Brief Report: Number of Circulating Follicular Helper 2 T Cells Correlates With IgG4 and Interleukin‐4 Levels and Plasmablast Numbers in IgG4‐Related Disease

…, M Takeshita, Y Kaneko, H Kondo… - Arthritis & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To elucidate the pathologic role of follicular helper T (Tfh) cells and their subsets
in active, untreated IgG4‐related disease. Methods Fifteen patients with active, untreated, …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced IgG4 production by follicular helper 2 T cells and the involvement of follicular helper 1 T cells in the pathogenesis of IgG4-related disease

…, K Yamaoka, K Suzuki, Y Kaneko, H Kondo… - Arthritis Research & …, 2016 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to elucidate the function of circulating follicular helper
T (Tfh) cell subsets in helping B cells in patients with active, untreated IgG4-related disease (…

Deficiency of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist induces aortic valve disease in BALB/c mice

K Isoda, T Matsuki, H Kondo, Y Iwakura… - … , and vascular biology, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective— Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), one of the most important antiinflammatory
cytokines, is crucial for homeostasis of the immune system. However, the role of IL-…

Association of disease activity with acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease during tocilizumab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective …

M Akiyama, Y Kaneko, K Yamaoka, H Kondo… - Rheumatology …, 2016 - Springer
The objective of the study was to identify risk factors for acute exacerbation of interstitial lung
disease (ILD) during tocilizumab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This is …

Discordance in global assessments between patient and estimator in patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis: associations with progressive joint …

Y Kaneko, M Kuwana, H Kondo… - The Journal of …, 2014 - jrheum.org
Objective. Factors relevant to the discordance between the patient global assessment (PGA)
and estimator global assessment (EGA) in patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid …

Estimation of leachability and persistence of pesticides at golf courses from point-source monitoring and model to predict pesticide leaching to groundwater

T Suzuki, H Kondo, K Yaguchi, T Maki… - Environmental science & …, 1998 - ACS Publications
The monitoring of 19 pesticides in drainage and groundwater at a golf course was performed
when there was no runoff water. The loading rates of most pesticides via leaching water …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-schlieren CT measurements of supersonic microjets from circular and square micro nozzles

AZ Nazari, Y Ishino, Y Ishiko, F Ito, H Kondo… - Journal of Flow Control …, 2020 - scirp.org
Instantaneous three-dimensional (3D) density distributions of a shock-cell structure of
perfectly and imperfectly expanded supersonic microjets escaping into an ambient space are …

Comparison of the clinical effectiveness of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors and abatacept after insufficient response to tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

M Akiyama, Y Kaneko, H Kondo, T Takeuchi - Clinical rheumatology, 2016 - Springer
The aim of this study is to compare the clinical effectiveness of tumour necrosis factor inhibitors
(TNFi) and abatacept (ABT) after insufficient response to tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients …

Fcγ receptor IIIb polymorphism and use of glucocorticoids at baseline are associated with infusion reactions to infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

…, K Suzuki, H Kameda, H Kondo… - Annals of the …, 2011 - ard.bmj.com
Objective Infusion reaction is a major adverse event in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
treated with infliximab. The possible factors including Fcγ receptor (FcγR) polymorphism …

Deficiency of CuZn superoxide dismutase promotes inflammation and alters medial structure following vascular injury

…, T Niida, T Kujiraoka, D Hakuno, H Kondo… - … of atherosclerosis and …, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Aim: The anti-oxidant enzyme copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) metabolizes
superoxide anion (O 2-) in vascular cells. However, the role of CuZnSOD in vascular injury …