Background Red cell distribution width (RDW), one of many routinely examined parameters,
shows the heterogeneity in erythrocyte size. We investigated the association of RDW levels …

We focused on the impact of postoperative infection on long-term survival after potentially
curative resection for gastric cancer. Postoperative surgical and medical complications have …

Bornaviruses are nonsegmented negative-strand RNA viruses that establish a persistent
infection in the nucleus and occasionally integrate a DNA genome copy into the host …

CD 47 is an antiphagocytic molecule that acts via ligation to signal regulatory protein alpha
on phagocytes; its enhanced expression and therapeutic targeting have recently been …

BACKGROUND: Less invasive operations such as laparoscopic surgery have been
developed for treating gastrointestinal malignancies. However, the advantages of video-assisted …

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is considered to be useful for deciding the treatment
course for early gastric cancer. To determine reliable indications suggesting submucosal tumor …

Increasing evidence is being reported regarding the hypothesis that several proinflammatory
and anti-inflammatory cytokines may promote tumor progression and affect the host …

Background: Although the presence of Epstein-Barr virus has been documented in
approximately 7% of patients with gastric carcinoma, the clinical features of Epstein-Barr virus–…

Background: Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is a densely populated city of> 13 million people,
so the population is at high risk of epidemic severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-…

The optical properties of Cu2SnS3 (CTS) bulk crystals grown by chemical vapor transport
were studied by photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The PL spectra from the CTS bulk …