title: In response to letter to Editor by Nosaka et al. on our paper: Elevated serum levels of neutrophil elastase in patients with influenza virus-associated encephalopathy. J Neurol Sci 2015;349:190-195.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan. Electronic address: khaginoya@kha.biglobe.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haginoya
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China.
authors.forename: Guilian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Chiharu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sendai Medical Center, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Setsuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitaoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sendai City Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takayanagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sendai City Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsugu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uematsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hino-Fukuyo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsutoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Munakata
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kure
mesh_terms: D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D019272:Leukocyte Elastase
keywords: Cytokine; Elastase; Influenza-virus associated encephalopathy; Neutrophil