Naoki Mantani

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Affiliation: Gunma University
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Herbal medicine and false-positive results on lymphocyte transformation test
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Japanese Oriental Kampo Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930 0194, Japan
    Yakugaku Zasshi 122:399-402. 2002
  2. ncbi Rhubarb use in patients treated with Kampo medicines--a risk for gastric cancer?
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Japanese Oriental Kampo Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930 0194, Japan
    Yakugaku Zasshi 122:403-5. 2002
  3. ncbi A comparative study between excess-dose users and regular-dose users of rhubarb contained in Kampo medicines
    N Mantani
    Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani
    Phytomedicine 9:373-6. 2002
  4. ncbi Challenge tests and kampo medicines: case report and review of the literature
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
    Am J Chin Med 31:643-8. 2003
  5. ncbi Lymphocyte transformation test for medicinal herbs yields false-positive results for first-visit patients
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 10:479-80. 2003
  6. ncbi Four cases of panic disorder successfully treated with Kampo (Japanese herbal) medicines: Kami-shoyo-san and Hange-koboku-to
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Japanese Oriental Kampo Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Toyama, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 56:617-20. 2002
  7. ncbi A case-control study of purple urine bag syndrome in geriatric wards
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3 39 15 Showa Machi, Maebashi 371 8511, Japan
    J Infect Chemother 9:53-7. 2003
  8. ncbi Macrophage-mediated inhibitory effect of Zingiber officinale Rosc, a traditional oriental herbal medicine, on the growth of influenza A/Aichi/2/68 virus
    Nobuko Imanishi
    Department of Oriental Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    Am J Chin Med 34:157-69. 2006
  9. ncbi Natural killer cytolytic activity is associated with the expression of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors on peripheral lymphocytes in human
    Toshiaki Kogure
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, School of Medicine, Gunma University, 3 39 22 Showa machi, Maebashi Gunma 371 8511, Japan
    Mediators Inflamm 12:117-21. 2003
  10. ncbi The efficacy of herbal medicine (kampo) in reducing the adverse effects of IFN-beta in chronic hepatitis C
    Mosaburo Kainuma
    Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan
    Am J Chin Med 30:355-67. 2002

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  1. ncbi Herbal medicine and false-positive results on lymphocyte transformation test
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Japanese Oriental Kampo Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930 0194, Japan
    Yakugaku Zasshi 122:399-402. 2002
    ..These examples suggest that LTT for Kampo formulae may be unreliable as a diagnostic method for drug-induced liver injury...
  2. ncbi Rhubarb use in patients treated with Kampo medicines--a risk for gastric cancer?
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Japanese Oriental Kampo Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930 0194, Japan
    Yakugaku Zasshi 122:403-5. 2002
    ..Rhubarb use may have little connection with the development of gastric cancer in practice, even if some ingredients in rhubarb have shown carcinogenic activity in experimental studies...
  3. ncbi A comparative study between excess-dose users and regular-dose users of rhubarb contained in Kampo medicines
    N Mantani
    Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani
    Phytomedicine 9:373-6. 2002
    ....
  4. ncbi Challenge tests and kampo medicines: case report and review of the literature
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
    Am J Chin Med 31:643-8. 2003
    ..The safety and availability of challenge with a small dose of Kampo medicine should be further examined in a larger population with Kampo medicine-induced liver injury...
  5. ncbi Lymphocyte transformation test for medicinal herbs yields false-positive results for first-visit patients
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 10:479-80. 2003
    ..LTTs for both herbs were positive in 12 of 14 patients, suggesting that LTTs for these herbs are unreliable for the diagnosis of Kampo medicine-induced liver injury...
  6. ncbi Four cases of panic disorder successfully treated with Kampo (Japanese herbal) medicines: Kami-shoyo-san and Hange-koboku-to
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Japanese Oriental Kampo Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani, Toyama, Japan
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 56:617-20. 2002
    ..These Kampo medicines may be useful as additional or alternative treatments for panic disorder...
  7. ncbi A case-control study of purple urine bag syndrome in geriatric wards
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3 39 15 Showa Machi, Maebashi 371 8511, Japan
    J Infect Chemother 9:53-7. 2003
    ..These data suggest that a higher bacterial yield in urine acts as the most important factor in PUBS, in combination with other facilitating factors, such as female-specific ones and the alkaline condition of urine...
  8. ncbi Macrophage-mediated inhibitory effect of Zingiber officinale Rosc, a traditional oriental herbal medicine, on the growth of influenza A/Aichi/2/68 virus
    Nobuko Imanishi
    Department of Oriental Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    Am J Chin Med 34:157-69. 2006
    ..These data suggested that ZOR itself has no inhibitory effect on the growth of influenza virus, but could exert its effect via macrophage activation leading to production of TNF-alpha...
  9. ncbi Natural killer cytolytic activity is associated with the expression of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors on peripheral lymphocytes in human
    Toshiaki Kogure
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, School of Medicine, Gunma University, 3 39 22 Showa machi, Maebashi Gunma 371 8511, Japan
    Mediators Inflamm 12:117-21. 2003
    ....
  10. ncbi The efficacy of herbal medicine (kampo) in reducing the adverse effects of IFN-beta in chronic hepatitis C
    Mosaburo Kainuma
    Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan
    Am J Chin Med 30:355-67. 2002
    ..This study indicates that Kampo medicines are useful for reducing the adverse effects accompanying IFN treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C without reducing the antiviral effects...
  11. ncbi Inducible activity of ginger rhizome (Zingiber offifinale Rosc.) on the mRNA expression of macrophage-inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase and NO production in a macrophage cell line, RAW264.7 cells
    Nobuko Imanishi
    Department of Oriental Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    Am J Chin Med 32:727-35. 2004
    ..The activity of ZOR can be considered to contribute, at least in part, to the beneficial effects of ZOR through the macNOS-mediated activation of the biodefense mechanism...
  12. ncbi Suppressive effects of Stephania tetrandra on the neutrophil function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Nobuyasu Sekiya
    Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930 0194, Japan
    Phytother Res 18:247-9. 2004
    ..The findings of this study suggest that the suppressive effect of ST administration on excessive granulocyte activation resulted in the improvement of inflammation with rheumatoid arthritis...
  13. ncbi The effect of interleukin-15 on the expression of killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors on peripheral natural killer cells in human
    Toshiaki Kogure
    Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930 0194, Japan
    Mediators Inflamm 11:219-24. 2002
    ..These findings suggest that IL-15 induces the effector functions of resting NK cells throughout the body, and thereby plays a critical role in the activation of tissue-associated immune responses...
  14. ncbi Gene expression of cell surface antigens in the early phase of murine influenza pneumonia determined by a cDNA expression array technique
    Shinya Sakai
    Department of Japanese Oriental Kampo Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930 0194, Japan
    Mediators Inflamm 11:359-61. 2002
    ..To study the gene expression pattern induced by influenza virus infection, it is useful to reveal the pathogenesis of influenza virus infection; but this has not been well examined, especially in vivo study...
  15. ncbi [Relationships among urine pH, serum uric acid and pyuria in hospitalized elderly patients]
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine
    Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 41:542-5. 2004
    ..The relationships among serum uric acid, serum creatinine, urine pH, and pyuria should be examined further in a larger population and in experimental studies...
  16. ncbi Reexamination of the relation between menstrual cycle and kampo diagnosis, yin-yang
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Japanese Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    Am J Chin Med 31:137-40. 2003
    ..Current reexamination of the relationship between yin-yang and menstruation in a larger population is warranted...
  17. ncbi Additional inhibitory effect of tea extract on the growth of influenza A and B viruses in MDCK cells
    Nobuko Imanishi
    Department of Oriental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan
    Microbiol Immunol 46:491-4. 2002
    ....
  18. ncbi [Opinions of doctors and nurses about appropriate medical treatment for terminally ill geriatric patients]
    Naoki Mantani
    Department of Integrated Japanese Oriental Medicine, Department of General Medicine, Gunma University School of Medicine
    Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi 40:504-8. 2003
    ..0544 and 0.0531, respectively). We expect that the present study will activate a discussion of what constitutes appropriate medical treatment for terminally ill geriatric patients...
  19. ncbi Modified diagnostic criteria of drug-induced liver injury proposed by the international consensus meeting
    Motoh Iwasa
    Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
    Hepatogastroenterology 52:869-74. 2005
    ..It remains controversial whether the revised criteria can exclude drugs not causing liver injury...