The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 302-309 , March 2006

Efficacy of Mycophenolic Acid Combined With KRP-203, a Novel Immunomodulator, in a Rat Heart Transplantation Model

  • Chihiro Suzuki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Science, Department of Organ Regeneration, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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  • Masafumi Takahashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Science, Department of Organ Regeneration, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
    • Division of Organ Replacement Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Masafumi Takahashi, MD, PhD, Department of Organ Regeneration, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan. Telephone: +81-263-37-3352. Fax: +81-63-37-2573
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  • Hajime Morimoto, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Science, Department of Organ Regeneration, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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  • Atsushi Izawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Science, Department of Organ Regeneration, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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  • Hirohiko Ise, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Science, Department of Organ Regeneration, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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  • Jun Fujishiro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Organ Replacement Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Takashi Murakami, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Organ Replacement Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Junichi Ishiyama, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Discovery Research Laboratories, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Akihiro Nakada, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Discovery Research Laboratories, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Jun Nakayama, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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  • Kazuyuki Shimada, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Uichi Ikeda, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Science, Department of Organ Regeneration, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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  • Eiji Kobayashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Organ Replacement Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan

Received 11 July 2005 ,Revised 19 September 2005 ,Accepted 22 September 2005.

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 This study was supported by research grants from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (#16590667 to M.T. and #16590625 to E.K.) and Daiwa Securities Health Foundation (M.T.).

PII: S1053-2498(05)00748-5

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2005.09.021

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Pages 302-309 , March 2006

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