Masakazu Sakai

Lysophosphatidylcholine plays an essential role in the mitogenic effect of oxidized low density lipoprotein on murine macrophages.

Masakazu Sakai, Akihiro Miyazaki, Hideki Hakamata et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1994 · 196 citations · Full text

Lipid Peroxidation, Cellular Physiology, Oxidative Stress +18

Intravenous Injection of Rabbit Apolipoprotein A-I Inhibits the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Cholesterol-Fed Rabbits

Akira Miyazaki, Shin Sakuma, Wataru Morikawa et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 1995 · 195 citations · Full text

Cost-effectiveness of intensive insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes: a 10-year follow-up of the Kumamoto study

Nakayasu Wake, Akinori Hisashige, Takafumi Katayama et al. · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · 2000 · 102 citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Management +11

Two Intracellular Signaling Pathways for Activation of Protein Kinase C Are Involved in Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein–Induced Macrophage Growth

Takeshi Matsumura, Masakazu Sakai, Shozo Kobori et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 1997 · 101 citations · Full text

The Scavenger Receptor Serves as a Route for Internalization of Lysophosphatidylcholine in Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein-induced Macrophage Proliferation

Masakazu Sakai, Akira Miyazaki, Hideki Hakamata et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1996 · 100 citations · Full text