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M. Niwa — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 39
Works: 242
Citations: 6,539

Most-cited papers

A new blood-brain barrier model using primary rat brain endothelial cells, pericytes and astrocytes.
S. Nakagawa, M. Deli, H. Kawaguchi, T. Shimizudani +4 more
2009Neurochemistry International663 citations Open access
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Permeability Studies on In Vitro Blood–Brain Barrier Models: Physiology, Pathology, and Pharmacology
M. Deli, C. Ábrahám, Y. Kataoka, M. Niwa
2005Cellular and molecular neurobiology649 citations
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Pericytes from Brain Microvessels Strengthen the Barrier Integrity in Primary Cultures of Rat Brain Endothelial Cells
S. Nakagawa, M. Deli, Shinobu Nakao, M. Honda +4 more
2007Cellular and molecular neurobiology367 citations Open access
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Brain pericytes contribute to the induction and up-regulation of blood-brain barrier functions through transforming growth factor-beta production.
S. Dohgu, F. Takata, A. Yamauchi, S. Nakagawa +6 more
2005Brain Research349 citations
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Comparison of brain capillary endothelial cell-based and epithelial (MDCK-MDR1, Caco-2, and VB-Caco-2) cell-based surrogate blood-brain barrier penetration models.
Éva Hellinger, S. Veszelka, Andrea E. Tóth, Fruzsina R. Walter +9 more
2012European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics220 citations
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A Novel Murine Model of Graves’ Hyperthyroidism with Intramuscular Injection of Adenovirus Expressing the Thyrotropin Receptor
Y. Nagayama, M. Kita-Furuyama, T. Ando, K. Nakao +4 more
2002Journal of Immunology193 citations Open access
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Effects of hypoxia on endothelial/pericytic co-culture model of the blood-brain barrier.
Kentaro Hayashi, Shinobu Nakao, R. Nakaoke, S. Nakagawa +2 more
2004Regulatory Peptides156 citations
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Beyond Lipid-Lowering: Effects of Statins on Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases and Cancer
Y. Morofuji, S. Nakagawa, Kenta Ujifuku, Takashi Fujimoto +3 more
2021Pharmaceuticals140 citations Open access
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Silver nanoparticles induce tight junction disruption and astrocyte neurotoxicity in a rat blood–brain barrier primary triple coculture model
Li-Ming Xu, Mo Dan, An-Liang Shao, Xiang Cheng +6 more
2015International Journal of Nanomedicine113 citations Open access
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Pentosan polysulfate protects brain endothelial cells against bacterial lipopolysaccharide-induced damages.
S. Veszelka, M. Pasztoi, A. Farkas, I. Krizbai +4 more
2007Neurochemistry International106 citations
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Schistosoma mansoni and α-Galactosylceramide: Prophylactic Effect of Th1 Immune Suppression in a Mouse Model of Graves’ Hyperthyroidism
Y. Nagayama, Kanji Watanabe, M. Niwa, S. Mclachlan +1 more
2004Journal of Immunology101 citations Open access
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Adrenomedullin regulates blood–brain barrier functions in vitro
B. Kis, M. Deli, H. Kobayashi, C. Ábrahám +11 more
2001NeuroReport97 citations
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Prevention of Autoantibody-Mediated Graves’-Like Hyperthyroidism in Mice with IL-4, a Th2 Cytokine
Y. Nagayama, H. Mizuguchi, T. Hayakawa, M. Niwa +2 more
2003Journal of Immunology94 citations Open access
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Autotaxin and lysophosphatidic acid1 receptor-mediated demyelination of dorsal root fibers by sciatic nerve injury and intrathecal lysophosphatidylcholine
J. Nagai, H. Uchida, Y. Matsushita, R. Yano +5 more
2010Molecular Pain85 citations Open access
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Adrenomedullin Improves the Blood–Brain Barrier Function Through the Expression of Claudin-5
M. Honda, S. Nakagawa, Kentaro Hayashi, Naoki Kitagawa +3 more
2006Cellular and molecular neurobiology83 citations
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Association between Mastication, the Hippocampus, and the HPA Axis: A Comprehensive Review
K. Azuma, Qian Zhou, M. Niwa, K. Kubo
2017International Journal of Molecular Sciences82 citations Open access
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Endothelin-1 Binding to Endothelin Receptors in the Rat Anterior Pituitary Gland: Possible Formation of an ETA–ETB Receptor Heterodimer
N. Harada, A. Himeno, K. Shigematsu, Kohji Sumikawa +1 more
2002Cellular and molecular neurobiology81 citations
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DJ‐1‐binding compounds prevent oxidative stress‐induced cell death and movement defect in Parkinson’s disease model rats
Shin Miyazaki, T. Yanagida, K. Nunome, Shizuma Ishikawa +8 more
2008Journal of Neurochemistry74 citations Open access
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Cerebral Endothelial Cells are a Major Source of Adrenomedullin
B. Kis, H. Kaiya, Rieko Nishi, M. Deli +11 more
2002Journal of neuroendocrinology74 citations
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Patented in vitro blood-brain barrier models in CNS drug discovery.
Andrea E. Tóth, S. Veszelka, S. Nakagawa, M. Niwa +1 more
2011Recent Patents on CNS Drug Discovery69 citations
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14-3-3 Protein, Total Tau and Phosphorylated Tau in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Neurodegenerative Disease in Japan
K. Satoh, Susumu Shirabe, H. Eguchi, A. Tsujino +7 more
2006Cellular and molecular neurobiology67 citations
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Sodium pentosan polysulfate resulted in cartilage improvement in knee osteoarthritis - An open clinical trial-
K. Kumagai, Susumu Shirabe, N. Miyata, M. Murata +3 more
2010BMC clinical pharmacology59 citations Open access
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Transient Forebrain Ischemia Increases the Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability for Albumin in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
C. Ábrahám, N. Harada, M. Deli, M. Niwa
2002Cellular and molecular neurobiology55 citations
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A Pitfall in Diagnosis of Human Prion Diseases Using Detection of Protease-resistant Prion Protein in Urine
H. Furukawa, K. Doh-ura, R. Okuwaki, Susumu Shirabe +5 more
2004Journal of Biological Chemistry49 citations Open access
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PrP fragment 106‐126 is toxic to cerebral endothelial cells expressing PrPC
M. Deli, S. Sakaguchi, R. Nakaoke, C. Ábrahám +5 more
2000NeuroReport49 citations
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Cilostazol Strengthens Barrier Integrity in Brain Endothelial Cells
S. Horai, S. Nakagawa, Kunihiko Tanaka, Y. Morofuji +4 more
2013Cellular and molecular neurobiology48 citations Open access
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Initial Contact of Glioblastoma Cells with Existing Normal Brain Endothelial Cells Strengthen the Barrier Function via Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 Secretion: A New In Vitro Blood–Brain Barrier Model
Keisuke Toyoda, Kunihiko Tanaka, S. Nakagawa, Thuy Ha Duy Dinh +6 more
2013Cellular and molecular neurobiology47 citations Open access
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Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Strengthens the Barrier Integrity in Primary Cultures of Rat Brain Endothelial Cells Under Basal and Hyperglycemia Conditions
S. Fukuda, S. Nakagawa, Rie Tatsumi, Y. Morofuji +5 more
2015Journal of Molecular Neuroscience45 citations
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Adrenomedullin, an autocrine mediator of blood-brain barrier function.
B. Kis, C. Ábrahám, M. Deli, H. Kobayashi +4 more
2003Hypertension Research43 citations Open access
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Lysophosphatidic acid receptor, LPA6, regulates endothelial blood-brain barrier function: Implication of hepatic encephalopathy
K. Masago, Y. Kihara, K. Yanagida, F. Hamano +3 more
2018Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC39 citations Open access
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Female-specific neuroprotection against transient brain ischemia observed in mice devoid of prion protein is abolished by ectopic expression of prion protein-like protein.
Y. Sakurai‐Yamashita, S. Sakaguchi, D. Yoshikawa, N. Okimura +3 more
2005Neuroscience38 citations
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A Major Role for Non-Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes But not for Microorganisms in a Novel Murine Model of Graves' Hyperthyroidism
Y. Nagayama, S. Mclachlan, B. Rapoport, M. Niwa
2003Thyroid37 citations
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Expression of MCP-1 in the Hippocampus of SHRSP with Ischemia-Related Delayed Neuronal Death
Y. Sakurai‐Yamashita, K. Shigematsu, K. Yamashita, M. Niwa
2006Cellular and molecular neurobiology34 citations
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Pravastatin reduces steroid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head in SHRSP rats
Y. Nozaki, K. Kumagai, N. Miyata, M. Niwa
2012Acta Orthopaedica33 citations Open access
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Transient Expression of Iron Transport Proteins in the Capillary of the Developing Rat Brain
W.-M. Yang, K. Jung, M. O. Lee, Y. S. Lee +5 more
2010Cellular and molecular neurobiology32 citations
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator Enhances the Hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced Impairment of the Blood–brain Barrier in a Primary Culture of Rat Brain Endothelial Cells
T. Hiu, Sinsuke Nakagawa, Kentaro Hayashi, Naoki Kitagawa +6 more
2008Cellular and molecular neurobiology32 citations Open access
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Effects of fasudil on blood–brain barrier integrity
Kei Sato, S. Nakagawa, Y. Morofuji, Y. Matsunaga +9 more
2021Fluids and Barriers of the CNS30 citations Open access
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Cilostazol attenuates ischemia-reperfusion-induced blood-brain barrier dysfunction enhanced by advanced glycation endproducts via transforming growth factor-β1 signaling.
Tomonori Takeshita, S. Nakagawa, Rie Tatsumi, Gohei So +5 more
2014Molecular and cellular neurosciences30 citations Open access
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Activation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in a dual neuropsychological screening test: An fMRI approach
A. Tachibana, J. Noah, S. Bronner, Y. Ono +4 more
2012Behavioral and Brain Functions30 citations Open access
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Protection of the Blood-Brain Barrier by Pentosan Against Amyloid-β-Induced Toxicity
M. Deli, S. Veszelka, B. Csiszár, Andrea E. Tóth +8 more
2010Journal of Alzheimer's Disease30 citations Open access
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Pitavastatin Strengthens the Barrier Integrity in Primary Cultures of Rat Brain Endothelial Cells
Y. Morofuji, S. Nakagawa, Gohei So, T. Hiu +7 more
2010Cellular and molecular neurobiology30 citations Open access
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Uptake and Efflux of Quinacrine, a Candidate for the Treatment of Prion Diseases, at the Blood-Brain Barrier
S. Dohgu, A. Yamauchi, F. Takata, Y. Sawada +7 more
2004Cellular and molecular neurobiology29 citations
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Nitric oxide mediates cyclosporine-induced impairment of the blood-brain barrier in cocultures of mouse brain endothelial cells and rat astrocytes.
S. Dohgu, A. Yamauchi, S. Nakagawa, F. Takata +7 more
2004European Journal of Pharmacology28 citations
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Effect of unpleasant loud noise on hippocampal activities during picture encoding: an fMRI study.
Y. Hirano, Masafumi Fujita, Kazuko Watanabe, M. Niwa +5 more
2006Brain and Cognition27 citations Open access
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Targeting the replication of adenovirus to p53-defective thyroid carcinoma with a p53-regulated Cre/loxP system
Y. Nagayama, E. Nishihara, H. Namba, Haruhiko Yokoi +6 more
2001Cancer Gene Therapy26 citations Open access
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Induction of aquaporin 1 by dexamethasone in lipid rafts in immortalized brain microvascular endothelial cells.
H. Kobayashi, H. Yokoo, T. Yanagita, Shinya Satoh +4 more
2006Brain Research25 citations Open access
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Adrenomedullin in the cerebral circulation.
B. Kis, C. Ábrahám, M. Deli, H. Kobayashi +4 more
2001Peptides22 citations
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Hepatocyte growth factor enhances the barrier function in primary cultures of rat brain microvascular endothelial cells.
Narumi Yamada, S. Nakagawa, S. Horai, Kunihiko Tanaka +3 more
2014Microvascular Research21 citations Open access
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Pericytes Suppress Brain Metastasis from Lung Cancer In Vitro
T. Fujimoto, S. Nakagawa, Y. Morofuji, Daisuke Watanabe +7 more
2019Cellular and molecular neurobiology20 citations
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transport across the in vitro mouse brain endothelial cell monolayer.
R. Nakaoke, J. Ryerse, M. Niwa, W. Banks
2005Experimental Neurology19 citations
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