Publications by authors named "Y Kadowaki"
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- The Japan Society for the Study of Obesity advises aiming for a 3% weight loss over 3-6 months, but the impact of rapid weight loss on body composition is not fully understood.
- A study focused on obese individuals used a combination of a low-carb diet, exercise, and medication to achieve a 3-5% weight loss, resulting in significant reductions in visceral fat and improvements in various health markers.
- The results showed that moderate weight loss can effectively reduce harmful fat while preserving lean muscle, leading to better health outcomes like improved blood pressure and glucose levels, although some measures of insulin resistance didn't show significant changes.
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- A 9-year-old child was found to be coinfected with two influenza B virus lineages, B/Yamagata and B/Victoria, prompting an analysis of genetic reassortment.
- Out of 34 viral plaques isolated from the child's throat swab, 21 showed characteristics of the B/Yamagata lineage, while 13 were reassorted with B/Victoria genes in varying segments.
- The study highlights that the co-circulation of these influenza B strains can enhance genetic diversity, potentially leading to the emergence of new strains that could cause epidemics.
(1) : The incidence of congenital cholesteatoma (CC) has rarely been discussed, particularly from a demographic viewpoint. Therefore, we conducted an epidemiological study of CC using local medical characteristics. (2) : The participants were 100 patients (101 ears) who underwent initial surgical treatment at university hospitals in two rural prefectures between 2006 and 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPropofol is a potential injectable anesthetic agent used in total intravenous anesthesia. However, the sparing effect of fentanyl and medetomidine on the required propofol dose in dogs remains unclear. We aimed to investigate the effect of fentanyl constant-rate infusion (CRI) with or without medetomidine on the minimum infusion rate of propofol required to prevent motor movement (MIR) in dogs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is considered a major pathogen underlying middle ear infection. This study aimed to investigate the impact of IL-17 on chronic otitis media (COM) induced by NTHi in mice. NTHi was inoculated into the tympanic bulla with eustachian tubal obstruction.
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