… IL-10 increases programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression on macrophage colony-stimulating
factor-derived dendritic cells (M-DC). IL-10-stimulated M-DC in turn induces the …

The atomic structure of monolayer graphite formed on a Ni(111) surface was investigated by
means of LEED intensity analysis. We measured the IV curves of the (1,0), (0,1) and (1,1) …

Kawasaki disease is a pediatric systemic vasculitis of unknown etiology for which a genetic
influence is suspected. We identified a functional SNP (itpkc_3) in the inositol 1,4,5-…

The efficacy of intravenous gamma globulin (IVGG) for treatment of Kawasaki disease (KD)
is clearly established. In a metaanalysis, we reviewed US and Japanese multicenter, …

We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of Kawasaki disease in Japanese
subjects using data from 428 individuals with Kawasaki disease (cases) and 3,379 controls …

There are substantial data demonstrating that human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the
sexually transmitted etiologic agents of cervical cancer (1). HPV type 16 (HPV16) is the most …

Objective: To provide pure cohorts of paediatric and adult patients with congenital heart
disease (CHD) and infective endocarditis (IE) for making future guidelines. Design: Japanese …

The etiology and pathogenesis of Kawasaki disease (KD) remain unknown. As previously
reported, in US patients with acute KD, IgA plasma cells (PCs) infiltrate the vascular wall. To …

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common lethal genetic disorder in children,
is an X-linked recessive muscle disease characterized by the absence of dystrophin at the …

Simple Summary Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET)
signaling plays an important role in the metastatic formation and therapeutic resistance …