Akira Imasato

Glucocorticoids Synergistically Enhance NontypeableHaemophilus influenzae-induced Toll-like Receptor 2 Expression via a Negative Cross-talk with p38 MAP Kinase

Tsuyoshi Shuto, Akira Imasato, Hirofumi Jono et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2002 · 152 citations · Full text

P38 Map Kinase, Innate Immune System, Immunology +17

Inhibition of p38 MAPK by Glucocorticoids via Induction of MAPK Phosphatase-1 Enhances Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae-induced Expression of Toll-like Receptor 2

Akira Imasato, Christèle Desbois‐Mouthon, Jiahuai Han et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2002 · 137 citations · Full text

Glucocorticoids inhibit nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae-induced MUC5AC mucin expression via MAPK phosphatase-1-dependent inhibition of p38 MAPK

Kensei Komatsu, Hirofumi Jono, Jae Hyang Lim et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2008 · 30 citations

Inflammation, Signal Transduction, Medicine +7

Gene expression profiling and functional assays of activated hepatic stellate cells suggest that myocardin has a role in activation

Hideaki Shimada, Takashi Ochi, Akira Imasato et al. · Liver International · 2009 · 23 citations

Original Research: Potential of urinary nephrin as a biomarker reflecting podocyte dysfunction in various kidney disease models

Yusuke Wada, Masaki Abe, Hiroshi Moritani et al. · Experimental Biology and Medicine · 2016 · 18 citations · Full text

Urinary Protein-to-creatinine Ratio, Original Research, Renal Pathology +19