A new preprocedural predictive risk model for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: The SuPER model.

Background: Post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis (PEP) is a severe and deadly adverse event following ERCP. The ideal method for predicting PEP risk before ERCP has yet to be identified. We aimed to establish a simple PEP risk score model (SuPER model: Support for PEP Reduction) that can be applied before ERCP.

Effective Treatment With Oral Propranolol for Congenital Intracranial Hemangioma in a Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Congenital intracranial hemangiomas are rare benign vascular tumors that develop before birth. Although various treatments, including surgery, steroids, interferon-α, thalidomide, bevacizumab, or propranolol, have been reported, no standard therapy has been established. We report the case of a neonate with congenital intracranial hemangioma and central nervous system symptoms requiring therapeutic intervention.

Prevalence of vertebral fractures at death.

Introduction: Despite many studies on the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VFs), the VF prevalence at death in the Japanese population remains unclear.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated the VF prevalence at death in a Japanese cohort using autopsy imaging computed tomography (AiCT). We enrolled 365 cadavers (188 men, 177 women, mean age of 84.

ADP-inhibited structure of non-catalytic site-depleted FF-ATPase from thermophilic Bacillus sp. PS-3.

The F domain of FF-ATP synthases/ATPases (FF) possesses three catalytic sites on the three αβ interfaces, termed αβ, αβ, and αβ, located mainly on the β subunits. The enzyme also has three non-catalytic ATP-binding sites on the three αβ interfaces, located mainly on the α subunits. When ATP does not bind to the non-catalytic site, FF becomes significantly prone to ADP inhibition, ultimately resulting in the loss of ATPase activity.

IgA vasculitis with nephritis accompanied by pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report.

A 69-year-old Japanese man developed abdominal pain, purpura, proteinuria, and hematuria while receiving treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. A skin biopsy revealed IgA-positive leukocytoclastic vasculitis, and a renal biopsy showed IgA-positive mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis with crescent formation. Based on these findings, we diagnosed IgA vasculitis with nephritis (IgAVN) and initiated treatment.