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Kiyohisa Sekizawa

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1 Transcription factor Nrf2 regulates inflammation by mediating the effect of 15-deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin j(2). Mol Cell Biol 2004 2.25
2 Nrf2-deficient mice are highly susceptible to cigarette smoke-induced emphysema. Genes Cells 2005 2.18
3 Role of 15-deoxy delta(12,14) prostaglandin J2 and Nrf2 pathways in protection against acute lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 1.94
4 Polymorphisms of IL4, IL13, and ADRB2 genes in COPD. Chest 2004 1.79
5 Transcription factor Nrf2 plays a pivotal role in protection against elastase-induced pulmonary inflammation and emphysema. J Immunol 2005 1.79
6 Retinoic acid inhibits elastase-induced injury in human lung epithelial cell lines. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2003 1.67
7 High incidence of aspiration pneumonia in community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients: a multicenter, prospective study in Japan. J Am Geriatr Soc 2008 1.49
8 Identification of polymorphisms in the promoter region of the human NRF2 gene. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 1.40
9 Effects of rhinovirus infection on the adherence of Streptococcus pneumoniae to cultured human airway epithelial cells. J Infect Dis 2003 1.35
10 Association of susceptibility to the development of lung adenocarcinoma with the heme oxygenase-1 gene promoter polymorphism. Hum Genet 2005 1.32
11 Interstitial pneumonia developed in a worker dealing with particles containing indium-tin oxide. J Occup Health 2003 1.25
12 Suppression of eosinophilic airway inflammation by treatment with alpha-galactosylceramide. Eur J Immunol 2005 1.22
13 Transcription factors T-bet and GATA-3 regulate development of airway remodeling. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006 1.03
14 Clinical evaluation of proton radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2003 1.02
15 Mechanisms of mucin production by rhinovirus infection in cultured human airway epithelial cells. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2005 1.01
16 Treatment with alpha-galactosylceramide attenuates the development of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. J Immunol 2004 0.98
17 Erythromycin inhibits rhinovirus infection in cultured human tracheal epithelial cells. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2002 0.98
18 Liver metastasis at the time of initial diagnosis of lung cancer. Med Oncol 2003 0.97
19 Association of phosphodiesterase 4D gene polymorphisms with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship to interleukin 13 gene polymorphism. Int J Mol Med 2006 0.96
20 Polymorphisms of TNFalpha, IL1beta, and IL1RN genes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 0.93
21 Lung cancer in patients aged 80 years and over. Lung Cancer 2008 0.91
22 Overexpression of the transcription factor GATA-3 enhances the development of pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Pathol 2006 0.90
23 Body mass index and lung cancer: a case-control study of subjects participating in a mass-screening program. Chest 2005 0.89
24 Effect of heavy-ion radiotherapy on pulmonary function in stage I non-small cell lung cancer patients. Chest 2002 0.88
25 Niflumic acid and AG-1478 reduce cigarette smoke-induced mucin synthesis: the role of hCLCA1. Chest 2007 0.87
26 Anti-inflammatory activity of creatine supplementation in endothelial cells in vitro. Br J Pharmacol 2003 0.86
27 Involvement of thromboxane A(2) in airway mucous cells in asthma-related cough. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2002 0.85
28 Time from finding abnormality on mass-screening to final diagnosis of lung cancer. Oncol Rep 2003 0.85
29 Metastasis to appendix from lung adenocarcinoma. Int J Gastrointest Cancer 2005 0.85
30 Plasma orexin-A levels and body composition in COPD. Chest 2003 0.85
31 Axillary lymph node metastasis in lung cancer. Med Oncol 2008 0.84
32 Acid stimulation reduces bactericidal activity of surface liquid in cultured human airway epithelial cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2002 0.84
33 Increased serum levels of endostatin in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. J Clin Lab Anal 2005 0.83
34 Outcome of patients with lung cancer detected incidentally. Oncol Rep 2004 0.83
35 Cytokeratin 19 fragment in patients with nonmalignant respiratory diseases. Chest 2003 0.83
36 Brain metastasis as the first manifestation of lung cancer. Am J Med 2003 0.83
37 Effects of rhinovirus infection on histamine and cytokine production by cell lines from human mast cells and basophils. J Immunol 2002 0.83
38 Radiologic findings in primary pulmonary plasmacytoma. J Thorac Imaging 2005 0.83
39 Erythromycin increases bactericidal activity of surface liquid in human airway epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2005 0.81
40 Age-related changes in plasma orexin-A concentrations. Exp Gerontol 2002 0.81
41 MMP14 gene polymorphisms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Mol Med 2006 0.81
42 Ebselen suppresses late airway responses and airway inflammation in guinea pigs. Free Radic Biol Med 2002 0.80
43 The effect of smoking-related hyperhomocysteinemia on spirometric declines in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in elderly Japanese. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2005 0.80
44 S-carboxymethylcysteine inhibits neutrophil activation mediated by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. Eur J Pharmacol 2002 0.80
45 Japanese herbal medicine in patients with advanced lung cancer: prolongation of survival. J Altern Complement Med 2002 0.79
46 Lung cancer among medical professionals. Chest 2002 0.79
47 Prolonged response to gefitinib in bone metastasis. Med Oncol 2008 0.79
48 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and pneumonia in elderly patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006 0.79
49 Squamous cell carcinoma antigen in lung cancer and nonmalignant respiratory diseases. Lung 2008 0.78
50 Simultaneous measurements of KL-6 and SP-D in patients undergoing thoracic radiotherapy. Med Oncol 2006 0.78
51 Risk of cancers in COPD patients. Chest 2003 0.78
52 Prospective study of fever and pneumonia after flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006 0.78
53 Promoter activity of human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 gene with novel single nucleotide polymorphisms. Respirology 2005 0.78
54 Cut-off levels of NSE to differentiate SCLC from NSCLC. Oncol Rep 2002 0.78
55 Effect of diesel exhaust particles on mRNA expression of viral and bacterial receptors in rat lung epithelial L2 cells. Toxicol Lett 2006 0.78
56 Circuit training for elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a preliminary study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2004 0.78
57 Small cell carcinoma of the pleura. South Med J 2002 0.78
58 Inflammatory and bronchospastic factors in asthma exacerbations caused by upper respiratory tract infections. Tohoku J Exp Med 2005 0.78
59 Lung cancer patients with previous or simultaneous urologic cancers. Med Oncol 2008 0.78
60 [A case of septic pulmonary embolism induced by urinary tract infection]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2004 0.77
61 Cabergoline and silent aspiration in elderly patients with stroke. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003 0.77
62 A re-evaluation of squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC) as a serum marker for non-small cell lung cancer. Med Oncol 2007 0.77
63 Sputum E-cadherin and asthma severity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003 0.77
64 ACE inhibitor and swallowing difficulties in stroke. A preliminary study. J Neurol 2008 0.77
65 Thymic and pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome and literature review. Respirology 2007 0.76
66 Asthma as well as anxiety improved by the Kampo extract Saiboku-to. Eur J Intern Med 2005 0.76
67 Skip metastasis to abdominal lymph nodes from lung adenocarcinoma. Onkologie 2008 0.75
68 Is NSE truly a useful marker in NSCLC? Lung Cancer 2004 0.75
69 Population-based outcomes for SCLC. Lung Cancer 2004 0.75
70 Mechanism of mucin secretion in diffuse panbronchiolitis. Chest 2006 0.75
71 Endobronchial actinomycosis and foreign body. Chest 2003 0.75
72 Nasogastric tubes in patients with dysphagia. Lancet 2002 0.75
73 Elderly asthmatic patients. Arch Intern Med 2003 0.75
74 Effect of repeated thoracenteses on fibrinolytic activity in malignant pleural effusion. Chest 2004 0.75
75 Chemotherapy for elderly SCLC patients. Lung Cancer 2003 0.75
76 Upper airway mass mimicking near-fatal asthma. J Emerg Med 2005 0.75
77 Pleural metastasis from soft tissue sarcoma. Tuberk Toraks 2008 0.75
78 Inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme and physical function in older women. Lancet 2002 0.75
79 Late recurrence after resection of stage I lung adenocarcinoma. Ann Thorac Surg 2003 0.75
80 Anterior pneumothorax. J Emerg Med 2005 0.75
81 Diagnostic procedures for small pulmonary nodules detected by mass-screening. Anticancer Res 2008 0.75
82 Incidentally detected lung cancer. Respir Med 2005 0.75
83 [Common cold (rhinovirus)]. Nihon Rinsho 2003 0.75
84 Cerebral hemorrhage in the course of stereotactic radiosurgery. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2002 0.75
85 Pancoast's syndrome due to metastatic carcinoma from the stomach. Can Respir J 2003 0.75
86 Small large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma in a patient with pulmonary emphysema. Tuberk Toraks 2009 0.75
87 Cut-off levels of CYFRA21-1 to differentiate between metastatic and non-metastatic NSCLC. Lung Cancer 2004 0.75
88 Intra-tumor hemorrhage associated with brainstem metastasis from lung cancer. Intern Med 2006 0.75
89 Nursing discharge summaries of deceased patients with respiratory diseases. Int J Nurs Pract 2002 0.75
90 Lung cancer in patients with psychiatric disorders. Lung Cancer 2002 0.75
91 In vivo advantage of combined administration with CPT-11 and 5-fluorouracil in rats. J Exp Ther Oncol 2002 0.75
92 [Severe community-acquired Acinetobacter pneumonia]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
93 Expression of hnRNP A2/B1 proteins in small airway epithelial cells. Int J Mol Med 2004 0.75
94 Determinants of cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, focusing on activities parallel to daily living. Respirology 2004 0.75
95 [Clinical guideline review: Chronic obstructive lung disease]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
96 Bronchial asthma in the very elderly. Chest 2002 0.75
97 [Thromboembolism in lung cancer patients]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
98 Left atrial thrombus in a patient with lung cancer. Int J Clin Pract 2004 0.75
99 Unusual uptake on gallium-67 imaging in organizing pneumonia. Clin Nucl Med 2004 0.75
100 Chemotherapy in a patient with prior history of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2003 0.75
101 Anaerobic bacterial empyema accompanying intrathoracic gas formation in anorexia nervosa. Int J Eat Disord 2006 0.75
102 Effect of inhaled steroids on increased collagen synthesis in asthma. Respiration 2006 0.75
103 Radiotherapy for elderly non-small cell lung cancer patients. Oncol Rep 2002 0.75
104 Pleural to serum CEA ratio in lung adenocarcinoma. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2002 0.75
105 Cysteinyl leukotrienes and collagen type I synthesis in asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004 0.75
106 Cell growth after withdrawal of gefitinib ("Iressa", ZD1839) in human lung cancer cells. Oncol Rep 2004 0.75
107 Response to gefitinib in pericardial effusion due to lung cancer. Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 2003 0.75
108 Mismatch between gallium-67 uptake and CT findings in a case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Ann Nucl Med 2005 0.75
109 Spontaneous regression of pulmonary bullae. Australas Radiol 2002 0.75
110 Lung cancer patients with previous or simultaneous the upper aerodigestive cancers. Tuberk Toraks 2009 0.75
111 Pneumonia in elderly patients with preexisting respiratory disease. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2004 0.75
112 [Mechanisms of swallowing disorder in the elderly]. Nihon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
113 Spontaneous pneumothorax presenting as epigastric pain. Am J Emerg Med 2005 0.75