Relation Between Exercise Capacity and Extracardiac Conduit Size in Patients with Fontan Circulation.

Because Fontan circulation does not have a subpulmonary ventricle, the preload is limited. In Fontan circulation with extracardiac conduit, the size of conduit could be an important factor in determining the preload. We compared exercise capacity with each conduit size and tried to search for optimal conduit size in Fontan circulation.

Early diagnosis of radiodermatitis using lactate dehydrogenase isozymes in hairless mice (SKH1-hr).

In this study, we evaluate a method for the early diagnosis of radiodermatitis for use in the prevention and therapy of this condition. Hairless mice (SKH1-hr) were used to study the early diagnosis of radiodermatitis. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH, EC 1.

Mechanism of prolonged gene expression by Epstein-Barr virus-based plasmid in porcine cells.

Background: We previously showed that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-based plasmid, pEBVGFP, exerts prolonged gene expression in porcine neonatal pancreatic cell clusters (NPCCs). In this study, the mechanism underlying this was investigated.

Methods: GFP expression was analyzed in porcine cells transfected with pEBVGFP by FACS analysis and confocal microscopy.

Altered immune cell proportions in the radiodermatitis induced hairless mice-1 (HR-1).

Accidental radiation exposures or radiation therapy can cause internal and external damage including radiodermatitis. Even though radiodermatitis is one of the dose limiting factors in radiotherapy, the immunological nature of it is not yet been clearly understood. In this study, we have examined the alteration in immune cell population during the radiodermatitis process.