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Open AccessSerum tenascin-C predicts resistance to steroid combination therapy in high-risk Kawasaki disease: a multicenter prospective cohort study
Tenascin-C (TN-C) is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein related to tissue inflammation. Our previous retrospective study conducted in 2016 revealed that the serum tenascin-C level was higher in patients with...
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Optimum Preparation of Candida albicans Cell Wall Extra (CAWE) for the Mouse Model of Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease is the most common acute systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology in children [1] and can cause inflammation of the coronary arteries leading to aneurysms. Candida albicans extract is one of the m...
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Tissue Remodeling in Vascular Wall in Kawasaki Disease-Related Vasculitis Model Mice
Kawasaki disease is the most common acute systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology in children [1] and can cause inflammation of the coronary arteries leading to aneurysms. Tenascin-C, an extracellular matrix p...
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Four-year experience with prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects at a single referral center in Japan with focus on inaccurately diagnosed cases
To evaluate the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defect at the referral level in our institution.
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Determinants of surgical repair of patent ductus arteriosus in low-birth-weight infants
To identify risk factors related to the failure of indomethacin therapy and the need for surgical repair in patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in extremely low-birth-weight (<1000 g) infants (ELBWI).
