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The Role of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Tissue Repair and Fibrosis by Akasaka, Yoshikiyo

“…The present review covers an overview of the current understanding of biology of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and suggests an important role of their…”
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Apoptosis Inhibitor of Macrophages Contributes to the Chronicity of Mycobacterium avium Infection by Promoting Foamy Macrophage Formation by Kajiwara, Chiaki, Shiozawa, Ayako, Urabe, Naohisa, Yamaguchi, Tetsuo, Kimura, Soichiro, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Ishii, Yoshikazu, Tateda, Kazuhiro

“…In Mycobacterium avium infections, macrophages play a critical role in the host defense response. Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM), also known as CD5L,…”
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Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Induces Angiogenic Properties of Fibrocytes to Stimulate Vascular Formation during Wound Healing by Nakamichi, Miho, Akishima-Fukasawa, Yuri, Fujisawa, Chie, Mikami, Tetsuo, Onishi, Kiyoshi, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo

“…The precise role of fibrocytes in angiogenesis in wounds remains unclear. We therefore demonstrated the specific changes in fibrocyte accumulation for…”
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Settlement of Stenotic Site and Enhancement of Risk Factor Load for Atherosclerosis in Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery by Myocardial Bridge by Akishima-Fukasawa, Yuri, Ishikawa, Yukio, Mikami, Tetuo, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Ishii, Toshiharu

“…OBJECTIVE—The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of a myocardial bridge (MB) on atherosclerosis development in the left anterior descending…”
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Resistin upregulates chemokine production by fibroblast-like synoviocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Sato, Hiroshi, Muraoka, Sei, Kusunoki, Natsuko, Masuoka, Shotaro, Yamada, Soichi, Ogasawara, Hideaki, Imai, Toshio, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Tochigi, Naobumi, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Tsuchiya, Kazuaki, Kawai, Shinichi, Nanki, Toshihiro

“…Adipokines are bioactive hormones secreted by adipose tissues. Resistin, an adipokine, plays important roles in the regulation of insulin resistance and…”
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Irradiation Attenuates Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Like Morbidity in NZBWF1 Mice: Focusing on CD180-Negative Cells by Fujita, Kazuko, Kuwabara, Taku, Wang, Bing, Tanaka, Kaoru, Ito, Kei, Akishima-Fukasawa, Yuri, Mikami, Tetuo, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Ishii, Toshiharu

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies that can induce systemic inflammation…”
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ATP7A mutations in 66 Japanese patients with Menkes disease and carrier detection: A gene analysis by Fujisawa, Chie, Kodama, Hiroko, Hiroki, Tomoko, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Hamanoue, Makoto

“…Background Menkes disease (MNK; MIN 309400) is an X‐linked recessive lethal disorder of copper metabolism caused by mutations in ATP7A (MIM 300011), which…”
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Anatomic Properties of Myocardial Bridge Predisposing to Myocardial Infarction by ISHIKAWA, Yukio, AKASAKA, Yoshikiyo, EBIHARA, Yoshiro, KAWAHARA, Yutaka, SUGIURA, Hitoshi, TAKIMOTO, Toshiro, KOMATSU, Akio, SHINAGAWA, Toshihito, TAKI, Kazuhiro, SATOH, Hideaki, YAMADA, Kazuaki, YANAGIDA-IIDA, Maki, SUZUKI, Koyu, SHIMOKAWA, Reiko, SHIMADA, Kazuyuki, NISHIMURA, Chiaki, ITO, Kinji, ISHII, Toshiharu, FUJIWARA, Mieko, OGAWA, Takafumi, YAMAZAKI, Kazuto, NIINO, Hitoshi, TANAKA, Michio, OGATA, Kentaro, MORINAGA, Shojiroh

“…A myocardial bridge (MB) that partially covers the course of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) sometimes causes myocardial ischemia, primarily…”
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Angiogenesis in mammary Paget disease: histopathological analyses of blood vessel density and angiogenic factors by Akishima-Fukasawa, Yuri, Honma, Naoko, Ogata, Hideaki, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Mikami, Tetuo

“…We examined the vascularity of mammary Paget disease histologically to confirm the increased blood flow observed previously by clinical imaging. The…”
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Early clinical signs and treatment of Menkes disease by Fujisawa, Chie, Kodama, Hiroko, Sato, Yasuhiro, Mimaki, Masakazu, Yagi, Mariko, Awano, Hiroyuki, Matsuo, Muneaki, Shintaku, Haruo, Yoshida, Sayaka, Takayanagi, Masaki, Kubota, Mitsuru, Takahashi, Akihito, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo

“…Menkes disease (MD) is an X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in ATP7A. Patients with MD exhibit severe neurological and connective tissue…”
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A Study of Morphological Changes in Renal Afferent Arterioles Induced by Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers in Hypertensive Patients by Nagai, Yohko, Yamabe, Fumito, Sasaki, Yosuke, Ishii, Takamasa, Nakanishi, Kazushige, Nakajima, Koichi, Shibuya, Kazutoshi, Mikami, Tetsuo, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Urita, Yoshihisa, Yamanaka, Nobuaki

“…Background: Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers are known to reduce hypertrophy of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in hypertensive cases…”
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Cell-permeable p38 MAP kinase promotes migration of adult neural stem/progenitor cells by Hamanoue, Makoto, Morioka, Kazuhito, Ohsawa, Ikuroh, Ohsawa, Keiko, Kobayashi, Masaaki, Tsuburaya, Kayo, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Mikami, Tetsuo, Ogata, Toru, Takamatsu, Ken

“…Endogenous neural stem/progenitor cells (NPCs) can migrate toward sites of injury, but the migration activity of NPCs is insufficient to regenerate damaged…”
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Basic fibroblast growth factor reduces scar formation in acute incisional wounds by Ono, Ichiro, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Kikuchi, Risa, Sakemoto, Akiko, Kamiya, Takafumi, Yamashita, Toshiharu, Jimbow, Kowichi

“…ABSTRACT In order to identify a means to reduce scar formation of the skin after incision, this study examined the effect of local administration of basic…”
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The growth factor midkine may play a pathophysiological role in rheumatoid arthritis by Shindo, Emiko, Nanki, Toshihiro, Kusunoki, Natsuko, Shikano, Kotaro, Kawazoe, Mai, Sato, Hiroshi, Kaneko, Kaichi, Muraoka, Sei, Kaburaki, Makoto, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Shimada, Hideaki, Hasunuma, Tomoko, Kawai, Shinichi

“…Objectives: Midkine (MK) is involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, migration, and survival. In this study, we measured serum MK levels in rheumatoid…”
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Feasible induction of coronary artery vasospasm occurred during cardiac catheterization in a microminipig by MATSUKURA, Suchitra, NAKAMURA, Yuji, OHARA, Hiroshi, CAO, Xin, WADA, Takeshi, IZUMI-NAKASEKO, Hiroko, ANDO, Kentaro, AKASAKA, Yoshikiyo, SUGIYAMA, Atsushi

“…A 14 month-old intact microminipig, weighing 8 kg, showed ST-segment elevation in A-B lead electrocardiogram during cardiac catheterization followed by…”
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Histopathological predictors of regional lymph node metastasis at the invasive front in early colorectal cancer by Akishima-Fukasawa, Yuri, Ishikawa, Yukio, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Uzuki, Miwa, Inomata, Naomi, Yokoo, Tomoko, Ishii, Ryuga, Shimokawa, Reiko, Mukai, Kiyoshi, Kiguchi, Hideko, Suzuki, Koyu, Fujiwara, Mieko, Ogata, Kentaro, Niino, Hitoshi, Sugiura, Hitoshi, Ichinose, Akihiro, Kuroda, Yoshikazu, Kuroda, Daisuke, Ishii, Toshiharu

“…Akishima‐Fukasawa Y, Ishikawa Y, Akasaka Y, Uzuki M, Inomata N, Yokoo T, Ishii R, Shimokawa R, Mukai K, Kiguchi H, Suzuki K, Fujiwara M, Ogata K, Niino H,…”
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Histopathologic determinants of regional lymph node metastasis in early colorectal cancer by Ishikawa, Yukio, Akishima‐Fukasawa, Yuri, Ito, Kinji, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Yokoo, Tomoko, Ishii, Toshiharu

“…BACKGROUND. Early colorectal cancer (ECC) is curable by endoscopic local resection; however, 10% of patients with ECC exhibit lymph node (LN) metastasis. In…”
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Effects of slow-releasing colistin microspheres on endotoxin-induced sepsis by Nanjo, Yuta, Ishii, Yoshikazu, Kimura, Soichiro, Fukami, Toshiro, Mizoguchi, Masahiro, Suzuki, Toyofumi, Tomono, Kazuo, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Ishii, Toshiharu, Takahashi, Kazuhisa, Tateda, Kazuhiro, Yamaguchi, Keizo

“…Abstract Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a major contributing factor to endotoxic shock. Colistin specifically binds to LPS. However, it has the disadvantages that…”
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Anti-phospholipase A2 receptor antibody positive hepatitis B virus-associated membranous nephropathy remitted with entecavir after relapse with lamivudine by Sasaki, Yosuke, Nagai, Yohko, Mikami, Tetsuo, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Shibuya, Kazutoshi, Urita, Yoshihisa

“…Background: Phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) is thought to be an intrinsic antigen of idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN), and has been widely used for…”
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Promoted activation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 in keloid fibroblasts and increased expression of MMP-2 in collagen bundle regions: implications for mechanisms of keloid progression by Imaizumi, Risa, Akasaka, Yoshikiyo, Inomata, Naomi, Okada, Emi, Ito, Kinji, Ishikawa, Yukio, Maruyama, Yu

“…Aims:  Keloid is characterized by excessive deposition of collagen, resulting from aberrant extracellular matrix (ECM) production and degradation. The aim was…”
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