Objectives The purpose of the study is to compare the results of doctor sampling and self-collection of specimens in the same examinee for cervical cytopathology and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing.Methods Patients who have undergone cervical cancer screening at the four clinics affiliated with the Association for Preventive Medicine of Japan and who consented to participate were included in the study. Approximately one month after undergoing cervical cancer screening at the clinic, we tested a method of self-collection by mailing a Kato-type self-collection container to the participants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNovel agonists of the Natriuretic Peptide Receptor A (NPR-A) were obtained through random screening and subsequent structural modification of triazine derivatives. The key structural feature to improve in vitro activity was the dimerization of triazine monomer derivatives. The non peptide derivative 7c and 13a showed highly potent NPR-A agonistic activity in vitro and diuretic activity in vivo.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA high-fat diet (HFD) is a well-known contributing factor in the development of obesity. Most rats fed HFDs become obese. Those that avoid obesity when fed HFDs are considered diet resistant (DR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGhrelin is a gastric peptide that regulates energy homeostasis. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is known to induce body weight loss and skeletal muscle catabolism through the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. In this study, we investigated the effects of ghrelin on body weight and muscle catabolism in mice treated with Ang II.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCompounds (2S,4S)- and (2S,4R)-4-(2'-guanidinoethyl)proline have been synthesized as a conformationally restricted arginine. Their backbones fit the i + 1 position in a turn, and the side chains are restricted compared to that of arginine. These analogues were incorporated into mini atrial natriuretic polypeptide, which has an important turnlike conformation at Gly(6)-Arg(7)()-Met(8)-Asp(9).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLevels of antibody to serotype VIII group B Streptococcus (GBS) were surveyed in serum samples from 583 pregnant women, from 461 neonates born to these women, and from 4 mother-and-neonate pairs with early-onset serotype VIII sepsis. Colonization by serotype VIII GBS was associated with significantly higher serum concentrations of serotype-specific antibodies (geometric mean [GM], 5.53 micro g/mL), compared with both noncolonization (1.
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