Research theme for competitive and other funds (5)：
2012 - 2015 Analysis of monocytes involved in joint destruction and joint repair in rheumatoid arthritis
2009 - 2011 Roles of bone marrow-derived cells in pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with connective tissue diseases
2009 - 2011 Analysis of monocytes involved in joint destruction and joint repair in rheumatoid arthritis
2007 - 2008 Analysis of pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis based on dysfunctional endothelial progenitor cells and its application to novel therapeutic interventions
2006 - 2007 Examination of a role for circulating monocytes in pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
Papers (33)：
Masako Tsukamoto, Masaki Shimamoto, Takeshi Terashima, Noriyuki Seta. Aseptic Meningitis With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Case Report and Review of the Literature. ARCHIVES OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2019. 34. 1. 108-111
Masako Tsukamoto, Katsuya Suzuki, Noriyuki Seta, Tsutomu Takeuchi. Increased circulating CD14(bright)CD16(+) intermediate monocytes are regulated by TNF-alpha and IL-6 axis in accordance with disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018. 36. 4. 540-544
Masako Tsukamoto, Katsuya Suzuki, Noriyuki Seta, Tsutomu Takeuchi. Distinct Clinical and Immunological Features of Anti-Centromere Antibody Positive Primary Sjogren's Syndrome: A Single Center Cross-Sectional Cohort Study. ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2017. 69
