Long-term survival in low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma with childbirth and multidisciplinary treatment: a case report.

Introduction: Low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma is very rare and difficult to diagnose in the early stage. A standard treatment has not been established. In this case report of a patient with long-term survival, we describe an effective treatment for advanced low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma.

Metal ion binding of modified pyrimidine-base pairs in DNA duplexes.

We report the synthesis and metal ion-binding properties of DNA duplexes containing 5-substituted uracil ((X)U) pairs, such as 5-bromouracil, 5-fluorouracil and 5-cyanouracil pairs. Thermal denaturation studies of these modified DNA duplexes revealed that the DNA duplexes were stabilized in the presence of Hg(II) ions in acidic and neutral solutions. On the other hand, the duplexes were stabilized in the presence of Hg(II) and Ag(I) ions.

Preparation and metal ion-binding of 4-N-substituted cytosine pairs in DNA duplexes.

We report the synthesis and metal ion-binding properties of DNA duplexes containing 4-N-substituted cytosine base pairs. Thermal denaturation studies of these modified DNA duplexes in the presence of various metal ions revealed that the DNA duplexes containing 4-N-carboxymethylcytosine (1) base pair(s) bound Ag (I), Ni(II), and Cu(II) ions. Moreover, ESI-TOF MS analysis of the DNA duplexes containing 1-1 base pair(s) in the presence of Cu(II) ions was consistent with one 1-1 base pair region binding one equivalent of Cu(II) ions.

Preparation of diverse metal binding sites along the helical structure of duplex DNA.

DNA duplexes containing 4-N-carboxymethylcytosine (1) were synthesized: duplex-I (5'-GTGACCA1TGCAG TG-3':3'-CACTGGT1ACGTCAC-5'), duplex-II (5'-GC CCA1TCCA1TGCG-3':3'-CG GGT1AGGT1ACGC-5'), and duplex-III (5'-GCTCCA11TGCACCG-3':3'-CGAG GT11ACGTGGC-5'). In the presence of Cu(II) or Ni(II) ions, duplex-I and duplex-II, which contain isolated 1-1 pair(s), were stabilized. In contrast, duplex-III, which contained consecutive 1-1 pairs, was stabilized significantly in the presence of Cu(II) ions, while the addition of Ni(II) ions had no notable effect on its thermal denaturation profile.

Hybridization-promoted and cytidine-selective activation for cross-linking with the use of 2-amino-6-vinylpurine derivatives.

Recently, we have proposed a new concept for cross-linking agents with inducible reactivity, in which the highly reactive cross-linking agent, the 2-amino-6-vinylpurine nucleoside analogue (1), can be regenerated in situ from its stable precursors, the phenylsulfide (4) and the phenylsulfoxide (3) derivatives, by a hybridization-promoted activation process with selectivity to cytidine. The phenylsulfide precursor (4) exhibited cross-linking ability despite its high stability toward strong nucleophiles such as amines and thiols. In this study, we investigated the substituent effects of the phenylsulfide group on the cross-linking reaction, and determined the 2-carboxy substituent of the phenylsulfide derivative (11k) as an efficient cross-linking agent with inducible reactivity.