Slug Expression in the E-cadherin preserved tumors is related to prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

…, H Okumura, T Setoyama, M Matsumoto… - Clinical cancer …, 2005 - AACR
Purpose: The expression of E-cadherin correlates with the development, progression, and
metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Slug, a member of the snail …

Tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) infiltration in gastric cancer

…, A Nakajo, H Okumura, M Matsumoto… - Anticancer …, 2003 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are defined as macrophages that migrate
into the tumor stroma. TAMs are known to directly or indirectly affect immune suppression…

A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of acupuncture in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): the COPD-acupuncture trial (CAT)

…, K Endo, S Sato, K Aihara, M Matsumoto… - Archives of internal …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Background Dyspnea on exertion (DOE) is a major symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and is difficult to control. This study was performed to determine whether …

Repeated instruction on inhalation technique improves adherence to the therapeutic regimen in asthma

…, M Ishitoko, S Suzuki, K Aihara, M Matsumoto… - Journal of …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Adherence to inhalation therapy is a critical determinant of the success of asthma
management. Reasons for nonadherence have been well studied, but reasons for good …

[HTML][HTML] Significance of Twist expression and its association with E-cadherin in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

K Sasaki, S Natsugoe, S Ishigami, M Matsumoto… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - Springer
Background Twist is a basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcriptional factor that has been
identified to play an important role in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-mediated …

Relationships between repeated instruction on inhalation therapy, medication adherence, and health status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, M Ishitoko, S Suzuki, M Matsumoto… - … journal of chronic …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Adherence to inhalation therapy is a critical determinant of the success of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. However, in practice, nonadherence to …

[HTML][HTML] Increased Slug and decreased E-cadherin expression is related to poor prognosis in patients with gastric cancer

…, H Okumura, S Ishigami, T Setoyama, M Matsumoto… - Gastric Cancer, 2011 - Springer
Background The expression of E-cadherin correlates with the progression and metastasis of
gastric cancer. Slug, a member of the snail family of transcriptional factors, is a newly …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the fibrinogen and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a promising blood marker of tumor progression and …

T Arigami, H Okumura, M Matsumoto, Y Uchikado… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most aggressive malignancies
in gastrointestinal tract cancers and even patients with early ESCC have a high metastatic …

Prognostic impact of CD133 expression in gastric carcinoma

…, H Kurahara, H Okumura, M Matsumoto… - Anticancer …, 2010 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background and Aim: CD133 expression in cancer cells has been recognised as a putative
cancer stem cell (CSC) marker in epithelial malignancies. CD133 expression was evaluated …

[HTML][HTML] Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair in Japan: experience with fenestrated stent grafts in the treatment of distal arch aneurysms

…, Y Yokoi, T Shimazaki, K Koide, M Matsumoto… - Journal of vascular …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: In the West, stent grafts for endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms
have been commercially available for several years, whereas in Japan, a manufactured stent …