Shinji Maeda

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1 Preferential recruitment of CCR6-expressing Th17 cells to inflamed joints via CCL20 in rheumatoid arthritis and its animal model. J Exp Med 2007 5.58
2 Complement drives Th17 cell differentiation and triggers autoimmune arthritis. J Exp Med 2010 1.62
3 Promising loci of variable numbers of tandem repeats for typing Beijing family Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Med Microbiol 2008 1.52
4 Comparison of QuantiFERON-TB Gold and the tuberculin skin test for detecting previous tuberculosis infection evaluated by chest CT findings in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients. J Infect Chemother 2011 1.48
5 Dual-probe assay for rapid detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by real-time PCR. J Clin Microbiol 2004 1.41
6 Proposal of a consensus set of hypervariable mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat loci for subtyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing isolates. J Clin Microbiol 2013 1.39
7 Genetic diversity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family in East Asia revealed through refined population structure analysis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2008 1.25
8 Graded attenuation of TCR signaling elicits distinct autoimmune diseases by altering thymic T cell selection and regulatory T cell function. J Immunol 2010 1.22
9 Evaluation of variable numbers of tandem repeat as molecular epidemiological markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Japan. J Med Microbiol 2007 1.11
10 Clonal expansion of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, Japan. Emerg Infect Dis 2010 1.05
11 The longitudinal quantitative assessment by transient elastography of chronic hepatitis C patients treated with pegylated interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin. Antiviral Res 2009 1.03
12 Phylogeographical particularity of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family in South Korea based on international comparison with surrounding countries. J Med Microbiol 2010 0.99
13 Mycobacterium heckeshornense lung infection that was diagnosed as Mycobacterium xenopi disease by DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH). Intern Med 2011 0.93
14 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains spreading in Hanoi, Vietnam: Beijing sublineages, genotypes, drug susceptibility patterns, and host factors. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2014 0.93
15 Genome sequence of clinical isolate Mycobacterium tuberculosis NCGM2209. J Bacteriol 2011 0.92
16 Structural characterization of a specific glycopeptidolipid containing a novel N-acyl-deoxy sugar from mycobacterium intracellulare serotype 7 and genetic analysis of its glycosylation pathway. J Bacteriol 2006 0.92
17 Structural analysis of sphingophospholipids derived from Sphingobacterium spiritivorum, the type species of genus Sphingobacterium. Biochim Biophys Acta 2003 0.90
18 Pulmonary Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum infection as an immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an AIDS patient. Intern Med 2010 0.90
19 [Identification of mycobacteria by sequencing of rpoB gene and 16S rRNA]. Kekkaku 2006 0.88
20 Vocal tract area function for vowels using three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging. A preliminary study. J Voice 2006 0.87
21 Lipid phenotype of two distinct subpopulations of Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Tokyo 172 substrain. J Biol Chem 2011 0.87
22 Mycobacterium lentiflavum ileitis using aspirated intestinal fluid during endoscopy in HIV-infected patient. Dig Endosc 2011 0.86
23 Structure and host recognition of serotype 13 glycopeptidolipid from Mycobacterium intracellulare. J Bacteriol 2011 0.85
24 Risk factors for and the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and its relationship to carotid atherosclerosis: the Kyushu and Okinawa Population Study (KOPS). J Atheroscler Thromb 2010 0.84
25 Both hepatitis C virus and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection are related to the progression of carotid atherosclerosis in patients undergoing lipid lowering therapy. Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi 2006 0.84
26 Chronic Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with peripheral arterial disease. J Infect Chemother 2008 0.83
27 The polyketide synthase-associated multidrug tolerance in Mycobacterium intracellulare clinical isolates. Chemotherapy 2012 0.83
28 Characteristic resistance mechanism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to DC-159a, a new respiratory quinolone. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011 0.83
29 Normotensive scleroderma renal crisis with diffuse alveolar damage after corticosteroid therapy. Mod Rheumatol 2005 0.83
30 Immunopathological characteristics of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome caused by Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum infection in a patient with AIDS. Pathol Res Pract 2011 0.82
31 [The current status and future issues on anti-tuberculosis campaign in Japan (5) The status and problems related to molecular epidemiological studies on tuberculosis organisms]. Nihon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 2009 0.82
32 Structural analysis and biosynthesis gene cluster of an antigenic glycopeptidolipid from Mycobacterium intracellulare. J Bacteriol 2008 0.82
33 Mycobacterial trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate preferentially induces type 1 helper T cell responses through signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 protein. Microb Pathog 2005 0.81
34 Non-acid-fastness in Mycobacterium tuberculosis ΔkasB mutant correlates with the cell envelope electron density. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2012 0.81
35 Case report: successful use of short-term add-on tocilizumab for multirefractory systemic flare of adult-onset Still's disease. Clin Rheumatol 2010 0.81
36 Pulmonary-renal syndrome in systemic sclerosis: a report of three cases and review of the literature. Mod Rheumatol 2007 0.81
37 Transmission of specific genotype streptomycin resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area in Japan. BMC Infect Dis 2009 0.80
38 Primary drug-resistant tuberculosis in Hanoi, Viet Nam: present status and risk factors. PLoS One 2013 0.79
39 Multiplex agarose gel electrophoresis system for variable number of tandem repeats genotyping: analysis example using Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Electrophoresis 2013 0.79
40 Scanning of genetic diversity of evolutionarily sequential Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing family strains based on genome wide analysis. Infect Genet Evol 2012 0.79
41 Identification and characterization of two novel methyltransferase genes that determine the serotype 12-specific structure of glycopeptidolipids of Mycobacterium intracellulare. J Bacteriol 2007 0.79
42 [Comparison of usefulness between variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTR) analysis and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in the genotyping of Mycobacterium avium]. Kekkaku 2007 0.79
43 Thymus, innate immunity and autoimmune arthritis: interplay of gene and environment. FEBS Lett 2011 0.79
44 Active surveillance of leprosy contacts in country with low prevalence rate. Int J Lepr Other Mycobact Dis 2004 0.79
45 [Implementation and evaluation by a population-based RFLP analysis in an urban area, Shinjuku city, Tokyo--the possibility of application for contact investigations]. Kekkaku 2008 0.78
46 Thymus and activation regulated chemokines in children with atopic dermatitis: Kyushu University Ishigaki Atopic Dermatitis Study (KIDS). Eur J Dermatol 2007 0.78
47 Developmental changes in sugar responses of the chorda tympani nerve in preweanling rats. Chem Senses 2004 0.77
48 Bacterial sphingophospholipids containing non-hydroxy fatty acid activate murine macrophages via Toll-like receptor 4 and stimulate bacterial clearance. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013 0.77
49 [The outbreak of nosocomial infection by Mycobacterium chelonae chemovar niacinogenes and the cause of its spread]. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 2013 0.77
50 [Successful use of immunosuppressive agents for the treatment of progressive rheumatoid interstitial lung disease: a case report]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.76
51 Association of hyperhomocysteinemia and Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with carotid atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease in Japanese patients. J Infect Chemother 2008 0.76
52 [Archaeology of tubercle bacilli and tuberculosis]. Kekkaku 2010 0.76
53 [Clinical analysis of extensively-drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in our hospital]. Kekkaku 2010 0.75
54 Usefulness and limitations of QuantiFERON-TB Gold in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis patients: proposal to decrease the lower cutoff level for assessing latent tuberculosis infection. Mod Rheumatol 2009 0.75
55 Impact of peripheral arterial disease and acute ischemic stroke. Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi 2006 0.75
56 Procedures for prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal diseases: a multicenter questionnaire survey of hospitals in the Kyoto Neonatal Disease Study Group, Japan. J Infect Chemother 2007 0.75
57 Drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome associated with a marked increase in anti-paramyxovirus antibody titers in a scleroderma patient. Allergol Int 2007 0.75
58 [Extensive genetic analysis of clinical tuberculosis isolates and analysis of host factors to evaluate rapid development of multidrug resistance during initial treatment]. Kekkaku 2013 0.75
59 [Microbiological properties of M. porcinum isolated from a patient with impairments in IL-12/IFN-gamma pathway]. Kekkaku 2008 0.75
60 [CLINICO-MICROBIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII PULMONARY DISEASE AT A SPECIALIZED MYCOBACTERIOSIS HOSPITAL IN TOKYO, JAPAN]. Kekkaku 2015 0.75
61 Effect of probucol on elderly hypercholesterolemic patients in the FAST study. Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi 2006 0.75
62 Effect on carotid atherosclerosis of probucol plus levofloxacin for Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. J Infect Chemother 2007 0.75
63 Efficacy and safety of ezetimibe for Japanese patients with dyslipidaemia: The ESSENTIAL Study. Clin Drug Investig 2010 0.75
64 [Establishment of the standard VNTR analysis systems for Tuberculosis and preparation of databases for TB genotyping]. Kekkaku 2009 0.75
65 The Mechanism and Representation of Korean Three-Way Phonation Contrast: External Photoglottography, Intra-Oral Air Pressure, Airflow, and Acoustic Data. Phonetica 2017 0.75
66 A case of Toriello-Carey syndrome with severe congenital tracheal stenosis. Am J Med Genet A 2013 0.75
67 [Non-tuberculous mycobacterium strains that show positive test for identification kits of M. tuberculosis complex]. Kekkaku 2010 0.75
68 Synthesis and structure of two new mycolactones isolated from M. ulcerans subsp. shinshuense. Org Lett 2012 0.75
69 High molecular weight form of adiponectin levels of Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatol Res 2007 0.75
70 Fundamental frequency histograms measured by electroglottography during speech: a pilot study for standardization. J Voice 2005 0.75