Changes in the Utilization of Outpatient and Visiting Dental Care and Per-attendance Care Cost by Age Groups During COVID-19 Pandemic Waves in Japan: A Time-series Analysis From the LIFE Study

Authors: Taro Kusama, Yudai Tamada, Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata, Ken Osaka, Haruhisa Fukuda, Kenji Takeuchi

Source: Journal of Epidemiology, Vol 34, Iss 11, Pp 553-559 (2024)

Subject Terms: infectious disease, health service, geriatrics, oral health, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/34/11/34_JE20230323/_pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/0917-5040; https://doaj.org/toc/1349-9092

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Association between mRNA COVID-19 vaccine boosters and mortality in Japan: The VENUS study

Authors: Wataru Mimura, Chieko Ishiguro, Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata, Haruhisa Fukuda

Source: Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2024)

Subject Terms: COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine safety, mortality, mRNA vaccine, nested case-control study, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2164-5515; https://doaj.org/toc/2164-554X

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Effectiveness of BNT162b2 Against Infection, Symptomatic Infection, and Hospitalization Among Older Adults Aged ≥65 Years During the Delta Variant Predominance in Japan: The VENUS Study

Authors: Wataru Mimura, Chieko Ishiguro, Junko Terada-Hirashima, Nobuaki Matsunaga, Shuntaro Sato, Yurika Kawazoe, Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata, Haruhisa Fukuda

Source: Journal of Epidemiology, Vol 34, Iss 6, Pp 278-285 (2024)

Subject Terms: sars-cov-2 infection, delta variant, mrna vaccine, japan, cohort study, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/34/6/34_JE20230106/_pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/0917-5040; https://doaj.org/toc/1349-9092

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Bivalent mRNA vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 among older adults in Japan: a test-negative study from the VENUS study

Authors: Yudai Tamada, Kenji Takeuchi, Taro Kusama, Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata, Ken Osaka, Haruhisa Fukuda

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Omicron, Booster, Vaccination, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334

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Effect of COVID-19 vaccination on household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the Omicron era: The Vaccine Effectiveness, Networking, and Universal Safety (VENUS) study

Authors: Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata, Haruhisa Fukuda

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 134, Iss , Pp 200-206 (2023)

Subject Terms: Household transmission, COVID-19 vaccination status, Infectiousness, Susceptibility, Children, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971223006422; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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Validity of claims-based definition of number of remaining teeth in Japan: Results from the Longevity Improvement and Fair Evidence Study

Authors: Yudai Tamada, Taro Kusama, Sachiko Ono, Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata, Ken Osaka, Haruhisa Fukuda, Kenji Takeuchi

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 19, Iss 5 (2024)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075880/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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The specific core fucose-binding lectin Pholiota squarrosa lectin (PhoSL) inhibits hepatitis B virus infection in vitro

Authors: Tsunenori Ouchida, Haruka Maeda, Yuka Akamatsu, Megumi Maeda, Shinji Takamatsu, Jumpei Kondo, Ryo Misaki, Yoshihiro Kamada, Masahiro Ueda, Keiji Ueda, Eiji Miyoshi

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Survey of psychiatric symptoms among inpatients with COVID-19 using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination data and medical records in Japan

Authors: Tomohiro Nakao, Keitaro Murayama, Haruhisa Fukuda, Nobuaki Eto, Kousuke Fujita, Ryouhei Igata, Kensuke Ishikawa, Shuichi Isomura, Takako Kawaguchi, Megumi Maeda, Hiroshi Mitsuyasu, Fumiko Murata, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Tomoe Nishihara, Ayako Ohashi, Mamoru Sato, Yuji Yoshida, Hiroaki Kawasaki, Motohiro Ozone, Reiji Yoshimura, Hideharu Tatebayashi

Source: Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, Vol 29, Iss , Pp 100615- (2023)

Subject Terms: Patients with COVID-19, Diagnosis procedure combination data, Anxiety, Insomnia, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, RC321-571

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354623000297; https://doaj.org/toc/2666-3546

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Effectiveness of messenger RNA vaccines against infection with SARS-CoV-2 during the periods of Delta and Omicron variant predominance in Japan: the Vaccine Effectiveness, Networking, and Universal Safety (VENUS) study

Authors: Wataru Mimura, Chieko Ishiguro, Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata, Haruhisa Fukuda

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 125, Iss , Pp 58-60 (2022)

Subject Terms: COVID-19, Messenger RNA vaccine, Vaccine effectiveness, Population-based cohort study, Japan, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222005392; https://doaj.org/toc/1201-9712

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Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus 3 days after initiating sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor while on an extremely low carbohydrate diet: A case report

Authors: Ayumi Inoue, Akihiro Katayama, Mihiro Sue, Momoka Hasegawa, Megumi Maeda, Masaki Matoba, Takahiro Ishii, Remi Kuribayashi, Masafumi Tenta, Yuichi Matsushita, Masaya Takeda, Izumi Iseda, Toshiyuki Wakatsuki, Kazuyuki Hida

Source: Clinical Case Reports, Vol 10, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)

Subject Terms: euglycemic diabetes ketoacidosis, low‐carbohydrate diet, sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, type 2 diabetes mellitus, Medicine, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2050-0904

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Effect of asbestos exposure on differentiation and function of cytotoxic T lymphocytes

Authors: Naoko Kumagai-Takei, Yasumitsu Nishimura, Megumi Maeda, Hiroaki Hayashi, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Suni Lee, Kei Yoshitome, Tatsuo Ito, Takemi Otsuki

Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020)

Subject Terms: Asbestos, Cytotoxic T lymphocytes, Granzyme B, Perforin, IFN-γ, Proliferation, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-020-00900-6; https://doaj.org/toc/1342-078X; https://doaj.org/toc/1347-4715

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Acute and delayed psychiatric sequelae among patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a cohort study using LIFE study data

Authors: Haruhisa Fukuda, Megumi Maeda, Fumiko Murata, Chieko Ishiguro

Source: General Psychiatry, Vol 35, Iss 3 (2022)

Subject Terms: Psychiatry, RC435-571

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Relation: https://gpsych.bmj.com/content/35/3/e100802.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2517-729X

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Purification, Characterization, and Gene Expression of Rice Endo-β-N-Acetylglucosaminidase, Endo-Os

Authors: Megumi Maeda, Naoko Okamoto, Norie Araki, Yoshinobu Kimura

Source: Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 12 (2021)

Subject Terms: endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, free N-glycans, Oryza sativa, ER associated degradation, peptide:N-glycanase, Plant culture, SB1-1110

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.647684/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-462X

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Cytosolic Free N-Glycans Are Retro-Transported Into the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Plant Cells

Authors: Makoto Katsube, Natsuki Ebara, Megumi Maeda, Yoshinobu Kimura

Source: Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 11 (2021)

Subject Terms: free N-glycans, ER-associated degradation, peptide:N-glycanase, endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase, plant glycoproteins, Plant culture, SB1-1110

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.610124/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-462X

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Changes in percutaneous coronary intervention practice in Japan during the COVID‐19 outbreak: LIFE Study

Authors: Megumi Maeda, Haruhisa Fukuda, Kosuke Kiyohara, Ryusuke Miki, Tetsuhisa Kitamura

Source: Acute Medicine & Surgery, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)

Subject Terms: Acute coronary syndrome, COVID‐19 pandemic, elective surgical procedure, emergency medicine, percutaneous coronary intervention, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2052-8817

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Search for biomarkers of asbestos exposure and asbestos-induced cancers in investigations of the immunological effects of asbestos

Authors: Hidenori Matsuzaki, Naoko Kumagai-Takei, Suni Lee, Megumi Maeda, Nagisa Sada, Tamayo Hatayama, Shoko Yamamoto, Miho Ikeda, Kei Yoshitome, Yu Min, Yasumitsu Nishimura, Takemi Otsuki

Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)

Subject Terms: Asbestos, Immune cells, Biomarker, Cytokine, Cell surface marker, Tumor immunity, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12199-017-0661-4; https://doaj.org/toc/1342-078X; https://doaj.org/toc/1347-4715

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Challenges in the Application of Glyco-Technology to Hepatitis B Virus Therapy and Diagnosis

Authors: Tsunenori Ouchida, Shinji Takamatsu, Megumi Maeda, Tatsuya Asuka, Chiharu Morita, Jumpei Kondo, Keiji Ueda, Eiji Miyoshi

Source: Viruses, Vol 13, Iss 9, p 1860 (2021)

Subject Terms: hepatitis B virus, glycosylation, fucosylation, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/9/1860; https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4915

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Enhancement of NK Cell Cytotoxicity Induced by Long-Term Living in Negatively Charged-Particle Dominant Indoor Air-Conditions.

Authors: Yasumitsu Nishimura, Kazuaki Takahashi, Akinori Mase, Muneo Kotani, Kazuhisa Ami, Megumi Maeda, Takashi Shirahama, Suni Lee, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Naoko Kumagai-Takei, Kei Yoshitome, Takemi Otsuki

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 7, p e0132373 (2015)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4501842?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Functional Properties of CD8+ Lymphocytes in Patients with Pleural Plaque and Malignant Mesothelioma

Authors: Naoko Kumagai-Takei, Yasumitsu Nishimura, Megumi Maeda, Hiroaki Hayashi, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Suni Lee, Takumi Kishimoto, Kazuya Fukuoka, Takashi Nakano, Takemi Otsuki

Source: Journal of Immunology Research, Vol 2014 (2014)

Subject Terms: Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2314-8861; https://doaj.org/toc/2314-7156

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b9006deefc464eefb425279cbf9c8966

Asbestos Induces Reduction of Tumor Immunity

Authors: Naoko Kumagai-Takei, Megumi Maeda, Ying Chen, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Suni Lee, Yasumitsu Nishimura, Junichi Hiratsuka, Takemi Otsuki

Source: Clinical and Developmental Immunology, Vol 2011 (2011)

Subject Terms: Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1740-2522; https://doaj.org/toc/1740-2530

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/58a07a9cc929487eaa31a30246f6aefc