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Mitsuru Munakata
Researcher at Fukushima Medical University
Publications - 187
Citations - 3668
Mitsuru Munakata is an academic researcher from Fukushima Medical University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asthma & Lung cancer. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 187 publications receiving 3315 citations. Previous affiliations of Mitsuru Munakata include Hokkaido University.
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Human M-Ficolin Is a Secretory Protein That Activates the Lectin Complement Pathway
Yu Liu,Yuichi Endo,Daisuke Iwaki,Munehiro Nakata,Misao Matsushita,Ikuo Wada,Keiichi Inoue,Mitsuru Munakata,Teizo Fujita +8 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that M-ficolin, like its family members, functions as a recognition molecule of the lectin complement pathway and plays an important role in innate immunity.
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Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Asthmatic Human Airway
Masaru Amishima,Mitsuru Munakata,Yasuyuki Nasuhara,Atsuko Sato,Toru Takahashi,Yukihiko Homma,Yoshikazu Kawakami +6 more
TL;DR: A possible contribution of EGF to the pathophysiology of bronchial asthma, including airway remodeling, is suggested.
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Virtual bronchoscopic navigation combined with endobronchial ultrasound to diagnose small peripheral pulmonary lesions: a randomised trial
Takashi Ishida,Fumihiro Asano,Koichi Yamazaki,Naofumi Shinagawa,Satoshi Oizumi,Hiroshi Moriya,Mitsuru Munakata,Masaharu Nishimura +7 more
TL;DR: The diagnostic yield for small peripheral pulmonary lesions is increased when VBN is combined with EBUS, and the only adverse event was mild pneumothorax in a patient from the NVBNA group.
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Diagnostic value of endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath for peripheral pulmonary lesions without X-ray fluoroscopy.
Motoko Yoshikawa,Noriaki Sukoh,Koichi Yamazaki,Kenya Kanazawa,Shinichi Fukumoto,Masao Harada,Eiki Kikuchi,Mitsuru Munakata,Masaharu Nishimura,Hiroshi Isobe +9 more
TL;DR: The diameter and the location of the PPL were independent predictors of diagnostic sensitivity by EBUS-GS-guided bronchoscopy without the use of radiographic fluoroscopy and were valuable as factors related to a higher diagnostic sensitivity with this procedure.
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Japanese guidelines for adult asthma 2017.
Masakazu Ichinose,Hisatoshi Sugiura,Hiroyuki Nagase,Masao Yamaguchi,Hiromasa Inoue,Hironori Sagara,Jun Tamaoki,Yuji Tohda,Mitsuru Munakata,Kohei Yamauchi,Ken Ohta +10 more
TL;DR: Inhaled β2-agonists, aminophylline, corticosteroids, adrenaline, oxygen therapy, and other approaches are used as needed during acute exacerbations, by choosing treatment steps for asthma in accordance with the severity of exacerbations.