Crosslinking CD4 by human immunodeficiency virus gp120 primes T cells for activation-induced apoptosis.

NK Banda, J Bernier, DK Kurahara, R Kurrle… - The Journal of …, 1992 - rupress.org
During human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection there is a profound and selective
decrease in the CD4+ population of T lymphocytes. The mechanism of this depletion is not …

Streptococcal mimicry and antibody-mediated cell signaling in the pathogenesis of Sydenham's chorea

CA Kirvan, SE Swedo, D Kurahara… - Autoimmunity, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Recent evidence suggests that the pathogenesis of Sydenham's chorea following group A
streptococcal infection is due to antibodies which develop due to the infection and infiltrate the …

Priming the immune system for heart disease: a perspective on group A streptococci

NMJ Ellis, DK Kurahara, H Vohra… - The Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Although immune responses against group A streptococci and the heart have been
correlated with antibodies and T cell responses against cardiac myosin, there is no unifying …

Ethnic differences in risk for pediatric rheumatic illness in a culturally diverse population.

D Kurahara, A Tokuda, A Grandinetti, J Najita… - The Journal of …, 2002 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the differences of occurrence of pediatric rheumatic disease
among various ethnic groups in a culturally diverse isolated geographic area. METHODS: A …

Group A streptococcal isolates temporally associated with acute rheumatic fever in Hawaii: differences from the continental United States

…, D Esaki, V Reddy, D Kurahara… - Clinical Infectious …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background . The annual incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in Hawaii has remained
several times higher than that in the continental United States, particularly among ethnic …

Anti-human cardiac myosin autoantibodies in Kawasaki syndrome

…, JS Heuser, BA Pietra, DK Kurahara… - The Journal of …, 1999 - journals.aai.org
Kawasaki syndrome (KS) is the major cause of acquired heart disease in children. Although
acute myocarditis is observed in most patients with KS, its pathogenesis is unknown. …

[HTML][HTML] A pediatric residency research requirement to improve collaborative resident and faculty publication productivity

DK Kurahara, K Kogachi, M Yamane… - Hawai'i Journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Involvement in a research project can teach training physicians about the scientific process
involved in medicine. For this reason, the University of Hawai 'i pediatrics department …

Reversible right-sided heart failure and pulmonary hypertension caused by scurvy in a 7-year-old boy with autism spectrum disorder and a review of the literature

K Abe, R Kibe, K David, V Reddy, B Allard… - Paediatrics and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Scurvy, a condition caused by vitamin C deficiency, is rare, especially in high-income
countries. Symptoms of scurvy are typically characterised by dermatological disorders such as …

Visiting consultant clinics to study prevalence rates of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and childhood systemic lupus erythematosus across dispersed geographic areas.

DK Kurahara, A Grandinetti, LLA Fujii… - The Journal of …, 2007 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: Visiting consultant clinics (VCC) may provide pediatric rheumatologic care to
children in rural populations, but the clinical demands have not been studied. We studied …

Demographic and clinical characteristics of adolescents in Hawaii with obsessive-compulsive disorder

…, NN Andrade, CK Bell, DK Kurahara… - … of pediatrics & …, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Background A high prevalence rate of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) among
Hawaiian adolescents, particularly Native Hawaiians, has been reported. Because Native …