Tomoka Takatani

Taurine inhibits apoptosis by preventing formation of the Apaf-1/caspase-9 apoptosome

Tomoka Takatani, Kyôko Takahashi, Yoriko Uozumi et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 2004 · 148 citations

Apoptosis, Cell Death, Oxidative Stress +17

Expression of taurine transporter is regulated through the TonE (tonicity-responsive element)/TonEBP (TonE-binding protein) pathway and contributes to cytoprotection in HepG2 cells

Takashi Ito, Yasushi Fujio, Mayo Hirata et al. · Biochemical Journal · 2004 · 120 citations · Full text

Taut Gene, Genetics, Epigenetics +22

Taurine prevents the ischemia-induced apoptosis in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes through Akt/caspase-9 pathway

Tomoka Takatani, Kyôko Takahashi, Yoriko Uozumi et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2004 · 92 citations

Inflammation, Cardiac Muscle, Cardiomyopathy +15

N-cadherin signals through Rac1 determine the localization of connexin 43 in cardiac myocytes

Takahisa Matsuda, Yasushi Fujio, Tetsurou Nariai et al. · Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology · 2006 · 66 citations

Cardiac Muscle, Cardiomyopathy, Signal Transduction +11

N-cadherin-mediated cell adhesion determines the plasticity for cell alignment in response to mechanical stretch in cultured cardiomyocytes

Takahisa Matsuda, Kyôko Takahashi, Tetsurou Nariai et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2004 · 59 citations

Mechanobiology, Engineering, N-cadherin-mediated Cell Adhesion +14