Publications by authors named "Koichi Kurihara"

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  • Pvs25, a protein from Plasmodium vivax, is being studied for use in a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine, but its expression is challenging due to its complex structure.
  • Researchers successfully expressed Pvs25 in silkworms, producing it in a form that did not require extensive purification, unlike other systems.
  • The Pvs25 protein from silkworms induced strong immune responses in mice and accurately targeted malaria parasites, highlighting its potential as a vaccine candidate.
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Rat ventral caudal artery (VCA, tail artery) cannulation for blood pressure monitoring and blood sampling is essential for maintaining consistent procedures in rat models. Double or triple insults are sometimes necessary, but repeated VCA cannulations have not been compared with repeated femoral artery cannulations. In addition, the collateral system for resistance to ischemia in the rat tail is unclear.

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Gravity (G)-induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC), which is presumably caused by a reduction of cerebral blood flow resulting in a decreased oxygen supply to the brain, is a major threat to pilots of high-performance fighter aircraft. The application of cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to monitor gravity-induced cerebral oxygenation debt has generated concern over potential sources of extracranial contamination. The recently developed NIR spatially resolved spectroscopy (SRS-NIRS) has been confirmed to provide frontal cortical tissue hemoglobin saturation [tissue oxygenation index (TOI)].

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Reflectance near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has become a suitable and easily manageable method to monitor cerebral oxygenation changes in presyncopal and syncopal symptoms caused by postural changing or standing. A new clinical tissue oxygenation monitor has been recently developed which measures absolute tissue haemoglobin saturation (Tissue Oxygenation Index, TOI) utilizing spatially resolved spectroscopy (SRS). The present study examined the effects of postural changes on cerebral oxygenation as reflected in SRS-NIRS findings.

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