Yukana Chihara

Anti-apoptotic and anti-senescence effects of Klotho on vascular endothelial cells

Masashi Ikushima, Hiromi Rakugi, Kazuhiko Ishikawa et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2005 · 227 citations

Inflammation, Endothelial Cell Pathobiology, Angiogenesis +13

Klotho Protein Promotes Adipocyte Differentiation

Yukana Chihara, Hiromi Rakugi, Kazuhiko Ishikawa et al. · Endocrinology · 2006 · 88 citations · Full text

Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Signaling, Molecular Physiology +13

Klotho Protein Activates the PKC Pathway in the Kidney and Testis and Suppresses 25-Hydroxyvitamin D<SUB>3</SUB> 1α-Hydroxylase Gene Expression

Michio Imai, Kazuhiko Ishikawa, Naomichi Matsukawa et al. · Endocrine · 2004 · 51 citations

Urology, Molecular Physiology, Kidney Research +11

Roles of TGF-b1 and apoptosis in the progression of glomerulosclerosis in human IgA nephropathy

Yukana Chihara, Hiroyuki Ono, Toshihiko Ishimitsu et al. · Clinical Nephrology · 2006 · 37 citations

Glomerular Disease, Renal Pathology, Immunology +20

<i>Klotho</i> gene delivery suppresses oxidative stress <i>in vivo</i>

Junsuke Ohta, Hiromi Rakugi, Kazuhiko Ishikawa et al. · Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2007 · 21 citations

Klotho Gene Delivery, Hypertension, Aging +18