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Safety profile and risk factors for bleeding in transbronchial cryobiopsy using a two-scope technique for peripheral pulmonary lesions

A balloon occlusion technique is suggested for use in cryobiopsy for interstitial lung diseases because of the bleeding risk. However, it may interfere with selection of the involved bronchus for peripheral pu...

Toshiyuki Nakai, Tetsuya Watanabe, Yuto Kaimi, Koichi Ogawa… in BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2022)

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Spontaneous regression of breast cancer with immune response: a case report

Spontaneous regression (SR) is a rare phenomenon in which a cancer disappears or remits without treatment. We report a case of breast cancer that showed spontaneous tumor regression in the surgical specimen af...

Masahiro Ohara, Yumiko Koi, Tatsunari Sasada, Keiko Kajitani… in Surgical Case Reports (2021)

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Correlation between disease activity and serum ferritin in clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis with rapidly-progressive interstitial lung disease: a case report

Clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis with anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody often presents with severe interstitial lung disease. Although serum ferritin level is known to reflec...

Kazuhiro Yamada, Kazuhisa Asai, Atsuko Okamoto, Tetsuya Watanabe… in BMC Research Notes (2018)

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Abstracts from the 8th International Conference on cGMP Generators, Effectors and Therapeutic Implications

G. Todd Milne, Peter Sandner, Kathleen A. Lincoln… in BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology (2017)

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Atrial natriuretic peptide protects against bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis via vascular endothelial cells in mice

Pulmonary fibrosis is a life-threatening disease characterized by progressive dyspnea and worsening pulmonary function. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), a heart-derived secretory peptide used clinically in Ja...

Atsuko Okamoto, Takashi Nojiri, Kazuhisa Konishi, Takeshi Tokudome… in Respiratory Research (2017)