Search Results - "Watanabe, Ritsuo"
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Lipocalin-2/Neutrophil Gelatinase-B Associated Lipocalin Is Strongly Induced in Hearts of Rats With Autoimmune Myocarditis and in Human Myocarditis
Published in Circulation Journal (01-03-2010)“…Background: Lipocalin-2/neutrophil gelatinase-B associated lipocalin (Lcn2/NGAL) is involved in the transport of iron and seems to play an important role in…”
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Hydrodynamic-Based Delivery of an Interleukin-22-Ig Fusion Gene Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis in Rats
Published in Journal of Immunology (15-09-2006)“…IL-22 is one of several cytokines with limited homology to IL-10. However, the biological activities of IL-22 are mostly unknown. The purpose of this study was…”
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Expression of the peptide hormone hepcidin increases in cardiomyocytes under myocarditis and myocardial infarction
Published in The Journal of nutritional biochemistry (01-08-2010)“…The micronutrient iron is an essential component that plays a role in many crucial metabolic reactions. The peptide hormone hepcidin is thought to play a…”
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Hypertensive Crisis in Young Woman with Takayasu Arteritis
Published in Internal Medicine (01-01-2011)“…A young woman who was experiencing repeated convulsions was admitted. The patient's brain magnetic resonance image revealed reversible posterior…”
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Gene expression profiles of cardiomyocytes in rat autoimmune myocarditis by DNA microarray and increase of regenerating gene family
Published in Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine (01-09-2008)“…Cardiomyocytes with myocarditis compared with the normal state are thought to change the expressions of various genes greatly, some of which may be new…”
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Focal Renal Arterial Fibromuscular Dysplasia Demonstrated via Intravascular Ultrasound Image
Published in Annals of Vascular Diseases (01-01-2011)“…A young male suffering from renovascular hypertension was admitted. His initial arteriogram highlighted a focal stenosis of the right renal artery. His…”
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The effect of hydrodynamics‐based delivery of an IL‐13‐Ig fusion gene for experimental autoimmune myocarditis in rats and its possible mechanism
Published in European journal of immunology (01-06-2005)“…Interleukin (IL)‐13 is a pleiotropic cytokine secreted by activated Th2 T lymphocytes. Th1 cytokines are assumed to exacerbate and Th2 cytokines to ameliorate…”
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Relationship Between Serum Lipoprotein(a) Concentrations and Coronary Vasomotion in Coronary Spastic Angina
Published in Circulation Journal (2005)“…Background Elevated lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) concentrations are reported to impair endothelium-dependent vasodilatation of the epicardial coronary artery…”
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Prevention of Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis by Hydrodynamics-Based Naked Plasmid DNA Encoding CTLA4-Ig Gene Delivery
Published in Journal of cardiac failure (01-09-2005)“…Rat experimental autoimmune myocarditis (EAM) is a T cell–mediated disease that resembled the giant cell myocarditis seen in humans. Soluble CTLA4 improves…”
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A Novel Method to Assay Proteins in Blood Plasma after Intravenous Injection of Plasmid DNA
Published in The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine (01-03-2004)“…Gene therapy is expected to lead to new and useful methods to treat diseases. The development of assays to quantitate gene-therapy-derived proteins circulating…”
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Acute Hemodynamic Effects of Adaptive Servo Ventilation in a Patient with Atrial Septal Defect
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Expression of immunological molecules by cardiomyocytes and inflammatory and interstitial cells in rat autoimmune myocarditis
Published in Cardiovascular research (01-11-2005)“…In a heart with myocarditis, there are cardiomyocytes, inflammatory cells, and non-inflammatory interstitial cells. Immunological molecules are thought to…”
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Effect of hydrodynamics-based gene delivery of plasmid DNA encoding interleukin-1 receptor antagonist-Ig for treatment of rat autoimmune myocarditis : Possible mechanism for lymphocytes and noncardiac cells
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (05-04-2005)“…Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a powerful and important cytokine in myocarditis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect and possible mechanism of…”
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Lipocalin-2 Markedly Increases in Cardiac Myocyte of Myocarditis
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Spatiotemporal changes of coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor in rat hearts during postnatal development and in cultured cardiomyocytes of neonatal rat
Published in Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology (01-03-2004)“…Coxsackievirus B is the most common cause of viral myocarditis and is particularly virulent in neonates and children. Adenovirus is also a leading cause of the…”
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The Effect of IL-22-Ig Fusion Protein for Rat Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis
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Gene expression analysis in cardiomyocyte from experimental autoimmune myocarditis rat using microarrays
Published in Journal of cardiac failure (01-10-2004)“…Background: Myocarditis is an inflammatory heart disease and in acute phase LV function is seriously disordered. This results in severe heart failure and…”
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Gene delivery of naked plasmid dna by retrograde coronary vein perfusion
Published in Journal of cardiac failure (01-10-2004)“…Purpose: Gene delivery into a heart by injection through the NOGA needle catheter or direct injection via a thoracotomy incision is being performed but these…”
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