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(CCTTT)n repeat polymorphism in the NOS2 gene promoter is associated with atopy

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

A case of diabetes, deafness, cardiomyopathy, and central sleep apnea: novel mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms

scientific article published in March 2002

A case of follicular bronchiolitis associated with asthma, eosinophilia, and increased immunoglobulin E.

scientific article published on November 2010

A case of fulminant type 1 diabetes with elevated rheumatoid factor and the temporal presence of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

A case of idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis accompanied by T-cell receptor gene rearrangement in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cells

scientific article published in June 2004

A distinct sensitization pattern associated with asthma and the thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) genotype

scientific article published on 25 December 2012

A functional polymorphism (-603A --> G) in the tissue factor gene promoter is associated with adult-onset asthma

scientific article published on 12 February 2010

A functional polymorphism in the RANTES gene promoter is associated with the development of late-onset asthma

scientific article published on 01 September 2002

A phase II study of amrubicin as a third-line or fourth-line chemotherapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer: Hokkaido Lung Cancer Clinical Study Group Trial (HOT) 0901

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Addition of oral sildenafil to beraprost is a safe and effective therapeutic option for patients with pulmonary hypertension

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Additive effects of transdermal tulobuterol to inhaled tiotropium in patients with COPD.

scientific article published on 28 October 2009

Adult Langerhans cell histiocytosis with independently relapsing lung and liver lesions that was successfully treated with etoposide.

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Aging affects lipopolysaccharide-induced upregulation of heme oxygenase-1 in the lungs and alveolar macrophages

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Aging enhances susceptibility to cigarette smoke-induced inflammation through bronchiolar chemokines

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Airflow limitation and airway dimensions assessed per bronchial generation in older asthmatics

scientific article published on 07 July 2010

Airflow limitation and airway dimensions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on 23 March 2006

An autopsy case of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease refractory to imatinib.

scientific article published in April 2011

Analysis of N-glycan in serum glycoproteins from db/db mice and humans with type 2 diabetes

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Annual Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurements and Exacerbations in Severe Asthma

scientific article published on 24 December 2020

Annual change in pulmonary function and clinical phenotype in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published in January 2012

Anti-OX40 monoclonal antibody therapy in combination with radiotherapy results in therapeutic antitumor immunity to murine lung cancer

scientific article published on 14 January 2008

Association between Smoking Status and Obesity in a Nationwide Survey of Japanese Adults

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Association between body mass index and asthma among Japanese adults: risk within the normal weight range.

scientific article published on 28 October 2011

Association between nonspecific airway hyperresponsiveness and Arg16Gly beta2-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism in asymptomatic healthy Japanese subjects

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

Association of the CAT-262C>T polymorphism with asthma in smokers and the nonemphysematous phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on 10 May 2014

Asthma phenotypes in Japanese adults - their associations with the CCL5 and ADRB2 genotypes

scientific article published on 25 December 2012

Asthma-like Features and Clinical Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. An Analysis from the Hokkaido COPD Cohort Study

scientific article published on 25 May 2016

Beta2-adrenergic receptor genetic polymorphisms and short-term bronchodilator responses in patients with COPD.

scientific article published on 21 September 2007

Beta2-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms as a determinant of preferential bronchodilator responses to β2-agonist and anticholinergic agents in Japanese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

Bronchiolar chemokine expression is different after single versus repeated cigarette smoke exposure

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Bronchiolar epithelial catalase is diminished in smokers with mild COPD.

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Bronchoscopic microsampling method for measuring drug concentration in epithelial lining fluid

scientific article published on 6 August 2003

CD133 expression: a potential prognostic marker for non-small cell lung cancers

scientific article published on 12 March 2013

CD4+ T cells in cancer stroma, not CD8+ T cells in cancer cell nests, are associated with favorable prognosis in human non-small cell lung cancers

scientific article published on 01 November 2003

CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes predict favorable prognosis in malignant pleural mesothelioma after resection

scientific article published on 22 June 2010

CT-guided transbronchial biopsy using an ultrathin bronchoscope with virtual bronchoscopic navigation

scientific article published in March 2004

Characterisation of phenotypes based on severity of emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Chemokines in bronchiolar epithelium in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

scientific article published on 25 June 2004

Chronological change in pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia in hepatopulmonary syndrome

scientific article published on 28 March 2012

Clinical benefit of readministration of gefitinib for initial gefitinib-responders with non-small cell lung cancer.

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Clinical characteristics of pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung

scientific article published on 3 July 2009

Clinical features and determinants of COPD exacerbation in the Hokkaido COPD cohort study

scientific article published on 14 November 2013

Combining transbronchial biopsy using endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath and positron emission tomography for the diagnosis of small peripheral pulmonary lesions.

scientific article published in May 2010

Comparison of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in corticosteroid-naive patients with conduction system disease due to cardiac sarcoidosis.

scientific article published on 11 September 2015

Comparison of airway remodelling assessed by computed tomography in asthma and COPD.

scientific article published on 8 June 2011

Comparison of the pharmacodynamics of biapenem in bronchial epithelial lining fluid in healthy volunteers given half-hour and three-hour intravenous infusions

scientific article published on 20 April 2009

Computed tomography (CT)-assessed bronchodilation induced by inhaled indacaterol and glycopyrronium/indacaterol in COPD.

scientific article published on 23 August 2016

Contrasting associations of body mass index and measles with asthma and rhinitis in young adults.

scientific article published on July 2015

Curcumin attenuates elastase- and cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary emphysema in mice

scientific article published on 23 January 2009

Cysteine proteinases and cystatin C in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from subjects with subclinical emphysema

scientific article published on 01 November 1998

Cytokines and Th2 cells in AEP of smoking

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

Decline in FEV(1) in community-based older volunteers with higher levels of neutrophil elastase in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

scientific article published on 01 January 2000

Decrease of vascular endothelial growth factor in macrophages from long-term smokers

scientific article published on 01 April 2005

Decreased airway expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in cigarette smoke-induced emphysema in mice and COPD patients

scientific article published in February 2008

Decreased proteasomal function accelerates cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary emphysema in mice

scientific article published on 27 April 2015

Dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), a novel NF-kappaB inhibitor, inhibits allergic inflammation and airway remodelling in murine models of asthma

scientific article published on 01 August 2012

Detection of lung tumor movement in real-time tumor-tracking radiotherapy

scientific article published in October 2001

Diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath for peripheral pulmonary lesions without X-ray fluoroscopy

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Differential changes in quality of life components over 5 years in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

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Differentiation of tracheal basal cells to ciliated cells and tissue reconstruction on the synthesized basement membrane substratum in vitro.

scientific article published on January 2007

Dissociation between airway responsiveness to methacholine and responsiveness to antigen

scientific article published in January 2002

Distinctive expression of the polycomb group proteins Bmi1 polycomb ring finger oncogene and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 in nonsmall cell lung cancers and their clinical and clinicopathologic significance

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Diversity of protein carbonylation in allergic airway inflammation

scientific article published on 01 November 2008

Down-regulated NF-E2-related factor 2 in pulmonary macrophages of aged smokers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Dual oxidase 1 and 2 expression in airway epithelium of smokers and patients with mild/moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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E1AF/PEA3 activates the Rho/Rho-associated kinase pathway to increase the malignancy potential of non-small-cell lung cancer cells.

scientific article published on December 2005

Early detection of cardiac sarcoid lesions with (18)F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography.

scientific article published in June 2011

Effect of Octreotide on Ventilation and Dyspnea Sensation in a Patient with Cirrhotic Hypoxemia

scientific article published on May 1, 1995

Effect of aminophylline on brain tissue oxygenation in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease

scientific article published on December 1992

Effect of low-dose theophylline on airway inflammation in COPD.

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Effect of lung volume on airway luminal area assessed by computed tomography in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Effect of mild hypoxia on airway responsiveness to methacholine in subjects with airway hyperresponsiveness

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

Effects of IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, and macrophage migration inhibitory factor on prostacyclin synthesis in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells

scientific article published in December 2003

Effects of M1-selective antimuscarinics on respiratory chemosensitivity in humans

scientific article published on 01 February 1996

Effects of ageing and smoking on SP-A and SP-D levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Effects of exercise and CO2 inhalation on intersubject variability in ventilatory and heart rate responses to progressive hypoxia

scientific article published on 01 May 1996

Effects of humidity and temperature on nitrogen dioxide formation from nitric oxide

scientific article published on 01 April 1994

Effects of inhaled bronchodilators on pulmonary hemodynamics at rest and during exercise in patients with COPD.

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Effects of molecular structural variants on serum Krebs von den Lungen-6 levels in sarcoidosis

scientific article published on July 11, 2012

Effects of platelet depletion on PMA-induced acute lung injury in awake sheep

scientific article published on 01 August 1995

Effects of replacing metformin with pioglitazone on glycemic control in japanese patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus: A 12-week, open-label, prospective study

scientific article published on August 2008

Elevated (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the interventricular septum is associated with atrioventricular block in patients with suspected cardiac involvement sarcoidosis.

scientific article published on 29 May 2013

Endobronchial actinomycosis associated with a foreign body--successful short-term treatment with antibiotics--.

scientific article published on July 2010

Endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath for pure or mixed ground-glass opacity lesions

scientific article published on 2 July 2014

Endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath in the diagnosis of benign peripheral diseases

scientific article published on 02 February 2012

Endobronchial ultrasonography with guide-sheath for peripheral pulmonary lesions

scientific article published on 01 October 2004

Enhanced complement sensitivity of NK-T cells in murine thymus and spleen associated with presence of serum immunoglobulin

scientific article published on 01 October 2002

Enhanced computed tomography unveiling the underlying cause of pulmonary hypertension.

scientific article published on 2 December 2009

Enhanced expression of interleukin-18 receptor alpha chain by CD4+ T cells in sarcoidosis

scientific article published in October 2005

Enhancement of goblet cell hyperplasia and airway hyperresponsiveness by salbutamol in a rat model of atopic asthma

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Epigenetic therapy with 3-deazaneplanocin A, an inhibitor of the histone methyltransferase EZH2, inhibits growth of non-small cell lung cancer cells.

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Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition Defines Feedback Activation of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Induced by MEK Inhibition in KRAS-Mutant Lung Cancer

scientific article published on 06 May 2016

Epithelioid sarcoma presenting as pulmonary cysts with cancer antigen 125 expression

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

Establishment of a new murine model of liver abscess induced by Fusobacterium necrophorum injected into the caudal vein

scientific article published on 23 August 2013

Estimation of beta-cell function from the data of the oral glucose tolerance test

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Evaluation of transcutaneous CO2 responses following acute changes in PaCO2 in healthy subjects

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

Exhaled nitric oxide--is it really a good marker of airway inflammation in bronchial asthma?

scientific article published in January 2000

Expression of Bim, Noxa, and Puma in non-small cell lung cancer

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Expression of E1AF/PEA3, an Ets-related transcription factor in human non-small-cell lung cancers: its relevance in cell motility and invasion

scientific article published on 01 September 2001

Expression of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V in the development of human esophageal cancers: immunohistochemical data from carcinomas and nearby noncancerous lesions.

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Expression of RCAS1 in human gastric carcinoma: a potential mechanism of immune escape

scientific article published in March 2004

Expression of pulmonary VEGF family declines with age and is further down-regulated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced lung injury

scientific article published in April 2005

Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer in interstitial pneumonias

scientific article published on 02 June 2006

Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer is increased in smokers' bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

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Factors related to diagnostic sensitivity using an ultrathin bronchoscope under CT guidance

scientific article published in February 2007

Factors related to diagnostic yield of transbronchial biopsy using endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath in small peripheral pulmonary lesions

scientific article published on 15 June 2007

Focal uptake on 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography images indicates cardiac involvement of sarcoidosis

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Functional polymorphisms in the promoter region of macrophage migration inhibitory factor and atopy

scientific article published on 12 February 2004

Functional single nucleotide polymorphisms of the CCL5 gene and nonemphysematous phenotype in COPD patients

scientific article published on 2 April 2008

Gallium-67 scintigraphy, bronchoalveolar lavage, and pathologic changes in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis

scientific article published on 01 May 1984

Gefitinib administration in a patient with lung cancer undergoing hemodialysis

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Gene polymorphism for microsomal epoxide hydrolase and susceptibility to emphysema in a Japanese population

scientific article published in May 2000

Genetic impact of functional single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 3'-UTR region of the chemoattractant receptor expressed on Th2 cells (CRTH2) gene on asthma and atopy in a Japanese population

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Genetic polymorphisms at FCER1B and PAI-1 and asthma susceptibility.

scientific article published on July 2006

Genetic variants in mannose receptor gene (MRC1) confer susceptibility to increased risk of sarcoidosis.

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Genetic variants in the mannose receptor gene (MRC1) are associated with asthma in two independent populations

scientific article published on 10 November 2009

Genome-wide association study for levels of total serum IgE identifies HLA-C in a Japanese population

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Genomewide association study identifies HAS2 as a novel susceptibility gene for adult asthma in a Japanese population

scientific article published on 01 November 2014

Growth inhibition of non-small cell lung cancer cells by AP-1 blockade using a cJun dominant-negative mutant.

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HLA class I antigen expression is associated with a favorable prognosis in early stage non-small cell lung cancer

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High incidence of extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer expression in non-small cell lung cancers. Association with clinicopathological parameters

scientific article published on 21 December 2007

High levels of extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer are expressed in lymphangioleiomyomatosis

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High-Dose Immunoglobulin Therapy for a Patient with Dermatomyositis

scientific article published on 01 July 1998

Histopathologic consideration of fiducial gold markers inserted for real-time tumor-tracking radiotherapy against lung cancer

scientific article published on 19 September 2007

Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma producing both granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and parathyroid hormone-related protein.

scientific article published on October 2008

IL-17F sequence variant (His161Arg) is associated with protection against asthma and antagonizes wild-type IL-17F activity

scientific article published on 14 February 2006

Images in cardiovascular medicine: Imaging of cardiac sarcoid lesions using fasting cardiac 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: an autopsy case

scientific article published on August 2010

Immunotherapy with dendritic cells pulsed with tumor-derived gp96 against murine lung cancer is effective through immune response of CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells

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Impact of asthmatic control status on serum cystatin C concentrations

Improvement of endothelium-dependent coronary vasodilation after a single LDL apheresis in patients with hypercholesterolemia

scientific article published in January 2004

Increased expression of beta-catenin predicts better prognosis in nonsmall cell lung carcinomas

scientific article published on 01 February 2002

Increased levels of interleukin-8 in BAL fluid from smokers susceptible to pulmonary emphysema

scientific article published on May 2002

Increased prevalence of cigarette smoking in Japanese patients with sarcoidosis

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Increased total serum IgE levels in patients with asthma and promoter polymorphisms at CTLA4 and FCER1B

scientific article published on 01 July 2001

Insertion and fixation of fiducial markers for setup and tracking of lung tumors in radiotherapy

scientific article published on 18 August 2005

Interleukin-6-producing undifferentiated thymic carcinoma with neuroendocrine features.

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Inverted papilloma of the nasal cavity presenting with massive amounts of squamous metaplastic cells in sputum. A case report

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

Japanese-specific filaggrin gene mutations in Japanese patients suffering from atopic eczema and asthma

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Knockdown of macrophage migration inhibitory factor disrupts adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells

scientific article published on 14 August 2008

Lessons for COPD from the GOLD 2017 report

scientific article published on 30 March 2017

Levels of transferrin in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in sarcoidosis

scientific article published on 01 April 2010

Lipopolysaccharide-induced neutrophilic inflammation in the lungs differs with age

scientific article published on 01 September 2007

Liver cirrhosis with severe hypoxemia and paradoxic pulmonary vascular response to graded inspiratory oxygen tension

scientific article published on 01 March 1993

Long term smoking with age builds up excessive oxidative stress in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

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Loss of caveolin-1 in bronchiolization in lung fibrosis

scientific article published on 03 May 2007

Macrolides inhibit Fusobacterium nucleatum-induced MUC5AC production in human airway epithelial cells.

scientific article published on 4 February 2013

Matrix metalloproteinases in blood from patients with LAM.

scientific article published on 29 August 2008

Mediastinal lymph node staging by FDG-PET in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: analysis of false-positive FDG-PET findings

scientific article published in September 2003

Minichromosome maintenance (MCM) protein 4 as a marker for proliferation and its clinical and clinicopathological significance in non-small cell lung cancer

scientific article published on September 29, 2010

Multi-institutional retrospective cohort study of patients with severe pulmonary hypertension associated with respiratory diseases.

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Multiple myeloma associated with sialyl salivary-type amylase

scientific article published on 7 August 2006

Myeloma cells produce sialyl salivary-type amylase

scientific article published on 01 January 2004

Myocardial imaging with 18F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in sarcoidosis

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N-acetylgalactosaminyl transferase-3 is a potential new marker for non-small cell lung cancers

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Nationwide Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study on the Prevalences of Asthma and Asthma Symptoms among Japanese Adults

scientific article published on 20 May 2010

Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis presenting with elevated serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels.

scientific article published on January 2002

Non-responsiveness to gefitinib in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma having rare EGFR mutations S768I and V769L

scientific article published on 12 October 2006

Orchestrating Role of Apoptosis Inhibitor of Macrophage in the Resolution of Acute Lung Injury.

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Overexpression of the aldo-keto reductase family protein AKR1B10 is highly correlated with smokers' non-small cell lung carcinomas.

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Oxidative stress provokes atherogenic changes in adipokine gene expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

scientific article published on 18 November 2005

Paradoxical bradycardia during exercise and hypoxic exposure. The possible direct effect of hypoxia on sinoatrial node activity in humans

scientific article published on 01 December 1992

Paradoxical motion of the interventricular septum as a primary mechanism of late gadolinium enhancement at ventricular insertion points

scientific article published on 04 May 2012

Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.

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Patterns of care for COPD by Japanese physicians

scientific article published in June 2005

Per cent low attenuation volume and fractal dimension of low attenuation clusters on CT predict different long-term outcomes in COPD

scientific article published on 02 January 2020

Peripheral chemosensitivity assessed by the modified transient O2 test in female twins

scientific article published on 01 July 1991

Pharmacokinetic modelling of serum and bronchial concentrations for clarithromycin and telithromycin, and site-specific pharmacodynamic simulation for their dosages

scientific article published on 24 March 2014

Pharmacokinetics of clarithromycin in bronchial epithelial lining fluid

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Pharmacokinetics of gatifloxacin after a single oral dose in healthy young adult subjects and adult patients with chronic bronchitis, with a comparison of drug concentrations obtained by bronchoscopic microsampling and bronchoalveolar lavage

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Pharmacokinetics of telithromycin using bronchoscopic microsampling after single and multiple oral doses

scientific article published on 12 June 2006

Phase I study of amrubicin and vinorelbine in non-small cell lung cancer previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy.

scientific article published on 24 April 2009

Phase I study of concurrent real-time tumor-tracking thoracic radiation therapy with paclitaxel and carboplatin in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer

scientific article published on 12 March 2011

Phase I trial of carboplatin and weekly paclitaxel in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

scientific article published in September 2004

Phase II study of gefitinib readministration in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and previous response to gefitinib.

scientific article published on January 2010

Phase II study of irinotecan plus S-1 combination for previously untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Hokkaido Lung Cancer Clinical Study Group Trial (HOT) 0601

scientific article published on 03 October 2011

Phase II trial of carboplatin and pemetrexed as first-line chemotherapy for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, and correlation between the efficacy/toxicity and genetic polymorphisms associated with pemetrexed metabolism: Hokkaido Lung Cancer

scientific article published on 08 October 2014

Pilot study of short-term effects of a novel long-acting oral beraprost in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

scientific article published in November 2007

Pleural involvement of dialysis-related amyloidosis

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Polymorphisms in the muscarinic receptor 1 gene confer susceptibility to asthma in Japanese subjects

scientific article published on 24 August 2006

Polymorphisms in the sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin-8 (Siglec-8) gene are associated with susceptibility to asthma

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Predictive value of expression of P53, Bcl-2 and lung resistance-related protein for response to chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancers

scientific article published on 01 April 2003

Predictors of the pathogenicity of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia

scientific article published on 8 April 2014

Prevotella intermedia induces severe bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in mice with upregulated platelet-activating factor receptor expression

scientific article published on 18 November 2013

Primary mediastinal liposarcoma, with 6 years of follow-up to autopsy, revealed histopathological features of primary and metastatic lesions

scientific article published on 15 April 2010

Primary peripheral adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung and literature comparison of features.

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Prognostic impact of clinical variables on surgically resected small-cell lung cancer: Results of a retrospective multicenter analysis (FIGHT002A and HOT1301A).

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

Prognostic value of circulating KL-6 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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Promoter polymorphism in the macrophage migration inhibitory factor gene is associated with obesity.

scientific article published in February 2006

Promoter region polymorphism of macrophage migration inhibitory factor is strong risk factor for young onset of extensive alopecia areata

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis presenting with an endobronchial lesion.

scientific article published on March 2004

RCAS1 expression: a potential prognostic marker for adenocarcinomas of the lung

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Randomized placebo-controlled trial of interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin with and without lactoferrin for chronic hepatitis C.

scientific article published on 3 June 2005

Real-time tumor-tracking radiation therapy for lung carcinoma by the aid of insertion of a gold marker using bronchofiberscopy

scientific article published in October 2002

Recovery of protein-losing enteropathy after living-donor lobar lung transplantation in primary pulmonary hypertension

scientific article published on 28 February 2006

Recurrent gefitinib-induced interstitial lung disease.

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Regulatory role of DC-derived osteopontin in systemic allergen sensitization

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

Relationship between breathlessness and hypoxic and hypercapnic ventilatory response in patients with COPD

scientific article published on 01 November 1996

Relationship between diseased lung tissues on computed tomography and motion of fiducial marker near lung cancer.

scientific article published on 3 June 2010

Relationship between improved airflow limitation and changes in airway calibre induced by inhaled anticholinergic agents in COPD.

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Relationship between neutrophil influx and oxidative stress in alveolar space in lipopolysaccharide-induced lung injury

scientific article published in December 2013

Resolution rate of pulmonary sarcoidosis and its related factors in a Japanese population

scientific article published on 16 July 2017

Respiratory load compensation during hypercapnic ventilatory response in pulmonary emphysema

scientific article published on 01 May 1994

Right atrial late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in pulmonary hypertension

scientific article published on 01 September 2011

Right atrial volume and phasic function in pulmonary hypertension

scientific article published on 8 October 2012

Right atrial volume and reservoir function are novel independent predictors of clinical worsening in patients with pulmonary hypertension

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Right ventricular (18)F-FDG uptake is an important indicator for cardiac involvement in patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis.

scientific article published on 3 June 2014

Role of Lung Function Genes in the Development of Asthma

scientific article published on 11 January 2016

Role of basement membrane in EMMPRIN/CD147 induction in rat tracheal epithelial cells

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Role of contrast-enhanced dynamic CT in the diagnosis of active tuberculoma

scientific article published in October 2002

Role of interleukin-17F in chronic inflammatory and allergic lung disease.

scientific article published on September 2006

Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in bleomycin-induced lung injury and fibrosis in mice

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Role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation in rats

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Role of osteopontin, a multifunctional protein, in allergy and asthma

scientific article published on 30 May 2011

Role of pulmonary intravascular macrophages in anti-platelet serum-induced pulmonary hypertension in sheep.

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Role of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in the development of subclinical emphysema

scientific article published in June 2002

Sequence variants of the secreted phosphoprotein 1 gene are associated with total serum immunoglobulin E levels in a Japanese population

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Serum Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Levels and the Clinical Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

scientific article published on 10 December 2019

Serum KL-6 concentrations are associated with molecular sizes and efflux behavior of KL-6/MUC1 in healthy subjects

scientific article published on 15 June 2013

Severe pulmonary hypertension in adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis: the effect of sildenafil as a bridge to lung transplantation

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

Similarities and differences between East and West in COPD.

scientific article published on 27 September 2016

Simple prediction of right ventricular ejection fraction using tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion in pulmonary hypertension

scientific article published on 4 September 2013

Small cell carcinoma of the lung exclusively localized within the left descending pulmonary artery

scientific article published in June 2005

Small-volume image-guided radiotherapy using hypofractionated, coplanar, and noncoplanar multiple fields for patients with inoperable Stage I nonsmall cell lung carcinomas

scientific article published in October 2002

Spontaneous regression of small cell lung cancer combined with cancer associated retinopathy

scientific article published on 3 November 2014

Steep dose-response relationship for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer using hypofractionated high-dose irradiation by real-time tumor-tracking radiotherapy

scientific article published on 29 October 2007

Susceptibility to oxygen desaturation during bronchoscopy in elderly patients with pulmonary fibrosis

scientific article published on 6 September 2005

Temporal changes in glutaredoxin 1 and protein s-glutathionylation in allergic airway inflammation

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Ten-year changes of protease inhibitors in the sons of patients with COPD

scientific article published on 01 January 1991

The CC16 A38G polymorphism is associated with asymptomatic airway hyper-responsiveness and development of late-onset asthma

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The characteristics of human NKT cells in lung cancer--CD1d independent cytotoxicity against lung cancer cells by NKT cells and decreased human NKT cell response in lung cancer patients.

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The effect of tumor location and respiratory function on tumor movement estimated by real-time tracking radiotherapy (RTRT) system

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The effects of a Gly16Arg ADRB2 polymorphism on responses to salmeterol or montelukast in Japanese patients with mild persistent asthma

scientific article published on 01 May 2014

The peptide nucleic acid-locked nucleic acid polymerase chain reaction clamp-based test for epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in bronchoscopic cytological specimens of non-small cell lung cancer.

scientific article published on 2 June 2012

The prevalence of rhinitis and its association with smoking and obesity in a nationwide survey of Japanese adults

scientific article published on 16 February 2012

The role of atopy in the clinical course of pulmonary sarcoidosis in the Japanese population

scientific article published on 01 May 2010

The role of catalase in pulmonary fibrosis.

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The short-term role of corticosteroid therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases: report of five cases and a literature review.

scientific article published on 15 June 2011

Tissue hypoxia in sleep apnea syndrome assessed by uric acid and adenosine

scientific article published in November 2002

Tolerance of organs at risk in small-volume, hypofractionated, image-guided radiotherapy for primary and metastatic lung cancers.

scientific article

Total serum IgE levels and atopic status in patients with sarcoidosis

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Transbronchial biopsy using endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath and virtual bronchoscopic navigation

scientific article published on 01 September 2005

Trousseau's syndrome associated with tissue factor produced by pulmonary adenocarcinoma

scientific article published on November 2006

Two cases of hard metal lung disease showing gradual improvement in pulmonary function after avoiding dust exposure

scientific article published on 4 August 2015

Unique Mortality Profile in Japanese Patients with COPD: An Analysis from the Hokkaido COPD Cohort Study

scientific article published on 04 September 2020

Validation study on the accuracy of echocardiographic measurements of right ventricular systolic function in pulmonary hypertension

scientific article published on 9 January 2012

Variants near the HLA complex group 22 gene (HCG22) confer increased susceptibility to late-onset asthma in Japanese populations.

scientific article published on 30 January 2016

Ventilatory and heart rate responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia in patients with diabetes mellitus.

scientific article

Virtual bronchoscopic navigation system shortens the examination time--feasibility study of virtual bronchoscopic navigation system

scientific article published on 16 January 2007

α1,6-Fucosyltransferase (Fut8) is implicated in vulnerability to elastase-induced emphysema in mice and a possible non-invasive predictive marker for disease progression and exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

scientific article published on 23 June 2012

γ-Secretase inhibitor enhances antitumour effect of radiation in Notch-expressing lung cancer

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