Masaharu Makimura

Improvement of periodontal status by green tea catechin using a local delivery system: A clinical pilot study

Masatomo Hirasawa, Kazuko Takada, Masaharu Makimura et al. · Journal of Periodontal Research · 2002 · 255 citations

Periodontal Disease, Medicine, Green Tea Catechin +11

Inhibitory Effect of Tea Catechins on Collagenase Activity

Masaharu Makimura, Masatomo Hirasawa, Kihei Kobayashi et al. · Journal of Periodontology · 1993 · 146 citations

Collagenase Inhibitory Effect, Tea Catechins, Biochemistry +10

Receptor activator of NF-κB ligand induces the expression of carbonic anhydrase II, cathepsin K, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in osteoclast precursor RAW264.7 cells

Kyosuke Fujisaki, Natsuko Tanabe, Naoto Suzuki et al. · Life Sciences · 2007 · 111 citations

Inflammation, Nf-κb Ligand, Signal Transduction +14

The effect of IL-1β on the expression of inflammatory cytokines and their receptors in human chondrocytes

Yukiko Aida, Masao Maeno, Naoto Suzuki et al. · Life Sciences · 2006 · 59 citations

Inflammation, Rheumatology, Inflammatory Cytokines +8

IL‐6 and soluble IL‐6 receptor stimulate the production of MMPs and their inhibitors via JAK—STAT and ERK—MAPK signalling in human chondrocytes

Yukiko Aida, Kazuhiro Honda, Shihoko Tanigawa et al. · Cell Biology International · 2011 · 59 citations

Human Chondrocytes, Immune Regulation, Immunology +25