Ikkou Kawashima

Hyaluronan fragments generated by sperm-secreted hyaluronidase stimulate cytokine/chemokine production via the TLR2 and TLR4 pathway in cumulus cells of ovulated COCs, which may enhance fertilization

Masayuki Shimada, Yoshiari Yanai, Tetsuji Okazaki et al. · Development · 2008 · 186 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +17

Sequential exposure of porcine cumulus cells to FSH and/or LH is critical for appropriate expression of steroidogenic and ovulation-related genes that impact oocyte maturation <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in vitro</i>

Ikkou Kawashima, Tetsuji Okazaki, Noritaka Noma et al. · Reproduction · 2008 · 104 citations · Full text

Medicine, Animal Sciences, Endocrinology +17

Hormone-Induced Expression of Tumor Necrosis Factor α-Converting Enzyme/A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease-17 Impacts Porcine Cumulus Cell Oocyte Complex Expansion and Meiotic Maturation via Ligand Activation of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Yasuhisa Yamashita, Ikkou Kawashima, Yoshiari Yanai et al. · Endocrinology · 2007 · 82 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +15