Study Design. The inter-and intraobserver reliabilities of an assessment scale for cervical
compression myelopathy were examined statistically. This scoring system consists of seven …

Immune and inflammatory systems are controlled by multiple cytokines, including ILs and INFs.
These cytokines exert their biological functions through Janus tyrosine kinases and STAT …

To clarify the role of ghrelin in bone metabolism, we examined the effect of ghrelin in vitro
and in vivo. Ghrelin and its receptor, GHS‐R1a, were identified in osteoblasts, and ghrelin …

The impact of AGEs on human MSCs was studied. AGEs inhibited the proliferation of MSCs,
induced apoptosis, and prevented cognate differentiation into adipose tissue, cartilage, and …

Summary: Although pyogenic spondylitis is an infrequent infection, its incidence is increasing
because of the growing number of elderly people and immunocompromised patients. …

Purpose We evaluated the efficacy of using the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) to
differentiate soft tissue tumors. Materials and methods We examined 88 histologically proven …

Objective. To describe the surgical outcomes in patients with ossification of the posterior
longitudinal ligament in the thoracic spine (T-OPLL) and to clarify factors related to the surgical …

Object. Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) induces neurological symptoms in intervertebral disc herniation
(IDH). Recently, the existence of a positive feedback loop of IL-1β, which encourages an …

Attention has recently focused on the critical role of inflammatory responses in the tumor
stroma that provide favorable conditions for cancer‐cell growth and invasion/metastasis. In …

METHODS This protocol was approved by the Internal Review Board (IRB) of Kurume
University. Following approval, informed consent was obtained from 16 healthy sedentary men …