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μ-Opioid Receptor Forms a Functional Heterodimer With Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor: Electrophysiological and FRET Assay Analysis by Hojo, Minoru, Sudo, Yuka, Ando, Yuko, Minami, Koichiro, Takada, Masafumi, Matsubara, Takehiro, Kanaide, Masato, Taniyama, Kohtaro, Sumikawa, Koji, Uezono, Yasuhito

“…Interactions between μ-opioid receptor (μOR) and cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CB1R) were examined by morphological and electrophysiological methods. In baby…”
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Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol is associated with a lower rate of postoperative delirium in comparison with sevoflurane anesthesia in elderly patients by Ishii, Koji, MD, Makita, Tetsuji, MD, Yamashita, Hikoma, MD, Matsunaga, Shoji, MD, Akiyama, Daiji, MD, Toba, Kouko, MD, Hara, Katsumi, MD, Sumikawa, Koji, MD, Hara, Tetsuya, MD

“…Abstract Study objective Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication of anesthesia. The incidence of POD in elderly patients ranges from 37% to 53%,…”
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Anesthetic management of peroral endoscopic myotomy for esophageal achalasia: a retrospective case series by Tanaka, Eriko, Murata, Hiroaki, Minami, Hitomi, Sumikawa, Koji

“…Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a newly developed, less invasive treatment for esophageal achalasia that requires general anesthesia under positive…”
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The Presence of Transverse Cervical and Dorsal Scapular Arteries at Three Ultrasound Probe Positions Commonly Used in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Blockade by Murata, Hiroaki, Sakai, Akiko, Hadzic, Admir, Sumikawa, Koji

“…Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular brachial plexus block carries a risk for puncture of vascular structures. In this study, we determined the frequency with…”
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Glutaredoxin Exerts an Antiapoptotic Effect by Regulating the Redox State of Akt by Murata, Hiroaki, Ihara, Yoshito, Nakamura, Hajime, Yodoi, Junji, Sumikawa, Koji, Kondo, Takahito

“…Glutaredoxin (GRX) is a small dithiol protein involved in various cellular functions, including the redox regulation of certain enzyme activities. GRX…”
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Phantom limb pain exacerbated by intravenous ketamine by Sakai, Tetsuya, Sumikawa, Koji

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Extent of sympathectomy affects postoperative compensatory sweating and satisfaction in patients with palmar hyperhidrosis by Aoki, Hiroshi, Sakai, Tetsuya, Murata, Hiroaki, Sumikawa, Koji

“…Purpose Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy (ETS) for the treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis is generally performed at one or two levels ranging between T2 and…”
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Differential effects of propofol and sevoflurane on QT interval during anesthetic induction by Oji, Makito, Terao, Yoshiaki, Toyoda, Tomomi, Kuriyama, Tomoyuki, Miura, Kosuke, Fukusaki, Makoto, Sumikawa, Koji

“…There have been conflicting reports on whether propofol prolongs, shortens, or does not change QT interval. The aim of this study was to determine the effect…”
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Required matters in the study enforcement and the publication by Morooka, Hiroaki, Sumikawa, Koji

“…We must confirm "instructions for authors" in a medical journal before we submit a manuscript to the journal. Human studies must conform to ethical standards,…”
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Isoflurane Protects Renal Function Against Ischemia and Reperfusion Through Inhibition of Protein Kinases, JNK and ERK by Hashiguchi, Hideo, Morooka, Hiroaki, Miyoshi, Hiroshi, Matsumoto, Masanori, Koji, Takehiko, Sumikawa, Koji

“…Isoflurane has a pharmacological preconditioning effect against ischemia in the heart and brain, but whether this also occurs in the kidney is unclear. In this…”
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Milrinone-induced postconditioning reduces hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats: the roles of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and nitric oxide by Toyoda, Tomomi, MD, Tosaka, Shinya, MD, Tosaka, Reiko, MD, Maekawa, Takuji, MD, Cho, Sungsam, MD, Eguchi, Susumu, PhD, MD, Nakashima, Masahiro, PhD, MD, Sumikawa, Koji, PhD, MD

“…Abstract Background Ischemic postconditioning (PostC) protects the liver against ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury. Milrinone, a phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor,…”
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High-dose fasudil preserves postconditioning against myocardial infarction under hyperglycemia in rats: role of mitochondrial KATP channels by Ichinomiya, Taiga, Cho, Sungsam, Higashijima, Ushio, Matsumoto, Shuhei, Maekawa, Takuji, Sumikawa, Koji

“…The current study was carried out to determine whether fasudil hydrochloride (fasudil), a Rho-kinase inhibitor, has myocardial postconditioning (PostC)…”
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Dealing with Dentist Anesthetists by SUMIKAWA, Koji

“…General anesthesia has been performed by not only physicians but also dentists ever since the first introduction of general anesthesia into medical history. At…”
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Preoperative evaluation, preparation and outcome prediction. II: preface and comments by Sumikawa, Koji

“…In this special issue, essential points in preoperative evaluation are presented on the basis of up-to-date information. Myasthenia gravis should be evaluated…”
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Preoperative evaluation, preparation and outcome prediction: preface and comments by Sumikawa, Koji

“…In the practice of anesthesia for the patients undergoing surgery, it is required for anesthesiologists to improve the quality of perioperative management,…”
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Hyperglycemia raises the threshold of levosimendan- but not milrinone-induced postconditioning in rat hearts by Matsumoto, Shuhei, Cho, Sungsam, Tosaka, Shinya, Higashijima, Ushio, Maekawa, Takuji, Hara, Tetsuya, Sumikawa, Koji

“…The authors examined whether milrinone and levosimendan could exert cardiac postconditioning effects in rats under normoglycemia and hyperglycemia, and whether…”
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Comparison between propofol and dexmedetomidine in postoperative sedation after extensive cervical spine surgery by Terao, Yoshiaki, Ichinomiya, Taiga, Higashijima, Ushio, Tanise, Tomomi, Miura, Kosuke, Fukusaki, Makoto, Sumikawa, Koji

“…Purpose Patients undergoing extensive cervical spine surgery (ECSS) occasionally require emergency reintubation due to postoperative airway complications. To…”
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An artery other than the carotid artery immediately posterior to the internal jugular vein detected by ultrasound by Murata, Hiroaki, Sumikawa, Koji

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Microalbuminuria is a prognostic predictor in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by TERAO, Yoshiaki, TAKADA, Masafumi, TANABE, Takahiro, ANDO, Yuko, FUKUSAKI, Makoto, SUMIKAWA, Koji

“…To determine the prevalence and the prognostic significance of microalbuminuria in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Prospective and…”
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The interaction of antiemetic dose of droperidol with propofol on QT interval during anesthetic induction by Toyoda, Tomomi, Terao, Yoshiaki, Oji, Makito, Okada, Mai, Fukusaki, Makoto, Sumikawa, Koji

“…Purpose We investigated the effect of low-dose droperidol on heart rate-corrected QT (QTc) interval and interaction with propofol. Methods Seventy-two patients…”
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