Search Results - "Itakura, Meiji"

Endobronchial Ultrasonography for Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography–Negative Lymph Node Staging in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Shingyoji, Masato, MD, PhD, Nakajima, Takahiro, MD, PhD, Yoshino, Mitsuru, MD, PhD, Yoshida, Yasushi, MD, PhD, Ashinuma, Hironori, MD, PhD, Itakura, Meiji, MD, PhD, Tatsumi, Koichiro, MD, PhD, Iizasa, Toshihiko, MD, PhD

“…Background Integrated positron emission tomography (PET) with computed tomography (CT) is a useful modality to investigate lymph node metastases for non-small…”
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Targeting FROUNT with disulfiram suppresses macrophage accumulation and its tumor-promoting properties by Terashima, Yuya, Toda, Etsuko, Itakura, Meiji, Otsuji, Mikiya, Yoshinaga, Sosuke, Okumura, Kazuhiro, Shand, Francis H. W., Komohara, Yoshihiro, Takeda, Mitsuhiro, Kokubo, Kana, Chen, Ming-Chen, Yokoi, Sana, Rokutan, Hirofumi, Kofuku, Yutaka, Ohnishi, Koji, Ohira, Miki, Iizasa, Toshihiko, Nakano, Hirofumi, Okabe, Takayoshi, Kojima, Hirotatsu, Shimizu, Akira, Kanegasaki, Shiro, Zhang, Ming-Rong, Shimada, Ichio, Nagase, Hiroki, Terasawa, Hiroaki, Matsushima, Kouji

“…Tumor-associated macrophages affect tumor progression and resistance to immune checkpoint therapy. Here, we identify the chemokine signal regulator FROUNT as a…”
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Frequency of brain metastases in non-small-cell lung cancer, and their association with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations by Iuchi, Toshihiko, Shingyoji, Masato, Itakura, Meiji, Yokoi, Sana, Moriya, Yasumitsu, Tamura, Hajime, Yoshida, Yasushi, Ashinuma, Hironori, Kawasaki, Koichiro, Hasegawa, Yuzo, Sakaida, Tsukasa, Iizasa, Toshihiko

“…Background The brain is a frequent site of metastases from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We analyzed the frequency of brain metastases (BMs) from NSCLC…”
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Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma Diagnosed by Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration by Shingyoji, Masato, MD, PhD, Ikebe, Dai, MD, Itakura, Meiji, MD, PhD, Nakajima, Takahiro, MD, PhD, Itami, Makiko, MD, PhD, Kimura, Hideki, MD, PhD, Iizasa, Toshihiko, MD, PhD

“…Pulmonary artery sarcoma (PAS) is a rare tumor that is often detected at an advanced stage, when disease is so widespread that a radical surgical procedure is…”
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Successful Diagnosis of a Thymoma by Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: A Report of Two Cases by Yoshida, Yasushi, Singyoji, Masato, Ashinuma, Hironori, Itakura, Meiji, Iizasa, Toshihiko, Tatsumi, Koichiro

“…We herein report two cases of thymomas diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). In both cases, the tumor was…”
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Retrospective analysis of lung cancer patients treated with supportive care alone by Ashinuma, Hironori, Shingyoji, Masato, Yoshida, Yasushi, Itakura, Meiji, Iizasa, Toshihiko, Sakashita, Yoshihiko, Sekine, Ikuo

“…Background It is not uncommon for patients with lung cancer to receive supportive care alone. However, the clinical characteristics of these patients have not…”
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Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in a Patient with Pericardial Mesothelioma by Ashinuma, Hironori, Shingyoji, Masato, Yoshida, Yasushi, Itakura, Meiji, Ishibashi, Fumihiro, Tamura, Hajime, Moriya, Yasumitsu, Itami, Makiko, Tatsumi, Koichiro, Iizasa, Toshihiko

“…Pericardial mesothelioma is a very rare pericardial tumor. Diagnosing pericardial disease can be challenging, and obtaining an antemortem diagnosis of…”
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Successful resection of schwannoma from an intercostal nerve causing bloody pleural effusion: Report of a case by Morimoto, Jyunichi, Nakajima, Takahiro, Iizasa, Toshihiko, Ishikawa, Aki, Nishimura, Hiroki, Shingyouji, Masato, Itakura, Meiji, Araki, Akinobu, Itami, Makiko, Kimura, Hideki

“…We report a case of schwannoma arising from the 9th intercostal nerve, which caused a bloodstained pleural effusion. The patient, a 37-year-old woman,…”
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Regulation by chemokines of circulating dendritic cell precursors, and the formation of portal tract-associated lymphoid tissue, in a granulomatous liver disease by Yoneyama, H, Matsuno, K, Zhang, Y, Murai, M, Itakura, M, Ishikawa, S, Hasegawa, G, Naito, M, Asakura, H, Matsushima, K

“…We have studied the recruitment and roles of distinct dendritic cell (DC) precursors from the circulation into Propionibacterium acnes-induced granulomas in…”
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Pivotal Role of CCR1-Positive Leukocytes in Bleomycin- Induced Lung Fibrosis in Mice by Tokuda, Atsuko, Itakura, Meiji, Onai, Nobuyuki, Kimura, Hiroshi, Kuriyama, Takayuki, Matsushima, Kouji

“…We have investigated the involvement of chemokine receptor CCR1-positive cells in bleomycin-induced lung injury, a model of pulmonary fibrosis. After bleomycin…”
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Restaging by Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Patients with Inoperable Advanced Lung Cancer by Shingyoji, Masato, Nakajima, Takahiro, Nishimura, Hiroki, Ishikawa, Aki, Itakura, Meiji, Kaji, Sachiko, Itami, Makiko, Iizasa, Toshihiko, Kimura, Hideki

“…We present two cases of inoperable advanced lung cancer in which the main lesions were mediastinal lymph nodes detected with positive positron emission…”
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Successful Treatment of Lung Cancer with Gefitinib and EGFR Mutation Status Determination Using EBUS-TBNA Samples in an Extremely Old Patient by Nishimura, Hiroki, Nakajima, Takahiro, Itakura, Meiji, Shingyoji, Masato, Iizasa, Toshihiko, Kimura, Hideki

“…We report a 90-year-old woman who had complained of bloody sputum and for whom a chest CT showed a nodular lesion on the right lower lobe. Endobronchial…”
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VEGF in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer during Combination Chemotherapy of Carboplatin and Paclitaxel by SHINGYOJI, Masato, ANDO, Soichiro, NISHIMURA, Hiroki, NAKAJIMA, Takahiro, ISHIKAWA, Aki, ITAKURA, Meiji, IIZASA, Toshihiko, KIMURA, Hideki

“…Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent angiogenic factor related to tumor growth and metastasis. However, little is known about the…”
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Chemotactic Response Toward Chemokines and Its Regulation by Transforming Growth Factor-β1 of Murine Bone Marrow Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell-Derived Different Subset of Dendritic Cells by Ogata, Masafumi, Zhang, Yi, Wang, Yong, Itakura, Meiji, Zhang, Yan-yun, Harada, Akihisa, Hashimoto, Shin-ichi, Matsushima, Kouji

“…Dendritic cells (DCs) are highly specialized antigen-presenting cells that distribute widely in all organs. DCs initiate the primary immune response and…”
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Blockade of Secondary Lymphoid Tissue Chemokine Exacerbates Propionibacterium acnes-Induced Acute Lung Inflammation by Itakura, Meiji, Tokuda, Atsuko, Kimura, Hiroshi, Nagai, Shigenori, Yoneyama, Hiroyuki, Onai, Nobuyuki, Ishikawa, Sho, Kuriyama, Takayuki, Matsushima, Kouji

“…Chemokine-chemokine receptor interaction plays an essential role in leukocyte/dendritic cell (DC) trafficking in inflammation and immune responses. We…”
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Comparison of 21-gauge and 22-gauge aspiration needle during endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration by NAKAJIMA, Takahiro, YASUFUKU, Kazuhiro, TAKAHASHI, Ryo, SHINGYOJI, Masato, HIRATA, Tetsushi, ITAMI, Makiko, MATSUI, Yukiko, ITAKURA, Meiji, IIZASA, Toshihiko, KIMURA, Hideki

“…ABSTRACT Background and objective:  Endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS‐TBNA) has typically been performed using the 22gauge…”
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Safety and Efficacy of Bevacizumab-Containing Chemotherapy in Nsclc Patients with Brain Metastases by Ashinuma, Hironori, Shingyoji, Masato, Yoshida, Yasushi, Itakura, Meiji, Iizasa, Toshihiko

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Expressions of KLF2 and chemokine receptor CCR7 in pulmonary adenocarcinoma by Itakura, Meiji, Shingoji, Masato, Iizasa, Toshihiko

“…Abstract only e21054 Background: Chemokines and chemokine receptors not only have the powerful ability in cancer metastasis and tumorigenesis, but also act as…”
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Detection of epithelial growth factor receptor mutations in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with lung adenocarcinoma suspected of neoplastic meningitis by Shingyoji, Masato, Kageyama, Hajime, Sakaida, Tsukasa, Nakajima, Takahiro, Matsui, Yukiko, Itakura, Meiji, Iuchi, Toshihiko, Yokoi, Sana, Kimura, Hideki, Iizasa, Toshihiko

“…Neoplastic meningitis (NM) is a devastating neurological complication of cancer that needs to be diagnosed in the early stages of disease. Polymerase chain…”
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A study on cases developed pulmonary tuberculosis after receiving gastrectomy by Yagi, Takenori, Yamagishi, Fumio, Sasaki, Yuka, Itakura, Meiji, Fujikawa, Ayako, Kuga, Meiji, Ishimaru, Go

“…Patients who had undergone gastric resection are considered to be high risk of developing tuberculosis. We investigated the factors leading to pulmonary…”
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