Intermediate band solar cells: Recent progress and future directions

Y Okada, NJ Ekins-Daukes, T Kita, R Tamaki… - Applied physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The possibility for increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells via sequential
absorption of photons in a single material has a relatively long history. Starting with the …

Defective lipoprotein receptors and atherosclerosis: lessons from an animal counterpart of familial hypercholesterolemia

JL Goldstein, T Kita, MS Brown - New England Journal of …, 1983 - Mass Medical Soc
In 1913, Anitschkow fed cholesterol to rabbits, and thereby demonstrated that a high blood
level of cholesterol can produce atherosclerosis in animals just as it can in human beings …

Role of oxidized LDL in atherosclerosis

T Kita, N Kume, M Minami, K Hayashida… - Annals of the New …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
A critical event in the early stages of atherosclerosis is the focal accumulation of lipid‐laden
foam cells derived from macrophages. In various cholesterol‐fed animal models of …

Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on major coronary events in hypercholesterolaemic patients (JELIS): a randomised open-label, blinded endpoint analysis

…, S Oikawa, J Sasaki, H Hishida, H Itakura, T Kita… - The lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Background Epidemiological and clinical evidence suggests that an increased intake of long-
chain n-3 fatty acids protects against mortality from coronary artery disease. We aimed to test …

An endothelial receptor for oxidized low-density lipoprotein

…, Y Aiba, T Tanaka, S Miwa, Y Katsura, T Kita… - Nature, 1997 - nature.com
Endothelial dysfunction or activation elicited by oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein
(Ox-LDL) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis1–4, characterized by …

Nucleotide sequence of cloned cDNA for bovine corticotropin-β-lipotropin precursor

S Nakanishi, A Inoue, T Kita, A Inoue, M Nakamura… - Nature, 1979 - nature.com
The nucleotide sequence of a 1,091-base pair cloned cDNA insert encoding bovine
corticotropin-β-lipotropin precursor mRNA is reported. The corresponding amino acid …

Clinical characteristics of clear cell carcinoma of the ovary: a distinct histologic type with poor prognosis and resistance to platinum‐based chemotherapy

…, N Terakawa, Y Kikuchi, T Kita… - … Journal of the …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND A retrospective review of treatment results comparing women with clear cell
carcinoma of the ovary (CCC) with a group with serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary (SAC) …

Increased microRNA-1 and microRNA-133a levels in serum of patients with cardiovascular disease indicate myocardial damage

…, S Shizuta, M Imai, T Tamura, T Kita… - Circulation …, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Recently, elevation of circulating muscle-specific microRNA (miRNA) levels
has been reported in patients with acute myocardial infarction. However, it is still unclear …

Expression of lectinlike oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 in human atherosclerotic lesions

…, T Sawamura, T Masaki, N Hashimoto, T Kita - Circulation, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Oxidized LDL (Ox-LDL) seems to play key roles in atherogenesis. Lectinlike
Ox-LDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) is a recently identified cell-surface receptor for Ox-LDL. The …

Probucol prevents the progression of atherosclerosis in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit, an animal model for familial hypercholesterolemia.

T Kita, Y Nagano, M Yokode, K Ishii… - Proceedings of the …, 1987 - National Acad Sciences
In this study, we questioned whether in vivo probucol could prevent the progression of
atherosclerosis in homozygous Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbits, an …