5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is a photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy (PDT) because it causes preferential accumulation of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in tumor cells, where it forms singlet oxygen upon light irradiation and kills the tumor ce...
We excised surgically a feline granulomatous lesion and performed histopathological, mycological and molecular examinations. As a result, it was diagnosed as sporotrichosis, which was the second recorded case of a cat so afflicted in Japan. After ...
M. Murakami, Hiroki Sakai, A. Kodama, T. Yanai, T. Mori, K. Maruo, T. Masegi
Histology and Histopathology 24 437-446
We performed immunohistochemical investigation of the basement membrane (BM) components, namely, type IV collagen and laminin, in 83 canine hemangiosarcomas (HSAs), 22 hemangiomas, and some granulation tissues (GTs). Additionally, we analyzed the ...
The isolate from a canine disseminated protothecosis was identified to be Prototheca wickerhamii by its morphological and biochemical characteristics. The isolate was grouped into a cluster identical to the type strain of P. wickerhamii, ATCC 1652...
A. Murakami, T. Mori, H. Sakai, M. Murakami, T. Yanai, Y. Hoshino, K. Maruo
Veterinary and Comparative Oncology 9 219-224
KIT, a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase, is one of the specific targets for anti-cancer therapy. In humans, its expression and mutations have been identified in malignant melanomas and therapies using molecular-targeted agents have been prom...
