Publications by authors named "Konishi I"

Endosalpingiosis occurs in relatively young women. The incidence of endosalpingiosis exceeds that of other diseases affecting female tissues. As endosalpingiosis is a benign tumor, several women with endosalpingiosis are asymptomatic.

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, a gram-negative, flagellated, helical bacterium, is a common cause of chronic gastric infection worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, infection, a specific carcinogenic factor, was the leading cause of gastric cancer (GC) in 2014 worldwide (80%). infection causes GC in >98% of patients in East Asian countries, including Japan.

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Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype infection causes cervical cancer, pharyngeal cancer, etc. The amount of circulating HPV DNA in the blood helps in detecting advanced/recurrent cancer earlier than with tumour marker elevation. Cancer immunotherapy is more effective for HPV infection-positive than for HPV infection-negative cancer.

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Unlabelled: Most mesenchymal tumors found in the uterine corpus are benign tumors; however, uterine leiomyosarcoma is a malignant tumor with unknown risk factors that repeatedly recurs and metastasizes. In some cases, the histopathologic findings of uterine leiomyoma and uterine leiomyosarcoma are similar and surgical pathological diagnosis using excised tissue samples is difficult. It is necessary to analyze the risk factors for human uterine leiomyosarcoma and establish diagnostic biomarkers and treatments.

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Background: (), a bacterium which chronically infects the stomach of approximately half the world's population, is a risk factor for the development of gastric cancer (GC). However, the underlying mechanism whereby infection induces GC development remains unclear. Intermittent injection of the cytotoxin-associated gene A antigen (CagA) protein into its host cell inhibits nuclear translocation of BRCA1/BRCA2, DNA repair proteins involved in the development of breast cancer/ovarian cancer.

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to severe respiratory illness, rapid disease progression, and higher rates of intensive care unit admission in pregnant women. Infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery, cesarean section, fetal dysfunction, preeclampsia, and perinatal death. Vertical transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from pregnant women to their fetuses has also been observed.

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People infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) are at a higher risk of developing autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic disease. However, clinical studies have shown that, unlike bacterial infections, inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis is rarely triggered by viral infections. Generally, adult females have a higher incidence of rheumatoid arthritis compared to males (a female/male ratio of approximately 3:1).

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  • This study aims to classify and compare the physical characteristics and functions of elderly individuals involved in the Kayoi-no-ba program across different age groups.
  • The research included 176 elderly participants from Niigata Prefecture, assessing various physical attributes like strength and mobility.
  • Findings revealed that individuals over 80 years old had significant declines in height, weight, muscle mass, and overall physical functions, highlighting the need for early intervention to maintain their health and mobility.
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To date, cancer genomic medicine, using cancer gene panel covered by health insurance from June 2019, has been performed for advanced malignant tumors under public medical insurance. In gynecology, the first-line treatment for uterine leiomyosarcomas, which is a mesenchymal uterine tumor, is surgery. In uterine leiomyosarcoma cases, recurrence is observed within 2 years postoperatively; however, to date, clinical trials have not shown efficacy with existing antitumor agents.

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Benign uterine leiomyoma (U.LMA) and malignant uterine leiomyosarcoma (U.LMS), both uterine mesenchymal tumors, are distinguished by the number of cells exhibiting mitotic activity.

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Certain mutant strains of SARS-CoV-2 are known to spread widely among humans, including the receptor binding domain (RBD) mutant, Y453F, from farmed minks, and the RBD mutant, N501Y, a mutation common to three major SARS-CoV-2 subvariants (B.1.1.

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The benign tumor uterine leiomyoma (UL) develops from the smooth muscle tissue that constitutes the uterus, whereas malignant tumor uterine sarcoma develops from either the smooth muscle tissue or stroma and is different from UL and endometrial cancer. Uterine sarcoma is broadly classified into three types: uterine leiomyosarcoma, endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS), and carcinosarcoma. Although uterine leiomyosarcoma and ESS are both classified as uterine sarcoma, they significantly differ in terms of their sites of occurrence, symptoms, and treatment methods.

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In normal pregnancy, the egg is fertilized in the fallopian tube. It later moves into the uterus, where it implants into the uterine endometrium. Therefore, implantation of the fertilized egg into the endometrium is not observed in many women using contraceptives.

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  • Ovarian serous borderline tumors (SBT) are usually found in one ovary and are often treated with surgeries that remove both the uterus and ovaries, but many young patients want surgeries that don't affect their ability to have kids.
  • Researchers studied 289 patients in Japan to see how well they did after treatment, finding that most had a very high chance of surviving for 10 years.
  • They discovered that younger patients who had fertility-sparing surgeries had more relapses, and factors like being diagnosed during pregnancy and the size of the tumor could increase the risk of coming back.
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The mutant allele frequency of the Pyruvate kinase (PK) gene has been investigated mostly in pure breed cats. We investigated the PK mutant gene in stray and animal hoarding mongrel cats in Hokkaido, Japan. We also investigated the kinship of individuals carrying the mutant gene.

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According to clinical studies, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are predominantly sporadic. GISTs associated with familial syndromes are very rare, and most patients exhibit wild-type KIT and platelet-derived growth factor alpha (PDGFRA). To date, GISTs associated with germline pathogenic variants have been observed in only 30 kindreds worldwide.

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Background: This study aimed to establish an evaluation method for detecting uterine sarcoma with 100% sensitivity using MRI and serum LDH levels.

Methods: One evaluator reviewed the MRI images and LDH values of a total of 1801 cases, including 36 cases of uterine sarcoma and 1765 cases of uterine fibroids. The reproducibility of the algorithm was also examined by four evaluators with different imaging experience and abilities, using a test set of 61 cases, including 14 cases of uterine sarcoma.

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Ovarian carcinoma (OC) is considered the deadliest gynecological malignancy. It is typically diagnosed in the advanced stages of the disease, with metastatic sites widely disseminated within the abdominal cavity. OC treatment is challenging due to the high rate of disease recurrence, which is further complicated by acquired chemoresistance caused by the reversion of the pathological variant.

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In previous clinical studies, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in cancer patients has a high risk of aggravation and mortality than in healthy infected individuals. Inoculation with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine reduces the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity. However, vaccination-induced anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody production is said to be lower in cancer patients than in healthy individuals.

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A deficiency in lumbar muscle blood circulation is considered to be a major risk factor for non-specific low back pain. The aim of this study was to investigate changes in relative circulation over time in the lumbar multifidus in different positions on sitting.Twelve healthy subjects (7 males, 5 females, average age: 20.

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