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Transforming growth factor‐β (TGF‐β) is released by activated platelets and induces the differentiation of T‐helper 17 from naïve T cells. Contact between blood and cellulose acetate (CA) beads induces cytokine release, although their inflammatory effects on TGF‐β release are unclear. We aimed to clarify the effect of CA beads on the release of TGF‐β in vitro. We incubated peripheral blood with and...
The present report describes a rare case of esophageal carcinoid tumor that was treated by endoscopic resection. A 43‐year‐old woman underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy at her family clinic for screening of the upper digestive tract and a small lesion resembling a submucosal tumor was detected in the lower esophagus. A biopsy sample from the lesion was diagnosed as esophageal carcinoid tumor and...
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