Yu Masuda

Histological development of stapes footplate in human embryos. (2007)

Masuda, Yu, Saito, Ryusuke, Endo, Yoichi, Kondo, Yutaka, Ogura, Yoshio

Normal development of the human stapes footplate was investigated in serial sections by light microscopy. Materials were obtained from 35 Japanese embryos from the 6th to 32nd week of embryonal age....

A Case of Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia of the Temporal Bone Asso­ciated with Epileptic Seizure (2007)

Nishioka, Keiko, Masuda, Yu, Inokuchi, Ikuo, Iyoda, Kuniaki, Tanaka, Toshio

An 11-year-old male with monostotic fibrous dysplasia of the left temporal bone was reported. At the age of seven years, the patient began having epileptic attacks, and a bony swelling of the left...

Prospect of cytologic diagnosis for malignant melanoma in the maxillary sinus (2007)

Nishioka, Keiko, Matsumoto, Noriaki, Masuda, Yu, Ohmori, Yukiko, Tanaka, Toshio

Two cases of malignant melanoma arising in the maxillary sinus are reported. Cytological examination of the solution obtained by local washing through the sinus puncture identified numerous melanoma...

Unilateral cystic inner ear anomalies in siblings. (2007)

Nishioka, Keiko, Masuda, Yu, Nishizaki, Kazunori, Ogura, Yoshio

Unilateral cystic inner ear anomalies were diagnosed in two siblings, a 9 year old boy and a 6 year old girl. X-ray examination of the temporal bone was performed, together with audiological...

Major Basic Protein, Eosinophil Cationic Protein, and Arylsulfatase in Nasal Secretions of Patients with Japanese Cedar Pollinosis (2007)

Nishioka, Keiko, Ogawa, Teruhiro, Saito, Chisato, Nishioka, Satoko, Nakagawa, Fumio, Ohomichi, Takuya, ...

In 15 patients with Japanese cedar pollinosis and 10 healthy control subjects, levels of major basic protein (MBP), eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), and arylsulfatase B (As) in the nasal secretions...

Allergens of the house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, in patients with mite allergic rhinitis: a clinical investigation by intracutaneous skin tests and nasal provocation tests. (2007)

Nishioka, Keiko, Saito, Chisato, Nagano, Toshiaki, Okano, Mitsuhiro, Nakagawa, Fumio, Nishioka, Satoko, ...

To determine the allergens of mite allergic rhinitis, we studied 31 patients with mite allergic rhinitis by skin tests and nasal provocation tests (15 for skin and 16 for nasal tests) using 6...

Allergens of the house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, in patients with mite allergic rhinitis: a clinical investigation by intracutaneous skin tests and nasal provocation tests. (2007)

Nishioka, Keiko, Saito, Chisato, Nagano, Toshiaki, Okano, Mitsuhiro, Nakagawa, Fumio, Nishioka, Satoko, ...

To determine the allergens of mite allergic rhinitis, we studied 31 patients with mite allergic rhinitis by skin tests and nasal provocation tests (15 for skin and 16 for nasal tests) using 6...

Blood microvascular organization of the nasal-associated lymphoid tissue of the guinea pig: a scanning electron microscopic study of corrosion casts. (2007)

Okada, Satoko, Ohtsuka, Aiji, Akagi, Hirofumi, Nishizaki, Kazunori, Masuda, Yu

It has previously been confirmed that the guinea pig has aggregations of 10-20 lymphoid follicles at the junction of the nasal cavity and the nasopharyngeal duct. The vascular architecture of this...

Clinical effect of low-dose, long-term roxithromycin chemotherapy in patients with chronic sinusitis (2007)

Kimura, Nobuhiko, Nishioka, Keiko, Nishizaki, Kazunori, Ogawa, Teruhiro, Naitou, Yoshihiro, Masuda, Yu

 We studied the clinical efficacy of roxithromycin (RXM) administered at the daily dosage of one tablet (150mg) for 3 months in 30 patients with chronic sinusitis. The effectiveness of this drug...

Seasonal change in maximal expiratory flow-volume pattern in patients with Japanese cedar pollenosis. (2007)

Nishioka, Keiko, Meguro, Tadamichi, Okano, Mitsuhiro, Masuda, Yu, Saito, Chisato, Yasumitsu, Eiji

Fifteen patients with Japanese cedar pollenosis were examined for lower airway function. Flow-volume patterns obtained from flow-volume and volume-time curves during the pollen season (March) and...

IgE, IgG, and IgG4 antibody titers to fractionated house dust mite antigens in nasal allergy patients. (2007)

Saito, Chisato, Nishioka, Keiko, Ishii, Akira, Ohata, Nobuo, Masuda, Yu

Using 6 fractions differing in molecular weight of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dp)-antigen, we measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) the titers of specific IgE, IgG and IgG4...

Histological and Morphological Observation of the Paravestibular Canalicu-lus (2007)

Masuda, Yu, Fujimoto, Masaaki, Ogura, Yoshio, Applebaum, Edward L.

The paravestibular canaliculus was studied by light microscopy in serial sections of the temporal bones from otosclerotic patients who underwent fenestration or stapes surgery. In all examined 23...

Normal development of the middle ear in the mouse: a light microscopic study of serial sections. (2007)

Masuda, Yu, Honjo, Hiroki, Naito, Masayuki, Ogura, Yoshio

Development of the ear, especially the middle ear, was studied histologically in ddN and CF mice. Primordia of the 3 ossicles and the otic capsule appeared on day 12 of pregnancy. The stapedial...

The perineuronal proteoglycan surface coat in the adult rat brain, with special reference to its reactions to Gomori's ammoniacal silver. (2006)

Endo, Ryutaro, Murakami, Shinichiro, Masuda, Yu, Taguchi, Takehito, Ohtsuka, Aiji, Nishizaki, Kazunori, ...

The present study showed that many neurons in the adult rat brain possessed a perineuronal sulfated proteoglycan surface coat which reacted to cationic iron colloid and aldehyde fuchsin. This surface...