H. Matsuura

Publication List Details

Period

1998 - 2008

Number

73

Co-Authors

Development of portable driving simulator system (2008)

S. Yanai, Y. Itoh, T. Nemoto, M. Kihira, H. Matsuura

Purpose: In accordance with aging of populations in many developed countries, number of drivers who suffer from mild cognitive impairment (MCI drivers) is increasing. Since it has been reported that...

Measurement by load cells of impact force which a human body receives by external force (2008)

Y. Ito, T. Nemoto, T. Ogura, H. Yamasita, S. Yanai, H. Matsuura

Purpose: By development of a robotics technique, the assisted living instruments which have intelligent functions are being developed. As a result, there is a possibility that the accident to which...

A Microscopic Mechanism for Muscle's Motion (2003)

Ai, Bao-Quan, Wang, Xian-Ju, Liu, Guo-Tao, Liu, Liang-Gang, Nakano, M, Matsuura, H

The SIRM (Stochastic Inclined Rods Model) proposed by H. Matsuura and M. Nakano can explain the muscle's motion perfectly, but the intermolecular potential between myosin head and G-actin is too...

Sliding Mechanism for Actin Myosin System (2003)

Ai, Bao-quan, Wang, Xian-ju, Liu, Guo-tao, Liu, Liang-gang, Nakano, M., Matsuura, H.

Based on the Stochastic Inclined Rods Model (SIRM) proposed by H. Matsuura and M. Nakano, we study the microscopic motion of actin myosin system including the motion of the G-actin. Our model is...

Regeneration of the mandibular condyle after unilateral condylectomy and myotomy of the masseter in lambs (2002)

Miyamoto, H., Matsuura, H., Singh, Jagjit, Goss, Alastair Norman

Copyright © 2002 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

Regeneration of the mandibular condyle after unilateral condylectomy and myotomy of the masseter in lambs (2002)

Miyamoto, H., Matsuura, H., Singh, Jagjit, Goss, Alastair Norman

Copyright © 2002 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

Unilateral mandibular condylectomy in lambs (2001)

Miyamoto, Hizuru, Matsuura, H., Jones, Robert Hillary Boucaut, Kurita, Kenichi, Goss, Alastair Norman

Copyright © 2001 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. All rights reserved.

Unilateral mandibular condylectomy in lambs (2001)

Miyamoto, Hizuru, Matsuura, H., Jones, Robert Hillary Boucaut, Kurita, Kenichi, Goss, Alastair Norman

Copyright © 2001 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. All rights reserved.

Regulation of the Transglutaminase I gene (1999)

Medvedev, A., Saunders, N. A., Matsuura, H., Chistokhina, A., Jettens, A.

The transglutaminase I (TGase I) gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the cross-linking of structural proteins involved in the formation of the cornified envelope during squamous cell...

Regulation of the Transglutaminase I gene (1999)

Medvedev, A., Saunders, N. A., Matsuura, H., Chistokhina, A., Jettens, A.

The transglutaminase I (TGase I) gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the cross-linking of structural proteins involved in the formation of the cornified envelope during squamous cell...

THE GLASS TRANSITIONS OF ALIPHATIC IONENES. (1998)

Eisenberg,A., Matsuura,H., Yokoyama,T.

The glass transition temperatures of a wide range of ionenes have been studied as a function of the spacing of ions and the dielectric constant of the plasticizer. For solvents of a high dielectric...

Antifungal activity of ajoene derived from garlic.

Yoshida, S, Kasuga, S, Hayashi, N, Ushiroguchi, T, Matsuura, H, Nakagawa, S

The antifungal activity of six fractions derived from garlic was investigated in an in vitro system. Ajoene had the strongest activity in these fractions. The growth of both Aspergillus niger and...

The oncofetal domain of fibronectin defined by monoclonal antibody FDC-6: its presence in fibronectins from fetal and tumor tissues and its absence in those from normal adult tissues and plasma.

Matsuura, H, Hakomori, S

An IgG1 monoclonal antibody, FDC-6, was established, which defines a unique fibronectin (FN) domain, located between the "Hep-2" and the "Fib-2" domains, in the COOH-terminal region of FNs isolated...

Metabolism of apolipoprotein E-containing human plasma lipoproteins by rat and human cells in culture.

Ranganathan, S, Matsuura, H, Yamamoto, M, Kottke, B A

Cultured preadipocytes from rat epididymal fat pads were able to bind, internalize, and degrade human plasma very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) more efficiently than low-density lipoproteins (LDL)....

Enhancement of delayed rectifier K+ current by P2-purinoceptor stimulation in guinea-pig atrial cells.

Matsuura, H, Tsuruhara, Y, Sakaguchi, M, Ehara, T

1. We studied the effects of P2-purinoceptor stimulation on the delayed rectifier K+ current (IK) in guinea-pig atrial myocytes using a whole-cell voltage-clamp technique. 2. External application of...

Activation of the muscarinic K+ channel by P2-purinoceptors via pertussis toxin-sensitive G proteins in guinea-pig atrial cells.

Matsuura, H, Sakaguchi, M, Tsuruhara, Y, Ehara, T

1. Whole-cell voltage clamp and cell-attached patch-clamp techniques were applied to single atrial myocytes enzymatically dissociated from adult guinea-pig hearts. 2. In whole-cell clamp conditions,...

Selective enhancement of the slow component of delayed rectifier K+ current in guinea-pig atrial cells by external ATP.

Matsuura, H, Ehara, T

1. The effects of external ATP on the rapidly and slowly activating components (IKr and IKs, respectively) of the delayed rectifier K+ current (IK) in guinea-pig atrial myocytes were determined using...

Swelling-induced Cl- current in guinea-pig atrial myocytes: inhibition by glibenclamide.

Sakaguchi, M, Matsuura, H, Ehara, T

1. Whole-cell currents were recorded from guinea-pig atrial myocytes using the patch-clamp technique under conditions designed to block K+ channels, Ca2+ channels and electrogenic transporters. 2....

Modulation of the muscarinic K+ channel by P2-purinoceptors in guinea-pig atrial myocytes.

Matsuura, H, Ehara, T

1. Activation of muscarinic K+ (KACh) channels by P2-purinergic agonists, such as ATP, decreases monotonically in the continued presence of agonist. We investigated the mechanisms underlying this...

Single-channel study of the cyclic AMP-regulated chloride current in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes.

Ehara, T, Matsuura, H

1. Properties of the cyclic AMP-regulated Cl- channel were studied in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes with the patch clamp technique. Cell-attached patch recordings were performed, while the cell was...

Triple-barrel structure of inwardly rectifying K+ channels revealed by Cs+ and Rb+ block in guinea-pig heart cells.

Matsuda, H, Matsuura, H, Noma, A

1. The hypothesis that the inwardly rectifying K+ channel consists of a triple-barrel structure was investigated. Inward currents were recorded under the blocking effects of external Cs+ or Rb+ in...

Antifungal activity of ajoene derived from garlic.

Yoshida, S, Kasuga, S, Hayashi, N, Ushiroguchi, T, Matsuura, H, Nakagawa, S

The antifungal activity of six fractions derived from garlic was investigated in an in vitro system. Ajoene had the strongest activity in these fractions. The growth of both Aspergillus niger and...

The oncofetal domain of fibronectin defined by monoclonal antibody FDC-6: its presence in fibronectins from fetal and tumor tissues and its absence in those from normal adult tissues and plasma.

Matsuura, H, Hakomori, S

An IgG1 monoclonal antibody, FDC-6, was established, which defines a unique fibronectin (FN) domain, located between the "Hep-2" and the "Fib-2" domains, in the COOH-terminal region of FNs isolated...

Metabolism of apolipoprotein E-containing human plasma lipoproteins by rat and human cells in culture.

Ranganathan, S, Matsuura, H, Yamamoto, M, Kottke, B A

Cultured preadipocytes from rat epididymal fat pads were able to bind, internalize, and degrade human plasma very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) more efficiently than low-density lipoproteins (LDL)....

Enhancement of delayed rectifier K+ current by P2-purinoceptor stimulation in guinea-pig atrial cells.

Matsuura, H, Tsuruhara, Y, Sakaguchi, M, Ehara, T

1. We studied the effects of P2-purinoceptor stimulation on the delayed rectifier K+ current (IK) in guinea-pig atrial myocytes using a whole-cell voltage-clamp technique. 2. External application of...

Activation of the muscarinic K+ channel by P2-purinoceptors via pertussis toxin-sensitive G proteins in guinea-pig atrial cells.

Matsuura, H, Sakaguchi, M, Tsuruhara, Y, Ehara, T

1. Whole-cell voltage clamp and cell-attached patch-clamp techniques were applied to single atrial myocytes enzymatically dissociated from adult guinea-pig hearts. 2. In whole-cell clamp conditions,...

Selective enhancement of the slow component of delayed rectifier K+ current in guinea-pig atrial cells by external ATP.

Matsuura, H, Ehara, T

1. The effects of external ATP on the rapidly and slowly activating components (IKr and IKs, respectively) of the delayed rectifier K+ current (IK) in guinea-pig atrial myocytes were determined using...

Swelling-induced Cl- current in guinea-pig atrial myocytes: inhibition by glibenclamide.

Sakaguchi, M, Matsuura, H, Ehara, T

1. Whole-cell currents were recorded from guinea-pig atrial myocytes using the patch-clamp technique under conditions designed to block K+ channels, Ca2+ channels and electrogenic transporters. 2....

Modulation of the muscarinic K+ channel by P2-purinoceptors in guinea-pig atrial myocytes.

Matsuura, H, Ehara, T

1. Activation of muscarinic K+ (KACh) channels by P2-purinergic agonists, such as ATP, decreases monotonically in the continued presence of agonist. We investigated the mechanisms underlying this...

Single-channel study of the cyclic AMP-regulated chloride current in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes.

Ehara, T, Matsuura, H

1. Properties of the cyclic AMP-regulated Cl- channel were studied in guinea-pig ventricular myocytes with the patch clamp technique. Cell-attached patch recordings were performed, while the cell was...

Triple-barrel structure of inwardly rectifying K+ channels revealed by Cs+ and Rb+ block in guinea-pig heart cells.

Matsuda, H, Matsuura, H, Noma, A

1. The hypothesis that the inwardly rectifying K+ channel consists of a triple-barrel structure was investigated. Inward currents were recorded under the blocking effects of external Cs+ or Rb+ in...

Differential effect of pharmacological autonomic blockade on some electrophysiological properties of the human ventricle and atrium.

Shimizu, W., Tsuchioka, Y., Karakawa, S., Nagata, K., Mukai, J., Yamagata, T., ...

OBJECTIVE--This study investigated the dominance of each limb of the autonomic nervous system and tested sympathetic-vagal interactions in the human ventricle and atrium after administration of...

Gallium-67 myocardial imaging for the detection of myocarditis in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome): the usefulness of single photon emission computed tomography.

Matsuura, H, Ishikita, T, Yamamoto, S, Umezawa, T, Ito, R, Hashiguchi, R, ...

Myocardial imaging with gallium-67 citrate was used to detect myocarditis in 46 consecutive infants and children (31 boys and 15 girls, mean age 21 months) with Kawasaki disease. In all of them...

Magnesium causes nitric oxide independent coronary artery vasodilation in humans

Teragawa, H, Kato, M, Yamagata, T, Matsuura, H, Kajiyama, G

OBJECTIVE—To determine how magnesium affects human coronary arteries and whether endothelium derived nitric oxide (EDNO) is involved in the coronary arterial response to...

Tetrahydrobiopterin restores endothelial function of coronary arteries in patients with hypercholesterolaemia

Fukuda, Y, Teragawa, H, Matsuda, K, Yamagata, T, Matsuura, H, Chayama, K

Objective: To examine the effect of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), an essential cofactor for nitric oxide synthase, on coronary artery endothelial function in hypercholesterolaemic patients.

Bradykinin induced dilatation of human epicardial and resistance coronary arteries in vivo: effect of inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis

Kato, M., Shiode, N., Yamagata, T., Matsuura, H., Kajiyama, G.

Objective—To clarify whether endothelium derived nitric oxide contributes to exogenous bradykinin induced dilatation of human epicardial and resistance coronary arteries in...

Cerebral arterial blood flow velocity during induction of general anesthesia: rapid intravenous induction versus awake intubation.

Shibutani, T., Hirota, Y., Niwa, H., Matsuura, H.

Changes in middle cerebral arterial flow velocity (MCAV) during rapid intravenous induction and awake intubation using transcranial Doppler sonography were investigated. The study involved 20...

The effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine administered during local anesthesia on left ventricular diastolic function.

Niwa, H., Hirota, Y., Sibutani, T., Idohji, Y., Hori, T., Sugiyama, K., ...

To evaluate the effects of epinephrine (E) and norepinephrine (NE) administered during local anesthesia on left ventricular diastolic function, we examined transmitral inflow patterns with pulsed...

Giant negative T waves after maxillofacial surgery.

Kim, Y., Shibutani, T., Hirota, Y., Hori, T., Matsuura, H.

A patient developed strongly negative T waves following anesthesia for maxillofacial surgery. The electrocardiogram was normal preoperatively, except for a single premature ventricular...

The interaction between pindolol and epinephrine contained in local anesthetic solution to the left ventricular diastolic filling velocity in normal subjects.

Niwa, H., Shibutani, T., Hori, T., Kim, Y., Akita, M., Matsuura, H.

To evaluate the interaction between the nonselective beta-blocker, pindolol, and epinephrine contained in a local anesthetic solution, the left ventricular diastolic filling velocity was examined...

The effects of the hypothalamus on hemodynamic changes elicited by vagal nerve stimulation.

Niwa, H., Hirota, Y., Shibutani, T., Sugiyama, K., Matsuura, H.

To investigate the means by which neurogenic shock or syncope occur in dentistry, we determined the hemodynamic response to the activation of vagal tone in cats while they were under emotional...

An echocardiographic study of interactions between pindolol and epinephrine contained in a local anesthetic solution.

Sugimura, M., Hirota, Y., Shibutani, T., Niwa, H., Hori, T., Kim, Y., ...

An increasing number of dental patients are taking beta-adrenergic blockers for the treatment of hypertension or angina pectoris. If epinephrine-containing local anesthetics are administered to such...

Anesthetic considerations of two sisters with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.

Kim, Y., Shibutani, T., Hirota, Y., Mahbub, S. F., Matsuura, H.

Anesthetic considerations of 21-mo-old and 4-yr-old sisters with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome during surgical repair of cleft palate and reduction of macroglossia are presented and discussed. This...

Prognostic significance of serum alpha 1-acid glycoprotein in patients with glioblastoma multiforme: a preliminary communication.

Matsuura, H, Nakazawa, S

The relationship between the levels of serum acute phase reactant proteins (alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, alpha 1-antitrypsin, haptoglobin) was investigated in patients with glioblastoma multiforme in...

Interactive due date management system

Tsubone, H, Matsuura, H, Kanda, M

This paper presents an interactive due date management system for controlling a job shop operation. The system is a simple procedure for setting attainable due dates for a job. The proposed system...

Interphase cytogenetics of prostate cancer: fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) analysis of Japanese cases.

Matsuura, H., Shiraishi, T., Yatani, R., Kawamura, J.

No numerical aberration of chromosomes that might be specific for prostate cancer has so far been established. We used fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) with centromere-specific probes for...