Clinical differences between interstitial lung disease associated with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis and classic dermatomyositis

H Mukae, H Ishimoto, N Sakamoto, S Hara… - Chest, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with clinically amyopathic
dermatomyositis (CADM) is a potentially fatal condition in which the clinical features are not well …

Pirfenidone inhibits the expression of HSP47 in TGF-β1-stimulated human lung fibroblasts

S Nakayama, H Mukae, N Sakamoto, T Kakugawa… - Life sciences, 2008 - Elsevier
Pirfenidone (5-methyl-1-phenyl-2-(1H)-pyridone) is a novel anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory
agent that inhibits the progression of fibrosis in animal models and patients with idiopathic …

Differences in response to pulmonary rehabilitation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

R Kozu, H Senjyu, SC Jenkins, H Mukae, N Sakamoto… - Respiration, 2011 - karger.com
Background: The benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) are well recognized. However, whether individuals with idiopathic pulmonary …

[HTML][HTML] Pirfenidone inhibits TGF-β1-induced over-expression of collagen type I and heat shock protein 47 in A549 cells

K Hisatomi, H Mukae, N Sakamoto, Y Ishimatsu… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2012 - Springer
Background Pirfenidone is a novel anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory agent that inhibits the
progression of fibrosis in animal models and in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (…

[HTML][HTML] Alveolar macrophage-epithelial cell interaction following exposure to atmospheric particles induces the release of mediators involved in monocyte …

…, S Hayashi, JC Hogg, T Fujii, Y Goto, N Sakamoto… - Respiratory …, 2005 - Springer
Background Studies from our laboratory have shown that human alveolar macrophages (AM)
and bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) exposed to ambient particles (PM 10 ) in vitro …

[HTML][HTML] Hsp47: A therapeutic target in pulmonary fibrosis

N Sakamoto, D Okuno, T Tokito, H Yura, T Kido… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease characterized by a progressive
decline in lung function and poor prognosis. The deposition of the extracellular matrix (ECM) …

[HTML][HTML] S100A9 in BALF is a candidate biomarker of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

A Hara, N Sakamoto, Y Ishimatsu, T Kakugawa… - Respiratory …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a specific form of chronic, progressive
fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown cause, and the prognosis remains poor. On the …

Differential effects of α-and β-defensin on cytokine production by cultured human bronchial epithelial cells

N Sakamoto, H Mukae, T Fujii, H Ishii… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
Defensins are cysteine-rich cationic antimicrobial peptides that play an important role in
innate immunity and are known to contribute to the regulation of host adaptive immunity. In …

Serum interferon-α is a useful biomarker in patients with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody-positive dermatomyositis

…, H Ida, T Kakugawa, N Sakamoto… - Modern …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective. We have tried to clarify the clinical importance of the measurement of serum type-I
interferon (IFN) in patients with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 Ab (MDA5 …

A fatal case of acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis during treatment with tocilizumab

S Kawashiri, A Kawakami, N Sakamoto… - Rheumatology …, 2012 - Springer
A 68-year-old man, who was a patient with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with RA-associated
interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) and pulmonary emphysema, began taking …