Shunya Takizawa

Cobalt ameliorates renal injury in an obese, hypertensive type 2 diabetes rat model (2008)

Ohtomo, Shuichi, Nangaku, Masaomi, Izuhara, Yuko, Takizawa, Shunya, Miyata, Toshio

Background. Chronic renal hypoxia is suspected to play a pathogenic role in the genesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Cobalt enhances the activity of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), a key factor...

A novel class of advanced glycation inhibitors ameliorates renal and cardiovascular damage in experimental rat models (2008)

Izuhara, Yuko, Nangaku, Masaomi, Takizawa, Shunya, Takahashi, Satoru, Shao, Jing, Oishi, Hisashi, ...

Background. The reno- and cardiovascular-protective effects of angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), have been ascribed, at least in part, to their ability to inhibit the formation of advanced...