Organ Disorder and Aging

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  Ishigami A, Fujita T, Handa S, Shirasawa T, Koseki H, Kitamura T, Enomoto N, Sato N, Shimosawa T, Sato N, Maruyama, N : Senescence marker protein- 30 knockout mouse liver are highly susceptible to TNF-α- and Fas-mediated apoptosis. Amr J Pathol 161:1273-1281, 2002

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  Ishigami T, Fujita T, Simbula G, Columbano A, Kikuchi K, Ishigami A, Shimosawa T, Arakawa Y, Maruyama N : Regulatory effects of senescence marker protein 30 on the proliferation of hepatocytes. Pathol Int 51:491-497, 2001

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  Fujita T, Inoue H, Kitamura T, Sato N, Shimosawa T, Maruyama N : Senescence marker protein-30 (SMP30) rescues cell death by enhancing plasma membrane Ca2⁺ -pumping activity in Hep G2 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 250:374-380, 1998

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  Fujita T, Shirasawa T, Uchida K, Maruyama N : Isolation of cDNA clone encoding rat senescence marker protein-30 (SMP30) and its tissue distribution. Biochim Biophys Acta 1116:297-305, 1992

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  Asaga H, Ishigami A : Studies on the protein deimination in rat brain:generation of citrulline-containing proteins in cerebrum perfused with oxygen-deprived media. Biomed Res 21:197-205, 2000

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  Asaga H, Ishigami A : Protein deimination in the rat brain after kainate administration: citrulline-containing proteins as a novel marker of neurodegeneration. Neurosci Lett 299:5-8, 2001

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  Ishigami A, Asaga H, Ohsawa T, Akiyama K, Maruyama N : Peptidylarginine deiminase type I, type II, type III and type IV are expressed in rat epidermis. Biomed Res 22 63-65, 2001

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  Eto Y, Shimosawa T, Nitta K, Nihei H, Maruyama N : Interaction between adrenomedullin and angiotensin II in the DNA synthesis and extracellular matrix accumulation in cultured rat kidney interstitial cells. Clin Exp Nephrol 6:7-12, 2002

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  Shigemoto K, Kubo S, Yamada S, Kikuchi K, Obata K, Kondo I, Maruyama N : Identification and characterization of 5�f extension of mammalian agrin cDNA, the exons and the promoter sequences. Biochim Biophys Acta 1494:170-174, 2000

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  Imasawa T, Utsunomiya Y, Kawamura T, Zhong Y, Nagasawa R, Okabe M, Maruyama N, Hosoya T, Ohno T : The potential of bone marrow-derived cells to differentiate to glomerular mesangial cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 12:1401- 1409, 2001

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  Imasawa T, Nagasawa R, Utsunomiya Y, Kawamura T, Zhong Y, Makita N, Muso E, Miyawaki S, Maruyama N, Hosoya T, Sakai O, Ohno T : Bone marrow transplantation attenuates murine IgA nephropathy: The role of a stem cell disorder in the pathogenesis. Kidney Int 56:1809-1817, 1999

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  Imasawa T, Utsunomiya Y, Kawamura T, Nagasawa R, Maruyama N, Sakai O : Evidence suggesting the involvement of hematopoietic stem cells in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 249:605- 611,1998