Ishimoto, Hiroshi, Mukae, Hiroshi, Sakamoto, Noriho, Amenomori, Misato, Kitazaki, Takeshi, Imamura, Yoshifumi, ...
Objectives Mucus hypersecretion is a prominent feature in patients with chronic respiratory tract infections such as cystic fibrosis and diffuse panbronchiolitis, and the clinical effectiveness of...
Kakugawa, Tomoyuki, Yokota, Shin-ichi, Mukae, Hiroshi, Kubota, Hiroshi, Sakamoto, Noriho, Mizunoe, Syunji, ...
Abstract Background The pathological diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP) by surgical lung biopsy is important for clinical decision-making. However, there is a need to use less...
Yanagi, Shigehisa, Ashitani, Jun-ichi, Ishimoto, Hiroshi, Date, Yukari, Mukae, Hiroshi, Chino, Naoyoshi, ...
Abstract Background Human β-defensin-4 (hBD-4), a new member of the β-defensin family, was discovered by an analysis of the genomic sequence. The objective of this study was to clarify hBD-4...
Ishii, Hiroshi, Hayashi, Shizu, Hogg, James C, Fujii, Takeshi, Goto, Yukinobu, Sakamoto, Noriho, ...
Abstract Background Studies from our laboratory have shown that human alveolar macrophages (AM) and bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) exposed to ambient particles (PM 10 ) in vitro increase their...
Expression of HSP47 in Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (2005)
Kakugawa, Tomoyuki, Mukae, Hiroshi, Hayashi, Tomayoshi, Ishii, Hiroshi, Nakayama, Seiko, Sakamoto, Noriho, ...
Abstract Background Heat shock protein (HSP) 47, a collagen-specific molecular chaperone, is involved in the processing and/or secretion of procollagens, and its expression is increased in various...
Yoshida, Kayo, Yamamoto, Kazuo, Kohno, Tomoko, Hironaka, Noriko, Yasui, Kiyoshi, Kojima, Chojiro, ...
IFN regulatory factor-4 (IRF-4) is a transcription factor that is involved in the development and the functions of lymphocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells. Despite their critical roles in immune...
Yoshida, Kayo, Yamamoto, Kazuo, Kohno, Tomoko, Hironaka, Noriko, Yasui, Kiyoshi, Kojima, Chojiro, ...
IFN regulatory factor-4 (IRF-4) is a transcription factor that is involved in the development and the functions of lymphocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells. Despite their critical roles in immune...
Yanagihara, Katsunori, Tomono, Kazunori, Imamura, Yoshifumi, Kaneko, Yukihiro, Kuroki, Misuzu, Sawai, Toyomitsu, ...
Fourteen-membered macrolides (e.g. clarithromycin and erythromycin), but not 16-membered macrolides (e.g. josamycin), are effective in diffuse panbronchiolitis. However, there are no studies that...
Kawabata, Yuko, Udono, Heiichiro, Honma, Kiri, Ueda, Masakatsu, Mukae, Hiroshi, Kadota, Jun-ichi, ...
One of the difficulties in developing an effective malaria vaccine is the antigenic change of the parasite during the life cycle. It is desirable that vaccine-induced protective immunity be effective...
Nagata, Towako, Mukae, Hiroshi, Kadota, Junichi, Hayashi, Tomayoshi, Fujii, Takeshi, Kuroki, Misuzu, ...
Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a chronic lower respiratory tract infection commonly associated with persistent late-stage Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. However, low-dose long-term therapy with...
Ishii, Hiroshi, Hayashi, Shizu, Hogg, James C, Fujii, Takeshi, Goto, Yukinobu, Sakamoto, Noriho, ...
Expression of HSP47 in Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia
Kakugawa, Tomoyuki, Mukae, Hiroshi, Hayashi, Tomayoshi, Ishii, Hiroshi, Nakayama, Seiko, Sakamoto, Noriho, ...
Isolation of human β-defensin-4 in lung tissue and its increase in lower respiratory tract infection
Yanagi, Shigehisa, Ashitani, Jun-ichi, Ishimoto, Hiroshi, Date, Yukari, Mukae, Hiroshi, Chino, Naoyoshi, ...
Kawabata, Yuko, Udono, Heiichiro, Honma, Kiri, Ueda, Masakatsu, Mukae, Hiroshi, Kadota, Jun-ichi, ...
One of the difficulties in developing an effective malaria vaccine is the antigenic change of the parasite during the life cycle. It is desirable that vaccine-induced protective immunity be effective...
Nagata, Towako, Mukae, Hiroshi, Kadota, Junichi, Hayashi, Tomayoshi, Fujii, Takeshi, Kuroki, Misuzu, ...
Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a chronic lower respiratory tract infection commonly associated with persistent late-stage Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. However, low-dose long-term therapy with...
Ishii, Hiroshi, Hayashi, Shizu, Hogg, James C, Fujii, Takeshi, Goto, Yukinobu, Sakamoto, Noriho, ...
Expression of HSP47 in Usual Interstitial Pneumonia and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia
Kakugawa, Tomoyuki, Mukae, Hiroshi, Hayashi, Tomayoshi, Ishii, Hiroshi, Nakayama, Seiko, Sakamoto, Noriho, ...