arthritis. Recently, genome-wide association studies revealed an association between serum uric acid levels and a common variant of leucine-rich repeat-containing 16A (LRRC16A) gene. However, it remains to be clarified whether LRRC16A contributes to the susceptibility to gout.
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