Search Results - "Ohtomo, Natsuko"
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Sphingosine 1-phosphate regulates regeneration and fibrosis after liver injury via sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 2
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-03-2009)“…Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P), a bioactive lipid mediator, stimulates proliferation and contractility in hepatic stellate cells, the principal matrix-producing…”
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Autotaxin as a novel serum marker of liver fibrosis
Published in Clinica chimica acta (11-06-2011)“…The clinical significance of autotaxin (ATX), a key enzyme for the production of the bioactive lysophospholipid lysophosphatidic acid remains unknown. Serum…”
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Induction of p53-dependent p21 limits proliferative activity of rat hepatocytes in the presence of hepatocyte growth factor
Published in PloS one (04-11-2013)“…Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a potent mitogen for hepatocytes, enhances hepatocyte function without stimulating proliferation, depending on the…”
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Prediction of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development by Plasma ADAMTS13 in Chronic Hepatitis B and C
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-10-2011)“…Chronic liver injury evokes a wound healing response, promoting fibrosis and finally hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in which hepatic stellate cells play an…”
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Rho-kinase inhibitor prevents hepatocyte damage in acute liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride in rats
Published in American journal of physiology: Gastrointestinal and liver physiology (01-10-2007)“…A protective effect of Rho-kinase inhibitor on various organ injuries is gaining attention. Regarding liver injury, Rho-kinase inhibitor is reported to prevent…”
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Interaction of α-taxilin Localized on Intracellular Components with the Microtubule Cytoskeleton
Published in Cell Structure and Function (01-01-2012)“…Intracellular vesicle traffic plays an essential role in the establishment and maintenance of organelle identity and biosynthetic transport. We have identified…”
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Stimulation by glutamine and proline of HGF production in hepatic stellate cells
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (30-11-2007)“…Amino acids regulate cellular functions in a variety of cell types. Most notably, leucine stimulates protein production through the mammalian target of…”
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Induction of ischemic tolerance in rat liver via reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase in Kupffer cells
Published in World journal of gastroenterology : WJG (14-10-2007)“…To elucidate the mechanisms of hepatocyte preconditioning by H2O2 to better understand the pathophysiology of ischemic preconditioning. The in vitro effect of…”
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High ubiquitous mitochondrial creatine kinase expression in hepatocellular carcinoma denotes a poor prognosis with highly malignant potential
Published in International journal of cancer (01-05-2014)“…We previously reported the increased serum mitochondrial creatine kinase (MtCK) activity in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), mostly due to the…”
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Antagonism of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 2 causes a selective reduction of portal vein pressure in bile duct-ligated rodents
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-10-2012)“…Sinusoidal vasoconstriction, in which hepatic stellate cells operate as contractile machinery, has been suggested to play a pivotal role in the pathophysiology…”
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Expression of α-taxilin in the murine gastrointestinal tract: potential implication in cell proliferation
Published in Histochemistry and cell biology (01-02-2014)“…α-Taxilin, a binding partner of the syntaxin family, is a candidate tumor marker. To gain insight into the physiological role of α-taxilin in normal tissues,…”
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Expression of [alpha]-taxilin in the murine gastrointestinal tract: potential implication in cell proliferation
Published in Histochemistry and cell biology (01-02-2014)“…[alpha]-Taxilin, a binding partner of the syntaxin family, is a candidate tumor marker. To gain insight into the physiological role of [alpha]-taxilin in…”
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Plasma concentration of bioactive lipid mediator sphingosine 1-phosphate is reduced in patients with chronic hepatitis C
Published in Clinica chimica acta (02-05-2010)“…Bioactive lipid mediator S1P has been suggested to play pathophysiological roles in various fields of clinical science as a circulating paracrine mediator. We…”
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Leucine stimulates HGF production by hepatic stellate cells through mTOR pathway
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (22-06-2007)“…Branched chain amino acids modulate various cellular functions in addition to providing substrates for the production of proteins. We examined the mechanism…”
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Expression of α-taxilin in hepatocellular carcinoma correlates with growth activity and malignant potential of the tumor
Published in International journal of oncology (01-12-2010)“…The membrane traffic system has been recognized to be involved in carcinogenesis and tumor progression in several types of tumors. α-taxilin is a newly…”
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Interaction of [alpha]-taxilin Localized on Intracellular Components with the Microtubule Cytoskeleton
Published in Cell structure and function (01-07-2012)“…Intracellular vesicle traffic plays an essential role in the establishment and maintenance of organelle identity and biosynthetic transport. We have identified…”
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Induction of p53-Dependent p21 Limits Proliferative Activity of Rat Hepatocytes in the Presence of Hepatocyte Growth Factor: e78346
Published in PloS one (01-11-2013)“…Background Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a potent mitogen for hepatocytes, enhances hepatocyte function without stimulating proliferation, depending on the…”
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