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Changing distribution of group A rotavirus G-types and genetic analysis of G9 circulating in Japan
A total of 1,797 fecal specimens from infants and children with acute gastroenteritis in Japan from July 2000 to June 2003 were tested for group A rotavirus by ELISA, RT-PCR, RNA-PAGE and latex agglutination m...
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Rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity in elementary school children
OBJECTIVE: Three critical periods have been suggested for the development of obesity during childhood: fetal, ages 4–6 y, and adolescence. The prevalence of obesity in elementary school children is increasing in ...
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Who is becoming overweight during the elementary school years?
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of becoming overweight for every first grader during the elementary school years and to determine whether the overall risk of becoming overweight for first graders is increasing.
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Characterization of phase transition of Ba2-xSrxIn2O5 by thermal analysis and high temperature X-ray diffraction
The phase transitions of Ba2-xSrxIn2O5 were investigated with various thermal analyses and high-temperature X-ray diffraction. It was clarified that crystal structure of Ba2-xSrxIn2O5 with x=0.0~0.4 varies from b...
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Idiopathic Severe Pulmonary Hypertension in an Infant with Pulmonary Infection
We report a 5-month-old infant who showed typical echocardiographic findings of primary pulmonary hypertension without the typical histopathological findings and who recovered from severe pulmonary hypertensio...
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A Simple Method for Evaluating Abnormal Lengthening of the QT Interval During the Face Immersion Test
The slope of the relation between the unadjusted QT interval and heart rate during the face immersion test has been reported to be useful as an index for predicting an abnormal lengthening of the QT interval f...
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Neutrophil infiltration as a crucial step for monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 to attract monocytes in lipopolysaccharide-induced arthritis in rabbits
Objective and Design: To evaluate the mechanism whereby monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 attracts monocytes in vivo.¶Subjects: New Zealand white rabbits (175 rabbits) were used.¶
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Establishment and characteristics of an anthocyanin-producing cell line from sweet potato storage root
Anthocyanin pigments accumulated in a cell line derived from storage-root explants of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) cv 'Ayamurasaki'. Somatic pro-embryos were induced on the explants cultured on Murashige an...
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A Case of Marfan Syndrome in an Adolescent with Aortic Dissection: Should the Recommendation for Surgical Intervention Be Changed?
We present a 15-year-old male patient with Marfan syndrome who died suddenly of aortic dissection and rupture. The commonly used criteria for elective aortic root replacement are an aortic root dimension >50 ...
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Twenty-five types of T-cell receptor Vβ family repertoire in patients with Kawasaki syndrome
Recently, a possible relationship between Kawasaki syndrome (KS) and superantigen has been discussed since the report of selective expansion of specific Vβ family in the acute phase of KS. To further investig...
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Immunological Competence and Nutritional Status in Patients with Lung Cancer
The rate of infection in patients with malignant disease is significantly higher than in patients with benign disease. To investigate whether immunological competence is impaired in patients with lung cancer,...
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Sequential generation of cytokines during the initiative phase of inflammation, with reference to neutrophils
Studies have suggested the role of cytokines in inflammation, as determined by results obtained in vitro, or with assessments of clinical samples. However, extrapolation of in vitro results to an in vivo situ...
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IL-8 is involved in homologous TNFα-, but not in IL-1β-induced neutrophil infiltration in rabbits
Objective and Design: We examined the involvement of IL-8 in TNFα and IL-1β neutrophil infiltration, using homologous reagents.¶Subjects: Female New Zealand white rabbits (n = 211).¶Meth...
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Phagocytic, Serological, and Protective Properties of Streptococcal Group A Carbohydrate Antibodies
To determine whether antibodies other than the type specific protein were phagocytic and protective, we embarked on a study of group A carbohydrate (GRA-CHO) antibodies in human sera. Using a modified in vitro...
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Administration of neutralizing antibody against rabbit IL-1 receptor antagonist exacerbates lipopolysaccharide-induced arthritis in rabbits
Endogenous IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) may down-regulate part of IL-1 actions. We examined the participation of endogenous IL-1ra in the production of IL-1β in vitro. Macrophages cultured on adherent IgG...
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Mitral regurgitation may be related with previous streptococcal infection
We measured anti M protein antibody (AMPA) titres in children with idiopathic mitral regurgitation (MR), streptococcal infection, rheumatic fever (RF), post-streptococcal acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) and nor...
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Relationship between the degree of injury at operation and the change in antimyosin antibody titer in the postpericardiotomy syndrome
Successive measurements of cardiac myosin light chain I (MLC), creatine kinase isoenzyme MB (CKMB), and the titer of antimyosin antibody (AMA) were performed prospectively in 19 patients following open heart s...
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Serial MR imaging in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Serial magnetic resonance (MR) imagings of two autopsied patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) are presented. Both patients showed a dramatic progression of brain atrophy. The initial MR imagings were,...
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Rat lymphocyte mitogenesis by aggregation factor from rat ascites hepatoma cell surface
Two-tumour-cell-aggregation factors derived from rat ascites hepatoma cells had different antigenicity, one, with a strong potency, was not absorbed by immunoadsorbent chromatography with anti-rat serum antibo...
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Immunoglobulin G as Possible Precursor of Chemotactic Factor
FROM the site of an Arthus reaction or burn lesion, a chemical factor has been isolated (“leucoegressin”) that causes the accumulation of polymorphonuclear leucocytes1,2. A possible precursor has, moreover, been ...
