Publications by authors named "K Yoshizumi"

Introduction: During COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, nightclubs were identified as high-risk locations for COVID-19 outbreaks, but an outbreak investigation in this setting is challenging because of the anonymous and opportunistic nature of interactions.

Methods: The joint rapid response team collected epidemiological data, conducted descriptive epidemiology to determine the characteristics of cases associated with the nightclub, and implemented countermeasures. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were performed by the Local Institute of Public Health, Kagoshima University, and several commercial laboratories.

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  • * Imaging studies show significant white matter defects in DM1 patients, prompting research into abnormal RNA splicing in both gray and white matter of the brain.
  • * The study found splicing abnormalities in several genes common to both gray and white matter, suggesting that defects in glial cells like astrocytes and oligodendrocytes might contribute to white matter issues in DM1.
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Background: Cotransplantation of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) and endothelial progenitor cells has shown superior angiogenic effects compared with ASCs alone in recent animal studies. However, endothelial progenitor cells could only be collected from blood vessels or bone marrow. Thus, the authors have established a method for purifying adipose-derived endothelial progenitor cells (AEPCs).

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Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Delayed facial palsy (DFP) is a symptom that occurs after other neurological symptoms begin to recover within four weeks from the onset of MFS. As there have been few detailed reports about DFP in MFS cases treated with additional immunotherapy, we investigated three cases of DFP in MFS treated with additional steroid therapies.

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