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Promoting notification and linkage of HBs antigen and anti-HCV antibody-positive patients through hospital alert system by Yoshioka, Naoki, Okumura, Akihiko, Yamamoto, Yukie, Yamaguchi, Katsura, Kaga, Atsuro, Yamada, Kentaro, Hirosaki, Takuya, Ishikawa, Daisuke, Kunii, Shin, Watanabe, Kazumasa, Utsunomiya, Setsuo, Hayashi, Kazuhiko, Ishigami, Masatoshi, Goto, Hidemi, Hirooka, Yoshiki

“…In Japan, approximately 0.9% and 1% of the whole population are infected with HBV and HCV, respectively. Doctors from departments other than gastroenterology…”
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Reduction of liver stiffness by interferon treatment in the patients with chronic hepatitis C by Arima, Yuko, Kawabe, Naoto, Hashimoto, Senju, Harata, Masao, Nitta, Yoshifumi, Murao, Michihito, Nakano, Takuji, Shimazaki, Hiroaki, Kobayashi, Kyoko, Ichino, Naohiro, Osakabe, Keisuke, Nishikawa, Toru, Okumura, Akihiko, Ishikawa, Tetsuya, Yoshioka, Kentaro

“…Aim:  To assess the regression of liver fibrosis after interferon (IFN) treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C, liver stiffness (LS) was measured…”
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Virological characteristics of hepatitis B genotype G/A2 recombination virus in Japan by Tsuzuki, Yuji, Watanabe, Tsunamasa, Iio, Etsuko, Fujisaki, Seiichiro, Ibe, Shiro, Kani, Satomi, Hamada-Tsutsumi, Susumu, Yokomaku, Yoshiyuki, Iwatani, Yasumasa, Sugiura, Wataru, Okuse, Chiaki, Okumura, Akihiko, Sato, Yoshihisa, Tanaka, Yasuhito

“…Aim We identified four cases of infection with hepatitis B virus genotype G and A2 recombinant (HBV/G/A2) strains, which were initially overlooked by enzyme…”
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Alanine Aminotransferase as the First Test Parameter for Wilson's Disease by Hayashi, Hisao, Watanabe, Kazumasa, Inui, Ayano, Kato, Ayako, Tatsumi, Yasuaki, Okumura, Akihiko, Fujisawa, Tomoo, Kato, Koichi

“…The liver is the first organ affected by toxic copper in the classical and severe hepatic forms of Wilson's disease (WD). Because their associated chronic…”
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Expression of Toll-like receptors in chronic hepatitis C virus infection by Sato, Ken, Ishikawa, Tetsuya, Okumura, Akihiko, Yamauchi, Taeko, Sato, Sayaka, Ayada, Minoru, Matsumoto, Eiji, Hotta, Naoki, Oohashi, Tomohiko, Fukuzawa, Yoshitaka, Kakumu, Shinichi

“…Background:  Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) are involved in innate immunity. Certain viruses interact with TLRs and mediate antiviral effects as well as immune…”
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Liver stiffness in extrahepatic cholestasis correlates positively with bilirubin and negatively with alanine aminotransferase by Harata, Masao, Hashimoto, Senju, Kawabe, Naoto, Nitta, Yoshifumi, Murao, Michihito, Nakano, Takuji, Arima, Yuko, Shimazaki, Hiroaki, Ishikawa, Tetsuya, Okumura, Akihiko, Ichino, Naohiro, Osakabe, Keisuke, Nishikawa, Toru, Yoshioka, Kentaro

“…Aim:  Transient elastography is a non‐invasive tool to measure liver stiffness (LS), which has been reported to correlate with stage of liver fibrosis…”
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Use of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score to predict 1-year survival of Japanese patients with cirrhosis and to determine who will benefit from living donor liver transplantation by Ishigami, Masatoshi, Honda, Takashi, Okumura, Akihiko, Ishikawa, Tetsuya, Kobayashi, Makoto, Katano, Yoshiaki, Fujimoto, Yasuhiro, Kiuchi, Tetsuya, Goto, Hidemi

“…Background Consideration of the prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis is important when determining the appropriate timing of liver transplantation…”
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Deficiency of forkhead box P3 and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 gene expressions and impaired suppressor function of CD4+CD25+ T cells in patients with autoimmune hepatitis by Okumura, Akihiko, Ishikawa, Tetsuya, Sato, Sayaka, Yamauchi, Taeko, Oshima, Hisae, Ohashi, Tomohiko, Sato, Ken, Ayada, Minoru, Hotta, Naoki, Kakumu, Shinichi

“…Aim:  Recently, forkhead box P3 (Foxp3), cytotoxic T‐lymphocyte‐associated antigen‐4 (CTLA‐4), glucocorticoid‐induced tumor necrosis factor receptor…”
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Evaluation of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) immunoglobulin A in a serological screening for HEV infection by Elkady, Abeer, Tanaka, Yasuhito, Kurbanov, Fuat, Hirashima, Noboru, Sugiyama, Masaya, Khan, Anis, Kato, Hideaki, Okumura, Akihiko, Mizokami, Masashi

“…Several formulations of serological diagnostic kits were developed recently in Japan for detecting hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. The present study was…”
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Inflammatory cytokines modulate chemokine production patterns of HepG2 cells toward initially inclined direction by Ohashi, Tomohiko, Tanabe, Junichi, Ishikawa, Tetsuya, Okumura, Akihiko, Sato, Ken, Ayada, Minoru, Hotta, Naoki, Kuzuya, Teiji, Ito, Hiroyasu, Nakao, Haruhisa, Yoneda, Masashi, Kakumu, Shinichi

“…Aim:  Human hepatocytes are known to express an array of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. In this study, we examined the potential roles of hepatocytes…”
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In-Line Ozonation for Sensitive Air-Monitoring of a Mustard-Gas Simulant by Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry by Okumura, Akihiko

“…A highly sensitive method for real-time air-monitoring of mustard gas (bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide, HD), which is a lethal blister agent, is proposed…”
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Usefulness of live 3D echocardiography during radiofrequency ablation in a case of hepatocellular carcinoma by Hotta, Naoki, Ayada, Minoru, Okumura, Akihiko, Ishikawa, Tetsuya, Kakumu, Shinichi

“…Abstract We report a case of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, which was successfully treated with percutaneous…”
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Simple Miniaturized Amperometric Flow Cell for Monitoring Residual Chlorine in Tap Water by OKUMURA, Akihiko, HIRABAYASHI, Atsumu, SASAKI, Yasuhiko, MIYAKE, Ryo

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Therapeutic effect of photodynamic therapy using PAD-S31 and diode laser on human liver cancer cells by Date, Masataka, Fukuchi, Kazuhide, Namiki, Yoshihisa, Okumura, Akihiko, Morita, Shosuke, Takahashi, Hiroshi, Ohura, Kiyoshi

“…:  Background/aims: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective local cancer treatment which a photosensitizer is administered and the tumor is irradiated with…”
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Different sensitivity to chemotherapy between adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma in a case of synchronous multicentric gastric cancer by Watanabe, Kazumasa, Achiwa, Koichi, Muto, Hisanori, Arakawa, Naoyuki, Aoki, Kota, Kubota, Minoru, Ishikawa, Daisuke, Kunii, Shin, Goto, Keisuke, Okumura, Akihiko

“…A 60-year-old man presented with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We diagnosed double gastric cancer (adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma) based on an…”
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Relationship between the dynamics of cytokines and the phenotypes of the disease in chronic HCV infection by Okumura, Akihiko, Kakumu, Shinichi

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma 11 and a Half Years after the Resolution of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Successfully Treated with Interferon by Hotta, Naoki, Ayada, Minoru, Okumura, Akihiko, Ishikawa, Tetsuya, Sato, Ken, Oohashi, Tomohiko, Hijikata, Yasutaka, Kakumu, Shinichi

“…A 41-year-old Japanese man had received successful interferon (IFN) therapy against chronic hepatitis C in 1994. Since then, serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA…”
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Mutation at codon 130 in hepatitis B virus (HBV) core region increases markedly during acute exacerbation of hepatitis in chronic HBV carriers by Okumura, A, Ishikawa, T, Yoshioka, K, Yuasa, R, Fukuzawa, Y, Kakumu, S

“…Mutations within T-cell or B-cell epitopes are suggested to have some influence on the clinical course of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. To…”
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A case of liver metastases with hyperbilirubinemia that was safely treated with chemotherapy (FOLFOX plus Cetuximab) by Utsunomiya, Setsuo, Okumura, Akihiko, Watanabe, Kazumasa, Kunii, Shin, Ishikawa, Daisuke, Hirosaki, Takuya, Yamada, Kentarou, Kaga, Atsurou

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Acute pancreatitis associated with the administration of ceftriaxone in an adult patient by Sasaki, Yumihiko, Aoki, Sachiko, Aoki, Kota, Achiwa, Koichi, Yama, Tsuyoki, Kubota, Minoru, Ishikawa, Daisuke, Mizutani, Tetsuya, Kunii, Shin, Watanabe, Kazumasa, Okumura, Akihiko

“…We report a case of a 35-year-old patient with acute pancreatitis after administration of ceftriaxone. She was given ceftriaxone (2g/day) for 9 days because of…”
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