1. Okada Y, Matsumura Y, Bando T, Date Y, Oto T, Sado T, Hoshikawa Y, Noda M, Oishi H, Kondo T.: Clinical application of an extracellular phosphate –buffered solution (EP-TU) for lung preservasion: preliminary results. Surgery Today 42:152-156, 2012.2.

2. Maeda S, Sado T, Sakurada A, Okada Y, Kondo T.: Succssful closure of an open-window thoracostomy wound by negative-pressure wound therapy: report of a case. Surgery Today 42:295-298, 2012.3

3. Endo C, Sakurada A, Notsuda H, Noda M, Hoshikawa Y, Okada Y, Kondo T.: Results of Long-Term Follow-up of Patients with Completely Resected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 93: 1061-1069, 2012.

4. Noda M, Mizuma M, Maeda S, Sakurada A, Hoshikawa Y, Endo C, Okada Y, Unno M, Kasai N, Kondo T.: Presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Association for thoracic surgery: wet-lab training for thoracic surgery at the laboratory animal facilities. General Throacic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 60, 756-759(2012)

5. Fujino N, Ohta C, Suzuki T, Suzuki S, Ahmed E, Yamada M, Takahashi T, He Mei, Kondo T, Kato H, Yamaya M, Kubo H.: Analysis of gene expression profiles in alveolar epithelial type II-like cells differentiated from human alveolar epiethelial progenitor cells. Respiratory Investigation 60(3) 110-116, 2012.9

6. Ishibashi N, Endo C, Hoshikawa Y, Noda M, Saiki Y, Motoyoshi N, Okada Y, Kondo T.: Completery resected superior sulcus tumor and vascular reconstruction of vertebral and subclavian arteries. Gen Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surg.60: 777-780, 2012.5

7. Maeda S, Takahashi S, Sato M.: Serum Thrombomodulin as a Newly Indentified Biomarker for Postoperative Lung Injury: A Prospective Observational Study. Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 228:135-141, 2012.

8. Watanabe T, Okada Y, Hoshikawa Y, Eba S, Notsuda H, Ohishi H, Sato Y, Kondo T.: A Potent Anti-angiogenic Factor, Vasohibin-1, Ameliorates Experimental Bronchiolitis. Transplantation Proceedings 44, 1155-1157 (2012)

9. Maeda S, Okada Y, Sakurada A, Sado T, Ohishi H, Kondo T.: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage due to Vertebral Artery Dissection after Lung Resection. Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 18(6) 551-553 (2012).

10. Noda M, Okada Y, Maeda S, Sado T, Sakurada A, Hoshikawa Y, Endo C, Kondo T.: Is there a Benefit of Awake Thoracoscopic Surgery in Patients with Secondary Spontaneous Pneumothorax? Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 143(3):613-616, 2012.

11. Asano F, Aoe M, Ohsaki Y, Okada Y, Sasada S, Sato S, Suzuki E, Senba H, Fujino S, Ohmori K.: Deaths and complications associated with respiratory endoscopy: a survey by the Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy in 2010. Respirology. 17(3):478-485, 2012.

12. Endo C, Sakurada A, Kondo T.: Early central airways lung cancer. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 60(9)：557-560, 2012.

13. 　Miyashita H, Watanabe T, Hayashi H, Suzuki Y, Nakamura T, Ito S, Ono M, Hoshikawa Y, Okada Y, Kondo T, Sato Y.:　Angiogenesis Inhibitor Vasohibin-1 Enhances Stress Resistance of Endothelial Cells via Induction of SOD2 and SIRT1. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e46459　

14. Chiba S, Ohta H, Abe K, Hisata S, Ohkouchi S, Hoshikawa Y, Kondo T, Ebina M.: The Diagnostic Value of the Interstitial Biomarkers KL-6 and SP-D for the Degree of Fibrosis in Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema.Pulm Med. 2012;2012:492960. doi: 10.1155/2012/492960. Epub 2012 Feb 28. PMID: 22530118 [PubMed]

15. Takahashi T, Kobayashi S, Fujino N, Suzuki T, Ota C, He M, Yamada M, Suzuki S, Yanai M, Kurosawa S, Yamaya M, Kubo H.: Increased circulating endothelial microparticles in COPD patients: a potential biomarker for COPD exacerbation susceptibility. Thorax 67:1067-1074, 2012.

16. Fujino N, Ota C, Takahashi T, Suzuki T, Suzuki S, Yamada M, Nagatomi R, Kondo T, Yamaya M, Kubo H.: Gene expression profiles of alveolar type II cells of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A case-control study. BMJ Open 2:e001553, 2012.

17. Fujino N, Kubo H, Ota C, Suzuki T, Suzuki S, Yamada M, Takahashi T, He M, Suzuki T, Kondo T, Yamaya M.: A novel method for isolating individual cellular components from the adult human distal
lung. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 46: 422-430, 2012.

18. Takahashi T, Kubo H, Fujino N, Suzuki T, Ota C, Yamada M, Yamaya M, Suzuki S, Kurosawa S.: Surgical stress increases circulating endothelial microparticles in the elderly. Anaesthesia & Intensive
Care 40:899-902, 2012.

19. Fujino N, Ota C, Suzuki T, Suzuki S, Hegab AE, Yamada M, Takahashi T, He M, Kondo T, Kato H, Yamaya M, Kubo H.: Analysis of gene expression profiles in alveolar epithelial type II-like cells
differentiated from human alveolar epithelial progenitor cells. Respir Invest 50:110-116, 2012.

20. Fujino N, Kubo H, Suzuki T, He M, Suzuki T, Yamada M, Takahashi T, Ota C, Yamaya M.: Administration of a specific inhibitor of neutrophil elastase attenuates pulmonary fibrosis after acute lung injury in mice. Exp Lung Res 38: 28-36, 2012.