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    Indomethacin reduces rates of aortic dissection and rupture of the abdominal aorta by inhibiting monocyte/macrophage accumulation in a murine model

    Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition, which is characterised by separation of the constituent layers of the aortic wall. We have recently shown that monocyte/macrophage infiltration into the aorti...

    Shota Tomida, Kenichi Aizawa, Norifumi Nishida, Hiroki Aoki in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Imaging findings of primary hepatic carcinoid tumor with an emphasis on MR imaging: case study

    Carcinoid tumors are slow-growing tumors originating in the neuroendocrine cells, and occur most frequently within the gastrointestinal tract. Although the liver is the most common site for metastatic carcinoi...

    Makoto Ichiki, Norifumi Nishida, Akira Furukawa, Shuzo Kanasaki in SpringerPlus (2014)

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    Tenascin C protects aorta from acute dissection in mice

    Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is caused by the disruption of intimomedial layer of the aortic walls, which is immediately life-threatening. Although recent studies indicate the importance of proinflammatory re...

    Taizo Kimura, Kozoh Shiraishi, Aya Furusho, Sohei Ito, Saki Hirakata in Scientific Reports (2014)