Published in Intern Med on June 16, 2008
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Highly accurate genome sequences of Escherichia coli K-12 strains MG1655 and W3110. Mol Syst Biol (2006) 5.20
The first identification and retrospective study of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome in Japan. J Infect Dis (2013) 4.92
Multidrug efflux systems play an important role in the invasiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Exp Med (2002) 2.40
The effects of reactive nitrogen intermediates on gene expression in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cell Microbiol (2003) 2.20
Mechanism of increased fluconazole resistance in Candida glabrata during prophylaxis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 2.09
Long-term survival in three patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer treated with gefitinib. Lung Cancer (2006) 2.08
Regional variation in the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing clinical isolates in the Asia-Pacific region (SENTRY 1998-2002). Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2005) 2.04
Clinical outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric cancer by indication criteria. Digestion (2009) 2.01
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Low plasma ghrelin levels in patients with Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis. Am J Med (2004) 1.91
Enhanced expression of interleukin-8 and activation of nuclear factor kappa-B in endoscopy-negative gastroesophageal reflux disease. Am J Gastroenterol (2004) 1.82
Evaluation of pathogen detection from clinical samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction using a sepsis pathogen DNA detection kit. Crit Care (2010) 1.81
Acute hepatitis E of a man who consumed wild boar meat prior to the onset of illness in Nagasaki, Japan. Hepatol Res (2005) 1.80
Two cases with pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma successfully treated with clarithromycin. Chest (2010) 1.76
Fatty liver in non-alcoholic non-overweight Japanese adults: incidence and clinical characteristics. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2002) 1.70
Clinical and bacteriological characteristics of IMP-type metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 1.70
Preliminary analysis of a newly proposed prognostic scoring system (SLiDe score) for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2004) 1.57
Palmitoleate attenuates palmitate-induced Bim and PUMA up-regulation and hepatocyte lipoapoptosis. J Hepatol (2010) 1.56
Increased levels of interleukin-18 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. Respiration (2005) 1.55
High plasma osteopontin levels in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. J Clin Gastroenterol (2007) 1.54
Nod2 sensing of lysozyme-digested peptidoglycan promotes macrophage recruitment and clearance of S. pneumoniae colonization in mice. J Clin Invest (2011) 1.53
Efficacy of linezolid against Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a mouse model of haematogenous pulmonary infection. Int J Antimicrob Agents (2009) 1.52
An elderly patient with hemophagocytic syndrome due to severe mycoplasma pneumonia with marked hypercytokinemia. Respiration (2002) 1.51
Mutational analysis of the beta-tubulin gene in lung cancer. Lung Cancer (2002) 1.48
Hepatocellular carcinoma in a male patient with early stage (stage I) primary biliary cirrhosis. Intern Med (2005) 1.48
Direct hemoperfusion using immobilized polymyxin B in patients with rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonias: a retrospective study. Respiration (2010) 1.48
Risk factors for perforation and delayed bleeding associated with endoscopic submucosal dissection for early gastric neoplasms: analysis of 1123 lesions. J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2012) 1.46
MicroRNA signatures in Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa. Int J Cancer (2010) 1.44
Long-term macrolide antibiotic therapy in the treatment of chronic small airway disease clinically mimicking diffuse panbronchiolitis. Intern Med (2005) 1.41
Management of esophageal stricture after complete circular endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Gastroenterol (2011) 1.41
A small outbreak of pulmonary tuberculosis in non-close contact patrons of a bar. Intern Med (2004) 1.39
A case of refractory chronic respiratory tract infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa successfully controlled by combination of clarithromycin and azithromycin. Intern Med (2012) 1.38
Characteristic expression of HTLV-1 basic zipper factor (HBZ) transcripts in HTLV-1 provirus-positive cells. Retrovirology (2008) 1.37
Clinical differences between interstitial lung disease associated with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis and classic dermatomyositis. Chest (2009) 1.37
MicroRNAs and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Digestion (2010) 1.35
Elevated levels of chemokines in esophageal mucosa of patients with reflux esophagitis. Am J Gastroenterol (2003) 1.34
A case of asymptomatic fusiform aneurysm of the superior vena cava detected by magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiol (2006) 1.29
Gefitinib ("Iressa", ZD1839), an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, reverses breast cancer resistance protein/ABCG2-mediated drug resistance. Cancer Res (2005) 1.28
Critical role of IL-1 receptor-associated kinase-M in regulating chemokine-dependent deleterious inflammation in murine influenza pneumonia. J Immunol (2009) 1.27
Development of a reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for detection of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus as a novel molecular method for diagnosis of pandemic influenza in resource-limited settings. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.26
Polymorphisms of the TNF gene and the TNF receptor superfamily member 1B gene are associated with susceptibility to ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, respectively. Immunogenetics (2002) 1.25
Function of Candida glabrata ABC transporter gene, PDH1. Yeast (2003) 1.24
Gefitinib, an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, directly inhibits the function of P-glycoprotein in multidrug resistant cancer cells. Lung Cancer (2005) 1.24
MiRNA-205 modulates cellular invasion and migration via regulating zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cells. J Transl Med (2011) 1.22
The diagnostic utility of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody testing for predicting the prognosis of Japanese patients with DM. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2012) 1.20
High plasma osteopontin level and its relationship with interleukin-12-mediated type 1 T helper cell response in tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.19
MyD88 regulation of Fusarium keratitis is dependent on TLR4 and IL-1R1 but not TLR2. J Immunol (2008) 1.19
Increased resistance of contact lens-related bacterial biofilms to antimicrobial activity of soft contact lens care solutions. Cornea (2009) 1.18
ZAAPS International Surveillance Program (2007) for linezolid resistance: results from 5591 Gram-positive clinical isolates in 23 countries. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2009) 1.17
Efficacy of linezolid against methicillin-resistant or vancomycin-insensitive Staphylococcus aureus in a model of hematogenous pulmonary infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2002) 1.17
Interaction of Candida albicans with adherent human peripheral blood mononuclear cells increases C. albicans biofilm formation and results in differential expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Infect Immun (2007) 1.16
Expression of heat shock protein (Hsp) 70 and Hsp 40 in gastric cancer. Cancer Lett (2003) 1.15
A novel telomerase template antagonist (GRN163) as a potential anticancer agent. Cancer Res (2003) 1.15
Evaluation of the contemporary occurrence rates of metallo-beta-lactamases in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in Japan: report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1998-2002). Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2004) 1.15
Expression and functional analyses of breast cancer resistance protein in lung cancer. Clin Cancer Res (2003) 1.15
Impact of Helicobacter pylori infection on gastric and plasma ghrelin dynamics in humans. Am J Gastroenterol (2005) 1.14
Death receptor 5 internalization is required for lysosomal permeabilization by TRAIL in malignant liver cell lines. Gastroenterology (2009) 1.14
The Japanese Respiratory Society guidelines for management of cough. Respirology (2006) 1.13
A case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: remission after treatment with anti-Helicobacter pylori regimen. Digestion (2008) 1.13
Efficient production of recombinant IgG by metabolic control and co-expression with GLUT5 in a fructose-based medium. Cytotechnology (2010) 1.13
Azithromycin exhibits bactericidal effects on Pseudomonas aeruginosa through interaction with the outer membrane. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.12
Prospective multicenter study of the causative organisms of community-acquired pneumonia in adults in Japan. J Infect Chemother (2006) 1.11
Rapid screening of topoisomerase gene mutations by a novel melting curve analysis method for early warning of fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae emergence. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.11
Clinical outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection in elderly patients with early gastric cancer. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2010) 1.11
Role of autonomic nervous dysfunction in electrocardio-graphic abnormalities and cardiac injury in patients with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. Circ J (2003) 1.08
Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon: a report of 11 cases from a single institution. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol (2013) 1.08
Daily intake of heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 augments acquired immunity in healthy adults. J Nutr (2006) 1.08
Pirfenidone inhibits the expression of HSP47 in TGF-beta1-stimulated human lung fibroblasts. Life Sci (2007) 1.07
Circulating ghrelin levels in patients with various upper gastrointestinal diseases. Dig Dis Sci (2005) 1.07
Repression of bleomycin-induced pneumopathy by TNF. J Immunol (2003) 1.07
TNP-470, an angiogenesis inhibitor, suppresses the progression of peritoneal fibrosis in mouse experimental model. Kidney Int (2004) 1.06
Cysteinyl leukotrienes regulate dendritic cell functions in a murine model of asthma. J Immunol (2004) 1.05
Candida glabrata erg1 mutant with increased sensitivity to azoles and to low oxygen tension. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.05
Azithromycin inhibits MUC5AC production induced by the Pseudomonas aeruginosa autoinducer N-(3-Oxododecanoyl) homoserine lactone in NCI-H292 Cells. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 1.05
Differential effects of alpha- and beta-defensin on cytokine production by cultured human bronchial epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2004) 1.05
Recent insights into digestive motility in functional dyspepsia. J Gastroenterol (2006) 1.05
Foxp3 expression on normal and leukemic CD4+CD25+ T cells implicated in human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 is inconsistent with Treg cells. Eur J Haematol (2008) 1.05
Diagnostic significance of Aspergillus species isolated from respiratory samples in an adult pneumology ward. Med Mycol (2011) 1.05