α- and β-Adrenergic Pathways Differentially Regulate Cell Type–Specific Apoptosis in Rat Cardiac Myocytes

Eri Iwai‐Kanai, Koji Hasegawa, Makoto Araki, +3

Circulation

Cardiac Endothelin-1 Plays a Critical Role in the Functional Deterioration of Left Ventricles During the Transition From Compensatory Hypertrophy to Congestive Heart Failure in Salt-Sensitive Hypertensive Rats

Yoshitaka Iwanaga, Yasuki Kihara, Koji Hasegawa, +5

Circulation

Intrastorm scale rainfall interception dynamics in a mature coniferous forest stand

S. Iida, Delphis F. Levia, Akira Shimizu, +7

Journal of Hydrology

ClimatologyMeteorologyHydrometeorologyEngineeringForest Hydrology +4

Urinary Smad1 Is a Novel Marker to Predict Later Onset of Mesangial Matrix Expansion in Diabetic Nephropathy

Akira Mima, Hidenori Arai, Takeshi Matsubara, +13

Diabetes

Basic fibroblast growth factor protects cardiac myocytes from iNOS‐mediated apoptosis

Eri Iwai‐Kanai, Koji Hasegawa, Masatoshi Fujita, +4

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Endothelin-1 as a protective factor against beta-adrenergic agonist-induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes

Makoto Araki, Koji Hasegawa, Eri Iwai‐Kanai, +6

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

InflammationProtective FactorHeart FailureMolecular PhysiologyCardiovascular Disease +11

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 and Smad1 Mediate Extracellular Matrix Production in the Development of Diabetic Nephropathy

Takeshi Matsubara, Makoto Araki, Hideharu Abe, +13

Diabetes

SclerostinRenal PathologyImmunologyRenal InflammationGlomerulonephritis +18

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Makoto Araki, Akio Takagi, Itsuro Higuchi, +1

Neurology

Tumor InnervationNeurological DisorderPathologyNeuromasNeuro-oncology +18

Increased leakage of calcium ion from the sarcoplasmic reticulum of the mdx mouse

Akio Takagi, Susumu Kojima, Masayosi Ida, +1

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Sarcoplasmic ReticulumMolecular PhysiologyMolecular NeuroscienceCalcium IonPhysiology +5

A model for diabetic nephropathy: Advantages of the inducible cAMP early repressor transgenic mouse over the streptozotocin‐induced diabetic mouse

Akari Inada, Hiroshi Kanamori, Hidenori Arai, +4

Journal of Cellular Physiology