Yumiko Imai

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1 A crucial role of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in SARS coronavirus-induced lung injury. Nat Med 2005 3.26
2 The lipid mediator protectin D1 inhibits influenza virus replication and improves severe influenza. Cell 2013 3.19
3 PAF-mediated pulmonary edema: a new role for acid sphingomyelinase and ceramide. Nat Med 2004 2.66
4 A global in vivo Drosophila RNAi screen identifies NOT3 as a conserved regulator of heart function. Cell 2010 2.27
5 Impaired heart contractility in Apelin gene-deficient mice associated with aging and pressure overload. Circ Res 2007 1.74
6 The arachidonic acid metabolome serves as a conserved regulator of cholesterol metabolism. Cell Metab 2014 1.47
7 CXCL10-CXCR3 enhances the development of neutrophil-mediated fulminant lung injury of viral and nonviral origin. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012 1.28
8 Characteristics of Streptococcus suis isolated from patients in Japan. Jpn J Infect Dis 2006 1.23
9 Allergic airway hyperresponsiveness, inflammation, and remodeling do not develop in phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma-deficient mice. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009 1.11
10 Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in lung diseases. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2006 1.05
11 Recipient T cells mediate reperfusion injury after lung transplantation in the rat. J Immunol 2003 1.05
12 Nationwide surveillance of bacterial respiratory pathogens conducted by the Surveillance Committee of Japanese Society of Chemotherapy, Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases, and Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology in 2009: general view of the pathogens' antibacterial susceptibility. J Infect Chemother 2012 0.96
13 Apelin is a positive regulator of ACE2 in failing hearts. J Clin Invest 2013 0.95
14 Rapidly progressive fatal pneumococcal sepsis in adults: a report of two cases. J Infect Chemother 2007 0.90
15 PI3Kgamma protects from myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury through a kinase-independent pathway. PLoS One 2010 0.89
16 Impact of human interleukin-10 on vector-induced inflammation and early graft function in rat lung transplantation. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2003 0.87
17 Trilogy of ACE2: a peptidase in the renin-angiotensin system, a SARS receptor, and a partner for amino acid transporters. Pharmacol Ther 2010 0.84
18 The role of ACE2 in pulmonary diseases--relevance for the nephrologist. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 0.84
19 Multiple functions of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and its relevance in cardiovascular diseases. Circ J 2013 0.83
20 Nationwide surveillance of bacterial respiratory pathogens conducted by the Japanese Society of Chemotherapy in 2008: general view of the pathogens' antibacterial susceptibility. J Infect Chemother 2011 0.83
21 Nuclear accumulation of androgen receptor in gender difference of dilated cardiomyopathy due to lamin A/C mutations. Cardiovasc Res 2013 0.83
22 Ventilator-induced lung injury, cytokines, PEEP, and mortality: implications for practice and for clinical trials. Intensive Care Med 2003 0.81
23 Effect of ventilator-induced lung injury on the development of reperfusion injury in a rat lung transplant model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 0.79
24 Microarray meta-analysis identifies acute lung injury biomarkers in donor lungs that predict development of primary graft failure in recipients. PLoS One 2012 0.78
25 Interleukin 10 gene transfection of donor lungs ameliorates posttransplant cell death by a switch from cellular necrosis to apoptosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003 0.78
26 Independent ventilation of the graft and native lungs in vivo after rat lung transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg 2005 0.75
27 Lessons from SARS: control of acute lung failure by the SARS receptor ACE2. J Mol Med (Berl) 2006 0.75
28 [Pathogenicity of influenza virus and development of the ARDS]. Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi 2015 0.75
29 Discovery of novel spiro-piperidine derivatives as highly potent and selective melanin-concentrating hormone 1 receptor antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2009 0.75