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Akira Takasawa

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Emori M, Nakahashi N, Takasawa A, Murata K, Murahashi Y, Shimizu J, et al.
Hum Cell . 2023 Jul; 36(6):2195-2203. PMID: 37454032
Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma (DDCS) is a high-grade subtype with a bi-morphic histological appearance of a conventional chondrosarcoma component and it can abruptly transition to a high-grade non-cartilaginous sarcoma. To better understand...
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Takasawa A, Takasawa K, Murata M, Osanai M, Sawada N
Pathol Int . 2023 Jul; 73(8):331-340. PMID: 37449777
Tight junctions (TJs) are the most apical components of the cell-cell adhesion machinery in epithelial and endothelial cells and they play essential roles in homeostasis. Recent studies have revealed that...
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Kitajima H, Maruyama R, Niinuma T, Yamamoto E, Takasawa A, Takasawa K, et al.
Cell Death Dis . 2023 Jul; 14(7):424. PMID: 37443145
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) play pivotal roles in tumor development. To identify dysregulated lncRNAs in gastric cancer (GC), we analyzed genome-wide trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me3) to screen...
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Magara K, Takasawa A, Kikuchi K, Sugawara T, Murakami T, Kyuno D, et al.
Med Mol Morphol . 2023 Jul; 56(4):297-302. PMID: 37400727
Crystal-storing histiocytosis (CSH) is a rare disorder that shows infiltration of histiocytes with an aberrant cytoplasmic accumulation of crystalline structures and is often accompanied by lymphoproliferative-plasma cell disorders (LP-PCD) as...
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Sato M, Inoue A, Takasawa A, Takasawa K, Kyuno D, Ono Y, et al.
Med Mol Morphol . 2023 Apr; 56(3):187-193. PMID: 37074500
Accumulated evidence has shown that endocan, which was originally called endothelial cell-specific molecule-1, is an attractive prognostic factor in a variety of cancers. However, the relevance of endocan expression in...
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Numata Y, Sasaki S, Magara K, Takasawa A, Sugawara T, Ohara N, et al.
Clin J Gastroenterol . 2023 Apr; 16(3):450-456. PMID: 37014540
Crystal-storing histiocytosis (CSH) is a rare disease associated with the accumulation of histiocytes containing crystalline matter within their cytoplasm. Herein, we present the case of a female patient who was...
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Kamiya S, Nakamori Y, Takasawa A, Takasawa K, Kyuno D, Ono Y, et al.
Oncol Rep . 2023 Mar; 49(5). PMID: 36928289
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for the human body not only for the metabolism of calcium but also for homeostasis. Vitamin D contributes to cell fate decisions, including cell...
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Kubota Y, Takasawa A, Ono Y, Aoyama T, Takasawa K, Tada A, et al.
Med Mol Morphol . 2023 Feb; 56(2):144-151. PMID: 36806624
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is one of the most frequent forms of invasive fungal infections (IFI); however, it is often difficult to identify the pathogenic fungal species and to select...
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Kamiya S, Nakamori Y, Takasawa A, Takasawa K, Kyuno D, Ono Y, et al.
Med Mol Morphol . 2023 Feb; 56(2):85-93. PMID: 36749415
In this review, we discuss the possibility of the vitamin D metabolizing enzyme CYP24A1 being a therapeutic target for various tumors including breast, colorectal and prostate tumors. Given the pleiotropic...
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Osanai M, Takasawa A, Takasawa K, Kyuno D, Ono Y, Magara K
Med Mol Morphol . 2023 Jan; 56(1):1-10. PMID: 36592231
Retinoic acid (RA) is an active metabolite of vitamin A, which is an essential signaling molecule involved in cell fate decisions, such as differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, in a wide...