Yujiro Takai

Inhaled corticosteroids decrease subepithelial collagen deposition by modulation of the balance between matrix metalloproteinase-9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 expression in asthma☆☆☆

Makoto Hoshino, Miki Takahashi, Yujiro Takai et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 1999 · 212 citations

Inflammation, Cytokine, Lung Deposition +15

Comparison of clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema versus idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis alone

Keishi Sugino, Fumiaki Ishida, Naoshi Kikuchi et al. · Respirology · 2013 · 94 citations

Inhaled corticosteroids decrease vascularity of the bronchial mucosa in patients with asthma

Makoto Hoshino, Miki Takahashi, Yujiro Takai et al. · Clinical & Experimental Allergy · 2001 · 90 citations

Effectiveness of combined therapy with pirfenidone and inhaled<scp>N</scp>‐acetylcysteine for advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A case–control study

Susumu Sakamoto, Yoko Muramatsu, Keita Satoh et al. · Respirology · 2015 · 89 citations

Clinical characteristics of acute respiratory deterioration in pulmonary fibrosis associated with lung cancer following anti‐cancer therapy

Kazutoshi Isobe, Yoshinobu Hata, Susumu Sakamoto et al. · Respirology · 2009 · 81 citations