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Masakazu Sakai

Observed names: M Sakai, M. Sakai, MASAKAZU SAKAI, Masakazu SAKAI, Sakai Masakazu
Institution: Kumamoto University
OpenAlex ID: A5113967595
Lysophosphatidylcholine plays an essential role in the mitogenic effect of oxidized low density lipoprotein on murine macrophages.
1994 · M Sakai, A Miyazaki, et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 194
Intravenous Injection of Rabbit Apolipoprotein A-I Inhibits the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Cholesterol-Fed Rabbits
1995 · Akira Miyazaki, Shin Sakuma, et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 190
Scavenger receptors for oxidized and glycated proteins
2003 · S. Horiuchi, Y. Sakamoto, et al. · Amino Acids · 178
Cost-effectiveness of intensive insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes: a 10-year follow-up of the Kumamoto study
2000 · Nakayasu Wake, Akinori Hisashige, et al. · Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice · 101
Two Intracellular Signaling Pathways for Activation of Protein Kinase C Are Involved in Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein–Induced Macrophage Growth
1997 · Takeshi Matsumura, Masakazu Sakai, et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 100
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The Scavenger Receptor Serves as a Route for Internalization of Lysophosphatidylcholine in Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein-induced Macrophage Proliferation
1996 · Masakazu Sakai, Akira Miyazaki, et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 98
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Expression of Class A Scavenger Receptor Is Enhanced by High Glucose in Vitro and under Diabetic Conditions in Vivo
2004 · Kaori Fukuhara-Takaki, Masakazu Sakai, et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 92
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Statins Suppress Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein-induced Macrophage Proliferation by Inactivation of the Small G Protein-p38 MAPK Pathway
2004 · Takafumi Senokuchi, Takeshi Matsumura, et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 90
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HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors suppress macrophage growth induced by oxidized low density lipoprotein
1997 · Masakazu Sakai, Shozo Kobori, et al. · Atherosclerosis · 83
Lysophosphatidylcholine Potentiates the Mitogenic Activity of Modified LDL for Human Monocyte–Derived Macrophages
1996 · Masakazu Sakai, Akira Miyazaki, et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 77
Induction of Murine Macrophage Growth by Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein Is Mediated by Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor
1998 · Takeshi Biwa, Hideki Hakamata, et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 73
Extracellular signal-regulated kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase mediate macrophage proliferation induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein
2004 · Takafumi Senokuchi, Takeshi Matsumura, et al. · Atherosclerosis · 71
Acetylated low density lipoprotein reduces its ligand activity for the scavenger receptor after interaction with reconstituted high density lipoprotein.
1994 · A. Miyazaki, M. Sakai, et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 65
Serotonin enhances the production of type IV collagen by human mesangial cells
1998 · Masaya Kasho, Masakazu Sakai, et al. · Kidney International · 63
Statins downregulate ATP-binding-cassette transporter A1 gene expression in macrophages
2004 · Hirohito Sone, Hitoshi Shimano, et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 58
Macrophage proliferation in atherosclerosis
2000 · Masakazu Sakai, Shozo Kobori, et al. · Current Opinion in Lipidology · 55
Species difference in cholesteryl ester cycle and HDL-induced cholesterol efflux from macrophage foam cells.
1994 · H Hakamata, A Miyazaki, et al. · Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis A Journal of Vascular Biology · 54
Cross‐linking of apolipoproteins is involved in a loss of the ligand activity of high density lipoprotein upon Cu2+‐mediated oxidation
1992 · Masakazu Sakai, Akira Miyazaki, et al. · FEBS Letters · 54
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Advanced Glycation End Products(AGE) Inhibit Scavenger Receptor Class B type I-Mediated Reverse Cholesterol Transport: A New Crossroad of AGE to Cholesterol Metabolism.
2003 · Nobutaka Ohgami, Akira Miyazaki, et al. · Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis · 53
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Activation of acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase activity by cholesterol is not due to altered mRNA levels in HepG2 cells
1996 · Hirofumi Matsuda, Hideki Hakamata, et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism · 39
Advanced glycation end products-modified proteins and oxidized LDL mediate down-regulation of leptin in mouse adipocytes via CD36
2004 · Yuka Unno, Masakazu Sakai, et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 37
Glucocorticoid Inhibits Oxidized LDL-Induced Macrophage Growth by Suppressing the Expression of Granulocyte/Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
1999 · Masakazu Sakai, Takeshi Biwa, et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 34
CD36 Is Not Involved in Scavenger Receptor–Mediated Endocytic Uptake of Glycolaldehyde- and Methylglyoxal-Modified Proteins by Liver Endothelial Cells
2005 · Keisuke Nakajou, Seikoh Horiuchi, et al. · The Journal of Biochemistry · 29
Sites of Action of Protein Kinase C and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Are Distinct in Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein-induced Macrophage Proliferation
2000 · Takeshi Biwa, Masakazu Sakai, et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 29
Granulocyte/macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor Plays an Essential Role in Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein-induced Macrophage Proliferation
2000 · Takeshi Biwa, Masakazu Sakai, et al. · Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis · 25
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Works count: 58
Citation count: 2,275
H-index: 25
I10-index: 42
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