We investigated the effects of B cell stimulatory factor 2/interleukin 6 (BSF-2/IL-6) on the
development of murine hemopoietic progenitors using serum-containing culture and serum-
free culture. In serum-containing culture, BSF-2 mainly supported multipotential blast cell …

The authors present a novel control method for forced commutated cycloconverters (PWM
cycloconverters). Using this control method the sinusoidal input and output current
waveforms and the unity input displacement factor can be obtained. Moreover, the …

Background: The non-lifting sign is considered a contraindication to endoscopic resection.
Our objective was to investigate whether lifting or nonlifting of a lesion is determined by the
volume of normal submucosal tissue. Methods: We measured the thickness of the …

A neural network controller for trajectory control of robotic manipulators that is used not to
internalize the inverse dynamic model of the controlled object but to compensate only the
uncertainties of the robotic manipulator is presented. Its performance is compared with that …

We examined the effects of interleukin-3 (IL-3) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) on connective tissue-
type mast cells (CTMC) purified from murine peritoneal cells. Although both factors failed to
induce extensive proliferation of CTMC, they stimulated CTMC proliferation synergistically in …

There are two phenotypically distinct subpopulations of mast cells in rodents: connective
tissue-type mast cells (CTMC) and mucosal mast cells (MMC). These populations differ in
their location, cell size, staining characteristics, ultrastructure, mediator content and T-cell …

Candida albicans antigens which reacted with immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies of 57
allergic patients were detected by immunoblotting. Of the various antigens, the 175-, 125-,
46-, 43-, and 37-kDa antigenic components reacted most frequently with the patient sera. To …

The Keap1-Nrf2 pathway has been reported to be impaired in several cancers. However, the
status of Keap1-Nrf2 system in human colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been elucidated. We
used colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines and surgical specimens to investigate the …

Recently, systems such as chemical and nuclear plant systems have been increasing in
scale and complexity. In these systems, when a certain device (unit) in a plant system
becomes faulty, its influence propagates through the whole system, and then causes a fatal …

To clarify the mechanisms underlying thrombocytosis secondary to infections, we
longitudinally studied serum levels of thrombopoietin (TPO) and interleukin (IL)‐6 in 15
infants and young children with prominent thrombocytosis (platelets> 700× 10 9/l) following …