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タナカ レイナ
田中 玲奈
TANAKA Reina
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教育研究院 医歯学系 特任講師
医歯学総合研究科 特任講師
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研究分野

  • ライフサイエンス / 消化器内科学

経歴

  • 新潟大学   教育研究院 医歯学系   特任講師

    2024年4月 - 現在

  • 新潟大学   医歯学総合研究科   特任講師

    2024年4月 - 現在

 

論文

  • Inflammation of the liver, HCC development and HCC establishment

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Shuji Terai

    Hepatology International   2024年6月

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    掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:Springer Science and Business Media LLC  

    DOI: 10.1007/s12072-024-10707-0

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  • Recent advances in hepatitis E virus research and the Japanese clinical practice guidelines for hepatitis E virus infection. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Tian-Cheng Li, Masaharu Takahashi, Shigeo Nagashima, Putu Prathiwi Primadharsini, Satoshi Kunita, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Jun Inoue, Atsunori Tsuchiya, Shingo Nakamoto, Ryuzo Abe, Keiichi Fujiwara, Osamu Yokosuka, Ryosuke Suzuki, Koji Ishii, Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi, Hiroaki Okamoto

    Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology   2024年6月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)  

    Acute hepatitis E was considered rare until reports emerged affirming the existence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 3 and 4 infections in Japan in the early 2000s. Extensive studies by Japanese researchers have highlighted the pivotal role of pigs and wild animals, such as wild boars and deer, as reservoirs for HEV, linking them to zoonotic infections in Japan. Currently, when hepatitis occurs subsequent to the consumption of undercooked or grilled pork, wild boar meat, or offal (including pig liver and intestines), HEV infection should be considered. Following the approval of anti-HEV immunoglobulin A antibody as a diagnostic tool for hepatitis E by Japan's Health Insurance System in 2011, the annual number of diagnosed cases of HEV infection has surged. Notably, the occurrence of post-transfusion hepatitis E promoted nationwide screening of blood products for HEV using nucleic acid amplification tests since 2020. Furthermore, chronic hepatitis E has been observed in immunosuppressed individuals. Considering the significance of hepatitis E, heightened preventive measures are essential. The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development Hepatitis A and E viruses (HAV and HEV) Study Group, which includes special virologists and hepatologists, held a virtual meeting on February 17, 2024. Discussions encompassed pathogenesis, transmission routes, diagnosis, complications, severity factors, and ongoing and prospective vaccination or treatments for hepatitis E. Rigorous assessment of referenced studies culminated in the formulation of recommendations, which are detailed within this review. This comprehensive review presents recent advancements in HEV research and Japanese clinical practice guidelines for HEV infection.

    DOI: 10.1111/hepr.14062

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  • Liver Diseases: From Bench to Bedside 招待 査読

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Shuji Terai

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences   25 ( 10 )   5454   2024年5月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)  

    DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105454

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  • Recent advances in hepatitis A virus research and clinical practice guidelines for hepatitis A virus infection in Japan. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Koji Ishii, Ryosuke Suzuki, Jun Inoue, Atsunori Tsuchiya, Shingo Nakamoto, Ryuzo Abe, Keiichi Fujiwara, Osamu Yokosuka, Tian-Cheng Li, Satoshi Kunita, Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi, Hiroaki Okamoto

    Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology   54 ( 1 )   4 - 23   2024年1月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)  

    In 2018, there was a hepatitis A outbreak in Japan, and hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is considered a sexually transmitted disease. In general, patients with hepatitis A should be given attention, and this disease should be prevented more than ever. The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) Hepatitis A and E viruses (HAV and HEV) Study Group has worked on the project to create "Recent Advances in Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Research and Clinical Practice Guidelines for HAV Infection in Japan". The group consists of expert hepatologists and virologists who gathered at virtual meeting on August 5, 2023. Data about the pathogenesis, infection routes, diagnosis, complications, several factors for the severities, vaccination, and current and future treatments for hepatitis A were discussed and debated for a draft version. The participants assessed the quality of cited studies. The finalized recommendations are presented in this review. The recent advances in HAV research and clinical practice for HAV infection in Japan, have been reviewed by the AMED HAV and HEV Study Group.

    DOI: 10.1111/hepr.13983

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  • Hepatitis E Virus Infection Caused Elevation of Alanine Aminotransferase Levels in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B and Choledocholithiasis

    Rei Hirano, Tatsuo Kanda, Masayuki Honda, Shuhei Arima, Mai Totsuka, Ryota Masuzaki, Shini Kanezawa, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Naoki Matsumoto, Hiroaki Yamagami, Tomotaka Ishii, Masahiro Ogawa, Shuzo Nomura, Mariko Fujisawa, Kei Saito, Masaharu Takahashi, Hiroaki Okamoto, Hirofumi Kogure

    Reports   6 ( 4 )   55 - 55   2023年11月

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    掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:MDPI AG  

    Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 3 and 4 are zoonotic strains that are primarily transmitted through the consumption of undercooked pork or game meat. They also cause asymptomatic infections, acute hepatitis, acute-on-chronic liver failure, chronic hepatitis, and extrahepatic manifestations. Here, we report a man in his 80s who had chronic hepatitis B, took entecavir for it, and presented with higher levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and jaundice. An abdominal computed tomography scan revealed choledocholithiasis with cholecystolithiasis. Although endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation was performed for the removal of a common bile duct stone, the abnormal liver function tests, including jaundice, were prolonged. After other viral hepatitis and other causes of the liver injury were ruled out, as his serum was positive for immunoglobulin A anti-HEV and HEV genotype 3b RNA, we diagnosed him as having acute hepatitis E. In this case, with chronic hepatitis B and a common bile duct stone, the prolonged abnormal results for the liver function tests seemed to be caused by HEV infection. In conclusion, in cases with high ALT levels after removing choledocholithiasis, other factors, including HEV infection, should be considered to determine the cause of abnormal liver function test results. The further examination of hepatitis D virus infection and high ALT levels may be needed in HBV-infected individuals.

    DOI: 10.3390/reports6040055

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  • Muscle Cramps in Outpatients with Liver Diseases in Tokyo, Japan

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Naoki Matsumoto, Shuhei Arima, Shini Kanezawa, Masayuki Honda, Mai Totsuka, Tomotaka Ishii, Ryota Masuzaki, Masahiro Ogawa, Hiroaki Yamagami, Hirofumi Kogure

    Medicina   59 ( 9 )   1506 - 1506   2023年8月

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    掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:MDPI AG  

    Background and Objectives: Muscle cramps are often observed in patients with liver diseases, especially advanced liver fibrosis. The exact prevalence of muscle cramps in outpatients with liver diseases in Japan is unknown. Patients and Methods: This study examined the prevalence of, and therapies for, muscle cramps in outpatients with liver diseases in Tokyo, Japan. A total of 238 outpatients with liver diseases were retrospectively examined. We investigated whether they had muscle cramps using a visual analog scale (VAS) (from 0, none, to 10, strongest), and also investigated their therapies. Results: Muscle cramps were observed in 34 outpatients with liver diseases (14.3%); their mean VAS score was 5.53. A multivariate analysis demonstrated that older age (equal to or older than 66 years) was the only significant factor as-sociated with muscle cramps. The prevalence of muscle cramps among patients with liver diseases seemed not to be higher. The problem was that only 11 (32.4%) of 34 outpatients received therapy for their muscle cramps. Conclusions: Only age is related to muscle cramps, which is rather weak, and it is possible that this common symptom may not be limited to liver disease patients.

    DOI: 10.3390/medicina59091506

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  • Masitinib Inhibits Hepatitis A Virus Replication

    Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Toshikatsu Shibata, Mitsuhiko Moriyama, Hirofumi Kogure, Asuka Hirai-Yuki, Hiroaki Okamoto, Tatsuo Kanda

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences   24 ( 11 )   9708 - 9708   2023年6月

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    掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:MDPI AG  

    The hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection causes acute hepatitis. HAV also induces acute liver failure or acute-on-chronic liver failure; however, no potent anti-HAV drugs are currently available in clinical situations. For anti-HAV drug screening, more convenient and useful models that mimic HAV replication are needed. In the present study, we established HuhT7-HAV/Luc cells, which are HuhT7 cells stably expressing the HAV HM175-18f genotype IB subgenomic replicon RNA harboring the firefly luciferase gene. This system was made by using a PiggyBac-based gene transfer system that introduces nonviral transposon DNA into mammalian cells. Then, we investigated whether 1134 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs exhibited in vitro anti-HAV activity. We further demonstrated that treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitor masitinib significantly reduced both HAV HM175-18f genotype IB replication and HAV HA11-1299 genotype IIIA replication. Masitinib also significantly inhibited HAV HM175 internal ribosomal entry-site (IRES) activity. In conclusion, HuhT7-HAV/Luc cells are adequate for anti-HAV drug screening, and masitinib may be useful for the treatment of severe HAV infection.

    DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119708

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  • Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatments in Digestive Malignancy

    Tatsuo Kanda, Ryota Masuzaki, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Hirofumi Kogure, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences   24 ( 7 )   6471 - 6471   2023年3月

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    掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:MDPI AG  

    In this Special Issue, “Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Treatments in Digestive Malignancy”, of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, a total of 10 impactful articles have been published [...]

    DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076471

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  • Gut-Microbiota Dysbiosis in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats with Diet-Induced Steatohepatitis

    Shini Kanezawa, Mitsuhiko Moriyama, Tatsuo Kanda, Akiko Fukushima, Ryota Masuzaki, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Akiko Tsunemi, Takahiro Ueno, Noboru Fukuda, Hirofumi Kogure

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences   24 ( 5 )   4603 - 4603   2023年2月

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    掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:MDPI AG  

    Metabolic-dysfunction-associated fatty-liver disease (MAFLD) is the principal worldwide cause of liver disease. Individuals with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have a higher prevalence of small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). We examined gut-microbiota isolated from 12-week-old stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive-5 rats (SHRSP5) fed on a normal diet (ND) or a high-fat- and high-cholesterol-containing diet (HFCD) and clarified the differences between their gut-microbiota. We observed that the Firmicute/Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio in both the small intestines and the feces of the SHRSP5 rats fed HFCD increased compared to that of the SHRSP5 rats fed ND. Notably, the quantities of the 16S rRNA genes in small intestines of the SHRSP5 rats fed HFCD were significantly lower than those of the SHRSP5 rats fed ND. As in SIBO syndrome, the SHRSP5 rats fed HFCD presented with diarrhea and body-weight loss with abnormal types of bacteria in the small intestine, although the number of bacteria in the small intestine did not increase. The microbiota of the feces in the SHRSP5 rats fed HFCD was different from those in the SHRP5 rats fed ND. In conclusion, there is an association between MAFLD and gut-microbiota alteration. Gut-microbiota alteration may be a therapeutic target for MAFLD.

    DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054603

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  • Drug Screening for Hepatitis A Virus (HAV): Nicotinamide Inhibits c-Jun Expression and HAV Replication. 査読 国際誌

    Sasaki-Tanaka R, Masuzaki R, Okamoto H, Shibata T, Moriyama M, Kogure H, Kanda T.

    J Virol.   e0198722   2023年2月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:Baltimore, American Society for Microbiology.  

    DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01987-22

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  • Chronic Hepatitis C: Acute Exacerbation and Alanine Aminotransferase Flare. 査読 国際誌

    Kanda T, Matsumoto N, Ishii T, Arima S, Shibuya S, Honda M, Sasaki-Tanaka R, Masuzaki R, Kanezawa S, Nishizawa T, Gon Y, Ogawa M, Kogure H.

    Viruses   15 ( 1 )   183   2023年1月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:Basel, Switzerland : MDPI  

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  • Transplantation from a Human Leukocyte Antigen-Matched Sibling Donor: Effectiveness of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy against Hepatitis C Virus Infection. 査読 国際誌

    Kanda T, Matsumoto N, Ishii T, Arima S, Shibuya S, Honda M, Sasaki-Tanaka R, Masuzaki R, Ogawa M, Yamazaki S, Aramaki O, Kogure H, Okamura Y.

    Reports   5 ( 4 )   49   2022年12月

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    記述言語:英語   出版者・発行元:MDPI  

    DOI: 10.3390/reports5040049

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  • Amantadine and Rimantadine Inhibit Hepatitis A Virus Replication through the Induction of Autophagy 査読 国際誌

    Sasaki-Tanaka R, Shibata T, Moriyama M, Okamoto H, Kogure H, Kanda T

    Journal of Virology   e0064622   2022年8月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:Washington Dc : American Society For Microbiology  

    DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00646-22

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  • Molecular Changes in Relation to Alcohol Consumption and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. 招待 査読 国際共著 国際誌

    Sasaki-Tanaka R, Ray R, Moriyama M, Ray RB, Kanda T.

    Int J Mol Sci.   23 ( 17 )   9679   2022年8月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:Basel, Switzerland : MDPI, [2000-  

    DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179679

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  • Acute Liver Failure and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in COVID-19 Era. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Tomotaka Ishii, Hayato Abe, Masahiro Ogawa, Hirayuki Enomoto

    Journal of clinical medicine   11 ( 14 )   2022年7月

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    Acute liver failure (ALF) and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), respectively, occur in patients with normal liver and patients with chronic liver diseases, including cirrhosis [...].

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  • Hepatitis A Virus Infection and Molecular Research 招待 査読 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Shingo Nakamoto

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences   23 ( 13 )   7214 - 7214   2022年6月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:{MDPI} {AG}  

    DOI: 10.3390/ijms23137214

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  • Evaluation of Potential Anti-Hepatitis A Virus 3C Protease Inhibitors Using Molecular Docking. 査読 国際誌

    Sasaki-Tanaka R, Venkata KN, Okamoto H, Moriyama M, Kanda T.

    Int J Mol Sci   23 ( 11 )   6044   2022年5月

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    記述言語:英語   出版者・発行元:Basel, Switzerland : MDPI  

    DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116044

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  • Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. 国際誌

    Ryota Masuzaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki, Naoki Matsumoto, Kazushige Nirei, Masahiro Ogawa, Seth J Karp, Mitsuhiko Moriyama, Hirofumi Kogure

    Cancers   14 ( 10 )   2022年5月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)  

    Cytokines are secreted soluble glycoproteins that regulate cellular growth, proliferation, and differentiation. Suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) proteins negatively regulate cytokine signaling and form a classical negative feedback loop in the signaling pathways. There are eight members of the SOCS family. The SOCS proteins are all comprised of a loosely conserved N-terminal domain, a central Src homology 2 (SH2) domain, and a highly conserved SOCS box at the C-terminus. The role of SOCS proteins has been implicated in the regulation of cytokines and growth factors in liver diseases. The SOCS1 and SOCS3 proteins are involved in immune response and inhibit protective interferon signaling in viral hepatitis. A decreased expression of SOCS3 is associated with advanced stage and poor prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). DNA methylations of SOCS1 and SOCS3 are found in HCC. Precise regulation of liver regeneration is influenced by stimulatory and inhibitory factors after partial hepatectomy (PH), in particular, SOCS2 and SOCS3 are induced at an early time point after PH. Evidence supporting the important role of SOCS signaling during liver regeneration also supports a role of SOCS signaling in HCC. Immuno-oncology drugs are now the first-line therapy for advanced HCC. The SOCS can be potential targets for HCC in terms of cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and immune response. In this literature review, we summarize recent findings of the SOCS family proteins related to HCC and liver diseases.

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  • A Case of Recent Liver Injury Induced by Benzbromarone 招待 査読 国際誌

    Tomotaka Ishii, Keijiro Hoshino, Masayuki Honda, Yoichiro Yamana, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Mariko Kumagawa, Shini Kanezawa, Taku Mizutani, Naoki Matsumoto, Ryota Masuzaki, Kazushige Nirei, Hiroaki Yamagami, Mitsuhiko Moriyama, Tatsuo Kanda

    Reports   5 ( 1 )   8   2022年3月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:Basel, Switzerland : MDPI  

    DOI: 10.3390/reports5010008

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  • Favipiravir Inhibits Hepatitis A Virus Infection in Human Hepatocytes. 査読 国際誌

    Sasaki-Tanaka R, Shibata T, Okamoto H, Moriyama M, Kanda T

    Int J Mol Sci.   23 ( 5 )   2631   2022年2月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:Basel, Switzerland : MDPI  

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  • Efficacy of Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir for Real-World HCV Infected Patients in the Northern Part of Tokyo, Japan. 国際誌

    Yoichiro Yamana, Tatsuo Kanda, Naoki Matsumoto, Masayuki Honda, Mariko Kumagawa, Reina Sasaki, Shini Kanezawa, Taku Mizutani, Hiroaki Yamagami, Ryota Masuzaki, Tomotaka Ishii, Kazushige Nirei, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    Journal of clinical medicine   10 ( 23 )   2021年11月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)  

    Hepatis virus C (HCV) infection causes liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. The objective of our study was to examine the effects of the HCV nonstructural protein (NS) 3/4A inhibitor glecaprevir/NS5A inhibitor pibrentasvir on real-world HCV patients in the northern part of Tokyo, Japan. Although 106 patients were consecutively included, a total of 102 HCV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis or compensated cirrhosis, who received 8- or 12-week combination treatment with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir and were followed up to week 12 after the end of treatment were analyzed retrospectively. Only three patients discontinued treatment due to adverse events; however, they achieved a sustained virologic response at 12 weeks (SVR12). Finally, SVR rates were 99.0% (101/102). Only one patient without liver cirrhosis was a treatment relapser who received hepatic resection for HCC approximately two years after commencement of the 8-week combination treatment with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir. After the exclusion of patients with HCV genotype 1b and P32 deletion in the HCV NS5A region, a 12-week combination of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir led to SVR12 in all nine direct-acting antiviral-experienced patients. Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir had a high efficacy and an acceptable safety profile for real-world HCV patients in a single hospital in Japan.

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  • Japanese Man with HCV Genotype 4 Infection and Cirrhosis Who Was Successfully Treated by the Combination of Glecaprevir and Pibrentasvir.

    Mai Totsuka, Masayuki Honda, Tatsuo Kanda, Tomotaka Ishii, Naoki Matsumoto, Yoichiro Yamana, Tomohiro Kaneko, Taku Mizutani, Hiroshi Takahashi, Mariko Kumagawa, Reina Sasaki, Ryota Masuzaki, Shini Kanezawa, Kazushige Nirei, Hiroaki Yamagami, Shunichi Matsuoka, Hiroshi Ohnishi, Hiroaki Okamoto, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)   60 ( 13 )   2061 - 2066   2021年7月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)  

    A 74-year-old man with a history of transfusion at 35 years old in Egypt was referred to our hospital. He was infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4 (GT4), which is a rare HCV GT in Japan, and was also diagnosed with hepatic compensated cirrhosis. We safely treated the patient for 12 weeks with the combination of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir, and a sustained virologic response (SVR) was achieved. This is the first report of HCV GT4 infection in a treatment-naïve Japanese patient with cirrhosis in whom SVR was achieved with the combination treatment of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir.

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  • Knockdown of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase 3 Negatively Regulates Hepatitis A Virus Replication 査読 国際誌

    Kanda T, Sasaki-Tanaka R, Masuzaki R, Matsumoto N, Okamoto H, Moriyama M.

    Int J Mol Sci   22 ( 14 )   2021年7月

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    記述言語:英語   出版者・発行元:Basel, Switzerland : MDPI  

    DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147420

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  • Occurrence of hepatitis in an elderly woman during the treatment of pembrolizumab for right advanced renal pelvis, ureteral cancer, and bladder cancer. 国際誌

    Shinya Asatani, Tatsuo Kanda, Masayuki Honda, Tomotaka Ishii, Yoichiro Yamana, Tomohiro Kaneko, Taku Mizutani, Hiroshi Takahashi, Mariko Kumagawa, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Ryota Masuzaki, Shini Kanezawa, Naoki Matsumoto, Kazushige Nirei, Hiroaki Yamagami, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology   5 ( 6 )   722 - 724   2021年6月

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    Recently, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) with or without chemotherapeutic agents has been increasing in the treatment for advanced cancer. Here, we report the occurrence of liver failure after the use of pembrolizumab in an 82-year-old woman with metastatic liver disease derived from right advanced renal pelvis, ureteral cancer, and bladder cancer. She was successfully treated with 0.6 mg/kg daily prednisolone. In patients treated with ICIs, ICI-induced hepatitis is occasionally observed. Even if patients are older, it appears important to diagnose and treat ICI-induced hepatitis earlier by multidisciplinary therapies including steroid treatment. This is a first report of pembrolizumab-induced liver failure in elder patient with age over 80 years. Even if patients are older, it appears important to diagnose and treat ICI-induced hepatitis earlier by multidisciplinary therapies including steroid treatment.

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  • HCV GT1b-patient with ALT elevation and sustained virologic response achieved by grazoprevir/elbasvir discontinuation. 査読 国際誌

    Takahashi H, Kanda T, Matsumoto N, Mizutani T, Kaneko T, Honda M, Yamana Y, Ishii T, Kumagawa M, Sasaki R, Masuzaki R, Nirei K, Yamagami H, Ogawa M, Matsuoka S, Moriyama M.

    Future Virology.   16 ( 3 )   161 - 165   2021年2月

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    記述言語:英語   掲載種別:研究論文(学術雑誌)   出版者・発行元:London, UK : Future Medicine Ltd.  

    London, UK : Future Medicine Ltd.

    DOI: 10.2217/fvl-2020-0181

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  • Male-Dominant Hepatitis A Outbreak Observed among Non-HIV-Infected Persons in the Northern Part of Tokyo, Japan. 国際誌

    Masayuki Honda, Hiroyuki Asakura, Tatsuo Kanda, Yoshiko Somura, Tomotaka Ishii, Yoichiro Yamana, Tomohiro Kaneko, Taku Mizutani, Hiroshi Takahashi, Mariko Kumagawa, Reina Sasaki, Ryota Masuzaki, Shini Kanezawa, Kazushige Nirei, Hiroaki Yamagami, Naoki Matsumoto, Mami Nagashima, Takashi Chiba, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    Viruses   13 ( 2 )   2021年1月

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    Recently, we experienced an outbreak of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection between 2018 and 2020. Herein, we describe this male-dominant HAV infection outbreak observed among non-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons in the northern part of Tokyo, Japan. Clinical information was collected from patient interviews and from medical record descriptions. In the present study, 21 patients were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 90.4 and 33.3% of patients were males, and men who have sex with men (MSM), respectively. The total bilirubin levels and platelet counts tended to be lower in the MSM group than in the non-MSM group. C-reactive protein (CRP) levels tended to be higher in acute liver failure (ALF) patients than in non-ALF patients. Prolonged cholestasis was observed in one patient (4.8%). We also found that 18 HAV isolates belonged to HAV subgenotype IA/subgroup 13 (S13), which clustered with the HAV isolate (KX151459) that was derived from an outbreak of HAV infection among MSM in Taiwan in 2015. Our results suggest that the application of antivirals against HAV, as well as HAV vaccines, would be useful for the treatment and prevention of severe HAV infection.

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  • The delay of tolvaptan-induced liver injury in an autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patient: A case report

    Reina Sasaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Masayuki Honda, Hiroshi Takahashi, Tomohiro Kaneko, Yoichiro Yamana, Mariko Kumagawa, Tomotaka Ishii, Taku Mizutani, Ryota Masuzaki, Kazushige Nirei, Hiroaki Yamagami, Naoki Matsumoto, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    Acta Hepatologica Japonica   62 ( 2 )   72 - 79   2021年

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    Case presentation: Tolvaptan has been administrated in a 61-year-old man with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) for 11 weeks before the detection of liver dysfunction. At four weeks after the discontinuation of tolvaptan therapy, his liver dysfunction temporarily worsened. Abdominal imaging showed no sign of liver cirrhosis and biliary tract diseases. He received ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) with the discontinuation of the previous medication. His transaminase levels improved to levels within the normal range four months after the discontinuation of tolvaptan therapy. He was diagnosed with drug-induced liver injury associated with tolvaptan, based on the liver biopsy findings. Our case suggests that it is highly important to carefully monitor liver function in order to recognize early hepatic side effects in ADPKD patients under tolvaptan therapy. We also need to recognize the long-term effect of tolvaptan-induced liver disease after the discontinuation of tolvaptan therapy.

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  • Co-Occurrence of Hepatitis A Infection and Chronic Liver Disease. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki, Ryota Masuzaki, Hiroshi Takahashi, Taku Mizutani, Naoki Matsumoto, Kazushige Nirei, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    International journal of molecular sciences   21 ( 17 )   2020年9月

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    Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection occasionally leads to a critical condition in patients with or without chronic liver diseases. Acute-on-chronic liver disease includes acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) and non-ACLF. In this review, we searched the literature concerning the association between HAV infection and chronic liver diseases in PubMed. Chronic liver diseases, such as metabolic associated fatty liver disease and alcoholic liver disease, coinfection with other viruses, and host genetic factors may be associated with severe hepatitis A. It is important to understand these conditions and mechanisms. There may be no etiological correlation between liver failure and HAV infection, but there is an association between the level of chronic liver damage and the severity of acute-on-chronic liver disease. While the application of an HAV vaccination is important for preventing HAV infection, the development of antivirals against HAV may be important for preventing the development of ACLF with HAV infection as an acute insult. The latter is all the more urgent given that the lives of patients with HAV infection and a chronic liver disease of another etiology may be at immediate risk.

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  • Involvement of the Interferon Signaling Pathways in Pancreatic Cancer Cells. 国際誌

    Mariko Fujisawa, Tatsuo Kanda, Toshikatsu Shibata, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Ryota Masuzaki, Naoki Matsumoto, Kazushige Nirei, Hiroo Imazu, Kazumichi Kuroda, Masahiko Sugitani, Tadatoshi Takayama, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    Anticancer research   40 ( 8 )   4445 - 4455   2020年8月

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    BACKGROUND/AIM: To examine interferon (IFN) signaling pathways in human pancreatic cancer cells and their therapeutic application for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We examined the effects of IFNα on cytotoxicity, migration, as well as on the levels of toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathway-associated genes expression in pancreatic cancer cells. We also examined the additive effects of IFNα and poly(I-C) on tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-induced cytotoxicity. We performed transcriptome analysis (RNA-Seq) of clinical samples and compared the profile between pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias (PanINs) and PDACs. RESULTS: IFNα suppressed cell viability and cell migration, and affected TLR signaling pathways, in pancreatic cancer cells. TLR3 is one of the potential genes involved in IFN-treated pancreatic cancer cells. Furthermore, similar to IFN, extracellular addition of poly(I-C) enhanced TKI-induced cytotoxicity in pancreatic cancer cells. RNA-Seq analysis demonstrated that IFN signaling is one of the potential pathways involved in the progression of PanIN to PDAC. CONCLUSION: IFN signaling may be involved in the development of PDAC. Treatments that target the IFN and TLR3 signaling pathways may be therapeutic options against PDAC.

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  • Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Fibrosis: Current and Future Clinical and Molecular Perspectives. 国際誌

    Ryota Masuzaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Naoki Matsumoto, Masahiro Ogawa, Shunichi Matsuoka, Seth J Karp, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    International journal of molecular sciences   21 ( 14 )   2020年7月

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    Liver fibrosis is one of the risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. The staging of liver fibrosis can be evaluated only via a liver biopsy, which is an invasive procedure. Noninvasive methods for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis can be divided into morphological tests such as elastography and serum biochemical tests. Transient elastography is reported to have excellent performance in the diagnosis of liver fibrosis and has been accepted as a useful tool for the prediction of HCC development and other clinical outcomes. Two-dimensional shear wave elastography is a new technique and provides a real-time stiffness image. Serum fibrosis markers have been studied based on the mechanism of fibrogenesis and fibrolysis. In the healthy liver, homeostasis of the extracellular matrix is maintained directly by enzymes called matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their specific inhibitors, tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). MMPs and TIMPs could be useful serum biomarkers for liver fibrosis and promising candidates for the treatment of liver fibrosis. Further studies are required to establish liver fibrosis-specific markers based on further clinical and molecular research. In this review, we summarize noninvasive fibrosis tests and molecular mechanism of liver fibrosis in current daily clinical practice.

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  • Correction for Kwon et al., "Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein Modulates Endoglin (CD105) Signaling Pathway for Liver Pathogenesis". 国際誌

    Young-Chan Kwon, Reina Sasaki, Keith Meyer, Ranjit Ray

    Journal of virology   94 ( 14 )   2020年7月

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  • Cell Culture Systems and Drug Targets for Hepatitis A Virus Infection. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki, Ryota Masuzaki, Naoki Matsumoto, Masahiro Ogawa, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    Viruses   12 ( 5 )   2020年5月

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    Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is one of the major causes of acute hepatitis, and this infection occasionally causes acute liver failure. HAV infection is associated with HAV-contaminated food and water as well as sexual transmission among men who have sex with men. Although an HAV vaccine has been developed, outbreaks of hepatitis A and life-threatening severe HAV infections are still observed worldwide. Therefore, an improved HAV vaccine and anti-HAV drugs for severe hepatitis A should be developed. Here, we reviewed cell culture systems for HAV infection, and other issues. This review may help with improving the HAV vaccine and developing anti-HAV drugs.

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  • Different Mechanisms of Action of Regorafenib and Lenvatinib on Toll-Like Receptor-Signaling Pathways in Human Hepatoma Cell Lines. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Tatsuo Kanda, Mariko Fujisawa, Naoki Matsumoto, Ryota Masuzaki, Masahiro Ogawa, Shunichi Matsuoka, Kazumichi Kuroda, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    International journal of molecular sciences   21 ( 9 )   2020年5月

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    Multiple kinase inhibitors are available for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It is largely unknown whether regorafenib or lenvatinib modulates innate immunity including Toll-like receptor (TLR)-signaling pathways in HCC. We performed real-time RT-PCR to investigate 84 TLR-associated gene expression levels and compared these gene expression levels in each hepatoma cells treated with or without regorafenib or lenvatinib. In response to regorafenib, nine and 10 genes were upregulated in Huh7 and HepG2 cells, respectively, and only C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 was upregulated in both cell lines. A total of 14 and 12 genes were downregulated in Huh7 and HepG2 cells, respectively, and two genes (Fos proto-oncogene, AP-1 transcription factor subunit, and ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 N) were downregulated in both cell lines. In response to lenvatinib, four and 16 genes were upregulated in Huh7 and HepG2 cells, respectively, and two genes (interleukin 1 alpha and TLR4) were upregulated in both cells. Six and one genes were downregulated in Huh7 and HepG2, respectively, and no genes were downregulated in both cell lines. In summary, regorafenib and lenvatinib affect TLR signaling pathways in human hepatoma cell lines. Modulation of TLR signaling pathway may improve the treatment of HCC patients with refractory disease.

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  • Additive Effects of Zinc Chloride on the Suppression of Hepatitis A Virus Replication by Interferon in Human Hepatoma Huh7 Cells. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki, Ryota Masuzaki, Hiroshi Takahashi, Mariko Fujisawa, Naoki Matsumoto, Hiroaki Okamoto, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    In vivo (Athens, Greece)   34 ( 6 )   3301 - 3308   2020年

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    BACKGROUND/AIM: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is still one of the serious health problems worldwide, despite the existence of effective vaccines for HAV. Zinc compounds have antiviral activities against various DNA and RNA viruses. Therefore, we investigated the effects of zinc compounds on the antiviral activity of interferon against HAV. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The effects of zinc compounds with or without interferon on HAV genotype IIIA HA11-1299 replication were examined in human hepatoma Huh7 cells. Cell viability was examined by the MTS assay. Inflammasome associated gene expression was examined by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Both zinc sulfate and zinc chloride had an inhibitory effect on HAV replication. Zinc sulfate tended to enhance while zinc chloride significantly enhanced the anti-HAV effect induced by interferon-alpha-2a. Zinc chloride significantly up-regulated mitogen-activated protein kinase 12 (MAPK12) and down-regulated 6 related genes [baculoviral IAP repeat containing 3 (BIRC3), interleukin 1 beta (IL1B), proline-serine-threonine phosphatase interacting protein 1 (PSTPIP1), prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2), PYD and CARD domain containing (PYCARD), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)]. CONCLUSION: Zinc chloride inhibits HAV replication and has additive effects on the anti-HAV activities of interferon.

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  • Transforming Growth Factor β Acts as a Regulatory Molecule for Lipogenic Pathways among Hepatitis C Virus Genotype-Specific Infections. 国際誌

    Tapas Patra, Reina Sasaki, Keith Meyer, Ratna B Ray, Ranjit Ray

    Journal of virology   93 ( 18 )   2019年9月

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    Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection promotes metabolic disorders, and the severity of lipogenic disease depends upon the infecting virus genotype. Here, we have examined HCV genotype 1-, 2-, or 3-specific regulation of lipid metabolism, involving transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)-regulated phospho-Akt (p-Akt) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) axes. Since HCV core protein is one of the key players in metabolic regulation, we also examined its contribution in lipid metabolic pathways. The expression of regulatory molecules, TGF-β1/2, phospho-Akt (Ser473), PPARα, sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP-1), fatty acid synthase (FASN), hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL), and acyl dehydrogenases was analyzed in virus-infected hepatocytes. Interestingly, HCV genotype 3a exhibited much higher activation of TGF-β and p-Akt, with a concurrent decrease in PPARα expression and fatty acid oxidation. A significant and similar decrease in HSL, unlike in HCV genotype 1a, was observed with both genotypes 2a and 3a. Similar observations were made from ectopic expression of the core genomic region from each genotype. The key role of TGF-β was further verified using specific small interfering RNA (siRNA). Together, our results highlight a significant difference in TGF-β-induced activity for the HCV genotype 2a- or 3a-induced lipogenic pathway, exhibiting higher triglyceride synthesis and a decreased lipolytic mechanism. These results may help in therapeutic modalities for early treatment of HCV genotype-associated lipid metabolic disorders.IMPORTANCE Hepatic steatosis is a frequent complication associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and is a key prognostic indicator for progression to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Several mechanisms are proposed for the development of steatosis, especially with HCV genotype 3a. Our observations suggest that transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα)-associated mechanistic pathways in hepatocytes infected with HCV genotype 2a and 3a differ from those in cells infected with genotype 1a. The results suggest that a targeted therapeutic approach for enhanced PPARα and lipolysis may reduce HCV genotype-associated lipid metabolic disorder in liver disease.

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  • Repression of MicroRNA-30e by Hepatitis C Virus Enhances Fatty Acid Synthesis. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Subhayan Sur, Qi Cheng, Robert Steele, Ratna B Ray

    Hepatology communications   3 ( 7 )   943 - 953   2019年7月

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    Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection often leads to end-stage liver disease, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We have previously observed reduced expression of microRNA-30e (miR-30e) in the liver tissues and sera of patients with HCV-associated HCC, although biological functions remain unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that HCV infection of hepatocytes transcriptionally reduces miR-30e expression by modulating CCAAT/enhancer binding protein β. In silico prediction suggests that autophagy-related gene 5 (ATG5) is a direct target of miR-30e. ATG5 is involved in autophagy biogenesis, and HCV infection in hepatocytes induces autophagy. We showed the presence of ATG5 in the miR-30e-Argonaute 2 RNA-induced silencing complex. Overexpression of miR-30e in HCV-infected hepatocytes inhibits autophagy activation. Subsequent studies suggested that ATG5 knockdown in Huh7.5 cells results in the remarkable inhibition of sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP)-1c and fatty acid synthase (FASN) level. We also showed that overexpression of miR-30e decreased lipid synthesis-related protein SREBP-1c and FASN in hepatocytes. Conclusion: We show new mechanistic insights into the interactions between autophagy and lipid synthesis through inhibition of miR-30e in HCV-infected hepatocytes.

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  • Exosomes and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Bench to Bedside. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Osamu Yokosuka, Naoya Kato, Shunichi Matsuoka, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    International journal of molecular sciences   20 ( 6 )   2019年3月

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    As hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) usually occurs in the background of cirrhosis, which is an end-stage form of liver diseases, treatment options for advanced HCC are limited, due to poor liver function. The exosome is a nanometer-sized membrane vesicle structure that originates from the endosome. Exosome-mediated transfer of proteins, DNAs and various forms of RNA, such as microRNA (miRNA), long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) and messenger RNA (mRNA), contributes to the development of HCC. Exosomes mediate communication between both HCC and non-HCC cells involved in tumor-associated cells, and several molecules are implicated in exosome biogenesis. Exosomes may be potential diagnostic biomarkers for early-stage HCC. Exosomal proteins, miRNAs and lncRNAs could provide new biomarker information for HCC. Exosomes are also potential targets for the treatment of HCC. Notably, further efforts are required in this field. We reviewed recent literature and demonstrated how useful exosomes are for diagnosing patients with HCC, treating patients with HCC and predicting the prognosis of HCC patients.

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  • Rapid hepatitis C virus clearance by antivirals correlates with immune status of infected patients. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Keith Meyer, Mitsuhiko Moriyama, Naoya Kato, Osamu Yokosuka, Ratna B Ray, Rajeev Aurora, Ranjit Ray, Tatsuo Kanda

    Journal of medical virology   91 ( 3 )   411 - 418   2019年3月

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    Altered immune parameters associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b infection and their correlation with virus eradication in direct-acting antivirals (DAA)-treated patients were examined. Thirty-one HCV-infected patients were treated with DAAs for 12 weeks. Pre-DAA-treatment and post-DAA-treatment sera were analyzed for cytokines/chemokines using MILLIPLEX MAP. Serum complement level and antibody neutralization activity were measured separately. Sera from 11 spontaneously cleared HCV subjects were included for comparison. Rapid virological responders (RVR) or end-of-treatment responders (EOTR) were defined as patients with HCV RNA negative at week 4 or positive at week 4 and negative at week 12, respectively. HCV RNA eradication and a decrease in liver fibrosis-related cytokines after treatment were observed when compared with pretreatment sera from RVR and EOTR. In pretreatment sera, interferons and T-helper 1 or 2 cell-associated cytokines/chemokines were significantly higher among RVR as compared with EOTR. Furthermore, serum complement and virus neutralizing antibody levels were higher in pretreatment RVR sera. Eradication of HCV RNA by DAA decreased liver fibrosis-related cytokines. Pretreatment sera from RVR displayed an enhanced cytokine/chemokine, complement and virus neutralizing antibody response as compared with EOTR sera. Our results suggested that enhanced host immune status may play an additive role on HCV RNA clearance by DAA.

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  • Superinfection of hepatitis A virus in hepatocytes infected with hepatitis B virus. 国際誌

    Nan Nwe Win, Tatsuo Kanda, Masahiro Ogawa, Shingo Nakamoto, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Masato Nakamura, Shuang Wu, Naoki Matsumoto, Shunichi Matsuoka, Naoya Kato, Hiroshi Shirasawa, Osamu Yokosuka, Hiroaki Okamoto, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    International journal of medical sciences   16 ( 10 )   1366 - 1370   2019年

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    Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a major cause of acute hepatitis including acute liver failure. Hepatitis B infection (HBV) occurs worldwide, with the highest rates in Asian and African countries, and there are several reports that HAV infection may have a more severe clinical course in patients with chronic HBV infection. We previously demonstrated that Japanese miso extracts have inhibitory effects on HAV replication. In the present study, we examined the replication of HAV and HBV in a hepatocyte superinfection model and the inhibitory effects of Japanese miso extracts on both viruses. According to the results, HAV infection inhibited HBV replication in superinfected hepatocytes, and Japanese rice-koji miso extracts had inhibitory effects on HAV replication. Our findings provide useful information for clinicians in managing HAV infection in patients with chronic HBV infection.

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  • Hepatitis C virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma after sustained virologic response. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Naoya Kato, Osamu Yokosuka, Mitsuhiko Moriyama

    World journal of hepatology   10 ( 12 )   898 - 906   2018年12月

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    The introduction of a direct-acting antiviral (DAA) for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, could lead to higher sustained virologic response (SVR) rates with fewer adverse events, and it could shorten the treatment duration relative to the interferon era. Although most recent clinical studies have demonstrated that the occurrence rates of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are decreased by SVR with both interferon-based and interferon-free-regimens, there are several reports about the unexpected observation of high rates of early tumor occurrence and recurrence in patients with HCV-related HCC undergoing interferon-free therapy despite SVR. Several mechanisms of HCC occurrence and rapid immunological changes, including cytokines and chemokines during and after DAA treatment, have also been reported. We focused on the possibilities that HCC occurs or recurs during and after DAA treatment, based on the reported clinical and basic studies. Further studies and observations will be needed to determine the short-term and long-term effects on hepatocarcinogenesis caused by the eradication of HCV with DAAs. New serum biomarkers and a follow-up system for HCV-patients with SVR should be established.

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  • Association between MicroRNA-373 and Long Noncoding RNA NORAD in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Hepatocytes Impairs Wee1 Expression for Growth Promotion. 国際誌

    Subhayan Sur, Reina Sasaki, Pradip Devhare, Robert Steele, Ranjit Ray, Ratna B Ray

    Journal of virology   92 ( 20 )   2018年10月

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    Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may lead to end-stage liver disease, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We have shown previously that microRNA-373 (miR-373) is upregulated in HCV-infected human liver biopsy specimens. To gain insight into the role of miR-373 in HCV-mediated pathogenesis, we investigated its interacting partner for hepatocyte growth regulation. Transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) data revealed that Wee1 is associated with miR-373 and is a direct target. Interestingly, higher expression of Wee1 was noted in HCV-infected hepatocytes than in uninfected hepatocytes, suggesting that other factors may block miR-373-mediated Wee1 inhibition. We subsequently found an association between the long noncoding RNA NORAD (LINC00657) and miR-373, and we demonstrated that NORAD binds to miR-373 and Wee1 independently. However, the high level of Wee1 expression in HCV-infected hepatocytes suggested that miR-373 forms a complex with NORAD. Depletion of miR-373 or the inhibitor Wee1 reduces the growth of Huh7.5 cells harboring the HCV genome as well as reducing Wee1 expression. Taken together, our data demonstrate a novel mechanism of hepatocyte growth promotion during HCV infection involving a miR-373-NORAD-Wee1 axis, which may be a target for future therapy against HCV-associated HCC.IMPORTANCE The mechanism of HCV-mediated liver pathogenesis is poorly understood. In this study, we observed that HCV infection upregulates miR-373 and Wee1, a pivotal player in the G2 checkpoint in the cell cycle, although Wee1 is a direct target for miR-373. Subsequent investigation demonstrated that miR-373 forms a complex with the long noncoding RNA NORAD, resulting in the release of their common target, Wee1, in HCV-infected cells, which, in turn, favors uncontrolled cell growth. Our study suggested a previously unknown mechanism for hepatocyte growth promotion following HCV infection, and this pathway can be targeted for future therapy against HCV-mediated liver pathogenesis.

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  • Successful retreatment with grazoprevir and elbasvir for patients infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1b, who discontinued prior treatment with NS5A inhibitor-including regimens due to adverse events. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Masato Nakamura, Shingo Nakamoto, Koji Takahashi, Shuang Wu, Reina Sasaki, Yuki Haga, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Tomoko Saito, Kazufumi Kobayashi, Soichiro Kiyono, Yoshihiko Ooka, Eiichiro Suzuki, Tetsuhiro Chiba, Hitoshi Maruyama, Mitsuhiko Moriyama, Naoya Kato

    Oncotarget   9 ( 22 )   16263 - 16270   2018年3月

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    Background: Sustained virologic response (SVR) by interferon and interferon-free treatment can results in the reduction of advanced liver fibrosis and the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Recent interferon-free treatment for HCV shortens the duration of treatment and leads to higher SVR rates, without any serious adverse events. However, it is important to retreat patients who have had treatment-failure with HCV non-structural protein 5A (NS5A) inhibitor-including regimens. Combination of sofosbuvir and ledipasvir only leads to approximately 100% SVR rates in HCV genotype (GT1b), NS5A inhibitor-naïve patients in Japan. This combination is not an indication for severe renal disease or heart disease, and these patients should be treated or retreated with a different regimen. Case summary: Retreatment with HCV non-structural protein 3/4A inhibitor, grazoprevir, and HCV NS5A inhibitor, elbasvir, successfully eradicated HCV RNA in three patients with HCV genotype 1b infection who discontinued prior interferon-free treatments including HCV NS5A inhibitors due to adverse events within 2 weeks. Conclusion: Retreatment with the 12-week combination regimen of grazoprevir and elbasvir is effective for HCV GT1b patients who discontinue the HCV NS5A inhibitor-including regimens within 2 weeks. The treatment response may be related to the short duration of initial treatment, which did not produce treatment-emergent RASs.

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  • Interferon-free treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C and autoimmune liver disease: higher SVR rates with special precautions for deterioration of autoimmune hepatitis. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Masato Nakamura, Shingo Nakamoto, Koji Takahashi, Shuang Wu, Reina Sasaki, Yuki Haga, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Tomoko Saito, Kazufumi Kobayashi, Soichiro Kiyono, Yoshihiko Ooka, Eiichiro Suzuki, Tetsuhiro Chiba, Hitoshi Maruyama, Fumio Imazeki, Mitsuhiko Moriyama, Naoya Kato

    Oncotarget   9 ( 14 )   11631 - 11637   2018年2月

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    Background: Interferon-free treatment can achieve higher sustained virological response (SVR) rates, even in patients in whom hepatitis C virus (HCV) could not be eradicated in the interferon treatment era. Immune restoration in the liver is occasionally associated with HCV infection. We examined the safety and effects of interferon-free regimens on HCV patients with autoimmune liver diseases. Results: All 7 HCV patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) completed treatment and achieved SVR. Three patients took prednisolone (PSL) at baseline, and 3 did not take PSL during interferon-free treatment. In one HCV patient with AIH and cirrhosis, PSL were not administered at baseline, but she needed to take 40 mg/day PSL at week 8 for liver dysfunction. She also complained back pain and was diagnosed with vasospastic angina by coronary angiography at week 11. However, she completed interferon-free treatment. All 5 HCV patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) completed treatment and achieved SVR. Three of these HCV patients with PBC were treated with UDCA during interferon-free treatment. Conclusions: Interferon-free regimens could result in higher SVR rates in HCV patients with autoimmune liver diseases. As interferon-free treatment for HCV may have an effect on hepatic immunity and activity of the autoimmune liver diseases, careful attention should be paid to unexpected adverse events in their treatments. Methods: Total 12 patients with HCV and autoimmune liver diseases [7 AIH and PBC], who were treated with interferon-free regimens, were retrospectively analyzed.

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  • Hepatitis C virus-induced tumor-initiating cancer stem-like cells activate stromal fibroblasts in a xenograft tumor model. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Pradip Devhare, Ratna B Ray, Ranjit Ray

    Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)   66 ( 6 )   1766 - 1778   2017年12月

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    Hepatitis C virus (HCV) often causes persistent infection and is an increasingly important factor in the etiology of fibrosis/cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, although the mechanisms for the disease processes remain unclear. We have shown previously that HCV infection generates an epithelial-mesenchymal transition state and tumor-initiating cancer stem-like cells in human hepatocytes. In this study, we investigated whether HCV-induced tumor-initiating cancer stem-like cells when implanted into mice activate stromal fibroblasts. A number of fibroblast activation markers, including matrix metalloproteinase 2, were significantly increased at the mRNA or protein level in the xenograft tumors, suggesting the presence of tumor-associated fibroblasts. Fibroblast activation markers of murine origin were specifically increased in tumor, suggesting that fibroblasts migrate to form stroma. Next, we demonstrated that conditioned medium from HCV-infected human hepatocytes activates fibrosis-related markers in hepatic stellate cells. We further observed that these HCV-infected hepatocytes express transforming growth factor beta, which activates stromal fibroblast markers. Subsequent analysis suggested that anti-transforming growth factor beta neutralizing antibody, when incubated with conditioned medium from HCV-infected hepatocytes, inhibits fibrosis marker activation in primary human hepatic stellate cells. CONCLUSION: HCV-infected hepatocytes induce local fibroblast activation by secretion of transforming growth factor beta, and a preneoplastic or tumor state of the hepatocytes influences the network for the tumor-associated fibroblast environment. (Hepatology 2017;66:1766-1778).

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  • Hepatitis C Virus Core Protein Modulates Endoglin (CD105) Signaling Pathway for Liver Pathogenesis. 国際誌

    Young-Chan Kwon, Reina Sasaki, Keith Meyer, Ranjit Ray

    Journal of virology   91 ( 21 )   2017年11月

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    Endoglin is part of the TGF-β receptor complex and has a crucial role in fibrogenesis and angiogenesis. It is also an important protein for tumor growth, survival, and cancer cell metastasis. In a previous study, we have shown that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) state and cancer stem-like cell (CSC) properties in human hepatocytes. Our array data suggested that endoglin (CD105) mRNA is significantly upregulated in HCV-associated CSCs. In this study, we have observed increased endoglin expression on the cell surface of an HCV core-expressing hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cell line or immortalized human hepatocytes (IHH) and activation of its downstream signaling molecules. The status of phospho-SMAD1/5 and the expression of inhibitor of DNA binding protein 1 (ID1) were upregulated in HCV-infected cells or viral core gene-transfected cells. Additionally, we observed upregulation of endoglin/ID1 mRNA expression in chronic HCV patient liver biopsy samples. CSC generation by HCV core protein was dependent on the endoglin signaling pathway using activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK1) Fc blocking peptide and endoglin small interfering RNA (siRNA). Further, follow-up from in vitro analysis suggested that the antiapoptosis Bcl2 protein, proliferation-related cyclin D1 protein, and CSC-associated Hes1, Notch1, Nanog, and Sox2 proteins are enhanced during infection or ectopic expression of HCV core protein.IMPORTANCE Endoglin plays a crucial role in fibrogenesis and angiogenesis and is an important protein for tumor growth, survival, and cancer cell metastasis. Endoglin enhances ALK1-SMAD1/5 signaling in different cell types, leading to increased proliferation and migration responses. We have observed endoglin expression on the HCV core-expressing cell surface of human hepatocyte origin and activation of phospho-SMAD1/5 and ID1 downstream signaling molecules. ID1 protein plays a role in CSC properties, and we found that this pathway is important for antiapoptotic and cell proliferation signaling. Blocking of endoglin-ALK1-SMAD1/5 might be a good candidate for therapy for liver cancer stem cells together with liver cirrhosis.

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  • Hepatitis C virus-induced CCL5 secretion from macrophages activates hepatic stellate cells. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki, Pradip B Devhare, Robert Steele, Ranjit Ray, Ratna B Ray

    Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)   66 ( 3 )   746 - 757   2017年9月

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    Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-mediated chronic liver disease is a serious health problem around the world and often causes fibrosis/cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The mechanism of liver disease progression during HCV infection is still unclear, although inflammation is believed to be an important player in disease pathogenesis. We previously reported that macrophages including Kupffer cells exposed to HCV induce proinflammatory cytokines. These secreted cytokines may activate hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) toward fibrosis. In this study, we examined crosstalk between macrophages and HSCs following HCV infection. Primary human HSCs and immortalized HSCs (LX2 cells) were incubated with conditioned medium derived from HCV-exposed human macrophages. Expression of inflammasome and fibrosis-related genes in these cells was examined, with increased expression of inflammatory (NLR family pyrin domain containing 3, interleukins 1β and 6, and cysteine-cysteine chemokine ligand 5 [CCL5]) and profibrogenic (transforming growth factor β1, collagen type 4 alpha 1, matrix metalloproteinase 2, and alpha-smooth muscle actin) markers. Further investigation suggested that CCL5, secreted from HCV-exposed macrophages, activates inflammasome and fibrosis markers in HSCs and that neutralizing antibody to CCL5 inhibited activation. CONCLUSION: Together, our results demonstrate that human macrophages exposed to HCV induce CCL5 secretion, which plays a significant role in hepatic inflammation and fibrosis. (Hepatology 2017;66:746-757).

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  • Successful Treatment with Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for A Pregnant Woman with Chronic Active Hepatitis B. 査読 国際誌

    Takahashi K, Kanda T, Haga Y, Sasaki R, Nakamura M, Shuang Wu, Nakamoto S, Yasui S, Kamezaki H, Yokosuka O.

    OBM Hepatology and Gastroenterology.   2017年7月

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  • Glucose-regulated protein 78 is an antiviral against hepatitis A virus replication. 国際誌

    Xia Jiang, Tatsuo Kanda, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki, Masato Nakamura, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Hiroshi Shirasawa, Hiroaki Okamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    Experimental and therapeutic medicine   13 ( 6 )   3305 - 3308   2017年6月

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    Infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a major cause of acute hepatitis globally and it is important to identify the mechanisms of HAV replication. Glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone and serves a role in unfolded protein response pathways. Previous studies have demonstrated that GRP78 functions as an endogenous antiviral factor. In the present study, two loss-of-function studies using GRP78 were completed to elucidate the role of GRP78 in HAV infection. HAV replication was observed to be enhanced by deficient GRP78 although GRP78-deficiency also led to lower expression of ER stress molecules downstream of GRP78. Therefore, GRP78 appears to be a potential novel defensive molecule against HAV in hepatocytes.

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  • Overexpression of the androgen receptor in human hepatoma cells and its effect on fatty acid metabolism. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Xia Jiang, Masato Nakamura, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka

    Oncology letters   13 ( 6 )   4481 - 4486   2017年6月

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    Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a predominantly male disease in which the androgen receptor (AR) serves an important pathogenic role in hepatocarcinogenesis. Fatty acid metabolism also contributes to hepatocarcinogenesis and is associated with the prognosis of cancer. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the AR on fatty acid metabolism-associated gene expression in human hepatoma cell lines. AR-expression plasmids or control plasmids were transiently transfected into the human HCC cell lines Huh7 and HepG2. After 48 h, cellular protein and RNA were extracted and the expression of AR was confirmed by western blotting. Complementary DNA was synthesized and subjected to a quantitative polymerase chain reaction-based array to examine the expression of 84 fatty acid metabolism-associated genes. Overexpression of AR significantly downregulated the expression of 11 fatty acid metabolism-associated genes in Huh7 cells and 35 in HepG2 cells. The overexpression of AR also resulted in the upregulation of 6 fatty acid metabolism genes in HepG2 cells; however, it had no effect in Huh7 cells. Acyl-coenzyme A (CoA) thioesterase 7 and acyl-CoA oxidase 3 were downregulated in both cell lines. In conclusion, upregulation of AR via overexpression led to the disturbance of fatty acid metabolism-associated gene expression in human HCC cells. Therefore, the AR may serve a role in hepatocarcinogenesis via the regulation of hepatocellular fatty acid metabolism.

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  • Correction for Devhare et al., "Exosome-Mediated Intercellular Communication between Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Hepatocytes and Hepatic Stellate Cells". 国際誌

    Pradip B Devhare, Reina Sasaki, Shubham Shrivastava, Adrian M Di Bisceglie, Ranjit Ray, Ratna B Ray

    Journal of virology   91 ( 10 )   2017年5月

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  • Treatment of Real-World HCV Genotype 2-Infected Japanese Patients with Sofosbuvir plus Ribavirin. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Masato Nakamura, Shin Yasui, Yuki Haga, Akinobu Tawada, Eiichiro Suzuki, Yoshihiko Ooka, Koji Takahashi, Reina Sasaki, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka

    Biology   6 ( 2 )   2017年5月

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    The aim of this study was to characterize the treatment response and tolerability of sofosbuvir plus ribavirin therapies in Japanese patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype (GT)-2. This retrospective study analyzed 114 Japanese HCV GT-2 patients treated for 12 weeks with 400 mg of sofosbuvir plus weight-based ribavirin daily. This treatment led to higher sustained virologic response at 12-weeks post-treatment (SVR12) rates in both treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced patients. The efficacy of this treatment in compensated cirrhotics was the same as that in patients with chronic hepatitis. HCV GT-2a infection and lower estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR) tended to be associated with SVR12. Of 114 patients, 113 completed the combination of sofosbuvir plus ribavirin for 12 weeks. Seven patients without SVR12 did not have HCV NS5B-S282 mutations. The overall SVR12 rate was 90.4% (103 of 114). More effective therapeutic options with less adverse events are desired to achieve higher SVR rates in HCV GT-2 Japanese patients.

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  • Interferon induces interleukin 8 and bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2 expression, inhibiting the production of hepatitis B virus surface antigen from human hepatocytes. 国際誌

    Yuki Haga, Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Masato Nakamura, Reina Sasaki, Shuang Wu, Osamu Yokosuka

    Biochemical and biophysical research communications   486 ( 3 )   858 - 863   2017年5月

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    Hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) loss is one of the treatment goals of chronic HBV infection. Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2 (BST2) is one of the interferon (IFN)-stimulated genes (ISGs) and inhibits the release of various enveloped viruses. Here we examined the effects of antiviral treatment on HBsAg levels and its intracellular mechanism in HBsAg-producing hepatocytes. In PLC/PRF/5 and Huh1, IFNα-2a treatment decreased HBsAg levels in their conditioned media. Upregulation of interleukin 8 (IL8), toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP10) mRNAs was associated with the reduction of HBsAg in both PLC/PRF/5 and Huh1. The HBsAg level was upregulated by knockdown of IL8, TLR2 or IP10. Exogenous addition of IL8 enhanced BST2 promoter activity and BST2 mRNA expression. Additionally, knockdown of IL8 could lead to the downregulation of BST2 mRNA. Transfection of poly(I-C) enhanced IL8 and BST2 mRNA expression and inhibited HBsAg secretion from PLC/PRF/5 cells. In conclusion, IL8 might play an important role in the enhancement of BST2 and be involved in HBsAg eradication.

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  • Androgen Receptor Could Be a Potential Therapeutic Target in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Koji Takahashi, Masato Nakamura, Shingo Nakamoto, Shuang Wu, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Xia Jiang, Osamu Yokosuka

    Cancers   9 ( 5 )   2017年5月

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    Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a male-dominant disease with poor prognosis. Sorafenib is the only approved systemic chemotherapeutic drug for patients with advanced HCC. Previous studies have shown that androgen and androgen receptor (AR) are involved in human hepatocarcinogenesis and the development of HCC. Here, we discuss the recent data on AR and HCC, and the combination of sorafenib and inhibitors of AR for advanced-HCC patients. Androgen-dependent and androgen-independent AR activation exist in human hepatocarcinogenesis. AR could directly control hepatocarcinogenesis and regulate the innate immune system to influence HCC progression. Combination of sorafenib with AR inhibitors might represent a potential treatment for patients with advanced HCC.

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  • Real-World Experiences with the Combination Treatment of Ledipasvir plus Sofosbuvir for 12 Weeks in HCV Genotype 1-Infected Japanese Patients: Achievement of a Sustained Virological Response in Previous Users of Peginterferon plus Ribavirin with HCV NS3/4A Inhibitors. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Masato Nakamura, Eiichiro Suzuki, Makoto Arai, Yoshihiko Ooka, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Tetsuhiro Chiba, Tomoko Saito, Yuki Haga, Koji Takahashi, Reina Sasaki, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Akinobu Tawada, Hitoshi Maruyama, Fumio Imazeki, Naoya Kato, Osamu Yokosuka

    International journal of molecular sciences   18 ( 5 )   2017年4月

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    The aim of this study was to characterize the treatment response and serious adverse events of ledipasvir plus sofosbuvir therapies in Japanese patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (GT1). This retrospective study analyzed 240 Japanese HCV GT1 patients treated for 12 weeks with 90 mg of ledipasvir plus 400 mg of sofosbuvir daily. Sustained virological response at 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12) was achieved in 236 of 240 (98.3%) patients. Among treatment-naïve patients, SVR12 was achieved in 136 of 138 (98.6%) patients, and among treatment-experienced patients, SVR12 was achieved in 100 of 102 (98.0%) patients. In patients previously treated with peginterferon plus ribavirin with various HCV NS3/4A inhibitors, 100% SVR rates (25/25) were achieved. Two relapsers had HCV NS5A resistance-associated variants (RAVs), but no HCV NS5B-S282 was observed after they relapsed. We experienced two patients with cardiac events during treatment. In conclusion, combination of ledipasvir plus sofosbuvir for 12 weeks is a potential therapy for HCV GT1 patients. Caution is needed for HCV NS5A RAVs, which were selected by HCV NS5A inhibitors and cardiac adverse events.

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  • Exosome-Mediated Intercellular Communication between Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Hepatocytes and Hepatic Stellate Cells. 国際誌

    Pradip B Devhare, Reina Sasaki, Shubham Shrivastava, Adrian M Di Bisceglie, Ranjit Ray, Ratna B Ray

    Journal of virology   91 ( 6 )   2017年3月

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    Fibrogenic pathways in the liver are principally regulated by activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC). Fibrosis is associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, although the mechanism is poorly understood. HSC comprise the major population of nonparenchymal cells in the liver. Since HCV does not replicate in HSC, we hypothesized that exosomes secreted from HCV-infected hepatocytes activate HSC. Primary or immortalized human hepatic stellate (LX2) cells were exposed to exosomes derived from HCV-infected hepatocytes (HCV-exo), and the expression of fibrosis-related genes was examined. Our results demonstrated that HCV-exo internalized to HSC and increased the expression of profibrotic markers. Further analysis suggested that HCV-exo carry miR-19a and target SOCS3 in HSC, which in turn activates the STAT3-mediated transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling pathway and enhances fibrosis marker genes. The higher expression of miR-19a in exosomes was also observed from HCV-infected hepatocytes and in sera of chronic HCV patients with fibrosis compared to healthy volunteers and non-HCV-related liver disease patients with fibrosis. Together, our results demonstrated that miR-19a carried through the exosomes from HCV-infected hepatocytes activates HSC by modulating the SOCS-STAT3 axis. Our results implicated a novel mechanism of exosome-mediated intercellular communication in the activation of HSC for liver fibrosis in HCV infection.IMPORTANCE HCV-associated liver fibrosis is a critical step for end-stage liver disease progression. However, the molecular mechanisms for hepatic stellate-cell activation by HCV-infected hepatocytes are underexplored. Here, we provide a role for miR-19a carried through the exosomes in intercellular communication between HCV-infected hepatocytes and HSC in fibrogenic activation. Furthermore, we demonstrate the role of exosomal miR-19a in activation of the STAT3-TGF-β pathway in HSC. This study contributes to the understanding of intercellular communication in the pathogenesis of liver disease during HCV infection.

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  • Hepatitis A virus genotype IA-infected patient with marked elevation of aspartate aminotransferase levels.

    Yoshifumi Miura, Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Koji Takahashi, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Masato Nakamura, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Tsutomu Nishizawa, Hiroaki Okamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    Clinical journal of gastroenterology   10 ( 1 )   52 - 56   2017年2月

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    We describe a case of acute liver failure (ALF) without hepatic encephalopathy with marked elevation of aminotransferase due to hepatitis A, according to the revised Japanese criteria of ALF. This liver biopsy of the patient showed compatible to acute viral hepatitis and she immediately recovered without intensive care. She had no comorbid disorders. Of interest, phylogenetic tree analysis using almost complete genomes of hepatitis A virus (HAV) demonstrated that the HAV isolate from her belonged to the HAV subgenotype IA strain and was similar to the HAJFF-Kan12 strain (99% nucleotide identity) or FH1 strain (98% nucleotide identity), which is associated with severe or fulminant hepatitis A. Careful interpretation of the association between HAV genome variations and severity of hepatitis A is needed and the mechanism of the severe hepatitis should be explored.

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  • Overexpression of c-Jun contributes to sorafenib resistance in human hepatoma cell lines. 国際誌

    Yuki Haga, Tatsuo Kanda, Masato Nakamura, Shingo Nakamoto, Reina Sasaki, Koji Takahashi, Shuang Wu, Osamu Yokosuka

    PloS one   12 ( 3 )   e0174153   2017年

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    BACKGROUND: Despite recent advances in treatment strategies, it is still difficult to cure patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Sorafenib is the only approved multiple kinase inhibitor for systemic chemotherapy in patients with advanced HCC. The majority of advanced HCC patients are resistant to sorafenib. The mechanisms of sorafenib resistance are still unknown. METHODS: The expression of molecules involved in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway in human hepatoma cell lines was examined in the presence or absence of sorafenib. Apoptosis of human hepatoma cells treated with sorafenib was investigated, and the expression of Jun proto-oncogene (c-Jun) was measured. RESULTS: The expression and phosphorylation of c-Jun were enhanced in human hepatoma cell lines after treatment with sorafenib. Inhibiting c-Jun enhanced sorafenib-induced apoptosis. The overexpression of c-Jun impaired sorafenib-induced apoptosis. The expression of osteopontin, one of the established AP-1 target genes, was enhanced after treatment with sorafenib in human hepatoma cell lines. CONCLUSIONS: The protein c-Jun plays a role in sorafenib resistance in human hepatoma cell lines. The modulation and phosphorylation of c-Jun could be a new therapeutic option for enhancing responsiveness to sorafenib. Modulating c-Jun may be useful for certain HCC patients with sorafenib resistance.

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  • Serum Wisteria Floribunda Agglutinin-Positive Mac-2 Binding Protein Could Not Always Predict Early Cirrhosis in Non-Viral Liver Diseases. 国際誌

    Yuki Haga, Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Masato Nakamura, Koji Takahashi, Shuang Wu, Shin Yasui, Makoto Arai, Shingo Nakamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    Diseases (Basel, Switzerland)   4 ( 4 )   2016年12月

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    BACKGROUND: Wisteria floribunda agglutinin-positive human Mac-2-binding protein (WFA(+)-M2BP) is a novel non-invasive marker of liver fibrosis. The goal of the study was to investigate whether the novel serum biomarker WFA(+)-M2BP or other non-invasive markers are useful for the prediction of liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). METHODS: We examined a significant correlation between serum WFA(+)-M2BP levels and histological staging of fibrosis in several chronic liver diseases, such as NASH, AIH, and PBC. RESULTS: WFA(+)-M2BP could not predict hepatic fibrosis in these patients. We also showed that the level of platelet counts is a useful predictor of hepatic fibrosis progression in patients with NASH, AIH, and PBC. There was a significant correlation between staging of fibrosis and grading of activity in the liver in all groups except for AIH patients. CONCLUSION: Platelet counts can predict hepatic fibrosis in patients with NASH, AIH, or PBC. Clinicians should pay attention to the grading of liver activity in the use of WFA(+)-M2BP.

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  • Drug-Induced Liver Injury Associated with Complementary and Alternative Medicines

    Koji Takahashi, Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Yuki Haga, Junichiro Kumagai, Reina Sasaki, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Masato Nakamura, Makoto Arai, Osamu Yokosuka

    Case Reports in Gastroenterology   10 ( 3 )   706 - 713   2016年11月

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    A 24-year-old man was admitted due to acute hepatitis with unknown etiology. After his condition and laboratory data gradually improved with conservative therapy, he was discharged 1 month later. Two months after his discharge, however, liver dysfunction reappeared. After his mother accidentally revealed that he took complementary and alternative medicine, discontinuation of the therapy caused his condition to improve. Finally, he was diagnosed with a recurrent drug-induced liver injury associated with Japanese complementary and alternative medicine. It is important to take the medical history in detail and consider complementary and alternative medicine as a cause of liver disease.

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  • Prevention of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis by pancreatic duct stenting using a loop-tipped guidewire. 国際誌

    Yuji Sakai, Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Harutoshi Sugiyama, Masahiro Hayashi, Jun-Ichi Senoo, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Yuko Kusakabe, Masato Nakamura, Shin Yasui, Rintaro Mikata, Masaru Miyazaki, Osamu Yokosuka

    World journal of clinical cases   4 ( 8 )   213 - 8   2016年8月

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    AIM: To examine whether it is possible to prevent the occurrence of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis in patients experiencing difficulties with selective biliary duct cannulation by pancreatic duct stenting using a loop-tipped guidewire. METHODS: Procedure success rate, frequency of unintended insertion of the guidewire into side branches of the pancreatic duct, and incidence of procedural accidents were examined using a loop-tipped guidewire (Group A, 20 patients), and a conventional straight-type guidewire (Group B, 20 patients). RESULTS: The success rate of the procedure was 100% in both groups. Unintended insertion of the guidewire into a side branch of the pancreatic duct occurred 0.056 ± 0.23 (0-1) times in Group A and 2.3 ± 1.84 (0-5) times in Group B; thus, unintended insertion of the guidewire into a side branch of the pancreatic duct was seen significantly less frequently in Group A. There were no procedural accidents in Group A, whereas pancreatitis occurred in one Group B patient; however, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant. The serum amylase level after ERCP was 257.15 ± 136.4 (88-628) IU/L in Group A, and 552.05 ± 534.57 (101-2389) IU/L in Group B, showing a significantly lower value in Group A. Hyperamylasemia was found in two patients (10%) in Group A, and nine (45%) in Group B, showing a significantly lower value in Group A. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that in patients who experience difficulties with biliary cannulation, the use of a loop-tipped guidewire for pancreatic duct stenting may assist with the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis, and thereby to a reduction of the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis or hyperamylasemia.

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  • Cooperative effects of hepatitis B virus and TNF may play important roles in the activation of metabolic pathways through the activation of NF-κB. 国際誌

    Shuang Wu, Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Xia Jiang, Masato Nakamura, Reina Sasaki, Yuki Haga, Hiroshi Shirasawa, Osamu Yokosuka

    International journal of molecular medicine   38 ( 2 )   475 - 81   2016年8月

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    Elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin (IL)-1β are often observed in the sera of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients. It is well known that these cytokines activate nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)-signaling, and are associated with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. We investigated whether HBV or HBV X protein (HBx) enhanced the activation of NF-κB in the presence of TNF and/or IL-1β, and their effects on the expression of metabolic pathway‑associated genes. We examined whether HBV or HBx enhanced cytokine-induced activation of NF-κB in hepatocytes, using a reporter assay, in the presence or absence of TNF and/or IL-1β. The expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 (IGFBP1), one of the NF-κB target genes was also examined. The expression of metabolic pathway-associated genes in HepG2 and HepG2.2.15 cells in the presence or absence of TNF was evaluated by RT-qPCR. Human hepatocytes expressed TNF receptors and IL-1 receptors. NF-κB was activated by cooperation between HBx and TNF in human hepatocytes. We observed IGFBP1 expression in HBV infection and that a number of metabolic pathway-associated genes were upregulated in HepG2.2.15 cells, compared with HepG2 cells with or without TNF treatment. We observed the cooperative effects of HBV and TNF which enhanced the activation of NF-κB as well as upregulated the expression of metabolic pathway-associated genes in hepatocytes. These effects may be important in the development of HBV-associated metabolic syndrome.

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  • Successful sofosbuvir treatment with ribavirin dose reduction for chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 2 infection in a patient with ulcerative colitis: a case report. 国際誌

    Yuki Ohta, Tatsuo Kanda, Tatsuro Katsuno, Shin Yasui, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki, Masato Nakamura, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Osamu Yokosuka

    BMC gastroenterology   16 ( 1 )   66 - 66   2016年7月

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    BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis is a lifelong, immunologically mediated disease. Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are now available for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. An interferon-free regimen appears useful, safe and effective for many patients for whom interferon-based treatment is contraindicated. CASE PRESENTATION: We studied a 56-year-old treatment-naïve Japanese man with chronic HCV genotype 2b infection who had ulcerative colitis. This patient was treated with sofosbuvir and ribavirin for 12 weeks. During treatment, diarrhoea and bloody faeces were frequent. After ribavirin was reduced to 400 mg daily, these symptoms decreased. Finally, the patient achieved a sustained virologic response 12 weeks after the stoppage of the treatment. CONCLUSION: Clinicians should pay careful attention to the ribavirin dose in the treatment of certain HCV patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are receiving sofosbuvir plus ribavirin.

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  • Autoimmune hepatitis following drug-induced liver injury in an elderly patient.

    Junichiro Kumagai, Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Masato Nakamura, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Yotaro Iino, Osamu Yokosuka

    Clinical journal of gastroenterology   9 ( 3 )   156 - 9   2016年6月

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    We describe a case of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) that may have occurred following drug-induced liver injury with camostat mesilate and/or benzbromarone in an elderly patient. The patient's liver biopsy showed chronic active hepatitis and autoimmune hepatitis. Stopping the use of these drugs did not lead to complete remission, but the use of a low dose of corticosteroids completely cured his liver dysfunction. In the present case, liver dysfunction was caused by an autoimmune mechanism. Special attention should be paid to idiopathic AIH and drug-induced AIH in elderly patients.

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  • Daclatasvir plus Asunaprevir Treatment for Real-World HCV Genotype 1-Infected Patients in Japan. 査読

    Kanda T, Yasui S, Nakamura M, Suzuki E, Arai M, Haga Y, Sasaki R, Wu S, Nakamoto S, Imazeki F, Yokosuka O

    Int J Med Sci.   13 ( 6 )   418 - 423   2016年5月

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  • Endoscopic management of unresectable malignant gastroduodenal obstruction with a nitinol uncovered metal stent: A prospective Japanese multicenter study. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Yuji Sakai, Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Takao Nishikawa, Tatsuya Fujimoto, Shigeru Mikami, Harutoshi Sugiyama, Osamu Yokosuka

    World journal of gastroenterology   22 ( 14 )   3837 - 44   2016年4月

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    AIM: To determine the safety and efficacy of endoscopic duodenal stent placement in patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction. METHODS: This prospective, observational, multicenter study included 39 consecutive patients with malignant gastric outlet obstruction. All patients underwent endoscopic placement of a nitinol, uncovered, self-expandable metal stent. The primary outcome was clinical success at 2 wk after stent placement that was defined as improvement in the Gastric Outlet Obstruction Scoring System score relative to the baseline. RESULTS: Technical success was achieved in all duodenal stent procedures. Procedure-related complications occurred in 4 patients (10.3%) in the form of mild pneumonitis. No other morbidities or mortalities were observed. The clinical success rate was 92.3%. The mean survival period after stent placement was 103 d. The mean period of stent patency was 149 d and the patency remained acceptable for the survival period. Stent dysfunction occurred in 3 patients (7.7%) on account of tumor growth. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic management using duodenal stents for patients with incurable malignant gastric outlet obstruction is safe and improved patients' quality of life.

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  • Sofosbuvir treatment and hepatitis C virus infection. 国際誌

    Masato Nakamura, Tatsuo Kanda, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Shin Yasui, Makoto Arai, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka

    World journal of hepatology   8 ( 3 )   183 - 90   2016年1月

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    Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious problem worldwide. The use of interferon-based therapy has made HCV eradication challenging. The recent appearance of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) has changed HCV therapy. Combining the use of DAAs with peginterferon and ribavirin has improved treatment efficacy. Furthermore, the combination of different orally administered DAAs has enabled interferon-free therapy with much higher efficacy and safety. In particular, sofosbuvir, a nucleotide-based NS5B inhibitor, prevents HCV RNA synthesis by acting as a "chain terminator". Treatment with sofosbuvir has attained an extremely high rate of sustained virologic response. The current review summarizes the efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir therapy.

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  • Autoimmune hepatitis following drug-induced liver injury in an elderly patient. 査読

    Kumagai J, Kanda T, Yasui S, Haga Y, Sasaki R, Nakamura M, Wu S, Nakamoto S, Arai M, Iino Y, Yokosuka O.

    Clin J Gastroenterol.   9 ( 3 )   156 - 159   2016年

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  • Daclatasvir plus Asunaprevir Treatment for Real-World HCV Genotype 1-Infected Patients in Japan. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Masato Nakamura, Eiichiro Suzuki, Makoto Arai, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka

    International journal of medical sciences   13 ( 6 )   418 - 23   2016年

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    Background. All-oral combination of direct-acting antivirals could lead to higher sustained virologic response (SVR) in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. In the present study, we examined the efficacy and safety of the dual oral treatment with HCV nonstructural protein (NS) 5A inhibitor daclatasvir (DCV) plus HCV NS3/4A inhibitor asunaprevir (ASV) for 24 weeks in real-world HCV genotype 1-infected Japanese individuals. Methods. After screening for HCV NS5A resistance-associated variants (RAVs) by PCR invader assay, a total of 54 Japanese patients infected with HCV genotype 1 treated with DCV plus ASV were retrospectively analyzed. SVR12 was used for evaluation of the virologic response. Results. Of the total 54 patients, 46 patients (85.2%) were treated with DCV plus ASV for 24 weeks and achieved SVR12. The other 8 patients (14.8%) discontinued this treatment before 24 weeks due to adverse events. Of these 8 patients, 5 and 3 patients did and did not achieve SVR12, respectively. Finally, 51 of 54 (94.4%) patients achieved SVR12. Conclusion. Treatment with DCV and ASV after screening for HCV NS5A RAVs by PCR invader assay is effective and safe in the treatment of real-world HCV genotype 1-infected patients in Japan.

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  • Possible Involvement of Hepatitis B Virus Infection of Hepatocytes in the Attenuation of Apoptosis in Hepatic Stellate Cells. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Masato Nakamura, Shingo Nakamoto, Yuki Haga, Shuang Wu, Hiroshi Shirasawa, Osamu Yokosuka

    PloS one   11 ( 1 )   e0146314   2016年

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    BACKGROUND: The induction of apoptosis in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) is a promising therapeutic strategy against hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatic fibrosis. The underlying mechanisms of apoptosis in HSCs, however, are unknown under consideration of HBV infection. In this study, the effects of HBV on apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress signaling in HSCs were examined. METHODS: The effects of conditioned media (CM) from HepG2.2.15 on apoptosis induced by the proteasome inhibitor MG132 in LX-2 and HHSteC were studied in regard to c-Jun. In combination with c-Fos, c-Jun forms the AP-1 early response transcription factor, leading to AP-1 activation, signal transduction, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and apoptosis. RESULTS: In LX-2 cells, MG132 treatment was associated with the phosphorylation of c-Jun, activation of AP-1 and apoptosis. However, in the presence of CM from HepG2.2.15, these phenomena were attenuated. In HHSteC cells, similar results were observed. HBV genomic DNA is not involved in the process of HSC apoptosis. It is possible that HBeAg has an inhibitory effect on MG132-induced apoptosis in LX-2. We also observed the upregulation of several ER stress-associated genes, such as cAMP responsive element binding protein 3-like 3, inhibin-beta A and solute carrier family 17-member 2, in the presence of CM from HepG2.2.15, or CM from PXB cells infected with HBV. CONCLUSIONS: HBV inhibits the activation of c-Jun/AP-1 in HSCs, contributing to the attenuation of apoptosis and resulting in hepatic fibrosis. HBV also up-regulated several ER stress genes associated with cell growth and fibrosis. These mechanistic insights might shed new light on a treatment strategy for HBV-associated hepatic fibrosis.

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  • Sustained Virologic Response at 24 Weeks after the End of Treatment Is a Better Predictor for Treatment Outcome in Real-World HCV-Infected Patients Treated by HCV NS3/4A Protease Inhibitors with Peginterferon plus Ribavirin. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Reina Sasaki, Masato Nakamura, Shin Yasui, Yuki Haga, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Akinobu Tawada, Makoto Arai, Shigeru Mikami, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka

    International journal of medical sciences   13 ( 4 )   310 - 5   2016年

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    BACKGROUND: Direct-acting antiviral agents against HCV with or without peginterferon plus ribavirin result in higher eradication rates of HCV and shorter treatment duration. We examined which is better for predicting persistent virologic response, the assessment of serum HCV RNA at 12 or 24 weeks after the end of treatment for predicting sustained virologic response (SVR12 or SVR24, respectively) in patients treated by HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitors with peginterferon plus ribavirin. METHODS: In all, 149 Japanese patients infected with HCV genotype 1b treated by peginterferon plus ribavirin with telaprevir or simeprevir were retrospectively analyzed: 59 and 90 patients were treated with telaprevir- and simeprevir-including regimens, respectively. HCV RNA was measured by TaqMan HCV Test, version 2.0, real-time PCR assay. SVR12 or SVR24, respectively, was defined as HCV RNA negativity at 12 or 24 weeks after ending treatment. RESULTS: Total SVR rates were 78.0% and 66.7% in the telaprevir and simeprevir groups, respectively. In the telaprevir group, all 46 patients with SVR12 finally achieved SVR24. In the simeprevir group, 60 (93.8%) of the total 64 patients with SVR12 achieved SVR24, with the other 4 patients all being previous-treatment relapsers. CONCLUSIONS: SVR12 was suitable for predicting persistent virologic response in almost all cases. In simeprevir-including regimens, SVR12 could not always predict persistent virologic response. Clinicians should use SVR24 for predicting treatment outcome in the use of HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitors with peginterferon plus ribavirin for any group of real-world patients chronically infected with HCV.

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  • Successful Management of Graft Reinfection of HCV Genotype 2 in Living Donor Liver Transplantation from a Hepatitis B Core Antibody-Positive Donor with Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin 査読

    Reina Sasaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Masayuki Ohtsuka, Shin Yasui, Yuki Haga, Masato Nakamura, Masayuki Yokoyama, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Hitoshi Maruyama, Masaru Miyazaki, Osamu Yokosuka

    Case Reports in Gastroenterology   10 ( 2 )   366 - 372   2016年

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    Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are relatively safe and highly effective for the eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in liver transplant recipients. In this case study, we present a female with a graft reinfected with HCV genotype 2 who was treated with a combination of sofosbuvir and ribavirin after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Because the graft was from a hepatitis B core antibody-positive donor, passive immunization with hyperimmune hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) and entecavir were also provided to prevent hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation. It became clear that the combination of sofosbuvir and ribavirin promptly led to a sustained virologic response and that this combination was safe to treat graft reinfection with HCV genotype 2 after LDLT. Adverse events caused by DAAs were not observed, except for slight anemia. HBIG and entecavir were useful in the prevention of HBV reactivation. In conclusion, the present case indicated that DAA treatment for graft reinfection with HCV is safe and effective in LDLT from hepatitis B core antibody-positive donors.

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  • Successful Management of Acute Liver Failure Patients Waiting for Liver Transplantation by On-Line Hemodiafiltration with an Arteriovenous Fistula 査読

    Yuki Haga, Shin Yasui, Tatsuo Kanda, Noriyuki Hattori, Toru Wakamatsu, Masato Nakamura, Reina Sasaki, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Hitoshi Maruyama, Masayuki Ohtsuka, Shigeto Oda, Masaru Miyazaki, Osamu Yokosuka

    Case Reports in Gastroenterology   10 ( 1 )   139 - 145   2016年

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    On-line hemodiafiltration (OLHDF) is one of the treatment options in the management of acute liver failure (ALF) in Japan. It is essential to avoid infection in the management of ALF. In fact, infection is one of the prognostic factors in ALF. In this report, we present a middle-aged Japanese man with ALF associated with benzbromarone use. He was successfully managed without infection until liver transplantation by creating an arteriovenous fistula for OLHDF. Utilizing an arteriovenous fistula for OLHDF, rather than inserting a vascular access catheter, is a beneficial option to avoid infectious diseases in the management of ALF.

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  • Successful Eradication of Hepatitis C Virus by Interferon-Free Regimens in Two Patients with Advanced Liver Fibrosis following Kidney Transplantation 査読

    Reina Sasaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Yuki Haga, Masato Nakamura, Mutsumi Yamato, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Shigeru Mikami, Hideaki Miyauchi, Hisahiro Matsubara, Osamu Yokosuka

    Case Reports in Gastroenterology   10 ( 2 )   248 - 256   2016年

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    Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection leads to acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Following kidney transplantation, HCV increases the risk of graft loss and patient mortality compared with uninfected patients. The achievement of a sustained virological response with antiviral therapy improves survival and diminishes the risk of hepatic decompensation in HCV patients after a kidney transplant. It has been reported that direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are relatively safe and highly effective for the eradication of HCV in patients who are liver transplant recipients. In the present study, we investigated HCV eradication via interferon-free therapies with DAAs in two HCV patients with advanced liver fibrosis following renal transplantation. In both cases, the interferon-free regimens with DAAs were effective in eradicating HCV in the patients after kidney transplantation. No adverse events caused by interferon were identified with the exception of anemia. Interferon-free regimens with DAAs for recurrent HCV in patients following kidney transplantation are relatively safe and effective. However, attention should be focused on anemia during these treatments.

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  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatic cirrhosis: Comparison with viral hepatitis-associated steatosis. 国際誌

    Yuki Haga, Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki, Masato Nakamura, Shingo Nakamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    World journal of gastroenterology   21 ( 46 )   12989 - 95   2015年12月

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    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is globally increasing and has become a world-wide health problem. Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with hepatic steatosis. Viral hepatitis-associated hepatic steatosis is often caused by metabolic syndrome including obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and/or dyslipidemia. It has been reported that HCV genotype 3 exerts direct metabolic effects that lead to hepatic steatosis. In this review, the differences between NAFLD/NASH and viral hepatitis-associated steatosis are discussed.

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  • [Hepatitis B virus e antigen plays an important role in the treatment for chronic hepatitis B].

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Reina Sasaki, Shuang Wu

    Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine   73 Suppl 9   531 - 4   2015年12月

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  • The sirtuin inhibitor sirtinol inhibits hepatitis A virus (HAV) replication by inhibiting HAV internal ribosomal entry site activity. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Shingo Nakamoto, Yuki Haga, Masato Nakamura, Hiroshi Shirasawa, Hiroaki Okamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    Biochemical and biophysical research communications   466 ( 3 )   567 - 71   2015年10月

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    Epigenetics plays a role in the regulation of gene expression. Epigenetic changes control gene expression at the transcriptional level. Our previous study suggested that the La protein, which is mainly localized in the nucleus, was associated with hepatitis A virus (HAV) internal ribosomal entry site (IRES)-mediated translation and HAV replication. The aim of this study was to investigate whether epigenetic compounds have effects on HAV IRES-mediated translation and HAV replication. Sirtinol, a sirtuin inhibitor, inhibited HAV IRES-mediated translation in COS7-HAV-IRES cells. Treatment with 10 μM sirtinol resulted in a significant reduction in the intracellular RNA levels of HAV HA11-1299 genotype IIIA in Huh7 cells. Epigenetic treatment with a sirtuin inhibitor may represent a new treatment option for HAV infection. In conclusion, epigenetic control was involved in HAV IRES-dependent translation and HAV replication. Special attention should also be paid to underlying viral diseases in the clinical use of epigenetic treatments for malignancies.

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  • New tapered metallic stent for unresectable malignant hilar bile duct obstruction. 国際誌

    Yuji Sakai, Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Takao Nishikawa, Harutoshi Sugiyama, Reina Sasaki, Dai Sakamoto, Yuto Watanabe, Masato Nakamura, Shin Yasui, Rintaro Mikata, Osamu Yokosuka

    World journal of clinical cases   3 ( 10 )   887 - 93   2015年10月

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    AIM: To examine the usefulness of a new tapered metallic stent (MS) in patients with unresectable malignant hilar bile duct obstruction. METHODS: This new tapered MS was placed in 11 patients with Bismuth II or severer unresectable malignant hilar bile duct obstruction, as a prospective study. The subjects were six patients with bile duct carcinoma, three with gallbladder cancer, and two with metastatic bile duct obstruction. Stenosis morphology was Bismuth II: 7, IIIa: 3, and IV: 1. UMIN Clinical Trial Registry (UMIN000004758). RESULTS: MS placement was 100% (11/11) successful. There were no procedural accidents. The mean patency period was 208.401 d, the median survival period was 142.000 d, and the mean survival period was 193.273 d. Occlusion rate was 36.4% (4/11); the causes of occlusion were ingrowth and overgrowth in 2 patients each, 18.2%, respectively. Patients with occlusion underwent endoscopic treatment one more time and all were treatable. CONCLUSION: The tapered MS proved useful in patients with unresectable malignant hilar bile duct obstruction because it provided a long patency period, enabled re-treatment by re-intervention, and no procedural accidents occurred.

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  • Reappearance of serum hepatitis B viral DNA in patients with hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance. 国際誌

    Masato Nakamura, Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki, Xia Jiang, Shin Yasui, Makoto Arai, Osamu Yokosuka

    Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.)   62 ( 4 )   1329 - 1329   2015年10月

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  • Direct-acting Antivirals and Host-targeting Agents against the Hepatitis A Virus. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Shuang Wu, Masato Nakamura, Xia Jiang, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki, Osamu Yokosuka

    Journal of clinical and translational hepatology   3 ( 3 )   205 - 10   2015年9月

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    Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a major cause of acute hepatitis and occasionally leads to acute liver failure in both developing and developed countries. Although effective vaccines for HAV are available, the development of new antivirals against HAV may be important for the control of HAV infection in developed countries where no universal vaccination program against HAV exists, such as Japan. There are two forms of antiviral agents against HAV: direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) and host-targeting agents (HTAs). Studies using small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) have suggested that the HAV internal ribosomal entry site (IRES) is an attractive target for the control of HAV replication and infection. Among the HTAs, amantadine and interferon-lambda 1 (IL-29) inhibit HAV IRES-mediated translation and HAV replication. Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors inhibit La protein expression, HAV IRES activity, and HAV replication. Based on this review, both DAAs and HTAs may be needed to control effectively HAV infection, and their use should continue to be explored.

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  • HBV Core Protein Enhances Cytokine Production. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shuang Wu, Reina Sasaki, Masato Nakamura, Yuki Haga, Xia Jiang, Shingo Nakamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    Diseases (Basel, Switzerland)   3 ( 3 )   213 - 220   2015年9月

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    Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, a cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), remains a serious global health concern. HCC development and human hepatocarcinogenesis are associated with hepatic inflammation caused by host interferons and cytokines. This article focused on the association between the HBV core protein, which is one of the HBV-encoding proteins, and cytokine production. The HBV core protein induced the production of interferons and cytokines in human hepatoma cells and in a mouse model. These factors may be responsible for persistent HBV infection and hepatocarcinogenesis. Inhibitors of programmed death (PD)-1 and HBV core and therapeutic vaccines including HBV core might be useful for the treatment of patients with chronic HBV infection. Inhibitors of HBV core, which is important for hepatic inflammation, could be helpful in preventing the progression of liver diseases in HBV-infected patients.

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  • Effect of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b Core and NS5A Mutations on Response to Peginterferon Plus Ribavirin Combination Therapy. 国際誌

    Shingo Nakamoto, Fumio Imazeki, Makoto Arai, Shin Yasui, Masato Nakamura, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Tatsuo Kanda, Hiroshi Shirasawa, Osamu Yokosuka

    International journal of molecular sciences   16 ( 9 )   21177 - 90   2015年9月

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    We examined whether hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b core- and NS5A-region mutations are associated with response to peginterferon α-2b plus ribavirin combination therapy. A total of 103 patients with high HCV genotype 1b viral loads (≥ 100 KIU/mL) were treated with the combination therapy. Pretreatment mutations in the core region and interferon sensitivity determining region (ISDR) in the NS5A region were analyzed. In univariate analysis, arginine and leucine at positions 70 and 91 in the core region, defined as double wild (DW)-type, were associated with early virologic response (p = 0.002), sustained virologic response (SVR) (p = 0.004), and non-response (p = 0.005). Non-threonine at position 110 was associated with SVR (p = 0.004). Multivariate analysis showed the following pretreatment predictors of SVR: hemoglobin level ≥ 14 g/dL (odds ratio (OR) 6.2, p = 0.04); platelet count ≥ 14 × 10⁴/mm³ (OR 5.2, p = 0.04); aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio < 0.9 (OR 6.17, p = 0.009); DW-type (OR 6.8, p = 0.02); non-threonine at position 110 (OR 14.5, p = 0.03); and ≥ 2 mutations in the ISDR (OR 12.3, p = 0.02). Patients with non-DW-type, non-threonine at position 110, and < 2 ISDR mutations showed significantly lower SVR rates than others (11/45 (24.4%) vs. 27/37 (73.0%), respectively; p < 0.001). SVR can be predicted through core and NS5A region mutations and host factors like hemoglobin, platelet count, and AST/ALT ratio in HCV genotype 1b-infected patients treated with peginterferon and ribavirin combination therapy.

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  • Association between hepatitis B virus and MHC class I polypeptide-related chain A in human hepatocytes derived from human-mouse chimeric mouse liver. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Yuki Haga, Xia Jiang, Masato Nakamura, Hiroshi Shirasawa, Osamu Yokosuka

    Biochemical and biophysical research communications   464 ( 4 )   1192 - 1195   2015年9月

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    Due to the lack of efficient hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection systems, progress in understanding the role of innate immunity in HBV infection has remained challenging. Here we used human hepatocytes from a humanized severe combined immunodeficiency albumin promoter/enhancer driven-urokinase-type plasminogen activator mouse model for HBV infection. HBV DNA levels in culture medium from these human hepatocytes were 4.8-5.7 log IU/mL between day 16 and day 66 post-infection by HBV genotype C inoculum. HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) was also detected by chemiluminescent immunoassay from day 7 to day 66 post-infection. Western blot analysis revealed that major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A (MICA), which plays a role in the innate immune system, was induced in HBV-infected human hepatocytes 27 days after infection compared with the uninfected control. MICA was reduced at day 62 and undetectable at day 90. Of interest, MICA expression by human hepatocytes increased after HBV infection and decreased before HBsAg loss. Human hepatocytes derived from chimeric mice with hepatocyte-humanized liver could support HBV genome replication. Further studies of the association between HBV replication and MICA induction should be conducted.

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  • Current status of preoperative drainage for distal biliary obstruction. 国際誌

    Harutoshi Sugiyama, Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Yuji Sakai, Rintaro Mikata, Shin Yasui, Yuto Watanabe, Dai Sakamoto, Masato Nakamura, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Jun-Ichi Senoo, Yuko Kusakabe, Masahiro Hayashi, Osamu Yokosuka

    World journal of hepatology   7 ( 18 )   2171 - 6   2015年8月

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    Preoperative biliary drainage (PBD) was developed to improve obstructive jaundice, which affects a number of organs and physiological mechanisms in patients waiting for surgery. However, its role in patients who will undergo pancreaticoduodenectomy for biliary obstruction remains controversial. This article aims to review the current status of the use of preoperative drainage for distal biliary obstruction. Relevant articles published from 1980 to 2015 were identified by searching MEDLINE and PubMed using the keywords "PBD", "pancreaticoduodenectomy", and "obstructive jaundice". Additional papers were identified by a manual search of the references from key articles. Current studies have demonstrated that PBD should not be routinely performed because of the postoperative complications. PBD should only be considered in carefully selected patients, particularly in cases where surgery had to be delayed. PBD may be needed in patients with severe jaundice, concomitant cholangitis, or severe malnutrition. The optimal method of biliary drainage has yet to be confirmed. PBD should be performed by endoscopic routes rather than by percutaneous routes to avoid metastatic tumor seeding. Endoscopic stenting or nasobiliary drainage can be selected. Although more expensive, the use of metallic stents remains a viable option to achieve effective drainage without cholangitis and reintervention.

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  • Natural interferon-beta treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C in Japan. 国際誌

    Reina Sasaki, Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Yuki Haga, Masato Nakamura, Shin Yasui, Xia Jiang, Shuang Wu, Makoto Arai, Osamu Yokosuka

    World journal of hepatology   7 ( 8 )   1125 - 32   2015年5月

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    Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can cause liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Several studies have demonstrated that the eradication of HCV reduces the occurrence of HCC. In Japan, as many people live to an advanced age, HCV-infected patients are also getting older, and the age at HCC diagnosis has also increased. Although older HCV-infected patients have a risk of developing HCC, the treatment response to peginterferon-alpha plus ribavirin therapy is relatively poor in these patients because of drop-out or discontinuation of this treatment due to adverse events. It is established that the mechanism of action between interferon-alpha and interferon-beta is slightly different. Short-term natural interferon-beta monotherapy is effective for patients with acute hepatitis C and patients infected with HCV genotype 2 and low viral loads. Natural interferon-beta plus ribavirin for 48 wk or for 24 wk are also effective for some patients with HCV genotype 1 or HCV genotype 2. Natural interferon-beta plus ribavirin has been used for certain "difficult-to-treat" HCV-infected patients. In the era of direct-acting anti-virals, natural interferon-beta plus ribavirin may be one of the therapeutic options for special groups of HCV-infected patients. In the near future, signal transduction pathways of interferon-beta will inform further directions.

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  • Sustained Virological Response after 8-Week Treatment of Simeprevir with Peginterferon α-2a plus Ribavirin in a Japanese Female with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b and IL28B Minor Genotype. 査読

    Kanda T, Nakamura M, Sasaki R, Yasui S, Nakamoto S, Haga Y, Jiang X, Wu S, Tawada Akinobu, Arai M, Imazeki F, Yokosuka O

    Case reports in gastroenterology   9 ( 2 )   215 - 220   2015年5月

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  • Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation for bile duct stones in elderly patients. 国際誌

    Yuji Sakai, Toshio Tsuyuguchi, Harutoshi Sugiyama, Reina Sasaki, Dai Sakamoto, Masato Nakamura, Yuuto Watanabe, Takao Nishikawa, Shin Yasui, Rintaro Mikata, Osamu Yokosuka

    World journal of clinical cases   3 ( 4 )   353 - 9   2015年4月

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    AIM: To investigate whether endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation (EPLBD) can be safety and effectively performed in patients aged ≥ 80 years. METHODS: Lithotomy by EPLBD was conducted in 106 patients with bile duct stones ≥ 13 mm in size or with three or more bile duct stones ≥ 10 mm. The patients were divided into group A (< 80 years) and group B (≥ 80 years). Procedure success rate, number of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographies (ERCP), and incidence of complications were examined in both groups. RESULTS: Group B tended to include significantly more patients with peripapillary diverticulum, hypertension, hyperlipemia, cerebrovascular disease/dementia, respiratory disease/cardiac disease, and patients administered an anticoagulant or antiplatelet agent (P < 0.05). The success rate of the initial lithotomy was 88.7 (94/106)%. The final lithotomy rate was 100 (106/106)%. Complications due to treatment procedure occurred in 4.72 (5/106)% of the patients. There was no significant difference in procedure success rate, number of ERCP, or incidence of complications between group A and group B. CONCLUSION: EPLBD can be safely performed in elderly patients, the same as in younger patients.

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  • The JAK2 inhibitor AZD1480 inhibits hepatitis A virus replication in Huh7 cells. 国際誌

    Xia Jiang, Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Kengo Saito, Masato Nakamura, Shuang Wu, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Naoya Sakamoto, Hiroshi Shirasawa, Hiroaki Okamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    Biochemical and biophysical research communications   458 ( 4 )   908 - 12   2015年3月

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    The JAK2 inhibitor AZD1480 has been reported to inhibit La protein expression. We previously demonstrated that the inhibition of La expression could inhibit hepatitis A virus (HAV) internal ribosomal entry-site (IRES)-mediated translation and HAV replication in vitro. In this study, we analyzed the effects of AZD1480 on HAV IRES-mediated translation and replication. HAV IRES-mediated translation in COS7-HAV-IRES cells was inhibited by 0.1-1 μM AZD1480, a dosage that did not affect cell viability. Results showed a significant reduction in intracellular HAV HA11-1299 genotype IIIA RNA levels in Huh7 cells treated with AZD1480. Furthermore, AZD1480 inhibited the expression of phosphorylated-(Tyr-705)-signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and La in Huh7 cells. Therefore, we propose that AZD1480 can inhibit HAV IRES activity and HAV replication through the inhibition of the La protein.

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  • Recent trend of Hepatitis E virus infection in Chiba Area, Japan: 3 of 5 cases with rheumatoid arthritis 査読

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shin Yasui, Masato Nakamura, Makoto Arai, Reina Sasaki, Yuki Haga, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Hiroaki Okamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    Case Reports in Gastroenterology   9 ( 3 )   317 - 326   2015年

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    Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an emerging health concern in developing and developed countries, such as Japan. Five cases have recently been diagnosed as hepatitis E. Of interest, 3 of them had rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although a previous study demonstrated a lack of association between HEV and RA. One of the other patients developed autoimmune hepatitis and was successfully treated with corticosteroids approximately 150 days after the diagnosis of hepatitis E. In RA patients with liver dysfunction, the presence of HEV infection should be evaluated immediately because these patients are often relatively old. Further investigation of the association between HEV and autoimmune hepatitis is needed.

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  • Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 5A Inhibits MG132-Induced Apoptosis of Hepatocytes in Line with NF-κB-Nuclear Translocation. 国際誌

    Xia Jiang, Tatsuo Kanda, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Masato Nakamura, Reina Sasaki, Yuki Haga, Takaji Wakita, Hiroshi Shirasawa, Osamu Yokosuka

    PloS one   10 ( 7 )   e0131973   2015年

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    BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the major causes of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) is an attractive antiviral target and plays an important role in HCV replication as well as hepatocarcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of HCV NS5A protein in the abrogation of apoptotic cell death induced by the proteasome inhibitor MG132. METHODS: Apoptotic responses to MG132 and the expression of molecules involved in NF-κB signaling pathways in human hepatocytes were investigated with or without the expression of HCV NS5A. RESULTS: HCV NS5A protected HepG2 cells against MG132-induced apoptosis, in line with NF-κB-nuclear translocation. A similar NF-κB-nuclear translocation was observed in Huh7 cells infected with HCV JFH1. In agreement with this, after treatment with MG132, HCV NS5A could elevate the transcription of several NF-κB target genes such as BCL2 and BCLXL to inhibit MG132-induced apoptosis in hepatocytes. HCV HCV NS5A also enhanced phosphorylation of IκBα. Consistent with a conferred prosurvival advantage, HCV NS5A reduced MG132-induced poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase cleavage. CONCLUSIONS: HCV NS5A expression enhances phosphorylation of IκBα, liberates NF-κB for nuclear translocation and downregulates MG132-induced apoptotic pathways in human hepatocytes. It is possible that the disruption of proteasome-associated apoptosis plays a role in the pathogenesis of HCV infection.

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  • MicroRNA-122 Inhibits the Production of Inflammatory Cytokines by Targeting the PKR Activator PACT in Human Hepatic Stellate Cells. 国際誌

    Masato Nakamura, Tatsuo Kanda, Reina Sasaki, Yuki Haga, Xia Jiang, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    PloS one   10 ( 12 )   e0144295   2015年

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    MicroRNA-122 (miR-122) is one of the most abundant miRs in the liver. Previous studies have demonstrated that miR-122 plays a role in inflammation in the liver and functions in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), which reside in the space of Disse. Here, we showed that the transient inhibition of PKR-activating protein (PACT) expression, by miR-122 or siRNA targeting of PACT, suppressed the production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-6, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and IL-1β, in human HSC LX-2. Sequence and functional analyses confirmed that miR-122 directly targeted the 3'-untranslated region of PACT. Immunofluorescence analysis revealed that miR-122 blocked NF-κB-nuclear translocation in LX-2 cells. We also showed that conditioned medium from miR-122-transfected LX-2 cells suppressed human monocyte-derived THP-1 cell migration. Taken together, our study indicates that miR-122 may downregulate cytokine production in HSCs and macrophage chemotaxis and that the targeting of miR-122 may have therapeutic potential for preventing the progression of liver diseases.

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  • Knockdown of glucose-regulated protein 78 enhances poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage in human pancreatic cancer cells exposed to endoplasmic reticulum stress. 国際誌

    Xia Jiang, Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Masato Nakamura, Shuang Wu, Rintaro Mikata, Osamu Yokosuka

    Oncology reports   32 ( 6 )   2343 - 8   2014年12月

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    The present study examined the expression of glucose‑regulated protein 78 (GRP78/Bip) in human pancreatic cancer cell lines and the effect of knockdown of GRP78 on the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Human pancreatic cancer cell lines (KP-2, MIAPaCa-2, Panc-1 and SUIT-2), constitutively expressed GRP78. We also demonstrated that ER stress induced by thapsigargin upregulated protein levels of GRP78. In the presence of thapsigargin, knockdown of GRP78 enhanced the PARP cleavage in the human pancreatic cancer cells. These results provide evidence that GRP78 is a potential therapeutic target for 'difficult-to-treat' pancreatic cancer, in which ER stress signaling in part falls into disorder.

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  • Impact of Aging on Liver Histological Findings of Autoimmune Liver Diseases 査読 国際誌

    Yuki Haga, Tatsuo Kanda, Katsuhiro Hagiwara, Reina Sasaki, Masato Nakamura, Shin Yasui, Makoto Arai, Xia Jiang, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Osamu Yokosuka

    Diseases   2   308 - 321   2014年

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  • IFNL4 ss469415590 Variant Is Associated with Treatment Response in Japanese HCV Genotype 1 Infected Individuals Treated with IFN-Including Regimens. 国際誌

    Tatsuo Miyamura, Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Masato Nakamura, Shuang Wu, Xia Jiang, Reina Sasaki-Tanaka, Yuki Haga, Shin Yasui, Yoshihiko Ooka, Tetsuhiro Chiba, Fumio Imazeki, Shigeru Mikami, Osamu Yokosuka

    International journal of hepatology   2014   723868 - 723868   2014年

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    Aim. Eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is still challenging even if interferon- (IFN-) free regimens with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) for HCV-infected individuals are available in clinical practice. IFNL4 is a newly described protein, associated with human antiviral defenses. We investigated whether IFNL4 ss469415590 variant has an effect on the prediction of treatment response in HCV-infected patients treated with IFN-including regimens. Patients and Methods. In all, 185 patients infected with HCV genotype 1 treated with peg-IFN plus ribavirin, with or without telaprevir, were genotyped for IFNL4 ss469415590. We retrospectively investigated whether the role of IFNL4 ss469415590 variant and other factors could predict sustained virological response (SVR) in Japanese patients infected with HCV genotype 1. Results. There were 65.7%, 31.5%, and 2.8% patients in the IFNL4 ss469415590 TT/TT, TT/-G, and -G/-G groups, respectively. SVR rates were 82.1% or 49.3% in patients treated with peg-IFN plus ribavirin with or without telaprevir, respectively. IFNL4 ss469415590 variant and HCV viral loads or IFNL4 ss469415590 variant and early virological response were better predictors of SVR in patients treated with peg-IFN plus ribavirin with or without telaprevir, respectively. Conclusion. In the era of DAAs, measurement of IFNL4 ss469415590 variant could help the prediction of SVR in Japanese HCV genotype 1 infected individuals treated with IFN-including regimens.

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  • Assessment of serum hepatitis C virus RNA 24 weeks after the end of treatment using TaqMan PCR is more relevant than after 12 weeks for predicting sustained virological response by simeprevir-versus telaprevir-based triple therapy

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Reina Sasaki, Yuki Haga, Masato Nakamura, Shin Yasui, Makoto Arai, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka

    HEPATOLOGY   62   807A - 807A   2015年10月

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  • Assessment of serum hepatitis C virus RNA 24 weeks after the end of treatment using TaqMan PCR is more relevant than after 12 weeks for predicting sustained virological response by simeprevir-versus telaprevir-based triple therapy

    Tatsuo Kanda, Shingo Nakamoto, Reina Sasaki, Yuki Haga, Masato Nakamura, Shin Yasui, Makoto Arai, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka

    HEPATOLOGY   62   807A - 807A   2015年10月

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  • HCV NS5A blocks MG132-induced apoptosis in hepatocytes through the inhibition of NF-kappa B activation

    Xia Jiang, Tatsuo Kanda, Shuang Wu, Yuki Haga, Reina Sasaki, Masato Nakamura, Shingo Nakamoto, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka

    HEPATOLOGY   60   647A - 647A   2014年

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