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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the intensive care unit prevents muscle atrophy in critically ill older patients: A retrospective cohort study by Nonoyama, Tadayoshi, Shigemi, Hiroko, Kubota, Masafumi, Matsumine, Akihiko, Shigemi, Kenji, Ishizuka, Tamotsu

“…Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) develop muscle atrophy and decreased physical function. Though neuromuscular electrical stimulation…”
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A Pilot Estimation of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling Using a Vascular Screening Device (VaSera®) by Kayembe, David Kanyinda, Hosokawa, Koji, Obata, Yurie, Isada, Tetsuro, Shigemi, Hiroko, Shigemi, Kenji

“…Background: Non-invasive cardiovascular assessment has become an alternative to invasive techniques. VaSera®, a vascular screening device, measures arterial…”
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Caspofungin suppresses zymosan-induced cytokine and chemokine release in THP-1 cells: possible involvement of the spleen tyrosine kinase pathway by Itoh, Kazuhiro, Shigemi, Hiroko, Chihara, Kazuyasu, Sada, Kiyonao, Yamauchi, Takahiro, Iwasaki, Hiromichi

“…Systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis are considered to contribute to hypercytokinemia in both patients with severe infection and…”
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Venetoclax and alvocidib are both cytotoxic to acute myeloid leukemia cells resistant to cytarabine and clofarabine by Nishi, Rie, Shigemi, Hiroko, Negoro, Eiju, Okura, Miyuki, Hosono, Naoko, Yamauchi, Takahiro

“…Cytarabine (ara-C) is the major drug for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but cellular resistance to ara-C is a major obstacle to therapeutic…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Caspofungin Treatment in Febrile Neutropenic Patients with Hematological Disorders: A Multicenter Consecutive Case Series by Itoh, Kazuhiro, Shigemi, Hiroko, Kinoshita, Keiichi, Tsukasaki, Hikaru, Imamura, Shin, Morinaga, Koji, Yoshio, Nobuyuki, Nakayama, Takashi, Inoue, Hitoshi, Ueda, Takanori, Yamauchi, Takahiro, Iwasaki, Hiromichi

“…Introduction Invasive fungal infections have been attracting attention as significant fatal complications in patients with febrile neutropenia (FN) who undergo…”
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Successful management of a Bacillus cereus catheter-related bloodstream infection outbreak in the pediatric ward of our facility by Yamada, Kenta, Shigemi, Hiroko, Suzuki, Koji, Yasutomi, Motoko, Iwasaki, Hiromichi, Ohshima, Yusei

“…Bacillus cereus can spread easily in various environments and can contaminate medical environments, such as ventilator equipment, intravascular catheters, and…”
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Successful Treatment of Breakthrough Trichosporon asahii Fungemia by the Combination Therapy of Fluconazole and Liposomal Amphotericin B in a Patient with Follicular Lymphoma by Itoh, Kazuhiro, Iwasaki, Hiromichi, Negoro, Eiju, Shigemi, Hiroko, Tokimatsu, Issei, Tsutani, Hiroshi, Yamauchi, Takahiro

“…Invasive trichosporonosis is a rare and lethal fungal infection that occurs in immunocompromised patients. Breakthrough trichosporonosis can occur in patients…”
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MALDI-TOFMS-oriented early definitive therapy improves the optimal use of antibiotics for Enterococcus spp. bloodstream infection by Shimamoto, Yuki, Araie, Hiroaki, Itoh, Kazuhiro, Shigemi, Hiroko, Yamauchi, Takahiro, Iwasaki, Hiromichi

“…Enterococci is one of a major cause of bloodstream infection (BSI). Because of its intrinsic drug-resistant nature, empiric antibiotic treatment tends to be…”
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Aurora B inhibitor barasertib and cytarabine exert a greater‐than‐additive cytotoxicity in acute myeloid leukemia cells by Yamauchi, Takahiro, Uzui, Kanako, Shigemi, Hiroko, Negoro, Eiju, Yoshida, Akira, Ueda, Takanori

“…Barasertib, an aurora B inhibitor, terminates cell division, introduces polyploidy, and consequently causes apoptosis. In the present study, we evaluated the…”
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Effective Mechanical Insufflation-Exsufflation in a Patient With Difficulty in Sputum Discharge and Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness: A Case Report by Nonoyama, Tadayoshi, Shigemi, Hiroko, Yasutake, Chiaki, Matsumine, Akihiko, Ishizuka, Tamotsu

“…Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW), a common complication in critically ill patients, may result in diaphragmatic dysfunction, which delays weaning…”
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Novel leukemic cell lines resistant to clofarabine by mechanisms of decreased active metabolite and increased antiapoptosis by Shigemi, Hiroko, Yamauchi, Takahiro, Tanaka, Yukie, Ueda, Takanori

“…Clofarabine (CAFdA) is incorporated into leukemic cells by human equilibrative nucleoside transporters (hENT) 1 and 2 and human concentrative nucleoside…”
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Extracellular acidification-induced CXCL8 production through a proton-sensing receptor OGR1 in human airway smooth muscle cells: a response inhibited by dexamethasone by Kadowaki, Maiko, Yamada, Hidenori, Sato, Koichi, Shigemi, Hiroko, Umeda, Yukihiro, Morikawa, Miwa, Waseda, Yuko, Anzai, Masaki, Kamide, Yosuke, Aoki-Saito, Haruka, Hisada, Takeshi, Okajima, Fumikazu, Ishizuka, Tamotsu

“…Human airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) contribute to bronchial contraction and airway hyperresponsiveness in patients with bronchial asthma. They also…”
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Age‐related changes in BDNF protein levels in human serum: differences between autism cases and normal controls by Katoh‐Semba, Ritsuko, Wakako, Rie, Komori, Taku, Shigemi, Hiroko, Miyazaki, Noriko, Ito, Hironori, Kumagai, Toshiyuki, Tsuzuki, Masako, Shigemi, Kenji, Yoshida, Futoshi, Nakayama, Atsuo

“…Accumulating evidence suggests the possible association between the concentrations of serum brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and psychiatric disease…”
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Predictive value of integrated 18F-FDG PET/MRI in the early response to nivolumab in patients with previously treated non-small cell lung cancer by Umeda, Yukihiro, Morikawa, Miwa, Anzai, Masaki, Ameshima, Shingo, Kadowaki, Maiko, Waseda, Yuko, Shigemi, Hiroko, Tsujikawa, Tetsuya, Kiyono, Yasushi, Okazawa, Hidehiko, Ishizuka, Tamotsu

“…BackgroundThe early response to treatment with immune-checkpoint inhibitors is difficult to evaluate. We determined whether changes in integrated…”
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Fulminant Candidemia Diagnosed by Prompt Detection of Pseudohyphae in a Peripheral Blood Smear by Ikegaya, Satoshi, MD, PhD, Tai, Katsunori, MD, Shigemi, Hiroko, MD, Iwasaki, Hiromichi, MD, PhD, Ueda, Takanori, MD, PhD, Okada, Toshiharu

“…Abstract A 77-year-old man treated with prednisolone for pemphigus developed severe sepsis by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus…”
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In reply to the Letter to Editor regarding “Evaluation of tetracycline and fluoroquinolone therapy against Japanese spotted fever: Analysis based on individual data from case reports and case series” by Itoh, Kazuhiro, Kabata, Daijiro, Shigemi, Hiroko, Hirota, Tomoya, Sakamaki, Ippei, Tsutani, Hiroshi, Mitsuke, Yasuhiko, Iwasaki, Hiromichi

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Evaluation of tetracycline and fluoroquinolone therapy against Japanese spotted fever: Analysis based on individual data from case reports and case series by Itoh, Kazuhiro, Kabata, Daijiro, Shigemi, Hiroko, Hirota, Tomoya, Sakamaki, Ippei, Tsutani, Hiroshi, Mitsuke, Yasuhiko, Iwasaki, Hiromichi

“…Although approximately 40 years have passed since Japanese spotted fever (JSF) was first reported in Japan, its treatment has not yet been standardised. As in…”
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Spiral-shaped bacteremia: Difference in the duration of blood cultures between Helicobacter spp. and Campylobacter spp. using the BACTEC system by Itoh, Kazuhiro, Iwasaki, Hiromichi, Shigemi, Hiroko, Tsutani, Hiroshi, Yamauchi, Takahiro

“…Although spiral bacteria are uncommon, they cause bacteremia. We evaluated their characteristics, in particular, the time from the start of blood culture to…”
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Minocycline Induces Autophagy and Inhibits Cell Proliferation in LPS-Stimulated THP-1 Cells by Iwasaki, Hiromichi, Tang, Jixian, Qin, E., Cao, Miaoyin, Shigemi, Hiroko, Sun, Jian, Shen, Juxin

“…Excessive activation and proliferation of inflammatory cell and uncontrolled release of cytokines and chemokines, also known as cytokine storm, is considered…”
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A pilot estimation of ventricular-arterial coupling using a vascular screening device (VaSera®) by Kayembe, David Kanyinda, Hosokawa, Koji, Obata, Yurie, Isada, Tetsuro, Shigemi, Hiroko, Shigemi, Kenji

“…Background: Non-invasive cardiovascular assessment has become an alternative to invasive techniques. VaSera®, a vascular screening device, measures arterial…”
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