Shigeru Saito

Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Omission of lymphadenectomy is possible for low-risk corpus cancer
    European Journal of Surgical Oncology, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 86–90, 2007
  2. The role of the immune system in preeclampsia
    Molecular Aspects of Medicine, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 192–209, 2007
  3. Preface
    Placenta, vol. 28, pp. S2–S3, 2007
  4. Expression of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase and the recruitment of Foxp3-expressing regulatory T cells in the development and progression of uterine cervical cancer
    Cancer Science, vol. 98, no. 6, pp. 874–881, 2007
  5. Advanced malignant solitary fibrous tumor in pelvis responding to radiation therapy
    Pathology International, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 213–218, 2007
  6. Interleukin-8 and glucose in amniotic fluid, fetal fibronectin in vaginal secretions and preterm labor index based on clinical variables are optimal predictive markers for preterm delivery in patients with intact membranes
    Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 38–44, 2007
  7. Activated T Lymphocytes in Pre-Eclampsia
    American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 39–45, 2007
  8. Paclitaxel/carboplatin versus cyclophosphamide/adriamycin/cisplatin as postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for advanced endometrial adenocarcinoma
    Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 330–337, 2006
  9. IDO expression on decidual and peripheral blood dendritic cells and monocytes/macrophages after treatment with CTLA-4 or interferon-  increase in normal pregnancy but decrease in spontaneous abortion
    Molecular Human Reproduction, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 865–870, 2006
  10. Survival of parvovirus B19-infected cells by cellular autophagy
    Virology, vol. 349, no. 2, pp. 254–263, 2006
  11. Plasma granulysin concentrations and preeclampsia risk
    Clinical Biochemistry, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 1016–1021, 2006
  12. The incidence of pre-eclampsia among couples consisting of Japanese women and Caucasian men
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 70, no. 1-2, pp. 93–98, 2006
  13. Erratum to â??The ratio of interleukin (IL)-18 to IL-12 secreted by peripheral blood mononuclear cells is increased in normal pregnant subjects and decreased in pre-eclamptic patientsâ? [Journal Reprod. Immunol. 61 (2004) 133â??143]
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 70, no. 1-2, pp. 163–164, 2006
  14. Reply from the authors
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 134–134, 2006
  15. Liver-targeted and peripheral blood alterations of regulatory T cells in primary biliary cirrhosis
    Hepatology, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 729–737, 2006
  16. Evaluation of effectiveness of prophylactic cerclage of a short cervix according to interleukin-8 in cervical mucus
    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 194, no. 1, pp. 14–19, 2006
  17. Comparative efficacy of acyclovir and vidarabine on the replication of varicella-zoster virus
    Antiviral Research, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 49–55, 2005
  18. CD4CD25 regulatory T cells in human pregnancy
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 111–120, 2005
  19. IX International Congress on Reproductive Immunology, 11â??15 October 2004, Hakone, Japan
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 68, no. 1-2, pp. 121–126, 2005
  20. Low adjusted serum ionized calcium concentration shortly after birth predicts poor outcome in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
    Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 57–64, 2005
  21. Cytokine Profile of Natural Killer Cells in Early Human Pregnancy
    American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 21–29, 2005
  22. Human umbilical cord blood-derived cells differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells in the Fas-mediated liver injury model
    AJP: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, vol. 289, no. 6, pp. G1091–G1099, 2005
  23. Replication Origin of Mitochondrial DNA in Insects
    Genetics, vol. 171, no. 4, pp. 1695–1705, 2005
  24. Elevated Interleukin-8 in Cervical Mucus as an Indicator for Treatment to Prevent Premature Birth and Preterm, Pre-labor Rupture of Membranes: a Prospective Study
    American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 220–225, 2004
  25. Relationship between Cervical Mucus Interleukin-8 Concentrations and Vaginal Bacteria in Pregnancy
    American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 106–112, 2004
  26. Serum granulysin is a marker for Th1 type immunity in pre-eclampsia
    Clinical and Experimental Immunology, vol. 136, no. 1, pp. 114–119, 2004
  27. Freeze-Thawing Procedures Have No Influence on the Phenotypic and Functional Development of Dendritic Cells Generated from Peripheral Blood CD14+ Monocytes
    Journal of Immunotherapy, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 27–35, 2004
  28. Decidual and peripheral blood CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in early pregnancy subjects and spontaneous abortion cases
    Molecular Human Reproduction, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 347–353, 2004
  29. The ratio of interleukin (IL)-18 to IL-12 secreted by peripheral blood mononuclear cells is increased in normal pregnant subjects and decreased in pre-eclamptic patients
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 133–143, 2004
  30. Cerebral metastasis from a primary adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube
    Gynecologic Oncology, vol. 95, no. 1, pp. 260–263, 2004
  31. Cadmium and nutritional intake in pregnant Japanese women
    Toxicology Letters, vol. 148, no. 3, pp. 171–176, 2004
  32. Th1/Th2 balance in preeclampsia
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 161–173, 2003
  33. The preterm labor index and fetal fibronectin for prediction of preterm delivery with intact membranes
    Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 123–128, 2003
  34. Maternal total parenteral nutrition and fetal subdural hematoma
    Obstetrics & Gynecology, vol. 101, no. 5, pp. 1142–1144, 2003
  35. Mirimostim (macrophage colony-stimulating factor; M-CSF) improves chemotherapy-induced impaired natural killer cell activity, Th1/Th2 balance, and granulocyte function
    Cancer Science, vol. 94, no. 9, pp. 814–820, 2003
  36. Cadmium exposure and trace elements in human breast milk
    Toxicology, vol. 186, no. 3, pp. 255–259, 2003
  37. Complete hydatidiform mole in a triplet pregnancy coexisting two viable fetuses: Case report and review of the literature
    Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 330–338, 2003
  38. Survivin Inhibits Apoptosis in Cytotrophoblasts
    Placenta, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 65–76, 2003
  39. A Free Radical Initiator, 2,2′-azobis (2-aminopropane) Dihydrochloride Enhances Hyperthermia-induced Apoptosis in Human Uterine Cervical Cancer Cell Lines
    Free Radical Research, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 631–643, 2003
  40. Decrease of T-helper 2 and T-cytotoxic 2 cells at implantation sites occurs in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion with normal chromosomal content
    Human Reproduction, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 1523–1528, 2003
  41. Predominance of Th2-promoting dendritic cells in early human pregnancy decidua
    Journal of Leukocyte Biology, vol. 74, no. 4, pp. 514–522, 2003
  42. Cooperative binding of c-Myb and Pax-5 activates the RAG-2 promoter in immature B cells
    Blood, vol. 99, no. 2, pp. 576–583, 2002
  43. Effects of maternal exposure to cadmium on pregnancy outcome and breast milk * COMMENTARY
    Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 394–397, 2002
  44. Accumulation of CRTH2-positive T-helper 2 and T-cytotoxic 2 cells at implantation sites of human decidua in a prostaglandin D2-mediated manner
    Molecular Human Reproduction, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 181–187, 2002
  45. Macrophage colony-stimulating factor restored chemotherapy-induced granulocyte dysfunctions: role of IL-8 production by monocytes
    International Immunopharmacology, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 83–94, 2002
  46. Induction of apoptosis mediated by Fas receptor and activation of caspase-3 in MRL-+/+ or MRL-lpr/lpr murine oocytes
    Zygote, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 17–22, 2002
  47. Distributions of Endometrial NK Cells, B Cells, T Cells, and Th2/Tc2 Cells Fail to Predict Pregnancy Outcome Following Recurrent Abortion
    American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 196–202, 2002
  48. Interleukin 2 Receptor Gamma Chain (gammac) Knockout Mice Show Less Regularity in Estrous Cycle but Achieve Normal Pregnancy Without Fetal Compromise
    American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 222–230, 2002
  49. Prostaglandin D2 and Reproduction
    American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 295–302, 2002
  50. A Th2 Chemokine, TARC, Produced by Trophoblasts and Endometrial Gland Cells, Regulates the Infiltration of CCR4+ T Lymphocytes into Human Decidua at Early Pregnancy
    American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 1–8, 2002
  51. Interleukin-12 Secretion by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells is Decreased in Normal Pregnant Subjects and Increased in Preeclamptic Patients
    American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 91–97, 2002
  52. HER2 Is Frequently Over-expressed in Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma: Possible Novel Treatment Modality Using Recombinant Monoclonal Antibody against HER2, Trastuzumab
    Cancer Science, vol. 93, no. 11, pp. 1250–1257, 2002
  53. Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor (M-CSF) Prevents Infectious Death Induced by Chemotherapy in Mice, While Granulocyte-CSF Does Not
    Cancer Science, vol. 93, no. 4, pp. 426–435, 2002
  54. Treatment for patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis who have been placed on HRT and show a decrease in bone mineral density: effects of concomitant administration of vitamin K 2
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 235–239, 2002
  55. Differential involvement of p38 MAP kinase pathway and Bax translocation in the mitochondria-mediated cell death in TCR- and dexamethasone-stimulated thymocytes
    European Journal of Immunology, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 2702–2708, 2001
  56. Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor Prevents Febrile Neutropenia Induced by Chemotherapy
    Cancer Science, vol. 92, no. 11, pp. 1251–1258, 2001
  57. American Journal of Surgical Pathology, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 667–672, 2001
  58. Screening for genes involved in tissue invasion based on placenta formation and cancer cell lines with low and high metastatic potential
    Cancer Letters, vol. 163, no. 2, pp. 213–219, 2001
  59. A novel surface molecule of Th2- and Tc2-type cells, CRTH2 expression on human peripheral and decidual CD4+ and CD8+ T cells during the early stage of pregnancy
    Clinical and Experimental Immunology, vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 105–111, 2001
  60. Evaluation of the tocolytic effect of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor in a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm delivery
    Molecular Human Reproduction, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 595–602, 2001
  61. A Study of Reproductive Performance in Pregnant, IL-2 Receptor .BETA.-chain Overexpressed Transgenic Mice.
    Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 99–101, 2001
  62. Detection of Apoptosis and Expression of Apoptosis-associated Proteins as Early Predictors of Prognosis after Irradiation Therapy in Stage IIIb Uterine Cervical Cancer
    Cancer Science, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 127–134, 2000
  63. Neoadjuvant Intraarterial Infusion Chemotherapy in Patients with Stage IB2–IIIB Cervical Cancer
    Gynecologic Oncology, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 264–270, 2000
  64. Cytokine network at the feto-maternal interface
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 87–103, 2000
  65. Preservation of the vulva in stage III squamous cell carcinoma with intra-arterial chemotherapy
    International Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 307–310, 1999
  66. Inflammatory Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Ovary Producing Interleukin-6: A Case Report
    Gynecologic Oncology, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 484–489, 1999
  67. Stimulation of DNA Synthesis in Trophoblasts and Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells by Hepatocyte Growth Factor Bound to Extracellular Matrix
    Placenta, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 683–693, 1999
  68. Quantitative analysis of peripheral blood Th0, Th1, Th2 and the Th1:Th2 cell ratio during normal human pregnancy and preeclampsia
    Clinical and Experimental Immunology, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 550–555, 1999
  69. International Journal of Hematology, vol. 68, p. 297, 1998
  70. Augmentation of natural killer cell activity in mice by oral administration of transforming growth factor-beta
    Immunology, vol. 95, no. 3, pp. 460–465, 1998
  71. Enhancement by stem cell factor of interleukin-2 (IL-2)-induced DNA synthesis in human decidual CD16-CD56bright natural killer cells mediated by increased expression of the IL-2 receptor a chain
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 1–24, 1998
  72. Fosfomycin, an antibiotic, possessed TGF-ß-like immunoregulatory activities
    International Journal of Immunopharmacology, vol. 20, no. 12, pp. 765–779, 1998
  73. Functional Expression on Human Trophoblasts of Interleukin 4 and Interleukin 7 Receptor Complexes with a Common ? Chain
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 231, no. 2, pp. 429–434, 1997
  74. Interleukin 4 (IL-4) Blocks the IL-2-Induced Increase in Natural Killer Activity and DNA Synthesis of Decidual CD16-CD56brightNK Cells by Inhibiting Expression of the IL-2 Receptor a, ß, and ?
    Cellular Immunology, vol. 170, no. 1, pp. 71–77, 1996
  75. IL-10 PRODUCTION IN MOUSE HEPATOCYTES AUGMENTED BY TGF-ß
    Cytokine, vol. 8, no. 11, pp. 837–843, 1996
  76. Interleukin-8 Production by CD16-CD56bright Natural Killer Cells in the Human Early Pregnancy Decidua
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 200, no. 1, pp. 378–383, 1994
  77. Localization of Stem Cell Factor (SCF) and c-kit mRNA in Human Placental Tissue and Biological Effects of SCF on DNA Synthesis in Primary Cultured Cytotrophoblasts
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 205, no. 3, pp. 1762–1769, 1994
  78. Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor Induces the Growth and Differentiation of Normal Pregnancy Human Cytotrophoblast Cells and Hydatidiform Moles but Does Not Induce the Growth and Differentiation of Choriocarcinoma Cells
    Cancer Science, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 245–252, 1994
  79. The Effect of Interleukin 2 and Transforming Growth Factor-ß2 (TGF-ß2) on the Proliferation and Natural Killer Activity of Decidual CD16- CD56bright Natural Killer Cells
    Cellular Immunology, vol. 152, no. 2, pp. 605–613, 1993
  80. Elevation of amniotic fluid interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8 and granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in term and preterm parturition
    Cytokine, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 81–88, 1993
  81. Expression of the signal transducing regions of CD4-like and LCK genes in murine EGG
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, vol. 182, no. 2, pp. 527–533, 1992
  82. In vivo expression of CD69 on lung eosinophils in eosinophilic pneumonia: CD69 as a possible activation marker for eosinophils
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 169–174, 1992
  83. Identification of HTLV-I Sequence in Cord Blood Mononuclear Cells of Neonates Born to HTLV-I Antigen/Antibody-positive Mothers by Polymerase Chain Reaction
    Cancer Science, vol. 81, no. 9, pp. 890–895, 1990
  84. Detection of HTLV-I Genome in Seronegative Infants Born to HTLV-I Seropositive Mothers by Polymerase Chain Reaction
    Cancer Science, vol. 80, no. 9, pp. 808–812, 1989
  85. IL-2 receptor expression and function on human cord blood mononuclear cells following PHA and anti-CD3 antibody stimulation
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 31–42, 1989
  86. Interleukin-2 production by human fetal lymphocytes
    Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 247–255, 1988