Prevalence and Responsiveness to Treatment of Lung Abnormalities on Chest Computed Tomography in Patients With Microscopic Polyangiitis: A Multicenter …

…, K Ikeda, K Tsushima, K Iesato… - Arthritis & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the prevalence of lung abnormalities on chest computed tomography
(CT) in patients with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), to assess the responsiveness of such …

Quantitative assessment of cross-sectional area of small pulmonary vessels in patients with COPD using inspiratory and expiratory MDCT

…, T Sugiura, Y Sakurai, M Sato, K Iesato… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
… Sugiura a , Yoriko Sakurai a , Misuzu Sato a , Ken Iesato a , Jiro Terada a , Seiichiro Sakao
a , … Iesato is contributed to drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual …

Decreased lipoprotein lipase in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

K Iesato, K Tatsumi, T Saibara, A Nakamura… - Circulation …, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) might play a major role in lipid metabolism by
hydrolyzing triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. Decreased LPL activity can trigger early inflammatory …

The relationship of bone mineral density in men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease classified according to the global initiative for chronic obstructive lung …

Y Sakurai-Iesato, N Kawata, Y Tada, K Iesato… - Internal …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective Osteoporosis, which is now recognized as a major comorbidity of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), must be diagnosed by appropriate methods. The aims of this …

Tiotropium bromide attenuates respiratory syncytial virus replication in epithelial cells

K Iesato, K Tatsumi, K Saito, T Ogasawara, S Sakao… - Respiration, 2008 - karger.com
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection could be related to airway inflammation
as well as exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Tiotropium …

CD40 amplifies Fas-mediated apoptosis: a mechanism contributing to emphysema

…, K Yamauchi, Y Kasahara, K Iesato… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Excessive apoptosis and prolonged inflammation of alveolar cells are associated with the
pathogenesis of pulmonary emphysema. We aimed to determine whether CD40 affects …

The effects of emphysema on airway disease: correlations between multi-detector CT and pulmonary function tests in smokers

M Yahaba, N Kawata, K Iesato, Y Matsuura… - European journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Iesato is contributed to clinical research, and drafting the article or revising it critically for
important intellectual content. Dr. Matsuura is contributed to data analysis and interpretation of …

Influence of pulmonary emphysema on COPD assessment test-oriented categorization in GOLD document

…, J Ikari, Y Kasahara, Y Sakurai, K Iesato… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background The COPD assessment test (CAT) score is a key component of the multifactorial
assessment of COPD in the Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) …

Effect of threshold on the correlation between airflow obstruction and low attenuation volume in smokers assessed by inspiratory and expiratory MDCT

…, T Suzuki, H Kasai, R Irie, K Iesato… - Acta …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The estimation of emphysematous changes is very sensitive to computed
tomography (CT) threshold level. In clinical practice, the predetermined threshold is usually set at …

A case of pleural effusion associated with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis during a relapse of the disease

T Ogasawara, K Iesato, H Okabe, K Murata… - Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai …, 2003 - europepmc.org
A 61-year-old man with history of bronchial asthma since childhood was admitted to our
hospital for examination of eosinophilia and of lung infiltration seen in the chest radiograph. …