Shigeyoshi Sakakura

Hepatocyte Growth Factor Promotes the Growth of Cytotrophoblasts by the Paracrine Mechanism

Shigeru Saito, Shigeyoshi Sakakura, Masahiro Enomoto et al. · The Journal of Biochemistry · 1995 · 66 citations

Cell Proliferation, Cell Growth, Cellular Physiology +19

Detection and localization of interleukin-8 mRNA and protein in human placenta and decidual tissues

Shigeru Saito, Tadashi Kasahara, Shigeyoshi Sakakura et al. · Journal of Reproductive Immunology · 1994 · 50 citations

Inflammation, Cytokine, Maternal Immunization +10

The Effect of Interleukin 2 and Transforming Growth Factor-β2 (TGF-β2) on the Proliferation and Natural Killer Activity of Decidual CD16- CD56bright Natural Killer Cells

Shigeru Saito, Takeshi Morii, Masahiro Enomoto et al. · Cellular Immunology · 1993 · 50 citations

Inflammation, Interleukin 2, Immune Regulation +11

Functional Expression on Human Trophoblasts of Interleukin 4 and Interleukin 7 Receptor Complexes with a Common γ Chain

Shigeru Saito, Naoya Harada, Naoto Ishii et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1997 · 30 citations

Inflammation, Cytokine, Molecular Immunology +13

Interleukin 4 (IL-4) Blocks the IL-2-Induced Increase in Natural Killer Activity and DNA Synthesis of Decidual CD16−CD56brightNK Cells by Inhibiting Expression of the IL-2 Receptor α, β, and γ

Shigeru Saito, Hideshi Umekage, Kiyoshi Nishikawa et al. · Cellular Immunology · 1996 · 28 citations

Il-2 Receptor α, Immune Regulation, Immunology +16