Kentaro Sakai

The alpha form of human tryptase is the predominant type present in blood at baseline in normal subjects and is elevated in those with systemic mastocytosis.

Louis B. Schwartz, Kentaro Sakai, T R Bradford et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1995 · 373 citations · Full text

Laboratory Immunology, Mast Cell Disorder, Systemic Mastocytosis +21

Isolation and characterization of a novel trypsin-like protease found in rat bronchiolar epithelial Clara cells. A possible activator of the viral fusion glycoprotein.

Hiroshi Kido, Yutaka Yokogoshi, Kentaro Sakai et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1992 · 261 citations · Full text

Viral Replication, Inflammatory Lung Disease, Antiparasitic Agent +23

A novel heparin-dependent processing pathway for human tryptase. Autocatalysis followed by activation with dipeptidyl peptidase I.

Kentaro Sakai, Shuling Ren, Lawrence B. Schwartz · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1996 · 157 citations · Full text

Protein Secretion, Mast Cell Disorder, Immunology +22

Quantitation of tryptase, chymase, Fc <i>epsilon</i> RI <i>alpha</i>, and Fc <i>epsilon</i> RI <i>gamma</i> mRNAs in human mast cells and basophils by competitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.

Hongmei Xia, Christopher L. Kepley, Kentaro Sakai et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 1995 · 112 citations

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Perchloric Acid-soluble Protein Inhibiting Cell-free Protein Synthesis

Tatsuzo Oka, Hideaki Tsuji, Chie Noda et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1995 · 97 citations · Full text