Takefumi Nojiri

Direct reciprocal effects of resistin and adiponectin on vascular endothelial cells: a new insight into adipocytokine–endothelial cell interactions

Daiji Kawanami, Koji Maemura, Norihiko Takeda et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2004 · 486 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +16

Endothelial PAS Domain Protein 1 Gene Promotes Angiogenesis Through the Transactivation of Both Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Its Receptor, Flt-1

Norihiko Takeda, Koji Maemura, Yasushi Imai et al. · Circulation Research · 2004 · 170 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics +13

C-reactive protein induces VCAM-1 gene expression through NF-κB activation in vascular endothelial cells

Daiji Kawanami, Koji Maemura, Norihiko Takeda et al. · Atherosclerosis · 2005 · 72 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +15

Genetic variations of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -3 promoter regions and their associations with susceptibility to myocardial infarction in Japanese

Takefumi Nojiri, Hiroyuki Morita, Yasushi Imai et al. · International Journal of Cardiology · 2003 · 63 citations

Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +17

A common Ile 823 Met variant of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 gene (ABCA1) alters high density lipoprotein cholesterol level in Japanese population

Tomohiro Harada, Yasushi Imai, Takefumi Nojiri et al. · Atherosclerosis · 2003 · 49 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +14