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Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Diagnosed as IgG4-related Disease after 35 Years by Konno, Satoshi, Matsuno, Yoshihiro, Ichimiya, Shingo, Nishimura, Masaharu, Kawakami, Yoshikazu

“…In 1982, we reported a case of retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) exhibiting various clinical manifestations. Our current understanding of immunoglobulin G4…”
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A Case of Hereditary Xanthinuria Type 1 Accompanied by Bilateral Renal Calculi by Fujiwara, Yutaka, Kawakami, Yoshikazu, Shinohara, Yoshihiko, Ichida, Kimiyoshi

“…Hereditary xanthinuria is an extremely rare purine metabolism disorder caused by a genetic abnormality in xanthine dehydrogenase. A new case of hereditary…”
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Expression of epidermal growth factor and epidermal growth factor receptor immunoreactivity in the asthmatic human airway by AMISHIMA, M, MUNAKATA, M, NASUHARA, Y, SATO, A, TAKAHASHI, T, HOMMA, Y, KAWAKAMI, Y

“…Chronic airway inflammation, one of the pathophysiologic features of bronchial asthma, is suspected to be responsible for irreversible pathological changes of…”
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Tissue hypoxia in sleep apnea syndrome assessed by uric acid and adenosine by Saito, Hiroshi, Nishimura, Masaharu, Shibuya, Eiji, Makita, Hironi, Tsujino, Ichizo, Miyamoto, Kenji, Kawakami, Yoshikazu

“…Although the overnight increase in urinary uric acid/creatinine ratio (DeltaUA/Cr) is considered by some to be a marker of tissue hypoxia in patients with…”
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Comparative Simulation of Gas Transport in Airway Models of Rat, Dog, and Human by Tsujino, Ichizo, Kawakami, Yoshikazu, Kaneko, Akinari

“…Although a number of animal studies have been conducted to investigate the toxic effects of gaseous pollutants on human airways, the anatomical and…”
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Effect of anti-macrophage migration inhibitory factor antibody on lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary neutrophil accumulation by MAKITA, H, NISHIMURA, M, MIYAMOTO, K, NAKANO, T, TANINO, Y, HIROKAWA, J, NISHIHIRA, J, KAWAKAMI, Y

“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a recently rediscovered pro-inflammatory cytokine that has the unique potential to override the…”
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A Common FCER1B Gene Promoter Polymorphism Influences Total Serum IgE Levels in a Japanese Population by HIZAWA, NOBUYUKI, YAMAGUCHI, ETSURO, JINUSHI, EISEI, KAWAKAMI, YOSHIKAZU

“…Genetic factors are important in defining total serum IgE levels. Linkage analyses have localized a gene or genes that influence atopic phenotype at chromosome…”
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Cyclin E Expression, a Potential Prognostic Marker for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers by MISHINA, T, DOSAKA-AKITA, H, HOMMURA, F, NISHI, M, KOJIMA, T, OGURA, S, SHIMIZU, M, KATOH, H, KAWAKAMI, Y

“…Cyclin E is a G1 cyclin that has been shown to be one of the key regulators of the G 1 -S transition and could consequently be a deregulated molecule in…”
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Plasma concentration of adenosine during normoxia and moderate hypoxia in humans by SAITO, H, NISHIMURA, M, SHINANO, H, MAKITA, H, TSUJINO, I, SHIBUYA, E, SATO, F, MIYAMOTO, K, KAWAKAMI, Y

“…Adenosine, a purine nucleoside, plays a variety of roles in cardiovascular and ventilatory control, and may be a marker of tissue hypoxia. There is, however,…”
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Pleural Involvement of Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis by SUZUKI, Masaru, BETSUYAKU, Tomoko, KOJIMA, Tetsuya, SAITO, Hiroshi, NISHIURA, Yoichi, FUKASAWA, Yuichiro, NISHIMURA, Masaharu, KAWAKAMI, Yoshikazu

“…Two cases of pleural involvement of dialysis-related amyloidosis (DRA) with pleural effusion are presented. DRA is one of the most important complications in…”
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Serum KL-6 concentrations in dairy farmers by Takahashi, T, Munakata, M, Ohtsuka, Y, Satoh-Kamachi, A, Sato, R, Homma, Y, Kawakami, Y

“…Serum KL-6 (Krebs von den Lungen-6) has been recognized to be a marker for the activity of diffuse interstitial lung diseases. The purpose of the study is to…”
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Tumor Necrosis Factor- α Regulates the Gene Expression of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor through Tyrosine Kinase-Dependent Pathway in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by Hirokawa, Junichi, Sakaue, Shinji, Furuya, Yukiko, Ishii, Jun, Hasegawa, Atsushi, Tagami, Seiichi, Kawakami, Yoshikazu, Sakai, Masaharu, Nishi, Shinzo, Nishihira, Jun

“…Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) has been rediscovered as a proinflammatory cytokine, pituitary hormone, and glucocorticoid-induced…”
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Effects of inhaled bronchodilators on pulmonary hemodynamics at rest and during exercise in patients with COPD by Saito, S, Miyamoto, K, Nishimura, M, Aida, A, Saito, H, Tsujino, I, Kawakami, Y

“…Inhaled anticholinergic drugs are often recommended for use as a first-line therapy for patients with COPD because they provide similar or more effective…”
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Five cases of the lymphangioma of the mediastinum in adult by Oshikiri, T, Morikawa, T, Jinushi, E, Kawakami, Y, Katoh, H

“…Mediastinal lymphangioma is rare disease. Above all cavernous type of mediastinal lymphangioma is very rare. We report 5 cases of mediastinal lymphangioma…”
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A Case of Retroperitoneal Fibrosis Diagnosed as IgG4-related Disease After 35 Years by Konno, Satoshi, Matsuno, Yoshihiro, Ichimiya, Shingo, Nishimura, Masaharu, Kawakami, Yoshikazu

“…In 1982, we reported a case of retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) exhibiting various clinical manifestations. Our current understanding of immunoglobulin G4…”
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Genetic background of sarcoidosis--special reference to HLA by Yamaguchi, Etsuro, Kawakami, Yoshikazu

“…A comprehensive epidemiological study (ACCESS) recently conducted in the United States has recognized modest familial aggregation of sarcoidosis. Therefore,…”
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Immunohistochemical study of cathepsin B. Prognostic significance in human lung cancer by Sukoh, N, Abe, S, Ogura, S, Isobe, H, Takekawa, H, Inoue, K, Kawakami, Y

“…The concentration of cysteine proteinase cathepsin B has been shown to be elevated in association with malignancy or metastatic potential of human and rodent…”
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Outline of general rules for clinical and pathological records in lung cancer by Ogura, Shigeaki, Kawakami, Yoshikazu

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Effect of mild hypoxia on airway responsiveness to methacholine in subjects with airway hyperresponsiveness by Saito, H, Nishimura, M, Shinano, H, Sato, F, Miyamoto, K, Kawakami, Y

“…The inhalation of hypoxic gas has been reported to enhance the airway responsiveness to methacholine in some animal models. However, the data on humans have so…”
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Circulating thrombomodulin and hematological alterations in type 2 diabetic patients with retinopathy by Fujiwara, Y, Tagami, S, Kawakami, Y

“…To clarify the relationship between circulating thrombomodulin (TM) and endothelial cell damage in diabetes mellitus, plasma levels of TM were quantitated by…”
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