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The effects of romosozumab combined with active vitamin D on fracture healing in ovariectomized rats.
J Orthop Surg Res
August 2022
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu-city, Oita, 879-5593, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- This study explored how combining romosozumab with active vitamin D might speed up fracture healing and improve bone density in ovariectomized rats.
- After creating fracture models in these rats, they were divided into four treatment groups (including control) for 10 weeks before evaluation.
- The results showed that while the combination therapy increased bone mineral density, it did not actually accelerate the healing of fractures.
Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Older People with and without Sarcopenia Covered by Long-Term Care Insurance.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ
May 2022
Department of Rehabilitation, Rifuru Yukuhashi Day Care Center, 379-1 Takase, Yukuhashi 824-0027, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- The study focused on older adults with long-term care insurance (LTCI) in Japan, exploring how sarcopenia (muscle loss) affects their health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
- Results indicated that those with sarcopenia had lower body mass index, muscle mass, gait speed, and HRQOL scores compared to those without sarcopenia.
- The findings suggest correlations between physical functions, like handgrip strength and gait speed, and HRQOL, emphasizing the importance of addressing sarcopenia to enhance wellbeing among older adults.
A novel coculture system for assessing respiratory sensitizing potential by IL-4 in T cells.
ALTEX
October 2023
Department of Immunoregulation, Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Although several in vitro assays that predict the sensitizing potential of chemicals have been developed, none can distinguish between chemical respiratory and skin sensitizers. Recently, we established a new three-dimensional dendritic cell (DC) coculture system consisting of a human airway epithelial cell line, immature DCs derived from human peripheral monocytes, and a human lung fibroblast cell line. In this coculture system, compared to skin sensitizers, respiratory sensitizers showed enhanced mRNA expression in DCs of the key costimulatory molecule OX40 ligand (OX40L), which is important for T helper 2 (Th2) cell differentiation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCorrelation between ankle plantar flexion strength and degree of body sway.
J Phys Ther Sci
January 2022
Department of Physical Therapy, Fukuoka Wajiro Rehabilitation College: 2-1-13 Wajirogaoka, Higashiku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka 811-0213, Japan.
[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to consider the correlation between ankle plantar flexion strength and degree of body sway. [Participants and Methods] Twenty-one healthy adult males were targeted. A handheld dynamometer was used to measure ankle plantar flexion strength.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGiving social support at work may reduce inflammation on employees themselves: a participatory workplace intervention study among Japanese hospital nurses.
Ind Health
June 2022
Shared-Use Research Center, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
Previously, we reported that the participatory workplace intervention was effective in reducing stress-related inflammatory markers among 31 Japanese female nurses. During the analysis, we recognized that our intervention might have increased prosocial behaviors like giving social support to others in some participants. Based on this assumption, we ran a secondary analysis, which examined the effect of giving social support on inflammatory markers, autonomic nervous activity (ANA), and perceived job stress (PJS) before and after the intervention.
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