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Mobility Change and COVID-19 in Japan: Mobile Data Analysis of Locations of Infection by Nagata, Shohei, Nakaya, Tomoki, Adachi, Yu, Inamori, Toru, Nakamura, Kazuto, Arima, Dai, Nishiura, Hiroshi

“…Background: As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, the Japanese government declared a state of emergency on April 7, 2020 for seven prefectures, and on April 16,…”
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Epicardial FSTL1 reconstitution regenerates the adult mammalian heart by Wei, Ke, Serpooshan, Vahid, Hurtado, Cecilia, Diez-Cuñado, Marta, Zhao, Mingming, Maruyama, Sonomi, Zhu, Wenhong, Fajardo, Giovanni, Noseda, Michela, Nakamura, Kazuto, Tian, Xueying, Liu, Qiaozhen, Wang, Andrew, Matsuura, Yuka, Bushway, Paul, Cai, Wenqing, Savchenko, Alex, Mahmoudi, Morteza, Schneider, Michael D., van den Hoff, Maurice J. B., Butte, Manish J., Yang, Phillip C., Walsh, Kenneth, Zhou, Bin, Bernstein, Daniel, Mercola, Mark, Ruiz-Lozano, Pilar

“…The elucidation of factors that activate the regeneration of the adult mammalian heart is of major scientific and therapeutic importance. Here we found that…”
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Prognostic Value of Novel Natriuretic Peptide Index After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Horikoshi, Takeo, Nakamura, Takamitsu, Yamaguchi, Kazuyuki, Yoshizaki, Toru, Watanabe, Yosuke, Kuroki, Kenji, Uematsu, Manabu, Nakamura, Kazuto, Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi, Sato, Akira

“…Background: The predictive value of both atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is well known. This study evaluated the…”
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Questionnaire survey on cervical cancer screening and HPV awareness among patients at a local cancer center in Japan by Nakamura, Kazuto, Kigure, Keiko, Nishimura, Toshio, Yamashita, Soichi

“…The incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is increasing in Japan. Although human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cancer screening are crucial in…”
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Secreted Frizzled-related Protein 5 Diminishes Cardiac Inflammation and Protects the Heart from Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Nakamura, Kazuto, Sano, Soichi, Fuster, José J., Kikuchi, Ryosuke, Shimizu, Ippei, Ohshima, Kousei, Katanasaka, Yasufumi, Ouchi, Noriyuki, Walsh, Kenneth

“…Wnt signaling has diverse actions in cardiovascular development and disease processes. Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (Sfrp5) has been shown to function…”
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Hepatic overexpression of SIRT1 in mice attenuates endoplasmic reticulum stress and insulin resistance in the liver by Li, Yu, Xu, Shanqin, Giles, Amber, Nakamura, Kazuto, Lee, Jong Woo, Hou, Xiuyun, Donmez, Gizem, Li, Ji, Luo, Zhijun, Walsh, Kenneth, Guarente, Leonard, Zang, Mengwei

“…ABSTRACT Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been implicated in the pathophysiology of human type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Although SIRT1 has a therapeutic effect…”
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Persistent Dysfunction of Coronary Endothelial Vasomotor Responses is Related to Atheroma Plaque Progression in the Infarct-Related Coronary Artery of AMI Survivors by Horikoshi, Takeo, Obata, Jun-ei, Nakamura, Takamitsu, Fujioka, Daisuke, Watanabe, Yosuke, Nakamura, Kazuto, Watanabe, Kazuhiro, Saito, Yukio, Kugiyama, Kiyotaka

“…Aim: Although coronary endothelial vasomotor dysfunction predicts future coronary events, there are few human studies showing the relationship between…”
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An antiangiogenic isoform of VEGF-A contributes to impaired vascularization in peripheral artery disease by Kikuchi, Ryosuke, Nakamura, Kazuto, MacLauchlan, Susan, Ngo, Doan Thi-Minh, Shimizu, Ippei, Fuster, Jose Javier, Katanasaka, Yasufumi, Yoshida, Sumiko, Qiu, Yan, Yamaguchi, Terry P, Matsushita, Tadashi, Murohara, Toyoaki, Gokce, Noyan, Bates, David O, Hamburg, Naomi M, Walsh, Kenneth

“…Alternative splicing of the gene encoding VEGF-A under ischemic conditions generates an antiangiogenic isoform of the protein that impairs revascularization…”
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Improvement in Brachial Endothelial Vasomotor Function and Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity Reduces the Residual Risk for Cardiovascular Events after Optimal Medical Treatment in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Nakamura, Takamitsu, Uematsu, Manabu, Horikoshi, Takeo, Yoshizaki, Toru, Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi, Saito, Yukio, Watanabe, Yosuke, Nakamura, Kazuto, Obata, Jun-ei, Kugiyama, Kiyotaka

“…Aim: To examine whether improvement in flow-mediated endothelium-dependent dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity…”
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Adipokines: A link between obesity and cardiovascular disease by Nakamura, Kazuto, MD, PhD, Fuster, José J., PhD, Walsh, Kenneth, PhD

“…Abstract Obesity is a risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases including hypertension, atherosclerosis, and myocardial infarction. Recent studies aimed…”
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Follistatin‐like 1 promotes cardiac fibroblast activation and protects the heart from rupture by Maruyama, Sonomi, Nakamura, Kazuto, Papanicolaou, Kyriakos N, Sano, Soichi, Shimizu, Ippei, Asaumi, Yasuhide, van den Hoff, Maurice J, Ouchi, Noriyuki, Recchia, Fabio A, Walsh, Kenneth

“…Follistatin‐like 1 (Fstl1) is a secreted protein that is acutely induced in heart following myocardial infarction (MI). In this study, we investigated cell…”
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Persistent Impairment of Endothelial Vasomotor Function Has a Negative Impact on Outcome in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease by Kitta, Yoshinobu, MD, PhD, Obata, Jyun-ei, MD, PhD, Nakamura, Takamitsu, MD, Hirano, Mitsumasa, MD, Kodama, Yasushi, MD, Fujioka, Daisuke, MD, PhD, Saito, Yukio, MD, Kawabata, Ken-ichi, MD, PhD, Sano, Keita, MD, Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi, MD, Yano, Toshiaki, MD, Nakamura, Kazuto, MD, PhD, Kugiyama, Kiyotaka, MD, PhD

“…Objectives We assessed the hypothesis that changes in endothelial vasomotor function in response to optimized therapy for atherosclerotic coronary artery…”
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MicroRNA-376a regulates 78-kilodalton glucose-regulated protein expression in rat granulosa cells by Iwamune, Masayuki, Nakamura, Kazuto, Kitahara, Yoshikazu, Minegishi, Takashi

“…The 78-kilodalton glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) is a molecular chaperone that assists in protein assembly, folding, and translocation. Recently, our…”
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Cardiac myocyte follistatin-like 1 functions to attenuate hypertrophy following pressure overload by Shimano, Masayuki, Ouchi, Noriyuki, Nakamura, Kazuto, van Wijk, Bram, Ohashi, Koji, Asaumi, Yasuhide, Higuchi, Akiko, Pimentel, David R, Sam, Flora, Murohara, Toyoaki, van den Hoff, Maurice J. B, Walsh, Kenneth

“…Factors secreted by the heart, referred to as "cardiokines," have diverse actions in the maintenance of cardiac homeostasis and remodeling. Follistatin-like 1…”
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Nadir CA-125 serum levels during neoadjuvant chemotherapy and no residual tumor at interval debulking surgery predict prognosis in advanced stage ovarian cancer by Nakamura, Kazuto, Kitahara, Yoshikazu, Nishimura, Toshio, Yamashita, Soichi, Kigure, Keiko, Ito, Ikuro, Kanuma, Tatsuya

“…Recent phase III randomized trials have suggested that neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking surgery (NACT-IDS) is a treatment option for…”
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Adiponectin attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury through suppression of endothelial cell activation by Konter, Jason M, Parker, Jennifer L, Baez, Elizabeth, Li, Stephanie Z, Ranscht, Barbara, Denzel, Martin, Little, Frederic F, Nakamura, Kazuto, Ouchi, Noriyuki, Fine, Alan, Walsh, Kenneth, Summer, Ross S

“…Adiponectin (APN) is an adipose tissue-derived factor with anti-inflammatory and vascular protective properties whose levels paradoxically decrease with…”
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Utility of vaginal vault cytology in the local recurrence of cervical cancer by Nakamura, Kazuto, Yamashita, Soichi, Kigure, Keiko, Nishimura, Toshio, Ito, Ikuro, Azuma, Anri, Nakao, Kohshiro, Ando, Ken, Kanuma, Tatsuya

“…In Japan, 8000 women were newly diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2018. The healthcare insurance policy in Japan allows physicians to utilize vaginal volt…”
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Effects of adding a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist to 5 mg olanzapine, a 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 receptor antagonist, and dexamethasone for preventing carboplatin-induced nausea and vomiting: a propensity score-matched analysis by Yamamoto, Senri, Iihara, Hirotoshi, Uozumi, Ryuji, Kawazoe, Hitoshi, Tanaka, Kazuki, Fujita, Yukiyoshi, Abe, Masakazu, Imai, Hisao, Karayama, Masato, Hayasaki, Yoh, Hirose, Chiemi, Suda, Takafumi, Nakamura, Kazuto, Suzuki, Akio, Ohno, Yasushi, Morishige, Ken-Ichirou, Inui, Naoki

“…Olanzapine has been reported to be an effective antiemetic in patients receiving carboplatin-based chemotherapy. However, the efficacy of a neurokinin-1…”
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Effect of coronary artery spasm on long-term outcomes in survivors of acute myocardial infarction by Deyama, Juntaro, Nakamura, Takamitsu, Saito, Yukio, Obata, Jun-ei, Fujioka, Daisuke, Nakamura, Kazuto, Watanabe, Kazuhiro, Kugiyama, Kiyotaka

“…The prevalence of coronary artery spasm (CAS) inducible by intracoronary injection of acetylcholine (ACh) is high in survivors of acute myocardial infarction…”
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Pretransfer Aspirin Administration and Its Impact on Angiographic Outcomes for Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Yamada, Ryota, Horikoshi, Takeo, Nakamura, Takamitsu, Uematsu, Manabu, Yamaguchi, Kazuyuki, Kobayahi, Tsuyoshi, Ando, Ryota, Yoshizaki, Toru, Watanabe, Yosuke, Kuroki, Kenji, Nakamura, Kazuto, Sato, Akira

“…Although guidelines recommend early aspirin administration after diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the decision of pretransfer aspirin…”
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