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G-CSF prevents cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction by activating the Jak-Stat pathway in cardiomyocytes
- M. Harada, Yingjie Qin, +17 authors I. Komuro
- Medicine
- Nature Medicine
- 20 February 2005
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) was reported to induce myocardial regeneration by promoting mobilization of bone marrow stem cells to the injured heart after myocardial infarction, but… Expand
Mechanical stress activates angiotensin II type 1 receptor without the involvement of angiotensin II
- Y. Zou, H. Akazawa, +16 authors I. Komuro
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Nature Cell Biology
- 1 June 2004
The angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor has a crucial role in load-induced cardiac hypertrophy. Here we show that the AT1 receptor can be activated by mechanical stress through an… Expand
Vascular effects of adiponectin: molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic intervention.
- W. Zhu, K. Cheng, P. Vanhoutte, K. Lam, A. Xu
- Medicine
- Clinical science
- 1 March 2008
Adiponectin is a major adipocyte-secreted adipokine abundantly present in the circulation as three distinct oligomeric complexes. In addition to its role as an insulin sensitizer, mounting evidence… Expand
APPL1 potentiates insulin-mediated inhibition of hepatic glucose production and alleviates diabetes via Akt activation in mice.
- K. Cheng, M. A. Iglesias, +6 authors A. Xu
- Medicine
- Cell metabolism
- 6 May 2009
Hepatic insulin resistance is the major contributor to fasting hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes. Here we report that the endosomal adaptor protein APPL1 increases hepatic insulin sensitivity by… Expand
Complement C1q Activates Canonical Wnt Signaling and Promotes Aging-Related Phenotypes
- Atsuhiko T Naito, T. Sumida, +22 authors I. Komuro
- Biology, Medicine
- Cell
- 8 June 2012
Wnt signaling plays critical roles in development of various organs and pathogenesis of many diseases, and augmented Wnt signaling has recently been implicated in mammalian aging and aging-related… Expand
Csx/Nkx2-5 Is Required for Homeostasis and Survival of Cardiac Myocytes in the Adult Heart*
- H. Toko, W. Zhu, +13 authors I. Komuro
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of Biological Chemistry
- 5 July 2002
Csx/Nkx2-5, which is essential for cardiac development of the embryo, is abundantly expressed in the adult heart. We here examined the role ofCsx/Nkx2-5 in the adult heart using two kinds of… Expand
The Adaptor Protein APPL2 Inhibits Insulin-Stimulated Glucose Uptake by Interacting With TBC1D1 in Skeletal Muscle
Insulin stimulates glucose uptake by promoting the trafficking of GLUT4 to the plasma membrane in muscle cells, and impairment of this insulin action contributes to hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes.… Expand
Role of p53 in preadipocyte differentiation
- Qiong Huang, Menglan Liu, +7 authors Y. Liu
- Biology, Medicine
- Cell biology international
- 1 December 2014
Insulin resistance, diabetes and many kinds of cancers are common in overweight and obese individuals. The tumor suppressor p53 is important in securing genetic stability, but its role in the… Expand
Growth hormone signalling and apoptosis in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes
Growth hormone (GH) has been reported to be useful to treat heart failure. To elucidate whether GH has direct beneficial effects on the heart, we examined effects of GH on oxidative stress-induced… Expand
Dual effects of the homeobox transcription factor Csx/Nkx2-5 on cardiomyocytes.
- K. Monzen, W. Zhu, +8 authors I. Komuro
- Biology, Medicine
- Biochemical and biophysical research…
- 8 November 2002
A homeobox-containing transcription factor Csx/Nkx2-5 is an important regulator of cardiac development. Many different human CSX/NKX2-5 mutations have been reported to cause congenital heart disease.… Expand