An endothelial receptor for oxidized low-density lipoprotein

T Sawamura, N Kume, T Aoyama, H Moriwaki… - Nature, 1997 - nature.com
Endothelial dysfunction or activation elicited by oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein
(Ox-LDL) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis1–4, characterized by …

Typing hepatitis C virus by polymerase chain reaction with type-specific primers: application to clinical surveys and tracing infectious sources

H Okamoto, Y Sugiyama, S Okada… - Journal of General …, 1992 - microbiologyresearch.org
Based on variation in nucleotide sequence within restricted regions in the putative C (core)
gene of hepatitis C virus (HCV), four groups of HCV have been postulated in a panel of 44 …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale single-chirality separation of single-wall carbon nanotubes by simple gel chromatography

H Liu, D Nishide, T Tanaka, H Kataura - Nature communications, 2011 - nature.com
Monostructured single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are important in both scientific
research and electronic and biomedical applications; however, the bulk separation of …

Hepatitis B virus with mutations in the core promoter for an e antigen-negative phenotype in carriers with antibody to e antigen

H Okamoto, F Tsuda, Y Akahane, Y Sugai… - Journal of …, 1994 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA clones were propagated from 57 carriers with antibody to
hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and sequenced within nucleotides (nt) 1685 to 1926 including …

Hepatitis C virus infection in medical personnel after needlestick accident

T Mitsui, K Iwano, K Masuko, C Yamazaki… - Hepatology, 1992 - journals.lww.com
Hepatitis C virus infections in medical personnel after needlestick accidents have been
documented generally by detection of seroconversion to a hepatitis C virus nonstructural …

Full-length sequence of a hepatitis C virus genome having poor homology to reported isolates: comparative study of four distinct genotypes

H Okamoto, K Kurai, SI Okada, K Yamamoto, H Lizuka… - Virology, 1992 - Elsevier
Variable genomic sequences have been reported for RNA cloned from hepatitis C virus
(HCV)-infected humans and chimpanzees. We found that four distinct genotypes of HCV …

Evaluation of size effect on mechanical properties of single crystal silicon by nanoscale bending test using AFM

T Namazu, Y Isono, T Tanaka - Journal of …, 2000 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a nanometer-scale bending test for a single crystal silicon (Si) fixed
beam using an atomic force microscope (AFM). This research focuses on revealing the size …

Real-time detection system for quantification of hepatitis C virus genome

T Takeuchi, A Katsume, T Tanaka, A Abe, K Inoue… - Gastroenterology, 1999 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: For diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection and monitoring of viral load
in patients, a highly sensitive and accurate hepatitis C virus quantification system is …

Simple and scalable gel-based separation of metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes

T Tanaka, H Jin, Y Miyata, S Fujii, H Suga, Y Naitoh… - Nano Letters, 2009 - ACS Publications
We report a rapid and scalable method for the separation of metallic and semiconducting
single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs); the separation is performed by the selective …

Quantitation of hepatitis B virus genomic DNA by real-time detection PCR

A Abe, K Inoue, T Tanaka, J Kato… - Journal of clinical …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
Quantitation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in serum is a useful method for the monitoring of
HBV replication. We attempted to develop a quantitative assay system for HBV DNA that is …