Search Results - "Terai, Masaru"

A genome-wide association study identifies three new risk loci for Kawasaki disease by Onouchi, Yoshihiro, Ozaki, Kouichi, Burns, Jane C, Shimizu, Chisato, Terai, Masaru, Hamada, Hiromichi, Honda, Takafumi, Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Suenaga, Tomohiro, Takeuchi, Takashi, Yoshikawa, Norishige, Suzuki, Yoichi, Yasukawa, Kumi, Ebata, Ryota, Higashi, Kouji, Saji, Tsutomu, Kemmotsu, Yasushi, Takatsuki, Shinichi, Ouchi, Kazunobu, Kishi, Fumio, Yoshikawa, Tetsushi, Nagai, Toshiro, Hamamoto, Kunihiro, Sato, Yoshitake, Honda, Akihito, Kobayashi, Hironobu, Sato, Junichi, Shibuta, Shoichi, Miyawaki, Masakazu, Oishi, Ko, Yamaga, Hironobu, Aoyagi, Noriyuki, Iwahashi, Seiji, Miyashita, Ritsuko, Murata, Yuji, Sasago, Kumiko, Takahashi, Atsushi, Kamatani, Naoyuki, Kubo, Michiaki, Tsunoda, Tatsuhiko, Hata, Akira, Nakamura, Yusuke, Tanaka, Toshihiro

“…Yoshihiro Onouchi and colleagues report the results of a genome-wide association study of Kawasaki disease. They identify three new risk loci, all mapping near…”
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Guidelines for medical treatment of acute Kawasaki disease: Report of the Research Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (2012 revised version)

“…In July 2003, the Scientific Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery published its Treatment Guidelines for Acute…”
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Cyclosporin A Treatment for Kawasaki Disease Refractory to Initial and Additional Intravenous Immunoglobulin by Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Terai, Masaru, Hamada, Hiromichi, Honda, Takafumi, Suenaga, Tomohiro, Takeuchi, Takashi, Yoshikawa, Norishige, Shibuta, Shoichi, Miyawaki, Masakazu, Oishi, Ko, Yamaga, Hironobu, Aoyagi, Noriyuki, Iwahashi, Seiji, Miyashita, Ritsuko, Onouchi, Yoshihiro, Sasago, Kumiko, Suzuki, Yoichi, Hata, Akira

“…BACKGROUND:There are still no definite treatments for refractory Kawasaki disease (KD). In this pilot study, we evaluated the use of cyclosporin A (CyA)…”
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Common variants in CASP3 confer susceptibility to Kawasaki disease by Onouchi, Yoshihiro, Ozaki, Kouichi, Buns, Jane C., Shimizu, Chisato, Hamada, Hiromichi, Honda, Takafumi, Terai, Masaru, Honda, Akihito, Takeuchi, Takashi, Shibuta, Shoichi, Suenaga, Tomohiro, Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Higashi, Kouji, Yasukawa, Kumi, Suzuki, Yoichi, Sasago, Kumiko, Kemmotsu, Yasushi, Takatsuki, Shinichi, Saji, Tsutomu, Yoshikawa, Tetsushi, Nagai, Toshiro, Hamamoto, Kunihiro, Kishi, Fumio, Ouchi, Kazunobu, Sato, Yoshitake, Newburger, Jane W., Baker, Annette L., Shulman, Stanford T., Rowley, Anne H., Yashiro, Mayumi, Nakamura, Yoshikazu, Wakui, Keiko, Fukushima, Yoshimitsu, Fujino, Akihiro, Tsunoda, Tatsuhiko, Kawasaki, Tomisaku, Hata, Akira, Nakamura, Yusuke, Tanaka, Toshihiro

“…Kawasaki disease (KD; OMIM 611775) is an acute vasculitis syndrome which predominantly affects small- and medium-sized arteries of infants and children…”
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Variations in ORAI1 Gene Associated with Kawasaki Disease by Onouchi, Yoshihiro, Fukazawa, Ryuji, Yamamura, Kenichiro, Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Kakimoto, Nobuyuki, Suenaga, Tomohiro, Takeuchi, Takashi, Hamada, Hiromichi, Honda, Takafumi, Yasukawa, Kumi, Terai, Masaru, Ebata, Ryota, Higashi, Kouji, Saji, Tsutomu, Kemmotsu, Yasushi, Takatsuki, Shinichi, Ouchi, Kazunobu, Kishi, Fumio, Yoshikawa, Tetsushi, Nagai, Toshiro, Hamamoto, Kunihiro, Sato, Yoshitake, Honda, Akihito, Kobayashi, Hironobu, Sato, Junichi, Shibuta, Shoichi, Miyawaki, Masakazu, Oishi, Ko, Yamaga, Hironobu, Aoyagi, Noriyuki, Yoshiyama, Megumi, Miyashita, Ritsuko, Murata, Yuji, Fujino, Akihiro, Ozaki, Kouichi, Kawasaki, Tomisaku, Abe, Jun, Seki, Mitsuru, Kobayashi, Tohru, Arakawa, Hirokazu, Ogawa, Shunichi, Hara, Toshiro, Hata, Akira, Tanaka, Toshihiro

“…Kawasaki disease (KD; MIM#61175) is a systemic vasculitis syndrome with unknown etiology which predominantly affects infants and children. Recent findings of…”
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Characteristic systemic cytokine responses in children with human bocavirus-positive lower respiratory tract infection by Hirose, Yosuke, Hamada, Hiromichi, Wakui, Taku, Ogawa, Tomoko, Terai, Masaru

“…ABSTRACT To investigate systemic cytokine responses in human bocavirus (HBoV)‐associated lower respiratory tract infection, serum cytokine profiles were…”
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Inflammatory cytokine profiles during Cyclosporin treatment for immunoglobulin-resistant Kawasaki disease by Hamada, Hiromichi, Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Abe, Jun, Suzuki, Yoichi, Suenaga, Tomohiro, Takeuchi, Takashi, Yoshikawa, Norishige, Shibuta, Shoichi, Miyawaki, Masakazu, Oishi, Ko, Yamaga, Hironobu, Aoyagi, Noriyuki, Iwahashi, Seiji, Miyashita, Ritsuko, Honda, Takafumi, Onouchi, Yoshihiro, Terai, Masaru, Hata, Akira

“…► Cyclosporin reduces persisting serum inflammatory cytokines in most of IVIG-resistant KD. ► Soluble IL-2R, IL-6, sTNFRII, and G-CSF levels in sera reflect…”
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Prevalence of coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease is highly dependent on gamma globulin dose but independent of salicylate dose by Terai, Masaru, Shulman, Stanford T.

“…The efficacy of intravenous gamma globulin (IVGG) for treatment of Kawasaki disease (KD) is clearly established. In a metaanalysis, we reviewed U.S. and…”
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WU polyomavirus detected in respiratory tract specimens from young children in Japan by Okada, Mineyuki, Hamada, Hiromichi, Sato-Maru, Hiromi, Shirato, Yuri, Honda, Takafumi, Muto, Ayako, Hayashi, Kitami, Terai, Masaru

“…Polyomaviruses (PyV) WU and KI are reportedly associated with respiratory tract disease (RTD) worldwide but their incidence is unclear in Japan. In a 2 year…”
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Distinctive clinical features of human bocavirus in children younger than 2 years by Moriyama, Yoko, Hamada, Hiromichi, Okada, Mineyuki, Tsuchiya, Nozomi, Maru, Hiromi, Shirato, Yuri, Maeda, Yasuhiro, Hirose, Yosuke, Yoshida, Masaki, Omura, Yoh, Honda, Takafumi, Muto, Ayako, Hayashi, Kitami, Terai, Masaru

“…Background and objective Clinical characteristics of human bocavirus (HBoV) infection have been studied worldwide, but their importance of those…”
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Elevated granulocyte colony-stimulating factor levels predict treatment failure in patients with Kawasaki disease by Abe, Jun, MD PhD, Ebata, Ryota, MD, Jibiki, Toshiaki, MD, Yasukawa, Kumi, MD, PhD, Saito, Hirohisa, MD, PhD, Terai, Masaru, MD, PhD

“…Background Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute vasculitis in young children, frequently associated with coronary artery aneurysms. The intravenous infusion of…”
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Prognostic impact of vascular leakage in acute Kawasaki disease by TERAI, Masaru, HONDA, Takafumi, YASUKAWA, Kumi, HIGASHI, Kouji, HAMADA, Hiromichi, KOHNO, Yoichi

“…Increased microvascular permeability is an initial step of Kawasaki disease (KD). We reported that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) might play a role…”
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Increased Production of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-D and Lymphangiogenesis in Acute Kawasaki Disease by Ebata, Ryota, Abe, Jun, Yasukawa, Kumi, Hamada, Hiromichi, Higashi, Kouji, Suwazono, Yasushi, Saito, Hirohisa, Terai, Masaru, Kohno, Yoichi

“…Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is characterized by systemic vasculitis with tissue edema. During the healing process of inflammation, lymphangiogenesis is…”
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Pneumothorax in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency by Hoshino, Akihiro, Imai, Kohsuke, Ohshima, Yusei, Yasutomi, Motoko, Kasai, Masashi, Terai, Masaru, Ishigaki, Keiko, Morio, Tomohiro, Miyawaki, Toshio, Kanegane, Hirokazu

“…Background Most infants with pneumothorax have underlying conditions. Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) frequently occurs in patients with severe combined…”
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Survey of pediatric ward hospitalization due to respiratory syncytial virus infection after the introduction of palivizumab to high-risk infants in Japan by Kusuda, Satoshi, Takahashi, Naoto, Saitoh, Takami, Terai, Masaru, Kaneda, Hisashi, Kato, Yuichi, Ohashi, Atsushi, Watabe, Shinichi, Joh-o, Kunitaka, Hirai, Katsuki

“…Background:  Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a major cause of hospitalization during the winter among infants and young children. In 2002…”
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Detection of antigen in bronchial epithelium and macrophages in acute Kawasaki disease by use of synthetic antibody by Rowley, Anne H., Baker, Susan C., Shulman, Stanford T., Garcia, Francesca L., Guzman-Cottrill, Judith A., Chou, Pauline, Terai, Masaru, Kawasaki, Tomisaku, Kalelkar, Mitra B., Crawford, Susan E.

“…Background. Kawasaki disease (KD) is the most common acquired cardiac disease in children in developed nations. The etiology is unknown, but a ubiquitous…”
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Plasma Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension by KIMURA, HIROSHI, OKADA, OSAMU, TANABE, NOBUHIRO, TANAKA, YOSHIHIRO, TERAI, MASARU, TAKIGUCHI, YUICHI, MASUDA, MASAHISA, NAKAJIMA, NOBUYUKI, HIROSHIMA, KENZO, INADERA, HIDEKUNI, MATSUSHIMA, KOUJI, KURIYAMA, TAKAYUKI

“…The pathogenesis of severe pulmonary hypertension seems to be related to inflammatory response in diseased sites. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)…”
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IgA Plasma Cell Infiltration of Proximal Respiratory Tract, Pancreas, Kidney, and Coronary Artery in Acute Kawasaki Disease by Rowley, Anne H., Shulman, Stanford T., Mask, Carrie A., Finn, Laura S., Terai, Masaru, Baker, Susan C., Galliani, Carlos A., Takahashi, Kei, Naoe, Shiro, Kalelkar, Mitra B., Crawford, Susan E.

“…The etiology and pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease (KD) remain unknown. As previously reported, in US patients with acute KD, IgA plasma cells (PCs) infiltrate…”
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Early induction of interleukin-5 and peripheral eosinophilia in acute pneumonia in Japanese children infected by pandemic 2009 influenza A in the Tokyo area by Terai, Masaru, Honda, Takafumi, Yamamoto, Shiho, Yoshida, Masaki, Tsuchiya, Nozomi, Moriyama, Yoko, Matsui, Takuya, Tokutake, Shoko, Suzuki, Emiyu, Shirato, Yuri, Muto, Ayako, Hayashi, Kitami, Hamada, Hiromichi

“…ABSTRACT A novel influenza A (2009 H1N1) virus has led to a worldwide pandemic. A significant number of patients with pneumonia have been reported, although…”
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Causative Organism Influences Clinical Profile and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis in Pediatric Patients and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease by Ishiwada, Naruhiko, Niwa, Koichiro, Tateno, Shigeru, Yoshinaga, Masao, Terai, Masaru, Nakazawa, Makoto, for The Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Joint Working Groups for Guidelines for Prophylaxis, Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease

“…Background Studies on microorganisms in a large cohort of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and infective endocarditis (IE) are rare. Using a…”
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