TOAST: improving reference-free cell composition estimation by cross-cell type differential analysis

Z Li, H Wu - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
In the analysis of high-throughput data from complex samples, cell composition is an
important factor that needs to be accounted for. Except for a limited number of tissues with …

Immunoadsorption for collagen and rheumatic diseases

K Yamaji - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The field of therapeutics has seen remarkable progress in the recent years, which has made
mainstream drug treatment possible for collagen and rheumatic diseases. However …

Current topics on cytapheresis technologies

K Yamaji, H Tsuda, H Hashimoto - Therapeutic Apheresis, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Cytapheresis has been investigated recently for the treatment of autoimmune related
diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), multiple …

Rosmarinic acid induces apoptosis of activated T cells from rheumatoid arthritis patients via mitochondrial pathway

YG Hur, CH Suh, S Kim, J Won - Journal of clinical immunology, 2007 - Springer
T cells play an important role in the initiation and the progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
and depletion of potentially pathogenic T cells was suggested as an important therapeutic …

Polytypism in ZnS, ZnSe, and ZnTe: first-principles study

F Boutaiba, A Belabbes, M Ferhat, F Bechstedt - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
We report results of first-principles calculations based on the projector augmented wave
(PAW) method to explore the structural, thermodynamic, and electronic properties of cubic …

Dynamic changes in cytokine levels in serum and synovial fluid following filtration leukocytapheresis therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

T Hidaka, K Suzuki, M Kawakami… - Journal of Clinical …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
We attempted to determine whether various cytokine levels in the serum and synovial fluid
(SF) of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are influenced by the performance of filtration …

Increase of activated T-cells and up-regulation of Smad7 without elevation of TGF-beta expression in tonsils from patients with pustulosis palmaris et plantaris

M Takahara, K Kishibe, H Nozawa, Y Harabuchi - Clinical Immunology, 2005 - Elsevier
Pustulosis palmaris et plantaris (PPP) is known to be a skin disease related to tonsillitis,
because the pustulosis often become exacerbated during acute tonsillitis and disappears …

Suppression of interleukin-1β-and tumor necrosis factor-·-induced inflammatory responses by leukocytapheresis therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis

A Andoh, A Ogawa, K Kitamura, O Inatomi… - Journal of …, 2004 - Springer
Background To elucidate the molecular mechanisms involved in the therapeutic effects of
leukocytapheresis (LCAP), we investigated the alterations in the cytokine responses of …

Leukocytapheresis treatment for pyoderma gangrenosum

E Fujimoto, N Fujimoto, K Kuroda… - British Journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
A 42‐year‐old man presented with painful erythema with pustules and multiple small ulcers
on the shins. He had suffered from ulcerative colitis (UC) and received oral …

Fluctuations in the peripheral blood leukocyte and platelet counts in leukocytapheresis in healthy volunteers

K Yamaji, K Yang, H Tsuda… - Therapeutic …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Leukocytapheresis (LCP) for the treatment of patients with diseases that involve an
abnormal autoimmune reaction aims to improve the condition of the patient's pathology and …