Journal of neurotrauma 32(14) 1064-70 2015年7月 [査読有り]
Growth factors and inflammatory cytokines activate the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade. Previous studies have shown that chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) fluid contains these factors and cytokines. In this study, expression of thre...
Y. Tanaka   T. Ito   M. Hashimoto   M. Fukasawa   N. Usuda   A. Sano   
ADVANCED ROBOTICS 29(11) 735-741 2015年6月 [査読有り]
Pacinian corpuscles within the skin are mechanoreceptors with a high sensitivity and a broad receptive field, and they contribute to texture evaluation and contact detection. They are distributed in small numbers in the subcutaneous tissue, which ...
Journal of human genetics 59(11) 609-14 2014年11月 [査読有り]
2-Methyl-3-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase (2M3HBD) deficiency (HSD10 disease) is a rare inborn error of metabolism, and <30 cases have been reported worldwide. This disorder is typically characterized by progressive neurodegenerative disease fro...
Journal of neurotrauma 31(16) 1451-6 2014年8月 [査読有り]
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is considered to be an inflammatory disease. Eosinophils are frequently expressed in the outer membrane of CSDH and are major sources of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β). The mothers against decapentaplegic ...
The inflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays an important role in causing symptoms of lumbar disk herniation. The present study clarifies the expression of the signaling pathway of IL-6 in herniated discs. Homogenates prepared from lumbar ...