The year 1905 witnessed the first description of pine wilt disease at Nagasaki on the island
of Kyushu in Japan, but the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, was not …

A simple physicochemical assay for the quantitation of enhanced vascular permeability in
inflammation was described. It was shown that the assay is applicable to the study of …

The dramatic increase in the arachidonic acid (AA) level in the brain is a well-known molecular
event during cerebral ischemia. As mitochondria are known to be one possible site of the …

Since it was first introduced into Asia from North America in the early 20 th century, the pine
wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus has caused the devastating forest disease …

A series of 1-aryl-3,4-substituted-1H-pyrazol-5-ol derivatives was synthesized and
evaluated as prostate cancer antigen-1 (PCA-1/ALKBH3) inhibitors to obtain a novel anti-prostate …

Secretion of the powerful angiogenic factor MFG-E8 by pericytes can bypass the therapeutic
effects of anti-VEGF therapy, but the mechanisms by which MFG-E8 acts are not fully …

Our research group recently demonstrated that pericytes are major sources of the secreted
glycoprotein and integrin ligand lactadherin (MFG-E8) in B16 melanoma tumors, and that …

We recently demonstrated that the secreted glycoprotein and integrin-ligand MFG-E8 promotes
cutaneous wound healing by enhancing angiogenesis. Several studies have identified …

Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) blocks the release of acetylcholine vesicles into the synaptic
space and has been clinically used for aesthetic indications, neuromuscular disorders and …

Isolations were made to determine the fungal symbionts colonizing Platypus quercivorus
beetle galleries of dead or dying Quercus laurifolia, Castanopsis cuspidata, Quercus serrata, …