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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis associated with primary immunodeficiency disease
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disorder that is characterized by the excessive accumulation of surfactant-like materials in the alveoli, leading to hypoxemic respiratory failure. We describe tw...
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A resected case of neuroendocrine carcinoma of the stomach with unusual lymph node metastasis
Gastric endocrine cell carcinoma is a relatively rare tumor. We experienced a case of early gastric cancer in which an endocrine cell carcinoma was identified within a differentiated adenocarcinoma, and a comp...
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Open AccessInvolvement of RhoA-mediated Ca2+ sensitization in antigen-induced bronchial smooth muscle hyperresponsiveness in mice
It has recently been suggested that RhoA plays an important role in the enhancement of the Ca2+ sensitization of smooth muscle contraction. In the present study, a participation of RhoA-mediated Ca2+ sensitizatio...
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Optimum Treatment Strategy for Superficial Esophageal Cancer: Endoscopic Mucosal Resection versus Radical Esophagectomy
This study was designed to determine the optimum treatment for a superficial esophageal cancer involving the mucosal or submucosal layer of the esophagus. The subjects were 150 patients with a superficial esop...
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Biosynthesis of Platelet Activating Factor and Related Acetylated Lipids
Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is synthesized by either de novo or remodeling enzymes (Snyder, 1995a,b). The remodeling of a preexisting membrane phospholipid, 1-alkyl-2-acyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (alkyla...
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Experimental Radioimmunodetection for Esophageal Carcinoma by Monoclonal Antibody KIS-1 Fragment
Monoclonal antibody KIS-1 (IgG1) against human squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus was digested with papain to yield F(ab’)2. The KIS-1 F(ab’)2 was labeled with 125I by Iodo-Gen method. %ID/g of the tumor wa...
