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Rho-Kinase Mediates Angiotensin II-Induced Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Expression in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Funakoshi, Yuko, Ichiki, Toshihiro, Shimokawa, Hiroaki, Egashira, Kensuke, Takeda, Kotaro, Kaibuchi, Kozo, Takeya, Motohiro, Yoshimura, Teizo, Takeshita, Akira

“…Recently, it was shown that Rho-kinase plays an important role in blood pressure regulation. However, it is not known whether Rho-kinase is involved in…”
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Induction of Interleukin-6 Expression by Angiotensin II in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Funakoshi, Yuko, Ichiki, Toshihiro, Ito, Kiyoko, Takeshita, Akira

“…Recent studies suggest that atherosclerosis is a kind of inflammatory process and that cytokine plays important roles in this process. Although it is generally…”
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Critical Role of cAMP-response Element-binding Protein for Angiotensin II-induced Hypertrophy of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Funakoshi, Yuko, Ichiki, Toshihiro, Takeda, Kotaro, Tokuno, Tomotake, Iino, Naoko, Takeshita, Akira

“…We reported previously an important role of cyclic AMP-response element (CRE) for the induction of interleukin-6 gene expression by angiotensin II (AngII). We…”
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Downregulation of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene transcription by nitric oxide by ICHIKI, T, USUI, M, KATO, M, FUNAKOSHI, Y, ITO, K, EGASHIRA, K, TAKESHITA, A

“…Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role not only in the regulation of blood vessel tone, but also in the growth of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). The…”
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cAMP Response Element–Binding Protein Mediates Thrombin-Induced Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Tokunou, Tomotake, Ichiki, Toshihiro, Takeda, Kotaro, Funakoshi, Yuko, Iino, Naoko, Takeshita, Akira

“…Thrombin is a potent mitogen for vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and plays an important role in the progression of atherosclerosis. Although recent…”
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Thrombin Induces Interleukin-6 Expression Through the cAMP Response Element in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Tokunou, Tomotake, Ichiki, Toshihiro, Takeda, Kotaro, Funakoshi, Yuko, Iino, Naoko, Shimokawa, Hiroaki, Egashira, Kensuke, Takeshita, Akira

“…The plasma level of interleukin-6 (IL-6) is elevated in patients with acute coronary syndromes and has prognostic value. Thrombin is a potent mitogen for…”
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Reactive Oxygen Species–Mediated Homologous Downregulation of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor mRNA by Angiotensin II by Ichiki, Toshihiro, Takeda, Kotaro, Tokunou, Tomotake, Funakoshi, Yuko, Ito, Kiyoko, Iino, Naoko, Takeshita, Akira

“…Recent studies suggest a crucial role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for the signaling of angiotensin (Ang) II through Ang II type 1 receptor (AT1-R)…”
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Expression of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 by Nonenzymatically Glycated Albumin (Amadori Adducts) in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Ichiki, Toshihiro, Funakoshi, Yuko, Ito, Kiyoko, Takeshita, Akira

“…The biological effects of Amadori adducts that are early nonenzymatically glycated protein on vascular cells were poorly defined. We examined the effect of…”
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ activators downregulate angiotensin II type 1 receptor in vascular smooth muscle cells by TAKEDA, Kotaro, ICHIKI, Toshihiro, TOKUNOU, Tomotake, FUNAKOSHI, Yuko, IINO, Naoko, HIRANO, Katsuya, KANAIDE, Hideo, TAKESHITA, Akira

“…Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) activators, such as troglitazone (Tro), not only improve insulin resistance but also suppress the…”
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Downregulation of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor by All-trans Retinoic Acid in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Takeda, Kotaro, Ichiki, Toshihiro, Funakoshi, Yuko, Ito, Kiyoko, Takeshita, Akira

“…ABSTRACTAll-trans retinoic acid (atRA) is a biologically active metabolite of vitamin A that plays an important role in cell differentiation and proliferation…”
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Rho-kinase mediated angiotensin II-induced monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression in rat vascular smooth muscle cells by Funakoshi, Yuko, Ichiki, Toshihiro, Shimokawa, Hiroaki, Egashira, Kensuke

“…Recently, it was shown that Rho-kinase plays an important role in blood pressure regulation. However, it is not known whether Rho-kinase is involved in…”
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (gamma) activators downregulate angiotensin II type 1 receptor in vascular smooth muscle cells by Takeda, Kotaro, Ichiki, Toshihiro, Tomotake Tokumou, Funakoshi, Yuko

“…BACKGROUND: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) activators, such as troglitazone (Tro), not only improve insulin resistance but also…”
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Convergence of Multiple Protein Kinase Pathways of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor on cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein (CREB) in Rat Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Ichiki, Toshihiro, Funakoshi, Yuko, Takeda, Kotaro, Takeshita, Akira

“…Abstract only P163 We previously reported a critical role of cyclic AMP response element (CRE) of interleukin-6 gene promoter in the induction of interleukin-6…”
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Downregulation of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Gene Transcription by Nitric Oxide by Ichiki, Toshihiro, Usui, Makoto, Kato, Makoto, Funakoshi, Yuko, Ito, Kiyoko, Egashira, Kensuke, Takeshita, Akira

“…Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role not only in the regulation of blood vessel tone, but also in the growth of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). The…”
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An immunohistochemical study of basic fibroblast growth factor in the developing chick by Funakoshi, Y, Matsuda, S, Uryu, K, Fujita, H, Okumura, N, Sakanaka, M

“…An antiserum against basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) was characterized by immunoblot experiments and used to investigate immunohistochemically the…”
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