p38 MAPK Mediates the Expression of Type I Collagen Induced by TGF-β2 in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells ARPE-19

Kenichi Kimoto, Kazuo Nakatsuka, Noritaka Matsuo, +1

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

The PI3K/Akt pathway mediates the expression of type I collagen induced by TGF-β2 in human retinal pigment epithelial cells

Katsuhiko Yokoyama, Kenichi Kimoto, Yuji Itoh, +4

Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Inhibitory effect of tea polyphenols on histamine and leukotriene B4 release from rat peritoneal exudate cells

Noritaka Matsuo, Koji Yamada, Kouhei Yamashita, +3

In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal

InflammationTea PolyphenolsAnti-inflammatoryMedicineLipid Peroxidation +7

Dermatopontin Interacts with Fibronectin, Promotes Fibronectin Fibril Formation, and Enhances Cell Adhesion

Aiko Kato, Osamu Okamoto, Kazushi Ishikawa, +6

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Scar ManagementCell AdhesionCytoskeletonDermatologySkin Regeneration +22

Epiplakin, a Novel Member of the Plakin Family Originally Identified as a 450-kDa Human Epidermal Autoantigen

Sakuhei Fujiwara, Naoko Takeo, Yuichiro Otani, +7

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Adiponectin is expressed in the brown adipose tissue and surrounding immature tissues in mouse embryos

Noritaka Fujimoto, Noritaka Matsuo, Hideaki Sumiyoshi, +4

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression

Adipose Tissue MetabolismDevelopmental BiologyImmature TissuesAdipose TissuePhysiology +13

Structure-activity relationship of polyphenols on inhibition of chemical mediator release from rat peritoneal exudate cells

Koji Yamada, Kentaro Shoji, Mitsuo Mori, +5

In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal

PolyphenolicsBiochemistryMedicinePhysiologyStructure-activity Relationship +4

Collagen XXIV (Col24a1) Gene Expression is a Specific Marker of Osteoblast Differentiation and Bone Formation

Noritaka Matsuo, Shizuko Tanaka, Hidekatsu Yoshioka, +3

Connective Tissue Research

SclerostinOsteogenesisOsteoporosisBone Morphogenic ProteinOsteoarthritis +14

CREB-AP1 Protein Complexes Regulate Transcription of the Collagen XXIV Gene (Col24a1) in Osteoblasts

Noritaka Matsuo, Shizuko Tanaka, Marion K. Gordon, +3

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Dermatopontin Promotes Epidermal Keratinocyte Adhesion via α3β1 Integrin and a Proteoglycan Receptor

Osamu Okamoto, Kentaro Hozumi, Fumihiko Katagiri, +6

Biochemistry