Suppressive Activity of a Macrolide Antibiotic, Roxithromycin, on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production in Vitro and in Vivo by H. Suzaki, K. Asano, S. Ohki, K. Kanai, T. Mizutani, T. Hisamitsu

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Cytomegalovirus Uveitis with Hypopyon Mimicking Bacterial Endophthalmitis by Atsushi Yoshida, Hiroto Obata, Hidetoshi Kawashima

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Reductions in Muscle Strength and Range of Motion Cause Locomotion Disability via Locomotion-Related Functional Limitation in Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hungu Jung, Shigeharu Tanaka, Yuji Iwamoto, Takashi Kawano, Masahiro Yamasaki, Ryo Tanaka

“…To assess locomotion disability, the locomotor domain of the activities of daily living (ADLs) survey from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan was used. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Targeting Ferroptosis in Periprosthetic Osteolysis Induced by Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Wear Debris by Takuya Ogawa, Shunichi Yokota, Liyile Chen, Yuki Ogawa, Yoshio Nishida, Taiki Tokuhiro, Hend Alhasan, Tomoyo Yutani, Tomohiro Shimizu, Daisuke Takahashi, Takuji Miyazaki, Tsutomu Endo, Ken Kadoya, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Norimasa Iwasaki

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Production of β-Glucosidase from a Newly Isolated Aspergillus Species Using Response Surface Methodology by Pilanee Vaithanomsat, Molnapat Songpim, Taweesiri Malapant, Akihiko Kosugi, Warunee Thanapase, Yutaka Mori

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Effect of Vitronectin Bound to Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 on Porcine Enamel Organ-Derived Epithelial Cells by Yoshinori Shinohara, Shuhei Tsuchiya, Kazuo Hatae, Masaki J. Honda

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Outcomes of Late-Onset Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis Treated with Pars Plana Vitrectomy by Kazuyoshi Ohtomo, Chihiro Mayama, Takashi Ueta, Miyuki Nagahara

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Differentiation and Molecular Properties of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Murine Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Derived on Gelatin or Collagen by Chizuka Obara, Kazuya Takizawa, Kenichi Tomiyama, Masaharu Hazawa, Ai Saotome-Nakamura, Takaya Gotoh, Takeshi Yasuda, Katsushi Tajima

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Differential Regulation of Gene Expression of Alveolar Epithelial Cell Markers in Human Lung Adenocarcinoma-Derived A549 Clones by Hiroshi Kondo, Keiko Miyoshi, Shoji Sakiyama, Akira Tangoku, Takafumi Noma

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Acute Attack of Pseudogout with the Wide Lesion in Lumbar Spondylolytic Spondylolisthesis by Hironari Kaneyama, Yuichiro Morishita, Osamu Kawano, Takuaki Yamamoto, Takeshi Maeda

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Pyogenic Lumbar Facet Joint Infection with Foot Drop by Haruka Maehara, Toshihiro Sano, Yuki Yanagawa, Kyuichi Hashimoto, Nobuaki Tadokoro

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Surgical Treatment for Spinal Tuberculosis without Elevation of Inflammatory Biomarkers at the Initial Visit Mimicking Spinal Metastasis by Takuya Sakamoto, Hiroshi Takahashi, Junya Saito, Yasuo Matsuzawa, Yasuchika Aoki, Arata Nakajima, Masato Sonobe, Yorikazu Akatsu, Manabu Yamada, Yuki Akiyama, Tatsunori Iwai, Keita Yanagisawa, Yasuhiro Shiga, Kazuhide Inage, Sumihisa Orita, Yawara Eguchi, Satoshi Maki, Takeo Furuya, Tsutomu Akazawa, Masao Koda, Masashi Yamazaki, Seiji Ohtori, Koichi Nakagawa

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Altered Expression of NF-κB and SP1 after Exposure to Advanced Glycation End-Products and Effects of Neurotrophic Factors in AGEs Exposed Rat Retinas by Guzel Bikbova, Toshiyuki Oshitari, Takayuki Baba, Shuichi Yamamoto

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Utility of Ascitic Fluid Adenosine Deaminase Levels in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Peritonitis in General Medical Practice by Ayako Kumabe, Shuji Hatakeyama, Naoki Kanda, Yu Yamamoto, Masami Matsumura

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Case of the Diffuse Form of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis by Tateki Yoshino, Hiroyuki Moriyama

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Dual Functions of the C5a Receptor as a Connector for the K562 Erythroblast-Like Cell-THP-1 Macrophage-Like Cell Island and as a Sensor for the Differentiation of the K562 Erythrob... by Hiroshi Nishiura, Rui Zhao, Tetsuro Yamamoto

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Xylaria iriomotensis sp. nov. from termite nests and notes on X. angulosa by Izumi Okane, Huei-Mei Hsieh, Yu-Ming Ju, Chun-Ru Lin, Chun-Yun Huang, I-Ching Kuan

“…Abstract Background Fungus gardens of the termite Odontotermes formosanus, excavated from Iriomote Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, were subsequently incubated under laboratory conditions. …”
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The McGill Pain Questionnaire, Japanese Version, Reconsidered: Confirming the Theoretical Structure by Mamoru Hasegawa, Suguru Hattori, Masaru Mishima, Isao Matsumoto, Takashi Kimura, Yasuko Baba, Osami Takano, Toshio Sasaki, Kazue Kanemura, Katsuhiko Senami, Toshinari Shibata

“…However, language and cultural barriers have hindered its wide use and standardization in Japan. …”
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MALAY LITERATURE: TRANSLATED OR NOT TO BE TRANSLATED by Melania Priska Mendrofa

“…It is not like the other big countries, such as China, Japan, and many other Southeast Asia which have been famous for its literature in world. …”
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Suicide from a Holistic Point of View by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…Suicide has been honoured and respected in the eastern culture, especially in Japan with the famous tradition of Hara-kiri, or seppuku, while in most western societies suicide has been seen negatively and many contemporary physicians tend to consider suicide the most self-destructive and evil thing a human being can do and something that should be avoided at all cost. …”
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