Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels reflect damage to glomeruli, proximal tubules, and distal nephrons

Takashige Kuwabara, Kiyoshi Mori, Masashi Mukoyama, +13

Kidney International

Glomerular DiseaseGlomerulonephritisUrologyRenal DiseaseDistal Nephrons +10

Reduction in Connective Tissue Growth Factor by Antisense Treatment Ameliorates Renal Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis

Hideki Yokoi, Masashi Mukoyama, Tetsuya Nagae, +9

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Role of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation in Podocyte Injury and Proteinuria in Experimental Nephrotic Syndrome

Masao Koshikawa, Masashi Mukoyama, Kiyoshi Mori, +9

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Glomerular DiseaseRenal PathologyImmunologyRenal InflammationP38 Mapk +16

Role of connective tissue growth factor in fibronectin expression and tubulointerstitial fibrosis

Hideki Yokoi, Masashi Mukoyama, Akira Sugawara, +8

American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology

Role of connective tissue growth factor in profibrotic action of transforming growth factor-β: A potential target for preventing renal fibrosis

Hideki Yokoi, Akira Sugawara, Masashi Mukoyama, +8

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Growth Factor-βFibrosisUrologyProfibrotic ActionRenal Function +11

CTGF Mediates Tumor–Stroma Interactions between Hepatoma Cells and Hepatic Stellate Cells to Accelerate HCC Progression

Yuki Makino, Hayato Hikita, Takahiro Kodama, +10

Cancer Research

Overexpression of connective tissue growth factor in podocytes worsens diabetic nephropathy in mice

Hideki Yokoi, Masashi Mukoyama, Kiyoshi Mori, +9

Kidney International

UrologyRenal DiseaseRenal FunctionMedicineDiabetes +7

Exacerbation of diabetic nephropathy by hyperlipidaemia is mediated by Toll-like receptor 4 in mice

Takashige Kuwabara, Kiyoshi Mori, Masashi Mukoyama, +12

Diabetologia

InflammationMetabolic SyndromeMedicinePhysiologyImmunology +11

MicroRNA-26a inhibits TGF-β-induced extracellular matrix protein expression in podocytes by targeting CTGF and is downregulated in diabetic nephropathy

Kenichi Koga, Hideki Yokoi, Kiyoshi Mori, +13

Diabetologia

UrologyMedicineDiabetesDiabetic Kidney DiseaseVascular Biology +7

Classification of glomerular pathological findings using deep learning and nephrologist–AI collective intelligence approach

Eiichiro Uchino, Kanata Suzuki, Noriaki Sato, +9

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Artificial IntelligenceGlomerulonephritisGlomerular Pathological FindingsUrologyEngineering +9