Publications by authors named "Kasumi Takahashi"
Key Clinical Message: Systemic prednisolone including steroid pulse therapy would be safe in 32 pregnant women, who developed Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease in the literature. Prednisolone administration would be shortened by monitoring of serous retinal detachment with optical coherence tomography.
Abstract: A 30-year-old woman in 31 weeks of pregnancy with metamorphopsia and headache was diagnosed Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.
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- Researchers created new iron complexes using unique ligands that improve catalytic reactions.
- These complexes efficiently catalyzed the double hydroboration of nitriles, yielding bis(boryl)amine with impressive product yields of 85%-95%.
- An equivalent ruthenium complex was less effective, and the study suggests a proposed mechanism involving Fe(0)-silylimine species as potential intermediates in the reaction process.
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is highly prevalent in older women, and previous studies suggest the involvement of hormonal factors play a role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. KOA causes musculoskeletal impairment, resulting in decreased physical activity, muscle mass, and strength, which leads to sarcopenia and further increases the burden on healthcare systems. Oestrogen replacement therapy (ERT) improves joint pain and muscle performance in early menopausal women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCombining cryopreservation of germline stem cells (GSCs) with their subsequent transplantation into recipient fish is a powerful tool for long-term preservation of genetic resources of endangered fishes. However, application of this technique has been limited because endangered species sometimes have small gonads and do not supply enough GSCs to be used for transplantation. This limitation could be overcome by expanding GSCs in vitro, though this has been difficult due to the complexity of reconstructing the gonadal microenvironment that surrounds GSCs.
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