Kota Matsunaga

Prolactin and glucocorticoid signaling induces lactation-specific tight junctions concurrent with β-casein expression in mammary epithelial cells

Ken Kobayashi, Yusaku Tsugami, Kota Matsunaga et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research · 2016 · 52 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +16

Phytoestrogens Weaken the Blood–Milk Barrier in Lactating Mammary Epithelial Cells by Affecting Tight Junctions and Cell Viability

Yusaku Tsugami, Kota Matsunaga, Takahiro Suzuki et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 2017 · 41 citations

Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Cell Biology +9

Distinct roles of prolactin, epidermal growth factor, and glucocorticoids in β-casein secretion pathway in lactating mammary epithelial cells

Ken Kobayashi, Shoko Oyama, Chinatsu Kuki et al. · Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology · 2016 · 34 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Biochemistry, Endocrinology +17

Moderate High Temperature Condition Induces the Lactation Capacity of Mammary Epithelial Cells Through Control of STAT3 and STAT5 Signaling

Ken Kobayashi, Yusaku Tsugami, Kota Matsunaga et al. · Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia · 2018 · 29 citations

Agriculture, Dairy Science, Endocrinology +17

IL-1β directly inhibits milk lipid production in lactating mammary epithelial cells concurrently with enlargement of cytoplasmic lipid droplets

Kota Matsunaga, Yusaku Tsugami, Aogu Kumai et al. · Experimental Cell Research · 2018 · 28 citations

Agriculture, Cell Biology, Immunology +16