Youichi Akai

Cyclooxygenase-2 is associated with the macula densa of rat kidney and increases with salt restriction.

Raymond C. Harris, J A McKanna, Youichi Akai et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1994 · 856 citations · Full text

Cox-2 Expression Increases, Renal Pathology, Renal Inflammation +23

Mechanical stretch/relaxation of cultured rat mesangial cells induces protooncogenes and cyclooxygenase

Youichi Akai, T. Homma, Kevin D. Burns et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 1994 · 112 citations

Cell Culture, Cytoskeleton, Cell Growth +19

Activation of S6 kinase by repeated cycles of stretching and relaxation in rat glomerular mesangial cells. Evidence for involvement of protein kinase C

T. Homma, Youichi Akai, Kevin D. Burns et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1992 · 56 citations · Full text

S6 Kinase, Cytoskeleton, Cell Growth +22

The role of physical forces in alterations of mesangial cell function.

RC Harris, Youichi Akai, Takashi Yasuda et al. · PubMed · 1994 · 27 citations

Engineering, Cell Biophysics, Cellular Physiology +16

Application of Plasma Perfusion in Hepatic Failure

Kaoru Tabei, Youichi Akai, Shigeyuki Takeda et al. · Biomaterials Artificial Cells and Immobilization Biotechnology · 1991 · 11 citations