Sasayama S: Observations on the transition from hypertrophy to heart failure. The Sixth Antwerp-La Jolla-Kyoto Research Conference on Cardiac Function, Special Lecture. April 26, La Jolla, California, USA.
Sasayama S: New aspects of pathogenesis of heart failure: hepatitis-C virus infection in myocarditis and cardiomyopathy. 13th World Congress of Cardiology. April 29, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Sasayama S: Immunomodulation in heart failure: friend or foe? 16th World Congress of the International Society of Heart Research. May 30, Rhodes, Greece.
Sasayama S: Mechanisms of regression of cardiomyopathy in immune-injury models. Heart Failure Update ’98. June 27, Glasgow, UK.
Sasayama S: Roles of cytokines in the syndrome of heart failure. Department of Cardiac Research, Northwick Park Hospital, Invited Lecture. June 29, Harrow, UK.
Sasayama S: Angiogenesis after myocardial infarction. International Meeting on Intensive Cardiac Care. July 1, Jerusalem, Israel.
Sasayama S: Racial differences in coronary vasoreactivity between Japanese and Caucasians, The International Symposium on Coronary Artery Spasm. December 13, Kobe, Japan.
Matsumori A: Immunomodulation: A new frontier in the treatment of heart failure. The sixth Antwerp-La Jolla-Kyoto Research Conference on Cardiac Function. Horizons in Heart Failure Genes, Hormones and Cytokines. April 25-27, La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
Matsumori A: Cytokines in heart failure: Pathophysiological significance and therapeutic implications. The sixth Antwerp-La Jolla-Kyoto Research Conference on Cardiac Function. Horizons in Heart Failure Genes. Hormones and Cytokines. April 25-27, La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
Matsumori A: Cytokines: what are they? why are they important in chronic heart failure? Heart Failure Update ’98. June 25-27, Glasgow, UK.
Matsumori A: Hepatitis C virus infection in hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy. International conference on cardiac hypertrophy. October 8-9, Tokyo.
Okada M, Ono K, Takahashi M, Miyamoto T, Matsumori A: Hepatocyte growth factor is a major mediator in heparin-induced angiogenesis. The 71th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, Texas.
Nishio R, Matsumori A, Shioi T, Yamada T, Sasayama S: Beneficial effects of carvedilol in a murine model of congestive heart failure induced by viral myocarditis. The 71th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, Texas.
Ono K, Matsumori A: Treatment with endothelin receptor antagonist has a cardioprotective effect without affecting viral replication in a murine model of myocarditis. The 71th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, Texas.
Ono K, Shioi T, Furukawa Y, Nakano A, Matsumori A: NF-kB activation and enhanced cytokine gene expression occurs in the non-infarcted myocardium of rat hearts. The 71th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, Texas.
Iwasaki A, Ono K, Nishio R, Okada M, Matsumori A: Pimobendan inhibits the production of proinflammatory cytokines and gene expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in a murine model of viral myocarditis. The 71th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, Texas.
Takano H, Matsumori A, Tsuyuguchi N, Nakamura T, Matsuyama Y, Ishihara K: High levels of circulating macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) predict restenosis after primary angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The 71th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, Texas.
Matsumori A: Roles of cytokines in heart failure and their therapeutic implications. First International Symposium Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Metabolism – From Bench to Bedside. November 27-28, Kyoto.
Akao M, Murakami T, Otani H,Horie M, Sasayama S: Role of tissue angiotensin II in the regulation of KATP channel gene expression in rats with myocardial infarction. The 2nd International Conference on KATP channel and disease. September 3-5, St.Charles.
Akao M, Murakami T,Otani H, Horie M, Kouchi I, Sasayama S: Role of angiotensin II in the regulation of KATP channel genes in rats of myocardial infarction. The 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas.
Kouchi I, Haruna T, Akao M, Horie M, Murakami T: Sarcolemmal rather than mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channels are essential to the infarct size-limiting effect in rabbit hearts. The 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas.
Muso E, Suyama K, Nogaki F, Kamata T, Kawamura T, Ono T, Yodoi J, Sasayama S: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine and Institute of Virus Reserch : Normal Expression and marked translocation of thioredoxin / Adult-T cell leukemia (ATL) derived factor (ADF) in proximal tubular epithelial cells of various renal diseases associated with vascultis. ANCA’98. April 2-5, Birmingham, U.K.
Ito T, Yashiro M, Oyama A, Kawamura T, Ono T, Muso E and Sasayama S : Significantly high morbidity of acute renal failure with respiratory tract involvement of P-ANCA related angitis revealed in Kobe city and the environs after the great earthquake of Hanshin-Awaji in 1995. ANCA’98. April 2-5, Birmingham, U.K.
Nogaki F, Kasuno K, Fukushima H, Shirakawa K, Kamata K, Ono T, Muso E, Miyawaki S, Yoshida H and Sasayama S: Age associating relative shift to Th2 predonimance and the effects of IL-12-administration in high IgA strain (HIGA) of ddY mice. 2nd International Forum “The Frontiers of Nephrology”. May 10, Tokyo.
Shirakawa K, Muso E, Nogaki F, Kawamura T, Ono T, Sasayama S, Uno K and Kishida T Kyoto Univ., Louis Psteur Center for Medical Research: Whole blood interferon-producing capacities (IFN-PCs) in active and latent phase IgA nephropathy (IgA-N) Patients. 35 Congress of the ERA-EDTA Europian Renal Aassosiation. June 6-9, Rimini, Italy.
Muso E, Mune M, Yamada Y, Yukawa S, Fujii K, Ueda N, Imai E, Hatta K, Imada S, Miki S, Kuwahara T, Tsubakihara Y, Takamitsu Y, Yakemura T, Yoshioka K, KANSAI-FGS-LDL-apheresis Therapy (K-FLAT) study group: LDL-Apheresis is significantly effective on rapid induction to remission of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (NS) in comprison with the steroid monotherapy -Multicenter control study -. International Symposium on Lipids and Renal Disease. October 8-11, Kashikojima, Japan.
Sakurai M, Muso E, Matsushima H, Kamata T, Suyama K, Ono T, Sasayama S: Rapid normalization of IL-8 in sera and LPS stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) supernatant after LDL apheresis in patients with steroid resistant nephrotic symdrome (NS) due to focal segmental glomerular scelosisi (FGS). International Symposium on Lipids and Renal Disease. October 8-11, Kashikojima, Japan.
Nogaki F, Muso E, Yashiro M, Kasuno K, Kamata T, Ono T and Sasayama S: Direct inhibitory effects of simvastatin on proliferation and matrix accumulation of cultured murine mesangial cells. International Symposium on Lipids and Renal Disease. October 8-11, Kashikojima, Japan.
Shirakawa K, Muso E, Nogaki F, Ono T, Kawamura T, Uno K, Kishida T, & Sasayama S: Whole blood interferon-producing capacities (INF-PCs) in active and latent phase IGA nepropathy (IgA-N) patients. The 31st Annual Meeting of The American Society of Nephrology. October 25-28, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Suyama K, Muso E, Nogaki F, Shirakawa K, Kamata T, Ono T, Yodoi J, Sasayama S: Marked translation of thiorefoxin / adult-T cell leukemia derived factor (ADF) in proximal tubular epithelial cells and high serum ADF levels of various renal diseases associated with vasculitis. The 31st Annual Meeting of The American Society of Nephrology. October 25-28, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Yashiro M, Muso E, Itoh T, Oyama A, Hashimoto K, and Sasayama S: Significantly High Mobidity of p-ANCA-Related Angitis with Acute Renal Failure and Repiratory Tract Involvement Revealed in Kobe City and the Environs after the Great Earthquake of Hanshin-Awaji in 1995. The 31st Annual Meeting of The American Society of Nephrology. October 25-28, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Kasuno K, Muso E, Ono T, Matsumori A and Sasayama S: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection aggratives interstitial change in patients with membranous nephropatht (MN): A clinicopathologic and quantitative morphometric study. The 31st Annual Meeting of The American Society of Nephrology. October 25-28, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Muso E, Shirakawa K, Nogaki F, Uno K and Sasayama S: The effect of Th1/Th2 dominance on the clinicopathological feature of human and murine model of IgA nephropathy. 4eme Symposium Franco-Japonais de Nephrologie. November 27-28, Kanazawa, Japan.
Hosokawa R, Nohara R, Hirai T, Fujibayashi Y, Okuda K, Ogino M, Fujita M, Konishi J, Sasayama S: Why did dobutamine increase the uptake of free fatty acids in stunned myocardium? Experimental investigation using I-123 BMIPP. The 45th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. June 7-11, Toronto.
Kudoh T, Tadamura E, Hattori N, Inubushi M, Nohara R, Hosokawa R, Nishimura K, Matsuda K, Tamaki N, Konishi J: Relative myocardial metabolic rate of glucose reflects myocardial histological change better than absolute metabolic rate of glucose. The 45th Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. June 7-11, Toronto.
Nohara R: Perfusion, performance and practice, metabolic imaging. State of the art and future directions in nuclear cardiology. April 20-22, Milan.
Kono Y, Horie M, Takano M, Otani H, Xie L-H, Tsuji K, Sasayama S: Properties of Kir6.1-6.2 tandem protein co-expressed with SUR2A. The 2nd Conference on ABC Proteins and Ion Channels -From Gene to Disease-. March 21-22, Kyoto.
Takano M, Xie L-H, Otani H, Horie M, Noma A: Cytoplasmic terminus domains of Kir6.x confer different nucleotide-dependent gating on the ATP-sensitive K+ channel. The 2nd Conference on ABC Proteins and Ion Channels -From Gene to Disease-. March 21-22, Kyoto.
Mukai E, Ishida H, Kato S, Tsuura Y, Fujimoto S, Ishida-Takahashi A, Horie M, Tsuda K, Seino Y: Metabolic inhibition impairs ATP-sensitive K+ channel block by sulfonylurea in pancreatic β-cells. The 2nd Conference on ABC Proteins and Ion Channels -From Gene to Disease-. March 21-22, Kyoto.
Yoshida H, Horie M, Otani H, Takano M, Fukunami M, Sasayama S: Novel missense mutation in the Pore region of HERG gene in Long QT syndrome Patient. 62 Annual Scientific Meeting of Japanese Circulation Society, International Session. March 26-28, Tokyo.
Kono Y, Horie M, Takano M, Otani H, Xie L, Tsuji K, Akao M, Murakami T, Sasayama S: Properties of Kir6.1-6.2 tandem protein co-expressed with SUR2A: Does Kir6.1 upregulation after myocardial infaction alter the function of ATP-sensitive K channels? The 71th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, Texas.
Yoshida H, Horie M, Otani H, Takano M, Tsuji K, Sasayama S: A novel missense mutation in the pore region of HERG in a long QT syndrome patient causes a severe dominant negative effect on HERG channel function. The 71th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, Texas.
Kihara Y: Differential pathophysiological roles of angiotensin II and endothelin-1 in hypertrophied and failing myocardium. The 6th Antwerp-La Jolla-Kyoto research Conference on Cardiac Function. April 25-27, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., invited lecturer and round table discussant.
Kihara Y: Differential pathophysiological roles of angiotensin II and endothelin-1 in hypertrophied and failing myocardium. Gordon Research Conference on Cardiac Regulatory Mechanisms. July 19-24, New London, NH, USA.
Iwanaga Y, Kihara Y, Yoneda T: Modulation of in vivo cardiac hypertrophy with IGF-1 and ACE inhibitor: relationship between switch in myosin isoform and progression of LV dysfunction in hypertensive rats. The 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, TX, USA.
Iwanaga Y, Kihara Y, Hasegawa K, Inagaki K, Yoneda Y, Kaburagi S, Araki M, Sasayama S: Cardiac endothelin-1 plays a critical role in the functional deterioration of left ventricle during the transition from compensatory hypertrophy to congestive heart failure. The 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas, TX, USA.
Ono T, Liu N, Kasuno K, Nogaki F, Kamata T, Suyama K, Muso E, Sasayama S: Procoagulant activity in cultured mesangial cells via production and expression of factor V. The 31st Annual Meeting of The American Society of Nephrology. October 25-28, Philadelphia.
Kanai E, Hasegawa K, Araki M, Kakita T, Sasayama S:α1- and β-adrenergic pathways differentially regulate cell type-specific apoptosis in cardiac myocytes. Keystone Symposia. March 28-April 3, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA.
Morimoto T, Hasegawa K, Kaburagi S, Masutani H, Kitsis RN, Kakita T, Sasayama S: GATA factors mediate leukemia inhibitory factor-responsive transcription of the β-myosin heavy chain gene during cardiac hypertrophy. The 71st Scientific Session of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas.
Kaburagi S, Morimoto T, Kakita T, Hasegawa K: GATA factors are involved in cardiac endothelin-1 transcription during α1-adrenergic agonist-induced hypertrophy. The 71st Scientific Session of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas.
Kakita T, Morimoto T, Hasegawa K: P300 as a coactivator of GATA-5 in the transcription of the atrial natriuretic factor gene. The 71st Scientific Session of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas.
Morimoto T, Hasegawa K, Kakita T, Kurabayashi M, Nagai R, Sasayama S: Adenovirus-E1A associated proteins are involved in hypertrophy signaling pathways in cardiac myocytes. International Society for Heart Research. December 9-11, Tokyo.
Takimoto Y, Aoyama T, Pennica D, Shinoda E, Inoue R, Hattori R, Yui Y, Sasayama S: Augmented gene expression of cardiotrophin-1 and its receptor component, gp130, in both left and right ventricles after myocardial infarction. The 71st Scientific Session of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas.
Hayashida W, Kihara Y, Inagaki K, Iwanaga Y, Sasayama S: Regulation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase by endothelin-1 and angiotensin II in the hypertrophied and failing rat heart. The XV Annual Meeting of the Internal Society for Heart Research. December 9-11, Tokyo.
Matsuda T, Motooka M, Komori M, Sasayama S, Takahashi T: Burst Imaging of Heart. The First Annual Meeting of The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. January 30-February 1, Atlanta.
Matsuda T: Progress of High Speed MR Imaging in Cardiovascular Disease, The 8th Asian and Oceanian Congress of Radiology (Educational Lectrures), 1998. April 5-8, Kobe.
Matsuda T, Komori M, Motooka M, Inoue H, Hayashi K, Muramoto S, Sasayama S, Takahashi T: Burst Imaging of Human Heart with Half-Fourier Acquisution. MEDINFO’98 Proceedings of the Ninth World Congress on Medical Informatics, 1998. August 18-23, Seoul.
Muramoto S, Matsuda T, Inoue H, Hayashi K, Ishii Y: Dynamic MRI of Human Brain usin T1W Burst Imaging. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance In Medicine Sixth Scientific Meeting and exhibition, 1998. April 18-24, Sydney.
Uematsu H, Maeda M, Sadato N, Matsuda T, Yamada H, Kimura H, Kawamura Y, Ishimori Y, Matsuda T, Hayashi N, Yonekura Y, Ishii Y: Permeability of Meningiomas and Neurinomas Evaluated by Double Echo Dynamic MR, Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance In Medicine Sixth Scientific Meeting and exhibition, 1998. April 18-24, Sydney.
Uematsu H, Matsuda T, Sadato N, Muramoto S, Inoue H, Hayashi K, Yamada H, Tsuchida T, Hayashi N, Yamamoto K, Yonekura Y, Ishii Y: Assessment of Renal Function with Dynamic MRI using Simultaneous Measurements of T2 and T2. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance In Medicine Sixth Scientific Meeting and exhibition, 1998. April 18-24, Sydney.
Motooka M, Matsuda T, Inoue H, Hayashi K, Muramoto S, Takahashi T, Sasayama S: Sensitivity to Direction of Flow on Burst Imaging with Phase Optimization and Half-Fourier Interpolation. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance IN Medicine Sixth Scientific Meeting and exhibition, 1998. April 18-24, Sydney.
Urayama S, Matsuda T, Sugimoto N, Uyama C, Yamada N: Detailed Motion Analysis of Left Ventricular Myocardium using an MR Tagging Method with Narrow Stripes. Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance In Medicine Sixth Scientific Meeting and exhibition, 1998. April 18-24, Sydney.
Suga M, Matsuda T, Komori M, Minato K, Takahashi T: An Application of Keyhole Method for High Speed Human Cardiac Cine MR Imaging. MEDINFO’98 Proceedings of the Ninth World Congress on Medical Informatics, 1998. August 18-23, Seoul.
Suga M, Matsuda T, Komori M, Minato K, Takahashi T: High Speed Cardiac Cine MR Imaging using Keyhole Method. Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium and Exhibition, CAR’98 1998. January 24-27, Tokyo.
Tanaka T, Fujita M, Sawamura T, Hasegawa K, Kihara Y, Nohara R, Yamazato A, Sasayama S: Apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells by pericardial fluid of patients with unstable angina. The 47th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology. March 29-April 1, Atlanta.
Tanaka T, Fujita M, Tsubokawa A, Nakae I, Iwase T, Ueda K, Tamaki S, Nohara R, Sasayama S: Improvement of exercise capacity by sarpogrelate as a result of increased collateral blood flow in patients with effort angina. The 47th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology. March 29-April 1, Atlanta.
Iwakura A, Fujita M, Sawamura T, Hasegawa K, Kihara Y, Nohara R, Yamazato A, Komeda M: Induction of apoptosis of vascular endothelial cells by pericardial fluid of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. The 71st Scientific Meeting of the American Heart Association. November 8-11, Dallas.