Atopic dermatitis (AD) usually develops in patients with an individual or family history of
allergic diseases, and is characterized by chronic relapsing inflammation seen especially in …

Neuroimaging studies of autism have shown abnormalities in the limbic system and
cerebellar circuits and additional sites. These findings are not, however, specific or consistent …

The aim of this SPECT study was to determine the initial abnormality and longitudinal changes
in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in early Alzheimer's disease (AD) using statistical …

Because awareness of emotional states in the self is a prerequisite to recognizing such states
in others, alexithymia (ALEX), difficulty in identifying and expressing one's own emotional …

Alexithymic individuals have difficulty in recognizing and describing emotions in themselves.
We investigated the neuronal basis of mentalizing in alexithymia to determine whether …

The present study used functional magnetic resonance to examine the cerebral activity pattern
associated with musical perception in musicians and non-musicians. Musicians showed …

The mast cell is one of the major effector cells in inflammatory reactions and can be found in
most tissues throughout the body. During inflammation, an increase in the number of mast …

We assessed the accuracy of voxel-based morphometry (VBM) using a three-dimensional
T1-weighted MRI in discriminating Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the very early stage of …

Four full-thickness skin wounds made in normal mice led to the significant increase in levels
of nerve growth factor (NGF) in sera and in wounded skin tissues. Since sialoadenectomy …

Mast cells are known to accumulate at the sites of inflammation in response to chemoattractants
generated in the local milieu. Since human β‐defensin‐2 (hBD‐2) is generated in …