Publications by authors named "Masako Hirano"

A 61-year-old woman underwent an open right hemicolectomy for perforated ascending colon cancer. Later, the patient underwent R2 surgery for duodenal invasion. Chemotherapy was initiated with mFOLFOX6 and panitumumab post-surgery.

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Objectives: The demand for mobile bathing service (MBS) is increasing in the Japanese society. Therefore, we assessed the risk of MBS-associated infection in MBS clients and their caregivers by examining the bacterial colonization of MBS equipment and utensils.

Methods: Bacterial isolates collected by the stamp agar culture method were examined by disk diffusion assay for their susceptibility to the following drugs: imipenem, ciprofloxacin, amikacin, azutreonam, ceftazidim, meropenem, piperacillin, tobramycin, ofloxacin and cefoperazone.

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We examined the effects of troglitazone, one of thiazolidinedione derivatives on human basophilic leukemia cell line KU812. Troglitazone caused the suppression of cell growth, which was suggested to result from the decrease in cyclin E and the hyperphosphorylated form of retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene product (pRb). In addition, troglitazone caused a decrease in histamine secretion due to the reduced expression of histidine decarboxylase mRNA.

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