Takako Niikura

A rescue factor abolishing neuronal cell death by a wide spectrum of familial Alzheimer's disease genes and Aβ

Yuichi Hashimoto, Takako Niikura, Hirohisa Tajima et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 616 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience +17

Females exhibit more extensive amyloid, but not tau, pathology in an Alzheimer transgenic model

Chiho Hirata‐Fukae, Hui-Fang Li, Hyang-Sook Hoe et al. · Brain Research · 2008 · 289 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +12

Interaction between the Alzheimer's survival peptide humanin and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 regulates cell survival and apoptosis

Maaria Ikonen, Bing-Rong Liu, Yuichi Hashimoto et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 275 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +17

Mechanisms of Neuroprotection by a Novel Rescue Factor Humanin from Swedish Mutant Amyloid Precursor Protein

Yuichi Hashimoto, Yuko Ito, Takako Niikura et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2001 · 221 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +14

Detailed Characterization of Neuroprotection by a Rescue Factor Humanin against Various Alzheimer's Disease-Relevant Insults

Yuichi Hashimoto, Takako Niikura, Yuko Ito et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2001 · 215 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17