Tsubasa Lee
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Tsubasa Lee has a total of 7 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
Megumi Iijima
Department of Paediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
2 shared publicationsToshiaki Shimizu
Department of Paediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
2 shared publicationsYuichiro Yamashiro
Department of Paediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
2 shared publicationsKaoru Obinata
Department of Paediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
1 shared publicationKyoko Nishizawa
Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
1 shared publicationShingo Nagasawa
Department of Paediatrics, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 1 August 2006
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 95 (8) , 935-939
Evaluation of psychosomatic stress in children by measuring salivary chromogranin A
Aim: To investigate the usefulness of salivary chromogranin A (CgA) and cortisol as stress markers, and the effects of distraction on the suppression of stress in children. Methods: We examined salivary CgA and cortisol responses before and after venipuncture in hospitalized children with and without distraction using a kaleidoscope. Results: Salivary CgA levels immediately after venipuncture were significantly higher than those immediately before it, and at 60 min after venipuncture they were significantly lower than those immediately after it. However, salivary cortisol showed no significant differences at any of the three time points. In contrast, distracted by the kaleidoscope, there were no significant differences in salivary CgA and cortisol levels at all three time points.Conclusion: In children, salivary CgA level is a useful marker of stress. As an index of the effect of distraction, the measurement of salivary CgA is useful.
- 1 August 2006
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 95 (8) , 935-939
Evaluation of psychosomatic stress in children by measuring salivary chromogranin A
Aim: To investigate the usefulness of salivary chromogranin A (CgA) and cortisol as stress markers, and the effects of distraction on the suppression of stress in children. Methods: We examined salivary CgA and cortisol responses before and after venipuncture in hospitalized children with and without distraction using a kaleidoscope. Results: Salivary CgA levels immediately after venipuncture were significantly higher than those immediately before it, and at 60 min after venipuncture they were significantly lower than those immediately after it. However, salivary cortisol showed no significant differences at any of the three time points. In contrast, distracted by the kaleidoscope, there were no significant differences in salivary CgA and cortisol levels at all three time points.Conclusion: In children, salivary CgA level is a useful marker of stress. As an index of the effect of distraction, the measurement of salivary CgA is useful.
- Open Access
- 21 May 2003
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Vol. 34 (1) , 156-161
Resting energy expenditure and plasma leptin levels in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa
Objective Our aim was to examine the relationship between resting energy expenditure (REE) and circulating leptin levels during long‐term refeeding in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa (AN). Method We measured REE, the plasma leptin level, the free T3 level, body surface area (BSA), and dietary energy intake in AN adolescents before and 8 weeks after refeeding therapy. Results All parameters in AN subjects before the refeeding therapy were significantly lower than those in AN subjects after the therapy and in the controls. There were no significant differences in REE and BSA between posttherapy AN subjects and controls, but plasma leptin levels in the posttherapy AN subjects were still significantly lower than those in the controls. Significant correlations between REE and BSA were detected in the AN subjects both before and after the refeeding therapy, but REE did not correlate significantly with plasma leptin level in either of the AN groups. Discussion Our results suggest that the REE in AN subjects after long‐term refeeding therapy is not associated with the changes in plasma leptin levels but with BSA. © 2003 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 34: 156–161, 2003.
- 21 May 2003
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Eating Disorders
- Vol. 34 (1) , 156-161
Open AccessResting energy expenditure and plasma leptin levels in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa
Objective Our aim was to examine the relationship between resting energy expenditure (REE) and circulating leptin levels during long‐term refeeding in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa (AN). Method We measured REE, the plasma leptin level, the free T3 level, body surface area (BSA), and dietary energy intake in AN adolescents before and 8 weeks after refeeding therapy. Results All parameters in AN subjects before the refeeding therapy were significantly lower than those in AN subjects after the therapy and in the controls. There were no significant differences in REE and BSA between posttherapy AN subjects and controls, but plasma leptin levels in the posttherapy AN subjects were still significantly lower than those in the controls. Significant correlations between REE and BSA were detected in the AN subjects both before and after the refeeding therapy, but REE did not correlate significantly with plasma leptin level in either of the AN groups. Discussion Our results suggest that the REE in AN subjects after long‐term refeeding therapy is not associated with the changes in plasma leptin levels but with BSA. © 2003 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Eat Disord 34: 156–161, 2003.