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Glomerular distribution and gelatinolytic activity of matrix metalloproteinases in human glomerulonephritis by Urushihara, Maki, Kagami, Shoji, Kuhara, Takashi, Tamaki, Toshiaki, Kuroda, Yasuhiro

“…Background. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have been implicated in the development of glomerular injury in rat experimental glomerulonephritis (GN). However,…”
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Endothelin-1 is a potent stimulator of α1β1 integrin-mediated collagen matrix remodeling by rat mesangial cells by Kitamura, A, Kagami, S, Urushihara, M, Kondo, S, Yoshizumi, M, Tamaki, T, Kuroda, Y

“…Endothelin-1 (ET) is known to stimulate mesangial cell (MC) proliferation, extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis, and thereby contribute to the progression of…”
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Variants and Haplotypes in Angiotensinogen Gene Are Associated With Plasmatic Angiotensinogen Level in Mexican Population by Balam-Ortiz, Eros, MD, Alfaro-Ruiz, Luis, Carrillo, Karol, BSc, Jimenez-Sanchez, Gerardo, MD, PhD, Esquivel-Villarreal, Adolfo, MD, Elizalde, Adela, APN, Gil, Trinidad, APN, Urushihara, Maki, MD, PhD, Kobori, Hiroyuki, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Introduction The plasmatic angiotensinogen (AGT) level has been associated with essential hypertension. Linkage analysis has found a relationship…”
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Identification of probasin-related antigen as cystathionine gamma-lyase by molecular cloning by NISHI, N, TANABE, H, OYA, H, URUSHIHARA, M, MIYANAKA, H, WADA, F

“…We reported previously that a monoclonal antibody against probasin (rat prostatic secretory protein) recognizes a 40-kDa protein localized in rat liver and…”
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Mutation of DNASE1 in people with systemic lupus erythematosus by Yasutomo, Koji, Horiuchi, Takahiko, Kagami, Shoji, Tsukamoto, Hiroshi, Hashimura, Chinami, Urushihara, Maki, Kuroda, Yasuhiro

“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a highly prevalent human autoimmune diseases that causes progressive glomerulonephritis, arthritis and an erythematoid…”
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Urinary angiotensinogen reflects the activity of intrarenal renin―angiotensin system in patients with IgA nephropathy by NISHIYAMA, Akira, KONISHI, Yoshio, KOBORI, Hiroyuki, IMANISHI, Masahito, OHASHI, Naro, MORIKAWA, Takashi, URUSHIHARA, Maki, MAEDA, Isseki, HAMADA, Masahiro, KISHIDA, Masatsugu, HITOMI, Hirofumi, SHIRAHASHI, Nobuo

“…A potential contribution of local activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) to the pathogenesis of renal injury has been indicated by evidence for blood…”
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Activated intrarenal reactive oxygen species and renin angiotensin system in IgA nephropathy by Ohashi, N, Urushihara, M, Kobori, H

“…Immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy is recognized worldwide as the most common primary glomerulopathy. Although the mechanisms underlying the development of IgA…”
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Early Treatment With Olmesartan Prevents Juxtamedullary Glomerular Podocyte Injury and the Onset of Microalbuminuria in Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Sofue, Tadashi, Kiyomoto, Hideyasu, Kobori, Hiroyuki, Urushihara, Maki, Nishijima, Yoko, Kaifu, Kumiko, Hara, Taiga, Matsumoto, Sachiko, Ichimura, Atsuhiko, Ohsaki, Hiroyuki, Hitomi, Hirofumi, Kawachi, Hiroshi, Hayden, Melvin R., Whaley-Connell, Adam, Sowers, James R., Ito, Sadayoshi, Kohno, Masakazu, Nishiyama, Akira

“…Background Studies were performed to determine if early treatment with an angiotensin II (Ang II) receptor blocker (ARB), olmesartan, prevents the onset of…”
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Conjugal transfer of hydrogen-oxidizing ability of Alcaligenes hydrogenophilus to Pseudomonas oxalaticus by Umeda, F, Min, H, Urushihara, M, Okazaki, M, Miura, Y

“…Conjugal transfer of hydrogen-oxidizing ability (Hox) of the hydrogen bacterium Alcaligenes hydrogenophilus was examined. Intraspecific cross of plasmid…”
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Ascorbate enhances iNOS activity by increasing tetrahydrobiopterin in RAW 264.7 cells by Nakai, Kozo, Urushihara, Masahide, Kubota, Yasuo, Kosaka, Hiroaki

“…Studies on the effect of ascorbic acid on inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity are few and diverse, likely to be dependent on the species of cells…”
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Requirement for tyrosine kinase-ERK1/2 signaling in alpha 1 beta 1 integrin-mediated collagen matrix remodeling by rat mesangial cells by Kagami, S, Urushihara, M, Kondo, S, Löster, K, Reutter, W, Tamaki, T, Yoshizumi, M, Kuroda, Y

“…Abnormal mesangial extracellular matrix remodeling by mesangial cells (MCs) is the hallmark of progressive glomerulonephritis (GN). We recently showed, using a…”
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Sisters with α-mannosidosis and systemic lupus erythematosus by URUSHIHARA, Maki, KAGAMI, Shoji, YASUTOMO, Koji, ITO, Michinori, KONDO, Shuji, KITAMURA, Akiko, MALM, Dag, KLENOW, Helle, NILSSEN, Oivind, KURODA, Yasuhiro

“…Alpha-mannosidosis is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of lysosomal alpha-mannosidase (LAMAN). Here, we report two sisters with…”
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Endothelin-1 is a potent stimulator of alpha1beta1 integrin-mediated collagen matrix remodeling by rat mesangial cells by Kitamura, A, Kagami, S, Urushihara, M, Kondo, S, Yoshizumi, M, Tamaki, T, Kuroda, Y

“…Endothelin-1 (ET) is known to stimulate mesangial cell (MC) proliferation, extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis, and thereby contribute to the progression of…”
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Involvement of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in neurite outgrowth induced by cAMP treatment and serum deprivation in a central nervous system cell line, CAD derived from rat brain by Donai, H, Nakamura, M, Sogawa, Y, Wang, J K, Urushihara, M, Yamauchi, T

“…A central nervous system (CNS) cell line, CAD, is known to differentiate in the absence of serum. This cell line was found to differentiate by the treatment of…”
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Transforming growth factor-beta in renal disease with glycogen storage disease I by Urushihara, Maki, Kagami, Shoji, Ito, Michinori, Yasutomo, Koji, Kondo, Shuji, Kitamura, Akiko, Takahashi, Akiyoshi, Kuroda, Yasuhiro

“…We report a 14-year-old patient with Japanese glycogen storage disease I (GSD-I) who was found to have proteinuria. Renal biopsy revealed massive tubular…”
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Idiopathic pneumoperitoneum without gastrointestinal perforation in a low-birth weight infant: A rare type of air leak syndrome by Nakajima, Hideaki, Yamoto, Masaya, Fukumoto, Koji, Sekioka, Akinori, Nomura, Akiyoshi, Ohyama, Kei, Yamada, Yutaka, Urushihara, Naoto

“…Neonatal free air on X-ray images is generally due to intestinal perforation, and requires surgical intervention. However, some cases without intestinal…”
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Up-regulation of integrin-linked kinase activity in rat mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis by Kagami, Shoji, Shimizu, Maki, Kondo, Shuji, Kitamura, Akiko, Urushihara, Maki, Takamatsu, Masanori, Yamaji, Satoshi, Ishigatsubo, Yoshiaki, Kawachi, Hiroshi, Shimizu, Fujio

“…This study investigated whether integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic glomerulonephritis (GN) by analyzing the expression and…”
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Involvement of Ca super(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in neurite outgrowth induced by cAMP treatment and serum deprivation in a central nervous system cell line, CAD derived from rat brain by Donai, H, Nakamura, M, Sogawa, Y, Wang, JKT, Urushihara, M, Yamauchi, T

“…A central nervous system (CNS) cell line, CAD, is known to differentiate in the absence of serum. This cell line was found to differentiate by the treatment of…”
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The role of mast cells in acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis with uveitis by KONDO, Shuji, KAGAMI, Shoji, SHIMIZU, Maki, KITAMURA, Akiko, URUSHIHARA, Maki, SATAKE, Nobuo, IZUMI, Keisuke, KURODA, Yasuhiro

“…We describe the clinicopathological characteristics of two patients with acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis with uveitis (TINU) with mast cells infiltrating…”
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Overexpression of alpha1beta1 integrin directly affects rat mesangial cell behavior by Kagami, S, Kondo, S, Urushihara, M, Löster, K, Reutter, W, Saijo, T, Kitamura, A, Kobayashi, S, Kuroda, Y

“…Glomerular mesangial cell (MC) proliferation, hypertrophy, and abnormal matrix remodeling characterized by increased expression of fibronectin, laminin and…”
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