A case of infantile Barth syndrome with severe heart failure: Importance of splicing variants in the TAZ gene by Atsuhito Takeda, Masahiro Ueki, Jiro Abe, Kazuhiro Maeta, Tomoko Horiguchi, Hirokuni Yamazawa, Gaku Izumi, Ayako Chida‐Nagai, Daisuke Sasaki, Takao Tsujioka, Itsumi Sato, Masahiro Shiraishi, Masafumi Matsuo

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Stress-Induced Changes in the Endogenous Opioid System Cause Dysfunction of Pain and Emotion Regulation by Kazuo Nakamoto, Shogo Tokuyama

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Predictive Value of Pain Sensitization Associated with Response to Exercise Therapy in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study by Hattori T, Ohga S, Shimo K, Niwa Y, Tokiwa Y, Matsubara T

“…Takafumi Hattori,1,2 Satoshi Ohga,3 Kazuhiro Shimo,3 Yuto Niwa,1 Yuji Tokiwa,1 Takako Matsubara1,3 1Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University Graduate School, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan; 2Department of Rehabilitation, Maehara Orthopedics Rehabilitation Clinic, Obu, Aichi, Japan; 3Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, Hyogo, JapanCorrespondence: Takafumi Hattori, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University Graduate School, 518 Arise, Ikawadani-cho, Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 651-2180, Japan, Tel/Fax +81-78-974-2461, Email hattor91@gmail.comPurpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative disease with inflammation, becoming persistent as it progresses, resulting in reduced quality of life. …”
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Angiotensin II-Induced Vasoconstriction via Rho Kinase Activation in Pressure-Overloaded Rat Thoracic Aortas by Yuka Terada, Katsutoshi Yayama

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YO2 Induces Melanoma Cell Apoptosis through p53-Mediated LRP1 Downregulation by Yousef Salama, Satoshi Takahashi, Yuko Tsuda, Yoshio Okada, Koichi Hattori, Beate Heissig

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Successful skipping of abnormal pseudoexon by antisense oligonucleotides in vitro for a patient with beta-propeller protein-associated neurodegeneration by Mamiko Yamada, Kazuhiro Maeta, Hisato Suzuki, Ryo Kurosawa, Toshiki Takenouchi, Tomonari Awaya, Masahiko Ajiro, Atsuko Takeuchi, Hisahide Nishio, Masatoshi Hagiwara, Fuyuki Miya, Masafumi Matsuo, Kenjiro Kosaki

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Dystrophin Dp71 Subisoforms Localize to the Mitochondria of Human Cells by Emma Tabe Eko Niba, Hiroyuki Awano, Tomoko Lee, Yasuhiro Takeshima, Masakazu Shinohara, Hisahide Nishio, Masafumi Matsuo

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Post-Stroke Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Upper Limb Inactivity in Hemiplegic Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Katsura Y, Ohga S, Shimo K, Hattori T, Yamada T, Matsubara T

“…Yuichi Katsura,1,2 Satoshi Ohga,3 Kazuhiro Shimo,3 Takafumi Hattori,2 Tsukasa Yamada,1,2 Takako Matsubara2,3 1Department of Rehabilitation, Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka, 596-0827, Japan; 2Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University Graduate School, Kobe, Hyogo, 651-2180, Japan; 3Faculty of Rehabilitation, Kobe Gakuin University, Kobe, Hyogo, 651-2180, JapanCorrespondence: Yuichi Katsura, Department of Rehabilitation, Kishiwada Rehabilitation Hospital, 8-10, Kanmatsu-chou, Kishiwada-shi, Osaka, 596-0827, Japan, Tel +81-72-426-7777, Fax +81-72-426-7771, Email rm9xhj04@s.kobegakuin.ac.jpPurpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of post-stroke complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and to examine the characteristics of inactivity status of the upper limb in post-stroke CRPS patients. …”
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Dermal Fibroblasts Internalize Phosphatidylserine-Exposed Secretory Melanosome Clusters and Apoptotic Melanocytes by Hideya Ando, Satoshi Yoshimoto, Moemi Yoshida, Nene Shimoda, Ryosuke Tadokoro, Haruka Kohda, Mami Ishikawa, Takahito Nishikata, Bunpei Katayama, Toshiyuki Ozawa, Daisuke Tsuruta, Ken-ichi Mizutani, Masayuki Yagi, Masamitsu Ichihashi

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Involvement of an Aberrant Vascular System in Neurodevelopmental, Neuropsychiatric, and Neuro-Degenerative Diseases by Keiichi Ishihara, Kazuyuki Takata, Ken-ichi Mizutani

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Implication of using cognitive function-related simple questions to stratify the risk of long-term care need: population-based prospective study in Kobe, Japan by Shinsuke Kojima, Takashi Kikuchi, Yasumasa Kakei, Hisatomo Kowa, Yasuji Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Kajita, Tohmi Osaki, Masanori Fukushima, Ryoma Kayano, Yoji Nagai

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Fertility, fiscal deficit and sustainability of public debt in an endogenous growth model by Aso Hiroki, Ueshina Mitsuru

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College Students’ Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparative Study of Japan, China, and the United States by Toan Thanh Nguyen, Yasuko Morinaga, Irene Hanson Frieze, Jessica Cheng, Manyu Li, Akiko Doi, Tatsuya Hirai, Eunsun Joo, Cha Li

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Efficient depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene furanoate by engineered PET hydrolase Cut190 by Fusako Kawai, Yoshitomo Furushima, Norihiro Mochizuki, Naoki Muraki, Mitsuaki Yamashita, Akira Iida, Rie Mamoto, Takehiko Tosha, Ryo Iizuka, Sakihito Kitajima

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Application of Mass Spectrometry Imaging for Visualizing Food Components by Yukihiro Yoshimura, Nobuhiro Zaima

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Perspectives of teachers at music schools toward children’s extra-musical abilities promoted by music lessons by Satoshi Kawase, Satoshi Kawase, Yuriko Kitabayashi

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Predictors of sedation period for critical illness patients focusing on early rehabilitation on the bed by Yosuke Morimoto, Tsubasa Watanabe, Masato Oikawa, Masatoshi Hanada, Motohiro Sekino, Tetsuya Hara, Ryo Kozu

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Near-anoxia induces immobilization and sustains viability of sperm stored in ant queens by Ayako Gotoh, Mika Takeshima, Ken-ichi Mizutani

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“Unpacking” cultural differences in social anxiety between Japanese and European Americans: the roles of threat appraisal and attentional bias by Alexander Krieg, Yiyuan Xu

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Decrease in Brain Distribution of Fluvoxamine in Experimental Hyperlipidemic Rats by Keizo Fukushima, Shinji Kobuchi, Masakazu Shibata, Kanji Takada, Nobuyuki Sugioka

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