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

Activation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 Signaling Leads to Glomerulosclerosis That Mimics Diabetic Nephropathy

Tatsuya Tominaga, Hideharu Abe, Otoya Ueda, +11

Journal of Biological Chemistry

TGF-β1 is involved in senescence-related pathways in glomerular endothelial cells via p16 translocation and p21 induction

Sayo Ueda, Tatsuya Tominaga, Arisa Ochi, +6

Scientific Reports

Risk factors for chronic kidney disease in Japan: a community-based study

Norimichi Takamatsu, Hideharu Abe, Tatsuya Tominaga, +6

BMC Nephrology

Involvement of Elf3 on Smad3 activation-dependent injuries in podocytes and excretion of urinary exosome in diabetic nephropathy

Akiko Sakurai, Hiroyuki Ono, Arisa Ochi, +8

PLoS ONE

Urinary ExosomeImmunologyRenal InflammationCell DeathSmad3 Activation-dependent Injuries +25

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

Oceanobacillus soja sp. nov. isolated from soy sauce production equipment in Japan

Tatsuya Tominaga, Sun-Young An, Hiroshi Oyaizu, +1

The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

EngineeringBacteriologyMolecular BiologyPhylogenetic AnalysisAquaculture +15

Activation of Src Mediates PDGF-Induced Smad1 Phosphorylation and Contributes to the Progression of Glomerulosclerosis in Glomerulonephritis

Akira Mima, Hideharu Abe, Kojiro Nagai, +9

PLoS ONE

Glomerular DiseaseRenal PathologyImmunologyImmune RegulationPathology +22

Transcriptional and Translational Modulation of myo-Inositol Oxygenase (Miox) by Fatty Acids

Tatsuya Tominaga, Rajesh Kumar Dutta, Darukeshwara Joladarashi, +3

Journal of Biological Chemistry

SOX9 Protein Induces a Chondrogenic Phenotype of Mesangial Cells and Contributes to Advanced Diabetic Nephropathy

Seiji Kishi, Hideharu Abe, Haruhiko Akiyama, +12

Journal of Biological Chemistry