Determination of Anthocyanins and Antioxidants in 'Titanbicus' Edible Flowers In Vitro and In Vivo.

Titanbicus (TB), a hybrid of Hibiscus moscheutos × H. coccineus (Medic.) Walt.

Characterization and expression analysis of a maltose-utilizing (MAL) cluster in Aspergillus oryzae.

Starch and maltooligosaccharides such as maltose and maltotriose induce the production of amylolytic enzymes including alpha-amylase in Aspergillus oryzae. A transcriptional activator gene amyR, required for maltose induction of amylolytic enzymes, has been cloned and characterized. The amyR gene deletion mutant showed significantly poor growth on starch medium but normal growth on maltose medium.

Lung large cell carcinoma producing granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor.

In recent years, tumors producing granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor have been reported in an increasing number of patients, the majority of which have lung cancer. We experience a case of lung carcinoma producing granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor treated by resection and chemotherapy. He remains well 2 years and 10 months after surgery, with no recurrence of the carcinoma.

Frozen-section diagnosis of small adenocarcinoma of the lung for intentional limited surgery.

Purpose: To determine if Noguchi's classification can be evaluated accurately by frozen-section diagnosis before limited surgery.

Methods: We performed frozen-section diagnosis in 31 of 343 patients who underwent excision of primary lung cancer at our hospital between 1993 and 2004. All 31 patients had pulmonary adenocarcinoma, with a tumor diameter of < or = 20 mm.

[Clinical significance of a standardized clinical pathway in gastrectomy patients].

Unlabelled: In traditional practice patterns, physicians take care of all clinical decisions, such as diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. In the Nippon Medical School Hospital a clinical pathway for distal gastrectomy patients, recorded as a post-operative care map, was introduced in August 2000. In January 2001 the post-operative management was analyzed and standardization of practice was carried out with printed order sets, such as drugs and infusion solutions.

Transthyretin Ser-44 mutation in a case with vitreous amyloidosis.

Purpose: To report a case of vitreous amyloidosis associated with a transthyretin Ser-44 mutation.

Methods: Interventional case report. A 44-year-old Japanese woman had a 2-month history of visual disturbance in both eyes.