… The proteins were dissolved in 0.05 M phosphate buffer (pH 7.5) containing 0.3 M KCl and
5 mM DTT and were incubated with [26,27-methyl- 3 H]1,25(OH) 2 D 3 at 4C in the presence …

… M. Matsunawa was a Postdoctoral Fellow supported by a grant from the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Japan to promote open research for young …

Objective To determine levels of the soluble form of the chemokine fractalkine (sFkn) and its
receptor, CX 3 CR1, in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with …

Objective To determine levels of soluble fractalkine (sFkn) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients
with and without rheumatoid vasculitis (RV), and to assess the relationship of sFkn levels …

We evaluated the occurrence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and the background
characteristics in twenty-three hospitalized patients with inflammatory connective tissue diseases …

SF3B1 is a core component of the mRNA splicing machinery and frequently mutated in
myeloid neoplasms with myelodysplasia, particularly in those characterized by the presence of …

Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) activates the aryl hydrocarbon (AHR) and induces the expression of
genes involved in xenobiotic metabolism, including CYP1A1. CYP1A1 is involved not only in …

Objective. To examine the relation between serum chemokine levels and patient responsiveness
to infliximab, and the influence of infliximab administration on serum chemokine levels. …

The active form of vitamin D 3 , 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 [1,25(OH) 2 D 3 ], is a potent
ligand for the nuclear receptor vitamin D receptor (VDR) and induces myeloid leukemia cell …

Transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) is a type II membrane protein that mediates cellular iron uptake.
Transferrin receptor 2(TfR2), another receptor for transferrin (Tf), has recently been cloned. …