Sakurada M, Shichiri M, Imamura M, Azuma H, and Hirata Y: Nitric oxide upregulates dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-2 via cyclic GMP induction in endothelial cells. Hypertension 2008;52:903-909.
Miyake A, Murata Y, Okazawa H, Ikeda H, Niwayama Y, Ohnishi H, Hirata Y,
Matozaki T: Negative regulation by SHPS-1 of Toll-like receptor-dependent proinflammatory
cytokine production in macrophages. Genes to Cells 2008;13:209-219.
Minami I,
Yoshimoto T, Hirono Y, Izumiyama H, Doi M, Hirata Y: Diagnostic accuracy of adrenal
venous sampling in comparison with other parameters in primary aldosteronism.
Endocr J 2008;55:839-846.
Tani Y, Tateno T, Izumiyama H, Doi M, Yoshimoto T,
Hirata Y: Defective expression of prohormone convertase 4 and enhanced expression
of insulin-like growth factor II by pleural solitary fibrous tumor causing hypoglycemia
Endocr J 2008;55:905-911.
Iwashima F, Yoshimoto T, Minami I, Sakurada M, Hirono
Y, Hirata Y:Aldosterone induces superoxide generation via Rac1 activation in
endothelial cells. Endocrinology 2008;149:1009-1014.
Doi M, Sekizawa N, Tani
Y, Tsuchiya K, Kouyama R, Tateno T, Izumiyama H, Yoshimoto T, Hirata Y: Late-night
salivary cortisol as a screening test for the diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome
in Japan. Endocr J 2008;55:121-126.
Sakai H, Tsuchiya K, Nakayama C, Iwashima
F, Izumiyama H, Doi M, Yoshimoto T, Tsujino M, Yamada S, Hirata Y: Improvement
of endothelial dysfunction in acromegaly after transsphenoidal surgery. Endocr
J 2008;55:853-859.
Terada Y, Kuwana H, Kobayashi T, Okado T, Suzuki N, Yoshimoto
T, Hirata Y, Sasaki S: Aldosterone-stimulated SGK1 activity mediates profibrotic
signaling in the mesangium. J Am Soc Nephrol 2008;19:298-309.
Saito T, Dayanithi
G, Saito J, Onaka T, Urabe T, Watanabe TX, Hashimoto H, Yokoyama T, Fujihara
H, Yokota A, Nishizawa S, Hirata Y, Ueta Y: Chronic osmotic stimuli increase
salusin-β-like immunoreactivity in the rat hypothalamo- neurohypophyseal system:
possible involvement of salusin-β on [Ca2+]i increase and neurohypophyseal hormone
release from the axon terminals. J Neuroendocrinol. 2008;20:207-219.
Sato K, Koyama T, Shichiri M: Biosynthesis and secretion of salusin-αfrom
human cells. Peptides 2008;29:2203-2207.
Watanabe T, Suguro T, Sato K, Koyama
T, Nagashima M, Kodate S, Hirano T, Adachi M, Shichiri M, Miyazaki A: Serum salusin-α
levels are decreased and correlated negatively with carotid atherosclerosis in
essential hypertensive patients. Hypertens Res 2008;31:463-468.
Watanabe T, Nishio
K, Kanome T, Matsuyama TA, Koba S, Sakai T, Sato K, Hongo S, Nose K, Ota H, Kobayashi
Y, Katagiri T, Shichiri M, Miyazaki A. Impact of salusin-α and −β on human macrophage
foam cell formation and coronary atherosclerosis, Circulation 2008;117:638-648.
Ito A, Suganami T, Yamauchi A, Degawa-Yamauchi M, Tanaka M, Kouyama R, Kobayashi Y, Nitta N, Yasuda K, Hirata
Y, Kuziel WA, Takeya M, Kanegasaki S, Kamei Y, Ogawa Y: Role of cc chemokine receptor 2 in bone marrow cells
in the recruitment of macrophages into obese adipose tissue, J Biol Chem.2008;283:35715-35723.
Gereltzul E, Baba Y, Suda N, Shiga M, Inoue MS, Tsuji M, Shin I, Hirata Y, Ohyama K, Moriyama K.
:Case report of de novo dup(18p)/del(18q) and r(18) mosaicism.J Hum Genet. 2008;53:941-946