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Our results suggested that sivelestat has a beneficial effect only on the pulmonary function of ARDS patients with SIRS.

Summary• The cleavage of nuclear DNA into oligonucleosomal fragments that is the hallmark of apoptosis in animal cells occurs during the culture of Brassica napus leaf protoplasts.• The changes in nuclei of cultured Brassica napus leaf protoplasts were studied by propidium iodide (PI) and 4 ′ , 6-diamino-2-phenylindole, dihydrochloride (DAPI) staining, transmission electron microscopy, flow cytometry analysis, and DNA laddering staining with ethidium bromide and Southern hybridization.• Free 3 ′ -OH termini of nuclear DNA fragments were labelled with DIG-dUTP, catalyzed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT), and used as probes for Southern hybridization. This method (TUNEL on membrane ) allowed visualization of DNA fragments with 3 ′ -OH termini on a nylon membrane.• These results suggest that loss of viability of protoplast with culture time is accompanied by apoptosis-like cell death. However, the forms or processes undergoing to apoptotic cell death in B. napus leaf protoplasts appears to be different in some details to those in animal cells.

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IntroductionDapsone (diaminodiphenylsulfone) is used for the treatment of intractable skin diseases such as pemphigus and leprosy. The side effects of Dapsone are anemia, leukopenia, and liver dysfunction. Here, we present a case of agranulocytosis-induced septic shock, which was a side effect of Dapsone.Case presentationAn 82-year-old Japanese woman was transferred to our hospital with fever, leucopenia, and respiratory arrest. At the previous hospital, she had been administered Dapsone for linear IgA bullous dermatosis. At the time of admission, she presented with methemoglobinemia and septic shock, which was due to immunosuppression caused by the normal dose of Dapsone. Although her overall health initially improved, her condition deteriorated because of septic shock caused by an anal fistula. She died of sepsis on hospital day 80.ConclusionOne of the side effects of Dapsone is agranulocytosis. Patients with agranulocytosis may be in danger of developing anal fistula. Therefore, care must be taken if a patient with agranulocytosis develops a decubitus ulcer in the sacral region, since it could develop into a fistula-in-ano.