Volume 65, Number 3,4
CONTENTS
August 2018

Reviews

Recent decreasing trends of exposure to PCDDs/PCDFs/dioxin-like PCBs in general populations, and associations
with diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and gout/hyperuricemia
151
Kokichi Arisawa
Understanding metabolic conversions and molecular actions of flavonoids in vivo : toward new strategies for effective
utilization of natural polyphenols in human health
162
Yoshichika Kawai
Originals

Effect of Janus kinase inhibition by tofacitinib on body composition and glucose metabolism 166
Momoko Chikugo, Mayu Sebe, Rie Tsutsumi, Marina Iuchi, Jun Kishi, Masashi Kuroda, Nagakatsu Harada,
Yasuhiko Nishioka, Hiroshi Sakaue
UVA-LED device to disinfect hydroponic nutrient solution 171
Akari Tsunedomi, Katsuyuki Miyawaki, Akinori Masamura, Mutsumi Nakahashi, Kazuaki Mawatari,
Takaaki Shimohata, Takashi Uebanso, Yousuke Kinouchi, Masatake Akutagawa, Takahiro Emoto, Akira Takahashi
Physical features of pediatric patients with lumbar spondylolysis and effectiveness of rehabilitation 177
Koichi Iwaki, Toshinori Sakai, Daisuke Hatayama, Yohei Hayashi, Nanae Inoue, Miyuki Matsumoto,
Yusuke Hattori, Tsuyoshi Goto, Koichi Sairyo, Shuichiro Tsuji
Impact of the use of Kampo medicine in patients with esophageal cancer during chemotherapy : a clinical trial
for oral hygiene and oral condition
184
Satomi Moriyama, Daisuke Hinode, Masami Yoshioka, Yuka Sogawa, Takeshi Nishino, Akira Tangoku, Daniel Grenier
Definition of Prognosis Based on Lymph Node Metastasis and Elevation of Serum C-Reactive Protein for Patients
with Gastric Carcinoma Treated with Curative Resection
191
Tadahiro Nozoe, Mayuko Kono, Naotaka Hashimoto, Eiji Tsujita, Sosei Kuma, Takefumi Ohga
Novel formula using triceps skinfold thickness to revise the Cockcroft-Gault equation for estimating renal function
in Japanese bedridden elderly patients
195
Tomoko Otani, Yasuko Kase, Kazufumi Kunitomo, Kazumi Shimooka, Mitsugu Naoe, Hiroko Yamamoto,
Kazuyoshi Kawazoe, Youichi Sato, Aiko Yamauchi
Investigation of dose-dependent effects of fat on blood glucose, serum insulin, and appetite sensation 203
Chise Yamaguchi, Hisami Yamanaka-Okumura, Haruka Esumi, Masashi Masuda, Takafumi Katayama, Yutaka Taketani
Urinary Exosomal mRNA of WT1 as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Diabetic Nephropathy 208
Hideharu Abe, Akiko Sakurai, Hiroyuki Ono, Sanae Hayashi, Sakiya Yoshimoto, Arisa Ochi, Sayo Ueda,
Kenji Nishimura, Eriko Shibata, Masanori Tamaki, Fumi Kishi, Seiji Kishi, Taichi Murakami,
Kojiro Nagai, Toshio Doi
Effects of FM system fitted into normal hearing ear on speech-in-noise recognition in Japanese school-aged children
with unilateral severe-to-profound hearing loss
216
Aki Shimada, Jiro Udaka, Hinami Nagashima, Izumi Chida, Eiji Kondo, Seiichi Nakano, Hidehiko Okamoto,
Noriaki Takeda
Can systematic lymphadenectomy be omitted for low-risk endometrial cancer? 221
Kanako Yoshida, Masato Nishimura, Akiko Abe, Takeshi Kato, Hiroyuki Furumoto, Minoru Irahara
Methanol extraction fraction from Citrus Sudachi peel exerts lipid reducing effects in cultured cells 225
Wenting Xu, Licht Miyamoto, Haruna Aihara, Tomomi Yamaoka, Naonobu Tanaka, Yuki Tsuchihashi,
Yasumasa Ikeda, Toshiaki Tamaki, Yoshiki Kashiwada, Koichiro Tsuchiya
Assessment of renal function in Japanese children with malignancies using serum cystatin C 231
Nami Nakamura, Hiroyoshi Watanabe, Kazumi Okamura, Shoji Kagami
Association of short-term ozone exposure with pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in schoolchildren :
A panel study in a western Japanese city
236
Jun Kurai, Hisashi Noma, Hiroyuki Sano, Kyoko Iwata, Yuji Tohda, Masanari Watanabe
Effect of wild grape on the signaling of histamine H1 receptor gene expression responsible for the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis 242
Rezwanul Islam, Hiroyuki Mizuguchi, Aurpita Shaha, Kohei Nishida, Masami Yabumoto, Hisashi Ikeda,
Hiromichi Fujino, Yoshiaki Kitamura, Hiroyuki Fukui, Noriaki Takeda
Clinical characteristics of dermatomyosits/polymyositis associated interstitial lung disease according to the autoantibody 251
Tomoo Kishaba, Rita McGill, Yuichiro Nei, Sachi Ibuki, Masashi Momose, Kenta Nishiyama, Hiroaki Nagano,
Shin Yamashiro
Human airway trypsin-like protease (HAT) is released into saliva 258
Susumu Yasuoka, Mari Miki, Rie Tsutsumi, Masami Yoshioka, Takashi Bando, Fumiko Michishige
The experiences of husbands present at their wives' emergency cesarean sections 268
Aya Kondou, Mari Haku
Age-dependent texture features in skeletal muscle ultrasonography 274
Hiroyuki Nodera, Kazuki Sogawa, Naoko Takamatsu, Atsuko Mori, Hiroki Yamazaki, Yuishin Izumi, Ryuji Kaji
Case reports

Attachment Disorder and Early Media Exposure : Neurobehavioral symptoms mimicking autism spectrum disorder 280
Yurika Numata-Uematsu, Hiroyuki Yokoyama, Hiroki Sato, Wakaba Endo, Mitsugu Uematsu, Chieko Nara,
Shigeo Kure
A case of solitary paraaortic lymph node recurrence of lung squamous cell carcinoma after resection 283
Koichiro Kajiura, Haruki Taniguchi, Tomonari Ishimine, Kei Nakamura, Masanobu Ishigaki, Taizo Fukumoto
Convulsive seizure and pulmonary edema during hyperbaric oxygen therapy : A case report 286
Kosai Cho, Takeya Minami, Yoshinori Okuno, Youhei Kakuda, Takahiko Tsutsumi, Toshiaki Kogame,
Shigeru Ohtsuru, Norio Sato, Kaoru Koike
A case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast 289
Tadahiro Nozoe, Emiko Nozoe, Takefumi Ohga, Takahiro Ezaki, Katsuo Sueishi
Manifestation of intraoperative anaphylactic shock along with latex allergy : a pediatric case report 292
Mayumi Sugimoto, Akemi Ono, Keigo Yada, Hiroki Mori, Hiroki Ishibashi, Noriko Niki, Shoji Kagami
Retrosternal salvage reconstruction of esophageal discontinuity for a necrotic gastric tube after esophagectomy :
A novel procedure
296
Tetsuya Abe, Masahide Fukaya, Masato Nagino

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