THE


TOHOKU JOURNAL

OF

EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Since 1920


Vol. 232 No. 4 APRIL 2014

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CONTENTS

Invited Review
Wearing Red for Signaling: The Heme-Bach Axis in Heme Metabolism, Oxidative Stress Response and Iron Immunology
Kazuhiko Igarashi, and Miki Watanabe-Matsui
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Regular Contributions
Calcium Carbonate Breath Test for Non-Invasive Estimation of Gastric Acid Secretion
Hirohiko Shinkai, Katsunori Iijima, Tomoyuki Koike, Kenichiro Nakagawa, Ryuhei Maejima, Hiroyuki Endo, Nobuyuki Ara, Naoki Asano, Akira Imatani, Shuichi Ohara and Tooru Shimosegawa
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255
Increased Levels of Plasma Galectin-9 in Patients with Influenza Virus Infection
Shigeki Katoh, Masaki Ikeda, Hiroki Shimizu, Keiji Mouri, Yasushi Obase, Yoshihiro Kobashi, Kiyoyasu Fukushima, Mistuomi Hirashima and Mikio Oka
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263
Review
Cytotoxic and Targeted Systemic Therapy in Advanced and Recurrent Cervical Cancer: Experience from Clinical Trials
Hyun-Joo Seol, Roshani Ulak, Kyung-Do Ki and Jong-Min Lee
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269
Regular Contributions
Reduction in Glutamine/Glutamate Levels in the Cerebral Cortex after Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Therapy in Patients with West Syndrome
Mitsutoshi Munakata, Noriko Togashi, Osamu Sakamoto, Kazuhiro Haginoya, Yasuko Kobayashi, Akira Onuma, Kazuie Iinuma and Shigeo Kure
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277
Higher Hospital Caseload Is Associated with Better Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Pleural Infection
Hsiu-Nien Shen, Chin-Li Lu, and Chung-Yi Li
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285
Cutoff Serum Pepsinogen Values for Predicting Gastric Acid Secretion Status
Katsunori Iijima, Tomoyuki Koike, Yasuhiko Abe and Tooru Shimosegawa
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293
Case
Severe Acute Otitis Media Caused by Mucoid Streptococcus Pyogenes in a Previously Healthy Adult
Risako Kakuta, Hisakazu Yano, Hiroshi Hidaka, Hiromitsu Miyazaki, Mihoko Irimada, Kiyoshi Oda, Kazuaki Arai, Daiki Ozawa, Takashi Takahashi, Mitsuo Kaku and Yukio Katori
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