Accumulation of advanced glycation end products in women with preeclampsia: possible involvement of placental oxidative and nitrative stress

C Chekir, M Nakatsuka, S Noguchi, H Konishi… - Placenta, 2006 - Elsevier
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are known to cause oxidative damage in various
cells by binding with its receptor, RAGE. We measured the serum level of AGEs and …

Association study of gender identity disorder and sex hormone-related genes

H Ujike, K Otani, M Nakatsuka, K Ishii, A Sasaki… - Progress in Neuro …, 2009 - Elsevier
To investigate the biological mechanism of gender identity disorder (GID), five candidate sex
hormone-related genes, encoding androgen receptor (AR), estrogen receptors α (ERα) and …

Differential blood flow in uterine, ophthalmic, and brachial arteries of preeclamptic women

M Takata, M Nakatsuka, T Kudo - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2002 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE To develop a method that employs noninvasive, pulsed Doppler ultrasonography
combined with measurement of flow-mediated vasodilation to evaluate characteristic …

[HTML][HTML] Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in women with four or more recurrent pregnancy losses: A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

…, T Nagamatsu, K Takakuwa, M Nakatsuka… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background There is no effective treatment for women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy
loss (RPL). We aimed to investigate whether treatment with a high dose of intravenous …

Risk factors and outcomes of recurrent pregnancy loss in Japan

…, T Sugi, T Fujii, H Yamada, M Nakatsuka… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To clarify the risk factors and pregnancy outcomes for each risk factor of recurrent
pregnancy loss (RPL) in Japan. Methods Using a prospective RPL database collected from 16 …

Penile reconstruction with bilateral superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator (SCIP) flaps

…, Y Nanba, A Nagai, M Nakatsuka… - Journal of …, 2006 - thieme-connect.com
The free radial forearm flap is a very common material for penile reconstruction. Its major
problems are donor-site morbidity with large depressive scar after skin grafting, urethral fistula …

Increased arterial stiffness in female‐to‐male transsexuals treated with androgen

…, A Sasaki, Y Nakamura, M Nakatsuka - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: Female‐to‐male (FTM) transsexuals are treated with long‐term and high‐dose androgen.
Although androgen is known to affect the cardiovascular system, vascular function in FTM …

An association of IgG anti‐laminin‐1 autoantibodies with endometriosis in infertile patients

…, M Nomizu, M Nakatsuka… - Human …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Laminin‐1, a multifunctional glycoprotein of the basement membrane, is
thought to be important in embryogenesis, embryonic implantation, and placentation. We …

Advanced glycation end products induce secretion of chemokines and apoptosis in human first trimester trophoblasts

H Konishi, M Nakatsuka, C Chekir… - Human …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: We studied the effects of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which
are known to accumulate in patients with diabetes, autoimmune diseases, or that smoke, on …

Effect of a nitric oxide donor on the ophthalmic artery flow velocity waveform in preeclamptic women

M Nakatsuka, M Takata, K Tada… - Journal of ultrasound in …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate the effects of an antihypertensive agent on the orbital circulation of
preeclamptic women. Methods We studied the ophthalmic arteries of 10 healthy pregnant …