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Yasunao Yoshimasa

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1 NRSF regulates the fetal cardiac gene program and maintains normal cardiac structure and function. EMBO J 2003 1.87
2 Leptin gene and leptin receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with sweet preference and obesity. Hypertens Res 2008 1.58
3 Attenuation of diet-induced weight gain and adiposity through increased energy expenditure in mice lacking angiotensin II type 1a receptor. Endocrinology 2005 1.54
4 Diagnostic value of epinephrine test for genotyping LQT1, LQT2, and LQT3 forms of congenital long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm 2004 1.53
5 Mutation site-specific differences in arrhythmic risk and sensitivity to sympathetic stimulation in the LQT1 form of congenital long QT syndrome: multicenter study in Japan. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 1.51
6 Effects of voglibose and nateglinide on glycemic status and coronary atherosclerosis in early-stage diabetic patients. Circ J 2012 1.44
7 Effect of exercise intervention on endothelial function and incidence of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. J Atheroscler Thromb 2010 1.13
8 Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the incidence of cardiovascular disease in an urban Japanese cohort study: The Suita study. Atherosclerosis 2008 1.11
9 Relationship between blood pressure category and incidence of stroke and myocardial infarction in an urban Japanese population with and without chronic kidney disease: the Suita Study. Stroke 2009 1.10
10 Altered gene expression related to glomerulogenesis and podocyte structure in early diabetic nephropathy of db/db mice and its restoration by pioglitazone. Diabetes 2006 1.09
11 Role of MAPK phosphatase-1 in the induction of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 during the course of adipocyte hypertrophy. J Biol Chem 2007 1.07
12 Impact of metabolic syndrome components on the incidence of cardiovascular disease in a general urban Japanese population: the suita study. Hypertens Res 2008 1.01
13 Pioglitazone improves left ventricular diastolic function in patients with essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2005 0.94
14 Association of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels with obesity in a general urban Japanese population: the Suita Study. Endocr J 2010 0.92
15 Association between insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes and the effects of pioglitazone. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2006 0.90
16 The combined impact of blood pressure category and glucose abnormality on the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in a Japanese urban cohort: the Suita Study. Hypertens Res 2010 0.89
17 Close association of endothelial dysfunction with insulin resistance and carotid wall thickening in hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2004 0.87
18 Visceral fat is negatively associated with B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with advanced type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2010 0.86
19 α2 isoform-specific activation of 5'adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase by 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-D-ribonucleoside at a physiological level activates glucose transport and increases glucose transporter 4 in mouse skeletal muscle. Metabolism 2006 0.85
20 Undernutrition in utero augments systolic blood pressure and cardiac remodeling in adult mouse offspring: possible involvement of local cardiac angiotensin system in developmental origins of cardiovascular disease. Endocrinology 2006 0.84
21 Impact of statin treatment on the clinical fate of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. J Atheroscler Thromb 2010 0.84
22 Impaired flow-mediated vasodilatation and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients with albuminuria. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2007 0.83
23 Pioglitazone-induced insulin sensitization improves vascular endothelial function in nondiabetic patients with essential hypertension. Am J Hypertens 2005 0.82
24 Circulating CD34-positive cell number is associated with brain natriuretic peptide level in type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes Care 2007 0.82
25 Verification of 525 coding SNPs in 179 hypertension candidate genes in the Japanese population: identification of 159 SNPs in 93 genes. J Hum Genet 2002 0.82
26 Triglycerides and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the incidence of cardiovascular disease in an urban Japanese cohort: the Suita study. Atherosclerosis 2009 0.82
27 The haplotypes of the IRS-2 gene affect insulin sensitivity in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2005 0.81
28 Inflammatory response to acute myocardial infarction augments neointimal hyperplasia after vascular injury in a remote artery. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2006 0.81
29 Pioglitazone treatment stimulates circulating CD34-positive cells in type 2 diabetes patients. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2008 0.80
30 Increase in the transcriptional activity of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene with fluvastatin: a relation with the -786T>C polymorphism. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2005 0.79
31 Leptin receptor polymorphism is associated with serum lipid levels and impairment of cholesterol lowering effect by simvastatin in Japanese men. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2003 0.79
32 Isocaloric high-protein diet ameliorates systolic blood pressure increase and cardiac remodeling caused by maternal caloric restriction in adult mouse offspring. Endocr J 2009 0.79
33 Association of Ob-R gene polymorphism and insulin resistance in Japanese men. Metabolism 2004 0.78
34 A novel Thr56Met mutation of the autosomal recessive hypercholesterolemia gene associated with hypercholesterolemia. J Atheroscler Thromb 2010 0.78
35 Association study of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 gene polymorphisms and metabolic syndrome in urban Japanese cohort. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2009 0.77
36 Clinical predictors of atheroma progression despite optimal glycemic control in early-stage diabetic patients with coronary artery disease: Insight from the DIANA study. J Atheroscler Thromb 2014 0.77
37 [Metabolic syndrome and11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 gene polymorphisms]. Nihon Rinsho 2006 0.75
38 [Genetic testing and gene-based testing of life-style related disease]. Nihon Rinsho 2005 0.75
39 Atheroma Progression in Obese Early-stage Diabetic Japanese Patients in Response to Glycemic Control: Sub-analysis from the DIANA Study. J Atheroscler Thromb 2014 0.75