TOP 20 Papers Downloaded in 2006

Hiroshi Onodera. "The Role of the Thymus in the Pathogenesis of Myasthenia Gravis" (2005) 207, 87-98. [Review]

Kohei Yamauchi. "Airway Remodeling in Asthma and its Influence on Clinical Pathophysiology" (2006) 209, 75-87. [Review]

Soisungwan Satarug, Muneko Nishijo, Jerome M. Lasker, Robert J. Edwards and Michael R. Moore. "Kidney Dysfunction and Hypertension: Role for Cadmium, P450 and Heme Oxygenases?" (2006) 208, 179-202. [Review]

Yuhong Wang, Rie Takai, Hidekatsu Yoshioka and Komei Shirabe. "Characterization and Expression of Serotonin Transporter Genes in Zebrafish" (2006) 208, 267-274.

Hideo Harigae. "GATA Transcription Factors and Hematological Diseases" (2006) 210, 1-9. [Review]

Shigeru Taketani. "Aquisition, Mobilization and Utilization of Cellular Iron and Heme: Endless Findings and Growing Evidence of Tight Regulation" (2005) 205, 297-318. [Review]

Tatsuro Misu, Kazuo Fujihara, Masashi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Murakami, Minoru Endo, Hidehiko Konno and Yasuto Itoyama. "Loss of Aquaporin-4 in Active Perivascular Lesions in Neuromyelitis Optica: A Case Report" (2006) 209, 269-275. [Case Report]

Takashi Ohrui. "Preventive Strategies for Aspiration Pneumonia in Elderly Disabled Persons" (2005) 207, 3-12. [Review]

Toshihiro Iwasaki, Naoto Shiba, Hiroo Matsuse, Takeshi Nago, Yuichi Umezu, Yoshihiko Tagawa, Kensei Nagata and Jeffrey R. Basford. "Improvement in Knee Extension Strength through Training by Means of Combined Electrical Stimulation and Voluntary Muscle Contraction" (2006) 209, 33-40.

Thaweesak Chieochansin, Salin Chutinimitkul, Sunchai Payungporn, Apiradee Theamboonlers, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Piyawat Komolmit and Yong Poovorawan. "Rapid Detection of Lamivudine-Resistant Hepatitis B Virus Mutations by PCR-Based Methods" (2006) 210, 67-78.

Yasuo Shimizu, Kunio Dobashi, Setsuo Kobayashi, Ichiro Ohki, Masahiko Tokushima, Motoyasu Kusano, Osamu Kawamura, Yasuyuki Shimoyama, Mitsuyoshi Utsugi, Noriaki Sunaga, Tamotsu Ishizuka and Masatomo Mori. "A Proton Pump Inhibitor, Lansoprazole, Ameliorates Asthma Symptoms in Asthmatic Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease" (2006) 209, 181-189.

Hiroshi Osawa, Norio Nakamura, Kenichi Shirato, Masayuki Nakamura, Michiko Shimada, Ryuichirou Kumasaka, Reiichi Murakami, Takeshi Fujita, Hideaki Yamabe and Ken Okumura. "Losartan, an Angiotensin-II Receptor Antagonist, Retards the Progression of Advanced Renal Insufficiency" (2006) 209, 7-13.

Junko Momiyama, Toshimitsu Hashimoto, Atsushi Matsubara, Kazunori Futai, Atsushi Namba and Hideichi Shinkawa. "Leupeptin, a Calpain Inhibitor, Protects Inner Ear Hair Cells from Aminoglycoside Ototoxicity" (2006) 209, 89-97.

Shori Abe, Tadao Funato, Shinichiro Takahashi, Hisayuki Yokoyama, Joji Yamamoto, Yasuo Tomiya, Minami Yamada-Fujiwara, Kenichi Ishizawa, Junichi Kameoka, Mitsuo Kaku, Hideo Harigae and Takeshi Sasaki. "Increased Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I is Associated with Ara-C Resistance in Leukemia" (2006) 209, 217-228.

Lei Yu, Guojun Wu, Liguo Wang, He Wang and Geng Zhang. "Transient Reduction of PTI-1 Expression by Short Interfering RNAs Inhibits the Growth of Human Prostate Cancer Cell Lines" (2006) 209, 141-148.

Masao Sato and Masuo Kondoh. "Recent Studies on Metallothionein: Protection Against Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Oxygen Free Radicals" (2002) 196, 9-22. [Review]

Kayoko Urakawa and Kazuhito Yokoyama. "Music Can Enhance Exercise-Induced Sympathetic Dominancy Assessed by Heart Rate Variability" (2005) 206, 213-218.

N. Lale Satiroglu-Tufan, A. Cevik Tufan, C. Nur Semerci and Huseyin Bagci. "Accurate Diagnosis of a Homozygous G1138A Mutation in the Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 Gene Responsible for Achondroplasia" (2006) 208, 103-107.

Shigeki Shibahara. "The Heme Oxygenase Dilemma in Cellular Homeostasis: New Insights for the Feedback Regulation of Heme Catabolism" (2003) 200, 167-186. [Review]