Abstract:
The diagnostic markers that provide novel diagnostic criteria to blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) has been searched, and the presence of immunoblastoid cytomorphology, 8q24 rearrangement, and MYC expression were established as novel markers for subtyping BPDCN. It has been further found that the inhibitors which directly or indirectly inhibit the expression, functions, or signaling pathways of MYC, such as BET bromodomain-selective inhibitors or aurora kinase inhibitors, are effective in MYC-positive BPDCN, and HDAC inhibitors or BCL2 family protein inhibitors are effective as therapeutic drugs for BPDCN.
Abstract:
A novel domain of Aggrus involved in the binding to CLEC-2 was searched for, and monoclonal antibodies recognizing the domain were obtained. The newly found PLAG4 domain is important for Aggrus binding to CLEC-2. Monoclonal antibodies recognizing this region were further developed. The present invention can provide novel Aggrus-CLEC-2 binding inhibitors, platelet aggregation inhibitors, cancer metastasis inhibitors, and tumor growth inhibitors using these antibodies.
Abstract:
[Problem to be Solved]An object of the present invention is to provide a novel peptide that has the high ability to bind to EpCAM, which can be easily prepared by a chemical synthesis method or a genetic engineering method.[Solution]The present inventors have improved a method for screening a phage library and thereby successfully screened for a peptide that has the higher ability to bind to EpCAM compared with publicly known peptides. The present inventors have also used an already disclosed peptide having the ability to bind to EpCAM as a lead compound to prepare diverse populations of derivatives thereof, from among which a peptide strongly binding to EpCAM has been selected. The obtained peptides exhibit at least 10 times higher ability to bind to EpCAM compared with publicly known peptides and as such, are effective for the detection or diagnosis of cancer cells.
Abstract:
An information processing unit includes: a diagnostic image input section that inputs the diagnostic image; an operation information obtaining section that obtains display operation history information representing an operation history of a user who controls displaying of the diagnostic image; a query image generation section that extracts a predetermined region of the input diagnostic image to generate a query image; a diagnosed image obtaining section that supplies the generated query image and the display operation history information to a diagnosed image search unit and obtains the diagnosed image obtained as a search result by the diagnosed image search unit; and a display control section that displays the diagnostic image and the obtained diagnosed image for comparison.
Abstract:
A novel vaccine that can induce sufficiently high cell-mediated immunity is disclosed. The vaccine of the present invention contains, as an effective component, a polypeptide comprising a tandem repeat structure in which an MHC class I epitope region derived from an antigen protein and a spacer sequence are linked to each other alternately and repeatedly at least three times, or a recombinant vector which comprises a polynucleotide encoding said polypeptide and is capable of expressing said polypeptide in vivo. The spacer sequence is, for example, a sequence generated as an amino acid sequence inevitably encoded by a single base sequence which is designed such that the MHC class I epitope region derived from the antigen protein, an MHC class II epitope region derived from the antigen protein, and at least one higher-order-structure-stabilizing region are encoded by different reading frames in said single base sequence.
Abstract:
Provided is an information processing apparatus including an image supply unit that supplies a plurality of input images showing corresponding objects to an image processing unit and obtains a plurality of object images as an image processed result from the image processing unit, and a display control unit that synchronously displays the plurality of object images that have been obtained. The object images are regions including the corresponding objects extracted from the plurality of input images, and orientations, positions, and sizes of the corresponding objects of the plurality of object images are unified.
Abstract:
A laboratory information system (LIS) is linked with a whole slide image (WSI) management system to build a pathology image management system that can efficiently manage and utilize a digitized pathology image. A scan notification notifying that an image of a glass slide is scanned by a scanner is delivered to the LIS from the WSI management system to form a WSI link in the LIS, so that the LIS is linked with the WSI management system. By linking two systems with each other can eliminate the problem of mixing up specimens, for example, and hence, a pathologist can easily grasp the status of a pathology sample for which the pathologist is responsible.
Abstract:
Provided are a method of simply detecting Alzheimer's disease (AD) and a method of simply stratifying AD pathological phases, and a reagent that can be used for the methods, based on the fact that measurement of a protein contained in extracellular vesicles enables detection of Alzheimer's disease and stratification of AD pathological phases.
Abstract:
It has been revealed that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) functions as a mediator that augments invasive ability in osteosarcoma. Furthermore, it has been found that LPAR1, which is a receptor for LPA, is highly expressed in osteosarcoma and glioma, and the LPA-LPAR1 interaction is involved in the metastasis and proliferation of osteosarcoma and glioma. Examinations carried out on the basis of these findings have found that LPAR1 antagonists can serve as therapeutic agents for suppressing the metastasis and proliferation of osteosarcoma and glioma.
Abstract:
It is intended to reveal a polynucleotide serving as a novel causative gene of a cancer and, on the basis of this finding, to provide a method for detecting the polynucleotide or a polypeptide encoded thereby, a kit and a primer set for the detection, a method for screening for a substance that inhibits the polypeptide, and a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a cancer, containing the inhibiting substance. The detection method of the present invention detects a BRAF fusion protein or a fusion gene encoding the fusion protein, or a PXN or GMDS fusion protein or a fusion gene encoding the fusion protein in a digestive organ-derived sample obtained from a subject.