Hideharu Tomita

Important role of tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in the pathogenesis of coronary vascular and myocardial structural changes induced by long-term blockade of nitric oxide synthesis in rats.

Masao Takemoto, K Egashira, Makoto Usui et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1997 · 326 citations · Full text

Hypertension, Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Pharmacology +18

Early Induction of Transforming Growth Factor-β via Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptors Contributes to Cardiac Fibrosis Induced by Long-term Blockade of Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Rats

Hideharu Tomita, Kensuke Egashira, Yuichi Ohara et al. · Hypertension · 1998 · 192 citations · Full text

Chronic Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition and Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockade

Masao Takemoto, Kensuke Egashira, Hideharu Tomita et al. · Hypertension · 1997 · 164 citations

Important Role of Local Angiotensin II Activity Mediated via Type 1 Receptor in the Pathogenesis of Cardiovascular Inflammatory Changes Induced by Chronic Blockade of Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Rats

Makoto Usui, Kensuke Egashira, Hideharu Tomita et al. · Circulation · 2000 · 161 citations · Full text

Cardiac Angiotensin II Receptors Are Upregulated by Long-Term Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Rats

Makoto Katoh, Kensuke Egashira, Makoto Usui et al. · Circulation Research · 1998 · 117 citations · Full text