A previously healthy 68-year-old Japanese man working in a fish market presented with fever
and dyspnea at our hospital. He was then hospitalized after having been diagnosed with …

Microglia and Müller cells (MCs) are believed to be critically involved in hypoxia-induced
blood-retinal barrier (BRB) disruption, which is a major pathogenic factor of various …

Background In order to tackle the COVID‐19 pandemic, a COVID‐19 convalescent plasma (CCP)
procurement program was initiated in Japan in April 2020. The program was a …

Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic started, various medications and
vaccinations have been developed. However, the healthcare capacity was still exceeded …

Aims Approximately 80% of uracil is excreted as β‐alanine, ammonia and CO 2 via three
sequential reactions. The activity of the first enzyme in this scheme, dihydropyrimidine …

Elevated level of interleukin (IL)-17, predominantly produced by T helper (Th) 17 cells, has
been implicated in diabetic retinopathy (DR), but it remains unclear whether IL-17 is involved …

Introduction “Re-infection” with COVID-19 is a growing concern; re-infection cases have
reported worldwide. However, the clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 re-infection, including …

Hypoxia-induced retinal edema primarily induced by vascular lesion is seen in various
conditions such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) and retinal vein occlusion (RVO). The edematous …

Introduction The ability to predict which patients with a history of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
will exhibit a high antibody titer is necessary for more efficient screening of potential …

A three-dimensional (3D) molding process based on microstereolithography and floc casting
was proposed and developed to fabricate 3D ceramic microstructures. In this method, a 3D …