Search Results - "Mitani, A."

Marginal analysis of multiple outcomes with informative cluster size by Mitani, A. A., Kaye, E. K., Nelson, K. P.

“…In surveillance studies of periodontal disease, the relationship between disease and other health and socioeconomic conditions is of key interest. To determine…”
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Functional Changes of Glial Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 during Ischemia: An In Vivo Study in the Hippocampal CA1 of Normal Mice and Mutant Mice Lacking GLT-1 by Mitani, Akira, Tanaka, Kohichi

“…Glutamate transporters remove glutamate from the extracellular space and maintain it below neurotoxic levels under normal conditions. However, the dynamics…”
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Role of Mfa5 in Expression of Mfa1 Fimbriae in Porphyromonas gingivalis by Hasegawa, Y., Iijima, Y., Persson, K., Nagano, K., Yoshida, Y., Lamont, R.J., Kikuchi, T., Mitani, A., Yoshimura, F.

“…Fimbriae are protein-based filamentous appendages that protrude from the bacterial cell surface and facilitate host adhesion. Two types of fimbriae, FimA and…”
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Survey design and analysis considerations when utilizing misclassified sampling strata by Mitani, Aya A, Mercaldo, Nathaniel D, Haneuse, Sebastien, Schildcrout, Jonathan S

“…Abstract Background A large multi-center survey was conducted to understand patients’ perspectives on biobank study participation with particular focus on…”
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Coapplication of Lidocaine and the Permanently Charged Sodium Channel Blocker QX-314 Produces a Long-lasting Nociceptive Blockade in Rodents by BINSHTOK, Alexander M, GERNER, Peter, MITANI, Aya A, GING KUO WANG, BEAN, Bruce P, WOOLF, Clifford J, BAE, Seog, PUOPOLO, Michelino, SUZUKI, Suzuko, ROBERSON, David P, HERBERT, Teri, WANG, Chi-Fei, KIM, Donghoon, CHUNG, Gehoon

“…Nociceptive-selective local anesthesia is produced by entry of the permanently charged lidocaine-derivative QX-314 into nociceptors when coadministered with…”
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Electrical stimulation of the medial prefrontal cortex has anxiolytic like effect on freely moving rats by Shimizu, T, Mitani, A

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Temporal Trends in the Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes of Hip Fracture in Older Patients Initiating Dialysis in the United States by Nair, Sumi Sukumaran, Mitani, Aya A, Goldstein, Benjamin A, Chertow, Glenn M, Lowenberg, David W, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C

“…Patients with ESRD experience a fivefold higher incidence of hip fracture than the age- and sex-matched general population. Despite multiple changes in the…”
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Small Data Challenges of Studying Rare Diseases by Mitani, Aya A, Haneuse, Sebastien

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Differences in Access to Kidney Transplantation between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Whites by Geographic Location in the United States by Arce, Cristina M, Goldstein, Benjamin A, Mitani, Aya A, Lenihan, Colin R, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C

“…Hispanic patients undergoing chronic dialysis are less likely to receive a kidney transplant compared with non-Hispanic whites. This study sought to elucidate…”
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Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy using a diode laser with a potential new photosensitizer, indocyanine green-loaded nanospheres, may be effective for the clearance of Porphyromonas gingivalis by Nagahara, A., Mitani, A., Fukuda, M., Yamamoto, H., Tahara, K., Morita, I., Ting, C.-C., Watanabe, T., Fujimura, T., Osawa, K., Sato, S., Takahashi, S., Iwamura, Y., Kuroyanagi, T., Kawashima, Y., Noguchi, T.

“…Background Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is a new treatment method for the removal of infectious pathogens using a photosensitizer and light of a…”
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Inflammatory bone loss in experimental periodontitis induced by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in interleukin-1 receptor antagonist knockout mice by Izawa, A, Ishihara, Y, Mizutani, H, Kobayashi, S, Goto, H, Okabe, E, Takeda, H, Ozawa, Y, Kamiya, Y, Sugita, Y, Kubo, K, Kamei, H, Kikuchi, T, Mitani, A, Hayashi, J, Nishihara, T, Maeda, H, Noguchi, T

“…The interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) binds to IL-1 receptors and inhibits IL-1 activity. However, it is not clear whether IL-1Ra plays a protective…”
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Determinants of Peritoneal Dialysis Technique Failure in Incident US Patients by Shen, Jenny I, Mitani, Aya A, Saxena, Anjali B, Goldstein, Benjamin A, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C

“…Switching from peritoneal dialysis (PD) to hemodialysis (HD) is undesirable, because of complications from temporary vascular access, disruption of daily…”
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Analysis of Lacrimal Duct Morphology from Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Dacryocystography in a Japanese Population by Nakamura, Jutaro, Kamao, Tomoyuki, Mitani, Arisa, Mizuki, Nobuhisa, Shiraishi, Atsushi

“…Purpose: The dacryoendoscope is a practical instrument for the examination and the treatment of lacrimal duct obstruction. Nevertheless, as it is a rigid…”
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Hispanic Ethnicity and Vascular Access Use in Patients Initiating Hemodialysis in the United States by Arce, Cristina M, Mitani, Aya A, Goldstein, Benjamin A, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C

“…Hispanics are the largest minority in the United States (comprising 16.3% of the US population) and have 1.5 times the age-, sex-, and race-adjusted incidence…”
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Lipopolysaccharide of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans up-regulates inflammatory cytokines, prostaglandin E2 synthesis and osteoclast formation in interleukin-1 receptor antagonist-deficient mice by Mizutani, H., Ishihara, Y., Izawa, A., Fujihara, Y., Kobayashi, S., Gotou, H., Okabe, E., Takeda, H., Ozawa, Y., Kamiya, Y., Kamei, H., Kikuchi, T., Yamamoto, G., Mitani, A., Nishihara, T., Noguchi, T.

“…Background and Objective The interleukin (IL)‐1 receptor antagonist (Ra) binds to IL‐1 receptors and inhibits IL‐1 activity. However, it is unclear whether the…”
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Trends in Relative Mortality Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Whites Initiating Dialysis: A Retrospective Study of the US Renal Data System by Arce, Cristina M., MD, MS, Goldstein, Benjamin A., PhD, MPH, Mitani, Aya A., MPH, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C., MD, ScD

“…Background Hispanic patients undergoing long-term dialysis experience better survival compared with non-Hispanic whites. It is unknown whether this association…”
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General anesthesia for cesarean delivery at a tertiary care hospital from 2000 to 2005: a retrospective analysis and 10-year update by Palanisamy, A, Mitani, A.A, Tsen, L.C

“…Abstract Background Complications from general anesthesia for cesarean delivery are a leading cause of anesthesia-related mortality. As a consequence, the…”
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Near-Term Prediction of Sudden Cardiac Death in Older Hemodialysis Patients Using Electronic Health Records by Goldstein, Benjamin A, Chang, Tara I, Mitani, Aya A, Assimes, Themistocles L, Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C

“…Sudden cardiac death is the most common cause of death among individuals undergoing hemodialysis. The epidemiology of sudden cardiac death has been well…”
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Safety of Intravenous Iron in Hemodialysis: Longer-term Comparisons of Iron Sucrose Versus Sodium Ferric Gluconate Complex by Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C., MD, MPH, ScD, Goldstein, Benjamin A., PhD, Mitani, Aya A., MPH, Ding, Victoria Y., MSc, Airy, Medha, MD, Mandayam, Sreedhar, MD, MPH, Chang, Tara I., MD, MSc, Brookhart, M. Alan, PhD, Fishbane, Steven, MD

“…Background Controversy exists about any differences in longer-term safety across different intravenous iron formulations routinely used in hemodialysis (HD)…”
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Longer-term Outcomes of Darbepoetin Alfa Versus Epoetin Alfa in Patients With ESRD Initiating Hemodialysis: A Quasi-experimental Cohort Study by Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C., MD, MPH, ScD, Chang, Tara I., MD, MSc, Mitani, Aya A., MPH, Wilhelm-Leen, Emilee R., MD, MSc, Ding, Victoria, MSc, Chertow, Glenn M., MD, MPH, Brookhart, M. Alan, PhD, Goldstein, Benjamin A., PhD

“…Background Adequately powered studies directly comparing hard clinical outcomes of darbepoetin alfa (DPO) versus epoetin alfa (EPO) in patients undergoing…”
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