Pneumonia is a leading cause of death among elderly patients. Although aspiration pneumonia
(AP) commonly occurs with aging, its clinical features and outcomes are still uncertain. …

Background To elucidate the characteristics of pneumonia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
patients and to assess whether pneumonia in RA patients differs from that in non-RA patients. …

The purpose of the present study was to report cases of epidermal growth factor receptor‑tyrosine
kinase inhibitor (EGFR‑TKI)‑naïve patients carrying a mutation associated with …

Background: MicroRNAs are non-coding small RNAs that regulate expression of target genes
by binding to 30 untranslated regions. In this study, we used bronchial epithelial cells to …

A 74-year-old Japanese man with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) received chemotherapy
with azacitidine. From the second day after starting the administration, he complained of …

We herein report a case of squamous cell transformation combined with the epidermal
growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation T790M associated with acquired resistance to EGFR …

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by the
episodic and progressive deterioration of cartilage inflammation. Approximately 30% …

Background. Pneumonia is a common disease among the aging population in Japan. Hence,
it is important to elucidate the risks related to pneumonia mortality. Since Streptococcus …

Endothelin-1 is a peptide with many functions including bronchoconstriction and the stimulation
of fibroblasts, and myofibroblasts, and airway smooth muscle cell proliferation. These …

In the pressure suppressing type containment vessels for BWRs, the construction for
suppressing the internal pressure rise in the containment vessels at the time of LOCA by …