Hepatitis C virus genotypes are not responsible for development of serious liver disease

Masaki Yamada, Shinichi Kakumu, Kentaro Yoshioka, +4

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Hepatitis DHepatologyHepatitis CViral HepatitisPathogenesis +11

Tumor Necrosis Factor α Production by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Patients With Chronic Liver Disease

Kentaro Yoshioka, Shinichi Kakumu, Motohiro Arao, +2

Hepatology

Broadly reactive antibodies to hypervariable region 1 in hepatitis C virus-infected patient sera: Relation to viral loads and response to interferon

Masaki Hattori, Kentaro Yoshioka, Toshiyuki Aiyama, +5

Hepatology

Comparison of Envelope and Precore/Core Variants of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) during Chronic HBV Infection

Masahiro Takayanagi, Shinichi Kakumu, Tetsuya Ishikawa, +3

Virology

Viral PersistenceHepatologyChronic Hbv InfectionViral HepatitisImmunology +7

Production of tumor necrosis factor, interleukin 1, and interferon-γ by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with primary biliary cirrhosis

Shinichi Kakumu, Kentaro Yoshioka, Yasuhiko Tsutsumi, +2

Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology

InflammationCytokineTumor Necrosis FactorHepatologyLiver Physiology +12

Mutation at codon 130 in hepatitis B virus (HBV) core region increases markedly during acute exacerbation of hepatitis in chronic HBV carriers

Akihiko Okumura, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Kentaro Yoshioka, +3

Journal of Gastroenterology

Hepatitis DViral PersistenceHepatologyViral HepatitisPathogenesis +10

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

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

Deficiency of antibody response to hypervariable region of hepatitis C virus in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Kentaro Yoshioka, Yasuyuki Higashi, Kazuma Tanaka, +7

Journal of Hepatology

HepatologyHepatitis CHepatitis C VirusViral HepatitisImmunology +5