D. Kirk Ways

Amelioration of accelerated diabetic mesangial expansion by treatment with a PKC β inhibitor in diabetic db/db mice, a rodent model for type 2 diabetes

Daisuke Koya, Masakazu Haneda, Hiroko Nakagawa et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2000 · 427 citations

Targeted overexpression of protein kinase C β2 isoform in myocardium causes cardiomyopathy

Hisao Wakasaki, Daisuke Koya, Frederick J. Schoen et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1997 · 381 citations · Full text

Effect of phorbol esters on protein kinase C-zeta.

D. Kirk Ways, Paul Cook, Carol Brenner Webster et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1992 · 278 citations · Full text

Molecular Pharmacology, Signal Transduction, Cell Regulation +14

MCF-7 breast cancer cells transfected with protein kinase C-alpha exhibit altered expression of other protein kinase C isoforms and display a more aggressive neoplastic phenotype.

D. Kirk Ways, Cindy Kukoly, James DeVente et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1995 · 267 citations · Full text

Protein kinase C lies on the signaling pathway for vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated tumor development and angiogenesis.

Hitoshi Yoshiji, Shigeki Kuriyama, D. Kirk Ways et al. · PubMed · 1999 · 183 citations

Cancer Research, Radiation Oncology, Developmental Biology +15