Yonago Acta medica 1999; Volume 42: Number 1

Original Articles
page 1 Expression of Surface Markers on Mature Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells from Allergic Asthmatics Hiroki Yajima, Katsuyuki Tomita and Yutaka Hitsuda

page 11 An Inhibitory Effect of Dexamethasone on A549 Cell Adhesion to Neutrophils: Possible Involvement of Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Hirokazu Tokuyasu, Katsuyuki Tomita and Yutaka Hitsuda

page 21 Alveolar Epithelial Cell Line, A549 Cells Inhibit Neutrophil Apoptosis Yasushi Kometani, Katsuyuki Tomita and Yutaka Hitsuda

page 31 Activated Protein Kinase C Attenuates Ca2+ Overloading and Reoxygenation Hypercontracture in Isolated Rat Cardiomyocytes following Chemical Hypoxia Shigeto Miyasaka, Takashi Ichiba, Hiroaki Kuroda and Shigetsugu Ohgi

page 41 Factors Inducing Vascularization Improve the Spermatogenic and Steroidogenic Function of the Varicocelized Testis Tadahiro Isoyama and Nikolaos Sofikitis

page 51 Effects of Extracellular Acidification on Intracellular pH and ATP-Induced Calcium Mobilization in Rabbit Lens Epithelial Cells Akiko Narita, Kenji Yawata, Masao Nagata, Yasuaki Aoyama and Yasuaki Kawai

page 61 A 48-Hour Holter ECG Study in Migraineurs during Usual Daily Activities Masako Tabata, Naoto Burioka and Takao Takeshima

page 69 Serum Concentration of Myosin Light Chain I and Left Ventricular Shortening Fraction in Neonates Hiroshi Sawada, Ikuo Nagata and Kazuo Shiraki

page 79 Effects of Unilateral Cryptorchidism on Contralateral Epididymal Sperm Quality, Quantity and Fertilizing Capacity Takayuki Kaki and Nikolaos Sofikitis

page 87 Protective Effects of Antioxidants on Testicular Functions of Varicocelized Rats Nobuo Suzuki and Nikolaos Sofikitis

page 95 Epidemiological Survey on Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Developed during Childhood in Japan, and a Case-Control Study on Nutrition during Infancy Hirofumi Urashima, Isaku Ohmori and Kazuo Shiraki

page 103 Biochemical Functions and mRNA Expression of Rat Hepatocytes in a Bioartificial Liver Module Shinichi Okada, Yumi Kono and Kazuo Shiraki

page 113 Ethanol Induces Apoptosis in Human Gastric Carcinoma Cells: The Role of Apoptosis-Related Molecules Noriko Kasagi

Patient Reports
page 125 A Case of Nephrotic Syndrome with Nephrotoxicity Induced by Low-Dose Cyclosporin Treatment Yasushi Utsunomiya, Kyoko Konishi, Shin-ichi Okada, Yoshihiro Sasaki, Atsushi Hayashi, Takako Nakagawa, Tsunakiyo Kasagi and Kazuo Shiraki

page 131 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and IgA Nephropathy Occurring in the Same Patient Kiyotaka Kohama

Short Communication
page 135 Crystalline Inclusions in Hepatocyte Mitochondria of a Patient with Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Ryota Kashiwagi, Kinya Okamoto, Naoto Maeda, Yutaka Horie, Hironaka Kawasaki, Hitoshi Osatake and Takao Inoué

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