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Curbing the neutrophil surge: new treatment offers hope for autoimmune diseases

Masayuki Nishide,Yumiko Mizuno, Atsushi Kumanogoh≪Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology≫
Hiroaki Matsushita,Kei Nishimura, Masashi Narazaki≪Advanced Clinical and Translational Immunology≫
Journal of Experimental Medicine

Fertility Treatments and the Risk of Kawasaki Disease Among Offspring

Ryo Kawasaki≪Public Health≫
JAMA Network Open

Identification of anti-fibrotic components of Bofutsushosan under conditions of age-associated obesity in mice

Ayano Onishi, Toshiharu Onodera, Iichiro Shimomura ≪Metabolic Medicine≫
Phytomedicine

A small population of CD8 T cells expand robustly when stimulated with BCMAxCD3 bispecific T-cell engagers in vitro

Kumi Shibata, Kazuhito Tsutsumi, Hiraku Murakami, Naoki Hosen ≪Hematology and Oncology≫
Leukemia

Comprehensive Molecular and Functional Analysis of NUTM1-Rearranged Leukemia

Koutarou Nishimura, Daichi Inoue ≪Cancer Pathology≫
Blood

Activation of the integrin αV–YAP–CTGF axis in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells promotes liver fibrogenesis, leading to portal hypertension and liver carcinogenesis in congestive hepatopathy

Seiya Kato, Hayato Hikita and Tetsuo Takehara ≪Gastroenterology and Hepatology≫
Gastroenterology

Excess FGFR3 signaling in achondroplasia disrupts turnover of resting zone chondrocytes via CREB signaling

Nanao Horike, Takahiro Nemoto, Masahito Ikawa, and Noriyuki Tsumaki ≪Tissue Biochemistry≫
Nature Communications

Reaching the unreachable: New technique opens route to deep lung tumors A balloon-assisted endoscopy technique enables safe, direct access to peripheral lung fields for early lung cancer diagnosis.

Kotaro Miyake, Atsushi Kumanogoh ≪Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology≫
Thorax

Reducing reliance on corticosteroids with rituximab: renewed hope for adult-onset patients with relapsing nephrotic syndrome

Yoshitaka Isaka, Yusuke Sakaguchi, Maki Shinzawa ≪Nephrology≫
JAMA

Researchers unveil the immune cells responsible for systemic sclerosis’s deadliest complications

Hiroshi Shimagami, Masayuki Nishide ≪Respiratory Medicine and Clinical Immunology≫, Masashi Narazaki ≪Advanced Clinical and Translational Immunology≫
Nature Communications