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Kayo Masuko

Publications (2)

The Multifaceted Effects of Vitamin D and Its Potential Contribution to Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kayo Masuko · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2013

Vitamin D (VD) is known to have pleiotropic effects on various tissues and organs including those of the immune and musculoskeletal systems. VD deficiency has been suggested to trigger the onset of autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although the significance...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7647

A Potential Role of Fructose to Modulate Fibroblast Growth and Expression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor In vitro

Yu Nagayama, Masako Kawamoto & Kayo Masuko · Advances in Research · 2016

Aims: Hyperglycemia has been posited to have an effect on the healing process at the cellular level, particularly on fibroblasts that produce extracellular matrix components including collagen. However, the mechanisms underlying this process have yet to be fully elucidated. In ad...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2016/25173