Decreased Level of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Normal Smokers and Patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis

Sekiya Koyama, Etsuro Sato, Masayuki Haniuda, +3

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Smoke Extract Stimulates Lung Epithelial Cells to Release Neutrophil and Monocyte Chemotactic Activity

Takeshi Masubuchi, Sekiya Koyama, Etsuro Sato, +5

American Journal Of Pathology

AsthmaInflammationTobacco ControlInflammatory Lung DiseaseLung Inflammation +10

Interleukin-13 but Not Interleukin-4 Prolongs Eosinophil Survival and Induces Eosinophil Chemotaxis.

Shiro Horie, Yoshio Okubo, Mahboob Hossain, +6

Internal Medicine

ImmunologyImmune RegulationCell DeathEosinophilic DisorderImmunotherapy +17

Hemodynamic changes during hemodialysis: Role of nitric oxide and endothelin

Dominic S. Raj, Brad D. Vincent, Keith L. Simpson, +8

Kidney International

HemodialysisRenal FunctionNitric OxideMedicinePhysiology +6

Acetylcholine stimulates alveolar macrophages to release inflammatory cell chemotactic activity

Etsuro Sato, Sekiya Koyama, Yoshio Okubo, +2

American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Elevation of nitrotyrosine and nitrate concentrations in cystic fibrosis sputum

Kimberly Jones, Alaa Hegab, Bettina C. Hillman, +6

Pediatric Pulmonology

The potential of various lipopolysaccharides to release IL-8 and G-CSF

Sekiya Koyama, Etsuro Sato, Hiroshi Nomura, +5

American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Acetylcholine and substance P stimulate bronchial epithelial cells to release eosinophil chemotactic activity

Sekiya Koyama, Etsuro Sato, Hiroshi Nomura, +3

Journal of Applied Physiology

Smoke extract stimulates lung fibroblasts to release neutrophil and monocyte chemotactic activities

Etsuro Sato, Sekiya Koyama, Akemi Takamizawa, +5

American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

AsthmaInflammatory Lung DiseaseLung InflammationImmunologyLung Fibroblasts +21

Bradykinin Stimulates Type II Alveolar Cells to Release Neutrophil and Monocyte Chemotactic Activity and Inflammatory Cytokines

Sekiya Koyama, Etsuro Sato, Hiroshi Nomura, +5

American Journal Of Pathology

InflammationCytokineInflammatory CytokinesChemokine BiologyLung Inflammation +13