Search Results - "Koura, Yukako"

Inhibition of diabetic nephropathy by a decoy peptide corresponding to the "handle" region for nonproteolytic activation of prorenin by Ichihara, Atsuhiro, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Kaneshiro, Yuki, Suzuki, Fumiaki, Nakagawa, Tsutomu, Tada, Yuko, Koura, Yukako, Nishiyama, Akira, Okada, Hirokazu, Uddin, M Nasir, Nabi, A H M Nurun, Ishida, Yuichi, Inagami, Tadashi, Saruta, Takao

“…We found that when a site-specific binding protein interacts with the "handle" region of the prorenin prosegment, the prorenin molecule undergoes a…”
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Inhibition of diabetic nephropathy by a decoy peptide corresponding to the “handle” region for nonproteolytic activation of prorenin by Ichihara, Atsuhiro, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Kaneshiro, Yuki, Suzuki, Fumiaki, Nakagawa, Tsutomu, Tada, Yuko, Koura, Yukako, Nishiyama, Akira, Okada, Hirokazu, Uddin, M. Nasir, Nabi, A.H.M. Nurun, Ishida, Yuichi, Inagami, Tadashi, Saruta, Takao

“…We found that when a site-specific binding protein interacts with the “handle” region of the prorenin prosegment, the prorenin molecule undergoes a…”
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Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Inhibits Prorenin Processing in Juxtaglomerular Cells by ICHIHARA, Atsuhiro, HAYASHI, Matsuhiko, HIROTA, Nobuhisa, OKADA, Hirokazu, KOURA, Yukako, TADA, Yuko, KANESHIRO, Yuki, TSUGANEZAWA, Hirohiko, SARUTA, Takao

“…Long-term treatment with an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker (ARB) has been shown to decrease the plasma renin activity (PRA) of hypertensive patients,…”
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Phospholipase D Contributes to Transmural Pressure Control of Prorenin Processing in Juxtaglomerular Cell by Hirota, Nobuhisa, Ichihara, Atsuhiro, Koura, Yukako, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Saruta, Takao

“…This study was designed to delineate the involvement of phospholipase C (PLC) and phospholipase D (PLD) in transmural pressure control of renin synthesis and…”
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Transmural Pressure Control of Prorenin Processing and Secretion in Diabetic Rat Juxtaglomerular Cells by HIROTA, Nobuhisa, ICHIHARA, Atsuhiro, KOURA, Yukako, TADA, Yuko, HAYASHI, Matsuhiko, SARUTA, Takao

“…In diabetic patients, the elevation of plasma prorenin levels or arterial pressure is correlated with the severity of diabetic nephropathy. This study was…”
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Anandamide decreases glomerular filtration rate through predominant vasodilation of efferent arterioles in rat kidneys by KOURA, Yukako, ICHIHARA, Atsuhiro, TADA, Yuko, KANESHIRO, Yuki, OKADA, Hirokazu, TEMM, Constance J, HAYASHI, Matsuhiko, SARUTA, Takao

“…For determining the effects of anandamide (ANA) on renal hemodynamics and microcirculation, a clearance study was performed in Sprague-Dawley rats that…”
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Long-term effects of intensive blood-pressure lowering on arterial wall stiffness in hypertensive patients by Ichihara, Atsuhiro, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Koura, Yukako, Tada, Yuko, Hirota, Nobuhisa, Saruta, Takao

“…Background: Aortic stiffness is assessed by pulse wave velocity (PWV) and predicts the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of hypertensive patients. To…”
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Ovariectomy enhances renal cortical expression and function of cyclooxygenase-2 by Tada, Yuko, Ichihara, Atsuhiro, Koura, Yukako, Okada, Hirokazu, Kaneshiro, Yuki, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Saruta, Takao

“…Ovariectomy enhances renal cortical expression and function of cyclooxygenase-2. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors are used as analgesics in postmenopausal…”
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Blunted Tubuloglomerular Feedback by Absence of Angiotensin Type 1A Receptor Involves Neuronal NOS by Ichihara, Atsuhiro, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Koura, Yukako, Tada, Yuko, Sugaya, Takeshi, Hirota, Nobuhisa, Saruta, Takao

“…ABSTRACT—To define the role of angiotensin type 1A (AT1A) receptor in modulating tubuloglomerular feedback signals and to determine its relationship to…”
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Long-term effects of intensive blood-pressure lowering on arterial wallstiffness in hypertensive patients by Ichihara, Atsuhiro, Hayashi, Matsuhiko, Koura, Yukako, Tada, Yuko, Hirota, Nobuhisa, Saruta, Takao

“…Aortic stiffness is assessed by pulse wave velocity (PWV) and predicts the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of hypertensive patients. To determine the…”
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