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Industrial-scale separation of high-purity single-chirality single-wall carbon nanotubes for biological imaging by Yomogida, Yohei, Tanaka, Takeshi, Zhang, Minfang, Yudasaka, Masako, Wei, Xiaojun, Kataura, Hiromichi

“…Single-chirality, single-wall carbon nanotubes are desired due to their inherent physical properties and performance characteristics. Here, we demonstrate a…”
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Inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome attenuates apoptosis in contrast-induced acute kidney injury through the upregulation of HIF1A and BNIP3-mediated mitophagy by Lin, Qisheng, Li, Shu, Jiang, Na, Jin, Haijiao, Shao, Xinghua, Zhu, Xuying, Wu, Jingkui, Zhang, Minfang, Zhang, Zhen, Shen, Jianxiao, Zhou, Wenyan, Gu, Leyi, Lu, Renhua, Ni, Zhaohui

“…The pathogenetic mechanism of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI), which is the third most common cause of hospital-acquired AKI, has not been…”
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PINK1-parkin pathway of mitophagy protects against contrast-induced acute kidney injury via decreasing mitochondrial ROS and NLRP3 inflammasome activation by Lin, Qisheng, Li, Shu, Jiang, Na, Shao, Xinghua, Zhang, Minfang, Jin, Haijiao, Zhang, Zhen, Shen, Jianxiao, Zhou, Yijun, Zhou, Wenyan, Gu, Leyi, Lu, Renhua, Ni, Zhaohui

“…Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) occurs in more than 30% of patients after intravenous iodinated contrast media and causes serious complications,…”
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Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes by Macrophages by Yang, Mei, Zhang, Minfang

“…Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered to be among the most promising materials of the twenty first century due to their electronic, optical, mechanical, and…”
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Marein ameliorates diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting renal sodium glucose transporter 2 and activating the AMPK signaling pathway in db/db mice and high glucose–treated HK-2 cells by Guo, Yanli, Ran, Zheng, Zhang, Yongwei, Song, Zhipeng, Wang, Lifeng, Yao, Lan, Zhang, Minfang, Xin, Jialiang, Mao, Xinmin

“…Proposed mechanism of Marein. Marein treatment improved diabetic nephropathy by inhibiting SGLT2 and activating the AMPK signaling pathway. Furthermore, Marein…”
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Ellagic acid promotes browning of white adipose tissues in high-fat diet-induced obesity in rats through suppressing white adipocyte maintaining genes by Wang, Lifeng, Wei, Yuanyuan, Ning, Chao, Zhang, Minfang, Fan, Ping, Lei, Dongyu, Du, Jing, Gale, Mengke, Ma, Yitong, Yang, Yining

“…Promoting brown adipose tissue (BAT) formation and function reduces obesity. Ellagic Acid (EA), located abundantly in plant extracts and fruits, has been shown…”
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Size-dependent cell uptake of carbon nanotubes by macrophages: A comparative and quantitative study by Zhang, Minfang, Yang, Mei, Morimoto, Takahiro, Tajima, Naoko, Ichiraku, Kayo, Fujita, Katsuhide, Iijima, Sumio, Yudasaka, Masako, Okazaki, Toshiya

“…Quantification of the cellular uptake of nanomaterials is crucial for studies of their toxicity and medical applications. However, our knowledge of the…”
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HIF1α-BNIP3-mediated mitophagy protects against renal fibrosis by decreasing ROS and inhibiting activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by Li, Jialin, Lin, Qisheng, Shao, Xinghua, Li, Shu, Zhu, Xuying, Wu, Jingkui, Mou, Shan, Gu, Leyi, Wang, Qin, Zhang, Minfang, Zhang, Kaiqi, Lu, Jiayue, Ni, Zhaohui

“…Chronic kidney disease affects approximately 14.3% of people worldwide. Tubulointerstitial fibrosis is the final stage of almost all progressive CKD. To date,…”
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Clinical phenotypes and prognoses of microscopic polyangiitis based on kidney biopsies by Wang, Juan, Li, Rui, Zhou, Wenyan, Lin, Yanwei, Wang, Xiaodong, Ye, Shuang, Lu, Liangjing, Zhang, Minfang, Chen, Sheng

“…To classify the different clinical phenotypes and compare the distinct prognoses of microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). A retrospective analysis of 436 patients…”
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Urgent-Start Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis in ESRD Patients: Complications and Outcomes by Jin, Haijiao, Fang, Wei, Zhu, Mingli, Yu, Zanzhe, Fang, Yan, Yan, Hao, Zhang, Minfang, Wang, Qin, Che, Xiajing, Xie, Yuanyuan, Huang, Jiaying, Hu, Chunhua, Zhang, Haifen, Mou, Shan, Ni, Zhaohui

“…Several studies have suggested that urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a feasible alternative to hemodialysis (HD) in patients with end-stage renal…”
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Chromatic pupillometry isolation and evaluation of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell-driven pupillary light response in patients with retinitis pigmentosa by Zhao, He, Wang, Hao, Zhang, Minfang, Weng, Chuanhuang, Liu, Yong, Yin, Zhengqin

“…The pupil light response (PLR) is driven by rods, cones, and intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs). We aimed to isolate ipRGC-driven…”
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A Simple Method for Removal of Carbon Nanotubes from Wastewater Using Hypochlorite by Zhang, Minfang, Deng, Yinmei, Yang, Mei, Nakajima, Hideaki, Yudasaka, Masako, Iijima, Sumio, Okazaki, Toshiya

“…Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been applied in a wide range of fields, such as materials, electronics, energy storages, and biomedicine. With the rapid increase…”
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Small-Sized Carbon Nanohorns Enabling Cellular Uptake Control by Zhang, Minfang, Zhou, Xin, Iijima, Sumio, Yudasaka, Masako

“…Carbon nanotubes perform well in preclinical tests for drug delivery and diagnostic imaging, but controlling the size at less than 100 nm to avoid nonspecific…”
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Tubular basement membrane deposits after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Zhou, Wenyan, Qi, Chaojun, Zhang, Minfang, Hou, Xiaotao, Ni, Zhaohui

“…Background Extraglomerular immune complex deposition is rare and only a few membranous nephropathy cases with tubular basement membrane deposits have been…”
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Near-Infrared Photoluminescent Carbon Nanotubes for Imaging of Brown Fat by Yudasaka, Masako, Yomogida, Yohei, Zhang, Minfang, Tanaka, Takeshi, Nakahara, Masako, Kobayashi, Norihiko, Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko, Machida, Ken, Ishihara, Kazuhiko, Saeki, Kumiko, Kataura, Hiromichi

“…Near-infrared photoluminescent single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are expected to provide effectual bio-imaging tools, although, as yet, only limited…”
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Biodegradation of carbon nanohorns in macrophage cells by Zhang, Minfang, Yang, Mei, Bussy, Cyrill, Iijima, Sumio, Kostarelos, Kostas, Yudasaka, Masako

“…With the rapid developments in the medical applications of carbon nanomaterials such as carbon nanohorns (CNHs), carbon nanotubes, and graphene based…”
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Patterning of graphene using wet etching with hypochlorite and UV light by Zhang, Minfang, Yang, Mei, Okigawa, Yuki, Yamada, Takatoshi, Nakajima, Hideaki, Iizumi, Yoko, Okazaki, Toshiya

“…Graphene patterning via etching is important for enhancing or controling the properties of devices and supporting their applications in micro- and…”
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Renal Amyloidosis With Prominent Giant Cells by Zhou, Wenyan, Zhang, Minfang, Zhang, Liyin, Liu, Shaojun

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Fabrication of ZnPc/Protein Nanohorns for Double Photodynamic and Hyperthermic Cancer Phototherapy by Zhang, Minfang, Murakami, Tatsuya, Ajima, Kumiko, Tsuchida, Kunihiro, Sandanayaka, Atula S. D., Ito, Osamu, Iijima, Sumio, Yudasaka, Masako

“…Multifunctionalization of carbon nanotubules is easily achieved by attaching functional molecules that provide specific advantages for microscopic…”
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Kidney Injury Molecule-1 is Elevated in Nephropathy and Mediates Macrophage Activation via the Mapk Signalling Pathway by Tian, Lei, Shao, Xinghua, Xie, Yuanyuan, Wang, Qin, Che, Xiajing, Zhang, Minfang, Xu, Weijia, Xu, Yao, Mou, Shan, Ni, Zhaohui

“…Background/Aims: Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is highly expressed in renal tubular cells after injury and is usually regarded as an early biomarker of…”
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