Background: It has been difficult to make reliable hazard assessments of manufactured
nanomaterials, because the nanomaterials form large agglomerations in both in vitro and in vivo …

Symptoms on virus-infected plants are often very specific to the given virus. The molecular
mechanisms involved in viral symptom induction have been extensively studied, but are still …

Background: Historically, surgical masks have been worn to protect patients from being infected
by large, pathogen-containing aerosol droplets emitted by health care personnel. Today, …

Recent data demonstrated that CD4 + CD25 + regulatory T (Treg) cells and an enzyme called
indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediate maternal tolerance to the fetus. Interestingly, …

Problem: To examine whether the NK1/NK2/NK3/NKr1 paradigm can be adapted in natural
killer (NK) cells. Method of study: Mononuclear cells were isolated from peripheral blood and/…

Extracorporeal shockwave myocardial revascularization (ESMR) is one of the new
treatment options for refractory angina pectoris (RAP), and some studies have indicated its …

Because endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) has anti-inflammatory and anti-arteriosclerotic
functions, it has been recognized as one of the key molecules essential for the …

Compartmentalization was likely essential for primitive chemical systems during the emergence
of life, both for preventing leakage of important components, ie, genetic materials, and …

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), dispersed in suspensions consisting mainly of
individual tubes, were used for intratracheal instillation and inhalation studies. Rats …

Heat-induced denaturation of ovalbumin in aqueous solutions has been investigated by
generalized two-dimensional (2D) Fourier transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) correlation …

Background Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) associated with multiple organ
dysfunction syndrome (MODS) plays pivotal roles in severe sepsis. Objectives We performed …

Immune changes are known to occur in recurrent spontaneous abortion, but it is unclear
whether either maternal natural killer (NK) cells or T cells attack fetus-derived trophoblasts. To …

The growing process of particle dendrites on a fiber and the time dependency of a single
fiber collection efficiency under dust loaded conditions were studied. Monte Carlo simulation …

In order to examine whether intratracheal instillation studies can be useful for determining
the harmful effect of nanoparticles, we performed inhalation and intratracheal instillation …

Focusing on the “size” impact of particles, the objective of this study was to analyze morphological
and qualitative changes over time in the development of inflammation and collagen …

We conducted inhalation and intratracheal instillation studies of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles
in order to examine their pulmonary toxicity. F344 rats were received intratracheal …

The objective of this study was to examine what kinds of cytokines are related to lung disorder
by well-dispersed nanoparticles. The mass median diameter of nickel oxide in distilled …

A model of the third lung bifurcation with dimensions based on the symmetric model A of
Weibel was designed to study lung deposition of fibrous aerosols. The fibrous aerosols were …

Time dependency of collection efficiency of a dust-loaded filter has been experimentally studied
to confirm the theoretical predictions of the previous papers. The experiment was carried …

Adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a mature T‐cell neoplasm and is classified into
four subtypes (acute, lymphoma, chronic, and smoldering) according to the Shimoyama …