Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells improves cardiac function in a rat model of dilated cardiomyopathy

N Nagaya, K Kangawa, T Itoh, T Iwase, S Murakami… - Circulation, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Pluripotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiate into a variety of cells,
including cardiomyocytes and vascular endothelial cells. However, little information is …

Intravenous administration of mesenchymal stem cells improves cardiac function in rats with acute myocardial infarction through angiogenesis and myogenesis

N Nagaya, T Fujii, T Iwase, H Ohgushi… - American Journal …, 2004 - journals.physiology.org
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are pluripotent cells that differentiate into a variety of cells,
including cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells. However, little information is available …

Comparison of angiogenic potency between mesenchymal stem cells and mononuclear cells in a rat model of hindlimb ischemia

T Iwase, N Nagaya, T Fujii, T Itoh… - Cardiovascular …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Objective: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are pluripotent cells that differentiate into a variety
of cells including endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells. Although …

CD14 is expressed and released as soluble CD14 by human intestinal epithelial cells in vitro: lipopolysaccharide activation of epithelial cells revisited

DP Funda, L Tučková, MA Farré, T Iwase… - Infection and …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human endothelial as well as epithelial cells were shown to respond to lipopolysaccharides
(LPSs). However, the expression and release of CD14 by these so-called CD14-negative …

Maximum occlusal force and physical performance in the oldest old: the Tokyo oldest old survey on total health

T Iinuma, Y Arai, M Fukumoto… - Journal of the …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To elucidate the independent relationship between masticatory and physical
performance in community‐living oldest old people (mean age±standard deviation 87.8±2.2 …

[HTML][HTML] Fetal and neonatal bilirubin metabolism

S Itoh, H Okada, K Koyano, S Nakamura… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Human fetal and neonatal bilirubin metabolism is centered on 4Z, 15Z-bilirubin IXα (BR) due
to the extremely low BR conjugating capacity of the liver. BR is a unique, highly lipophilic …

[HTML][HTML] Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system has a pivotal role in cognitive impairment

S Yagi, M Akaike, T Ise, Y Ueda, T Iwase… - Hypertension …, 2013 - nature.com
Because dementia is associated with both deterioration in the quality of life and poor
prognosis, the prevention of cognitive impairment (CI) is a critical problem in public health …

Index-beat assessment of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function during atrial fibrillation using myocardial strain and strain rate

K Kusunose, H Yamada, S Nishio, N Tomita… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Accurate assessment of left ventricular (LV) function in patients with atrial
fibrillation (AF) remains difficult, mainly because of the beat-to-beat variability of many …

Clinical utility of single-beat E/e′ obtained by simultaneous recording of flow and tissue Doppler velocities in atrial fibrillation with preserved systolic function

K Kusunose, H Yamada, S Nishio, N Tomita… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives: We evaluated the usefulness of the ratio of the early diastolic transmitral flow
velocity (E) to the mitral annular velocity (e′) calculated from simultaneously recorded E …

Effects of the addition of eicosapentaenoic acid to strong statin therapy on inflammatory cytokines and coronary plaque components assessed by integrated …

T Niki, T Wakatsuki, K Yamaguchi, Y Taketani… - Circulation …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on coronary artery disease have
been previously reported; however, those of the addition of EPA to strong statins on …