Shoko Imai

Perilla Oil Prevents the Excessive Growth of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Rats by Down-Regulating Adipocyte Differentiation ,

Masataka Okuno, Kenta Kajiwara, Shoko Imai et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 1997 · 153 citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Visceral Adipose Tissue +12

Cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase stimulates the plasma membrane Ca2+ pump ATPase of vascular smooth muscle via phosphorylation of a 240-kDa protein.

Yutaka Yoshida, Hongkuan Sun, Jiqun Cai et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1991 · 96 citations · Full text

Proteinlipid Interaction, Vascular Smooth Muscle, Cellular Physiology +19

Impaired liver regeneration in mice by lipopolysaccharide via TNF-α/kallikrein–mediated activation of latent TGF-β

Kuniharu Akita, Masataka Okuno, Masamichi Enya et al. · Gastroenterology · 2002 · 91 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Hepatology, Tnf-α/kallikrein–mediated Activation +14

Effects of 17β-estradiol on the reproduction of Java-medaka (Oryzias javanicus), a new test fish species

Shoko Imai, Jiro Koyama, Kazunori Fujii · Marine Pollution Bulletin · 2005 · 83 citations

Biology, Fertility, Physiology +8

Increased 9,13-di-cis-retinoic acid in rat hepatic fibrosis: implication for a potential link between retinoid loss and TGF-β mediated fibrogenesis in vivo

Masataka Okuno, Takashi Sato, Takuya Kitamoto et al. · Journal of Hepatology · 1999 · 78 citations

Fibrosis, Hepatology, Retinoid Loss +12