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Open clinical study of eye-drops containing tetrapeptides derived from substance P and insulin-like growth factor-1 for treatment of persistent corneal epithelial defects associated with neurotrophic keratopathy by Yamada, N, Matsuda, R, Morishige, N, Yanai, R, Chikama, T-i, Nishida, T, Ishimitsu, T, Kamiya, A

“…Loss of corneal sensation results in the development of persistent corneal epithelial defects. The combination of a substance P-derived peptide (FGLM-amide)…”
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Abnormal light scattering detected by confocal biomicroscopy at the corneal epithelial basement membrane of subjects with Type II diabetes by MORISHIGE, N, CHIKAMA, T.-I, SASSA, Y, NISHIDA, T

“…Abnormalities of the basement membrane are thought to contribute to the complications of diabetes. The suitability of the cornea for detecting such…”
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Promotion of corneal epithelial wound healing in diabetic rats by the combination of a substance P-derived peptide (FGLM-NH2) and insulin-like growth factor-1 by NAKAMURA, M, KAWAHARA, M, MORISHIGE, N, CHIKAMA, T, NAKATA, K, NISHIDA, T

“…The healing of corneal epithelial wounds is often delayed in individuals with diabetes. The effect of the combination of a substance P-derived tetrapeptide…”
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Treatment of neurotrophic keratopathy with substance-P-derived peptide (FGLM) and insulin-like growth factor I by Chikama, Tai-ichiro, Fukuda, Ken, Morishige, Naoyuki, Nishida, Teruo

“…Chikama et al discuss the case of a woman with neurotrophic keratopathy due to trigeminal nerve palsy. She was treated with eye drops containing a…”
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Enhancement by neutrophils of collagen degradation by corneal fibroblasts by Li, Qin, Fukuda, Ken, Lu, Ying, Nakamura, Yoshikuni, Chikama, Tai‐ichiro, Kumagai, Naoki, Nishida, Teruo

“…Activated corneal fbroblasts and infiltrated leukocytes are thought to contribute to corneal ulceration. The potential roles of neutrophil‐fibroblast and…”
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Compensation of chromatic dispersion in a single-mode fiber by optical phase conjugation by Watanabe, S., Naito, T., Chikama, T.

“…The effective compensation of waveform distortion due to chromatic dispersion in a single-mode fiber was demonstrated using an optical phase-conjugate wave…”
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Homozygous mutation (L527R) of TGFBI in an individual with lattice corneal dystrophy by Yamada, N, Chikama, T-i, Morishige, N, Yanai, R, Nishida, T, Inui, M, Seki, K

“…The detection of apple green dichroism by polarised light microscopy was also consistent with amyloid deposition in the middle to deep region of the corneal…”
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Role of the Small GTP-Binding Protein Rho in Epithelial Cell Migration in the Rabbit Cornea by Nakamura, Masatsugu, Nagano, Takashi, Chikama, Tai-ichiro, Nishida, Teruo

“…To determine the role of the small guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein Rho in the migration of corneal epithelial cells. The presence of the Rho…”
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Direct observation of corneal nerve fibres in neurotrophic keratopathy by confocal biomicroscopy by Morishige, Naoyuki, Komatsubara, Tomoe, Chikama, Tai-ichiro, Nishida, Teruo

“…Non-invasive confocal biomicroscopy revealed regeneration of corneal nerve fibres coincident with corneal epithelial healing in a patient with neurotrophic…”
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Synergistic effect with Phe‐Gly‐Leu‐Met‐NH2 of the C‐terminal of substance P and insulin‐like growth factor‐1 on epithelial wound healing of rabbit cornea by Nakamura, Masatsugu, Chikama, Tai‐ichiro, Nishida, Teruo

“…We previously reported that substance P and insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) synergistically stimulate corneal epithelial wound healing in vitro and in…”
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Characterization of Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Receptors in Rabbit Corneal Epithelial Cells by NAKAMURA, MASATSUGU, CHIKAMA, TAI-ICHIRO, NISHIDA, TEURO

“…Substance P (SP) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) synergistically facilitate corneal epithelial wound healing in vitro and in vivo. This synergism is…”
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The NK1 receptor and its participation in the synergistic enhancement of corneal epithelial migration by substance P and insulin‐like growth factor‐1 by Nakamura, Masatsugu, Ofuji, Keiko, Chikama, Tai‐ichiro, Nishida, Teruo

“…1 We have previously shown that substance P (SP) and insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) act synergistically to enhance the migration of rabbit corneal…”
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Hyaluronan Facilitates Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats by NAKAMURA, MASATSUGU, SATO, NORIAKI, CHIKAMA, TAI-ICHIRO, HASEGAWA, YASUSHI, NISHIDA, TERUO

“…We investigated the effect of hyaluronan on corneal epithelial wound healing in rats affected by diabetes. Furthermore, because hyaluronan is thought to affect…”
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Compensation of pulse shape distortion due to chromatic dispersion and Kerr effect by optical phase conjugation by Watanabe, S., Chikama, T., Ishikawa, G., Terahara, T., Kuwahara, H.

“…Pulse shape distortion due to chromatic dispersion and self-phase modulation in a single-mode fiber was effectively compensated for by using an optical…”
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Fibronectin Facilitates Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats by NAKAMURA, MASATSUGU, SATO, NORIAKI, CHIKAMA, TAI-ICHIRO, HASEGAWA, YASUSHI, NISHIDA, TERUO

“…To determine whether the effect of fibronectin on corneal epithelial healing occurs in eyes affected by diabetes, the effect of fibronectin on the rates at…”
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Abnormal deposition of laminin and type IV collagen at corneal epithelial basement membrane during wound healing in diabetic rats by Sato, N, Nakamura, M, Chikama, T, Nishida, T

“…To understand the pathophysiology of the corneal basement membrane in diabetes, we compared the localization of laminin and type IV collagen in the epithelial…”
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Generation of optical phase-conjugate waves and compensation for pulse shape distortion in a single-mode fiber by Watanabe, S., Ishikawa, G., Naito, T., Chikama, T.

“…The generation of optical phase-conjugate waves and the application of optical phase conjugation (OPC) to optical communication systems is described. The…”
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Measuring the longitudinal distribution of four-wave mixing efficiency in dispersion-shifted fibers by Onaka, H., Otsuka, K., Miyata, H., Chikama, T.

“…We measured and analysed four-wave mixing (FWM) efficiency and fluctuation along the actual dispersion-shifted fibers (DSF's). In the short, 1.1-km DSF, our…”
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Theoretical and experimental study of self-filtering effect in concatenated erbium-doped fiber amplifiers by Desthieux, B.M., Suyama, M., Chikama, T.

“…This paper describes the self-filtering effect which appears in concatenated erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) systems. Employing a theoretical model we…”
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Modulation and demodulation techniques in optical heterodyne PSK transmission systems by Chikama, T., Watanabe, S., Naito, T., Onaka, H., Kiyonaga, T., Onoda, Y., Miyata, H., Suyama, M., Seino, M., Kuwahara, H.

“…Modulation and demodulation techniques are described for an optical PSK heterodyne transmission system operating at 560 Mb/s and 1.2 Gb/s. Performance…”
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