The influence of sex and the presence of giant cells on postoperative long-term survival in adult patients with supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme

…, H Tsuiki, K Tada, JI Kuratsu, Y Ishimaru, Y Ushio - Journal of …, 2004 - thejns.org
Object. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains incurable by conventional treatments,
although some patients experience long-term survival. A younger age, a higher Karnofsky …

Usefulness of diffusion‐weighted MRI with echo‐planar technique in the evaluation of cellularity in gliomas

…, L Liang, Y Ge, Y Komohara, Y Ushio… - Journal of Magnetic …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) with echo‐planar imaging (EPI) technique in depicting the tumor cellularity …

Prognostic value of epidermal growth factor receptor in patients with glioblastoma multiforme

…, H Hirano, J Kuratsu, K Oka, Y Ishimaru, Y Ushio - Cancer research, 2003 - AACR
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) frequently involves amplification and alteration of the
epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene, resulting in overexpression of varied mutations, …

Posttherapeutic intraaxial brain tumor: the value of perfusion-sensitive contrast-enhanced MR imaging for differentiating tumor recurrence from nonneoplastic contrast …

…, I Ikushima, T Kira, L Liang, Y Ushio… - American Journal …, 2000 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Differentiation of tumor recurrence from treatment-related
changes may be difficult with conventional MR imaging when newly enhancing lesions …

Potential role of calcineurin for brain ischemia and traumatic injury

M Morioka, JI Hamada, Y Ushio, E Miyamoto - Progress in neurobiology, 1999 - Elsevier
Calcineurin belongs to the family of Ca 2+ /calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase,
protein phosphatase 2B. Calcineurin is the only protein phosphatase which is regulated by a …

[PDF][PDF] Pathophysiology and treatment of cerebral ischemia

…, K Sato, S Goto, M Morioka, Y Ushio - Journal of Medical …, 1998 - repo.lib.tokushima-u.ac.jp
This article describes the pathophysiology of, and treatment strategy for, cerebral ischemia.
It is useful to think of an ischemic lesion as a densely ischemic core surrounded by better …

[PDF][PDF] CENP-A phosphorylation by Aurora-A in prophase is required for enrichment of Aurora-B at inner centromeres and for kinetochore function

…, S Honda, O Kobayashi, K Hatakeyama, Y Ushio… - Developmental cell, 2003 - cell.com
The Aurora (Ipl1)-related kinases are universal regulators of mitosis. We now show that
Aurora-A, in addition to Aurora-B, regulates kinetochore function in human cells. A two-hybrid …

Incidence and clinical features of asymptomatic meningiomas

J Kuratsu, M Kochi, Y Ushio - Journal of neurosurgery, 2000 - thejns.org
Object. The increased use of computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR)
technology has led to an increase in the detection of asymptomatic meningiomas, although …

High-Efficiency in Vivo Gene Transfer Using Intraarterial Plasmid DNA Injection following in Vivo Electroporation

…, I Kitamura, T Yoshimura, H Saya, J Kuratsu, Y Ushio - Cancer research, 1996 - AACR
A novel method for high-efficiency and region-controlled in vivo gene transfer was developed
by combining in vivo electroporation and intraarterial plasmid DNA injection. A mammalian …

Natural course of unoperated intracranial arteriovenous malformations: study of 50 cases

Y Itoyama, S Uemura, Y Ushio, JI Kuratsu… - Journal of …, 1989 - thejns.org
✓ The clinical course of 50 patients with conservatively treated intracranial arteriovenous
malformations (AVM's) was followed, most of them for more than 5 years. The average follow-…