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Immunosuppressive functions of hepatic myeloid‐derived suppressor cells of normal mice and in a murine model of chronic hepatitis B virus by Chen, S., Akbar, S. M. F., Abe, M., Hiasa, Y., Onji, M.

“…Summary The immunosuppressive state of tumour‐bearing hosts is attributable, at least in part, to myeloid‐derived suppressor cells (MDSC). However, the role of…”
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Depressive symptoms and prevalence of erectile dysfunction in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Dogo Study by Furukawa, S, Sakai, T, Niiya, T, Miyaoka, H, Miyake, T, Yamamoto, S, Maruyama, K, Ueda, T, Senba, H, Torisu, M, Minami, H, Onji, M, Tanigawa, T, Matsuura, B, Hiasa, Y, Miyake, Y

“…In several studies of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, a positive association between depressive symptoms and erectile dysfunction (ED) has been…”
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and prevalence of erectile dysfunction in Japanese patients aged <65 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus: The Dogo Study by Furukawa, S, Sakai, T, Niiya, T, Miyaoka, H, Miyake, T, Yamamoto, S, Maruyama, K, Ueda, T, Senba, H, Todo, Y, Torisu, M, Minami, H, Onji, M, Tanigawa, T, Matsuura, B, Hiasa, Y, Miyake, Y

“…Only limited epidemiological evidence exists regarding the relationship between diabetic neuropathy and erectile dysfunction (ED) among Japanese patients with…”
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Safety and immunogenicity of hepatitis B surface antigen-pulsed dendritic cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B by Akbar, S. M. F., Furukawa, S., Horiike, N., Abe, M., Hiasa, Y., Onji, M.

“…The immune modulator capacity of antigen‐pulsed dendritic cells (DC) has been documented in patients with cancers and in animal models of chronic viral…”
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760 A PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL WITH A NASAL VACCINE CONTAINING BOTH HBsAg AND HBcAg IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B by Mahtab, M.A, Akbar, F, Uddin, H, Rahman, S, Rubido, J.C.A, Nieto, G.E.G, Onji, M, Mishiro, S

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625 PREDICTION OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL VARICES USING SPLENIC ELASTICITY FOR PORTAL HYPERTENSION (SEP) SCORE by Hirooka, M, Ochi, H, Koizumi, Y, Abe, M, Ikeda, Y, Matsuura, B, Hiasa, Y, Onji, M

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Impaired dendritic cell functions because of depletion of natural killer cells disrupt antigen-specific immune responses in mice: restoration of adaptive immunity in natural killer-depleted mice by antigen-pulsed dendritic cell by Yoshida, O, Akbar, F, Miyake, T, Abe, M, Matsuura, B, Hiasa, Y, Onji, M

“…The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the role of natural killer (NK) cells on antigen-specific adaptive immune responses. After analysing the…”
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Microwave coagulation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma by Sato, M, Watanabe, Y, Ueda, S, Iseki, S, Abe, Y, Sato, N, Kimura, S, Okubo, K, Onji, M

“…BACKGROUND & AIMS: Surgical resection is not always feasible in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Microwave coagulation therapy has been used as an…”
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Mechanism of restoration of immune responses of patients with chronic hepatitis B during lamivudine therapy: increased antigen processing and presentation by dendritic cells by Akbar, S. M. F., Horiike, N., Chen, S., Michitaka, K., Abe, M., Hiasa, Y., Matsuura, B., Onji, M.

“…Restoration of host immunity has been reported in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) after treatment with lamivudine; however, the underlying mechanisms…”
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Decreased interferon‐α production and impaired T helper 1 polarization by dendritic cells from patients with chronic hepatitis C by MURAKAMI, H., AKBAR, S. M. F., MATSUI, H., HORIIKE, N., ONJI, M.

“…SUMMARY Patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) are unable to prime and maintain vigorous T cell responses that are initiated during the acute phase of…”
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor activates antigen‐presenting dendritic cells and induces inflammatory cytokines in ulcerative colitis by MURAKAMI, H., AKBAR, S. M. F., MATSUI, H., HORIIKE, N., ONJI, M.

“…SUMMARY The level of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and the functions of dendritic cells (DC) are up‐regulated in the peripheral blood, and the…”
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Impaired functional capacities of liver dendritic cells from murine hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers: relevance to low HBV‐specific immune responses by Hasebe, A., Akbar, S. M. F., Furukawa, S., Horiike, N., Onji, M.

“…Summary The chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier exhibits ongoing replication of HBV and expresses abundant amounts of HBV‐related antigens in the liver…”
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection is Associated with the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Saito, I., Miyamura, T., Ohbayashi, A., Harada, H., Katayama, T., Kikuchi, S., Watanabe, Y., Koi, S., Onji, M., Ohta, Y., Q.-L. Choo, Houghton, M., Kuo, G.

“…A possible causative role for the recently discovered hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was investigated by assay of…”
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An unusual case of subclinical diffuse glucagonoma coexisting with two nodules in the pancreas: Characteristic features on computed tomography by Azemoto, N, Kumagi, T, Yokota, T, Kuroda, T, Koizumi, M, Yamanishi, H, Soga, Y, Furukawa, S, Abe, M, Ikeda, Y, Hiasa, Y, Matsuura, B, Watanabe, J, Kushihata, F, Onji, M

“…Summary A lesion was discovered in the tail of the pancreas by ultrasonography performed during a health checkup for a 59-year-old Japanese man. Abdominal…”
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in the sera and at the colonic mucosa in patients with ulcerative colitis: clinical implications and pathogenic significance by Murakami, H., Akbar, SK. MD. Fazle, Matsui, H., Onji, M.

“…Background Inflammatory cytokines produced by activated macrophages are implicated in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC). With the theory that…”
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Transfer of dendritic cells (DC) ex vivo stimulated with interferon‐gamma (IFN‐γ) down‐modulates autoimmune diabetes in non‐obese diabetic (NOD) mice by SHINOMIYA, M, FAZLE AKBAR, S. M, SHINOMIYA, H, ONJI, M

“…The NOD mouse has been used to explore the many features of insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) that is caused by the destruction of insulin‐producing β…”
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Increased levels of serum interleukin-18 in Graves' disease by Miyauchi, S, Matsuura, B, Onji, M

“…We have previously reported that serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) and IL-12 levels were significantly increased in hyperthyroid Graves' disease…”
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Isolation and functional analysis of circulating dendritic cells from hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA‐positive and HCV RNA‐negative patients with chronic hepatitis C: role of antiviral therapy by TSUBOUCHI, E., AKBAR, S. M. F., MURAKAMI, H., HORIIKE, N., ONJI, M.

“…SUMMARY Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA has been localized in antigen‐presenting dendritic cells (DCs) from patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). DCs from…”
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1109 POSITIVE ANTI-GP210 ANTIBODIES IS A STRONG RISK FACTOR FOR BILE DUCT LOSS AND HEPATITIS WHICH INDUCE JAUNDICE-TYPE PROGRESSION OF PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS IN JAPANESE PATIENTS by Nakamura, M, Ito, M, Yamamoto, K, Zeniya, M, Ohira, H, Hashimoto, E, Kaneko, S, Ueno, Y, Kikuchi, K, Onji, M, Shimoda, S, Komori, A, Takikawa, H, Onishi, S, Tsubouchi, H, Ishibashi, H, Nakanuma, Y

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A novel and effective approach of developing aggressive experimental autoimmune gastritis in neonatal thymectomized BALB/c mouse by polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid by KOBAYASHI, Y., MURAKAMI, H., AKBAR, S. M. F., MATSUI, H., ONJI, M.

“…SUMMARY Neonatal thymectomy induces autoimmune gastritis (AIG) in 40–70% of BALB/c mice. We presumed that induction of autoimmunity by…”
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