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Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ in colonic epithelial cells protects against experimental inflammatory bowel disease by Adachi, M, Kurotani, R, Morimura, K, Shah, Y, Sanford, M, Madison, B B, Gumucio, D L, Marin, H E, Peters, J M, Young, H A, Gonzalez, F J

“…Introduction: Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is expressed in epithelial cells, macrophage, and T and B lymphocytes. Ligand induced…”
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Development of Aging-Related Emphysematous and Lymphoma-Like Lesions is Enhanced by the Lack of Secretoglobin 3A2 in Mouse Lungs by Kurotani, Reiko, Kurumazuka, Akira, Sakahara, Satoshi, Takakura, Kei, Yokoyama, Yutaro, Xu, Lei, Dai, Jieqiong, Lee, Maxwell P, Kumaki, Nobue, Abe, Hiroyuki, Kimura, Shioko

“…Secretoglobin (SCGB) 3A2 is a novel bioactive molecule with anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic activities. SCGB3A2 also promotes the maturation of bronchial…”
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Exogenous expression of Pit-1 in AtT-20 corticotropic cells induces endogenous growth hormone gene transcription by Kurotani, R, Yoshimura, S, Iwasaki, Y, Inoue, K, Teramoto, A, Osamura, RY

“…The pituitary-specific POU-homeodomain transcription factor, Pit-1, is known to regulate the expression of the GH gene in somatotropes, prolactin (PRL) in…”
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Pit-1 positive alpha-subunit positive nonfunctioning human pituitary adenomas: a dedifferentiated GH cell lineage? by Osamura, R Y, Tahara, S, Komatsubara, K, Itoh, Y, Kajiwara, H, Kurotani, R, Sanno, N, Teramoto, A

“…Pit-1 is a transcription factor which has been reported to regulate differentiation toward GH, PRL and TSH in the anterior pituitary glands. In the human…”
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Uteroglobin-related Protein 1 Expression Suppresses Allergic Airway Inflammation in Mice by Chiba, Yoshihiko, Kurotani, Reiko, Kusakabe, Takashi, Miura, Tomiko, Link, Benjamin W, Misawa, Miwa, Kimura, Shioko

“…Uteroglobin-related protein (UGRP) 1, which is highly expressed in the epithelial cells of the airways, has been suggested to play a role in lung inflammation…”
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Developmental Regulation of Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Gene Expression by the MSX and DLX Homeodomain Protein Families by Givens, Marjory L., Rave-Harel, Naama, Goonewardena, Vinodha D., Kurotani, Reiko, Berdy, Sara E., Swan, Christo H., Rubenstein, John L.R., Robert, Benoit, Mellon, Pamela L.

“…Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the central regulator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, controlling sexual maturation and fertility in…”
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Identification and expression of alternative splice variants of the mouse Ppp1r3b gene in lung epithelial cells by Niimi, Tomoaki, Kurotani, Reiko, Kimura, Shioko, Kitagawa, Yasuo

“…Hepatic glycogen-targeting subunit GL of protein phosphatase-1 (PP1), which is encoded by the gene Ppp1r3b, is one of a family of proteins that target PP1 to…”
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Interleukin-10 Induces Uteroglobin-related Protein (UGRP) 1 Gene Expression in Lung Epithelial Cells through Homeodomain Transcription Factor T/EBP/NKX2.1 by Srisodsai, Achara, Kurotani, Reiko, Chiba, Yoshihiko, Sheikh, Faruk, Young, Howard A., Donnelly, Raymond P., Kimura, Shioko

“…UGRP1 is a downstream target gene for homeodomain transcription factor T/EBP/NKX2.1, which is predominantly expressed in lung epithelial cells, and may play an…”
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Phylogenetic Footprinting Reveals Evolutionarily Conserved Regions of the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene that Enhance Cell-Specific Expression by Givens, Marjory L, Kurotani, Reiko, Rave-Harel, Naama, Miller, Nichol L. G, Mellon, Pamela L

“…Reproductive function is controlled by the hypothalamic neuropeptide, GnRH, which serves as the central regulator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis…”
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A Case of Cushing's Disease Caused by Pituitary Adenoma Producing Adrenocorticotropic Hormone and Growth Hormone Concomitantly: Aberrant Expression of Transcription Factors NeuroD1 and Pit-1 as a Proposed Mechanism by Tahara, Shigeyuki, Kurotani, Reiko, Ishii, Yudo, Sanno, Naoko, Teramoto, Akira, Osamura, R. Yoshiyuki

“…A 53-year-old Japanese woman was diagnosed with Cushing's disease caused by a adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenoma on the basis of…”
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Cytological characterization of a pituitary folliculo-stellate-like cell line, Tpit/F1, with special reference to adenosine triphosphate-mediated neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression and nitric oxide secretion by Chen, L, Maruyama, D, Sugiyama, M, Sakai, T, Mogi, C, Kato, M, Kurotani, R, Shirasawa, N, Takaki, A, Renner, U, Kato, Y, Inoue, K

“…An immortal nonhormone-producing cell line with a characteristic star-shaped morphology, named Tpit/F1, was derived from an anterior pituitary gland of a…”
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Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor   in colonic epithelial cells protects against experimental inflammatory bowel disease by Adachi, M

“…Introduction: Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor [GAMMA] (PPAR[GAMMA]) is expressed in epithelial cells, macrophage, and T and B lymphocytes. Ligand…”
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Expression of Interleukin-6, Interleukin-6 Receptor (gp80), and the Receptor's Signal-Transducing Subunit (gp130) in Human Normal Pituitary Glands and Pituitary Adenomas by Kurotani, Reiko, Yasuda, Masanori, Oyama, Kenichi, Egashira, Noboru, Sugaya, Muthumi, Teramoto, Akira, Osamura, R Yoshiyuki

“…Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important cytokine in cell proliferation and differentiation in several organs. It has also been reported that IL-6 plays a role in…”
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Expression of Ptx1 in the adult rat pituitary glands and pituitary cell lines: hormone-secreting cells and folliculo-stellate cells by Kurotani, R, Tahara, S, Sanno, N, Teramoto, A, Mellon, P L, Inoue, K, Yoshimura, S, Osamura, R Y

“…The pituitary homeobox1 gene (Ptx1) was initially identified as encoding a pituitary-restricted transcription factor for the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene…”
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Contributions of Immunohistochemistry and In Situ Hybridization to the Functional Analysis of Pituitary Adenomas by Osamura, R. Yoshiyuki, Tahara, Shigeyuki, Kurotani, Reiko, Sanno, Naoko, Matsuno, Akira, Teramoto, Akira

“…Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and recently in situ hybridization (ISH) have elucidated various aspects of human pituitary adenomas, i.e., functional…”
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Expression of Ptx1 in the adult rat pituitary glands and pituitary cell lines: cells hormone-secreting and folliculo-stellate cells by Kurotani, R., Osamura, R.Y., Tahara, S., Sanno, N., Teramoto, A., Mellon, P.L., Inoue, K., Yoshimura, S.

“…The pituitary homeobox1 gene (Ptx1) was initially identified as encoding a pituitary-restricted transcription factor for the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene…”
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Immunohistochemical Analysis of RCAS1 in Human Pituitary Adenomas by Umeoka, Katsuya, Sanno, Naoko, Oyama, Kenichi, Tahara, Shigeyuki, Kurotani, Reiko, Ikuyama, Shoichiro, Nakashima, Manabu, Watanabe, Takeshi, Osamura, R Yoshiyuki, Teramoto, Akira

“…It has been reported that RCAS1 (receptor-binding cancer antigen expressed on SiSO cells) acts as a ligand for a receptor present on normal peripheral…”
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Expression of Pituitary Homeo Box 1 (Ptx1) in Human Non-Neoplastic Pituitaries and Pituitary Adenomas by Tahara, Shigeyuki, Kurotani, Reiko, Sanno, Naoko, Takumi, Ichiro, Yoshimura, Shinichi, Osamura, R Yoshiyuki, Teramoto, Akira

“…We investigated the localization of pituitary homeo box 1 (Ptx1) protein in five human non-neoplastic pituitaries and 73 of all types of pituitary adenomas…”
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Cytochemical and molecular biological aspects of the pituitary and pituitary adenomas--cell differentiation and transcription factors by Sanno, N, Tahara, S, Kurotani, R, Matsuno, A, Teramoto, A, Osamura, R Y

“…The anterior pituitary is composed of several cell types, each responsible for the production of specific hormones. Each hormone secreting cells is defined by…”
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26 expression of ptx1 in the adult rat pituitary glands and pituitary cell lines -hormone secreting cells and folliculo-stellate (FS) cells by Osamura, RY, Kurotani, R, Tahara, S, Sanno, N, Toshimura, S, Teramoto, A

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