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Ogihara H, Karasuno H, Morishita K, Yokoi Y, Furukawa K, Fujiwara T, Ogoma Y. Combined effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and stretching. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Yokoi Y, Yanagihashi R, Morishita K, Fujiwara T. Repeated recovery effects of exposure to normobaric hyperoxia: blood lactate levels and tissue oxygenation in local muscle fatigue. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fujiwara T. Effectiveness of public health practices against shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma in Japan. Public Health 2015; 129:475-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yamamoto A, Yata K, Fujiwara T, Suzuki J, Nagano K, Hida T, Ito K. Investigation of cataract risk factors with retro-illumination photography II. DEVELOPMENTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2015; 21:91-6. [PMID: 1868956 DOI: 10.1159/000419941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Fujiwara T, Yata K, Yamamoto A, Nagano K, Itoh K. Epidemiology of cataract--clinical evaluation with retro-illumination photography. DEVELOPMENTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2015; 15:16-23. [PMID: 3691917 DOI: 10.1159/000414687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Retro-illumination photography was utilized for epidemiological studies of cataract. Diagnosis of cataract was made by the existence of shadows on the photographs obtained. In the prevalence study, prevalence rate of cataract was 35.7% in all (30.2% in male and 45.1% female) 1,017 persons (643 males and 347 females). Prevalence rates were always higher in females than in males, and in diabetics as compared with non-diabetics, in all decades of life. The progression study in 338 persons (144 males and 194 females) revealed that maturing courses of cataract were most rapid in diabetic females in the fifth to seventh decades of life.
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Ohtsubo T, Nishioka K, Imaiso Y, Iwai S, Shimokawa H, Oda H, Fujiwara T, Nakabeppu Y. Identification of human MutY homolog (hMYH) as a repair enzyme for 2-hydroxyadenine in DNA and detection of multiple forms of hMYH located in nuclei and mitochondria. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; 43:3870-1. [PMID: 25800745 PMCID: PMC4402549 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkv264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Parajuli RP, Fujiwara T, Umezaki M, Konishi S, Takane E, Maharjan M, Tachibana K, Jiang HW, Pahari K, Watanabe C. Prevalence and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Nepal. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2015; 109:286. [PMID: 25770251 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trv013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Artamonov A, Bassalleck B, Bhuyan B, Blackmore E, Bryman D, Chen S, Chiang IH, Christidi IA, Cooper P, Diwan M, Frank J, Fujiwara T, Hu J, Ives J, Izmaylov A, Jaffe D, Kabe S, Kettell S, Khabibullin M, Khotjantsev A, Kitching P, Kobayashi M, Komatsubara T, Konaka A, Kudenko Y, Landsberg L, Lewis B, Li K, Littenberg L, Macdonald J, Mildenberger J, Mineev O, Miyajima M, Mizouchi K, Muramatsu N, Nakano T, Nomachi M, Nomura T, Numao T, Obraztsov V, Omata K, Patalakha D, Poutissou R, Redlinger G, Sato T, Sekiguchi T, Shaikhiev A, Shinkawa T, Strand R, Sugimoto S, Tamagawa Y, Tschirhart R, Tsunemi T, Vavilov D, Viren B, Wang Z, Wei H, Yershov N, Yoshimura Y, Yoshioka T. Search for heavy neutrinos in K+→μ+νHdecays. Int J Clin Exp Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.91.052001 10.1103/physrevd.91.059903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Fukahori S, Fujiwara T, Ito R, Funamizu N. Sulfonamide antibiotic removal and nitrogen recovery from synthetic urine by the combination of rotating advanced oxidation contactor and methylene urea synthesis process. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2015; 72:238-244. [PMID: 26177406 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The combination of nitrogen recovery and pharmaceutical removal processes for livestock urine treatment were investigated to suppress the discharge of pollutants and recover nitrogen as resources. We combined methylene urea synthesis from urea and adsorption and photocatalytic decomposition of sulfonamide antibiotic using rotating advanced oxidation contactor (RAOC) contained for obtaining both safe fertilizer and reclaimed water. The methylene urea synthesis could recover urea in synthetic urine, however, almost all sulfonamide antibiotic was also incorporated, which is unfavorable from a safety aspect if the methylene urea is to be used as fertilizer. Conversely, RAOC could remove sulfonamide antibiotic without consuming urea. It was also confirmed that the methylene urea could be synthesized from synthetic urine treated by RAOC. Thus, we concluded that RAOC should be inserted prior to the nitrogen recovery process for effective treatment of urine and safe use of methylene urea as fertilizer.
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Fujiwara T, Tanaka S, Okada K, Namba K, Yamamoto H, Teruta S, Matsuda H. Impact of recipient aging on kidney allograft in living donor transplantation. Transplant Proc 2014; 46:454-6. [PMID: 24655986 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.10.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aging of recipients is becoming increasingly important in organ transplantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed outcomes in 215 consecutive adult kidney transplant recipients from living donors who underwent transplantation at our center between November 1988 and March 2012. The list of recipients was divided by age at transplantation into those aged 16 to 29 years (n = 61), 30 to 39 years (n = 69), 40 to 49 years (n = 33), 50 to 59 years (n = 29), and those 60 years or older (elderly group, n = 23). Cox proportional hazards analysis was used to calculate the relative risk (RR) of patient death and graft failure, with recipient age included as a continuous variable. RESULTS Univariate analysis showed that recipient age did not significantly affect the risk of graft failure, either uncensored (RR = 1.01, P = .312) or censored for death (RR = 0.993, P = .587). Multivariate analysis, however, showed that recipient age was an independent risk factor for patient death (RR = 1.053, P = .024). The patient survival rate was the poorest in elderly group (87.0%, P = .036), whereas the both death uncensored and censored graft survival rates of this group were 78.1% and 91.3%, respectively, comparable to those of other age groups (P = .567 and P = .696). Mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 1 year after transplantation was lower in elderly groups than in other groups (46.1 ± 13.0 mL/min/1.73 m(2), P = .014). However, mean δeGFR, defined as the difference between pretransplantation eGFR of the donor and eGFR of the recipient 1 year post-transplantation, did not differ significantly among age groups. CONCLUSION Recipient age did not affect allograft deterioration in living donor kidney transplantation, although it was an independent risk factor of recipient death.
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Yano S, Zhang Y, Zhao M, Hiroshima Y, Miwa S, Uehara F, Kishimoto H, Tazawa H, Fujiwara T, Hoffman R. 292 Salmonella typhimurium A1-R decoys quiescent cancer cells to cycle rendering them chemosensitive. Eur J Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(14)70418-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mori Y, Nagasaka T, Umeda Y, Shiwaku R, Inada R, Nishida N, Kishimoto H, Kagawa S, Tanioka H, Mishima H, Fujiwara T, Goel A. Hypermethylation of O6-Methylguanine-Dna Methyltransferase (Mgmt) Promoter As a Prognostic Biomarker for Stage Ii, III and Iv Colorectal Cancers. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu326.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kunisada T, Hasei J, Takeda K, Urata Y, Fujiwara T, Ozaki T. A Detection System for Circulating Tumor Cells (Ctcs) Using Gfp Expressing Telomerase-Specific Replication-Competent Adenovirus in Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu354.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Yoshida K, Nagasaka T, Umeda Y, Yokomichi N, Mori Y, Takehara Y, Takehara K, Kawai T, Tomokazu F, Taniguchi F, Yagi T, Goel A, Fujiwara T. Extensive Methylation of Epidermal Growth Factor-Containing Fibulin-Like Extracellular Matrix Protein 1 (Efemp1) Promoter Could Predict Malignant Formation in Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (Ipmn). Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu326.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yokomichi N, Nagasaka T, Taniguchi F, Nishida N, Yoshida K, Tomokazu F, Kawai T, Takehara Y, Kimura K, Mori Y, Inada R, Umeda Y, Yagi T, Goel A, Fujiwara T. Cytokeratin 19, a Novel Prognostic Biomarker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, is Regulated By Dna Methylation. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu326.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Kubota N, Nagasaka T, Umeda Y, Mori Y, Kimura K, Taniguchi F, Tanioka H, Fujiwara T, Goel A. Microrna-89 Expression As a Promising Prognostic Biomarker for Advanced Colorectal Cancer. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu326.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kasashima-Shindo Y, Fujiwara T, Ushiba J, Kawakami M, Ono T, Nishimoto A, Shindo K, Tsuji T, Liu M. P247: Brain-machine interface training combined with transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with chronic severe hemiparesis: proof of concept study. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50372-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fujiwara T, Honaga K, Kawakami M, Nishimoto A, Abe K, Liu M. O47: The mechanism of recovery of upper extremity motor function among patients with chronic stroke; modulation of cortical and spinal interneuron induced with hybrid assistive neuromuscular dynamic stimulation (HANDS) therapy. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50151-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kawakami M, Fujiwara T, Honaga K, Horie A, Liu M. O9: Motor imagery modulates the spinal reciprocal inhibition among patients with stroke. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50115-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Yamaguchi T, Fujiwara T, Tsai YA, Tang SC, Liu M. YIA9: The combined effects of anodal tDCS and patterned electrical stimulation on spinal inhibitory interneurons and motor function among patients with incomplete spinal cord injury. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50105-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Maan Z, Rennert R, Duscher D, Chung M, Paik K, Fujiwara T, Rodrigues M, Ho N, Perez M, Sorkin M, Hu M, Longaker M, Gurtner G. SDF-1 Mediated Endothelial Cell-Stromal Interactions Regulate the Adipose Niche Microenvironment. J Surg Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ogura K, Miyamoto S, Sakuraba M, Chuman H, Fujiwara T, Kawai A. Immediate soft-tissue reconstruction using a rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap following wide resection of malignant bone tumours of the pelvis. Bone Joint J 2014; 96-B:270-3. [DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.96b2.32514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Resection of malignant bony tumours of the pelvis creates large bone and soft-tissue defects, and is frequently associated with complications such as wound dehiscence and deep infection. We present the results of six patients in whom a rectus abdominis myocutaneous (RAM) flap was used following resection of a malignant tumour of the pelvis. Bony reconstruction was performed using a constrained hip tumour prosthesis in three patients, vascularised fibular graft in two and frozen autograft in one. At a mean follow-up of 63 months (16 to 115), no patients had a problem with the wound. Immediate reconstruction using a RAM flap may be used after resection of a malignant tumour of the pelvis to provide an adequate volume of tissue to eliminate the dead space, cover the exposed bone or implants with well-vascularised soft tissue and to reduce the risk of complications. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2014;96-B:270–3.
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Parajuli RP, Fujiwara T, Umezaki M, Konishi S, Takane E, Maharjan M, Tachibana K, Jiang HW, Pahari K, Watanabe C. Prevalence and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infection in Nepal. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2014; 108:228-36. [PMID: 24488979 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/tru013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and intensity and examine the risk factors of soil transmitted helminth (STH; i.e., roundworm [Ascaris lumbricoides], hookworms [Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus], and whipworm [Trichuris trichiura]) infections in Nepal. METHODS Five hundred and ninety-four adults (256 men and 338 women) were selected via convenience sampling from five communities in Nepal. The Kato-Katz method was used to assess the prevalence and intensity of STH infection in this population. RESULTS Prevalence of STH infection ranged from 3.3% in Birendranagar in Chitwan, 3.5% in Kuleshor in Kathmandu, 11.7% in Kanyam in Ilam, 17.0% in Dhikurpokhari in Kaski and 51.4% in Khokana in Lalitpur District [corrected]. Multivariable regression analysis revealed that not using soap for hand-washing was significantly associated with the prevalence and infection intensity of roundworm, hookworms and whipworm. Similarly, not wearing sandals or shoes outside was significantly associated with the prevalence and infection intensity of roundworm and hookworms, but not with infection intensity of whipworm. Literacy, being underweight or overweight, anemia and occupation were not associated with prevalence and intensity of roundworm and hookworms infection, but there was an association between occupation and the prevalence of whipworm infection. CONCLUSION STH infection was associated with individual hygiene behavior, but not with nutritional status or socio-demographic characteristics. Health policy focusing on changing individual hygiene behaviors might be useful in addressing STH infection in Nepal.
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Yoshida T, Fujiwara T, Furutani K, Ohashi N, Baba H. Effects of ropivacaine concentration on the spread of sensory block produced by continuous thoracic paravertebral block: a prospective, randomised, controlled, double-blind study. Anaesthesia 2014; 69:231-9. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.12531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Spreen W, Min S, Ford SL, Chen S, Lou Y, Bomar M, St Clair M, Piscitelli S, Fujiwara T. Pharmacokinetics, safety, and monotherapy antiviral activity of GSK1265744, an HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitor. HIV CLINICAL TRIALS 2014; 14:192-203. [PMID: 24144896 DOI: 10.1310/hct1405-192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND GSK1265744 is an HIV integrase strand transfer inhibitor selected for clinical development. OBJECTIVE This first-time-in-human and phase IIa investigation assessed GSK1265744 antiviral activity, pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability in healthy and HIV-1-infected subjects. METHODS This double-blind, placebo-controlled study consisted of a dose escalation of single (part A) and multiple (part B) oral doses in 48 healthy subjects and an oral dose (part C) in 11 HIV-1-infected subjects. In part A, 2 cohorts of 9 subjects received either 5 and 25 mg or 10 and 50 mg. In part B, 3 cohorts of 10 subjects received 5, 10, or 25 mg once daily for 14 days. In part C and the phase IIa study, subjects received 5 or 30 mg once daily for 10 days. RESULTS Dose-proportional increases in drug exposure were observed in healthy and HIV-1-infected subjects. In healthy subjects, pharmacokinetic variability was low following single or repeat dosing (coefficient of variation, 13%-34% and 15%-23%, respectively). Mean plasma half-life was 31.5 hours. GSK1265744 monotherapy significantly reduced plasma HIV-1 RNA from baseline to day 11 in HIV-1-infected subjects receiving 5 or 30 mg versus placebo (P < .001); mean decrease was 2.2 to 2.3 log10 copies/mL, respectively. Study drug was generally well tolerated with no clinically relevant trends in laboratory values, vital signs, or electrocardiograms. CONCLUSIONS GSK1265744 was well tolerated in healthy and HIV-1-infected subjects. Results demonstrate once-daily doses of 5 or 30 mg exceeded minimum target therapeutic concentrations and produced a significant reduction in plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load.
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