PPARγ is a member of a family of nuclear receptors/ligand–dependent transcription factors,
which bind to hormone response elements on target gene promoters. An antiproliferative …

Recent reports have indicated the value and limitations of 18 F-FDG PET and 201 Tl SPECT
for determination of malignancy. We prospectively assessed and compared the usefulness …

Usefulness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for diagnosing disease
activity and monitoring therapeutic response in patients with pulmonary mycobacteriosis | …

Background As the number of elderly people has increased in Japan, the occurrence of
aspiration pneumonia has also increased. Guidelines for the treatment of pneumonia have been …

BACKGROUND: To diagnose sputum smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is difficult
and the ability of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) for diagnosing PTB has …

… Response rates for monotherapy with S-1 are around 35% for colorectal cancer, and it is
suggested that DPD inhibition in tumour cells might contribute to antitumour effects because S-…

We report four cases of acute pneumonitis due either to interferon, or a herbal drug, "Sho-saiko-to",
or both in combination, in patients with chronic active hepatitis, focusing on its …

Doped ceria, which has a higher oxygen ion conductivity than yttria-stabilized zirconia, is
one of the possible electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cell at low temperatures. This study …

The present study examines the significance of defining feeding arteries to arterial infusion
chemotherapy for patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma. We retrospectively studied …

… The catalytic domain contains an active site Zn 2+ that binds three conserved histidines
in the sequence HEXX HXXGXXH(S/T). Mammalian MMP are classified into soluble (secreted)-…