Keiko Tanaka

..We investigated the association between maternal intake of dairy products and calcium during pregnancy and the risk of childhood dental caries...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the association between smoking status and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and the prevalence of allergic diseases...

..This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between breastfeeding and the prevalence of dental caries in young Japanese children...

..The present study examined the association between cigarette smoking and tooth loss experience among adults aged 20-39 years using linked data from two national databases in Japan...

..The findings suggest that coffee consumption might be associated with an increased prevalence of tooth loss among young adult women...

..The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between dental caries and the prevalence of allergic disorders...

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..Data on the association between breastfeeding and allergies are conflicting...

..We investigated the independent and joint effects of in utero exposure to maternal smoking and postnatal ETS exposure at home on allergic disorders among Japanese children...

..We investigated the effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy and postnatal household smoking on the prevalence of dental caries...

..The present cross-sectional study examined the potential association between SHSe at home and the prevalence of dental caries in children...

..The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine the association between intake of dairy products and the prevalence of dental caries in young children...

..We confirmed that the intake of coffee and caffeine reduced the risk of PD. Furthermore, this is the first study to show a significant inverse relationship between the intake of Japanese and Chinese teas and the risk of PD...

..The aim of this study was to investigate whether soy and isoflavone intake is associated with the prevalence of periodontal disease...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the acid resistance of subsurface enamel lesions remineralized with bicarbonate solutions during remineralization...

..These findings suggested that consumption of vegetables other than green and yellow vegetables and insoluble fiber may be related to a decreased prevalence of tooth loss among young Japanese women...

..The evidence for associations between occupational factors and the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) is inconsistent. We assessed the risk of PD associated with various occupational factors in Japan...

..We examined the association between body mass index (BMI) and the prevalence of wheeze, asthma, eczema, and rhinoconjunctivitis in Japanese schoolchildren...

..The present findings suggest that intake of magnesium is related to reduced prevalence of tooth loss among young Japanese women...

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..The present large-scale cross-sectional study examined the relationship between passive smoking at home and the prevalence of allergic disorders in Japanese schoolchildren...

..Few studies, however, have focused on the relationship between passive smoking exposure and oral health in adults. We investigated the association of active and passive smoking exposure with tooth loss in Japan...

..Docosahexaenoic acid intake may be associated with a reduced prevalence of atopic eczema in pregnant Japanese females...

..Higher consumption of arachidonic acid and cholesterol may be related to an increased risk of PD...

..This cross-sectional study investigated the association of intake of selected high-fat foods and specific types of fatty acids with the prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Japan where intake of fish is high...

..A causal association between cigarette smoking and periodontal disease has been established. The present study examined the association between smoking and tooth loss using national databases in Japan...

..Further well-designed investigations of the association of vascular risk factors with the risk of PD are needed, particularly large-scale prospective studies in Asia...

..This prospective study investigated the relationship of consumption of selected high-fat foods and specific types of fatty acids with the risk of postpartum depression...

..20-12.36), respectively]. The authors found that, overall, neither exclusive nor partial breastfeeding had a strong impact on the risk of atopic eczema. However, a parental allergic history may affect the risk...

..50 (95% CI: 0.26-0.95, P for trend=0.055) for zinc. There were no relationships between the intake of copper or manganese and the risk of PD. Higher intake of iron, magnesium, and zinc may be protective against PD...

..We also present new evidence for biological interactions between SNPs rs356219 and rs356220 and smoking that affect sporadic PD...

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..Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by alterations in dopaminergic neurotransmission. Genetic polymorphisms involved in dopaminergic neurotransmission may influence susceptibility to PD...

..In addition, we provide new evidence for the biological interaction between the polymorphism and smoking with regard to the risk of sporadic PD...

..We examined the relationship between UCHL1 S18Y single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and sporadic PD in Japan...

..We examined the relationship between alcohol intake and PD among Japanese subjects using data from a case-control study...

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..We conducted a case-control study of the relationship between the polymorphisms of rs1800925 and rs20541 and the risk of eczema in Japanese children aged 3 years...

..The current cross-sectional study investigated such relationships in Japan...

..Our results are likely to support the hypothesis that intrauterine exposure to traffic-related air pollutants and/or such exposure after birth may increase the risk of more extreme manifestations of allergic disorders in infants...

..Our results suggest that SNPs and haplotypes in the ADAM33 gene are associated with rhinoconjunctivitis. This study is the first to demonstrate an interaction between rs628977 and smoking that affects rhinoconjunctivitis...

..CONCLUSIONS: The results of the study failed to substantiate a positive association between passive smoking and caries experience in Japanese children...

..Various factors may be associated with edentulism in elderly people. Association of total tooth loss with smoking, alcohol intake and nutrition in non-institutionalised elderly Japanese was assessed utilising national database...

..We do not find evidence for interactions between smoking or caffeine intake and SNP rs11724635 affecting sporadic PD...

..Prolonged breastfeeding may be associated with a higher prevalence of atopic eczema in Japanese children...

..The relationship between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ADAM33 and atopic dermatitis (AD) in Japanese children was examined using case-control design...

..Aims:  This prospective study examined the relationship between maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and the risk of wheeze and eczema in the offspring aged 16-24 months...

..The current cross-sectional study examined the relationship between number of siblings and prevalence of allergic disorders among adult women in Japan...

..The current cross-sectional study examined the association between intake levels and the prevalence of eczema and rhinoconjunctivitis in Japanese children...

..These results are likely to support the in utero programming hypothesis because it is probable that the in utero environment would change with parity, although our observations could not refute the hygiene hypothesis...

..52 [1.01, 2.30] and 2.25 [1.51, 3.37] respectively. These results indicate the association of ECC with parental smoking, although the association with paternal smoking was weaker than with maternal smoking...

..Further investigation is warranted to draw conclusions as to the question of whether maternal B vitamin intake during pregnancy is related to the risk of childhood allergic disorders...

..This prospective study examined the relationship of dietary consumption of folate and B vitamins during pregnancy with the risk of postpartum depression...

..We investigated the associations between IL13 SNPs rs1800925 and rs20541 and the risk of rhinoconjunctivitis in Japanese women...

..This prospective study investigated the association between employment, type of job, household income, and educational level and the risk of postpartum depression...

..11). This is the first study to demonstrate a significant relationship between IL4 SNP rs2227284 and rhinoconjunctivitis. Smoking may modify the relationship between SNP rs2227284 and rhinoconjunctivitis...

..We investigated the relationship between the IL13 SNPs rs1800925 and rs20541 and the risk of eczema in Japanese young adult women...

..The current study provides no evidence that hair mercury levels in either mothers or children are positively associated with the risk of wheeze or eczema in children aged 29-39 months in Japan, where fish intake is high...

..Our results suggest that concentrations of β-HCH, HCB, p,p'-DDE, and trans-nonachlordane in breast milk are not evidently associated with the prevalence of wheeze, asthma, eczema, or rhinoconjunctivitis in young female Japanese adults...

..Consortia and international collaborative studies, which may maximize study efficacy and overcome the limitations of individual studies, are needed to help further illuminate the complex landscape of AD risk and genetic variations...

..Tooth loss impairs oral function. The aim of the present review was to evaluate the causal association between smoking and tooth loss on the basis of high-quality studies...

..In Japan, four nationwide surveys of MS have been conducted. The first three were in 1972, 1982, and 1989, and we performed the fourth in 2004...

..98), respectively). Higher consumption of calcium and dairy foods other than yoghurt during pregnancy may reduce the risk of infantile wheeze. Higher vitamin D intake during pregnancy may be protective against childhood wheeze and eczema...

..Our results suggest that intake of dairy products, calcium, and vitamin D was not related to PD, regardless of sex. However, such null relationships might be a consequence of PD...

..We investigated the association between maternal intake of vegetables, fruit, and selected antioxidants during pregnancy and the risk of wheeze and eczema in the offspring aged 16-24 months...

..To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the self-inflating bulb (SIB) to verify tracheal intubation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients...

..We investigated the relationship between dietary intake of selected antioxidant vitamins, vegetables and fruit and the risk of PD in Japan using data from a multicenter hospital-based case-control study...

..Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination triggers a T-helper type 1 response. Whether BCG vaccination and positive tuberculin reactivity are preventive against allergic disorders remains controversial...

..This prospective study examined the association between maternal intake of specific types of fatty acids, cholesterol, fish and meat during pregnancy and the risk of wheeze and eczema in the offspring...

..This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between fat and fish intake and the prevalence of asthma using baseline data from a prospective study...

..It has been hypothesized that increased consumption of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and decreased consumption of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have contributed to the recent increased prevalence of asthma...

..The present prospective study showed no statistically significant relationship between breastfeeding duration and the risk of wheeze or asthma in Japanese infants...

..5%). The data shown in this study demonstrated that important issues that limit the benefits of an early defibrillation program reside in the EMS system...

..Therefore, proper clinical judgment in conjunction with these devices should be used to confirm ETT placement in these difficult situations...

..The current cross-sectional study examined the association between employment, job type, household income, and educational level and the prevalence of depressive symptoms during pregnancy...

..Many people still die of pulmonary fibrosis after paraquat exposure. The next target of study will be to verify the mechanism of pulmonary fibrosis by paraquat on the basis of the outcome of studies such as this review...

..To investigate the relation of the obesity and body-fat distribution with angiographically defined coronary atherosclerosis...

..425 (CI 0.086-2.113). These results indicate that the addition of a progestin should be considered for reducing the risk of endometrial cancer in Japanese women...

..Hence, further testing of the theory of niacin deprivation and prevention of Parkinson's disease finds some circumstantial support in the cultivation patterns of a grain of poor niacin and tryptophan availability...

..These results indicate that in Japan DM, low HDL-C and hypertriglyceridemia may be more important CAD risk factors than hypercholesterolemia...

..We conclude that ARa reduces intraabdominal fat without reducing body weight in oophorectomized rats. The serum parameter affected differently to rats on the ad libitum diet and on the limited diet...

..Radical lymph node dissection in surgery for advanced gallbladder cancer is controversial. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of lymph node dissection based on the clinico-pathologic results...

..Although the occupational exposure to some aromatic amines is recognized to cause bladder carcinoma, the long term effect of such exposure on the risk for disease, including other malignant tumors, remains unknown...

..The presence of the three vitamin D receptor- responsive elements in the NaPi-3 promoter may be important in mediating the enhanced expression of the gene by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3...

..This study evaluated the relationship between breastfeeding, especially the resultant DHA level in the red blood cell (RBC) membranes of infants, and the cognitive function of very-low-birth-weight infants at 5 years of age...

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..These associations with alcohol use did not change after adjustment for known coronary risk factors. The present findings add to evidence that alcohol drinking confers protection against coronary atherosclerosis...

..It is deduced that the use of the hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, Alcaligenes latus, which accumulates P(3HB) even in the exponential growth phase, will be useful for the effective production of P(3HB) from CO2...

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..The estimated population pharmacokinetic parameters can be applied for a priori dosage calculations in adult patients with LDLT...

..Future studies involving larger control and case populations and better pesticide exposure histories will undoubtedly lead to a more thorough understanding of the role of the GST polymorphisms in PD development...

..CONCLUSION: Ceftriaxone and spectinomycin demonstrated lower MICs and so are recommended for N gonorrhoeae. Susceptibilities of N gonorrhoeae should be monitored periodically by region...

..The effects of formaldehyde (FA) exposure on allergic disorders are not clearly understood. This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between FA exposure and the prevalence of allergic disorders in Japan...

..We examined the association between dietary GI and glycemic load (GL) and postpartum depression...

..Furthermore, fluvastatin may reduce the evolution of atherosclerosis, not only by lowering plasma cholesterol but also by reducing oxidative modification of LDL...

..The influence on enamel fluoride uptake of reducing the NaF concentration of a mouthrinse solution by half, from 0.05-0.025%, was examined in elementary school children...

..These results indicated that the usage of enrichment in TSB for 18 h at 42 degrees C in combination with the PCR method is suitable for screening for E. coli O157 in boiled or chlorinated foods, even if the O157 cells are injured...

..40 (95% confidence interval, 2.79-10.44). Taken together, our study demonstrates that the ratio of senile-onset ALS has significantly increased, and that there were more bulbar palsy-onset patients among the patients...

..Both enzymes acted endolytically on rice bran hemicellulose, indicating that Xyl-I and -II contribute to the structure determination and practical use of the polysaccharide, an unutilized biomass in technology...