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Minocycline selectively inhibits M1 polarization of microglia by Kobayashi, K, Imagama, S, Ohgomori, T, Hirano, K, Uchimura, K, Sakamoto, K, Hirakawa, A, Takeuchi, H, Suzumura, A, Ishiguro, N, Kadomatsu, K

“…Minocycline is commonly used to inhibit microglial activation. It is widely accepted that activated microglia exert dual functions, that is, pro-inflammatory…”
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Involvement of midkine in neuroblastoma tumourigenesis by Kishida, S, Kadomatsu, K

“…Midkine is highly expressed in various cancers, including neuroblastoma, one of the most malignant paediatric solid tumours known. Also, it has been shown to…”
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The heparin-binding growth factor midkine: the biological activities and candidate receptors by Kadomatsu, Kenji, Kishida, Satoshi, Tsubota, Shoma

“…The heparin-binding growth factor midkine (MK) comprises a family with pleiotrophin/heparin-binding growth-associated molecule. The biological phenomena in…”
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A novel nuclear complex of DRR1, F-actin and COMMD1 involved in NF-κB degradation and cell growth suppression in neuroblastoma by Mu, P, Akashi, T, Lu, F, Kishida, S, Kadomatsu, K

“…Downregulated in renal cell carcinoma 1 (DRR1) has important roles in tumor cell growth, neuron survival and spine formation, and was recently shown to bind…”
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Reductions of docosahexaenoic acid-containing phosphatidylcholine levels in the anterior horn of an ALS mouse model by Arima, H, Omura, T, Hayasaka, T, Masaki, N, Hanada, M, Xu, D, Banno, T, Kobayashi, K, Takeuchi, H, Kadomatsu, K, Matsuyama, Y, Setou, M

“…Highlights • The temporal distribution of phosphatidylcholine (PC) species in the L5 spinal cord was examined in an ALS mouse model. • PC (diacyl-16:0/22:6)…”
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Midkine and pleiotrophin in neural development and cancer by Kadomatsu, Kenji, Muramatsu, Takashi

“…The midkine (MK) family consists of only two members, namely heparin-binding growth factors MK and pleiotrophin (PTN). During embryogenesis, MK is highly…”
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Keratan sulfate expression in microglia is diminished in the spinal cord in experimental autoimmune neuritis by Matsui, H, Ohgomori, T, Natori, T, Miyamoto, K, Kusunoki, S, Sakamoto, K, Ishiguro, N, Imagama, S, Kadomatsu, K

“…Experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN) is an animal model of Guillain–Barré syndrome, an inflammatory demyelination disease of the peripheral nervous system…”
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Plasma CD147 reflects histological features in patients with lupus nephritis by Maeda-Hori, M, Kosugi, T, Kojima, H, Sato, W, Inaba, S, Maeda, K, Nagaya, H, Sato, Y, Ishimoto, T, Ozaki, T, Tsuboi, N, Muro, Y, Yuzawa, Y, Imai, E, Johnson, RJ, Matsuo, S, Kadomatsu, K, Maruyama, S

“…Objective A glycosylated transmembrane protein, CD147, has been implicated in regulating lymphocyte responsiveness and leukocyte recruitment. As lupus…”
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Midkine Is Involved in Neutrophil Infiltration into the Tubulointerstitium in Ischemic Renal Injury by Sato, Waichi, Kadomatsu, Kenji, Yuzawa, Yukio, Muramatsu, Hisako, Hotta, Nigishi, Matsuo, Seiichi, Muramatsu, Takashi

“…Midkine (MK) is a multifunctional heparin-binding protein and promotes migration of neutrophils, macrophages, and neurons. In the normal mouse kidney, MK is…”
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Serum midkine levels are increased in patients with various types of carcinomas by IKEMATSU, S, YANO, A, MURAMATSU, H, KADOMATSU, K, MURAMATSU, T, ARIDOME, K, KIKUCHI, M, KUMAI, H, NAGANO, H, OKAMOTO, K, ODA, M, SAKUMA, S, AIKOU, T

“…The level of expression of midkine (MK), a heparin-binding growth factor, is increased in many types of human carcinomas. An enzyme-linked immunoassay, which…”
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Postischemic gene transfer of midkine, a neurotrophic factor, protects against focal brain ischemia by TAKADA, J, OOBOSHI, H, AGO, T, KITAZONO, T, YAO, H, KADOMATSU, K, MURAMATSU, T, IBAYASHI, S, IIDA, M

“…Gene therapy may be a promising approach for treatment of brain ischemia. In this study, we examined the effect of postischemic gene transfer of midkine, a…”
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Behaviour of a sperm surface transmembrane glycoprotein basigin during epididymal maturation and its role in fertilization in mice by Saxena, DK, Oh-Oka, T, Kadomatsu, K, Muramatsu, T, Toshimori, K

“…Basigin (bsg) is a transmembrane glycoprotein belonging to an immunoglobulin superfamily and is localized on the surface of the sperm tail. The behaviour of…”
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Correlation of elevated level of blood midkine with poor prognostic factors of human neuroblastomas by IKEMATSU, S, NAKAGAWARA, A, NAKAMURA, Y, SAKUMA, S, WAKAI, K, MURAMATSU, T, KADOMATSU, K

“…The heparin-binding growth factor midkine (MK) is the product of a retinoic acid-responsive gene, and is implicated in neuronal survival and differentiation,…”
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Expression of midkine in the early stage of carcinogenesis in human colorectal cancer by YE, C, QI, M, FAN, Q.-W, ITO, K, AKIYAMA, S, KASAI, Y, MATSUYAMA, M, MURAMATSU, T, KADOMATSU, K

“…It has been suggested that a heparin-binding growth factor, midkine (MK), plays an important role in carcinogenesis because of its frequent overexpression in…”
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Marionette traction for Le Fort I maxillary halo distraction in cleft patients by Satoh, K, Mitsukawa, N, Kadomatsu, K

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Midkine induces the transformation of NIH3T3 cells by KADOMATSU, K, HAGIHARA, M, AKHTER, S, FAN, Q.-W, MURAMATSU, H, MURAMATSU, T

“…Midkine (MK) is a heparin-binding growth factor and is frequently expressed at high levels in many human carcinomas. To investigate further the roles of MK in…”
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Midkine promoter-driven suicide gene expression and -mediated adenovirus replication produced cytotoxic effects to immortalised and tumour cells by Yu, L, Hamada, K, Namba, M, Kadomatsu, K, Muramatsu, T, Matsubara, S, Tagawa, M

“…We examined possible application of a regulatory region of midkine (MK) gene, which is frequently upregulated in a number of human tumours but not in normal…”
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Retinal Dysfunction in Basigin Deficiency by Hori, Kenji, Katayama, Naomi, Kachi, Shu, Kondo, Mineo, Kadomatsu, Kenji, Usukura, Jiro, Muramatsu, Takashi, Mori, Shigeo, Miyake, Yozo

“…To examine the retina of basigin (Bsg) knockout mice by electrophysiological and histologic methods and thereby to determine the possible function of Bsg in…”
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Cleft lip and palate management by Pr Hosaka's team at the Showa University, Tokyo (Japan) by Calonge, W M, Sinna, R, Dobreanu, C N, Yokoyama, T, Tosa, Y, Kadomatsu, K, Hosaka, Y

“…We describe the particularities of cleft lip and palate treatment in the department of plastic surgery managed by Pr Hosaka at the Showa University in Tokyo…”
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Performance of MPGD-based TPC prototypes for the linear collider experiment by Kobayashi, M., Araki, T., Arogancia, D.C., Bacala, A.M., Boudjemline, K., Burke, D., Colas, P., Dixit, M., Fujii, K., Fujishima, H., Giganon, A., Giomataris, I., Gooc, H.C., Habu, M., Higashi, T., Ikematsu, K., Kadomatsu, K., Kato, Y., Kuroiwa, H., Lepeltier, V., Matsuda, T., Matsushita, S., Nakamura, K., Nitoh, O., Pouthas, J., Reserva, R.L., Rosier, P., Settles, R.D., Sugiyama, A., Takahashi, T., Tanaka, Y., Watanabe, T., Yamaguchi, A., Yamamoto, T., Yamaoka, H., Zerguerras, T.

“…We conducted a series of beam tests of prototype TPCs for the International Linear Collider (ILC) experiment, equipped with an MWPC, a MicroMEGAS, or GEMs as a…”
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