Toshihisa Ohkawa

Excessive production of transforming growth-factor β1 can play an important role in the development of tumorigenesis by its action for angiogenesis: validity of neutralizing antibodies to block tumor growth

Noboru Ueki, Masaru Nakazato, Toshihisa Ohkawa et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research · 1992 · 144 citations

Angiogenesis, Growth-factor β1, Tumor Growth +11

Local production and localization of transforming growth factor-beta in tuberculous pleurisy

Juichiro Maeda, Noboru Ueki, Toshihisa Ohkawa et al. · Clinical & Experimental Immunology · 1993 · 80 citations · Full text

Inflammatory Lung Disease, Lung Inflammation, Immunology +18

Stimulation of hyaluronan synthesis by tumor necrosis factor-α is mediated by the p50/p65 NF–κB complex in MRC-5 myofibroblasts

Toshihisa Ohkawa, Noboru Ueki, Tomohiro Taguchi et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research · 1999 · 48 citations

Inflammation, Hyaluronan Synthesis, P50/p65 Nf–κb Complex +12

Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1)- and β2-like activities in malignant pleural effusions caused by malignant mesothelioma or primary lung cancer

Juichiro Maeda, Noboru Ueki, Toshihisa Ohkawa et al. · Clinical & Experimental Immunology · 1994 · 44 citations

Immunology, Pathology, Pleural Effusion +17

Induction of calponin-h1 by transforming growth factor-β1 in cultured human Ito cells, LI90

Noboru Ueki, Toshihisa Ohkawa, Hisako Yamamura et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research · 1998 · 29 citations

Signal Transduction, Cell Regulation, Growth Factor-β1 +9