Masao Takemura

The Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1α and Interferon Regulatory Factor 1 Are Not Essential for the Induction of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase by Lipopolysaccharide: Involvement of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and Nuclear Factor-κB Pathways, and Synergistic Effect of Several Proinflammatory Cytokines

Hidetsugu Fujigaki, Kuniaki Saito, Suwako Fujigaki et al. · The Journal of Biochemistry · 2006 · 217 citations

Immunology, Immune Regulation, Immunologic Mechanism +20

Mechanism of increases in<scp>l</scp>-kynurenine and quinolinic acid in renal insufficiency

Kuniaki Saito, Suwako Fujigaki, Melvyn P. Heyes et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology · 2000 · 178 citations

Renal Pathology, Renal Inflammation, Oxidative Stress +17

High diagnostic performance of ELISA detection of antibodies to citrullinated antigens in rheumatoid arthritis

Kazuo Suzuki, Tetsuji Sawada, Akihiro Murakami et al. · Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology · 2003 · 167 citations

Plasma Fas Ligand, an Inducer of Apoptosis, and Plasma Soluble Fas, an Inhibitor of Apoptosis, in Patients With Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

Kazuhiko Nishigaki, Shinya Minatoguchi, Mitsuru Seishima et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1997 · 158 citations

Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Disease, Apoptosis +8

<scp>l</scp>-Tryptophan-<scp>l</scp>-Kynurenine Pathway Metabolism Accelerated by<i>Toxoplasma</i><i>gondii</i>Infection Is Abolished in Gamma Interferon-Gene-Deficient Mice: Cross-Regulation between Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Indoleamine-2,3-Dioxygenase

Suwako Fujigaki, Kuniaki Saito, Masao Takemura et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2002 · 151 citations

Inflammatory Lung Disease, Microbial Pathogens, Lung Inflammation +22