RS3PE syndrome presenting as vascular endothelial growth factor associated disorder

…, M Huang, F Tanaka, M Kamachi, K Aratake… - Annals of the …, 2005 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives: To characterise serum concentrations of various cytokines and detection by
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of synovial hypervascularity in patients with remitting …

Characterization of peripheral natural killer cells in primary Sjögren's syndrome: impaired NK cell activity and low NK cell number

…, N Iwanaga, F Tanaka, K Aratake, K Arima… - Journal of Laboratory …, 2006 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to compare the number of peripheral blood natural killer (NK) cells,
NK cell activity, expression of NK cell activating receptors, and serum cytokine levels in …

Infliximab is effective for Takayasu arteritis refractory to glucocorticoid and methotrexate

…, N Iwanaga, M Tamai, Y Izumi, K Aratake, K Arima… - Internal …, 2006 - jstage.jst.go.jp
We have experienced a Takayasu arteritis (TA) patient, successfully treated with infliximab,
who did not respond well to conventional therapy with glucocosteroid and methotrexate. …

Successful treatment of refractory neuro-Behçet's disease with infliximab: a case report to show its efficacy by magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial magnetic …

K Fujikawa, K Aratake, A Kawakami… - Annals of the …, 2007 - ard.bmj.com
Involvement of the central nervous system is one of the most devastating manifestations of
Behçet’s disease. We describe a patient with refractory neuro-Behçet’s disease, successfully …

The presence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody is associated with magnetic resonance imaging detection of bone marrow oedema in early stage rheumatoid …

…, N Iwanaga, Y Izumi, K Arima, K Aratake… - Annals of the …, 2006 - ard.bmj.com
Early prediction of erosive joint damage is very important in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because
significant articular damage in patients is evident radiologically within the first few years of …

Early prediction of rheumatoid arthritis by serological variables and magnetic resonance imaging of the wrists and finger joints: results from prospective clinical …

…, N Iwanaga, Y Izumi, K Arima, K Aratake… - Annals of the …, 2006 - ard.bmj.com
Early prediction of erosive joint damage is very important in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because
significant articular damage in patients is evident radiologically within the first few years of …

Comparison of risks of cancer, infection, and MACEs associated with JAK inhibitor and TNF inhibitor treatment: a multicentre cohort study

…, T Aramaki, F Shomura, K Aratake, K Eguchi… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The objective of this study was to compare the incidence rates (IRs) of infectious
diseases, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), and malignancies in RA patients …

Daclatasvir and asunaprevir in hemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus infection: a nationwide retrospective study in Japan

…, H Ikeda, M Suzuki, K Arataki, N Mori, K Tsuji… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common in hemodialysis patients and worsens
their prognosis, while antiviral therapy options are limited. Recently, clinical trial and real-…

Circulating microRNA‐22 correlates with microRNA‐122 and represents viral replication and liver injury in patients with chronic hepatitis B

K Arataki, CN Hayes, S Akamatsu… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is associated with increased expression of microRNA‐122.
Serum microRNA‐122 and microRNA‐22 levels were analyzed in 198 patients with chronic …

Bone edema determined by magnetic resonance imaging reflects severe disease status in patients with early-stage rheumatoid arthritis.

…, N Iwanaga, Y Izumi, K Arima, K Aratake… - The Journal of …, 2007 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine the significance of bone edema, detected by magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI), in early-stage rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: We simultaneously …