Toshihiko Kubota

TL;DR: Findings suggest that MMP's play an important role in human brain tumor invasion, probably due to an imbalance between the production of M MP's and TIMP-1 by the tumor cells.

TL;DR: It is concluded that autologous DC-tumor immunotherapy benefits patients with malignant glioma but may cause transient but reversible elevation of serum AST/ALT levels.

TL;DR: CASL and T2DSC perfusion methods are comparable in the characterization of meningiomas and CASL is of use in assessing tumor microcirculation.

TL;DR: It is suggested that anti‐CD105 mAb may be a better marker than anti-CD31 mAb in evaluation of angiogenesis and prediction of prognosis in astrocytic tumors.

TL;DR: The most consistent finding for histological diagnosis was the presence of typical or abortive synapses with clear and dense-core vesicles in central neurocytomas, suggesting synaptophysin may be a specific marker for some central neuroCytomas.