Published in Kidney Blood Press Res on January 25, 2005
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The impact of visceral fat on multiple risk factors and carotid atherosclerosis in chronic haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 1.64
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Development of gene silencing pyrrole-imidazole polyamide targeting the TGF-beta1 promoter for treatment of progressive renal diseases. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 1.39
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Impact of elemental diet on mucosal inflammation in patients with active Crohn's disease: cytokine production and endoscopic and histological findings. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2005) 1.23
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Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in a patient with autoantibody to interferon-gamma. Intern Med (2007) 1.19
A meta-analysis comparing incidence of recurrence and indication for reoperation after surgery for perforating versus nonperforating Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol (2007) 1.16
Dynamic synchrony of firing in the monkey prefrontal cortex during working-memory tasks. J Neurosci (2006) 1.16
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Low TLR4 expression by liver dendritic cells correlates with reduced capacity to activate allogeneic T cells in response to endotoxin. J Immunol (2005) 1.14
The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor vildagliptin improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients undergoing hemodialysis. Endocr J (2011) 1.13
Progression of chronic liver inflammation and fibrosis driven by activation of c-JUN signaling in Sirt6 mutant mice. J Biol Chem (2012) 1.13
Drug-induced hepatitis due to repeated use of hair dye. Intern Med (2003) 1.10
Infusion of stably immature monocyte-derived dendritic cells plus CTLA4Ig modulates alloimmune reactivity in rhesus macaques. Transplantation (2007) 1.10
Metformin prevents the development of oral squamous cell carcinomas from carcinogen-induced premalignant lesions. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) (2012) 1.10
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Ethanol affects the generation, cosignaling molecule expression, and function of plasmacytoid and myeloid dendritic cell subsets in vitro and in vivo. J Leukoc Biol (2006) 1.09
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Wilms' tumor gene WT1-shRNA as a potent apoptosis-inducing agent for solid tumors. Int J Oncol (2008) 1.04
Phase I/II study of immunotherapy using tumor antigen-pulsed dendritic cells in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Oncol (2012) 1.04
Prognostic value of immunohistochemical profile and response to high-dose methotrexate therapy in primary CNS lymphoma. J Neurooncol (2009) 1.04
Information-guided surgical management of gliomas using low-field-strength intraoperative MRI. Acta Neurochir Suppl (2011) 1.03
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High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and gamma-glutamyl transferase levels are synergistically associated with metabolic syndrome in community-dwelling persons. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2010) 1.02
Benidipine reduces albuminuria and plasma aldosterone in mild-to-moderate stage chronic kidney disease with albuminuria. Hypertens Res (2010) 1.01
Development of novel magnetic nano-carriers for high-performance affinity purification. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces (2008) 1.01
Stimulus duration in working memory is represented by neuronal activity in the monkey prefrontal cortex. Eur J Neurosci (2004) 1.01
Effects of lipid-lowering therapy with rosuvastatin on kidney function and oxidative stress in patients with diabetic nephropathy. J Atheroscler Thromb (2011) 1.01
Fecal calprotectin and lactoferrin as predictors of relapse in patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis during maintenance therapy. Int J Colorectal Dis (2013) 1.00
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Heart allograft protection with low-dose carbon monoxide inhalation: effects on inflammatory mediators and alloreactive T-cell responses. Transplantation (2006) 0.99
Variable number of tandem repeat of the 5'-flanking region of type-C human natriuretic peptide receptor gene influences blood pressure levels in obesity-associated hypertension. Hypertens Res (2004) 0.98
Extracting task-related activation components from optical topography measurement using independent components analysis. J Biomed Opt (2008) 0.98
Regulatory dendritic cells pulsed with carbonic anhydrase I protect mice from colitis induced by CD4+CD25- T cells. J Immunol (2012) 0.97
Activation and maturation of antigen-presenting dendritic cells during vaccine therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus. Hepatol Res (2002) 0.97
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Whether gamma knife radiosurgery is really necessary for treatment of patients with vestibular schwannomas. Acta Neurochir Suppl (2013) 0.97
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A haplotype of the CYP4F2 gene is associated with cerebral infarction in Japanese men. Am J Hypertens (2008) 0.96
In vivo immunization by vaccine therapy following virus suppression by lamivudine: a novel approach for treating patients with chronic hepatitis B. J Clin Virol (2005) 0.96
Prospective clinical trial: enteral nutrition during maintenance infliximab in Crohn's disease. J Gastroenterol (2009) 0.96
PARP-1 regulates expression of TGF-β receptors in T cells. Blood (2013) 0.95
Phase II clinical study on intraoperative photodynamic therapy with talaporfin sodium and semiconductor laser in patients with malignant brain tumors. J Neurosurg (2013) 0.95
Uric acid is an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in a Japanese elderly population without metabolic syndrome. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2012) 0.95
Novel wide-range quantitative nested real-time PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA: development and methodology. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 0.95
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Extent of lesions in idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo: study using click and galvanic vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2005) 0.95
Mutation of inhibitory helix-loop-helix protein Id3 causes γδ T-cell lymphoma in mice. Blood (2010) 0.95
Systemic and local cytokine production in quiescent ulcerative colitis and its relationship to future relapse: a prospective pilot study. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2005) 0.94
Comparison of the antiproteinuric effects of the calcium channel blockers benidipine and amlodipine administered in combination with angiotensin receptor blockers to hypertensive patients with stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease. Hypertens Res (2009) 0.94
[Performance evaluation of the CellaVision DM96 system in WBC differentials]. Rinsho Byori (2010) 0.94
Primary biliary cirrhosis - Autoimmune hepatitis overlap syndrome: A rationale for corticosteroids use based on a nation-wide retrospective study in Japan. Hepatol Res (2011) 0.94
Vocal cord paralysis after surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysm. Chest (2002) 0.94