[HTML][HTML] A new active vitamin D3 analog, eldecalcitol, prevents the risk of osteoporotic fractures—a randomized, active comparator, double-blind study

T Matsumoto, M Ito, Y Hayashi, T Hirota, Y Tanigawara… - Bone, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Eldecalcitol is an analog of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 that improves bone
mineral density; however, the effect of eldecalcitol on the risk of fractures is unclear. The …

Effect of diet and lifestyle on bone mass in Asian young women

T Hirota, M Nara, M Ohguri, E Manago… - The American journal of …, 1992 - Elsevier
The relationship between bone mineral content (BMC) divided by bone width (BW) and diet
and lifestyle in early adulthood were investigated from the view point of preventing …

A new active vitamin D, ED-71, increases bone mass in osteoporotic patients under vitamin D supplementation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled …

…, T Sugimoto, S Okamoto, T Hirota… - The Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Context: ED-71 has been shown to increase lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) in osteoporotic
subjects. However, vitamin D insufficiency might have influenced the effect of ED-71 on …

Rapid decrease in forced vital capacity in patients with idiopathic pulmonary upper lobe fibrosis

…, K Wakamatsu, K Nabeshima, T Harada, T Hirota… - Respiratory …, 2012 - Elsevier
Background We are occasionally presented with patients with unclassifiable interstitial
pneumonia of unknown etiology. Idiopathic pulmonary upper lobe fibrosis (IPUF) does not fit any …

The thoracic cage becomes flattened in the progression of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

…, N Tsuruta, K Wakamatsu, T Hirota… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) was first reported by FRANKEL et al.[ 1]. PPFE
can occur without any aetiology or underlying diseases (idiopathic PPFE), or with underlying …

Vitamin D insufficiency defined by serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone before and after oral vitamin D3 load in Japanese subjects

…, M Shiraki, D Inoue, I Endo, T Okano, T Hirota… - Journal of bone and …, 2011 - Springer
Vitamin D insufficiency is a risk for both skeletal and nonskeletal health. However, some
ambiguity remains about threshold serum 25(OH)D for vitamin D insufficiency. To determine the …

Heterogeneous clinical features in patients with pulmonary fibrosis showing histology of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

…, K Wakamatsu, M Yoshimi, H Ishii, T Hirota… - Respiratory …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The histological pattern of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is well
defined, but its clinical features remain unclear. Methods We retrospectively examined the …

Histological evolution of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

T Hirota, Y Yoshida, Y Kitasato, M Yoshimi… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To investigate the histological evolution in the development of pleuroparenchymal
fibroelastosis ( PPFE ). Methods and results We examined four patients who had undergone …

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis as a manifestation of chronic lung rejection?

T Hirota, M Fujita, T Matsumoto… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
2 Morice AH, McGarvey L, Pavord ID. Recommendations for the management of cough in
adults. Thorax 2006; 61: 1–24. 3 Birring SS, Fleming T, Matos S, et al. The Leicester Cough …

Improvement of nutrition stimulates bone mineral gain in Japanese school children and adolescents

T Hirota, T Kusu, K Hirota - Osteoporosis international, 2005 - Springer
Calcium supplementation could accelerate bone mineral accrual, but the effect of other
dietary factors in children is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine associations of …