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

Masataka Okuno, Kenta Kajiwara, Shoko Imai, +8

Journal of Nutrition

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeVisceral Adipose TissueLipid SynthesisMedicine +10

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, +1

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Proteinlipid InteractionVascular Smooth MuscleCellular PhysiologySkeletal MuscleMembrane Transport +17

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

Kuniharu Akita, Masataka Okuno, Masamichi Enya, +5

Gastroenterology

InflammationHepatologyTnf-α/kallikrein–mediated ActivationMedicineLiver Physiology +12

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

BiologyFertilityPhysiologyReproductive BiologyPublic Health +6

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, +11

Journal of Hepatology

FibrosisHepatologyRetinoid LossLiver Physiology9,13-Di-cis-retinoic Acid +10

9,13‐di‐<i>cis</i>‐Retinoic acid induces the production of tPA and activation of latent TGF‐β via RARα in a human liver stellate cell line, LI90

Shoko Imai, Masataka Okuno, Hisataka Moriwaki, +5

FEBS Letters

Effects of estrone on full life cycle of Java medaka (<i>Oryzias javanicus</i>), a new marine test fish

Shoko Imai, Jiro Koyama, Kazunori Fujii

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Determination of dissolved gaseous mercury in seawater of Minamata Bay and estimation for mercury exchange across air–sea interface

Kohji Marumoto, Shoko Imai

Marine Chemistry

Environmental ChemistryEnvironmental MonitoringMercury ExchangeEngineeringEnvironmental Engineering +6

Java medaka: A proposed new marine test fish for ecotoxicology

Jiro Koyama, Miki Kawamata, Shoko Imai, +3

Environmental Toxicology

Mercury evasion fluxes from sea surfaces of the Tsushima Strait and Kuroshio Current in the East China Sea

Kohji Marumoto, Akinori Takeuchi, Shoko Imai, +2

GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

EngineeringKuroshio CurrentMarine ChemistryOceanographyEarth Science +17