Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1–Deficient Mice Are Resistant Against Renal Injury After Induction of Diabetes

Shinichi Okada, Kenichi Shikata, Mitsuhiro Matsuda, +7

Diabetes

Thiazolidinedione ameliorates renal injury in experimental diabetic rats through anti-inflammatory effects mediated by inhibition of NF-κB activation

Sakiko Ohga, Kenichi Shikata, Kosuke Yozai, +6

American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology

ImmunologyRenal InflammationInsulin SignalingOxidative StressInflammation +23

Increased Expression of Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in Diabetic Rat Glomeruli: Glomerular Hyperfiltration Is a Potential Mechanism of ICAM-1 Upregulation

Hikaru Sugimoto, Kenichi Shikata, Kyoji Hirata, +7

Diabetes

ImmunologyMononuclear Cell InfiltrationInsulin SignalingGlomerular HyperfiltrationIntercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 +18

Differential effects of shear stress and cyclic stretch on focal adhesion remodeling, site-specific FAK phosphorylation, and small GTPases in human lung endothelial cells

Yasushi Shikata, Alexander Rios, Kamon Kawkitinarong, +3

Experimental Cell Research

EngineeringLung InflammationCell AdhesionCyclic StretchCellular Physiology +14

S1P induces FA remodeling in human pulmonary endothelial cells: role of Rac, GIT1, FAK, and paxillin

Yasushi Shikata, Konstantin G. Birukov, Joe G. N. Garcia

Journal of Applied Physiology

Lung InflammationCell AdhesionImmunologyCytoskeletonCellular Physiology +20

Involvement of site‐specific FAK phosphorylation in sphingosine‐1 phosphate‐ and thrombin‐induced focal adhesion remodeling: role of Src and GIT

Yasushi Shikata, Konstantin G. Birukov, Anna A. Birukova, +2

The FASEB Journal

Cell AdhesionMolecular BiologyCytoskeletonCellular PhysiologySignaling Pathway +18

Isolation and Characterization of a Peptide Isomerase from Funnel Web Spider Venom

Yasushi Shikata, Tomohiro Watanabe, Tetsuyuki Teramoto, +5

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Macrophage Scavenger Receptor-A–Deficient Mice Are Resistant Against Diabetic Nephropathy Through Amelioration of Microinflammation

Hitomi Usui, Kenichi Shikata, Motofumi Sasaki, +14

Diabetes

ImmunologyRenal InflammationInflammationMetabolic SyndromeGlomerulonephritis +18

Enhanced interaction between focal adhesion and adherens junction proteins: Involvement in sphingosine 1-phosphate-induced endothelial barrier enhancement

Xiaoguang Sun, Yasushi Shikata, Lichun Wang, +9

Microvascular Research

Junction ProteinsAngiogenesisSignal TransductionCell AdhesionEndothelial Dysfunction +10

Methotrexate Prevents Renal Injury in Experimental Diabetic Rats via Anti-Inflammatory Actions

Kosuke Yozai, Kenichi Shikata, Motofumi Sasaki, +9

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

ImmunologyRenal InflammationInflammatory ArthritisInflammationRenal Function +17