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Antineoplastic activity of honey in an experimental bladder cancer implantation model: In vivo and in vitro studies
- T. Swellam, Naoto Miyanaga, +4 authors H. Akaza
- Medicine
- International journal of urology : official…
- 1 April 2003
Objectives: The antitumor effect of bee honey against bladder cancer was examined in vitro and in vivo. Methods: Three human bladder cancer cell lines (T24, 253J and RT4) and one murine bladder… Expand
Expression of galectin‐3 in fine‐needle aspirates as a diagnostic marker differentiating benign from malignant thyroid neoplasms
- H. Inohara, Y. Honjo, +7 authors T. Kubo
- Medicine
- Cancer
- 1 June 1999
Galectin‐3 is a β‐galactoside‐binding protein that has been reported to be expressed preferentially in thyroid malignancies. The current study was designed to substantiate this finding further and to… Expand
Expression of cytoplasmic galectin-3 as a prognostic marker in tongue carcinoma.
- Y. Honjo, H. Inohara, +7 authors T. Kubo
- Biology, Medicine
- Clinical cancer research : an official journal of…
- 1 December 2000
Galectin-3 is a member of the beta-galactoside-binding mammalian lectin family with affinity to ABH group epitopes, cell surface and extracellular polylactosamine glycans. It has been shown to be… Expand
Anteroposterior dissection HoLEP: a modification to prevent transient stress urinary incontinence.
- F. Endo, Y. Shiga, +5 authors O. Muraishi
- Medicine
- Urology
- 1 December 2010
OBJECTIVES
The prevalence of transient stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after HoLEP has been reported to be as high as 44%. Anteroposterior dissection HoLEP was newly developed to protect the… Expand
Proton beam therapy for invasive bladder cancer: a prospective study of bladder-preserving therapy with combined radiotherapy and intra-arterial chemotherapy.
- M. Hata, N. Miyanaga, +10 authors Y. Akine
- Medicine
- International journal of radiation oncology…
- 1 April 2006
PURPOSE
To present outcomes of bladder-preserving therapy with proton beam irradiation in patients with invasive bladder cancer.
METHODS AND MATERIALS
Twenty-five patients with transitional cell… Expand
Uroepithelial cells can directly respond to Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette‐Guérin through Toll‐like receptor signalling
- J. Miyazaki, K. Kawai, +4 authors H. Akaza
- Medicine
- BJU international
- 1 April 2006
To investigate, in a human urinary tract cell line, the interaction of Toll‐like receptor (TLR) signals with cytoplasmic adapter proteins MyD88 and bacillus Calmette‐Guérin (BCG), and evaluate the… Expand
Comorbidities as predictors of incidental prostate cancer after Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: diabetes and high-risk cancer
- K. Ohwaki, F. Endo, Masaki Shimbo, Akiko Fujisaki, K. Hattori
- Medicine
- The aging male : the official journal of the…
- 23 March 2017
Abstract Prostate cancer can be diagnosed as an incidental finding during the pathological examination of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) specimens by Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate… Expand
Lectin‐reactive alpha‐fetoprotein as a marker for testicular tumor activity
- K. Kawai, T. Kojima, +4 authors H. Akaza
- Medicine
- International journal of urology : official…
- 1 March 2005
Abstract Background: Lens culinaris agglutin (LCA)‐affinity electrophoresis resolves serum α‐fetoprotein (AFP) into three isoforms, AFP‐L1, ‐L2 and ‐L3. The ratio of AFP‐L3 to total AFP (AFP‐L3%)… Expand
Bladder reconstruction using a collagen patch prefabricated within the omentum
- K. Hattori, A. Joraku, T. Miyagawa, K. Kawai, R. Oyasu, H. Akaza
- Medicine
- International journal of urology : official…
- 1 May 2006
Objective: We present our experience with a novel bladder reconstruction model using a collagen sponge pre‐embedded within the omentum. The aim of the study is to evaluate tissue regeneration of the… Expand
Hamartoma of the urinary bladder
- T. Ota, K. Kawai, K. Hattori, K. Uchida, H. Akaza, M. Harada
- Medicine
- International journal of urology : official…
- 1 April 1999
Background: Hamartomas of the urinary bladder are extremely rare. We report on a case in a 58‐year‐old female who presented with the chief complaint of pain on urination.