Search Results - "Kawamoto, Manabu"
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Role of osteoclasts and interleukin-17 in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: crucial ‘human osteoclastology’
Published in Journal of bone and mineral metabolism (01-03-2012)“…Many papers have reported that osteoclasts play an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, when we started to investigate the…”
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IL-23 induces human osteoclastogenesis via IL-17 in vitro, and anti-IL-23 antibody attenuates collagen-induced arthritis in rats
Published in Arthritis research & therapy (01-01-2007)“…This study demonstrates that IL-23 stimulates the differentiation of human osteoclasts from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Furthermore, in vivo…”
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The evaluation of gene polymorphisms associated with autoinflammatory syndrome in patients with palindromic rheumatism complicated by intermittent hydrarthrosis
Published in Clinical rheumatology (01-03-2020)“…Objectives Palindromic rheumatism (PR) is a type of acute arthritis or periarthritis characterized by recurrence, paroxysmal, or intermittent disease attacks…”
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IL-23 and Th17 Disease in Inflammatory Arthritis
Published in Journal of clinical medicine (29-08-2017)“…IL-23, which is composed of p19 and p40 subunits, is a proinflammatory cytokine that contributes to the formation and maintenance of Th17 cells in inflammatory…”
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Association between obesity and polymorphisms in SEC16B, TMEM18, GNPDA2, BDNF, FAIM2 and MC4R in a Japanese population
Published in Journal of human genetics (01-12-2009)“…There is evidence that the obesity phenotype in the Caucasian populations is associated with variations in several genes, including neuronal growth regulator 1…”
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Variations in the FTO gene are associated with severe obesity in the Japanese
Published in Journal of human genetics (01-06-2008)“…Variations in the fat-mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) are associated with the obesity phenotype in many Caucasian populations. This association with the…”
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Rebamipide, an Amino Acid Analog of 2(1H)-Quinolinone, Inhibits the Formation of Human Osteoclasts
Published in BioMed research international (01-01-2016)“…Objectives. Drug repositioning or drug reprofiling (DR) has recently been growing in importance. DR has a significant advantage over traditional drug…”
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Tacrolimus potently inhibits human osteoclastogenesis induced by IL-17 from human monocytes alone and suppresses human Th17 differentiation
Published in Cytokine (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-08-2012)“…► Tacrolimus inhibited IL-17-induced osteoclastogenesis and Th17 differentiation. Tacrolimus (FK506, Prograf®) is an orally available, T cell specific and…”
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Intracellular IL-1α-Binding Proteins Contribute to Biological Functions of Endogenous IL-1α in Systemic Sclerosis Fibroblasts
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-09-2006)“…The aberrant production of precursor IL-1α (pre-IL-1α) in skin fibroblasts that are derived from systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with the induction of…”
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Clinical usefulness of anti-M-type phospholipase-A-receptor antibodies in patients with membranous nephropathy and the comparison of three quantification methods
Published in Immunological medicine (01-03-2020)“…Associations between anti-M-type phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) antibodies and disease activity and prognosis have been suggested in primary membranous…”
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Voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs, porin) expressed in the plasma membrane regulate the differentiation and function of human osteoclasts
Published in Cell biology international (01-01-2013)“…Fewer molecules have been identified on human than murine osteoclasts, the former differing from murine osteoclasts in many ways. We show that…”
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Activation of the Activin A-ALK-Smad pathway in systemic sclerosis
Published in Journal of autoimmunity (01-05-2011)“…Abstract Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic disease of unknown etiology that is characterized by multiple tissue fibrosis. Transforming Growth Factor-beta…”
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Association study between single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 199 drug-related genes and commonly measured quantitative traits of 752 healthy Japanese subjects
Published in Journal of human genetics (01-06-2009)“…With dense single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) maps for 199 drug-related genes, we examined associations between 4190 SNPs and 38 commonly measured…”
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Ethnic Differences of two Non-synonymous Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in CDA Gene
Published in DRUG METABOLISM AND PHARMACOKINETICS (01-01-2009)“…Cytidine deaminase, encoded by the CDA gene, catalyzes anti-cancer drugs gemcitabine and ara-C into their respective inactive metabolites. In CDA, two…”
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Interferon-induced helicase (IFIH1) polymorphism with systemic lupus erythematosus and dermatomyositis/polymyositis
Published in Modern rheumatology (01-10-2010)“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether the interferon-induced helicase ( IFIH1 ) Ala946Thr (rs1990760 A>G) polymorphism is associated with…”
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Contribution of single nucleotide polymorphisms of the IL1A gene to the cleavage of precursor IL-1α and its transcription activity
Published in Immunogenetics (New York) (01-06-2007)“…We previously demonstrated the association of IL1A gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with susceptibility to systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. In…”
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Effects of NSAIDs on Differentiation and Function of Human and Murine Osteoclasts - Crucial 'Human Osteoclastology'
Published in Pharmaceuticals (11-05-2010)“…Osteoclasts play a critical role in both normal bone metabolism and bone resorption in the joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. It has been reported…”
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms of CD244 gene predispose to renal and neuropsychiatric manifestations with systemic lupus erythematosus
Published in Modern rheumatology (01-10-2010)“…The objective of this study was to explore the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the CD244 gene with several clinical features of…”
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Genetic Variations of the ABC Transporter Gene ABCB11 Encoding the Human Bile Salt Export Pump (BSEP) in a Japanese Population
Published in DRUG METABOLISM AND PHARMACOKINETICS (01-01-2009)“…The bile sait export pump (BSEP) encoded by ABCB11 is located in the canalicular membrane of hepatocytes and mediates the secretion of numerous conjugated bile…”
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Genetic variations and haplotype structures of the DPYD gene encoding dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase in Japanese and their ethnic differences
Published in Journal of human genetics (01-10-2007)“…Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) is an inactivating and rate-limiting enzyme for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and its deficiency is associated with a risk for…”
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