Measurement of Spleen Stiffness by Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging Identifies Cirrhotic Patients With Esophageal Varices

Yoshitaka Takuma, Kazuhiro Nouso, Youichi Morimoto, +9

Gastroenterology

Medical UltrasoundEsophagusMedical ImagingSpleen StiffnessAbdominal Imaging +10

Studies on Macromolecular Components of Human Glomerular Basement Membrane and Alterations in Diabetes: Decreased Levels of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan and Laminin

Hiroyuki Shimomura, Robert G. Spiro

Diabetes

Genetic Organization and Diversity of the 3′ Noncoding Region of the Hepatitis C Virus Genome

Noriko Yamada, Kiyomi Tanihara, Akira Takada, +5

Virology

Hepatitis CViral HepatitisGeneticsHepatitisVirology +8

The Multifarious Functions of Pyruvate Kinase M2 in Oral Cancer Cells

Miyako Kurihara‐Shimomura, Tomonori Sasahira, Chie Nakashima, +3

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Relationship between soluble MICA and the MICA A5.1 homozygous genotype in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma

Shigehiro Tamaki, Masayoshi Kawakami, Yasutsugu Yamanaka, +7

Clinical Immunology

Tumor BiologyOncologyMedicinePathologySoluble Mica +5

Quantitative detection of hepatitis C virus genome in liver tissue and circulation by competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction

Hiroshi Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Shimomura, Toshimi Hasui, +2

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

HepatologyHepatitis CViral HepatitisLiver PhysiologyMedicine +11

Soluble MICB serum levels correlate with disease stage and survival rate in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Shigehiro Tamaki, Masayoshi Kawakami, Akiko Ishitani, +8

PubMed

Downregulation of DHRS9 is associated with poor prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Hiroyuki Shimomura, Tomonori Sasahira, Chie Nakashima, +2

Pathology

MedicinePathologyPoor PrognosisTumor SuppressorCancer Genetics +5

HBcAg-Specific CD8 T Cells Play an Important Role in Virus Suppression, and Acute Flare-Up Is Associated with the Expansion of Activated Memory T Cells

Noriaki Shimada, Kazuhide Yamamoto, Marcelo J. Kuroda, +6

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Hepatitis C virus quasispecies in cancerous and noncancerous hepatic lesions: the core protein-encoding region.

Shahjalal S Alam, Takashi Nakamura, Atsushi Naganuma, +4

PubMed

ImmunologyPathologyMolecular BiologyCirrhosisCancer-associated Virus +18