Many enzymes are involved in the biosynthesis, interconversion, and degradation of purine
compounds. The exact function of these enzymes is still unknown, but they seem to play …

… This cleavage was specific with a catalytic efficiency (k cat /K m , where K m is the Michaelis
constant) of 1.4 × 10 7 M −1 s −1 (K m = 0.6 ± 0.1 μM; k cat = 8.6 ± 0.3 s −1 ) (15) and was …

Minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (PED) with a transforaminal approach
under local anesthesia was started in the late 20th century. As the procedure requires a …

The minimally invasive percutaneous endoscopic discectomy (PED) as the postero-lateral
approach with the local anesthesia was started in the late 20th century. The procedure only …

Results: The LBC grading correlated with cells that were positive for CD10 (P= 0.0001) and
Alcian blue (P= 0.036). The appearance of LBC correlated with histological evidence of …

NK cells, non-T non-B immune effector lymphocytes, are localized in many organs, including
liver, as well as in the circulation. To investigate the regulatory mechanism of killing …

… We thank K. Sugaya for excellent technical assistance in the cell sorting assay and all the
nurses and staff surgeons in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, …

… Higashino. 1992. High serum IL-6 level reflects susceptible status of the host to endotoxin
and IL-I/ … and K. Higashino. 1997. Propionibucterium acnes treatment diminishes CD4+NKl.…

BACKGROUND: EMR and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) are now being
increasingly used for the treatment of esophageal cancers. However, their efficacies in smaller …

Background and study aims: The frequency of stricture after endoscopic submucosal dissection
(ESD) for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with a mucosal defect involving more …