Undercarboxylated Osteocalcin Measured with a Specific Immunoassay Predicts Hip Fracture in Elderly Women: The EPIDOS Study1

Philippe Vergnaud, Patrick Garnero, P. J. Meunier, +3

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Bone DiseaseBone HealthOsteocalcin MeasuredFracture DiagnosticsElderly Women +12

Soluble E-cadherin fragments increased in circulation of cancer patients

Masahiko Katayama, S Hirai, Kyoko Kamihagi, +3

British Journal of Cancer

AngiogenesisSoluble E-cadherin FragmentsPathologyCell-matrix InteractionVascular Biology +4

Enhancement of sparc (osteonectin) synthesis in arthritic cartilage: Increased levels in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and regulation by growth factors and cytokines in chondrocyte cultures

Shigeo Nakamura, Kyoko Kamihagi, Hisashi Satakeda, +9

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Effects of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor on Proliferation, the Expression of Osteonectin (SPARC) and Alkaline Phosphatase, and Calcification in Cultures of Human Pulp Cells

Hideki Shiba, Shigeo Nakamura, M Shirakawa, +7

Developmental Biology

Bone Morphogenic ProteinHuman Pulp CellsAlkaline PhosphatasePathologyOsteoporosis +7

Osteonectin/SPARC Regulates Cellular Secretion Rates of Fibronectin and Laminin Extracellular Matrix Proteins

Kyoko Kamihagi, Masahiko Katayama, Rieko Ouchi, +1

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Protein SecretionFibrosisCell AdhesionPhysiologyCell-matrix Interaction +7

Reevaluation of a lectin antibody ELISA kit for measuring fucosylated haptoglobin in various conditions

Yoshihiro Kamada, Noriaki Kinoshita, Yoko Tsuchiya, +10

Clinica Chimica Acta

BioanalysisImmunologySerologic TestingAntibody ScreeningImmunochemistry +5

Urinary fibronectin fragments (a potential tumor marker) measured by immunoenzymometric assay with domain-specific monoclonal antibodies.

Masahiko Katayama, Fumitsugu Hino, Kyoko Kamihagi, +3

PubMed

Urological ResearchUrologyUrinary Fibronectin FragmentsHealthy SubjectsGenitourinary Cancer +12

SOLUBLE FRAGMENTS OF E-CADHERIN CELL-ADHESION MOLECULE INCREASE IN URINARY-EXCRETION OF CANCER-PATIENTS, POTENTIALLY INDICATING ITS SHEDDING FROM EPITHELIAL TUMOR-CELLS

Masahiko Katayama, Syu-ichi Hirai, Makiko Yasumoto, +5

International Journal of Oncology

Tumor BiologyUrologyCell Surface EcadSoluble FragmentsGenitourinary Cancer +12

Transforming Growth Factor-β1 and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Modulate Osteocalcin and Osteonectin/SPARC Syntheses in Vitamin-D-activated Pulp Cells

Hideki Shiba, Yushi Uchida, Kyoko Kamihagi, +6

Journal of Dental Research

Increased fragmentation of urinary fibronectin in cancer patients detected by immunoenzymometric assay using domain-specific monoclonal antibodies

Masahiko Katayama, Kyoko Kamihagi, Kazuo Nakagawa, +6

Clinica Chimica Acta

UrologyUrinary FibronectinGenitourinary CancerKidney ResearchPathology +5