Anti-MDA5 antibody, ferritin and IL-18 are useful for the evaluation of response to treatment in interstitial lung disease with anti-MDA5 antibody-positive …

…, M Hanaoka, Y Katsumata, K Takagi, S Baba… - …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the precise clinical characteristics and to
analyse the association between the anti-MDA5 antibody (anti-MDA5ab) titre and disease …

Clinical manifestation and prognostic factor in anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody-associated interstitial lung disease as a complication of …

…, K Takagi, I Masuda, A Tochimoto, S Baba… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objective. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical manifestation and prognostic factors
of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody-associated interstitial …

Clinical manifestations of neurological involvement in primary Sjögren's syndrome

…, Y Katsumata, K Takagi, A Tochimoto, S Baba… - Clinical …, 2011 - Springer
The aim of this study was to evaluate neurological manifestations of primary Sjögren’s syndrome
(pSS) and investigate the etiology and pathogenesis of peripheral and central nervous …

Anti‐C1q antibodies are associated with systemic lupus erythematosus global activity but not specifically with nephritis: A controlled study of 126 consecutive patients

…, M Kawamoto, T Gono, S Baba… - Arthritis & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Several studies have shown that anti‐C1q antibodies correlate with the occurrence
and activity of nephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the significance …

Characteristics of patients with early systemic sclerosis and severe gastrointestinal tract involvement.

…, H Ichida, T Kanno, M Soejima, S Baba… - The Journal of …, 2007 - jrheum.org
OBJECTIVE:To clarify the clinical features of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) who
developed severe gastrointestinal tract (GIT) involvement in the early stage of the disease. …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of three new autoantibodies associated with systemic lupus erythematosus using two proteomic approaches

Y Katsumata, Y Kawaguchi, S Baba, S Hattori… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2011 - ASBMB
Our objective was to identify new serum autoantibodies associated with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), focusing on those found in patients with central nervous system (CNS) …

Increased HGF and c-Met in muscle tissues of polymyositis and dermatomyositis patients: beneficial roles of HGF in muscle regeneration

…, M Soejima, Y Katsumata, T Gono, S Baba… - Clinical …, 2010 - Elsevier
We investigated the expression of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), which has mitogenic and
anti-fibrotic activities, in muscle tissue of polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) patients, as …

A case of relapsing polychondritis with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and perforation of the nasal septum at the onset

T Tsuda, A Nakajima, S Baba, K Tanohara… - Modern …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
A 33-year-old woman suffered from epistaxis and perforation of the nasal septum. Based on
a biopsy of nasal mucosa, Wegener's granulomatosis was suspected initially. Her nasal …

Serum antibodies against the 70k polypeptides of the U1 ribonucleoprotein complex are associated with psychiatric syndromes in systemic lupus erythematosus: a …

Y Katsumata, Y Kawaguchi, S Baba, S Hattori… - Modern …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: We assessed the association between serum autoantibodies against the 70-kDa
polypeptide of the U1-ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex (U1-70k) and the central nervous …

[HTML][HTML] Association between low-dose pulsed intravenous cyclophosphamide therapy and amenorrhea in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case-control …

S Baba, Y Katsumata, Y Kawaguchi, T Gono… - BMC Women's …, 2011 - Springer
Background The risk for amenorrhea following treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
patients with low-dose intravenous cyclophosphamide (IVCY) has not been fully …