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Annual Change in Pulmonary Function and Clinical Phenotype in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by NISHIMURA, Masaharu, MAKITA, Hironi, IGARASHI, Takeshi, AKIYAMA, Yasushi, OGURA, Shigeaki, NAGAI, Katsura, KONNO, Satoshi, NASUHARA, Yasuyuki, HASEGAWA, Masaru, SHIMIZU, Kaoruko, BETSUYAKU, Tomoko, ITO, Yoichi M, FUKE, Satoshi

“…Although the rate of annual decline in FEV1 is one of the most important outcome measures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), little is known…”
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Neutrophil predominance in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is associated with disease severity and progression of HRCT findings in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium infection by Inomata, Takashi, Konno, Satoshi, Nagai, Katsura, Suzuki, Masaru, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection is increasing in prevalence worldwide even in immunocompetent individuals. Despite its variable clinical…”
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Airflow Limitation and Airway Dimensions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Hasegawa, Masaru, Nasuhara, Yasuyuki, Onodera, Yuya, Makita, Hironi, Nagai, Katsura, Fuke, Satoshi, Ito, Yoko, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow limitation caused by emphysema and/or airway narrowing. Computed tomography has been…”
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Febrile Reactions Associated with High IgG Antibody Titers after the Second and Third BNT162b2 Vaccinations in Japan by Wakazono, Nobuyasu, Nagai, Katsura, Mizushima, Arei, Maeda, Yukiko, Taniguchi, Natsuko, Harada, Toshiyuki, Satou, Emiko, Mae, Nao, Furuya, Ken

“…Adverse events are potentially associated with an IgG response after BNT162b2 vaccination for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. In this study,…”
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Annual change in FEV1 in elderly 10-year survivors with established chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Suzuki, Masaru, Makita, Hironi, Konno, Satoshi, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Nasuhara, Yasuyuki, Nagai, Katsura, Akiyama, Yasushi, Fuke, Satoshi, Saito, Hiroshi, Igarashi, Takeshi, Takeyabu, Kimihiro, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Long-term decline in lung function is generally considered to be progressive in individuals with established chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),…”
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Temporal changes in glutaredoxin 1 and protein s-glutathionylation in allergic airway inflammation by Maki, Kanako, Nagai, Katsura, Suzuki, Masaru, Inomata, Takashi, Yoshida, Takayuki, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways, involving oxidative stress. Upon oxidative stress, glutathione covalently binds to protein thiols to…”
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Extremely late‐onset chronic graft‐versus‐host disease presenting with bronchiolitis obliterans and pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis by Akiyama, Sae, Murayama, Chisa, Aizawa, Saori, Mizushima, Arei, Maeda, Yukiko, Taniguchi, Natsuko, Nagai, Katsura, Harada, Toshiyuki

“…A 35‐year‐old woman experienced left back pain after a 2‐h flight. She reported coughing and left back pain 1 day later when she presented to our hospital…”
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Decreased proteasomal function accelerates cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary emphysema in mice by Yamada, Yosuke, Tomaru, Utano, Ishizu, Akihiro, Ito, Tomoki, Kiuchi, Takayuki, Ono, Ayako, Miyajima, Syota, Nagai, Katsura, Higashi, Tsunehito, Matsuno, Yoshihiro, Dosaka-Akita, Hirotoshi, Nishimura, Masaharu, Miwa, Soichi, Kasahara, Masanori

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease common in elderly people, characterized by progressive destruction of lung parenchyma and chronic…”
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Effect of lung volume on airway luminal area assessed by computed tomography in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Kambara, Kenta, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Makita, Hironi, Hasegawa, Masaru, Nagai, Katsura, Konno, Satoshi, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Although airway luminal area (Ai) is affected by lung volume (LV), how is not precisely understood. We hypothesized that the effect of LV on Ai would differ by…”
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Curcumin attenuates elastase- and cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary emphysema in mice by Suzuki, Masaru, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Ito, Yoko, Nagai, Katsura, Odajima, Nao, Moriyama, Chinatsu, Nasuhara, Yasuyuki, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Curcumin, a yellow pigment obtained from turmeric (Curcumina longa), is a dietary polyphenol that has been reported to possess anti-inflammatory and…”
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IgG4 related lung disease mimicking multiple pleural disseminated lung cancer by Ito, Koya, Maeda, Yukiko, Mita, Akane, Aizawa, Saori, Mizushima, Arei, Taniguchi, Natsuko, Nagai, Katsura, Shomura, Hiroki, Hattori, Atsuo, Harada, Toshiyuki

“…Key message IgG4‐related lung disease (IgG4‐RLD) can present with various types of radiological findings such as nodule, ground‐glass opacity, alveolar…”
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The role of catalase in pulmonary fibrosis by Odajima, Nao, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Nagai, Katsura, Moriyama, Chinatsu, Wang, Da-Hong, Takigawa, Tomoko, Ogino, Keiki, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Catalase is preferentially expressed in bronchiolar and alveolar epithelial cells, and acts as an endogenous antioxidant enzyme in normal lungs. We thus…”
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Lower leptin/adiponectin ratio and risk of rapid lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Suzuki, Masaru, Makita, Hironi, Östling, Jörgen, Thomsen, Laura H, Konno, Satoshi, Nagai, Katsura, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Pedersen, Jesper H, Ashraf, Haseem, Bruijnzeel, Piet L B, Maciewicz, Rose A, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…The rate of annual change in FEV1 is highly variable among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Reliable blood biomarkers are needed to…”
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Multiple cavities with halo sign in a case of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis during therapy for drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome by Ikari, Tomoo, Nagai, Katsura, Ohe, Masashi, Harada, Toshiyuki, Akiyama, Yasushi

“…Abstract A 67-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis and asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome was admitted for drug-induced…”
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Successful Treatment of Infection-Triggered Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with Corticosteroids Combined with Macrolides by Ohe,Masashi, Nagai,Katsura, Furuya,Ken, Goudarzi,Houman, Hashino,Satoshi, Munakata,Mitsuru

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive interstitial pneumonia (IP) with poor prognosis. Acute exacerbation (AE) of IPF (AE-IPF) has a…”
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Differential changes in quality of life components over 5 years in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients by Nagai, Katsura, Makita, Hironi, Suzuki, Masaru, Shimizu, Kaoruko, Konno, Satoshi, Ito, Yoichi M, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…The aim of the study was to examine the longitudinal change in quality of life components of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the…”
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Leading women in respiratory medicine: Letter from Japan by Shimizu, Kaoruko, Nagai, Katsura

“…See related article Special Series: Leading Women in Respiratory Medicine Series Editors: Natasha Smallwood and Fanny Wai San Ko…”
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Diversity of protein carbonylation in allergic airway inflammation by Nagai, Katsura, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Konno, Satoshi, Ito, Yoko, Nasuhara, Yasuyuki, Hizawa, Nobuyuki, Kondo, Takahito, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Oxidative stress is involved in asthma. This study assessed the carbonylation of sputum proteins in 23 uncontrolled adult asthmatic patients and 23 healthy…”
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Down-Regulated NF-E2-Related Factor 2 in Pulmonary Macrophages of Aged Smokers and Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Suzuki, Masaru, Betsuyaku, Tomoko, Ito, Yoko, Nagai, Katsura, Nasuhara, Yasuyuki, Kaga, Kichizo, Kondo, Satoshi, Nishimura, Masaharu

“…Pulmonary macrophages are one of the sources of various antioxidant and detoxification enzymes for which NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a key transcriptional…”
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A 60-Year-Old Woman With Posterior Mediastinal Tumor by Wakazono, Nobuyasu, Mizushima, Arei, Maeda, Yukiko, Taniguchi, Natsuko, Nagai, Katsura, Hattori, Atsuo, Harada, Toshiyuki

“…A 60-year-old woman, a care worker with no known comorbidities, presented to the pulmonary clinic for assessment of a left hilar tumor detected on chest…”
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