Toru Hiraga

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1 Critical roles of c-Jun signaling in regulation of NFAT family and RANKL-regulated osteoclast differentiation. J Clin Invest 2004 2.31
2 Crosstalk between cancer cells and bone microenvironment in bone metastasis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 1.69
3 C-SRC tyrosine kinase activity is associated with tumor colonization in bone and lung in an animal model of human breast cancer metastasis. Cancer Res 2003 1.52
4 Zoledronic acid delays wound healing of the tooth extraction socket, inhibits oral epithelial cell migration, and promotes proliferation and adhesion to hydroxyapatite of oral bacteria, without causing osteonecrosis of the jaw, in mice. J Bone Miner Metab 2009 1.29
5 The recovery of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex (MAC) from the residential bathrooms of patients with pulmonary MAC. Clin Infect Dis 2007 1.26
6 Cadherin-11-mediated interactions with bone marrow stromal/osteoblastic cells support selective colonization of breast cancer cells in bone. Int J Oncol 2008 1.20
7 The effect of the bisphosphonate ibandronate on breast cancer metastasis to visceral organs. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2002 1.15
8 Involvement of acidic microenvironment in the pathophysiology of cancer-associated bone pain. Bone 2010 1.04
9 Regulation of osteoclast differentiation and function by phosphate: potential role of osteoclasts in the skeletal abnormalities in hypophosphatemic conditions. J Bone Miner Res 2007 1.03
10 A synthetic peptide fragment of human MEPE stimulates new bone formation in vitro and in vivo. J Bone Miner Res 2003 1.02
11 Acidic microenvironment created by osteoclasts causes bone pain associated with tumor colonization. J Bone Miner Metab 2007 0.97
12 Ghrelin treatment of cachectic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS One 2012 0.96
13 Infective tricuspid valve endocarditis with pulmonary emboli caused by Campylobacter fetus after tooth extraction. Intern Med 2005 0.96
14 Acid activation of Trpv1 leads to an up-regulation of calcitonin gene-related peptide expression in dorsal root ganglion neurons via the CaMK-CREB cascade: a potential mechanism of inflammatory pain. Mol Biol Cell 2010 0.94
15 Immunohistochemical study of hard tissue formation in the rat pulp cavity after tooth replantation. Arch Oral Biol 2007 0.90
16 Involvement of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in bone destruction induced by metastatic MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells in nude mice. J Bone Miner Metab 2008 0.89
17 Acidosis and raised norepinephrine levels are associated with exercise dyspnoea in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Respirology 2009 0.85
18 Thy-1-positive cells in the subodontoblastic layer possess high potential to differentiate into hard tissue-forming cells. Histochem Cell Biol 2012 0.84
19 Serodiagnosis of pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium complex proven by bronchial wash culture. Chest 2010 0.84
20 1α,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibits osteoblastic differentiation of mouse periodontal fibroblasts. Arch Oral Biol 2011 0.83
21 Alveolar bone regeneration of subcutaneously transplanted rat molar. Bone 2007 0.83
22 Exertional dyspnea-related acidotic and sympathetic responses in patients with sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis. J Physiol Sci 2010 0.82
23 [A case of spontaneous resolution of sarcoidosis with primary pulmonary cavitations]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2007 0.81
24 Localization of SUMOylation factors and Osterix in odontoblast lineage cells during dentin formation and regeneration. Histochem Cell Biol 2013 0.81
25 Identification of three exercise-induced mortality risk factors in patients with COPD. COPD 2014 0.80
26 Effects of ghrelin treatment on exercise capacity in underweight COPD patients: a substudy of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ghrelin treatment. BMC Pulm Med 2013 0.80
27 Localization of Thy-1-positive cells in the perichondrium during endochondral ossification. J Histochem Cytochem 2010 0.79
28 Effects of oxygen on exertional dyspnoea and exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respirology 2012 0.79
29 Suppression by incadronate of invasion and growth of A-375 human melanoma in mandible in nude mice. Oncol Rep 2005 0.78
30 Exercise-induced electrocardiographic changes in patients with chronic respiratory diseases: differential diagnosis by 99mTc-tetrofosmin SPECT. J Nucl Med 2003 0.78
31 Enhanced bone-forming activity of side population cells in the periodontal ligament. Cell Transplant 2013 0.78
32 Differences in physiological response to exercise in patients with different COPD severity. Respir Care 2013 0.77
33 Prostaglandin E(2) receptor EP(4)-selective agonist (ONO-4819) increases bone formation by modulating mesenchymal cell differentiation. Eur J Pharmacol 2010 0.77
34 Effects of tiotropium on sympathetic activation during exercise in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2012 0.75
35 [Grading of officially acknowledged respiratory disability and exercise disorders using cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic respiratory diseases]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2004 0.75
36 [Susceptibility to rifabutin and novel fluoroquinolones in Mycobacterium avium complex isolates from patients with sputum culture-positive pulmonary disease who are undergoing standard chemotherapy]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2010 0.75
37 Bisphosphonate actions on bone and visceral metastases. Cancer Treat Res 2004 0.75
38 [Mechanism of cancer-induced bone pain]. Clin Calcium 2006 0.75
39 [Long-term care insurance eligibility in Japan for patients having home oxygen therapy]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
40 [A case of pneumonitis suspected to be induced by Oseltamivir]. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi 2006 0.75
41 The degree of exercise hypoxemia reflects pulmonary artery pressure during early exercise in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2007 0.75
42 [Direct detection of rifampicin resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by line probe assay (LiPA)]. Kekkaku 2004 0.75