Kunio Matsumoto

Research interests

Publications

• Hepatocyte growth factor twenty years on: Much more than a growth factor

  Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2011 · 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2010.06549.x

• Crosstalk to Stromal Fibroblasts Induces Resistance of Lung Cancer to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

  Clinical Cancer Research · 2009 · 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-1001

• Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase is a key modulator of physiological neurogenesis and anxiety-related behavior in mice

  Molecular Brain · 2009 · 10.1186/1756-6606-2-8

• Hepatocyte Growth Factor Induces Gefitinib Resistance of Lung Adenocarcinoma with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Activating Mutations

  Cancer Research · 2008 · 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-1643

• Radiation to Stromal Fibroblasts Increases Invasiveness of Pancreatic Cancer Cells through Tumor-Stromal Interactions

  Cancer Research · 2004 · 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-2464

• Hepatocyte growth factor, its receptor, and their potential value in cancer therapies

  Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology · 2004 · 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2004.09.004

• Development of safe and efficient novel nonviral gene transfer using ultrasound: enhancement of transfection efficiency of naked plasmid DNA in skeletal muscle

  Gene Therapy · 2002 · 10.1038/sj.gt.3301678

• Hepatocyte growth factor: Renotropic role and potential therapeutics for renal diseases

  Kidney International · 2001 · 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.00717.x

• Specific Activation of LIM kinase 2 via Phosphorylation of Threonine 505 by ROCK, a Rho-dependent Protein Kinase

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2001 · 10.1074/jbc.m007074200

• Liver Organogenesis Promoted by Endothelial Cells Prior to Vascular Function

  Science · 2001 · 10.1126/science.1063889

• Myocardial protection from ischemia/reperfusion injury by endogenous and exogenous HGF

  Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2000 · 10.1172/jci10226

• Hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy of liver cirrhosis in rats

  Nature Medicine · 1999 · https://doi.org/10.1038/5593

• Cofilin Phosphorylation and Actin Cytoskeletal Dynamics Regulated by Rho- and Cdc42-Activated Lim-Kinase 2

  The Journal of Cell Biology · 1999 · 10.1083/jcb.147.7.1519

• Therapeutic Angiogenesis Induced by Human Recombinant Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Rabbit Hind Limb Ischemia Model as Cytokine Supplement Therapy

  Hypertension · 1999 · 10.1161/01.hyp.33.6.1379

• Hepatocyte growth factor prevents renal fibrosis and dysfunction in a mouse model of chronic renal disease.

  Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1998 · 10.1172/jci1709

• Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) as a Tissue Organizer for Organogenesis and Regeneration

  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1997 · 10.1006/bbrc.1997.7517

• Emerging Multipotent Aspects of Hepatocyte Growth Factor

  The Journal of Biochemistry · 1996 · 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021283

• Hepatocyte growth factor prevents acute renal failure and accelerates renal regeneration in mice.

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1994 · 10.1073/pnas.91.10.4357

• Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor induces tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (p125FAK) and promotes migration and invasion by oral squamous cell carcinoma cells.

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1994 · 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)31767-8

• Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor induces tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (p125FAK) and promotes migration and invasion by oral squamous cell carcinoma cells.

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1994 · 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)31767-8

• Hepatocyte growth factor may act as a pulmotrophic factor on lung regeneration after acute lung injury.

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1993 · 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)36912-1

• Direct Evidence That Hepatocyte Growth Factor Is A Hepatotrophic Factor for Liver Regeneration and Has A Potent Antihepatitis Effect In Vivo

  Hepatology · 1992 · 10.1002/hep.1840160520

• A protective role of gamma/delta T cells in primary infection with Listeria monocytogenes in mice.

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1992 · 10.1084/jem.175.1.49

• Hepatocyte growth factor: molecular structure, roles in liver regeneration, and other biological functions.

  PubMed · 1992

• Identification of a fibroblast-derived epithelial morphogen as hepatocyte growth factor

  Cell · 1991 · 10.1016/0092-8674(91)90363-4

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