Toho University

1. Efficacy and safety of upadacitinib in patients with ankylosing spondylitis refractory to biologic therapy: 1-year results from the open-label extension of a phase III study

   Authors: Xenofon Baraliakos, Désirée van der Heijde, Joachim Sieper, Robert D. Inman, Hideto Kameda, Yihan Li, Xianwei Bu, Anna Shmagel, Peter Wung, In-Ho Song and Atul Deodhar

   Citation: Arthritis Research & Therapy 2023 25:172

   Content type: Research Published on: 18 September 2023

2. Effect of blastocyst shrinkage on assisted reproductive outcomes: a retrospective cohort study describing a new morphological evaluation of blastocyst pre-vitrification and post-warming

   Authors: Ayumo Ito, Yukiko Katagiri, Satoko Oigawa, Kenji Amano, Koichiro Ichizawa, Yukiko Tokuda, Mami Unagami, Masato Yoneyama, Takahiro Tsuchiya, Mami Sekiguchi, Mayuko Furui, Kentaro Nakaoka, Nahomi Umemura, Yuko Hayashi, Yuko Tamaki, Koichi Nagao…

   Citation: Journal of Ovarian Research 2023 16:192

   Content type: Research Published on: 14 September 2023

3. Dietary protein intake and all-cause mortality: results from The Kawasaki Aging and Wellbeing Project

   Authors: Hideaki Kurata, Shu Meguro, Yukiko Abe, Takashi Sasaki, Keiko Asakura, Yasumichi Arai and Hiroshi Itoh

   Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2023 23:479

   Content type: Research Published on: 9 August 2023

4. When should Home-visit nurses initiate end-of-life discussions for patients with Organ failure and family caregivers? A qualitative study

   Authors: Kurumi Asaumi, Masataka Oki and Yoshie Murakami

   Citation: BMC Nursing 2023 22:258

   Content type: Research Published on: 7 August 2023

5. Cartilage evaluation by ultrasonography in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a scoping review

   Authors: Takehisa Ogura, Takaharu Katagiri and Hideto Kameda

   Citation: Inflammation and Regeneration 2023 43:34

   Content type: Review Published on: 4 July 2023

6. Two-year imaging outcomes from a phase 3 randomized trial of secukinumab in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis

   Authors: Juergen Braun, Ricardo Blanco, Helena Marzo-Ortega, Lianne S. Gensler, Filip Van den Bosch, Stephen Hall, Hideto Kameda, Denis Poddubnyy, Marleen van de Sande, Désirée van der Heijde, Tingting Zhuang, Anna Stefanska, Aimee Readie, Hanno B. Richards and Atul Deodhar

   Citation: Arthritis Research & Therapy 2023 25:80

   Content type: Research Published on: 16 May 2023

7. Misreporting of height and weight by primary school children in Japan: a cross-sectional study on individual and environmental determinants

   Authors: Sachie Mori, Keiko Asakura, Satoshi Sasaki and Yuji Nishiwaki

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:775

   Content type: Research Published on: 27 April 2023

8. Development and usability of a hospital standardized ADL ratio (HSAR) for elderly patients with cerebral infarction: a retrospective observational study using administrative claim data from 2012 to 2019 in Japan

   Authors: Ryo Onishi, Yosuke Hatakeyama, Koki Hirata, Kunichika Matsumoto, Kanako Seto, Yinghui Wu, Takefumi Kitazawa and Tomonori Hasegawa

   Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2023 23:235

   Content type: Research Published on: 18 April 2023

9. Efficacy of surgical treatment on polypharmacy of elderly patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis: retrospective exploratory research

   Authors: Sota Nagai, Risa Inagaki, Takehiro Michikawa, Soya Kawabata, Kaori Ito, Kurenai Hachiya, Hiroki Takeda, Daiki Ikeda, Shinjiro Kaneko, Shigeki Yamada and Nobuyuki Fujita

   Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2023 23:169

   Content type: Research Published on: 24 March 2023

10. Efficacy of three sputum specimens for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease

    Authors: Naohisa Urabe, Susumu Sakamoto, Marie Masuoka, Chiaki Kato, Asuka Yamaguchi, Nozomi Tokita, Sakae Homma and Kazuma Kishi

    Citation: BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2023 23:29

    Content type: Research Published on: 19 January 2023

11. Association between the number of remaining teeth and disability-free life expectancy, and the impact of oral self-care in older Japanese adults: a prospective cohort study

    Authors: Maya Yamato, Sanae Matsuyama, Yoshitaka Murakami, Jun Aida, Yukai Lu, Yumi Sugawara and Ichiro Tsuji

    Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2022 22:820

    Content type: Research Published on: 24 October 2022

12. Successful laparoscopic management of acute abdominal pain due to spontaneous rupture of subserosal vessels overlying a uterine fibroid: a case report and surgical video

    Authors: Toshimitsu Maemura, Shigeru Fujita, Noriko Morita, Keiichi Furusawa, Kayo Mitamura, Kenji Nishizawa and Kuniaki Ota

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:388

    Content type: Case report Published on: 23 September 2022

13. Quantitative comparison between carotid plaque hardness and histopathological findings: an observational study

    Authors: Daisuke Fukushima, Kosuke Kondo, Naoyuki Harada, Sayaka Terazono, Kei Uchino, Kazutoshi Shibuya and Nobuo Sugo

    Citation: Diagnostic Pathology 2022 17:58

    Content type: Research Published on: 11 July 2022

14. Relationship between physical activity and mental health in women after childbirth: a cross-sectional exploratory study

    Authors: Yumi Tomioka

    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2022 22:430

    Content type: Research Published on: 23 May 2022

15. Impact of chronic co-infection in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease after treatment initiation

    Authors: Naohisa Urabe, Susumu Sakamoto, Yui Shimanuki, Takumi Kanokogi, Takumi Motohashi, Nanami Anzai, Chiaki Kato, Asuka Yamaguchi, Nozomi Tokita, Sakae Homma and Kazuma Kishi

    Citation: BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2022 22:157

    Content type: Research Published on: 25 April 2022

16. Diclofenac–hyaluronate conjugate (diclofenac etalhyaluronate) intra-articular injection for hip, ankle, shoulder, and elbow osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

    Authors: Toshikazu Kubo, Tsukasa Kumai, Hiroyasu Ikegami, Kazuyuki Kano, Megumi Nishii and Takayuki Seo

    Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2022 23:371

    Content type: Research Published on: 20 April 2022

17. Comparison of plasma levobupivacaine concentrations with and without epinephrine following erector spinae plane block for breast cancer surgery: a randomized controlled trial

    Authors: Hiroe Shigeta, Rie Yasumura and Yoshifumi Kotake

    Citation: BMC Anesthesiology 2022 22:86

    Content type: Research Published on: 29 March 2022

18. Evaluating the impact of adjunctive istradefylline on the cumulative dose of levodopa-containing medications in Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for the ISTRA ADJUST PD randomized, controlled study

    Authors: Taku Hatano, Osamu Kano, Renpei Sengoku, Asako Yoritaka, Keisuke Suzuki, Noriko Nishikawa, Yohei Mukai, Kyoichi Nomura, Norihito Yoshida, Morinobu Seki, Miho Kawabe Matsukawa, Hiroo Terashi, Katsuo Kimura, Jun Tashiro, Shigeki Hirano, Hidetomo Murakami…

    Citation: BMC Neurology 2022 22:71

    Content type: Study protocol Published on: 3 March 2022

19. Prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Japan based on a claims database analysis

    Authors: Yasuhiro Kondoh, Takafumi Suda, Yoshie Hongo, Manami Yoshida, Shinzo Hiroi, Kosuke Iwasaki, Tomomi Takeshima and Sakae Homma

    Citation: Respiratory Research 2022 23:24

    Content type: Research Published on: 8 February 2022

20. Trocar-site hernia following laparoscopic salpingo-oophorectomy in a middle-aged Japanese woman: an initial case report after 40 years of experience at a single center and a brief literature review

    Authors: Kuniaki Ota, Yukiko Katagiri, Masafumi Katakura, Takafumi Mukai, Kentaro Nakaoka, Toshimitsu Maemura, Toshifumi Takahashi and Mineto Morita

    Citation: BMC Women's Health 2022 22:8

    Content type: Case report Published on: 8 January 2022