Toru Kagawa

Serum levels of soluble secreted α-Klotho are decreased in the early stages of chronic kidney disease, making it a probable novel biomarker for early diagnosis

Yoshiko Shimamura, Kazu Hamada, Kosuke Inoue et al. · Clinical and Experimental Nephrology · 2012 · 181 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Nephrology +15

Cisplatin-induced macroautophagy occurs prior to apoptosis in proximal tubules in vivo

Kosuke Inoue, Hitoshi Kuwana, Yoshiko Shimamura et al. · Clinical and Experimental Nephrology · 2009 · 91 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Oncology +14

Possible involvement of intracellular angiotensin II receptor in high-glucose-induced damage in renal proximal tubular cells

Toshihiro Takao, Taro Horino, Toru Kagawa et al. · Journal of Nephrology · 2010 · 26 citations

Medicine, Nephrology, Physiology +16

Angiotensin II receptor blocker inhibits tumour necrosis factor‐alpha‐induced cell damage in human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells

Toru Kagawa, Toshihiro Takao, Taro Horino et al. · Nephrology · 2008 · 20 citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy +17

Upregulation of HNF-1β during experimental acute kidney injury plays a crucial role in renal tubule regeneration

Koji Ogata, Yoshiko Shimamura, Kazu Hamada et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology · 2012 · 17 citations

Medicine, Nephrology, Pathobiology +15