33 Result(s)

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Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced Trousseau syndrome: a case report

Takeo Sakurai, Naoki Yamahara, Tomonori Yaguchi, Yasutomo Baba… in Acta Neurologica Belgica (2024)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Measurement and Analysis of the Strength Differential Effect of 5000 Series Aluminum Alloy Sheet

Tension-Compression Asymmetry (TCA) of a 1.5-mm-thick 5000-series aluminum alloy sheet, A5083-O, is measured using a uniaxial tensile test and in-plane compression test. In particular, the TCA observed for ann...

Kaisei Akiyama, Ren Tachibana… in Proceedings of the 14th International Conf… (2024)

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Cardiac sympathetic function in the patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: analysis using cardiac [¹²³I] MIBG scintigraphy

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is the most serious form of degenerative motor neuron disease in adults, is characterized by upper and lower motor neuron degeneration, skeletal muscle atrophy, paral...

Yuji Tanaka, Megumi Yamada, Akihiro Koumura, Takeo Sakurai… in Journal of Neurology (2013)

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Is there a difference in gastric emptying between myotonic dystrophy type 1 patients with and without gastrointestinal symptoms?

Gastrointestinal symptoms are frequent complaints in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (MyD1) and may be associated with reduced gastrointestinal motility caused by smooth muscle dysfunction. Although pr...

Yuji Tanaka, Tomohiro Kato, Hiroshi Nishida, Megumi Yamada… in Journal of Neurology (2013)

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Long-term follow-up of nipple-sparing mastectomy without radiotherapy: a single center study at a Japanese institution

Recent reports have suggested that nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) is a potential alternative to mastectomy (MT). The aim of our study was to investigate the oncological and technical outcomes of NSM compared ...

Teruhisa Sakurai, Ning Zhang, Takaomi Suzuma, Teiji Umemura… in Medical Oncology (2013)

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Is there delayed gastric emptying in patients with multiple system atrophy? An analysis using the ¹³C-acetate breath test

Autonomic failure is one of the criteria according to the second consensus statement for the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy (MSA). Gastrointestinal symptoms are frequent complaints in patients with MSA a...

Yuji Tanaka, Tomohiro Kato, Hiroshi Nishida, Megumi Yamada… in Journal of Neurology (2012)

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Is there a delayed gastric emptying of patients with early-stage, untreated Parkinson’s disease? An analysis using the ¹³C-acetate breath test

During the pre-symptomatic stage of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the idiopathic PD related abnormal synuclein immunostaining is confined to the medulla oblongata and olfactory bulb, according to Braak. In the stu...

Yuji Tanaka, Tomohiro Kato, Hiroshi Nishida, Megumi Yamada… in Journal of Neurology (2011)

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Motor-dominant chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy

We reviewed the clinical, electrophysiological an laboratory findings, plus the therapeutics and evolution of patients with motor-dominant Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) and compared ...

Akio Kimura, Takeo Sakurai, Akihiro Koumura, Megumi Yamada… in Journal of Neurology (2010)

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Probabilistic estimation of dietary exposure of the general Japanese population to dioxins in fish, using region-specific fish monitoring data

Many studies show that dietary consumption of fish is the greatest contributor to dioxin exposure of humans in Japan. To establish a link between ocean contamination and human exposure to dioxins in fish, we p...

Hongbin Cao, Noriyuki Suzuki, Takeo Sakurai… in Journal of Exposure Science & Environmenta… (2008)

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Calcitonin Receptor Gene and Breast Cancer: Quantitative Analysis with Laser Capture Microdissection

There is a growing body of evidence indicating that calcitonin (CT) and its receptor (CTR) is involved in cell growth, differentiation and tissue development. Using laser capture microdissection (LCM) and real...

**aojuan Wang, Misa Nakamura, Ichiro Mori… in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2004)

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Magnetic resonance axillography for preoperative diagnosis of the axillopectoral muscle (langer’s axillary arch): a case report

The axillary arch of Langer is the most common muscular variation in the axilla. Recognition of anatomic variations is important for surgeons to perform safe axillary surgery. We describe a case of a woman wit...

Takaomi Suzuma, Takeo Sakurai, Goro Yoshimura, Teiji Umemura… in Breast Cancer (2003)

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Anastrozole-Induced remission of diaphragmatic paralysis from metastatic breast cancer treated with multiple prior therapies

We describe a woman with metastatic breast cancer treated with multiple rounds of prior cytotoxic and endocrine therapies, who presented with ipsilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. The use of anastrozole, a high...

Takaomi Suzuma, Takeo Sakurai, Goro Yoshimura, Teiji Umemura… in Breast Cancer (2003)

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Retinoid, Retinoic Acid Receptor β and Breast Cancer

Retinoids have been reported to inhibit the growth of several breast cancer cell lines in culture and to reduce breast tumor growth in animal models. Furthermore, retinoic acid (RA) can augment the action of o...

Qifeng Yang, Takeo Sakurai, Kennichi Kakudo in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (2002)

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P63 expression in normal, hyperplastic and malignant breast tissues

p63 is a homologue of the p53 tumor suppressor gene and its protein is selectively expressed in the basal cells of a variety of epithelial tissues. It has recently been confirmed that p63 is expressed in the b...

**aojuan Wang, Ichiro Mori, Weihua Tang, Misa Nakamura, Yasushi Nakamura… in Breast Cancer (2002)

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Thymidine phosphorylase is regulated by tamoxifen in T47D breast cancer cell line

Thymidine phosphorylase (TP) has diverse functions within cells, including increasing the sensitivity of cancer cells to cytotoxic drugs including 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and methotrexate. However, the regulator...

Hirotoshi Utsunomiya, Hirokazu Ueshima, Mari Kawashiro, Qifeng Yang… in Breast Cancer (2002)