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Treatment of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease with the HIF prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor enarodustat: A review of the evidence by Fujikawa, Ryo, Nagao, Yuji, Fujioka, Masaki, Akizawa, Tadao

“…Enarodustat, a newly developed hypoxia‐inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, is used in clinical practice in Japan. Several clinical studies showed…”
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SET8 is a novel negative regulator of TGF-β signaling in a methylation-independent manner by Nagasaka, Mai, Inoue, Yasumichi, Nagao, Yuji, Miyajima, Chiharu, Morishita, Daisuke, Aoki, Hiromasa, Aoyama, Mineyoshi, Imamura, Takeshi, Hayashi, Hidetoshi

“…Transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) is a multifunctional cytokine that induces a diverse set of cellular processes principally through Smad-dependent…”
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The reference intervals of intraoperative posterior tibial nerve somatosensory evoked potentials by Imajo, Yasuaki, Nishida, Norihiro, Funaba, Masahiro, Nagao, Yuji, Suzuki, Hidenori, Sakai, Takashi

“…A reference interval exists for posterior tibial nerve somatosensory evoked potentials (PTN-SEPs) in awake. However, the reference interval for intraoperative-…”
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The associations between radiological and neurological findings of degenerative cervical myelopathy: radiological analysis based on kinematic CT myelography and evoked potentials of the spinal cord by Funaba, Masahiro, Imajo, Yasuaki, Suzuki, Hidenori, Nishida, Norihiro, Nagao, Yuji, Sakamoto, Takuya, Fujimoto, Kazuhiro, Sakai, Takashi

“…Neurological and imaging findings play significant roles in the diagnosis of degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM). Consistency between neurological and…”
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C5 Palsy of Patients with Proximal-Type Cervical Spondylotic Amyotrophy by Imajo, Yasuaki, Nishida, Norihiro, Funaba, Masahiro, Nagao, Yuji, Suzuki, Hidenori, Sakai, Takashi

“…An observational cohort study design was adopted in this study. This study was designed to investigate preoperative factors that predict poor outcomes…”
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Graphene oxide-dependent growth and self-aggregation into a hydrogel complex of exoelectrogenic bacteria by Yoshida, Naoko, Miyata, Yasushi, Doi, Kasumi, Goto, Yuko, Nagao, Yuji, Tero, Ryugo, Hiraishi, Akira

“…Graphene oxide (GO) is reduced by certain exoelectrogenic bacteria, but its effects on bacterial growth and metabolism are a controversial issue. This study…”
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The Impact of Anterior Spondylolisthesis and Kyphotic Alignment on Dynamic Changes in Spinal Cord Compression and Neurological Status in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Radiological Analysis Involving Kinematic CT Myelography and Multimodal Spinal Cord Evoked Potentials by Sakamoto, Takuya, Funaba, Masahiro, Imajo, Yasuaki, Nagao, Yuji, Suzuki, Hidenori, Nishida, Norihiro, Fujimoto, Kazuhiro, Sakai, Takashi

“…A retrospective study of prospectively collected data. This study aimed to examine how radiological parameters affect dynamic changes in the cross-sectional…”
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Radiological factors associated with the severity of corticospinal tract dysfunctions for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: An analysis of the central motor conduction time and kinematic CT myelography by Funaba, Masahiro, Imajo, Yasuaki, Suzuki, Hidenori, Nagao, Yuji, Sakamoto, Takuya, Nishida, Norihiro, Fujimoto, Kazuhiro, Sakai, Takashi

“…•We evaluated 86 patients with CSM using kinematic CT myelography and central motor conduction time, and how radiological parameters affect the severity of…”
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Impact of various MRI signal intensity changes on radiological parameters, the neurological status, and surgical outcomes in degenerative cervical myelopathy by Funaba, Masahiro, Imajo, Yasuaki, Suzuki, Hidenori, Nishida, Norihiro, Nagao, Yuji, Sakamoto, Takuya, Fujimoto, Kazuhiro, Sakai, Takashi

“…A retrospective study of prospectively collected date. The present study aimed to identify patient characteristics, radiological factors, the neurological…”
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Urinary Trypsin Inhibitor Reduces C–X–C Chemokine Production in Rat Liver Ischemia/Reperfusion by Yamaguchi, Yasuo, Ohshiro, Hajime, Nagao, Yuji, Odawara, Kiichiro, Okabe, Kazutoshi, Hidaka, Hideki, Ishihara, Kohjiroh, Uchino, Shinichiro, Furuhashi, Takashi, Yamada, Shinwa, Mori, Katsutaka, Ogawa, Michio

“…Background and aim. Protease inhibitors attenuate ischemia/reperfusion injury. However, the underlying mechanisms by which protease inhibitors prevent…”
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The radiological characteristics associated with the development of myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligaments at each responsible level based on spinal cord evoked potentials by Funaba, Masahiro, Imajo, Yasuaki, Suzuki, Hidenori, Nishida, Norihiro, Nagao, Yuji, Sakamoto, Takuya, Sakai, Takashi

“…•Evaluations of the factors for the onset of OPLL-related myelopathy at each level were performed.•The radiological factors for the development of myelopathy…”
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Relationship Between Cauda Equina Conduction Time and Type of Neurogenic Intermittent Claudication due to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis by Nagao, Yuji, Imajo, Yasuaki, Funaba, Masahiro, Suzuki, Hidenori, Nishida, Norihiro, Kanchiku, Tsukasa, Sakai, Takashi, Taguchi, Toshihiko

“…INTRODUCTION:This study investigated whether the prolongation of the cauda equina conduction time (CECT) was related to the type of neurogenic intermittent…”
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Human Neutrophil Elastase Degrades Inter-α-Trypsin Inhibitor to Liberate Urinary Trypsin Inhibitor Related Proteins by HIROSE, Jiro, OZAWA, Toshiko, MIURA, Toshihisa, ISAJI, Mitsuko, NAGAO, Yuji, YAMASHIRO, Kazuya, NII, Atsushi, KATO, Katsuaki, UEMURA, Akio

“…Urinary trypsin inhibitor (UTI) is a physiological protease inhibitor and inter-α-trypsin inhibitor (ITI) is regarded as a precursor of UTI. The purpose of…”
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Effects of sclerostin antibody on bone healing by Mihara, Atsushi, Yukata, Kiminori, Seki, Toshihiro, Iwanaga, Ryuta, Nishida, Norihiro, Fujii, Kenzo, Nagao, Yuji, Sakai, Takashi

“…Promoting bone healing after a fracture has been a frequent subject of research. Recently, sclerostin antibody (Scl-Ab) has been introduced as a new anabolic…”
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Characteristics of hetero-core optical fiber hydrogen sensor based on Au/WO3/Pt thin film by Nagao, Yuji, Yuhashi, Koji, Hosoki, Ai, Nishiyama, Michiko, Kubodera, Shoichi, Watanabe, Kazuhiro

“…In this paper, we propose a hetero-core optical fiber hydrogen sensor with multilayer gold (Au), tungsten trioxide (WO 3 ), and platinum (Pt) films formed by…”
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Human urinary trypsin inhibitor inhibits the activation of pro-matrix metalloproteinases and proteoglycans release in rabbit articular cartilage by Hashimoto, Koji, Nagao, Yuji, Kato, Katsuaki, Mori, Yo, Ito, Akira

“…Treatment of primary cultured chondrocytes from rabbit articular cartilage with interleukin-1 (IL-1)α and plasminogen induced the production of pro-matrix…”
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Impact of Anterior Spondylolisthesis and Kyphotic Alignment on Dynamic Changes in Spinal Cord Compression and Neurological Status in Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Radiological Analysis Involving Kinematic CT Myelography and Multi-Modal Spinal Cord Evoked Potentials by Sakamoto, Takuya, Funaba, Masahiro, Imajo, Yasuaki, Nagao, Yuji, Suzuki, Hidenori, Nishida, Norihiro, Fujimoto, Kazuhiro, Sakai, Takashi

“…STUDY DESIGN.A retrospective study of prospectively collected data. OBJECTIVE.This study aimed to examine how radiological parameters affect dynamic changes in…”
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Effects of ulinastatin on experimental ulcerative colitis in rats by Nagao, Y, Miyata, H, Mizuguchi, K, Ban, M, Kato, K

“…We examined the effect of ulinastatin in comparison with prednisolone (PSL) and salazosulfapyridine (SASP), well-known drugs for ulcerative colitis (UC), on…”
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Polymorphic Transitions of n-Pentacosane Samples Purified by Gel Permeation Chromatography by Takamizawa, Kanichiro, Nagao, Yuji, Urabe, Yoshiko

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Mechanism of the anti-osteoarthritic action of ulinastatin in comparison with those of indomethacin and triamcinolone by Ghoda, K, Kato, K, Nagao, Y, Oka, T

“…We investigated the effect of ulinastatin, a candidate anti-osteoarthritic drug, in comparison with indomethacin and triamcinolone, two well-known drugs for…”
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