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How I do it: combined bypass for adult moyamoya disease with maximal consideration of cosmetic aspects
Combined bypass, including direct and indirect procedures, has been recognized as the maximal revascularization to prevent further hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke in adult moyamoya disease (MMD). It is also imp...
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Canagliflozin Inhibits Glioblastoma Growth and Proliferation by Activating AMPK
Sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are antidiabetic drugs affecting SGLT2. Recent studies have shown various cancers expressing SGLT2, and SGLT2 inhibitors attenuating tumor proliferation. We eval...
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Real-world treatment results for ruptured blood-blister aneurysm of the internal carotid artery: analysis of a Japanese nationwide multicenter study
Ruptured blood-blister aneurysm (BBA) of the internal carotid artery (ICA) remains a challenging lesion, even in the age of modern neurosurgery and endovascular treatment. This retrospective multicenter study ...
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Open AccessEndothelial cell-specific reduction of heparan sulfate suppresses glioma growth in mice
Heparan sulfate (HS) is one of the factors that has been suggested to be associated with angiogenesis and invasion of glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive and fast-growing brain tumor. However, it remains unclear...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Safety of Early Administration of Apixaban on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Large Vessel Occlusion
There was an error in Fig. 2d. The correct Fig. 2d is shown below.
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Open AccessLong-term complications after stent assist coiling dependent on clopidogrel response
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is necessary for stent assisted coiling. However, long term use of DAPT has a potential risk of hemorrhagic events. We aimed to examine the relationship between clopidogrel rea...
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Open AccessSafety of Early Administration of Apixaban on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Acute Large Vessel Occlusion
Early administration of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with acute large vessel occlusion (LVO) and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is a concern, as endovascular therapy (EVT) became highly utili...
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Open AccessSynthesis and characterization of dextran ester derivatives and their adhesive properties
Polysaccharides are promising renewable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, and are high-value-added materials in various industries. In this work, we synthesized dextran (α-1,6-glucan) ester derivatives...
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Open AccessZero birefringence films of pullulan ester derivatives
High-performance films with almost zero-birefringence and zero-wavelength dispersion were succeeded to prepare from pullulan esters derivatives (PLEs) without any additives. Optical transmittance analysis, bir...
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Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator before endovascular treatment increases symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage in patients with occlusion of the middle cerebral artery second division: subanalysis of the RESCUE-Japan Registry
No previous study has investigated the relationship between intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV t-PA) and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) according to the location of vessel occlusion. The aim of the pr...
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TAG-1–assisted progenitor elongation streamlines nuclear migration to optimize subapical crowding
The authors show that shortening of the basal process in neural progenitor cells by depletion of TAG-1 results in overcrowding in the periventricular space and, eventually, delamination and aberrant migration....
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Simple and Precise Size-Separation of Microparticles by a Nano-Gap Method
A simple and precise size measurement device of microparticles in liquid has been developed by using a narrow gap between a cylindrical lens and a flat glass wall, in which the distance of the gap is precisely...
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Synthesis of diblock copolymers with cellulose derivatives. 3. Cellulose derivatives carrying a single pyrene group at the reducing-end and fluorescent studies of their self-assembly systems in aqueous NaOH solutions
Novel cellobiose and cellulose (DP n =ca. 30) derivatives, N-(1-pyrenebutyloyl)-4-O-(β-d-glucopyranosyl)-β-d-glucopyranosylamine (6), N-(15-(1-pyrenebutyloylamino)-pentadecanoyl)...
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Synthesis of Diblock Copolymers With Cellulose Derivatives. 2. Characterization and Thermal Properties of Cellulose Triacetate-Block-Oligoamide-15
Well-defined A-block-B type cellulose derivatives consisting of cellulose triacetate (CTA) and oligoamide-15 were synthesized. Chemical structures of the diblock copolymers were characterized by MALDI-TOF MS, 1H-...
