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first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation is the brightest or main star"
the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations
early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"
any high mountain

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アルファ(ギリシア語アルファベットの第1字A,α;英語のA,aに相当) / アルファ星(星座の主星)
高山,高峰

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1. 成人における気管支拡張症の臨床症状および診断 clinical manifestations and diagnosis of bronchiectasis in adults
2. 自然免疫系の概要 an overview of the innate immune system
3. 乾癬の病態生理 pathophysiology of psoriasis
4. 特発性肺線維症の病因 pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
5. 好中球二次顆粒欠損症 neutrophil specific granule deficiency

English Journal

Levels of innate immune factors in preterm and term mothers' breast milk during the 1st month postpartum.

Trend S1, Strunk T1, Lloyd ML2, Kok CH1, Metcalfe J3, Geddes DT4, Lai CT4, Richmond P3, Doherty DA5, Simmer K1, Currie A1.
The British journal of nutrition.Br J Nutr.2016 Feb 19:1-16. [Epub ahead of print]
There is a paucity of data on the effect of preterm birth on the immunological composition of breast milk throughout the different stages of lactation. We aimed to characterise the effects of preterm birth on the levels of immune factors in milk during the 1st month postpartum, to determine whether
PMID 26891901

Reduced Human α-defensin 6 in Noninflamed Jejunal Tissue of Patients with Crohn's Disease.

Hayashi R1, Tsuchiya K, Fukushima K, Horita N, Hibiya S, Kitagaki K, Negi M, Itoh E, Akashi T, Eishi Y, Okada E, Araki A, Ohtsuka K, Fukuda S, Ohno H, Okamoto R, Nakamura T, Tanaka S, Chayama K, Watanabe M.
Inflammatory bowel diseases.Inflamm Bowel Dis.2016 Feb 17. [Epub ahead of print]
BACKGROUND: Mucosal barrier dysfunction is considered a critical component of Crohn's disease (CD) pathogenesis after the identification of susceptibility genes. However, the precise mechanism underlying mucosal barrier dysfunction has not yet been elucidated. We therefore aimed to elucidate the mol
PMID 26891258

Evaluation of Novel Urinary Tract Infection Biomarkers in Children.

Watson JR1, Hains DS2, Cohen DM1, Spencer JD1, Kline JM3, Yin H4, Schwaderer AL1.
Pediatric research.Pediatr Res.2016 Feb 17. doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.33. [Epub ahead of print]
BACKGROUND: Pediatricians frequently use urinalysis to diagnose urinary tract infection (UTI) while awaiting urine culture results, but sensitivity and specificity of urinalysis are limited. This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of the antimicrobial peptides human α-defensin 5 (HD5) and huma
PMID 26885759

Japanese Journal

A monoclonal antibody-based sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of secreted alpha-defensin

Analytical biochemistry 443(2), 124-131, 2013-12-15
NAID 120005476189

Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction is Associated with Decreased Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 and Increased Human Neutrophil Peptide-1 to 3 in Plasma

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis 19(4), 357-368, 2012
NAID 130004444594

Differential effects of human neutrophil peptide-1 on growth factor and interleukin-8 production by human lung fibroblasts and epithelial cells.

Experimental Lung Research 36(7), 411-419, 2010-09
NAID 120003307664

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