Shunji Nakano

Osteoactivin upregulates expression of MMP-3 and MMP-9 in fibroblasts infiltrated into denervated skeletal muscle in mice

Takayuki Ogawa, Takeshi Nikawa, Harumi Furochi et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 2005 · 98 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +13

Distinct expression of mast cell tryptase and protease activated receptor-2 in synovia of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis

Shunji Nakano, Takuya Mishiro, Shigeyuki Takahara et al. · Clinical Rheumatology · 2007 · 69 citations

Medicine, Clinical Sciences, Immunology +16

Natural history of extruded lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.

Tatsuhiko Henmi, Koichi Sairyo, Shunji Nakano et al. · PubMed · 2002 · 65 citations · Full text

Medicine, Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging +16

Characteristics of the protease activity in synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

Shunji Nakano, T Ikata, Izumi Kinoshita et al. · PubMed · 1999 · 54 citations

Medicine, Biochemistry, Clinical Sciences +17

Cathepsins B and L in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and the effect of cathepsin B on the activation of pro-urokinase.

Yuichi Ikeda, Takaaki Ikata, Takuya Mishiro et al. · PubMed · 2000 · 50 citations · Full text

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Molecular Biology +17