Tsugio Nakazawa

Relaxation of Contracted Rabbit Tracheal and Human Bronchial Smooth Muscle by Y-27632 through Inhibition of Ca2 + Sensitization

Akihiro Yoshii, Kunihiko Iizuka, Kunio Dobashi et al. · American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology · 1999 · 162 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Pharmacology +13

c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Negatively Regulates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced IL-12 Production in Human Macrophages: Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase in Glutathione Redox Regulation of IL-12 Production

Mitsuyoshi Utsugi, Kunio Dobashi, Tamotsu Ishizuka et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2003 · 114 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology +17

A major role for the Rho‐associated coiled coil forming protein kinase in G‐protein‐mediated Ca²⁺ sensitization through inhibition of myosin phosphatase in rabbit trachea

Kunihiko Iizuka, Akihiro Yoshii, Koichi Samizo et al. · British Journal of Pharmacology · 1999 · 110 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Physiology +17

C-Jun-NH2-Terminal Kinase Mediates Expression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor Induced by Transforming Growth Factor-β1 in Human Lung Fibroblasts

Mitsuyoshi Utsugi, Kunio Dobashi, Tamotsu Ishizuka et al. · American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology · 2003 · 89 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +14

Evaluation of Y-27632, a Rho-kinase inhibitor, as a bronchodilator in guinea pigs

Kunihiko Iizuka, Yasuo Shimizu, Hideo Tsukagoshi et al. · European Journal of Pharmacology · 2000 · 78 citations

Medicine, Biochemistry, Pharmacology +9