… Author links open overlay panel Takashi Wada , Kengo Furuichi , Norihiko Sakai , Yasunori
Iwata , Keiichi Yoshimoto , Miho Shimizu , Shin-Ichi Takeda , Kazuya Takasawa , Mitsuhiro …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by the progressive and ultimately fatal
accumulation of fibroblasts and extracellular matrix in the lung that distorts its architecture and …

Fibrocytes are a distinct population of bloodborne cells that share markers of leukocytes as
well as mesenchymal cells. We hypothesized that CCR7-positive fibrocytes migrate into the …

Background: The involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in human diabetic
nephropathy has not been fully investigated. Methods: The presence of cells positive for the …

ABSTRACT. Monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, also termed monocyte chemotactic
and activating factor (MCAF)/CCL2, plays an important role in progressive organ fibrosis. It …

Persistent myofibroblast activation distinguishes pathological fibrosis from physiological
wound healing, suggesting that therapies selectively inducing myofibroblast apoptosis could …

There has been much recent interest in lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) signaling through one
of its receptors, LPA 1, in fibrotic diseases, but the mechanisms by which LPA-LPA 1 …

… Author links open overlay panel Takashi Wada 1 2 3 4 , Kengo Furuichi 1 2 3 4 , Chikako
Segawa-Takaeda 1 2 3 4 , Miho Shimizu 1 2 3 4 , Norihiko Sakai 1 2 3 4 , Shin-Ichi Takeda 1 2 …

… , Satoshi Kokubo , Yasunori Iwata , Keiichi Yoshimoto , Kazuaki Shimizu , Norihiko Sakai
, Kengo Furuichi , The Kanazawa Study Group For Renal Diseases and Hypertension 1 …

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the structural-functional relationships and the prognostic factors
for renal events, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetic patients with …