Angiotensin II induces thrombospondin-1 production in human mesangial cells via p38 MAPK and JNK: a mechanism for activation of latent TGF-β₁

Takayuki Naito, Masaki Takao, David J. Nikolic‐Paterson, +3

American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology

Jnk SignalingImmunologyP38 MapkAng IiThrombospondin-1 Production +16

Isolation and Structure of a Novel Biindole Pigment Substituted with an Ethyl Group from a Metagenomic Library Derived from the Marine Sponge <i>Halichondria okadai</i>

Takahiro Abe, Akira Kukita, Kiyotaka Akiyama, +2

Chemistry Letters

BiologyMedicinal ChemistryMarine BiotechnologyEthyl GroupEngineering +10

Angiotensin II induces fibronectin expression in human peritoneal mesothelial cells via ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK

Kei Kiribayashi, Takao Masaki, Takayuki Naito, +4

Kidney International

InflammationFibrosisAngiotensin IiEndothelial DysfunctionPathology +9

Lower Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) Is Associated with Higher Risk of Fractures in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

María Irene Yoshida, Ayumu Nakashima, Shigehiro Doi, +4

Nutrients

Relationship of matrix Gla protein and vitamin K with vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients

Sonoo Mizuiri, Yoshiko Nishizawa, Kazuomi Yamashita, +7

Renal Failure

Iron, coronary artery calcification, and mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Sonoo Mizuiri, Yoshiko Nishizawa, Toshiki Doi, +7

Renal Failure

Construction of a Metagenomic Library for the Marine Sponge<i>Halichondria okadai</i>

Takahiro Abe, F. Pınar Şahin, Kiyotaka Akiyama, +5

Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry

BiologyMetagenomic DnaMarine BiotechnologyEngineeringMicrobial Systematics +11

Hypomagnesemia is not an independent risk factor for mortality in Japanese maintenance hemodialysis patients

Sonoo Mizuiri, Yoshiko Nishizawa, Kazuomi Yamashita, +7

International Urology and Nephrology

Comparing the 12-month patency of low- versus high-pressure dilation in failing arteriovenous fistulae: A prospective multicenter trial (YOROI study)

Koki Wakamoto, Shigehiro Doi, Ayumu Nakashima, +7

The Journal of Vascular Access

Association and predictive value of geriatric nutritional risk index, body composition, or bone mineral density in haemodialysis patients

Sonoo Mizuiri, Yoshiko Nishizawa, Toshiki Doi, +7

Nephrology