Response of to Flooding with Physical Flow.

Flooding causes severe yield losses worldwide, making it urgent to enhance crop tolerance to this stress. Since natural flooding often involves physical flow, we hypothesized that the effects of submergence on plants could change when combined with physical flow. In this study, we analyzed the growth and transcriptome of exposed to submergence or flooding with physical flow.

Oxytocin Receptor Polymorphism Is Associated With Sleep Apnea Symptoms.

Context: Oxytocin supplementation improves obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and animal studies suggest involvement of oxytocin in respiratory control. However, the relationship between endogenous oxytocin signaling and human sleep status remains undetermined.

Objective: In this study, we approached the contribution of the intrinsic oxytocin-oxytocin receptor (OXTR) system to OSA by genetic association analysis.

Impact of Lymphocyte/Monocyte Ratio on Outcomes in Patients with Remnant Gastric Cancer After Gastrectomy.

Background: The inflammatory response plays a crucial role in tumor development. Inflammatory markers are recognized prognostic factors in many types of cancer, including gastric cancer. However, the correlation between inflammatory markers and prognosis in remnant gastric cancer (RGC) remains unclear.

Predictors of portal vein thrombosis after simultaneous hepatectomy and splenectomy: A single-center retrospective study.

Background: Although postoperative portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a frequent complication of splenectomy, few studies have examined PVT after simultaneous hepatectomy and splenectomy (HS). The aim of this study was to clarify the risk factors for and characteristics of PVT after HS.

Methods: This retrospective observational study included 102 patients, including 76 with liver cirrhosis (LC) and 26 without, who underwent HS between April 2004 and April 2021.

Using the geriatric nutritional risk index to predict outcomes in older patients with remnant gastric cancer after gastrectomy: a retrospective multicenter study in Japan.

Purpose: This study investigated the prognostic value of the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) in patients undergoing curative gastrectomy for remnant gastric cancer (RGC).

Methods: This multicenter retrospective study included 105 patients with RGC of ≥ 65 years of age who underwent curative gastrectomy at 10 institutions in Japan between January 2000 and December 2016. Postoperative complications, overall survival (OS), and disease-specific survival (DSS) were analyzed.

[Two Cases of Portal Vein Stent Placement for Portal Vein Stenosis Due to Recurrence of Pancreatic Cancer].

We report 2 cases of portal vein stent placement for malignant portal stenosis due to recurrence of pancreatic cancer with symptoms of portal hypertension. Case 1: The patient was a 68-year-old female. Five years ago, a mass was found around the aorta on a computerized tomography(CT)scan taken after a residual pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer.

Clinical impacts of positive intraepithelial neoplasia at pancreatic transection margin in pancreatic cancer surgery.

Background/objectives: The outcomes of patients with intraepithelial neoplasia at the pancreatic transection margin after pancreatic cancer surgery remain unclear. We evaluated the clinical impact of pancreatic transection margin status.

Methods: This retrospective observational study included 171 patients who underwent surgery for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma between January 2008 and December 2019.

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis With Elevated Cytokines Related to Macrophage Activation After Liver Transplantation for Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Case Report.

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare but lethal complication of liver transplantation (LT). HLH is characterized by pathologic macrophage activation with hypercytokinemia, excessive inflammation, and tissue destruction, resulting in progressive organ dysfunction. HLH is also known as macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) when complicated by rheumatic or autoinflammatory diseases.

Early progression of a pancreatic metastasis of synovial sarcoma after pancreatectomy.

Background: Synovial sarcoma is a malignant tumor that constitutes up to 10% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. The most frequent metastatic sites of synovial sarcoma are the lungs, lymph nodes, and bone, whereas pancreatic metastasis is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of pancreatic metastasis of synovial sarcoma.

Estimation of the physiologic ability and surgical stress scoring system as a useful predictor of postoperative recurrence in patients with stage II colorectal cancer: a multicenter study.

Purpose: We determined the usefulness of the estimation of physiologic ability and surgical stress (E-PASS), initially reported as a predictive factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality, as a prognostic indicator in stage II colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods: Overall, 739 patients who underwent proctocolectomy for CRC at Tottori University Hospital and affiliated hospitals and histologically diagnosed with stage II CRC were included in the current study.

Results: A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis of the five-year recurrence-free survival indicated that the comprehensive risk score (CRS) of E-PASS predicted postoperative recurrence.

Impact of geriatric nutritional risk index on outcomes after gastrectomy in elderly patients with gastric cancer: a retrospective multicenter study in Japan.

Background: Several studies investigated the utility of inflammation and nutritional markers in predicting the prognosis in patients with gastric cancer; however, the markers with the best predictive ability remain unclear. This retrospective study aimed to determine inflammation and nutritional markers that predicted prognosis in elderly patients over 75 years of age undergoing curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2015, 497 consecutive elderly gastric cancer patients aged over 75 years underwent curative gastrectomy in 12 institutions.

Risk factors for recurrence in elderly patients with stage II colorectal cancer: a multicenter retrospective study.

Background: Adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II colorectal cancer (CRC) is considered appropriate for patients with risk factors for recurrence, rather than for all patients uniformly. However, the risk factors for recurrence remain controversial, and there is limited information, especially for elderly patients. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is widely used as a simple nutritional screening tool in the elderly and is associated with cancer prognosis and recurrence.

Robot-assisted transhiatal lower esophagectomy and proximal gastrectomy for Siewert type II advanced esophagogastric junction cancer with situs inversus totalis: a case report.

Background: Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare congenital abnormality in which the thoracic and abdominal organs are reversed or mirrored from their usual positions. We herein report the first case of robot-assisted transhiatal lower esophagectomy and proximal gastrectomy with esophagogastrostomy for treatment of Siewert type II advanced esophagogastric junction (EGJ) cancer with SIT.

Case Presentation: A 62-year-old man with SIT and intestinal malrotation was diagnosed with T3N0M0 Stage IIA EGJ cancer.

Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome due to Rhabdomyolysis and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Syndrome following Cardiogenic Shock.

Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is a relatively rare disease that causes rapid demyelination, resulting in pontine and central nervous system damage with various symptoms, including impaired consciousness. It often occurs when hyponatremia is rapidly corrected. However, it can also occur when a normonatremic patient suddenly develops hypernatremia.

What are the key mechanisms that alter the morphology of stigmatic papillae in ?

Pollination is one of the critical processes that determines crop yield and quality. Thus, it is an urgent need to elucidate the mechanisms underlying pollination. Our previous research has revealed a novel phenomenon that pollen attachment to stigma caused stigma shrinkage, whereas failure of pollen attachment to stigma due to the environmental stress induced elongation of stigmatic papillae.

Links between Regulatory Systems of ROS and Carbohydrates in Reproductive Development.

To thrive on the earth, highly sophisticated systems to finely control reproductive development have been evolved in plants. In addition, deciphering the mechanisms underlying the reproductive development has been considered as a main research avenue because it leads to the improvement of the crop yields to fulfill the huge demand of foods for the growing world population. Numerous studies revealed the significance of ROS regulatory systems and carbohydrate transports and metabolisms in the regulation of various processes of reproductive development.

Mild nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia associated with syncope.

Nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI) is a life-threatening disease caused by a reduction in mesenteric blood supply without vascular occlusion. Early diagnosis of NOMI is often difficult because there are no specific findings suggesting NOMI. Here, we report a rare case of a very elderly patient with mild NOMI caused by dehydration due to short-term reduced oral intake and associated with syncope.

Effects of Line of Vision on Posture, Muscle Activity and Sitting Balance During Tooth Preparation.

Objectives: Most dentists maintain awkward and restricted postures for prolonged periods that stress the body while providing direct patient care. Information about working posture must be analysed in a more systematic manner to provide a deeper understanding of the relationship between working posture and work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). Therefore, the present study aimed to clarify the effects of different lines of vision during tooth preparation, such as the direct and the mirror view technique, on-body tilt (angle), muscle activity, and sitting balance, which may correlate with the reduction or prevention of MSD.

Temporary spontaneous regression of male breast cancer: a case report.

Background: Spontaneous regression (SR) of a malignant tumor is the partial or complete disappearance of primary or metastatic tumor tissue in the absence of treatment, which can be temporary or permanent. Here, we report an extremely rare case of male breast cancer that exhibited temporary SR followed by reappearance 8 months after tumor disappearance.

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man presented at our hospital with a primary complaint of pain and a lump in his left breast.

Bowel perforation during enema examination through a colostomy without leakage of contrast agent: A case report.

Introduction: Enema examination is considered safe, but in rare cases, complications may result. Here, we report a rare case of iatrogenic bowel perforation during enema examination through a colostomy without leakage of contrast agent.

Presentation Of Case: A 36-year-old man who had undergone a sigmoid loop colostomy was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.