Although pain is regarded traditionally as neuronally mediated, recent progress shows an
important role of spinal glial cells in persistent pain sensitization. Mounting evidence has …

The number of new cases of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is increasing with a cumulative
total of 495,773 cases worldwide, making it the fourteenth most common malignancy. …

… year, and over a 22-year period in Japan, Kawasaki et al. reported that the mean number of
HSPN … Incidence of Henoch-Schonlein purpura, Kawasaki disease, and rare vasculitides in …

The cosmic-ray energy spectrum above 10 18.5 eV is reported using the updated data set of
the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array from February 1990 to October 1997. The energy …

… HT designed siRNAs and initially tested MMP-9 siRNA; Y.-JG conducted ELISA studies
and prepared astrocyte cultures; KR and GC contributed to electron microscopy studies; EHL …

Using data from more than 10 years of observations with the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array (AGASA),
we published a result that the energy spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic rays …

Stargazer, an ataxic and epileptic mutant mouse, lacks functional AMPA (α-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate)
receptors on cerebellar granule cells. Stargazin, the …

Central sensitization, increased sensitivity in spinal cord dorsal horn neurons after injuries,
plays an essential role in the induction and maintenance of chronic pain. However, synaptic …

The adenomatous polyposis coli gene (APC) is mutated in familial adenomatous polyposis
and in sporadic colorectal tumors. Here the APC gene product is shown to bind through its …

The rate of second-case Kawasaki disease occurring among 1788 siblings of children with
the disease was derived from data obtained from questionnaires mailed to the members of …