Glomerular deposition of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) indicates a novel mechanism of complement activation in IgA nephropathy

Morito Endo

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Molecular basis of the heterogeneity of expression of glycosyl phosphatidylinositol anchored proteins in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Morito Endo, RE Ware, TM Vreeke, +5

Blood

Complement 3 activates the renal renin-angiotensin system by induction of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of the nephrotubulus in mice

Xueli Zhou, Noboru Fukuda, Hiroyuki Matsuda, +9

American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology

Renal PathologyImmunologyRenal InflammationRenal Renin-angiotensin SystemCellular Physiology +23

Complement activation through the lectin pathway in patients with Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis

Morito Endo, Hiroyuki Ohi, Isao Ohsawa, +3

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

InflammationGlomerulonephritisComplement SystemAutoimmune DiseaseHenoch-schönlein Purpura Nephritis +10

Syngeneic bone marrow transplantation without conditioning in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria: in vivo evidence that the mutant stem cells have a survival advantage

Morito Endo, Beatty Pg, TM Vreeke, +3

Blood

Complement 3 Is Involved in the Synthetic Phenotype and Exaggerated Growth of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells From Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Zhihong Lin, Noboru Fukuda, Xue-Qing Jin, +6

Hypertension

HypertensionCellular PhysiologyShort FormExaggerated GrowthAngiogenesis +15

Complement 3 is involved in changing the phenotype of human glomerular mesangial cells

Jianxin Wan, Noboru Fukuda, Morito Endo, +5

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Complement Activation Accelerates Glomerular Injury in Diabetic Rats

Takayuki Fujita, Hiroyuki Ohi, Koji Komatsu, +3

˜The œNephron journals/Nephron journals

Acute Alteration in Bone Mineral Density and Biochemical Markers for Bone Metabolism in Nephrotic Patients Receiving High-Dose Glucocorticoid and One-Cycle Etidronate Therapy

Takayuki Fujita, Atsushi Satomura, Mutsuko Hidaka, +3

Calcified Tissue International

Bone DiseaseMetabolic SyndromeUrologyBone HealthOrthopaedic Surgery +12

Glomerular and extraglomerular immune complex deposits in a bone marrow transplant recipient

Isao Ohsawa, Hiroyuki Ohi, Takayuki Fujita, +4

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

GlomerulonephritisTransplantationAutoimmune DiseaseBone Marrow FailureMedicine +9