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Yuhara T, Takemura H, Akama T, Yamane K, Sumida T
Mod Rheumatol . 2014 Jan; 10(3):180-2. PMID: 24383599
Abstract A 42-year-old man was hospitalized because of chills, fever, and severe polyarthralgia. He had a 5-year history of mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) with polyarthritis which had been treated...
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Yamauchi R, Shimizu K, Kimura F, Takemura M, Suzuki K, Akama T, et al.
Int J Sports Med . 2011 Mar; 32(5):393-8. PMID: 21380978
Epidemiological studies suggest that highly trained athletes are more susceptible to upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) compared with the general population. Upper respiratory symptoms (URS) often appear as either primary...
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Tanigawa K, Suzuki K, Kimura H, Takeshita F, Wu H, Akama T, et al.
Clin Exp Immunol . 2009 May; 156(3):495-501. PMID: 19438603
Mycobacterium leprae is an intracellular pathogen that survives within the phagosome of host macrophages. Several host factors are involved in producing tolerance, while others are responsible for killing the mycobacterium....
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Kimura F, Aizawa K, Tanabe K, Shimizu K, Kon M, Lee H, et al.
Scand J Med Sci Sports . 2007 Jun; 18(3):367-72. PMID: 17555544
We aimed to develop a valid model of immunosuppression induced by intense exercise in rats. Rats were divided into three groups. In the rest (Rest) group, saliva was collected from...
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Akimoto T, Kumai Y, Akama T, Hayashi E, Murakami H, Soma R, et al.
Br J Sports Med . 2003 Jan; 37(1):76-9. PMID: 12547749
Background: The immune system declines in efficiency with advancing age, making the elderly less resistant to pathogenic microorganisms. Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is a common illness. Recent studies have...
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Akimoto T, Akama T, Saitoh M, Kono I, Sumida T
Am J Med . 2001 Feb; 110(3):188-91. PMID: 11182104
Purpose: We examined the levels of autoantibodies against prethrombin-1 and fragment-1 in pregnant women to determine the type of autoantibodies that were associated with severe preeclampsia or spontaneous abortion. Subjects...
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Enomoto M, Takemura H, Suzuki M, Yuhara T, Akama T, Yamane K, et al.
Intern Med . 2000 Sep; 39(9):754-7. PMID: 10969909
Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis (PFA) is a rare paraneoplastic rheumatic syndrome characterized by flexion contractures of both hands and thickening of palmar fascia. Several reports have suggested that this syndrome...
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Yuhara T, Takemura H, Akama T, Yamane K, Sumida T
J Rheumatol . 2000 May; 27(5):1207-14. PMID: 10813289
Objective: To examine the relationship between serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels and pulmonary function in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods: Twenty-four patients with SSc who had at least 2 sets...
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Akiyoshi S, Kanda H, Okazaki Y, Akama T, Nomura K, Hayashizaki Y, et al.
Mamm Genome . 2000 May; 11(5):356-9. PMID: 10790533
A high-resolution genetic map of the Mus musculus molossinus (MSM) Japanese wild mouse strain was constructed with restriction landmark genomic scanning (RLGS) and compared with that of the laboratory strain...
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Akimoto T, Akama T, Tatsuno M, Saito M, Kono I
Eur J Appl Physiol . 2000 Apr; 81(6):510-2. PMID: 10774876
Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a cytokine that was originally identified as natural killer cell stimulatory factor. It induces the activity of T-helper 1 (Th1) cells and exhibits strong anti-tumor activity. In...