Endothelial precursor cells (EPCs) have been identified in adult peripheral blood. We
examined whether EPCs could be isolated from umbilical cord blood, a rich source for …

Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for granulomatosis with
polyangiitis (GPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into …

Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for eosinophilic granulomatosis
with polyangiitis (EGPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were …

Objective To develop and validate classification criteria for microscopic polyangiitis (MPA).
Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into an international …

Objective To develop and validate new classification criteria for Takayasu arteritis (TAK).
Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into an international …

Objective. To investigate the prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in Japanese patients with
psoriasis. Methods. A multicenter, noninterventional, retrospective cross-sectional study was …

“Acute atherosis” is characteristic in the spiral arteries of the placental bed of preeclampsia
and a wide range of pregnancy disorders. The arterial lesion is histologically characterized …

Background Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX/TMP) is a standard drug for the
prophylaxis of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PJP) in immunosuppressed patients with systemic …

A Ca 2+ ‐ and calmodulin‐dependent protein kinase was purified from rat brain cytosol
fraction to apparent homogeneity at approximately 800‐fold and with a 5% yield. The purified …

Objective. To compare clinical features of patients with remitting seronegative symmetrical
synovitis with pitting edema (RS3PE) and patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and to …