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Prognostic factors of 2-year outcomes of ranibizumab therapy for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy by Hikichi, Taiichi, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Shioya, Shoko

“…To determine predictors of 2-year outcomes after three, monthly, intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) injections followed by as-needed injections for treatment-naive…”
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Retinal pigment epithelial atrophy over polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions during ranibizumab monotherapy by Hikichi, Taiichi, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Shioya, Shoko

“…To evaluate the quantitative changes of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) atrophy during 3-year follow-up period of ranibizumab monotherapy for polypoidal…”
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Relation between changes in foveal choroidal thickness and 1-year results of ranibizumab therapy for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy by Hikichi, Taiichi, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Shioya, Shoko, Higuchi, Makoto, Matsushita, Takuro, Kosaka, Shoko, Matsushita, Reiko, Takami, Kimitaka, Ohtsuka, Hideo

“…To determine a correlation between changes in the subfoveal choroidal thickness and outcomes 1 year after ranibizumab therapy for polypoidal choroidal…”
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Clinical features of intraocular inflammation in Hokkaido, Japan by Kitamei, Hirokuni, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Namba, Kenichi, Kotake, Satoshi, Goda, Chiho, Kitamura, Mizuki, Miyazaki, Akiko, Ohno, Shigeaki

“… Purpose:  We aimed to investigate the clinical features of intraocular inflammation/uveitis in Hokkaido, Japan. Methods:  We retrospectively reviewed the…”
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Photodynamic therapy combined with intravitreal bevacizumab and sub-tenon triamcinolone acetonide injections for age-related macular degeneration by Yoshizawa, Chikako, Saito, Wataru, Hirose, Shigeki, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Noda, Kousuke, Ishida, Susumu

“…Purpose To report the results of triple therapy with photodynamic therapy (PDT) (PDT combined with intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (IVB) and sub-tenon…”
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Osteopontin Aggravates Experimental Autoimmune Uveoretinitis in Mice by Kitamura, Mizuki, Iwabuchi, Kazuya, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Kon, Shigeyuki, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Namba, Kenichi, Yoshida, Kazuhiko, Denhardt, David T, Rittling, Susan R, Ohno, Shigeaki, Uede, Toshimitsu, Onoe, Kazunori

“…Human endogenous uveitis is a common sight-threatening intraocular inflammatory disease and has been studied extensively using a murine model of experimental…”
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Comparative Study of Two Sets of Criteria for the Diagnosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada’s Disease by Kitamura, Mizuki, Takami, Kimitaka, Kitachi, Nobuyoshi, Namba, Kenichi, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Kotake, Satoshi, Ohno, Shigeaki

“…The Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada’s (VKH) Disease Committee established the “Revised diagnostic criteria for VKH disease” in 2001. The purpose of the present study was…”
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Amelioration of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) with an inhibitor of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate by Kitamei, Hirokuni, Iwabuchi, Kazuya, Namba, Kenichi, Yoshida, Kazuhiko, Yanagawa, Yoshiki, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Kitamura, Mizuki, Ohno, Shigeaki, Onoé, Kazunori

“…Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) is a T helper type 1 cell‐mediated autoimmune disease, which serves as a model of human chronic uveitis. In this…”
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The effects of Ginkgo biloba extract on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in vitro and in vivo by Ilieva, Iliyana, Ohgami, Kazuhiro, Shiratori, Kenji, Koyama, Yoshikazu, Yoshida, Kazuhiko, Kase, Satoru, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Takemoto, Yuko, Yazawa, Kazunaga, Ohno, Shigeaki

“…Purpose. Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) contains many different flavone glycosides and terpenoides. Several previous studies have demonstrated that GBE exhibits a…”
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Chickenpox Chorioretinitis with Retinal Exudates and Periphlebitis by Kitamei, Hirokuni, Namba, Kenichi, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Wakayama, Akiko, Ohno, Shigeaki, Ishida, Susumu

“…Background: Chickenpox is rarely associated with posterior segment inflammation. We report on a case of unilateral chickenpox chorioretinitis with retinal…”
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Association of heat shock protein 70 induction and the amelioration of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis in mice by Kitamei, Hirokuni, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Yoshida, Kazuhiko, Nakai, Akira, Fujimoto, Mitsuaki, Kitamura, Mizuki, Iwabuchi, Kazuya, Miyazaki, Akiko, Namba, Kenichi, Ohno, Shigeaki, Onoé, Kazunori

“…Abstract Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) serves as a model of human endogeneous uveitis. In the present study we examined whether induction of heat…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Aflibercept Treat-and-Extend Regimens in Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration: 52- and 96-Week Findings from ALTAIR: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ohji, Masahito, Takahashi, Kanji, Okada, Annabelle A., Kobayashi, Masato, Matsuda, Yoshimi, Terano, Yasuhiro

“…Purpose To evaluate efficacy and safety of intravitreal injections of aflibercept (IVT-AFL) treat-and-extend (T&E) dosing regimens in treatment-naïve patients…”
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Results of 2 years of treatment with as-needed ranibizumab reinjection for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy by Hikichi, Taiichi, Higuchi, Makoto, Matsushita, Takuro, Kosaka, Shoko, Matsushita, Reiko, Takami, Kimitaka, Ohtsuka, Hideo, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Shioya, Shoko

“…To investigate the 2-year outcomes of three monthly intravitreal ranibizumab injections followed by as-needed reinjections to treat polypoidal choroidal…”
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Two-year outcomes of intravitreal bevacizumab therapy for macular oedema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion by Hikichi, Taiichi, Higuchi, Makoto, Matsushita, Takuro, Kosaka, Shoko, Matsushita, Reiko, Takami, Kimitaka, Ohtsuka, Hideo, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Shioya, Shoko

“…To determine the 2-year outcomes of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injections in eyes with macular oedema (ME) following branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO)…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Aflibercept Treat-and-Extend Regimens in the ALTAIR Study: 96-Week Outcomes in the Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Subgroup by Okada, Annabelle A., Takahashi, Kanji, Ohji, Masahito, Moon, SungChul Charles, Machewitz, Tobias, Sasaki, Koji

“…Introduction To explore the efficacy and safety of intravitreal aflibercept (IVT-AFL) proactive, individualized treat-and-extend (T&E) regimens in exudative…”
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A prospective multicenter study on genome wide associations to ranibizumab treatment outcome for age-related macular degeneration by Yamashiro, Kenji, Mori, Keisuke, Honda, Shigeru, Kano, Mariko, Yanagi, Yasuo, Obana, Akira, Sakurada, Yoichi, Sato, Taku, Nagai, Yoshimi, Hikichi, Taiichi, Kataoka, Yasushi, Hara, Chikako, Koyama, Yasurou, Koizumi, Hideki, Yoshikawa, Munemitsu, Miyake, Masahiro, Nakata, Isao, Tsuchihashi, Takashi, Horie-Inoue, Kuniko, Matsumiya, Wataru, Ogasawara, Masashi, Obata, Ryo, Yoneyama, Seigo, Matsumoto, Hidetaka, Ohnaka, Masayuki, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Sayanagi, Kaori, Ooto, Sotaro, Tamura, Hiroshi, Oishi, Akio, Kabasawa, Sho, Ueyama, Kazuhiro, Miki, Akiko, Kondo, Naoshi, Bessho, Hiroaki, Saito, Masaaki, Takahashi, Hidenori, Tan, Xue, Azuma, Keiko, Kikushima, Wataru, Mukai, Ryo, Ohira, Akihiro, Gomi, Fumi, Miyata, Kazunori, Takahashi, Kanji, Kishi, Shoji, Iijima, Hiroyuki, Sekiryu, Tetsuju, Iida, Tomohiro, Awata, Takuya, Inoue, Satoshi, Yamada, Ryo, Matsuda, Fumihiko, Tsujikawa, Akitaka, Negi, Akira, Yoneya, Shin, Iwata, Takeshi, Yoshimura, Nagahisa

“…We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on the outcome of anti-VEGF treatment for exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a prospective…”
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Invariant natural killer T cells play dual roles in the development of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by Satoh, Masashi, Namba, Ken-ichi, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Endo, Noriko, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Iwata, Daiju, Ohno, Shigeaki, Ishida, Susumu, Onoé, Kazunori, Watarai, Hiroshi, Taniguchi, Masaru, Ishibashi, Tatsuro, Stein-Streilein, Joan, Sonoda, Koh-Hei, Van Kaer, Luc, Iwabuchi, Kazuya

“…Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) represents an experimental model for human endogenous uveitis, which is caused by Th1/Th17 cell-mediated…”
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Intraoperative endoscopic observation of sclerotomy site after cannula removal for 23-gauge vitrectomy by Hikichi, Taiichi, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Kosaka, Shoko, Shioya, Shoko, Takami, Kimitaka

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of vitreous incarceration in sclerotomy after cannula removal during 23-gauge vitrectomy. Thirty-seven…”
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Prevention of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by blockade of osteopontin with small interfering RNA by Iwata, Daiju, Kitamura, Mizuki, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Saito, Yoshinari, Kon, Shigeyuki, Namba, Kenichi, Morimoto, Junko, Ebihara, Akiko, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Yoshida, Kazuhiko, Ishida, Susumu, Ohno, Shigeaki, Uede, Toshimitsu, Onoé, Kazunori, Iwabuchi, Kazuya

“…Osteopontin (OPN) is elevated during the progression of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) in C57BL/6 (B6) mice. Furthermore, EAU symptoms are…”
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Reply by Kitamura, Mizuki, Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi, Namba, Kenichi, Kitamei, Hirokuni, Ohno, Shigeaki

“…[...]big progress has been made in understanding this disease, as well as in examining patients, during the last three decades. [...]the First International…”
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