Faculty Profiles - HONDA, Takashi

Multiple cancer type classification by small RNA expression profiles with plasma samples from multiple facilities Reviewed International journal Open Access

Suzuki K., Igata H., Honda T., Kawashima H., Ishigami M., Abe M., Yamamoto Y.

Cancer Science 2022.2

Preliminary Comparison of Endoscopic Brush and Net Catheters as the Sampling Tool to Analyze the Intestinal Mucus in the Rectum with Ulcerative Colitis Patients. Reviewed International journal Open Access

Digestion page： 1 - 12 2022.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Digestion

Background: The pathophysiology of ulcerative colitis (UC) remains unclear, but early lesions on the colorectal mucosal surface may play an important role in its etiology. Intestinal mucus samples, including inner and outer layers, are collected by net or brush catheters, but the quality of the samples obtained by each method has not been fully investigated. Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the microbiome and protein content of intestinal mucus collected by net and brush catheters during colonoscopy. Methods: Intestinal mucus samples from the lower rectum of 4 patients with UC were collected using a net catheter, a brush catheter, and intestinal fluid suction. Microbiome and protein content were analyzed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and mass spectrometry. Results: The patients demonstrated significant differences in microbiome alpha diversity (p < 0.05), but this difference was not observed between the sampling methods. Net catheter samples demonstrated higher total protein concentrations than brush catheter samples. The brush catheter group had more Lachnospira, a butyrate-producing bacterium, when compared to the net group. The brush catheter group also had more oral bacteria of Staphylococcus and Dialister in those with active phase when compared to the net group. Conclusions: Brush catheters are more likely to collect the intestinal mucus inner layer, whereas net catheters are more likely to collect larger samples that include the outer mucus layer, as well as the intestinal fluid. Two sampling methods with different types of collection of the mucosa may lead to different results among patients with mucosal vulnerabilities.

DOI： 10.1159/000521929

Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease Diagnosed by Double-balloon Endoscopy with Biopsy Sampling Reviewed International journal Open Access

Meza Miguel Ricardo Rodríguez, Nakamura Masanao, Yamamura Takeshi, Maeda Keiko, Sawada Tsunaki, Ishikawa Eri, Kakushima Naomi, Furukawa Kazuhiro, Ohno Eizaburo, Honda Takashi, Kawashima Hiroki, Ishigami Masatoshi

Internal Medicine Vol. advpub ( 0 ) 2022.2

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

<p>We herein report an 80-year-old man diagnosed with immunoproliferative small intestine disease (IPSID) via small bowel endoscopy with a biopsy. He developed persistent diarrhea and subsequently presented with hypoproteinemia and moderate anemia. Transanal double-balloon endoscopy showed prominent villous edema in the middle and lower ileum, while a histological examination showed high lymphocyte/plasma cell infiltration in the mucosal layer. Furthermore, an immunostaining analysis showed that CD3 and CD20 were partially positive, while CD138 was diffusely positive. Immunoglobulin A positivity was also observed. He was diagnosed with IPSID and received a nutritional agent and minocycline. After three months, the patients' symptoms improved. </p>

DOI： 10.2169/internalmedicine.8847-21

Factors related to delayed adverse events of endoscopic submucosal dissection in the duodenum. Reviewed International journal Open Access

Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) 2022.2

Comparison of outcomes between secondary fully covered and uncovered self-expandable metal stents in the treatment of recurrent biliary obstruction of pancreatic cancer. Reviewed International journal

Surgical endoscopy 2022.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Surgical Endoscopy

Background: The overall survival (OS) of pancreatic cancer (PC) has been prolonged by advances in chemotherapy, and the number of cases of recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO) after self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement is expected to increase. We herein compared outcomes between secondary fully covered SEMS (FC) and uncovered SEMS (UC) for RBO of PC with FC placed as the 1st SEMS. Methods: Between May 2010 and March 2021, 62 PC patients who underwent SEMS exchange to FC (n = 34) or UC (n = 28) for RBO were retrospectively analyzed. Patient characteristics, OS, time to RBO (TRBO), and stent-related adverse events were compared between the FC and UC groups. Cox’s proportional hazard model was used to identify risk factors for RBO with the 2nd SEMS. Results: There was a significant difference between the FC and UC groups only in the 2nd SEMS diameter. Median OS and TRBO were 195 and 238 days in FC patients and 306 and 455 days in UC patients, respectively, with no significant differences between the two groups. No significant differences were observed in the stent-related adverse event rate. In multivariate analyses, only the 2nd SEMS diameter was significant (P = 0.009). Median TRBO were 455, 238, and 103 days in 10-mm UC, 10-mm FC, and 8-mm UC patients, with 10-mm UC patients having significantly longer TRBO than 10-mm FC and 8-mm UC patients (P = 0.020 and 0.001). Conclusion: SEMS exchange to 10-mm UC may be appropriate for RBO of PC with FC as the 1st SEMS.

DOI： 10.1007/s00464-021-08981-2

Differentiation Between Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas and Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Using Endoscopic Ultrasound. Reviewed International journal Open Access

Pancreas Vol. 51 ( 1 ) page： 106 - 111 2022.1

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Pancreas

Objectives We investigated the utility of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for differentiating between solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) and pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm (PanNEN). Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 29 and 77 consecutive patients with pathologically proven SPN and nonfunctional PanNEN. In patients who underwent contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS (CH-EUS), lesions were classified into 3 vascular patterns (hypoechoic/isoechoic/hyperechoic), and the presence of "the alveolus nest sign,"which we previously reported as a characteristic feature of SPN on CH-EUS, was also assessed. Results Conventional EUS findings showed that calcification echoes were significantly more frequent in SPN lesions than in PanNEN lesions (19/29 [66%] vs 21/77 [27%], P = 0.001) as was internal isoechogenicity or hyperechogenicity (10/29 [34%] vs 11/77 [14%], P = 0.029). Contrast-enhanced harmonic EUS findings showed that SPN lesions more frequently had the isoechoic or hypoechoic vascular pattern, and significantly more frequently had the alveolus nest sign (18/25 [72%] vs 4/60 [7%], P < 0.001). In a multivariate analysis, the presence of the alveolus nest sign contributed the most to the SPN diagnosis (odds ratio, 70; 95% confidence interval, 6.2-786). Conclusions Endoscopic ultrasound, particularly the presence of the alveolus nest sign on CH-EUS, is useful for differentiating SPN from PanNEN.

DOI： 10.1097/MPA.0000000000001966

The influence of hepatitis C virus eradication on hepatocarcinogenesis in patients with hemophilia HCC after HCV eradication in hemophilia Reviewed International journal Open Access

Inukai Yosuke, Imai Norihiro, Yamamoto Kenta, Ito Takanori, Ishizu Yoji, Honda Takashi, Okamoto Shuichi, Kanematsu Takeshi, Suzuki Nobuaki, Matsushita Tadashi, Ishigami Masatoshi, Fujishiro Mitsuhiro

ANNALS OF HEPATOLOGY Vol. 27 ( 1 ) page： 100545 2022

Initial experience of tofacitinib for treating refractory moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis Reviewed International journal Open Access

Nagoya Journal of Medical Science Vol. 84 ( 1 ) page： 169 - 179 2022

Language：Japanese Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Nagoya Journal of Medical Science

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an incurable, chronic inflammatory disease of the large bowel whose etiology and pathogenesis have not yet been comprehensively explained. Tofacitinib is a small molecule Janus kinase inhibitor that was introduced for treating refractory UC. We aimed to examine the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib for the treatment of 18 patients with UC. Continuous treatment rates were 50, 38, and 33% at 8, 24, and 52 weeks, respectively. Overall, 83.3% of these patients showed tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antibody failure status. When the effective status was defined as a Lichtiger index (LI) that decreased by 3 points or more or was less than 4 points and remission status was defined as an LI less than 4 points, the effective and remission rates (%) at 2, 8, and 16 weeks were 55.5 (10/18) and 22.2 (4/18), 38.8 (7/18) and 33.3 (6/18), and 38.8 (7/18) and 38.8 (7/18), respectively. Background characteristics of 2-week responders and non-responders were compared. C-reactive protein level in responders was significantly lower than that in non-responders, and the hemoglobin level in responders was significantly higher than that in non-responders. This study provides preliminary results of the effectiveness of tofacitinib even for TNF antibody and tacrolimus failure patients.

DOI： 10.18999/nagjms.84.1.169

Obesity and myosteatosis: the two characteristics of dynapenia in patients with cirrhosis. Reviewed International journal Open Access

European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology Vol. 33 ( 1S Suppl 1 ) page： e916 - e921 2021.12

Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology

OBJECTIVE: In patients with liver cirrhosis, the clinical characteristics of dynapenia, a condition in which skeletal muscle mass is maintained but muscle strength is reduced, are not yet known. This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of dynapenia and its impact on quality of life (QOL) in patients with liver cirrhosis. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 116 patients with cirrhosis. Based on grip strength and skeletal muscle mass measured by the bioelectrical impedance analysis method, patients were divided into four groups: normal muscle status, dynapenia, pre-sarcopenia (a condition involving only low muscle mass), and sarcopenia. The characteristics of dynapenia and its influence on QOL were examined. RESULTS: Fourteen patients had dynapenia. Liver function did not differ among the four groups. In patients with dynapenia, BMI was highest and computed tomography attenuation of skeletal muscle at the third lumbar spine vertebra was lowest among the four groups. The percentage of patients with both BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and myosteatosis was significantly higher in patients with dynapenia [9/14 (64.3%)] than in those with sarcopenia [2/23 (8.7%), P = 0.004] and pre-sarcopenia [0/18 (0%), P < 0.001] and tended to be higher than those with normal muscle status [16/61 (26.2%), P = 0.065]. The physical QOL in patients with dynapenia was as low as that in those with sarcopenia and significantly lower than that in those with normal muscle status. CONCLUSION: Cirrhotic patients with dynapenia had high BMI and myosteatosis, and impaired physical QOL.

DOI： 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002303