Saitama Medical University International Medical Center 2 articles published in JoVE Medicine A Novel Method: Super-selective Adrenal Venous Sampling Kohzoh Makita1, Koshiro Nishimoto2, Kanako Kiriyama-Kitamoto3, Shigehiro Karashima4, Tsugio Seki5, Masanori Yasuda6, Seishi Matsui7, Masao Omura3, Tetsuo Nishikawa3 1Department of Radiology, Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, 2Department of Uro-Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, 3Endocrinology & Diabetes Center, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, 4Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, 5Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, California University of Science and Medicine, 6Department of Pathology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, 7Department of Radiology, Yokohama Rosai Hospital 'Super-selective' adrenal venous sampling (ssAVS, also called segmental adrenal venous sampling: sAVS) was performed using a micro-catheter to identify adrenal segment(s) that produce excessive amounts of hormones. The ssAVS technique was described, cases in which adrenal segmental lesion(s) were identified by ssAVS were presented, and the usefulness of ssAVS in future adrenal research was discussed. Genetics Detection of microRNA Expression in Peritoneal Membrane of Rats Using Quantitative Real-time PCR Keiji Hirai1, Hiromichi Yoshizawa2, Toshimi Imai2, Yusuke Igarashi2, Ichiro Hirahara2, Susumu Ookawara2, Kenichi Ishibashi3, Yoshiyuki Morishita1 1Division of Nephrology, First Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 2Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3Department of Medical Physiology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University Here we present a protocol for the detection of microRNA expression in rat peritoneal membrane using quantitative real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. This method is suitable for studying the microRNA expression profile in rat peritoneal membrane in several pathological conditions.
