Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a WHO grade IV malignant glioma, is the most common
and lethal primary brain tumor in adults; few treatments are available. Median survival rates …

Object. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains incurable by conventional treatments,
although some patients experience long-term survival. A younger age, a higher Karnofsky …

Brain ischemia induces apoptosis in neuronal cells, but the mechanism is not well understood.
When wild-type mice were subjected to bilateral common carotid arteries occlusion (…

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 …

… The first author (Hamada) started this work at RASC (as of April 1,2000, Radio Atmospheric
… (1961– 90) which have been listed in Hamada and Sribimawati (1998). We have selected …

Background: Recurrence of glioma frequently occurs within the marginal area of the
surgical cavity due to invading residual cells. 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence-guided …

Background and Purpose— The cause of intracranial bleeding in moyamoya disease
patients is still unknown. To identify factors that contribute to bleeding, we assessed the …

Suramin, a polysulfonated naphthylurea, has anti-reverse transcriptase and anti-proliferative
activities and inhibits the binding of various growth factors to their cell surface receptors. …

Background: Glioma stem-like cell (GSC) properties are responsible for gliomagenesis and
recurrence. GSCs are invasive but its mechanism remains to be elucidated. Here, we …

Diurnal variations in atmospheric water vapor at Koto Tabang, a mountainous area of
Sumatra Island, Indonesia, are studied by analyzing the GPS-derived precipitable water, …