Detection of pre-C and core region mutants of hepatitis B virus in chronic hepatitis B virus carriers.

Takaji Wakita, Shinichi Kakumu, Mitsue Shibata, +6

Journal of Clinical Investigation

ImmunologyHepatitis BPathologyHepatitis B VirusViral Hepatitis +16

Apoptosis in cultured rat hepatocytes: The effects of tumour necrosis factor α and interferon γ

T Shinagawa, Kentaro Yoshioka, Shinichi Kakumu, +4

The Journal of Pathology

Serum interleukin 6 levels in patients with chronic hepatitis B.

Shinichi Kakumu, T Shinagawa, T Ishikawa, +5

PubMed

ImmunologyHepatitis BPathologyChronic Hepatitis BCirrhosis +18

Localisation of intrahepatic interleukin 6 in patients with acute and chronic liver disease.

Shinichi Kakumu, A Fukatsu, T Shinagawa, +2

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Interleukin 6 production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection and primary biliary cirrhosis

Shinichi Kakumu, T Shinagawa, Tetsuya Ishikawa, +3

Gastroenterologia Japonica

Autoimmune DiseaseHepatologyViral HepatitisLiver PhysiologyImmunology +12

[A case of sellar T cell type malignant lymphoma].

Yohtaro Sakakibara, M Matsuzawa, Yoshio Taguchi, +4

PubMed

Neuro-oncologyLymphoid NeoplasiaSurgical OncologyOculoplasticsPrimary T-cell Lymphoma +9

Effect of sizofiran, a polysaccharide, on interferon gamma, antibody production and lymphocyte proliferation specific for hepatitis B virus antigen in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Shinichi Kakumu, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Takaji Wakita, +3

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Interferon GammaHepatologyAutoimmune DiseaseViral HepatitisHumoral Response +10

A specific elevation of RANTES in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of patients with chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.

Kazuyoshi Kurashima, Naofumi Mukaida, M. Fujimura, +5

PubMed

Cellular Immune Responses of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells to HBV Antigens during Chronic and Acute HBV Infection

Takaji Wakita, Shinichi Kakumu, Kentaro Yoshioka, +3

Digestion

Clear HbvInterferon-gamma ProductionHumoral ResponseImmunologyHepatitis B +18

Anti-hepatitis C antibodies in patients with chronic non-A, non-B hepatitis: relation to disease progression and effect of interferon alpha.

Kentaro Yoshioka, Shinichi Kakumu, Hiroki Hayashi, +5

PubMed

ImmunologyHepatitis BPathologyNon-b HepatitisInterferon Alpha +17