Masataka Okuno

Role of Transglutaminase 2 in Liver Injury via Cross-linking and Silencing of Transcription Factor Sp1

Hideki Tatsukawa, Yayoi Fukaya, Gordon Frampton et al. · Gastroenterology · 2009 · 177 citations · Full text

Protein Expression, Hepatology, Liver Injury +14

Perilla Oil Prevents the Excessive Growth of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Rats by Down-Regulating Adipocyte Differentiation ,

Masataka Okuno, Kenta Kajiwara, Shoko Imai et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 1997 · 153 citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Visceral Adipose Tissue +12

Retinoids exacerbate rat liver fibrosis by inducing the activation of latent TGF-beta in liver stellate cells

Masataka Okuno · Hepatology · 1997 · 141 citations

Prevention of rat hepatic fibrosis by the protease inhibitor, camostat mesilate, via reduced generation of active TGF-β

Masataka Okuno, Kuniharu Akita, Hisataka Moriwaki et al. · Gastroenterology · 2001 · 128 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Fibrosis, Liver Fibrosis +14

Impaired liver regeneration in mice by lipopolysaccharide via TNF-α/kallikrein–mediated activation of latent TGF-β

Kuniharu Akita, Masataka Okuno, Masamichi Enya et al. · Gastroenterology · 2002 · 91 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Hepatology, Tnf-α/kallikrein–mediated Activation +14