Publications by authors named "Y Urabe"
Objective: This study examined the impact of sports participation on the health status of individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI), with emphasis on the role of health-related social capital (HRSC).
Methods: This study included 65 individuals with SCI (42 who participated in sports and 23 who did not). The following information was obtained from the participants through an online questionnaire: their basic information, information regarding activities of daily life independence, physical activity, mental health, lifestyle, insomnia, and social capital.
The purpose of the present study is to investigate changes in the kynurenine pathway after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and its effects on ICH-induced injury. The exposure of a primary rat microglial culture to thrombin increased the mRNA level of kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO), and this increase was attenuated by a p38 MAPK inhibitor. Thrombin also increased the protein level of KMO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The reproducibility of dynamic balance is an essential component of athletic performance and injury prevention, although it is affected by sex differences. This study aimed to confirm the reproducibility of repeated dynamic balance measurements and ultrasonography assessments of the anterior tibiofibular gap that may contribute to changes in dynamic balance for each sex.
Methods: This was a longitudinal study involving 48 feet, with 12 men and 12 women.
Background: Additional surgery with lymph node (LN) dissection is recommended for pT1 colorectal carcinoma (CRC) resected by endoscopy, based on pathological risk factors for LN metastasis (LNM), according to guidelines by the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR), National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), and European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 560 consecutive patients with T1 CRC who underwent endoscopic resection alone (n=190) or initial or additional surgery with LN dissection (n=370) between 1992 and 2017 at Hiroshima University Hospital. Patients were classified into LNM low- and high-risk groups according to guidelines by the JSCCR, NCCN, and ESMO as follows.
Article Synopsis
- Serum markers like gastrin and pepsinogen help assess the risk of gastric cancer, but their effectiveness in predicting metachronous gastric cancer after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) remains uncertain.
- A study analyzed 197 patients with gastric cancer lesions who underwent ESD, finding significant predictive factors such as severe mucosal atrophy and high gastrin levels that increase the likelihood of metachronous gastric cancer.
- The research indicates that elevated serum gastrin levels, especially in patients not using proton pump inhibitors, could serve as a valuable tool for monitoring gastric cancer risk after ESD.