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Essential roles of the Fas-Fas ligand pathway in the development of pulmonary fibrosis by Kuwano, K, Hagimoto, N, Kawasaki, M, Yatomi, T, Nakamura, N, Nagata, S, Suda, T, Kunitake, R, Maeyama, T, Miyazaki, H, Hara, N

“…The Fas ligand is predominantly expressed in activated T lymphocytes and is one of the major effector molecules of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer…”
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Protection from Lethal Apoptosis in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice by a Caspase Inhibitor by Kawasaki, Masayuki, Kuwano, Kazuyoshi, Hagimoto, Naoki, Matsuba, Tokuji, Kunitake, Ritsuko, Tanaka, Takuo, Maeyama, Takashige, Hara, Nobuyuki

“…LPS (lipopolysaccharide) is one of the major factors that induce acute lung injury. Recently, it was reported that LPS induced disseminated endothelial…”
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Attenuation of bleomycin-induced pneumopathy in mice by a caspase inhibitor by Kuwano, K, Kunitake, R, Maeyama, T, Hagimoto, N, Kawasaki, M, Matsuba, T, Yoshimi, M, Inoshima, I, Yoshida, K, Hara, N

“…Caspases have been implicated in the effector process of apoptosis in several systems including the Fas-Fas ligand pathway. We previously demonstrated that…”
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Induction of apoptosis and pulmonary fibrosis in mice in response to ligation of Fas antigen by Hagimoto, N, Kuwano, K, Miyazaki, H, Kunitake, R, Fujita, M, Kawasaki, M, Kaneko, Y, Hara, N

“…Fas antigen is a cell surface protein that mediates apoptosis, and it is expressed in various cells and tissues. Fas ligand binds to its receptor Fas, thus…”
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The Involvement of Fas-Fas Ligand Pathway in Fibrosing Lung Diseases by Kuwano, Kazuyoshi, Miyazaki, Hiroyuki, Hagimoto, Naoki, Kawasaki, Masayuki, Fujita, Masaki, Kunitake, Ritsuko, Kaneko, Yumi, Hara, Nobuyuki

“…Pulmonary fibrosis begins with alveolitis, which progresses to destruction of lung tissue and excess collagen deposition. This process could be the result of…”
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Induction of Interleukin-8 Secretion and Apoptosis in Bronchiolar Epithelial Cells by Fas Ligation by Hagimoto, Naoki, Kuwano, Kazuyoshi, Kawasaki, Masayuki, Yoshimi, Michihiro, Kaneko, Yumi, Kunitake, Ritsuko, Maeyama, Takashige, Tanaka, Takuo, Hara, Nobuyuki

“…Epithelial cell injury is the common manifestation of lung injury. Contributing to such injury of epithelial cells is apoptosis. Although apoptosis is part of…”
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Endothelial cell apoptosis in lipopolysaccharide-induced lung injury in mice by Fujita, M, Kuwano, K, Kunitake, R, Hagimoto, N, Miyazaki, H, Kaneko, Y, Kawasaki, M, Maeyama, T, Hara, N

“…Studies have shown the importance of apoptosis in vascular injury in vitro. We postulated that apoptosis of the endothelium contributes to vascular injury in…”
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Expression of apoptosis-regulatory genes in epithelial cells in pulmonary fibrosis in mice by Kuwano, Kazuyoshi, Hagimoto, Naoki, Tanaka, Takuo, Kawasaki, Masayuki, Kunitake, Ritsuko, Miyazaki, Hiroyuki, Kaneko, Yumi, Matsuba, Tokuji, Maeyama, Takashige, Hara, Nobuyuki

“…Up‐regulation of Fas and Fas ligand and excessive apoptosis of bronchiolar and alveolar epithelial cells were identified in bleomycin‐induced pulmonary…”
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Attenuation of bleomycin-induced pneumopathy in mice by monoclonal antibody to interleukin-12 by Maeyama, T, Kuwano, K, Kawasaki, M, Kunitake, R, Hagimoto, N, Hara, N

“…We previously demonstrated essential roles of the Fas-Fas ligand (FasL) pathway in bleomycin-induced pneumopathy in mice. T lymphocytes and natural killer…”
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Expression of B7-1, B7-2, and interleukin 12 in bleomycin-induced pneumopathy in mice by Kaneko, Y, Kuwano, K, Hagimoto, N, Miyazaki, H, Kawasaki, M, Fujita, M, Kunitake, R, Maeyama, T, Hara, N

“…The bleomycin-induced pneumopathy involves a T cell-mediated immune response. T cell activation requires both antigen/MHC recognition and costimulatory…”
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Associated with Pulmonary Tuberculosis by FUJITA, Masaki, KUNITAKE, Ritsuko, NAGANO, Yoshiki, MAEDA, Fumihiko

“…Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIG) is a very rare complication of pulmonary tuberculosis. We herein describe a case of cavitary tuberculosis…”
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Characteristics of tobacco-related lung diseases in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan: A prospective, multi-institutional, observational study by Ogata-Suetsugu, Saiko, Hamada, Naoki, Tsuda, Toru, Takata, Shohei, Kitasato, Yasuhiko, Inoue, Naoyuki, Nagata, Nobuhiko, Yatera, Kazuhiro, Mukae, Hiroshi, Yoshii, Chiharu, Hoshino, Tomoaki, Fujita, Masaki, Watanabe, Kentaro, Tokunaga, Shoji, Nakanishi, Yoichi

“…Tobacco smoking causes a variety of smoking-related diseases, death, and economic damage. Despite targeted anti-smoking campaigns, tobacco-related deaths are…”
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Apoptosis and expression of Fas/Fas ligand mRNA in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice by Hagimoto, N, Kuwano, K, Nomoto, Y, Kunitake, R, Hara, N

“…The incidence of apoptosis and the expression of Fas antigen (Fas)/Fas ligand (FasL) mRNA in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice were examined. Male…”
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KL-6, surfactant protein A and D in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis by Kunitake, R, Kuwano, K, Yoshida, K, Maeyama, T, Kawasaki, M, Hagimoto, N, Hara, N

“…KL-6, and surfactant protein A (SP-A) and surfactant protein D (SP-D) derived from alveolar type II cells and/or bronchiolar epithelial cells have been…”
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Spontaneous recovery from cytomegalovirus pneumonia by Matsuki, H, Kuwano, K, Yoshimi, M, Nomoto, Y, Kunitake, R, Hagimoto, N, Hara, N

“…A 30-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted to our hospital because of a slight fever and diffuse interstitial shadows on a chest X-ray…”
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P53 and p21 (Waf1/Cip1) mRNA expression associated with DNA damage and repair in acute immune complex alveolitis in mice by Kuwano, K, Hagimoto, N, Nomoto, Y, Kawasaki, M, Kunitake, R, Fujita, M, Miyazaki, H, Hara, N

“…The tumor suppresser p53 is a cell cycle checkpoint protein that contributes to the preservation of genetic stability by mediating either a G1 arrest or…”
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Expression of B7-1, B7-2, and interleukin-12 in anti-Fas antibody-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice by Kuwano, K, Kaneko, Y, Hagimoto, N, Kawasaki, M, Kunitake, R, Tanaka, T, Maeyama, T, Miyazaki, H, Matsuba, T, Hara, N

“…We have previously reported that the inhalation of anti-Fas antibody induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice. To induce an effective immune response,…”
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Immunohistochemical localization of B7 costimulating molecules and major histocompatibility complex class II antigen in pulmonary sarcoidosis by Kaneko, Y, Kuwano, K, Kunitake, R, Kawasaki, M, Hagimoto, N, Miyazaki, H, Maeyama, T, Tanaka, T, Matsuba, T, Hara, N

“…Alveolar macrophages (AM) of sarcoidosis have an enhanced capacity to mediate antigen-induced T lymphocyte proliferation. To induce an effective immune…”
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Detection of group C adenovirus DNA in small-cell lung cancer with the nested polymerase chain reaction by KUWANO, K, KAWASAKI, M, KUNITAKE, R, HAGIMOTO, N, NOMOTO, Y, MATSUBA, T, NAKANISHI, Y, HARA, N

“…Group C adenovirus is latent in human tissues and can malignantly transform cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between this…”
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Aspergillus fumigatus Asp fI DNA is prevalent in sputum from patients with coal workers' pneumoconiosis by Nomoto, Y, Kuwano, K, Hagimoto, N, Kunitake, R, Tsuda, M, Hara, N

“…Aspergillus fumigatus is an apportunistic nosocomial pathogen in immunosuppressed patients or in the lesion where the local defense mechanism was impaired…”
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