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Role of Palatine Tonsil and Epipharyngeal Lymphoid Tissue in the Development of Glomerular Active Lesions ( Glomerular vasculitis ) in Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Hotta, Osamu, Ieiri, Norio, Nagai, Masaaki, Tanaka, Ayaki, Harabuchi, Yasuaki

“…Hematuria is an essential symptom of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). Although the etiology of hematuria in IgAN has not been fully elucidated, it is…”
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Toll-Like Receptor 9 Stimulation Induces Aberrant Expression of a Proliferation-Inducing Ligand by Tonsillar Germinal Center B Cells in IgA Nephropathy by Muto, Masahiro, Manfroi, Benoit, Suzuki, Hitoshi, Joh, Kensuke, Nagai, Masaaki, Wakai, Sachiko, Righini, Christian, Maiguma, Masayuki, Izui, Shozo, Tomino, Yasuhiko, Huard, Bertrand, Suzuki, Yusuke

“…The TNF family member a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL; also known as TNFSF13), produced by myeloid cells, participates in the generation and survival of…”
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Podocyte penetration of the glomerular basement membrane to contact on the mesangial cell at the lesion of mesangial interposition in lupus nephritis: a three-dimensional analysis by serial block-face scanning electron microscopy by Takaki, Takashi, Ohno, Nobuhiko, Saitoh, Sei, Nagai, Masaaki, Joh, Kensuke

“…Background The interaction among the glomerular components plays an important role in the development of glomerular lesions; thus, investigation of the…”
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Proton pump inhibitor use increases the risk of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients by Maeda, Sayaka, Yamaguchi, Makoto, Maeda, Kunihiro, Kobayashi, Naoto, Izumi, Naoki, Nagai, Masaaki, Obayashi, Takaaki, Ohashi, Wataru, Katsuno, Takayuki, Nobata, Hironobu, Ito, Yasuhiko

“…Peritonitis is a major and the most significant complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Although some predictors of peritonitis in PD patients are known, the…”
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Association between reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis: a single center retrospective cohort study in Japan by Yamaguchi, Makoto, Obayashi, Takaaki, Kobayashi, Naoto, Izumi, Naoki, Nagai, Masaaki, Nobata, Hironobu, Asai, Akimasa, Kamiya, Keisuke, Sugiyama, Hirokazu, Kinashi, Hiroshi, Banno, Shogo, Ando, Masahiko, Imaizumi, Takahiro, Kubo, Yoko, Katsuno, Takayuki, Ishimoto, Takuji, Ito, Yasuhiko

“…We present a single-center retrospective analysis of 228 Japanese patients with peritoneal dialysis, in which we examined whether reduced left ventricular…”
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Development and Evaluation of a Robust Sandwich Immunoassay System Detecting Serum WFA-Reactive IgA1 for Diagnosis of IgA Nephropathy by Uenoyama, Yuta, Matsuda, Atsushi, Ohashi, Kazune, Ueda, Koji, Yokoyama, Misaki, Kyoutou, Takuya, Kishi, Kouji, Takahama, Youichi, Nagai, Masaaki, Ohbayashi, Takaaki, Hotta, Osamu, Matsuzaki, Hideki

“…Aberrant glycosylation of IgA1 is involved in the development of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). There are many reports of IgAN markers focusing on the glycoform of…”
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The Association between Earlobe Creases and Cardiovascular Events in Japanese Hemodialysis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study by Wakasugi, Minako, Nagai, Masaaki, Yokota, Saori, Omori, Kentaro, Fujikawa, Hirokazu, Aoike, Ikuo, Omori, Tsukasa, Kazama, Junichiro James, Narita, Ichiei

“…Objective The earlobe crease, a wrinkle extending from the tragus to the outer border of the earlobe, is a well-known surrogate marker for a high risk of…”
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Reproducibility of Non-X-Ray Background for the X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard Suzaku by Tawa, Noriaki, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Nagai, Masaaki, Nakamoto, Hajime, Tsunemi, Hiroshi, Yamaguchi, Hiroya, Ishisaki, Yoshitaka, Miller, Eric D., Mizuno, Tsunefumi, Dotani, Tadayasu, Ozaki, Masanobu, Katayama, Haruyoshi

“…One of the advantages of the X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) system aboard Suzaku is its low and stable non-X-ray background (NXB). In order to make the best…”
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Monte Carlo Simulator and Ancillary Response Generator of Suzaku XRT/XIS System for Spatially Extended Source Analysis by Ishisaki, Yoshitaka, Maeda, Yoshitomo, Fujimoto, Ryuichi, Ozaki, Masanobu, Ebisawa, Ken, Takahashi, Tadayuki, Ueda, Yoshihiro, Ogasaka, Yasushi, Ptak, Andrew, Mukai, Koji, Hamaguchi, Kenji, Hirayama, Masaharu, Kotani, Taro, Kubo, Hidetoshi, Shibata, Ryo, Ebara, Masatoshi, Furuzawa, Akihiro, Iizuka, Ryo, Inoue, Hirohiko, Mori, Hideyuki, Okada, Shunsaku, Yokoyama, Yushi, Matsumoto, Hironori, Nakajima, Hiroshi, Yamaguchi, Hiroya, Anabuki, Naohisa, Tawa, Noriaki, Nagai, Masaaki, Katsuda, Satoru, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Bamba, Aya, Miller, Eric D., Sato, Kosuke, Yamasaki, Noriko Y.

“…We have developed a framework for the Monte Carlo simulations of X-Ray Telescope (XRT) and X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) on board Suzaku, mainly for the…”
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Association between warfarin use and incidence of ischemic stroke in Japanese hemodialysis patients with chronic sustained atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study by Wakasugi, Minako, Kazama, Junichiro James, Tokumoto, Akihide, Suzuki, Kensuke, Kageyama, Shinji, Ohya, Kaoru, Miura, Yoshiaki, Kawachi, Mamoru, Takata, Takuma, Nagai, Masaaki, Ohya, Minoru, Kutsuwada, Keiko, Okajima, Hideo, Ei, Isei, Takahashi, Sachio, Narita, Ichiei

“…Background Although generally recommended for atrial fibrillation (AF) in the general population, the efficacy and safety of warfarin in hemodialysis patients…”
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Discovery of Gas Bulk Motion in the Galaxy Cluster Abell 2256 with Suzaku by Tamura, Takayuki, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Ueda, Shutaro, Nagai, Masaaki

“…The results from Suzaku observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 2256 are presented. This cluster is a prototypical and well-studied merging system, exhibiting…”
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The adaptor protein ARH escorts megalin to and through endosomes by Nagai, Masaaki, Meerloo, Timo, Takeda, Tetsuro, Farquhar, Marilyn Gist

“…Megalin is an endocytic receptor that binds multiple ligands and is essential for many physiological processes such as brain development and uptake of proteins…”
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Glomerular Cellular Interactions Following Disruption of the Glomerular Basement Membrane in IgA Nephropathy: Ultrastructural Analyses by 3-Dimensional Serial Block-Face Scanning Electron Microscopy by Nagai, Masaaki, Saitoh, Sei, Takaki, Takashi, Ohbayashi, Takaaki, Hotta, Osamu, Ohno, Nobuhiko, Joh, Kensuke

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Podocalyxin activates RhoA and induces actin reorganization through NHERF1 and ezrin in MDCK cells by SCHMIEDER, Sandra, NAGAI, Masaaki, ORLANDO, Robert A, TAKEDA, Tetsuro, FARQUHAR, Marilyn G

“…Podocalyxin (PC) is the major sialoglycoprotein expressed on the apical membrane of the podocyte. Previously it was shown that PC is connected to actin through…”
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Suzaku Observation of the Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster: One of the Hottest Cool Core Clusters by Fujita, Yutaka, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Nagai, Masaaki, Inoue, Susumu, Matsumoto, Hironori, Okabe, Nobuhiro, Reiprich, Thomas H., Sarazin, Craig L., Takizawa, Motokazu

“…We present the analysis of a Suzaku observation of the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster. We confirmed that the cluster has a cool core. While the temperature of the…”
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Whooping cough due to Bordetella parapertussis: an unresolved problem by Watanabe, Mineo, Nagai, Masaaki

“…Bordetella parapertussis is one of the bacteria that causes whooping cough. However, little attention has been paid to this bacterium because it causes a…”
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Role of Systemic and Mucosal Immune Responses in Reciprocal Protection against Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis in a Murine Model of Respiratory Infection by WATANABE, Mineo, NAGAI, Masaaki

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Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome by KAWABE, Shotetsu, SAEKI, Takako, YAMAZAKI, Hajime, NAGAI, Masaaki, AOYAGI, Ryuji, MIYAMURA, Shoji

“…A 40-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with severe hypovolemic shock and anasarca. The laboratory findings showed marked hemoconcentration and a…”
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BopB is a type III secreted protein in Bordetella bronchiseptica and is required for cytotoxicity against cultured mammalian cells by Kuwae, Asaomi, Ohishi, Minako, Watanabe, Mineo, Nagai, Masaaki, Abe, Akio

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Transferrin as a marker for diagnosis of diabetic nephropathies by Nagai, Masaaki, Yamada, Kenichi

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