Autotaxin Stabilizes Blood Vessels and Is Required for Embryonic Vasculature by Producing Lysophosphatidic Acid

Masayuki Tanaka, Shinichi Okudaira, Yasuhiro Kishi, +7

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Embryonic VasculatureImmunologyCytoskeletonCellular PhysiologyTumor Biology +18

Essential Roles of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate/S1P1 Receptor Axis in the Migration of Neural Stem Cells Toward a Site of Spinal Cord Injury

Atsushi Kimura, Tsukasa Ohmori, Ryunosuke Ohkawa, +7

Stem Cells

Both Plasma Lysophosphatidic Acid and Serum Autotaxin Levels are Increased in Chronic Hepatitis C

Naoko Watanabe, Hitoshi Ikeda, Kazuhiro Nakamura, +15

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Exosomes containing HIV protein Nef reorganize lipid rafts potentiating inflammatory response in bystander cells

Nigora Mukhamedova, Anh Hoang, Dragana Dragoljevic, +13

PLoS Pathogens

ImmunologyImmune RegulationExtracellular MicrovesiclesInnate ImmunityImmune System +22

Serum autotaxin measurement in haematological malignancies: a promising marker for follicular lymphoma

Akiko Masuda, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Koji Izutsu, +14

British Journal of Haematology

Validation of an autotaxin enzyme immunoassay in human serum samples and its application to hypoalbuminemia differentiation

Kazuhiro Nakamura, Koji Igarashi, Kazufumi Ide, +12

Clinica Chimica Acta

Autoimmune DiseaseAllergyHuman Serum SamplesBioanalysisImmunology +5

Plasma lysophosphatidic acid level and serum autotaxin activity are increased in liver injury in rats in relation to its severity

Naoko Watanabe, Hitoshi Ikeda, Kazuhiro Nakamura, +12

Life Sciences

InflammationAutoimmune DiseaseHepatologyLiver InjuryMedicine +12

Autotaxin as a novel serum marker of liver fibrosis

Hayato Nakagawa, Hitoshi Ikeda, Kazuhiro Nakamura, +19

Clinica Chimica Acta

Liver FibrosisFibrosisHepatologyAutoimmune DiseaseLiver Physiology +9

ENPP2 Contributes to Adipose Tissue Expansion and Insulin Resistance in Diet-Induced Obesity

Satoshi Nishimura, Shinichi Okudaira, Junken Aoki, +12

Diabetes

Metabolic DisorderFood IntakeAdipose ExpansionInsulin SignalingObesity +18

Antagonism of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor-2 Enhances Migration of Neural Progenitor Cells Toward an Area of Brain Infarction

Atsushi Kimura, Tsukasa Ohmori, Yuji Kashiwakura, +7

Stroke