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Norimasa Sawada

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1 Transmembrane proteins of tight junctions. Biochim Biophys Acta 2007 2.02
2 Transforming growth factor-beta induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition by down-regulation of claudin-1 expression and the fence function in adult rat hepatocytes. Liver Int 2007 1.61
3 Tight junction proteins claudin-2 and -12 are critical for vitamin D-dependent Ca2+ absorption between enterocytes. Mol Biol Cell 2008 1.53
4 Possible involvement of gap junctions in the barrier function of tight junctions of brain and lung endothelial cells. J Cell Physiol 2006 1.44
5 Reduced expression of claudin-7 correlates with invasion and metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Hum Pathol 2006 1.41
6 Differential expression and subcellular localization of claudin-7, -8, -12, -13, and -15 along the mouse intestine. J Histochem Cytochem 2006 1.26
7 Cyclic AMP induces phosphorylation of claudin-5 immunoprecipitates and expression of claudin-5 gene in blood-brain-barrier endothelial cells via protein kinase A-dependent and -independent pathways. Exp Cell Res 2003 1.22
8 HLA-DR- and CD11c-positive dendritic cells penetrate beyond well-developed epithelial tight junctions in human nasal mucosa of allergic rhinitis. J Histochem Cytochem 2005 1.21
9 Occludin expression decreases with the progression of human endometrial carcinoma. Hum Pathol 2004 1.16
10 Cellular retinoic acid bioavailability determines epithelial integrity: Role of retinoic acid receptor alpha agonists in colitis. Mol Pharmacol 2006 1.16
11 Type-III interferon, not type-I, is the predominant interferon induced by respiratory viruses in nasal epithelial cells. Virus Res 2011 1.16
12 ErbB2 expression is correlated with increased survival of patients with osteosarcoma. Cancer 2002 1.14
13 Thr203 of claudin-1, a putative phosphorylation site for MAP kinase, is required to promote the barrier function of tight junctions. Exp Cell Res 2004 1.13
14 Epigenetic silencing of claudin-6 promotes anchorage-independent growth of breast carcinoma cells. Cancer Sci 2007 1.12
15 Regulation of the blood-biliary barrier: interaction between gap and tight junctions in hepatocytes. Med Electron Microsc 2003 1.09
16 Hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-4alpha triggers formation of functional tight junctions and establishment of polarized epithelial morphology in F9 embryonal carcinoma cells. Exp Cell Res 2003 1.06
17 Protein kinase C enhances tight junction barrier function of human nasal epithelial cells in primary culture by transcriptional regulation. Mol Pharmacol 2008 1.03
18 Thr(207) of claudin-5 is involved in size-selective loosening of the endothelial barrier by cyclic AMP. Exp Cell Res 2004 1.02
19 Epigenetic silencing of occludin promotes tumorigenic and metastatic properties of cancer cells via modulations of unique sets of apoptosis-associated genes. Cancer Res 2006 1.01
20 Hypermethylation-modulated downregulation of claudin-7 expression promotes the progression of colorectal carcinoma. Pathobiology 2008 1.01
21 Behavior of tight-junction, adherens-junction and cell polarity proteins during HNF-4alpha-induced epithelial polarization. Exp Cell Res 2005 1.01
22 Thymic stromal lymphopoietin enhances tight-junction barrier function of human nasal epithelial cells. Cell Tissue Res 2009 0.99
23 Downregulation of tight junction-associated MARVEL protein marvelD3 during epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human pancreatic cancer cells. Exp Cell Res 2011 0.97
24 Down-regulation of survival signaling through MAPK and Akt in occludin-deficient mouse hepatocytes in vitro. Exp Cell Res 2005 0.97
25 Glial cell-derived cytokines attenuate the breakdown of vascular integrity in diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes 2007 0.97
26 The significance of interferon-gamma-triggered internalization of tight-junction proteins in inflammatory bowel disease. Sci STKE 2006 0.96
27 Transcriptional control of tight junction proteins via a protein kinase C signal pathway in human telomerase reverse transcriptase-transfected human pancreatic duct epithelial cells. Am J Pathol 2010 0.95
28 Connexins induce and maintain tight junctions in epithelial cells. J Membr Biol 2007 0.95
29 IL-1beta regulates expression of Cx32, occludin, and claudin-2 of rat hepatocytes via distinct signal transduction pathways. Exp Cell Res 2004 0.95
30 PPARgamma agonists upregulate the barrier function of tight junctions via a PKC pathway in human nasal epithelial cells. Pharmacol Res 2010 0.94
31 Gastric and intestinal claudin expression at the invasive front of gastric carcinoma. Cancer Sci 2007 0.94
32 Claudin-4-targeted therapy using Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin for prostate cancer. Prostate 2011 0.93
33 A nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway via protein kinase C δ regulates replication of respiratory syncytial virus in polarized normal human nasal epithelial cells. Mol Biol Cell 2011 0.92
34 Poly(I:C) reduces expression of JAM-A and induces secretion of IL-8 and TNF-α via distinct NF-κB pathways in human nasal epithelial cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2010 0.92
35 SS1 Helicobacter pylori disrupts the paracellular barrier of the gastric mucosa and leads to neutrophilic gastritis in mice. Virchows Arch 2001 0.92
36 Cx32 formation and/or Cx32-mediated intercellular communication induces expression and function of tight junctions in hepatocytic cell line. Exp Cell Res 2002 0.92
37 Activation of p21CIP1/WAF1 gene expression and inhibition of cell proliferation by overexpression of hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha. Exp Cell Res 2005 0.92
38 Hyperstimulation and a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist modulate ovarian vascular permeability by altering expression of the tight junction protein claudin-5. Endocrinology 2005 0.91
39 Phosphorylation of ezrin enhances microvillus length via a p38 MAP-kinase pathway in an immortalized mouse hepatic cell line. Exp Cell Res 2005 0.91
40 Regulation of interleukin-33 and thymic stromal lymphopoietin in human nasal fibroblasts by proinflammatory cytokines. Laryngoscope 2012 0.90
41 Pulmonary collectins protect macrophages against pore-forming activity of Legionella pneumophila and suppress its intracellular growth. J Biol Chem 2010 0.90
42 The nuclear receptor hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha acts as a morphogen to induce the formation of microvilli. J Cell Biol 2006 0.90
43 Tight junction proteins and signal transduction pathways in hepatocytes. Histol Histopathol 2009 0.90
44 Protein kinase Cα inhibitor protects against downregulation of claudin-1 during epithelial-mesenchymal transition of pancreatic cancer. Carcinogenesis 2013 0.90
45 c-Jun N-terminal kinase is largely involved in the regulation of tricellular tight junctions via tricellulin in human pancreatic duct epithelial cells. J Cell Physiol 2010 0.90
46 Heterogeneous expression of claudin-4 in human colorectal cancer: decreased claudin-4 expression at the invasive front correlates cancer invasion and metastasis. Pathobiology 2007 0.89
47 Oncogenic Raf-1 regulates epithelial to mesenchymal transition via distinct signal transduction pathways in an immortalized mouse hepatic cell line. Carcinogenesis 2004 0.89
48 Occludin-mediated premature senescence is a fail-safe mechanism against tumorigenesis in breast carcinoma cells. Cancer Sci 2007 0.88
49 IGF-I regulates tight-junction protein claudin-1 during differentiation of osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells via a MAP-kinase pathway. Cell Tissue Res 2008 0.88
50 Experimental effect of retinoic acids on apoptosis during the development of diabetic retinopathy. Clin Ophthalmol 2008 0.88
51 Cdx2 transcription factor regulates claudin-3 and claudin-4 expression during intestinal differentiation of gastric carcinoma. Pathol Int 2008 0.88
52 Tight junction protein MAGI-1 is up-regulated by transfection with connexin 32 in an immortalized mouse hepatic cell line: cDNA microarray analysis. Cell Tissue Res 2004 0.86
53 Transcriptional regulation of claudin-18 via specific protein kinase C signaling pathways and modification of DNA methylation in human pancreatic cancer cells. J Cell Biochem 2011 0.86
54 Regulation of tight junctions in upper airway epithelium. Biomed Res Int 2012 0.86
55 Expression and localization of tricellulin in human nasal epithelial cells in vivo and in vitro. Med Mol Morphol 2009 0.86
56 Induction of claudins in passaged hTERT-transfected human nasal epithelial cells with an extended life span. Cell Tissue Res 2007 0.86
57 Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase causes transient disruption of tight junctions and downregulation of PAR-2 in human nasal epithelial cells. Respir Res 2014 0.85
58 Regulation of tight junctions by sex hormones in normal human endometrial epithelial cells and uterus cancer cell line Sawano. Cell Tissue Res 2013 0.84
59 Knockdown of tight junction protein claudin-2 prevents bile canalicular formation in WIF-B9 cells. Histochem Cell Biol 2008 0.84
60 Abnormal beta-catenin expression in oral cancer with no gene mutation: correlation with expression of cyclin D1 and epidermal growth factor receptor, Ki-67 labeling index, and clinicopathological features. Hum Pathol 2005 0.84
61 Regulation of tight junctions in human normal pancreatic duct epithelial cells and cancer cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2012 0.84
62 Expression of occludin, a tight-junction-associated protein, in human lung carcinomas. Virchows Arch 2004 0.84
63 p38 MAP-kinase regulates function of gap and tight junctions during regeneration of rat hepatocytes. J Hepatol 2005 0.83
64 Connexin 26 expression prevents down-regulation of barrier and fence functions of tight junctions by Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor ouabain in human airway epithelial cell line Calu-3. Exp Cell Res 2006 0.83
65 Inhibitory effects of retinoic acid receptor alpha stimulants on murine cataractogenesis through suppression of deregulated calpains. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007 0.83
66 Thymic stromal lymphopoietin induces tight junction protein claudin-7 via NF-kappaB in dendritic cells. Histochem Cell Biol 2010 0.82
67 Transient increase in telomerase activity of proliferating fibroblasts and endothelial cells in granulation tissue of the human skin. Wound Repair Regen 2002 0.82
68 Effects of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin via claudin-4 on normal human pancreatic duct epithelial cells and cancer cells. Cell Mol Biol Lett 2011 0.82
69 An undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of the liver containing adipophilin-positive vesicles in an adult with massive sinusoidal invasion. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2012 0.82
70 Behavior of tricellulin during destruction and formation of tight junctions under various extracellular calcium conditions. Cell Tissue Res 2012 0.82
71 Pulmonary collectins play distinct roles in host defense against Mycobacterium avium. J Immunol 2011 0.81
72 Marked induction of matrix metalloproteinase-10 by respiratory syncytial virus infection in human nasal epithelial cells. J Med Virol 2013 0.81
73 Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor in the vitreous of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Diabetes Care 2005 0.81
74 Oncostatin M induces upregulation of claudin-2 in rodent hepatocytes coinciding with changes in morphology and function of tight junctions. Exp Cell Res 2007 0.81
75 Curcumin prevents replication of respiratory syncytial virus and the epithelial responses to it in human nasal epithelial cells. PLoS One 2013 0.81
76 Role of tight junctions in the occurrence of cancer invasion and metastasis. Med Electron Microsc 1999 0.81
77 A novel monoclonal antibody against the second extracellular loop of occludin disrupts epithelial cell polarity. J Histochem Cytochem 2007 0.81
78 Epidermal growth factor modulates claudins and tight junctional functions in ovarian cancer cell lines. Histochem Cell Biol 2012 0.81
79 Tricellulin is expressed in autotypic tight junctions of peripheral myelinating Schwann cells. J Histochem Cytochem 2010 0.81
80 Respiratory syncytial virus infection and the tight junctions of nasal epithelial cells. Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2011 0.81
81 Epithelial barrier and antigen uptake in lymphoepithelium of human adenoids. Acta Otolaryngol 2010 0.81
82 Expression patterns of claudin family of tight-junction proteins in the mouse prostate. Histochem Cell Biol 2007 0.81
83 Bile canalicular barrier function and expression of tight-junctional molecules in rat hepatocytes during common bile duct ligation. Cell Tissue Res 2001 0.81
84 Glyceraldehyde-derived advanced glycation end-products preferentially induce VEGF expression and reduce GDNF expression in human astrocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 0.81
85 Aberrant expression of claudin-4 and -7 in hepatocytes in the cirrhotic human liver. Med Mol Morphol 2014 0.81
86 Expression and function of claudins in hepatocytes. Methods Mol Biol 2011 0.80
87 An immunohistochemical marker panel including claudin-18, maspin, and p53 improves diagnostic accuracy of bile duct neoplasms in surgical and presurgical biopsy specimens. Virchows Arch 2014 0.80
88 The tight-junction protein claudin-6 induces epithelial differentiation from mouse F9 and embryonic stem cells. PLoS One 2013 0.80
89 Barrier function of microvessels and roles of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor in the rat testis. Med Electron Microsc 2002 0.80
90 A case of urothelial carcinoma, lipid cell variant. Pathol Int 2013 0.80
91 Prevention of murine experimental corneal trauma by epigenetic events regulating claudin 6 and claudin 9. Jpn J Ophthalmol 2008 0.80
92 Targeting claudin-4 in human pancreatic cancer. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2012 0.80
93 Altered expression of claudin-1, claudin-7, and tricellulin regardless of human papilloma virus infection in human tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma. Acta Otolaryngol 2011 0.80
94 Induction of JAM-A during differentiation of human THP-1 dendritic cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009 0.79
95 Role of the p38 MAP-kinase signaling pathway for Cx32 and claudin-1 in the rat liver. Cell Commun Adhes 2003 0.79
96 Hop water extract inhibits double-stranded RNA-induced thymic stromal lymphopoietin release from human nasal epithelial cells. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2012 0.79
97 Protein kinase Cα inhibitor enhances the sensitivity of human pancreatic cancer HPAC cells to Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin via claudin-4. Cell Tissue Res 2011 0.78
98 Expression of tight junction proteins in epithelium including Ck20-positive M-like cells of human adenoids in vivo and in vitro. J Mol Histol 2008 0.78
99 Expression of tricellulin in epithelial cells and non-epithelial cells. Histol Histopathol 2013 0.78
100 Electron microscopic and immunohistochemical studies of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Med Electron Microsc 1999 0.78
101 Impaired cutaneous wound healing in mice lacking tetranectin. Wound Repair Regen 2009 0.78
102 c-Jun N-terminal kinase inhibitor SP600125 enhances barrier function and elongation of human pancreatic cancer cell line HPAC in a Ca-switch model. Histochem Cell Biol 2014 0.78
103 Changes of gap and tight junctions during differentiation of human nasal epithelial cells using primary human nasal epithelial cells and primary human nasal fibroblast cells in a noncontact coculture system. J Membr Biol 2007 0.78
104 Polarized distribution of carcinoembryonic antigen is associated with a tight junction molecule in human colorectal adenocarcinoma. J Pathol 2002 0.77
105 Hepatocyte nuclear factor (HNF)-4alpha induces expression of endothelial Fas ligand (FasL) to prevent cancer cell transmigration: a novel defense mechanism of endothelium against cancer metastasis. Jpn J Cancer Res 2002 0.77
106 Occludin modulates organization of perijunctional circumferential actin in rat endothelial cells. Med Electron Microsc 1999 0.77
107 Ovariectomy fails to augment bone resorption and marrow B lymphopoiesis in granulocyte colony-stimulating factor transgenic mice. J Orthop Sci 2005 0.77
108 Humulone suppresses replication of respiratory syncytial virus and release of IL-8 and RANTES in normal human nasal epithelial cells. Med Mol Morphol 2013 0.77
109 Expression and function of tight junctions in the crypt epithelium of human palatine tonsils. J Histochem Cytochem 2004 0.76
110 Inhibition of MAP kinase activity moderates changes in expression and function of Cx32 but not claudin-1 during DNA synthesis in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes. Med Electron Microsc 2004 0.76
111 Emerging novel treatment strategies for diabetic eye diseases. Curr Diabetes Rev 2010 0.76
112 Effects of atelocollagen formulation containing oligonucleotide on endothelial permeability. J Drug Deliv 2012 0.75
113 Irsogladine maleate regulates gap junctional intercellular communication-dependent epithelial barrier in human nasal epithelial cells. J Membr Biol 2015 0.75
114 Unique cellular features of peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor: ultrastructural evidence of its unique cytodifferentiation. Med Electron Microsc 2004 0.75
115 Multifocal and microscopic chromophobe renal cell carcinomatous lesions associated with 'capsulomas' without FCLN gene abnormality. Pathol Int 2013 0.75
116 Mucosal immune barrier and antigen-presenting system in human nasal epithelial cells. Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2011 0.75
117 [Molecular mechanism of formation and regulation of the blood-tissue barrier]. Fukuoka Igaku Zasshi 2004 0.75