Published in World Neurosurg on April 15, 2011
Surgical strategies in childhood craniopharyngioma. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) (2011) 0.92
Transsphenoidal surgery for craniopharyngiomas: the lessons of experience, timing, and restraint. World Neurosurg (2011) 0.79
Useful 'sliding-lock-knot' technique for suturing dural patch to prevent cerebrospinal fluid leakage after extended transsphenoidal surgery. Surg Neurol Int (2013) 0.78
Pituitary stalk management during the microsurgery of craniopharyngiomas. Exp Ther Med (2014) 0.77
Surgical outcome in 90 patients with craniopharyngiomas: an evaluation of the transsphenoidal approach. World Neurosurg (2011) 0.76
Clinical characteristics of streptococcus pneumoniae meningoencephalitis after transsphenoidal surgery: three case reports. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) (2014) 0.75
A new multilayer reconstruction using nasal septal flap combined with fascia graft dural suturing for high-flow cerebrospinal fluid leak after endoscopic endonasal surgery. Neurosurg Rev (2016) 0.75
Transforming growth factor-beta function blocking prevents myocardial fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction in pressure-overloaded rats. Circulation (2002) 3.20
Suppression of coronary artery spasm by the Rho-kinase inhibitor fasudil in patients with vasospastic angina. Circulation (2002) 2.95
Hypertensive myocardial fibrosis and diastolic dysfunction: another model of inflammation? Hypertension (2004) 2.89
Simultaneous combined supra-infrasellar approach for giant/large multilobulated pituitary adenomas. World Neurosurg (2011) 2.76
Essential role of vascular endothelial growth factor in angiotensin II-induced vascular inflammation and remodeling. Hypertension (2004) 2.69
Long-term inhibition of Rho-kinase suppresses angiotensin II-induced cardiovascular hypertrophy in rats in vivo: effect on endothelial NAD(P)H oxidase system. Circ Res (2003) 2.26
Rho-kinase is an important therapeutic target in cardiovascular medicine. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2005) 2.09
Aggressive transsphenoidal resection of tumors invading the cavernous sinus in patients with acromegaly: predictive factors, strategies, and outcomes. J Neurosurg (2014) 2.05
The incidence and risk factors of cholesterol embolization syndrome, a complication of cardiac catheterization: a prospective study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 2.03
Extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy markedly ameliorates ischemia-induced myocardial dysfunction in pigs in vivo. Circulation (2004) 1.96
Greater oxidative stress in healthy young men compared with premenopausal women. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2002) 1.93
Oxidative stress mediates tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced mitochondrial DNA damage and dysfunction in cardiac myocytes. Circulation (2003) 1.92
Mutations in prokineticin 2 and prokineticin receptor 2 genes in human gonadotrophin-releasing hormone deficiency: molecular genetics and clinical spectrum. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2008) 1.92
Apoptosis induced by inhibition of cyclic AMP response element-binding protein in vascular smooth muscle cells. Circulation (2003) 1.81
Anti-monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene therapy attenuates left ventricular remodeling and failure after experimental myocardial infarction. Circulation (2003) 1.79
Overexpression of mitochondrial transcription factor a ameliorates mitochondrial deficiencies and cardiac failure after myocardial infarction. Circulation (2005) 1.75
Targeted deletion of MMP-2 attenuates early LV rupture and late remodeling after experimental myocardial infarction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2003) 1.74
Bone marrow-derived monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 receptor CCR2 is critical in angiotensin II-induced acceleration of atherosclerosis and aneurysm formation in hypercholesterolemic mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2004) 1.70
Coronary microvascular spasm causes myocardial ischemia in patients with vasospastic angina. J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 1.61
Critical role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 receptor CCR2 on monocytes in hypertension-induced vascular inflammation and remodeling. Circ Res (2004) 1.57
Molecular phylogenetics of multiple genes on Aspergillus section Fumigati isolated from clinical specimens in Japan. Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi (2007) 1.56
Surgical management and outcomes in patients with Cushing disease with negative pituitary magnetic resonance imaging. World Neurosurg (2011) 1.55
Long-term inhibition of Rho-kinase suppresses left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in mice. Circulation (2004) 1.53
Anti-monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene therapy attenuates pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2004) 1.49
Inhibition of TGF-beta signaling exacerbates early cardiac dysfunction but prevents late remodeling after infarction. Cardiovasc Res (2004) 1.49
Increased reactive oxygen species in rostral ventrolateral medulla contribute to neural mechanisms of hypertension in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. Circulation (2004) 1.47
Importance of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 pathway in neointimal hyperplasia after periarterial injury in mice and monkeys. Circ Res (2002) 1.45
Percutaneous coronary intervention plus medical therapy reduces the incidence of acute coronary syndrome more effectively than initial medical therapy only among patients with low-risk coronary artery disease a randomized, comparative, multicenter study. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2008) 1.45
Overexpression of glutathione peroxidase prevents left ventricular remodeling and failure after myocardial infarction in mice. Circulation (2004) 1.42
Pioglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist, attenuates left ventricular remodeling and failure after experimental myocardial infarction. Circulation (2002) 1.41
Discharge use of angiotensin receptor blockers provides comparable effects with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on outcomes in patients hospitalized for heart failure. Hypertens Res (2009) 1.41
Fluvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase inhibitor, attenuates left ventricular remodeling and failure after experimental myocardial infarction. Circulation (2002) 1.41
Impaired glucose metabolism in Japanese patients with acromegaly is restored after successful pituitary surgery if pancreatic {beta}-cell function is preserved. Eur J Endocrinol (2011) 1.40
Activation of sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 ameliorates hyperglycemia by mediating incretin secretion in mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab (2009) 1.40
Coronary revascularization in Japan. Part 3: percutaneous coronary intervention during 1997. Circ J (2002) 1.38
Hydrogen peroxide is an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in human mesenteric arteries. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2002) 1.34
Extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy ameliorates myocardial ischemia in patients with severe coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis (2006) 1.33
Rho-kinase inhibitor improves increased vascular resistance and impaired vasodilation of the forearm in patients with heart failure. Circulation (2005) 1.30
Rho-kinase inhibition with intracoronary fasudil prevents myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary microvascular spasm. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.25
Anti-monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene therapy limits progression and destabilization of established atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-knockout mice. Circulation (2002) 1.24
Important role of Rho-kinase in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular inflammation and remodeling induced by long-term blockade of nitric oxide synthesis in rats. Hypertension (2002) 1.24
Blockade of NF-kappaB ameliorates myocardial hypertrophy in response to chronic infusion of angiotensin II. Cardiovasc Res (2005) 1.21
Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor subtypes 1 and 2: species-specific gene expression. Genomics (2002) 1.20
Anti-monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene therapy attenuates pulmonary hypertension in rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2002) 1.16
Interleukin-1 stimulates cytokines, prostaglandin E2 and matrix metalloproteinase-1 production via activation of MAPK/AP-1 and NF-kappaB in human gingival fibroblasts. Cytokine (2004) 1.16
Electron spin resonance detection of hydrogen peroxide as an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in porcine coronary microvessels. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2003) 1.16
Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 is an essential inflammatory mediator in angiotensin II-induced progression of established atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2004) 1.15
Streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemia exacerbates left ventricular remodeling and failure after experimental myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.13
Critical role of cAMP-response element-binding protein for angiotensin II-induced hypertrophy of vascular smooth muscle cells. J Biol Chem (2002) 1.13
Polychlorinated biphenyls suppress thyroid hormone-induced transactivation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2002) 1.13
Blockade of NF-kappaB improves cardiac function and survival without affecting inflammation in TNF-alpha-induced cardiomyopathy. Cardiovasc Res (2005) 1.11
Inflammatory stimuli upregulate Rho-kinase in human coronary vascular smooth muscle cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol (2004) 1.11
Long-term inhibition of Rho-kinase suppresses neointimal formation after stent implantation in porcine coronary arteries: involvement of multiple mechanisms. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2003) 1.08
Pivotal role of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase in endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization. J Clin Invest (2003) 1.08
Pathologic characteristics of gastric cancer in the elderly: a retrospective study of 994 surgical patients. Gastric Cancer (2004) 1.07
Essential role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in development of restenotic changes (neointimal hyperplasia and constrictive remodeling) after balloon angioplasty in hypercholesterolemic rabbits. Circulation (2002) 1.07
Evidence for protein kinase C-mediated activation of Rho-kinase in a porcine model of coronary artery spasm. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2003) 1.06
Probucol attenuates left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling in tachycardia-induced heart failure: roles of oxidative stress and inflammation. Circulation (2002) 1.06
Vascular endothelial growth factor is necessary in the development of arteriosclerosis by recruiting/activating monocytes in a rat model of long-term inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis. Circulation (2002) 1.05
A large functioning parathyroid cyst in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Endocr J (2013) 1.05
Recurrence of primary hyperparathyroidism following spontaneous remission with intracapsular hemorrhage of a parathyroid adenoma. J Bone Miner Metab (2008) 1.05
In-hospital and one-year outcomes for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (2002) 1.04
Imbalance of central nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in the regulation of sympathetic activity and neural mechanisms of hypertension. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (2011) 1.03
Atorvastatin causes depressor and sympatho-inhibitory effects with upregulation of nitric oxide synthases in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Hypertens (2003) 1.02
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D suppresses circulating levels of parathyroid hormone in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism and coexistent sarcoidosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2005) 1.02
Diagnosis of histoplasmosis by detection of the internal transcribed spacer region of fungal rRNA gene from a paraffin-embedded skin sample from a dog in Japan. Vet Microbiol (2003) 1.02
Long-term treatment with a specific Rho-kinase inhibitor suppresses cardiac allograft vasculopathy in mice. Circ Res (2003) 1.01
Evaluation of the ratio of lymph node metastasis as a prognostic factor in patients with gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer (1999) 1.00
Essential role of vascular endothelial growth factor and Flt-1 signals in neointimal formation after periadventitial injury. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2004) 0.99
Disruption of inducible nitric oxide synthase improves beta-adrenergic inotropic responsiveness but not the survival of mice with cytokine-induced cardiomyopathy. Circ Res (2002) 0.99
Novel anti-inflammatory actions of amlodipine in a rat model of arteriosclerosis induced by long-term inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2003) 0.99
Rho/Rho-kinase pathway in brain stem contributes to blood pressure regulation via sympathetic nervous system: possible involvement in neural mechanisms of hypertension. Circ Res (2003) 0.99
Role of prehypertension in the development of coronary atherosclerosis in Japan. J Epidemiol (2004) 0.98
Divergent effects of estrogen and nicotine on Rho-kinase expression in human coronary vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2005) 0.98
Effect of 35 degrees C hypothermia on intracranial pressure and clinical outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. J Trauma (2009) 0.97
Antiinflammatory and antiarteriosclerotic effects of pioglitazone. Hypertension (2002) 0.97
Downregulation of vascular angiotensin II type 1 receptor by thyroid hormone. Hypertension (2003) 0.97
Clinical characteristics and outcome of hospitalized patients with heart failure in Japan. Circ J (2006) 0.96
Selective disruption of MMP-2 gene exacerbates myocardial inflammation and dysfunction in mice with cytokine-induced cardiomyopathy. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2005) 0.96
Nodular fasciitis of the breast. Breast Cancer (2012) 0.96
Overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 promotes intravascular thrombus formation in porcine coronary arteries in vivo. Cardiovasc Res (2003) 0.95
High incidence of low O(6)-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase expression in invasive macroadenomas of Cushing's disease. Eur J Endocrinol (2009) 0.95
DNA mismatch repair protein (MSH6) correlated with the responses of atypical pituitary adenomas and pituitary carcinomas to temozolomide: the national cooperative study by the Japan Society for Hypothalamic and Pituitary Tumors. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2013) 0.95
Repeat transsphenoidal surgery for the treatment of remaining or recurring pituitary tumors in acromegaly. Neurosurgery (2010) 0.95
New reference growth charts for Japanese girls with Turner syndrome. Pediatr Int (2009) 0.94
Inhibition of renin-angiotensin system ameliorates endothelial dysfunction associated with aging in rats. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2002) 0.94
Cardiovascular effects of overexpression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the rostral ventrolateral medulla in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. Hypertension (2002) 0.94
Up-regulated neuronal nitric oxide synthase compensates coronary flow response to bradykinin in endothelial nitric oxide synthase-deficient mice. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol (2004) 0.93