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Taiji Matsusaka

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1 Megalin contributes to the early injury of proximal tubule cells during nonselective proteinuria. Kidney Int 2008 2.14
2 Autophagy protects the proximal tubule from degeneration and acute ischemic injury. J Am Soc Nephrol 2011 2.04
3 The CXCL12 (SDF-1)/CXCR4 axis is essential for the development of renal vasculature. J Am Soc Nephrol 2009 1.95
4 Autophagy guards against cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury. Am J Pathol 2012 1.56
5 Mice are unable to endogenously regenerate podocytes during the repair of immunotoxin-induced glomerular injury. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013 1.54
6 Absence of angiotensin II type 1 receptor in bone marrow-derived cells is detrimental in the evolution of renal fibrosis. J Clin Invest 2002 1.45
7 Expression of HIV-1 genes in podocytes alone can lead to the full spectrum of HIV-1-associated nephropathy. Kidney Int 2005 1.42
8 HIV-1 genes vpr and nef synergistically damage podocytes, leading to glomerulosclerosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006 1.35
9 Podocyte damage damages podocytes: autonomous vicious cycle that drives local spread of glomerular sclerosis. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2005 1.35
10 Permanent genetic tagging of podocytes: fate of injured podocytes in a mouse model of glomerular sclerosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2005 1.28
11 Obesity-mediated autophagy insufficiency exacerbates proteinuria-induced tubulointerstitial lesions. J Am Soc Nephrol 2013 1.23
12 An essential role of the universal polarity protein, aPKClambda, on the maintenance of podocyte slit diaphragms. PLoS One 2009 1.10
13 Genetic podocyte lineage reveals progressive podocytopenia with parietal cell hyperplasia in a murine model of cellular/collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Am J Pathol 2009 1.05
14 Aberrant Notch1-dependent effects on glomerular parietal epithelial cells promotes collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with progressive podocyte loss. Kidney Int 2013 1.04
15 Bmp in podocytes is essential for normal glomerular capillary formation. J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 0.98
16 The direction and role of phenotypic transition between podocytes and parietal epithelial cells in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2013 0.98
17 Inhibition of endogenous BMP in the glomerulus leads to mesangial matrix expansion. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 0.91
18 Autophagy protects kidney proximal tubule epithelial cells from mitochondrial metabolic stress. Autophagy 2013 0.88
19 Keap1 inhibition attenuates glomerulosclerosis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014 0.85
20 Fibrinogen that appears in Bowman's space of proteinuric kidneys in vivo activates podocyte Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in vitro. Nephron Exp Nephrol 2009 0.82
21 Local actions of endogenous angiotensin II in injured glomeruli. J Am Soc Nephrol 2004 0.81
22 Receptor-independent intracellular radical scavenging activity of an angiotensin II receptor blocker. J Hypertens 2007 0.81
23 Induction of podocyte-derived VEGF ameliorates podocyte injury and subsequent abnormal glomerular development caused by puromycin aminonucleoside. Pediatr Res 2011 0.79
24 Rapid downregulation of beta-actin-based CAG promoter and filamentous actin in injured podocytes. J Med Dent Sci 2005 0.79
25 Suppression of cyclosporine a nephrotoxicity in vivo by transforming growth factor beta receptor-immunoglobulin G chimeric protein. Transplantation 2004 0.79
26 ARB protects podocytes from HIV-1 nephropathy independently of podocyte AT1. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2012 0.78
27 Angiotensin II type 1A receptor deficiency and longevity. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 0.76
28 Foxc1 gene null mutation causes ectopic budding and kidney hypoplasia but not dysplasia. Cells Tissues Organs 2013 0.76
29 Characterization of Kidney and Skeleton Phenotypes of Mice Double Heterozygous for Foxc1 and Foxc2. Cells Tissues Organs 2016 0.75
30 Erratum: Distinct neural mechanisms for the control of thirst and salt appetite in the subfornical organ. Nat Neurosci 2017 0.75
31 [Structure and function of glomerular endothelial cells]. Nihon Rinsho 2006 0.75