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Yumi Maeda

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1 Activation and regulation of Toll-like receptors 2 and 1 in human leprosy. Nat Med 2003 2.08
2 Cytokine gene polymorphisms in Japanese patients with hepatitis B virus infection--association between TGF-beta1 polymorphisms and hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2004 1.52
3 Use of protein antigens for early serological diagnosis of leprosy. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2007 1.45
4 Characterizing acupuncture stimuli using brain imaging with FMRI--a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. PLoS One 2012 1.43
5 Serum cytokine and soluble cytokine receptor levels in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Liver Int 2006 1.40
6 Hydrogen sulfide as a novel nociceptive messenger. Pain 2007 1.32
7 Pregabalin reduces muscle and cutaneous hyperalgesia in two models of chronic muscle pain in rats. J Pain 2007 1.22
8 Mycobacterium leprae infection in monocyte-derived dendritic cells and its influence on antigen-presenting function. Infect Immun 2002 1.12
9 The missing link: enhanced functional connectivity between amygdala and visceroceptive cortex in migraine. Cephalalgia 2013 1.11
10 Brain correlates of phasic autonomic response to acupuncture stimulation: an event-related fMRI study. Hum Brain Mapp 2012 1.07
11 Identification and characterization of the genes involved in glycosylation pathways of mycobacterial glycopeptidolipid biosynthesis. J Bacteriol 2006 1.04
12 Serum levels of interleukin-6 and its soluble receptors in patients with hepatitis C virus infection. Hum Immunol 2006 1.04
13 Toll-like receptor expression in lupus peripheral blood mononuclear cells. J Rheumatol 2007 1.04
14 Interleukin-18 promoter polymorphisms and the disease progression of Hepatitis B virus-related liver disease. Transl Res 2008 1.02
15 Serum amyloid A-induced IL-6 production by rheumatoid synoviocytes. FEBS Lett 2008 1.01
16 Upregulation of Ca(v)3.2 T-type calcium channels targeted by endogenous hydrogen sulfide contributes to maintenance of neuropathic pain. Pain 2010 0.96
17 Contribution of GM-CSF on the enhancement of the T cell-stimulating activity of macrophages. Microbes Infect 2006 0.93
18 Aggregation of mycobacteria caused by disruption of fibronectin-attachment protein-encoding gene. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2004 0.93
19 Immunosuppressant FK506 inhibits matrix metalloproteinase-9 induction in TNF-alpha-stimulated human hepatic stellate cells. Life Sci 2005 0.89
20 Analysis of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium leprae in an endemic area of Vietnam. Clin Infect Dis 2011 0.88
21 Serum amyloid A triggers the mosodium urate -mediated mature interleukin-1β production from human synovial fibroblasts. Arthritis Res Ther 2012 0.88
22 CD4+ T-cell activation by antigen-presenting cells infected with urease-deficient recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2008 0.88
23 Impaired maturation and function of dendritic cells by mycobacteria through IL-1beta. Eur J Immunol 2006 0.88
24 Polymorphisms of interleukin-1beta in Japanese patients with hepatitis B virus infection. J Hepatol 2006 0.87
25 Elevated serum BAFF levels in patients with autoimmune hepatitis. Hum Immunol 2007 0.87
26 Immunostimulatory activity of major membrane protein-II from Mycobacterium leprae. Cell Immunol 2005 0.87
27 Induction of cross-priming of naive CD8+ T lymphocytes by recombinant bacillus Calmette-Guerin that secretes heat shock protein 70-major membrane protein-II fusion protein. J Immunol 2009 0.87
28 Identification of trehalose dimycolate (cord factor) in Mycobacterium leprae. FEBS Lett 2007 0.85
29 Characterization of the fucosylation pathway in the biosynthesis of glycopeptidolipids from Mycobacterium avium complex. J Bacteriol 2007 0.85
30 Serum BAFF and APRIL levels in patients with PBC. Clin Immunol 2009 0.85
31 CP690,550 inhibits oncostatin M-induced JAK/STAT signaling pathway in rheumatoid synoviocytes. Arthritis Res Ther 2011 0.83
32 Immunostimulatory activity of recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG that secretes major membrane protein II of Mycobacterium leprae. Infect Immun 2006 0.83
33 Influence of Janus kinase inhibition on interleukin 6-mediated induction of acute-phase serum amyloid A in rheumatoid synovium. J Rheumatol 2011 0.83
34 Apoptosis-inducing activity of clofazimine in macrophages. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 0.82
35 Evoked pain analgesia in chronic pelvic pain patients using respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation. Pain Med 2012 0.82
36 Peroxynitrite-mediated matrix metalloproteinase-2 activation in human hepatic stellate cells. FEBS Lett 2005 0.82
37 Interaction of GDP-4-keto-6-deoxymannose-3,5-epimerase-4-reductase with GDP-mannose-4,6-dehydratase stabilizes the enzyme activity for formation of GDP-fucose from GDP-mannose. Glycobiology 2003 0.82
38 GM-CSF-mediated T-cell activation by macrophages infected with recombinant BCG that secretes major membrane protein-II of Mycobacterium leprae. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 2008 0.81
39 An in vitro model of Mycobacterium leprae induced granuloma formation. BMC Infect Dis 2013 0.81
40 Role of the polypeptide region of a 33kDa mycobacterial lipoprotein for efficient IL-12 production. Cell Immunol 2004 0.81
41 The contribution of SAA1 polymorphisms to Familial Mediterranean fever susceptibility in the Japanese population. PLoS One 2013 0.80
42 Effect of hsp65 DNA vaccination carrying immunostimulatory DNA sequences (CpG motifs) against Mycobacterium leprae multiplication in mice. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 2002 0.80
43 Spatio-temporal mapping cortical neuroplasticity in carpal tunnel syndrome. Brain 2012 0.80
44 Novel rhamnosyltransferase involved in biosynthesis of serovar 4-specific glycopeptidolipid from Mycobacterium avium complex. J Bacteriol 2010 0.79
45 Bloodstream infection caused by Campylobacter lari. J Infect Chemother 2012 0.79
46 Detection of serum antibodies to M. leprae major membrane protein-II in leprosy patients from Indonesia. Lepr Rev 2009 0.79
47 Active surveillance of leprosy contacts in country with low prevalence rate. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 2004 0.79
48 FK506 suppresses the stimulation of matrix metalloproteinase 13 synthesis by interleukin-1beta in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts. Immunol Lett 2004 0.79
49 Serological diagnosis of leprosy in patients in vietnam by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with Mycobacterium leprae-derived major membrane protein II. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2008 0.79
50 Clinical relevance of heparin-PF4 complex antibody in DVT after total joint replacement. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2009 0.78
51 IgG-class anti-PF4/heparin antibodies and symptomatic DVT in orthopedic surgery patients receiving different anti-thromboembolic prophylaxis therapeutics. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2011 0.78
52 Serum levels of BAFF for assessing the disease activity of Takayasu arteritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2010 0.78
53 Serum amyloid A protein stimulates CCL20 production in rheumatoid synoviocytes. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009 0.78
54 Inhibitory effects of the JAK inhibitor CP690,550 on human CD4(+) T lymphocyte cytokine production. BMC Immunol 2011 0.78
55 Immunostimulatory activity of major membrane protein II from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2010 0.78
56 Relationship between serum resistin concentrations and inflammatory markers in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metabolism 2006 0.77
57 Enhanced activation of T lymphocytes by urease-deficient recombinant bacillus Calmette-Guérin producing heat shock protein 70-major membrane protein-II fusion protein. J Immunol 2010 0.77
58 Efficient activation of human T cells of both CD4 and CD8 subsets by urease-deficient recombinant Mycobacterium bovis BCG that produced a heat shock protein 70-M. tuberculosis-derived major membrane protein II fusion protein. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2013 0.77
59 Temperature dependency for survival of Mycobacterium leprae in macrophages. Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi 2009 0.77
60 Serum amyloid A (SAA) induces pentraxin 3 (PTX3) production in rheumatoid synoviocytes. Mod Rheumatol 2012 0.77
61 The Mycobacterium avium complex gtfTB gene encodes a glucosyltransferase required for the biosynthesis of serovar 8-specific glycopeptidolipid. J Bacteriol 2008 0.77
62 HLA-DRB1*04 alleles in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients with AA amyloidosis. J Rheumatol 2006 0.76
63 HLA-DP gene polymorphisms and hepatitis B infection in the Japanese population. Transl Res 2012 0.76
64 Polyclonal activation of naïve T cells by urease deficient-recombinant BCG that produced protein complex composed of heat shock protein 70, CysO and major membrane protein-II. BMC Infect Dis 2014 0.75
65 Fusion of mature dendritic cells and human T-lymphotropic virus type I infected T cells: its efficiency as an antigen-presenting cell. Virology 2002 0.75
66 [Current advances in leprosy research activities]. Nihon Hansenbyo Gakkai Zasshi 2005 0.75
67 Acute hepatitis in a patient with familial Mediterranean fever. Liver Int 2007 0.75