Atsushi Tanaka

Lipid-rich plaque and myocardial perfusion after successful stenting in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: an optical coherence tomography study (2009)

Tanaka, Atsushi, Imanishi, Toshio, Kitabata, Hironori, Kubo, Takashi, Takarada, Shigeho, Tanimoto, Takashi, ...

Aims Although some recent guidelines recommend an early invasive strategy for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS), several studies have failed to identify any benefit for very...

Study of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Scanning Electron Micrograph Observation and Thickness Optimization of Porous TiO2 Electrodes (2009)

Seigo Ito, Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Peter Péchy, Pascal Comte, Michael Grätzel, ...

In order to improve the photoenergy conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), it is important to optimize their porous TiO2 electrodes. This paper examines the surface and...

Study of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Scanning Electron Micrograph Observation and Thickness Optimization of Porous TiO2 Electrodes (2009)

Seigo Ito, Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin, Shaik M. Zakeeruddin, Peter Péchy, Pascal Comte, Michael Grätzel, ...

In order to improve the photoenergy conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), it is important to optimize their porous TiO2 electrodes. This paper examines the surface and...

Therapeutic effect of {beta}-adrenoceptor blockers using a mouse model of dilated cardiomyopathy with a troponin mutation (2009)

Zhan, Dong-Yun, Morimoto, Sachio, Du, Cheng-Kun, Wang, Yuan-Yuan, Lu, Qun-Wei, Tanaka, Atsushi, ...

AimsExtensive clinical studies have demonstrated that β-adrenoceptor blocking agents (β-blockers) are beneficial in the treatment of chronic heart failure, which is due to various aetiologies,...

Are Crater Defects in Human Sperm Heads Physiological Changes during Spermiogenesis and Epididymal Maturation (2008)

Atsushi Tanaka, Izumi Tanaka, Motoi Nagayoshi, Shoichiro Awata, Norio Himeno, Yoichi Takemoto, ...

We observed the crater defects (CD) of human sperm head at a magnification of×1,000 with an oil immersion lens and using an inverted microscope equipped with Nomarski optics and scanning and...

A formylpeptide receptor, FPRL1, acts as an efficient coreceptor for primary isolates of human immunodeficiency virus (2008)

Shimizu, Nobuaki, Tanaka, Atsushi, Mori, Takahisa, Ohtsuki, Takahiro, Hoque, Aliful, Jinno-Oue, Atsushi, ...

Abstract Background More than 10 members of seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been shown to work as coreceptors for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), HIV type 2...

Nurse-Plant Effects of a Dwarf Shrub on the Establishment of Tree Seedlings in a Volcanic Desert on Mt. Fuji, Central Japan (2008)

Megumi Endo, Yasuo Yamamura, Atsushi Tanaka, Takashi Nakano, Taisuke Yasuda

We investigated vegetation structure and microenvironments on bare volcanic soil covered by scoria above the forest limit on Mt. Fuji, central Japan, to evaluate the effects of patches of a pioneer...

The Gravitation of the Moon Plays Pivotal Roles in the Occurrence of the Acute Myocardial Infarction (2008)

Ryotaro Wake, Junichi Yoshikawa, Kazuo Haze, Shinichiro Otani, Takayoshi Yoshimura, Iku Toda, ...

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a social burden. However, being able to predict AMI could lead to prevention. A previous study showed only the relation between the lunar phase and the occurrence...

Serum Reactivity Against Bacterial Pyruvate Dehydrogenase: Increasing the Specificity of Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (2006)

Hiroshi Miyakawa, Atsushi Tanaka, Carlo Selmi, Naomi Hosoya, Norikazu Mataki, Kentaro Kikuchi, ...

Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) are the serum hallmark of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, AMA-positivity can be found in non-PBC sera when lower dilutions are used, thus raising issues...

Serum Reactivity Against Bacterial Pyruvate Dehydrogenase: Increasing the Specificity of Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (2006)

Hiroshi Miyakawa, Atsushi Tanaka, Carlo Selmi, Naomi Hosoya, Norikazu Mataki, Kentaro Kikuchi, ...

Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) are the serum hallmark of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, AMA-positivity can be found in non-PBC sera when lower dilutions are used, thus raising issues...

Analysis of mutations induced by carbon ions in Arabidopsis thaliana (2005)

Shikazono, Naoya, Suzuki, Chihiro, Kitamura, Satoshi, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Tano, Shigemitsu, Tanaka, Atsushi

To investigate the nature of mutations induced by accelerated ions in higher plants, the effects of carbon-ion-irradiation were compared with those of electron-irradiation in Arabidopsis thaliana....

Analysis of mutations induced by carbon ions in Arabidopsis thaliana (2005)

Shikazono, Naoya, Suzuki, Chihiro, Kitamura, Satoshi, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Tano, Shigemitsu, Tanaka, Atsushi

To investigate the nature of mutations induced by accelerated ions in higher plants, the effects of carbon-ion-irradiation were compared with those of electron-irradiation in Arabidopsis thaliana....

Ectopic endoreduplication caused by sterol alteration results in serrated petals in Arabidopsis (2005)

Hase, Yoshihiro, Fujioka, Shozo, Yoshida, Shigeo, Sun, Guoqing, Umeda, Masaaki, Tanaka, Atsushi

The Arabidopsis frill1 (frl1) mutant, that has serrated petals and sepals but no other large changes in plant morphology, was studied. The frl1 had a mutation in STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE 2 and an...

Ectopic endoreduplication caused by sterol alteration results in serrated petals in Arabidopsis (2005)

Hase, Yoshihiro, Fujioka, Shozo, Yoshida, Shigeo, Sun, Guoqing, Umeda, Masaaki, Tanaka, Atsushi

The Arabidopsis frill1 (frl1) mutant, that has serrated petals and sepals but no other large changes in plant morphology, was studied. The frl1 had a mutation in STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE 2 and an...

Analysis of mutations induced by carbon ions in Arabidopsis thaliana (2005)

Shikazono, Naoya, Suzuki, Chihiro, Kitamura, Satoshi, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Tano, Shigemitsu, Tanaka, Atsushi

To investigate the nature of mutations induced by accelerated ions in higher plants, the effects of carbon-ion-irradiation were compared with those of electron-irradiation in Arabidopsis thaliana....

Ectopic endoreduplication caused by sterol alteration results in serrated petals in Arabidopsis (2005)

Hase, Yoshihiro, Fujioka, Shozo, Yoshida, Shigeo, Sun, Guoqing, Umeda, Masaaki, Tanaka, Atsushi

The Arabidopsis frill1 (frl1) mutant, that has serrated petals and sepals but no other large changes in plant morphology, was studied. The frl1 had a mutation in STEROL METHYLTRANSFERASE 2 and an...

Serial Analysis of Antimitochondrial Antibody in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (2004)

Gordon D. Benson, Kentaro Kikuchi, Hiroshi Miyakawa, Atsushi Tanaka, Mitchell R. Watnik, M. Eric Gershwin

Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) are the classic serologic marker in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, there have been only limited attempts to study changes in titer or isotype analysis...

Serial Analysis of Antimitochondrial Antibody in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (2004)

Gordon D. Benson, Kentaro Kikuchi, Hiroshi Miyakawa, Atsushi Tanaka, Mitchell R. Watnik, M. Eric Gershwin

Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) are the classic serologic marker in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, there have been only limited attempts to study changes in titer or isotype analysis...

Positional effect of cell inactivation on root gravitropism using heavy-ion microbeams (2002)

Tanaka, Atsushi, Kobayashi, Yasuhiko, Hase, Yoshihiro, Watanabe, Hiroshi

When primary root apical tissues of Arabidopsis thaliana were irradiated by heavy‐ion microbeams with 120 μm diameter, strong inhibition of root elongation and curvature were observed at...

Pre-bomb marine reservoir ages in the western north Pacific: Preliminary result on Kyoto University collection (2000)

Morita, Masatoshi, Shibata, Yasuyuki, Uehiro, Takashi, Tanaka, Atsushi, Uchida, Masao, Plicht, Johannes Van Der, ...

The calibration of radiocarbon dates on marine materials involves a global marine calibration with regional corrections. The marine reservoir ages in the Western North Pacific have not been...

Purification and Characterization of {beta}-N-Acetylgalactosaminidase from Bacillus sp. AT173-1 (1997)

Tanaka, Atsushi, Ozaki, Sho

β-N-Acetylgalactosaminidase [EC 3.2.1.53] was purified to homogeneity from the culture media of Bacillus sp. AT173-1. The enzyme has a molecular weight of 48,000 as estimated by SDS-PAGE under...

Estimation of the Number of O-Linked Oligosaccharides per Heavy Chain of Human Serum IgA1 by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) Analysis of the Hinge Glycopeptide (1996)

Iwase, Hitoo, Tanaka, Atsushi, Hiki, Yoshiyuki, Kokubo, Tohru, Ishii-Karakasa, Ikuko, Kobayashi, Yutaka, ...

In our previous study, gas-phase hydrazinolysis was used to analyze the glycoform of the O-linked oligosaccharide of human serum IgA1. All O-linked oligosaccharide chains are known to be present in...

Abundance of Gal{beta}1,3GalNAc in O-Linked Oligosaccharide on Hinge Region of Polymerized IgA1 and Heat-Aggregated IgA1 from Normal Human Serum (1996)

Iwase, Hitoo, Tanaka, Atsushi, Hiki, Yoshiyuki, Kokubo, Tohru, Ishii-Karakasa, Ikuko, Kobayashi, Yutaka, ...

Gas-phase hydrazinolysis was used to analyze the glycoform of the O-linked oligosaccharide of human serum IgA1. In our previous report, only one glycoform was obtained from the IgA1 of healthy...

Cloning and analysis of the MNN4 gene required for phosphorylation of N-linked oligosaccharides in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1996)

Odani, Tetsuji, Shimma, Yoh-ichi, Tanaka, Atsushi, Jigami, Yoshifumi

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MNN4 gene, which is involved in mannosylphosphate transfer from GDP-mannose to N-linked oligosaccharide, has been cloned from a lambda phage containing a yeast chromosome...

An empirical study of momentary [sic] combination policy [microform] / (1995)

Tanaka, Atsushi.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995.

A new sperm collection method for in-vitro fertilization: collection at tail of epididymis (1992)

Tanaka, Atsushi

We have developed a method for the collection of spermatozoa from the tail of the epididymis in patients with severe asthenozoospermia. The treatment was applied to 25 cycles, of which 16 cycles...

Neutral {alpha}-Glucosidase in Granule Fractions from Guinea Pig Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes: Enzymic Characterization and Comparative Studies with Monoclonal Antibodies (1989)

Imai, Katsuyuki, Harada, Takayuki, Takano, Yasuo, Morikawa, Shigeru, Tanaka, Atsushi

Neutral a-glucosidase was partially purified from granular fractions isolated from guinea pig polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL). The native enzyme had a high molecular weight, about 417, 000, with...

Characterization and Partial Purification of a Non-Interferon Macrophage Activating Factor Produced by Human Leukemic T Cell Line (1988)

Kutsukake, Hiroshi, Imai, Katsuyuki, Harada, Takayuki, Morikawa, Shigeru, Tanaka, Atsushi

Culture supernatants from several human leukemic T cell lines were found to contain a macrophage activating factor which enhanced hydrogen peroxide release from human peripheral blood...

Serial Analysis of Antimitochondrial Antibody in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Benson, Gordon D., Kikuchi, Kentaro, Miyakawa, Hiroshi, Tanaka, Atsushi, Watnik, Mitchell R., Gershwin, M. Eric

Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMAs) are the classic serologic marker in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, there have been only limited attempts to study changes in titer or isotype analysis...

Serum Reactivity Against Bacterial Pyruvate Dehydrogenase: Increasing the Specificity of Anti-Mitochondrial Antibodies for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Miyakawa, Hiroshi, Tanaka, Atsushi, Selmi, Carlo, Hosoya, Naomi, Mataki, Norikazu, Kikuchi, Kentaro, ...

Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) are the serum hallmark of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). However, AMA-positivity can be found in non-PBC sera when lower dilutions are used, thus raising issues...

Genome-Wide Expression of Azoospermia Testes Demonstrates a Specific Profile and Implicates ART3 in Genetic Susceptibility

Okada, Hiroyuki, Tajima, Atsushi, Shichiri, Kazuyoshi, Tanaka, Atsushi, Tanaka, Kenichi, Inoue, Ituro

Infertility affects about one in six couples attempting pregnancy, with the man responsible in approximately half of the cases. Because the pathophysiology underlying azoospermia is not elucidated,...

AtREV1, a Y-Family DNA Polymerase in Arabidopsis, Has Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase Activity in Vitro1[W]

Takahashi, Shinya, Sakamoto, Ayako N., Tanaka, Atsushi, Shimizu, Kikuo

To clarify the functions of the Arabidopsis thaliana REV1 (AtREV1) protein, we expressed it in Escherichia coli and purified it to near homogeneity. The deoxynucleotidyl transferase activity of the...

Parkin is recruited selectively to impaired mitochondria and promotes their autophagy

Narendra, Derek, Tanaka, Atsushi, Suen, Der-Fen, Youle, Richard J.

Loss-of-function mutations in Park2, the gene coding for the ubiquitin ligase Parkin, are a significant cause of early onset Parkinson's disease. Although the role of Parkin in neuron maintenance is...