Yusuke Watanabe

Hepatocyte growth factor counteracts transforming growth factor‐β ₁ , through attenuation of connective tissue growth factor induction, and prevents renal fibrogenesis in 5/6 nephrectomized mice

Tsutomu Inoue, Hirokazu Okada, Tatsuya Kobayashi et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2002 · 131 citations

Medicine, Pathobiology, Pathology +10

Antihypertensive and Vasorelaxant Effects of Water-Soluble Proanthocyanidins from Persimmon Leaf Tea in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

Kayoko Kawakami, Saiko Aketa, Hiroki Sakai et al. · Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry · 2011 · 47 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacology +17

Selective depletion of fibroblasts preserves morphology and the functional integrity of peritoneum in transgenic mice with peritoneal fibrosing syndrome

Hirokazu Okada, Tsutomu Inoue, Yoshihiko Kanno et al. · Kidney International · 2003 · 46 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Pathology +13

<i>p</i>‐Dodecylaminophenol derived from the synthetic retinoid, fenretinide: Antitumor efficacy <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> against human prostate cancer and mechanism of action

Noriko Takahashi, Yusuke Watanabe, Yoshie Maitani et al. · International Journal of Cancer · 2007 · 20 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +10

Histopathology of Gill Lesions of Ayu Plecoglossus altivelis Clinically Diagnosed with ‘Boke’ Disease

Shinpei Wada, Hiroko Atami, Osamu Kurata et al. · Fish Pathology · 2011 · 17 citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Infectious Diseases, Pathology +15