Hiroko Kawase

Elevated serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in Kawasaki disease

S Takeshita, Tomoharu Tokutomi, Hiroko Kawase et al. · Clinical & Experimental Immunology · 2001 · 80 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Cytokine, Autoimmune Disease +12

The Role of Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide‐Bound Neutrophils in the Pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease

S Takeshita, Keigo Nakatani, Hiroko Kawase et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1999 · 53 citations · Full text

Immunology, Pathology, Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide‐bound Neutrophils +18

Increased levels of circulating soluble CD14 in Kawasaki disease

S Takeshita, Kazuhiko Nakatani, Hironori Tsujimoto et al. · Clinical & Experimental Immunology · 2000 · 48 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Scd14 Shedding, Cytokine +14

Increased Expression of Human 63-kD Heat Shock Protein Gene in Kawasaki Disease Determined by Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction

Sehchiro Takeshita, Hiroko Kawase, Mikio Yamamoto et al. · Pediatric Research · 1994 · 22 citations · Full text

Transcriptional Regulation, Protein Expression, Natural Sciences +7

Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) enhance lipopolysaccharide binding to neutrophils via CD14

S Takeshita, Kazuhiko Nakatani, Yasunori Takata et al. · Inflammation Research · 1998 · 22 citations

Inflammation, Cytokine, Granulocyte +11