Kazushi Shigemasa

Hepsin, a cell surface serine protease identified in hepatoma cells, is overexpressed in ovarian cancer.

H Tanimoto, Yan Yan, John Clarke et al. · PubMed · 1997 · 147 citations

Candidate Protease, Extracellular Proteases, Malignant Disease +14

Expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2, MMP-9, MT1-MMP) and their inhibitors (TIMP-1, TIMP-2) in common epithelial tumors of the ovary.

Kazuki Sakata, Kazushi Shigemasa, N. Nagai et al. · International Journal of Oncology · 2000 · 144 citations

Tumor Biology, Tumoral Pathology, Oncology +15

The CA 125 Gene: A Newly Discovered Extension of the Glycosylated N-Terminal Domain Doubles the Size of This Extracellular Superstructure

Timothy J. O rsquo Brien, John B. Beard, Lowell J. Underwood et al. · Tumor Biology · 2002 · 141 citations

Specificity and Affinity of 26 Monoclonal Antibodies against the CA 125 Antigen: First Report from the ISOBM TD-1 Workshop

Kjell Nustad, Robert C. Bast, Timothy J. O rsquo Brien et al. · Tumor Biology · 1996 · 134 citations

The stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme that mediates shedding and desquamation of skin cells is highly overexpressed in ovarian tumor cells

H Tanimoto, Lowell J. Underwood, Kazushi Shigemasa et al. · Cancer · 1999 · 119 citations · Full text