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1989
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Kindai University(Current)
University of Florida
Takarazuka City Hospital
Florida College
Nagoya City University
Tohru Umekawa is an author at Kindai University specializing in medicine, urology, and nephrology.
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MedicineUrologyNephrologyPhysiologyNatural SciencesOsteoporosisChronic Kidney DiseaseBiochemistryBone MetabolismCell Physiology
Publications per year
1989–2014
Structure and expression of the mRNA encoding urinary stone protein (osteopontin)
Kazunori Kohri, Shogo Nomura, Yukihiko Kitamura et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1993 · 231 citations · Full text
Renal Pathology, Molecular Biology, Cellular Physiology +20
Increased expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) by renal epithelial cells in culture on exposure to calcium oxalate, phosphate and uric acid crystals
Tohru Umekawa, Nasser Chegini, Saeed R. Khan · Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2003 · 145 citations · Full text
Oxalate ions and calcium oxalate crystals stimulate MCP-1 expression by renal epithelial cells
Tohru Umekawa, Nasser Chegini, Saeed R. Khan · Kidney International · 2002 · 133 citations · Full text
Renal Epithelial Cells, Urology, Signal Transduction +15
Molecular cloning and sequencing of cDNA encoding urinary stone protein, which is identical to osteopontin
Kenjiro Kohri, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Koji Yoshida et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1992 · 109 citations
Biology, Bone Morphogenic Protein, Natural Sciences +7
Effect of Angiotensin II Receptor Blockage on Osteopontin Expression and Calcium Oxalate Crystal Deposition in Rat Kidneys
Tohru Umekawa, Yuji Hatanaka, Takashi Kurita et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2004 · 86 citations · Full text
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