Matsumoto K   Kikuchi J   Kaneko Y   Yasuoka H   Suzuki K   Tokuyama H   Kameyama K   Yamaoka K   Takeuchi T   
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic disorder characterized by elevated serum IgG4 level, which is mediated by T follicular helper 2 (Tfh2) cell. However, the cytokines responsible for enhancing IgG4 production remain unclear in IgG4-RD. T...
Arthritis and Rheumatism 50(11) 3658-3662 2004年11月
Objective. To detect and characterize the autoreactive CD8+ T cells to major histocompatibility complex class 1 chain-related gene A (MICA), a stress-inducible antigen preferentially expressed on the epithelium and endothelium, in patients with Be...
ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 50(11) 3658-3662 2004年11月
Objective. To detect and characterize the autoreactive CD8+ T cells to major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A (MICA), a stress-inducible antigen preferentially expressed on the epithelium and endothelium, in patients with Be...
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY 124(6) 796-801 2004年3月
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of inflammatory cytokine genes were examined in 84 adult Japanese patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and 56 race-matched healthy controls. The SNPs examined were within the genes enco...