Kato, J., Ogawa, Y., Kojima, W., Aoki, K., Ogawa, S., Iwasaki, K.
BackgroundThe low and moderate doses of dexmedetomidine reduce arterial pressure and heart rate (HR), suggesting attenuation of sympathetic activity and dominance of cardiac-vagal activity. These...
Photon correlation in GaAs self-assembled quantum dots (2008)
Kuroda, T., Abbarchi, M., Mano, T., Watanabe, K., Yamagiwa, M., Kuroda, K., ...
We report on photon coincidence measurement in a single GaAs self-assembled quantum dot (QD) using a pulsed excitation light source. At low excitation, when a neutral exciton line was present in the...
Oyama, S., Watkins, B. J., Maeda, S., Shinagawa, H., Nozawa, S., Ogawa, Y., ...
Lower-thermospheric winds at high latitudes during moderately-disturbed geomagnetic conditions were studied using data obtained with the European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT) Kiruna-Sodankylä-Tromsø...
Oyama, S., Watkins, B. J., Maeda, S., Shinagawa, H., Nozawa, S., Ogawa, Y., ...
Lower-thermospheric winds at high latitudes during moderately-disturbed geomagnetic conditions were studied using data obtained with the European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT) Kiruna-Sodankylä-Tromsø...
Optimization activities on design studies of LHD-type reactor FFHR (2008)
Sagra, A., Mitarai, O., Tanaka, T., Imagawa, S., Kozaki, Y., Kobayashi, M., ...
Terahertz sensing method for protein detection using a thin metallic mesh (2007)
Yoshida, H., Ogawa, Y., Kawai, Y., Hayashi, S., Hayashi, A., Otani, C., ...
A label-free biological sensor, which is based on the resonant transmission phenomenon of a thin metallic mesh, is proposed in the terahertz wave region. By using this sensor, we demonstrate the...
For The Kekb Injector Linac (2007)
Flanagan Oide Akasaka, J. W. Flanagan, K. Oide, N. Akasaka, A. Enomoto, K. Furukawa, ...
A simple real-time beam tuning program has been developed for use at the KEK B-Factory injector linac. The program features the ability to adjust an arbitrary combination of parameters (e.g. magnet...
LATTICE DIAGNOSTICS USING SINGLE KICK CLOSED ORBIT AT KEKB (2007)
Y. Ohnishi, K. Akai, N. Akasaka, A. Enomoto, J. Flanagan, H. Fukuma, ...
We have measured beta functions using single kick closed orbit at KEKB. The measured beta functions were compared with the model lattice and gradient errors were extracted from the result in a beta...
Ngwai, Y B, Adachi, Y, Ogawa, Y
No Abstract. International Journal of Biological & Chemical Sciences Vol. 1 (1) 2007: pp. 67-70
Compensation of the Crossing Angle with Crab Cavities at KEKB (2007)
Abe, T., Akai, K., Akemoto, M., Akiyama, A., Arinaga, M., Ebihara, K., ...
Crab cavities have been installed in the KEKB B--Factory rings to compensate the crossing angle at the collision point and thus increase luminosity. The beam operation with crab crossing has been...
Lunde, J., Gustavsson, B., Løvhaug, U. P., Lorentzen, D. A., Ogawa, Y.
In this paper we present Naturally Enhanced Ion Acoustic Lines (NEIALs) observed with the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR). For the first time, long sequences of NEIALs are recorded, with more than 50...
Lunde, J., Gustavsson, B., Løvhaug, U. P., Lorentzen, D. A., Ogawa, Y.
In this paper we present Naturally Enhanced Ion Acoustic Lines (NEIALs) observed with the EISCAT Svalbard Radar (ESR). For the first time, long sequences of NEIALs are recorded, with more than 50...
Simon, C., Lilensten, J., Moen, J., Holmes, J. M., Ogawa, Y., Oksavik, K., ...
We present for the first time a numerical kinetic/fluid code for the ionosphere coupling proton and electron effects. It solves the fluid transport equations up to the eighth moment, and the kinetic...
Simon, C., Lilensten, J., Moen, J., Holmes, J. M., Ogawa, Y., Oksavik, K., ...
We present for the first time a numerical kinetic/fluid code for the ionosphere coupling proton and electron effects. It solves the fluid transport equations up to the eighth moment, and the kinetic...
Ngwai, Y.B., Adachi, Y., Ogawa, Y.
Growth suppression of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104 by a non-DT104 strain was investigated in vitro. Chromosomal mutants of eight antibiotic-resistant DT104 strains were generated...
Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...
We search for coincident gravitational wave signals from inspiralling neutron star binaries using LIGO and TAMA300 data taken during early 2003. Using a simple trigger exchange method, we perform an...
Joint LIGO and TAMA300 search for gravitational waves from inspiralling neutron star binaries (2006)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., ...
We search for coincident gravitational wave signals from inspiralling neutron star binaries using LIGO and TAMA300 data taken during early 2003. Using a simple trigger exchange method, we perform an...
Akutsu, Tomomi, Akutsu, Tomotadu, Ando, Masaki, Arai, Koji, Araya, Akito, Asada, H., ...
We analyze the data of the TAMA300 detector to search for gravitational waves from inspiraling compact star binaries with masses of the component stars in the range 1M[sun]–3M[sun]. In this...
Volcanism in Response to Plate Flexure (2006)
Hirano, N., Takahashi, E., Yamamoto, J., Abe, N., Ingle, S.P., Kaneoka, I., ...
Volcanism on Earth is known to occur in three tectonic settings: divergent plate boundaries (such as mid-ocean ridges), convergent plate boundaries (such as island arcs), and hot spots. We report...
Naturally enhanced ion-acoustic lines at high altitudes (2006)
Ogawa, Y., Buchert, S. C., Fujii, R., Nozawa, S., Forme, F.
Naturally enhanced ion-acoustic lines (NEIALs) between 1200 and 1900 km altitude are investigated. The NEIALs were found in the background gates of data from the European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT)...
Amm, O., Nakamura, R., Frey, H. U., Ogawa, Y., Kubyshkina, M., Balogh, A., ...
On 13 August 2002, at ~23:00 UT, about 10 min after a substorm intensification, Cluster observes a flux rope in the central magnetotail, followed by a localised fast flow event about oneminute later....
Naturally enhanced ion-acoustic lines at high altitudes (2006)
Ogawa, Y., Buchert, S. C., Fujii, R., Nozawa, S., Forme, F.
Naturally enhanced ion-acoustic lines (NEIALs) between 1200 and 1900 km altitude are investigated. The NEIALs were found in the background gates of data from the European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT)...
Amm, O., Nakamura, R., Frey, H. U., Ogawa, Y., Kubyshkina, M., Balogh, A., ...
On 13 August 2002, at ~23:00 UT, about 10 min after a substorm intensification, Cluster observes a flux rope in the central magnetotail, followed by a localised fast flow event about oneminute later....
Ogawa, Y., Hotta, T., Tobinai, K., Watanabe, T., Sasaki, Y., Minami, H., ...
Background: The primary objective of this study was to investigate the tolerability, efficacy and pharmacokinetic profile of oral fludarabine phosphate in relapsed patients with indolent B-cell...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott,B., Abbott,R., Adhikari,R., Ageev,A., Agresti,J., Ajith,P., ...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott,B., Abbott,R., Adhikari,R., Ageev,A., Agresti,J., Ajith,P., ...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, Juri, Ajith, P., ...
Ando, M., Arai, K., Aso, Y., Beyersdorf, P. T., Hayama, K., Iida, Y., ...
Upper limits from the LIGO and TAMA detectors on the rate of gravitational-wave bursts (2005)
Abbott, B., Abbott, R., Adhikari, R., Ageev, A., Agresti, J., Ajith, P., ...
Observations of diverging field-aligned ion flow with the ESR (2004)
Buchert, S. C., Ogawa, Y., Fujii, R., Van Eyken, A. P.
We report on observations of a diverging ion flow along the geomagnetic field that is often seen at the EISCAT Svalbard radar. The flow is upward above the peak of the electron density in the...
Observations of diverging field-aligned ion flow with the ESR (2004)
Buchert, S. C., Ogawa, Y., Fujii, R., Van Eyken, A. P.
We report on observations of a diverging ion flow along the geomagnetic field that is often seen at the EISCAT Svalbard radar. The flow is upward above the peak of the electron density in the...
Cluster observations of high-frequency waves in the exterior cusp (2004)
Khotyaintsev, Y., Vaivads, A., Ogawa, Y., Popielawska, B., André, M., Buchert, S., ...
We study wave emissions, in the frequency range from above the lower hybrid frequency up to the plasma frequency, observed during one of the Cluster crossings of a high-beta exterior cusp region on 4...
Cluster observations of high-frequency waves in the exterior cusp (2004)
Khotyaintsev, Y., Vaivads, A., Ogawa, Y., Popielawska, B., André, M., Buchert, S., ...
We study wave emissions, in the frequency range from above the lower hybrid frequency up to the plasma frequency, observed during one of the Cluster crossings of a high-beta exterior cusp region on 4...
Chiral Sigma Model with Pion Mean Field in Finite Nuclei (2003)
Ogawa, Y., Toki, H., Tamenaga, S., Shen, H., Hosaka, A., Sugimoto, S., ...
The properties of infinite matter and finite nuclei are studied by using the chiral sigma model in the framework of the relativistic mean field theory. We reconstruct an extended chiral sigma model...
Application of high temperature superconductor in National Institute for Fusion Science. (2002)
Mito, T., Chikaraishi, H., Hamaguchi, S., Heller, R., Imagawa, S., Ishibashi, K., ...
17th Internat.Conf.on Magnet Technology, Geneve, CH September 24-28, 2001
Beam Switching and Beam Feedback Systems at KEKB Linac (2000)
Furukawa, K., Enomoto, A., Kamikubota, N., Kamitani, T., Matsumoto, T., Ogawa, Y., ...
The KEK 8-GeV electron / 3.5-GeV positron linac has been operated with very different beam specifications for downstream rings, KEKB, PF and PF-AR. For the reliable operation among these beam modes...
Beam optics matching in the KEKB injector linac (2000)
Kamitani, T, Koiso, H, Akasaka, N, Enomoto, A, Flanagan, J, Fukuma, H, ...
Ion upflow and downflow at the topside ionosphere observed by the EISCAT VHF radar (2000)
Endo, M., Fujii, R., Ogawa, Y., Buchert, S. C., Nozawa, S., Watanabe, S., ...
We have determined the MLT distribution and KP dependence of the ion upflow and downflow of the thermal bulk oxygen ion population based on a data analysis using the EISCAT VHF radar CP-7 data...
Ion upflow and downflow at the topside ionosphere observed by the EISCAT VHF radar (2000)
Endo, M., Fujii, R., Ogawa, Y., Buchert, S. C., Nozawa, S., Watanabe, S., ...
We have determined the MLT distribution and KP dependence of the ion upflow and downflow of the thermal bulk oxygen ion population based on a data analysis using the EISCAT VHF radar CP-7 data...
Frequency dependent power fluctuations: a feature of the ESR system or physical? (2000)
Ogawa, Y., Forme, F., Buchert, S. C.
The k-dependence of the received power in high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) conditions, occurring for naturally enhanced ion-acoustic lines (NEIALs) and for real satellites, is investigated by using...
Frequency dependent power fluctuations: a feature of the ESR system or physical? (2000)
Ogawa, Y., Forme, F., Buchert, S. C.
The k-dependence of the received power in high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) conditions, occurring for naturally enhanced ion-acoustic lines (NEIALs) and for real satellites, is investigated by using...
A simple real-time beam tuning program for the KEKB injector linac (1999)
Flanagan, J W, Oide, K, Akasaka, N, Enomoto, A, Furukawa, K, Kamitani, T, ...
Nishimura, T., Tsutsumi, T., Ohgane, T., Ogawa, Y.
In multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, eigenbeam space division multiplexing (E-SDM) [1], [2] has higher performance compared to conventional SDM and an advantage that simple detection...
Kohno, M., Hida, H., Ogawa, Y., Fujii, M., Maeda, T.
This paper describes novel rapid thermal annealing for GaAs wafers under vacuum conditions (VRTA) using a three-zone lamp power control method. The developed RTA technology eliminates generation of...
Commissioning of the KEKB linac (1998)
Ogawa, Y, Akasaka, N, Enomoto, A, Flanagan, J, Fukuma, H, Funakoshi, Y, ...
Behavior of $^{7}Be$ in the moderator cooling system at the pulsed neutron source: KENS (1998)
Itoh, S, Miura, T, Furusaka, M, Yasui, S, Ogawa, Y, Kiyanagi, Y, ...
New streak-camera system for the KEKB linac (1998)
Ogawa, Y, Furukawa, K, Kamitani, T, Ohsawa, S, Enomoto, A, Suzuki, T, ...
Inoue, M., Itoh, H., Ueda, M., Naruko, T., Kojima, A., Komatsu, R., ...
Bunching system of the KEKB linac (1996)
Choi Jae Young, Ohsawa, S, Kamitani, T, Ogawa, Y, Enomoto, A, Sato, I
Microscopic description of light unstable nuclei with the stochastic variational method (1996)
Varga, K., Suzuki, Y., Arai, K., Ogawa, Y.
The structure of the light proton and neutron rich nuclei is studied in a microscopic multicluster model using the stochastic variational method. This approach enables us to describe the weakly bound...
Suzuki, Y., Arai, K., Ogawa, Y., Varga, K.
We present a new and simple method of calculating the occupation probability of the number of total harmonic-oscillator quanta for a microscopic cluster-model wave function. Examples of applications...
Structure of the mirror nuclei $^9$Be and $^9$B in a microscopic cluster model (1996)
Arai, K., Ogawa, Y., Suzuki, Y., Varga, K.
The structure of the mirror nuclei $^9$Be and $^9$B is studied in a microscopic $\alpha+ \alpha+ n$ and $\alpha+ \alpha+ p$ three-cluster model using a fully antisymmetrized 9-nucleon wave function....
High-intensity single-bunch beam of the PF 2.5-GeV linac (1995)
Ohsawa, S, Yamaguchi, S, Kamitani, T, Enomoto, A, Ogawa, Y, Yokota, M, ...
Re-formation of the PF 2.5-GeV linac to 8 GeV (1995)
Enomoto, A, Hanaki, H, Kakihara, K, Kamitani, T, Ogawa, Y, Ohsawa, S, ...
OHSHIMA, H., KAWASHIMA, E., OGAWA, Y., TOBISE, K., ONODERA, S.
We report a case of a large right atrial myxoma. With the use of transoesophagal echocardiography, several cysts were idntifield within the tumour and necrotic tissue was differentiated from...
Akimoto, T., Suzuki, T., Murai, I., Narita, M., Ogawa, Y., 秋本, 正
The authors describe calibration measurements for the efficiency and response function of the NE213 scintillator as an application of a two-dimensional pulse height analysis system. In this method, a...
Akimoto, T., Suzuki, T., Murai, I., Narita, M., Ogawa, Y.
The authors describe calibration measurements for the efficiency and response function of the NE213 scintillator as an application of a two-dimensional pulse height analysis system. In this method, a...
Akimoto, T., Suzuki, T., Murai, I., Narita, M., Ogawa, Y.
The authors describe calibration measurements for the efficiency and response function of the NE213 scintillator as an application of a two-dimensional pulse height analysis system. In this method, a...
A dual-parameter multichannel analyzer by a dual-computer system (1990)
Akimoto, T., Murai, I., Kato, S., Chaki, S., Shoji, I., Ogawa, Y., ...
The design and feasibility of a simple and practical system for measuring two-parameter signals is reported. A dual-parameter multichannel pulse-height analyzer (MCA) which uses two central...
A dual-parameter multichannel analyzer by a dual-computer system (1990)
Akimoto, T., Murai, I., Kato, S., Chaki, S., Shoji, I., Ogawa, Y.
The design and feasibility of a simple and practical system for measuring two-parameter signals is reported. A dual-parameter multichannel pulse-height analyzer (MCA) which uses two central...
A dual-parameter multichannel analyzer by a dual-computer system (1990)
Akimoto, T., Murai, I., Kato, S., Chaki, S., Shoji, I., Ogawa, Y.
The design and feasibility of a simple and practical system for measuring two-parameter signals is reported. A dual-parameter multichannel pulse-height analyzer (MCA) which uses two central...
A dual-parameter multichannel analyzer using a personal computer (1989)
Akimoto, T., Murai, I., Chaki, S., Ogawa, Y., Shoji, I, 秋本, 正
The design of a practical system for measuring two-parameter signals is reported. To obtain constantly changing energy spectral of nuclear reactor assemblies due to repeated insertion of pulsed...
A dual-parameter multichannel analyzer using a personal computer (1989)
Akimoto, T., Murai, I., Chaki, S., Ogawa, Y., Shoji, I
The design of a practical system for measuring two-parameter signals is reported. To obtain constantly changing energy spectral of nuclear reactor assemblies due to repeated insertion of pulsed...
A dual-parameter multichannel analyzer using a personal computer (1989)
Akimoto, T., Murai, I., Chaki, S., Ogawa, Y., Shoji, I
The design of a practical system for measuring two-parameter signals is reported. To obtain constantly changing energy spectral of nuclear reactor assemblies due to repeated insertion of pulsed...
Twardzik, D. R., Ranchalis, J. E., McPherson, J. M., Ogawa, Y., Gentry, L., Purchio, A., ...
Both structurally related forms of transforming growth factor-&bgr; (TGF-&bgr; types I and II) are potent inhibitors of tumor cell growth in vitro and can also modulate the differentiation of some...
Benzyladenine (BA) induced flowering when applied at a high concentration (10−3M) to the cotyledons of seedlings of Pharbitis nil held in a non-inductive photoperiod (continuous irradiation). The...
Flowering of etiolated seedlings of Pharbitis nil resulted following a single, brief red irradiation prior to an inductive dark period. Following this irradiation benzyladenine sprayed on the...
Nakagawa, O, Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, Suga, S, Komatsu, Y, Kishimoto, I, ...
We previously demonstrated that brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone mainly produced in the ventricle, while the major production site of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is the...
Ogawa, Y, Masuzaki, H, Isse, N, Okazaki, T, Mori, K, Shigemoto, M, ...
The obese (ob) gene has recently been isolated through a positional cloning approach, the mutation of which causes a marked hereditary obesity and diabetes mellitus in mice. In the present study, we...
Kiyohara, H, Hatta, T, Ogawa, Y, Kakuda, T, Yokoyama, H, Takizawa, N
Three strains of Pseudomonas pickettii that can grow with 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) as the sole source of carbon and energy were isolated from different mixed cultures of soil bacterial...
Murai, T, Ogawa, Y, Kawasaki, H, Kanoh, S
Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin (SPE) dramatically potentiates the lethal shock induced by gram-negative bacterial endotoxin. To provide further understanding of the mechanism underlying the...
Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, Tamura, N, Suga, S, Yoshimasa, T, Uehira, M, ...
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone that occurs predominantly in the ventricle. To study the roles of BNP in chronic cardiovascular regulation, we isolated mouse BNP cDNA and genomic...
Tamura, N, Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, Arai, H, Suga, S, Nakagawa, O, ...
Brain and atrial natriuretic peptides (BNP and ANP) are cardiac hormones with diuretic, natriuretic, and vasodilatory activities. Cardiomyopathic hamsters are widely used animal models of heart...
Mukoyama, M, Nakao, K, Hosoda, K, Suga, S, Saito, Y, Ogawa, Y, ...
Using a specific radioimmunoassay for human brain natriuretic peptide (hBNP) with a monoclonal antibody, we have investigated its synthesis, secretion, and clearance in comparison with those of...
Transforming growth factor beta 1 suppresses acute and chronic arthritis in experimental animals.
Brandes, M E, Allen, J B, Ogawa, Y, Wahl, S M
Systemic administration of the cytokine, TGF beta 1, profoundly antagonized the development of polyarthritis in susceptible rats. TGF beta 1 administration (1 or 5 micrograms/animal), initiated one...
Suga, S, Nakao, K, Itoh, H, Komatsu, Y, Ogawa, Y, Hama, N, ...
C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), the third member of the natriuretic peptide family, is thus far known to be distributed mainly in the central nervous system and is considered to act as a...
Serum leptin level is a regulator of bone mass
Elefteriou, F., Takeda, S., Ebihara, K., Magre, J., Patano, N., Ae Kim, C., ...
Leptin is a powerful inhibitor of bone formation in vivo. This antiosteogenic function involves leptin binding to its receptors on ventromedial hypothalamic neurons, the autonomous nervous system and...
Sagata, N, Yasunaga, T, Ogawa, Y, Tsuzuku-Kawamura, J, Ikawa, Y
The nucleotide sequence of the long terminal repeat (LTR) of bovine leukemia virus, a unique oncogenic retrovirus of cattle, was determined. The LTR consisted of 530 base pairs (bp) with an inverted...
Suppression of DNA replication via Mos function during meiotic divisions in Xenopus oocytes.
Furuno, N, Nishizawa, M, Okazaki, K, Tanaka, H, Iwashita, J, Nakajo, N, ...
Meiosis is characterized by the absence of DNA replication between the two successive divisions. In Xenopus eggs, the ability to replicate DNA develops during meiotic maturation, but is normally...
Sagata, N, Yasunaga, T, Tsuzuku-Kawamura, J, Ohishi, K, Ogawa, Y, Ikawa, Y
We report the complete 8714-nucleotide sequence of the integrated bovine leukemia virus genome and deduce the following genomic organization: 5' LTR-gag-pol-env-pXBL-3' LTR, where LTR represents a...
Nishizawa, M, Furuno, N, Okazaki, K, Tanaka, H, Ogawa, Y, Sagata, N
The c-mos proto-oncogene product (Mos), an essential component of the cytostatic factor responsible for meiotic arrest in vertebrate eggs, undergoes specific proteolysis soon after fertilization or...
Hatanaka, H, Ogawa, Y, Egami, F
The specificity of the arylsulphatase and glycosulphatase enzymes of the marine mollusc Charonia lampas towards a number of carbohydrate sulphate esters was examined. The results confirm that the...
Meiotic cell cycle in Xenopus oocytes is independent of cdk2 kinase.
Furuno, N, Ogawa, Y, Iwashita, J, Nakajo, N, Sagata, N
In vertebrates, M phase-promoting factor (MPF), a universal G2/M regulator in eukaryotic cells, drives meiotic maturation of oocytes, while cytostatic factor (CSF) arrests mature oocytes at metaphase...
Apg10p, a novel protein-conjugating enzyme essential for autophagy in yeast.
Shintani, T, Mizushima, N, Ogawa, Y, Matsuura, A, Noda, T, Ohsumi, Y
Autophagy is a cellular process for bulk degradation of cytoplasmic components. The attachment of Apg12p, a modifier with no significant similarity to ubiquitin, to Apg5p is crucial for autophagy in...
Alternative RNA splicing of the human endothelin-A receptor generates multiple transcripts.
Miyamoto, Y, Yoshimasa, T, Arai, H, Takaya, K, Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, ...
In order to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms of expression of the human endothelin-A receptor (hET-AR) gene, we characterized hET-AR transcripts using reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR analysis in a...
Inhibition of smooth-muscle myosin-light-chain phosphatase by Ruthenium Red.
Yamada, A, Sato, O, Watanabe, M, Walsh, M P, Ogawa, Y, Imaizumi, Y
Ruthenium Red (RuR) is widely used as an inhibitor of ryanodine receptor Ca(2+) release channels, but has additional effects such as the induction of Ca(2+) sensitization of contraction of...
Nishiwaki, Y, Maekawa, K, Ogawa, Y, Asukai, N, Minami, M, Omae, K
Although the clinical manifestations of acute sarin poisoning have been reported in detail, no comprehensive study of the chronic physical and psychiatric effects of acute sarin poisoning has been...
Effect of luminal calcium on Ca2+ release channel activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum in situ.
Ca2+ influx into empty SR in the absence of Ca2+ pump activity was determined in skinned frog skeletal muscle fibers and compared with Ca2+ efflux from loaded SR (i.e., Ca2+ release) to deepen our...
Murayama, T, Kurebayashi, N, Ogawa, Y
Mg(2+) serves as a competitive antagonist against Ca(2+) in the high-affinity Ca(2+) activation site (A-site) and as an agonist of Ca(2+) in the low-affinity Ca(2+) inactivation site (I-site) of the...
Results of omental flap transposition for deep sternal wound infection after cardiovascular surgery.
Yasuura, K, Okamoto, H, Morita, S, Ogawa, Y, Sawazaki, M, Seki, A, ...
OBJECTIVE: Our experience with omental flap transposition in the treatment of deep sternal wound infections is reviewed here with an emphasis on efficacy, risk factors for in-hospital mortality...
Ksander, G A, Ogawa, Y, Chu, G H, McMullin, H, Rosenblatt, J S, McPherson, J M
The presence of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) at the site of acute injury, its ability to attract inflammatory and connective tissue cells, and its stimulatory effect on the deposition...
1. Since it has been demonstrated that trifluoperazine (TFP) increases the affinity for Ca2+ of troponin C as well as calmodulin, the effect of TFP was examined on the Ca2+-induced tension in...
Nagasue, N, Yukaya, H, Ogawa, Y, Kohno, H, Nakamura, T
The regenerative process was evaluated in terms of liver size, function, and histology in 28 adults who had major hepatic resection: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 21, secondary liver cancer from...
Nakagawa, O, Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, Suga, S, Komatsu, Y, Kishimoto, I, ...
We previously demonstrated that brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone mainly produced in the ventricle, while the major production site of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is the...
Ogawa, Y, Masuzaki, H, Isse, N, Okazaki, T, Mori, K, Shigemoto, M, ...
The obese (ob) gene has recently been isolated through a positional cloning approach, the mutation of which causes a marked hereditary obesity and diabetes mellitus in mice. In the present study, we...
Kiyohara, H, Hatta, T, Ogawa, Y, Kakuda, T, Yokoyama, H, Takizawa, N
Three strains of Pseudomonas pickettii that can grow with 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) as the sole source of carbon and energy were isolated from different mixed cultures of soil bacterial...
Murai, T, Ogawa, Y, Kawasaki, H, Kanoh, S
Streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin (SPE) dramatically potentiates the lethal shock induced by gram-negative bacterial endotoxin. To provide further understanding of the mechanism underlying the...
Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, Tamura, N, Suga, S, Yoshimasa, T, Uehira, M, ...
Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone that occurs predominantly in the ventricle. To study the roles of BNP in chronic cardiovascular regulation, we isolated mouse BNP cDNA and genomic...
Tamura, N, Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, Arai, H, Suga, S, Nakagawa, O, ...
Brain and atrial natriuretic peptides (BNP and ANP) are cardiac hormones with diuretic, natriuretic, and vasodilatory activities. Cardiomyopathic hamsters are widely used animal models of heart...
Mukoyama, M, Nakao, K, Hosoda, K, Suga, S, Saito, Y, Ogawa, Y, ...
Using a specific radioimmunoassay for human brain natriuretic peptide (hBNP) with a monoclonal antibody, we have investigated its synthesis, secretion, and clearance in comparison with those of...
Transforming growth factor beta 1 suppresses acute and chronic arthritis in experimental animals.
Brandes, M E, Allen, J B, Ogawa, Y, Wahl, S M
Systemic administration of the cytokine, TGF beta 1, profoundly antagonized the development of polyarthritis in susceptible rats. TGF beta 1 administration (1 or 5 micrograms/animal), initiated one...
Suga, S, Nakao, K, Itoh, H, Komatsu, Y, Ogawa, Y, Hama, N, ...
C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), the third member of the natriuretic peptide family, is thus far known to be distributed mainly in the central nervous system and is considered to act as a...
Serum leptin level is a regulator of bone mass
Elefteriou, F., Takeda, S., Ebihara, K., Magre, J., Patano, N., Ae Kim, C., ...
Leptin is a powerful inhibitor of bone formation in vivo. This antiosteogenic function involves leptin binding to its receptors on ventromedial hypothalamic neurons, the autonomous nervous system and...
Sagata, N, Yasunaga, T, Ogawa, Y, Tsuzuku-Kawamura, J, Ikawa, Y
The nucleotide sequence of the long terminal repeat (LTR) of bovine leukemia virus, a unique oncogenic retrovirus of cattle, was determined. The LTR consisted of 530 base pairs (bp) with an inverted...
Suppression of DNA replication via Mos function during meiotic divisions in Xenopus oocytes.
Furuno, N, Nishizawa, M, Okazaki, K, Tanaka, H, Iwashita, J, Nakajo, N, ...
Meiosis is characterized by the absence of DNA replication between the two successive divisions. In Xenopus eggs, the ability to replicate DNA develops during meiotic maturation, but is normally...
Sagata, N, Yasunaga, T, Tsuzuku-Kawamura, J, Ohishi, K, Ogawa, Y, Ikawa, Y
We report the complete 8714-nucleotide sequence of the integrated bovine leukemia virus genome and deduce the following genomic organization: 5' LTR-gag-pol-env-pXBL-3' LTR, where LTR represents a...
Nishizawa, M, Furuno, N, Okazaki, K, Tanaka, H, Ogawa, Y, Sagata, N
The c-mos proto-oncogene product (Mos), an essential component of the cytostatic factor responsible for meiotic arrest in vertebrate eggs, undergoes specific proteolysis soon after fertilization or...
Hatanaka, H, Ogawa, Y, Egami, F
The specificity of the arylsulphatase and glycosulphatase enzymes of the marine mollusc Charonia lampas towards a number of carbohydrate sulphate esters was examined. The results confirm that the...
Meiotic cell cycle in Xenopus oocytes is independent of cdk2 kinase.
Furuno, N, Ogawa, Y, Iwashita, J, Nakajo, N, Sagata, N
In vertebrates, M phase-promoting factor (MPF), a universal G2/M regulator in eukaryotic cells, drives meiotic maturation of oocytes, while cytostatic factor (CSF) arrests mature oocytes at metaphase...
Apg10p, a novel protein-conjugating enzyme essential for autophagy in yeast.
Shintani, T, Mizushima, N, Ogawa, Y, Matsuura, A, Noda, T, Ohsumi, Y
Autophagy is a cellular process for bulk degradation of cytoplasmic components. The attachment of Apg12p, a modifier with no significant similarity to ubiquitin, to Apg5p is crucial for autophagy in...
1. Since it has been demonstrated that trifluoperazine (TFP) increases the affinity for Ca2+ of troponin C as well as calmodulin, the effect of TFP was examined on the Ca2+-induced tension in...
Results of omental flap transposition for deep sternal wound infection after cardiovascular surgery.
Yasuura, K, Okamoto, H, Morita, S, Ogawa, Y, Sawazaki, M, Seki, A, ...
OBJECTIVE: Our experience with omental flap transposition in the treatment of deep sternal wound infections is reviewed here with an emphasis on efficacy, risk factors for in-hospital mortality...
Alternative RNA splicing of the human endothelin-A receptor generates multiple transcripts.
Miyamoto, Y, Yoshimasa, T, Arai, H, Takaya, K, Ogawa, Y, Itoh, H, ...
In order to elucidate the regulatory mechanisms of expression of the human endothelin-A receptor (hET-AR) gene, we characterized hET-AR transcripts using reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR analysis in a...
Inhibition of smooth-muscle myosin-light-chain phosphatase by Ruthenium Red.
Yamada, A, Sato, O, Watanabe, M, Walsh, M P, Ogawa, Y, Imaizumi, Y
Ruthenium Red (RuR) is widely used as an inhibitor of ryanodine receptor Ca(2+) release channels, but has additional effects such as the induction of Ca(2+) sensitization of contraction of...
Nishiwaki, Y, Maekawa, K, Ogawa, Y, Asukai, N, Minami, M, Omae, K
Although the clinical manifestations of acute sarin poisoning have been reported in detail, no comprehensive study of the chronic physical and psychiatric effects of acute sarin poisoning has been...
Effect of luminal calcium on Ca2+ release channel activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum in situ.
Ca2+ influx into empty SR in the absence of Ca2+ pump activity was determined in skinned frog skeletal muscle fibers and compared with Ca2+ efflux from loaded SR (i.e., Ca2+ release) to deepen our...
Murayama, T, Kurebayashi, N, Ogawa, Y
Mg(2+) serves as a competitive antagonist against Ca(2+) in the high-affinity Ca(2+) activation site (A-site) and as an agonist of Ca(2+) in the low-affinity Ca(2+) inactivation site (I-site) of the...
Ksander, G A, Ogawa, Y, Chu, G H, McMullin, H, Rosenblatt, J S, McPherson, J M
The presence of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) at the site of acute injury, its ability to attract inflammatory and connective tissue cells, and its stimulatory effect on the deposition...
Nagasue, N, Yukaya, H, Ogawa, Y, Kohno, H, Nakamura, T
The regenerative process was evaluated in terms of liver size, function, and histology in 28 adults who had major hepatic resection: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 21, secondary liver cancer from...
Stewart-Tull, D E, Shimono, T, Kotani, S, Kato, M, Ogawa, Y, Yamamura, Y, ...
A water-soluble mycobacterial glycopeptide was obtained in large quantities from the culture supernatant fluid of M. tuberculosis strain DT. This glycopeptide was strongly adjuvant-active when...
Fetal microchimerism in Sjögren's syndrome
SELVA-O'CALLAGHAN, A, SOLANS-LAQUE, R, BOSCH-GIL, J, VILARDELL-TARRES, M, BALADA-PRADES, E, ...
Effect of recombinant interleukin 2 on hepatitis B e antigen positive chronic hepatitis.
Onji, M, Kondoh, H, Horiike, N, Yamaguchi, S, Ogawa, Y, Kumon, I, ...
Eleven patients with hepatitis B (HB) virus related chronic hepatitis were treated with recombinant interleukin 2 (rIL 2). Two hundred and fifty to 1000 units were given intravenously once daily for...
Dry eye after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Ogawa, Y., Okamoto, S., Wakui, M., Watanabe, R., Yamada, M., Yoshino, M., ...
AIMS—To determine the incidence, natural course, and severity of dry eye occurring or worsening after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT). METHODS—At a tertiary care hospital,...
Leptin inhibits stress-induced apoptosis of T lymphocytes
FUJITA, Y, MURAKAMI, M, OGAWA, Y, MASUZAKI, H, TANAKA, M, OZAKI, S, ...
Leptin, which is secreted by adipocytes, the placenta and the stomach, not only controls appetite through leptin receptors in the hypothalamus but also regulates cell-mediated immunity. In this study...
Transplacental passage and half-life of sodium valproate in infants born to epileptic mothers.
Kaneko, S, Otani, K, Fukushima, Y, Sato, T, Nomura, Y, Ogawa, Y
Ogawa, Y, Hirata, M, Okayama, A, Ichikawa, Y E, Goto, S
The latency of the soleus muscle potential, evoked by a tap of the Achilles tendon, was used in the mass assessment of healthy male workers exposed to lead. Three groups were studied: a control, a...
Hanawa, H, Watanabe, K, Nakamura, T, Ogawa, Y, Toba, K, Fuse, I, ...
Shimizu, K, Chin, K, Nakamura, T, Masuzaki, H, Ogawa, Y, Hosokawa, R, ...
Background: The control of body weight and cardiac sympathetic function in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) are important because both factors have significant...
A Theory of Optimum Tariff Under Revenue Constraint.
This paper analyzes the revenue-constrained optimum tariff problem. When a fixed level of tax revenue has to be collected only from tariffs, an efficient resource allocation can not be achieved by...
Microvessel quantitation in invasive breast cancer by staining for factor VIII-related antigen.
Ogawa, Y., Chung, Y. S., Nakata, B., Takatsuka, S., Maeda, K., Sawada, T., ...
The clinical importance of microvessel quantitation as a prognostic indicator in invasive breast cancer was examined. This study included 155 patients with invasive breast cancer, with a median...
Tumour angiogenesis and tumour cell proliferation as prognostic indicators in gastric carcinoma.
Maeda, K., Chung, Y. S., Takatsuka, S., Ogawa, Y., Onoda, N., Sawada, T., ...
Tumour growth depends on neovascularisation and tumour cell proliferation. Factor VIII-related antigen (F-VIII RA) localises to vascular endothelium. Expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen...
Clinical significance of serum CYFRA 21-1 in gastric cancer.
Nakata, B., Chung, Y. S., Kato, Y., Ogawa, M., Ogawa, Y., Inui, A., ...
We studied the clinical significance of the soluble cytokeratin 19 fragment detected with monoclonal antibody CYFRA 21-1 in the sera of patients with histologically proven gastric cancer. Sera of 110...
Maeda, K., Chung, Y. S., Ogawa, Y., Takatsuka, S., Kang, S. M., Ogawa, M., ...
It is known that angiogenesis plays an important role in the growth and metastasis of solid tumours. Several angiogenic factors have been identified and platelet-derived endothelial cell growth...
Immune reaction induced by X-rays and pions and its stimulation by schizophyllan (SPG).
Inomata, T., Goodman, G. B., Fryer, C. J., Chaplin, D. J., Palcic, B., Lam, G. K., ...
Female C57BL/6 mice aged 6-8 weeks with transplanted Lewis lung cancer cells were used to investigate the anti-tumour effects and immune reactions in tumour tissue induced by X-ray and pion...