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Watanabe M, Yamasaki A, Burioka N, Kurai J, Yoneda K, Yoshida A, Igishi T, Fukuoka Y, Nakamoto M, Takeuchi H, Suyama H, Tatsukawa T, Chikumi H, 

Matsumoto S, Sako T, Hasegawa Y, Okazaki R, Horasaki K, and Shimizu E:

Correlation between Asian dust storms and worsening asthma in Western Japan.

Allergol Int 60:267-275, 2011. doi: 10.2332/allergolint.10-OA-0239.

　　　　

Watanabe M, Igishi T, Burioka N, Yamasaki A, Kurai J, Takeuchi H, Sako T, Yoshida A, Yoneda K, Fukuoka Y, Nakamoto M, Hasegawa Y, Chikumi H, Matsumoto S, Minato S, Horasaki K, and Shimizu E:

Pollen augments the influence of desert dust on symptoms of adult asthma patients.

Allergol Int 60:517-524, 2011. doi: 10.2332/allergolint.10-OA-0298.

 

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Igishi T, Yamasaki A, Burioka N, Takeuchi H, Sako T, Touge H, Nakamoto M, Hasegawa Y, Chikumi H, Matsumoto S, Yamasaki C, Minato S, Ueda Y, Horasaki K, Watanabe T, and Shimizu E:

Influence of Asian Desert Dust on Lower Respiratory Tract Symptoms in Patients with Asthma over 4 Years.

Yonago Acta Med 55:41-48, 2012.

 

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Tomita K, Sano H, Abe S, Saito R, Minato S, Igishi T, Burioka N, Sako T, Yasuda K, Mikami M, Kurita S, Tokuyasu H, Ueda Y, Konishi T, Yamasaki A, Aiba S, Oshimura M, and Shimizu E:

Effects on asthma and induction of interleukin-8 caused by Asian dust particles collected in western Japan.

J Asthma 51:595-602, 2014. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2014.903965.

 

Watanabe M, Kurai J, and Shimizu E:

Influence of Asian dust storms in western Japan.

Gene and Environ 36:137-144, 2014.

Watanabe T, Hasei T, Kokunai O, Coulibaly S, Nisimura S, Fukasawa M, Takahashi R, Mori Y, Fujita K, Yoshimura Y, Miyake Y, Kishi A, Matsui M, Ikemori F, Funasaka K, Toriba A, Hayakawa K, Arashidani K, Inaba Y, Sera N, Deguchi Y, Seiyama T, Yamaguchi T, Watanabe M, Honda N, Wakabayashi K, and 

Totsuka Y:

Air pollution with particulate matter and mutagens: Relevance of Asian dust to mutagenicity of airborne particles in Japan.

Gene and Environ 36:120-136, 2014.

 

Kurai J, Watanabe M, Tomita K, Yamasaki A, Sano H, and Shimizu E:

Influence of Asian dust particles on immune adjuvant effects and airway inflammation in asthma model mice.

PLoS One 9:e111831, 2014. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111831.   

 

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Noma H, Watanabe T, Minato S, Sano H, Okada F, Yamasaki A, and Shimizu E:

Exposure to metals bound to particles and pulmonary function of school children in Western Japan.

Annals of Public Health and Research 2:1015, 2015.

 

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Sano H, Saito R, Abe S, Kimura Y, Aiba S, Oshimura M, Yamasaki A, and Shimizu E:

Decreased Pulmonary Function in School Children in Western Japan after Exposures to Asian Desert Dusts and Its Association with Interleukin-8.

Biomed Res Int 2015: 583293, 2015. doi: 10.1155/2015/583293.

 

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Sano H, Yamasaki A, and Shimizu E:

Difference in pro-Inflammatory cytokine responses induced in THP1 cells by particulate matter collected on days with and without Asian dust storms.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 12:7725-7737, 2015. 

doi: 10.3390/ijerph120707725.

Coulibaly S, Minami H, Abe M, Hasei T, Sera N, Yamamoto S, Funasaka K, Asakawa D, Watanabe M, Honda N, Wakabayashi K, and Watanabe T:

Seasonal fluctuations of air pollution in Dazaifu, Japan, and the effect of long-range transport from mainland East Asia.

Biol Pharm Bull 38:1395-1403, 2015. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b15-00443

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Minato S, Noma H, Sano H, Saito R, Aiba S, Oshimura M, Hatakeyama K, Yamasaki A, and Shimizu E:

Difference in interleukin-8 transcriptional activity induced in THP-G8 cells by particulate matter collected in winter and summer in western Japan.

J Med Invest 62:145-148, 2015. doi: 10.2152/jmi.62.145.

 

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Sano H, and Shimizu E:

Effect of exposure to an Asian dust storm on fractional exhaled nitric oxide in adult asthma patients in Western Japan.

J Med Invest 62:233-237, 2015. doi: 10.2152/jmi.62.233.

 

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Shimizu A, Sano H, Kato K, Mikami M, Ueda Y, Tatsukawa T, Ohga H, Yamasaki A, Igishi T, Kitano H, and Shimizu E:

Association of sand dust particles with pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in adult patients with asthma in western Japan using light detection and ranging: A panel study.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 12:13038-13052, 2015.

doi: 10.3390/ijerph121013038.

 

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Sano H, Saito R, Abe S, Kimura Y, Aiba S, Oshimura M, Yamasaki A, and Shimizu E:

Decreased Pulmonary Function in School Children in Western Japan after Exposures to Asian Desert Dusts and Its Association with Interleukin-8.

Biomed Res Int 2015: 583293, 2015. doi: 10.1155/2015/583293.

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Sano H, Yamasaki A, and Shimizu E:

Difference in pro-Inflammatory cytokine responses induced in THP1 cells by particulate matter collected on days with and without Asian dust storms.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 12:7725-7737, 2015. 

doi: 10.3390/ijerph120707725.

Coulibaly S, Minami H, Abe M, Hasei T, Sera N, Yamamoto S, Funasaka K, Asakawa D, Watanabe M, Honda N, Wakabayashi K, and Watanabe T:

Seasonal fluctuations of air pollution in Dazaifu, Japan, and the effect of long-range transport from mainland East Asia.

Biol Pharm Bull 38:1395-1403, 2015. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b15-00443.

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Minato S, Noma H, Sano H, Saito R, Aiba S, Oshimura M, Hatakeyama K, Yamasaki A, and Shimizu E:

Difference in interleukin-8 transcriptional activity induced in THP-G8 cells by particulate matter collected in winter and summer in western Japan.

J Med Invest 62:145-148, 2015. doi: 10.2152/jmi.62.145.

 

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Sano H, and Shimizu E:

Effect of exposure to an Asian dust storm on fractional exhaled nitric oxide in adult asthma patients in Western Japan.

J Med Invest 62:233-237, 2015. doi: 10.2152/jmi.62.233.

 

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Shimizu A, Sano H, Kato K, Mikami M, Ueda Y, Tatsukawa T, Ohga H, Yamasaki A, Igishi T, Kitano H, and Shimizu E:

Association of sand dust particles with pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in adult patients with asthma in western Japan using light detection and ranging: A panel study.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 12:13038-13052, 2015. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121013038.

 

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Shimizu A, Sano H, Kitano H, Saito R, Kimura Y, Aiba S, Oshimura M, and Shimizu E:

Variation in the effect of particulate matter on pulmonary function in schoolchildren in Western Japan and its relation with interleukin-8.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 12:14229-14243, 2015.

doi: 10.3390/ijerph121114229.

 

Coulibaly S, Minami H, Abe M, Hasei T, Oro T, Funasaka K, Asakawa D, Watanabe M, Honda N, Wakabayashi K, and Watanabe T:

Long-range transport of mutagens and other air pollutants from mainland East Asia to western Japan.

Gene and Environ 37:25, 2015. doi: 10.1186/s41021-015-0025-5

Kurai J, Watanabe M, Sano H, Torai S, Yanase H, Funakoshi T, Fukada A, Hayakawa S, Shimizu E, and Kitano H:

Asthma and wheeze prevalence among nursing professionals in western Japan: A cross-sectional study.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 12:15459-15469, 2015. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121214997.

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Sano H, Mikami M, Yamamoto H, Ueda Y, Touge H, Fujii Y, Ikeda T, Tokuyasu H, Konishi T, Yamasaki A, and Shimizu E:

Effect of Asian dust on pulmonary function in adult asthma patients in Western Japan: A panel study.

Allergol Int 65:147-152, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2015.10.002.

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Kato K, Sano H, Tatsukawa T, Nakazaki H, Yamasaki A, and Shimizu E:

Association between pulmonary function and daily levels of sand dust particles assessed by light detection and ranging in schoolchildren in western Japan: A panel study.

Allergol Int 65:56-61, 2016. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2015.07.005.

Funasaka K, Asakawa D, Oku Y, Kishikawa N, Deguchi Y, Sera N, Seiyama T, Horasaki K, Arashidani K, Toriba A, Hayakawa K, Watanabe M, Kataoka H, Yamaguchi T, Ikemori F, Inaba Y, Tonokura K, Akiyama M, Kokunai O, Coulibaly S, Hasei T, and Watanabe T:

Spatial correlativity of atmospheric particulate components simultaneously collected in Japan.

Environ Monit Assess 188:85, 2016. doi: 10.1007/s10661-015-5029-x.

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Sano H, Ueda Y, Mikami M, Yamamoto H, Tokuyasu H, Kato K, Konishi T, Tatsukawa T, Shimizu E, and Kitano H:

Differences in the effects of Asian dust on pulmonary function between adult patients with asthma and those with asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 11:183-190, 2016. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S97460.

Coulibaly S, Minami H, Abe M, Furukawa N, Ono R, Hasei T, Toriba A, Tang N, Hayakawa K, Funasaka K, Asakawa D, Ikemori F, Watanabe M, Honda N, Wakabayashi K, and Watanabe T:

Comparison of air pollution in metropolises in China (Beijing) and Japan (Osaka and Nagoya) on the basis of the levels of contaminants and mutagenicity.

Biol Pharm Bull 39:415-422, 2016. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b15-00879.

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Sano H, Kitano H, and Shimizu E:

Prevalence of asthma and wheezes among snow crab workers in Western Japan: A cross-sectional study.

J Med Invest 63:74-79, 2016. doi: 10.2152/jmi.63.74.

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Sano H, Torai S, Yanase H, Funakoshi T, Fukada A, 

Hayakawa S, Kitano H, and Shimizu E:

Prevalence of allergic rhinitis based on the SACRA questionnaire among Japanese nursing proffesionals with asthma.

J Med Invest 63:108-113, 2016. doi: 10.2152/jmi.63.108.

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Hantan J, Burioka N, Nakamoto S, Sano H, 

Taniguchi J, and Shimizu E:

Association between outdoor fungal concentrations during winter and

pulmonary function in children with and without asthma.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 13:452, 2016. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13050452.

Kurai J, Watanabe M, Sano H, Hantan D, and Shimizu E:

The effect of seasonal variations in airborne particulate matter on asthma-related airway inflammation in mice.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 13:579, 2016. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13060579.

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Sano H, Hantan D, Ueki M, Kitano H, and Shimizu E:

Effects of short-term exposure to particulate air pollutants on the inflammatory response and respiratory symptoms: A panel study in schoolchildren from rural areas of Japan.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 13:983, 2016. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13100983.

Kurai J, Watanabe M, Sano H, Hantan D, Tohda Y, and Shimizu E:

Effects of Asian dust particles on the early-stage antigen-induced immune response of asthma in NC/Nga mice.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 13:1144, 2016. doi:10.3390/ijerph13111144.

Watanabe M, Kurai J, Sano H, Hantan J, Ueki M, Kitano H, and Shimizu E:

A panel study of airborne particulate matter composition versus concentration: potential for inflammatory response and impaired pulmonary function in children.

Allergol Int 66:52-58, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2016.04.014.

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Sano H, Iwata K, Hantan D, Tohda Y, and Shimizu E:

Association of short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter with skin symptoms in schoolchildren: A panel study in a rural area of western Japan.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 14:299, 2017. doi:10.3390/ijerph14030299.

Iwata K, Watanabe M, Kurai J, Burioka N, Nakamoto S, Hantan D, and Shimizu E:

Association between transported Asian dust and outdoor fungal concentration during winter in a rural area of western Japan.

Genes Environ 39:19, 2017. doi: 10.1186/s41021-017-0079-7.

Kurai J, Watanabe M, Noma H, Iwata K, Taniguchi J, Sano H, Tohda Y, and 

Shimizu E:

Estimation of the effects of heavy Asian dust on respiratory function by definition type.

Gene and Enviorn 39:25, 2017. doi.org/10.1186/s41021-017-0085-9.

Khan MS, Coulibaly S, Abe M, Furukawa N, Kubo Y, Nakaoji Y, Kawase Y, Matsumoto T, Hasei T, Deguchi Y, Nagaoka H, Yamagishi N, Watanabe M, Honda N, Wakabayashi K, Watanabe T:

Seasonal Fluctuation of Endotoxin and Protein Concentrations in Outdoor Air in Sasebo, Japan.

Biol Pharm Bull 41:115-122, 2018. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b17-00745.

Kurai J, Watanabe M, Sano H, Iwata K, Hantan D, Shimizu E:

A Muscarinic Antagonist Reduces Airway Inflammation and Bronchoconstriction Induced by Ambient Particulate Matter in a Mouse Model of Asthma.

Int J Environ Res Public Health 15: E1189, 2018. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061189.

Kurai J, Onuma K, Sano H, Okada F, Watanabe M:

Ozone augments interleukin-8 production induced by ambient particulate matter.

Genes Environ 40:14, 2018. doi: 10.1186/s41021-018-0102-7.

Kurai J, Noma H, Sano H, Iwat K, Tohda Y, Watanabe M:

Association of short-term ozone exposure with pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in schoolchildren:A panel study in a western Japanese city.

J Med Invest 65:236-241, 2018. doi: 10.2152/jmi.65.236.

Hasunuma H, Ichinose T, Ueda K, Odajima H, Kanatani K, Shimizu A, Takami A, Takeuchi A, Nishiwaki Y, Watanabe M, Hashizume M.

Health Effects of Asian Dust Events: A Literature Review Update of Epidemiological Evidence.

Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi. 74, 2019. doi: 10.1265/jjh.19010.

Watanabe M, Noma H, Kurai J, Kato K, Sano H.

Association with Ambient Air Pollutants and School Absence Due to Sickness in Schoolchildren: A Case-Crossover Study in a Provincial Town of Japan.

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 18: 6631, 2021. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18