T. Nakai

Esterification promotes the intracellular accumulation of roxadustat, an activator of hypoxia-inducible factors, to extend its effective duration.

Keiko Umeda, I. Hirano, D. Saigusa, 2022, Biochemical pharmacology.

An immortalized cell line derived from renal erythropoietin-producing (REP) cells demonstrates their potential to transform into myofibroblasts

S. Ito, Masayuki Yamamoto, I. Hirano, 2019, Scientific Reports.

Gene expression changes related to bone mineralization, blood pressure and lipid metabolism in mouse kidneys after space travel.

Dai Shiba, Masaki Shirakawa, Satoru Takahashi, 2021, Kidney international.

Efficient isolation of interstitial fibroblasts directly from mouse kidneys or indirectly after ex vivo expansion

N. Suzuki, T. Nakai, Yuma Iwamura, 2021, STAR protocols.

Renal interstitial fibroblasts coproduce erythropoietin and renin under anaemic conditions

S. Ito, Masayuki Yamamoto, M. Nezu, 2020, EBioMedicine.

Drugs activating hypoxia-inducible factors correct erythropoiesis and hepcidin levels via renal EPO induction in mice

I. Hirano, Y. Tomioka, N. Suzuki, 2023, Blood advances.