The Kitasato Medical Journal
	Vol. 51 No. 1   Mar. 2021    Kitasato Medical Society
	ISSN(Print):1349-8568  ISSN(Online):2187-9699
CONTENTS
● Original Contributions
	Comparison of the reproducibility of endoscopic scores in patients with ulcerative colitis: MES, UCEIS, and EAI scores
	Kana Kawagishi, Kaoru Yokoyama, Kiyonori Kobayashi, Wasaburo Koizumi	1
	The impact of social anxiety disorder on the duration of speech and language therapy at a medical institution for Japanese individuals who stutter
	Kentaro Yoshizawa, Ikuyo Ishizaka, Nao Yasuda, Yumi Yukimoto, Mari Higashikawa, Yuki Hara, Wakana Hata, Michinari Fukuda	10
	A reliable method to reduce electrode impedances during electroconvulsive therapy
	Tomoya Shimano, Enami Sawayama, Satoru Oishi, Takashi Natsuyama, Takeya Takizawa, Masanori Saito, Katsutoshi Tanaka, Hitoshi Miyaoka	19
	Suppression of interleukin-6 gene expression and protein production by mechanical stretching combined with weak, PEEP-like stretching of human pulmonary artery endothelial cells
	Kozue Kobayashi, Kenichi Kokubo, Hidenori Inaoka, Makoto Noshiro, Masaru Kubota, Hirosuke Kobayashi	24
	Changes in estimate glomerular filtration rate associated with long-term tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia
	Tomomi Motohashi, Hirotoshi Kamata, Kei Hayama, Yusuke Michishita, Yuichi Horigome, Noriyuki Tadera, Sosei Okina, Takahiro Suzuki	32
	Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide stimulates the release of a spectrum of biologically active proteins in human endothelial cells
	Tsuguto Masaki, Masayoshi Shichiri	42
	A comparative study of the outcomes of individual psychotherapy alone and that in conjunction with group psychotherapy for gambling disorder
	Takafumi Asakura, Satoru Oishi, Keizaburo Ogata, Takeya Takizawa, Yoshitaka Kyou, Reina Demizu, Hirotaka Imayuki, Yuji Gamo	49
	Needlestick injuries and blood exposure accidents: experiences in nurses' failure tendencies
	Chikashi Kidoguchi, Yumi Iwamitsu	56
	Molecular components and concentrations of human serum prorenin
	Sayuki Kawamura, Kazumi Fujimoto, Yuji Kamata, Masayoshi Shichiri	63
	Isolation and detection of cell surface angiotensin II receptor using chemical crosslinking
	Sayaka Sasaki, Tomomi Taguchi, Yoshio Kodera, Masayoshi Shichiri	70
	Quantitative proteomic analysis and single-protein-derived tryptic peptide profiling indicated qualitative alterations of annexin A6 in the brain of wobbler mice
	Masaaki Nakamura, Kazuhiro Mizutani, Rika Kato, Ryo Konno, Takashi Matsui, Makoto Itakura, Yoshio Kodera, Kazutoshi Nishiyama, Toshiya Sato	76
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