Cerebral blood flow regulation by nitric oxide: recent advances

N Toda, K Ayajiki, T Okamura - Pharmacological reviews, 2009 - ASPET
Nitric oxide (NO) is undoubtedly quite an important intercellular messenger in cerebral and
peripheral hemodynamics. This molecule, formed by constitutive isomers of NO synthase …

The pharmacology of nitric oxide in the peripheral nervous system of blood vessels

N Toda, T Okamura - Pharmacological reviews, 2003 - ASPET
Unanticipated, novel hypothesis on nitric oxide (NO) radical, an inorganic, labile, gaseous
molecule, as a neurotransmitter first appeared in late 1989 and into the early 1990s, and …

Nitric oxide: ocular blood flow, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy

N Toda, M Nakanishi-Toda - Progress in retinal and eye research, 2007 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) is widely recognized to be quite an important intercellular messenger in the
cardiovascular and nervous systems or immunological reactions, including that in the eye …

Large voltage-induced magnetic anisotropy change in a few atomic layers of iron

T Maruyama, Y Shiota, T Nozaki, K Ohta, N Toda… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
In the field of spintronics, researchers have manipulated magnetization using spin-polarized
currents,,. Another option is to use a voltage-induced symmetry change in a ferromagnetic …

A prospective randomised study of “covered” versus “uncovered” diamond stents for the management of distal malignant biliary obstruction

…, Y Komatsu, T Tsujino, N Sasahira, K Hirano, N Toda… - Gut, 2004 - gut.bmj.com
Background and aim: Covered self-expandable metal stents (EMS) were recently developed
to overcome tumour ingrowth in conventional EMS. However, supporting evidence for the …

Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir fixed-dose combination with and without ribavirin for 12 weeks in treatment-naive and previously treated Japanese patients with genotype 1 …

…, T Umemura, H Yatsuhashi, T Ide, N Toda… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Compared with other countries, patients with chronic hepatitis C infection in
Japan tend to be older, have more advanced liver disease, and are more likely to have been …

Characteristic difference of hepatocellular carcinoma between hepatitis B-and C-viral infection in Japan

…, F Kanai, T Okudaira, T Teratani, G Tohgo, N Toda… - Hepatology, 1995 - Elsevier
Characteristics of 205 consecutive patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) admitted
during 1990 to 1993 have been analyzed from the standpoint of hepatitis viral infection in …

Detection of common bile duct stones: comparison between endoscopic ultrasonography, magnetic resonance cholangiography, and helical-computed-tomographic …

S Kondo, H Isayama, M Akahane, N Toda… - European journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Objectives: New modalities, namely, endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), magnetic
resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), and helical computed-tomographic …

Abnormal biopterin metabolism is a major cause of impaired endothelium-dependent relaxation through nitric oxide/O2-imbalance in insulin-resistant rat aorta.

…, T Okamura, Y Yoshida, M Masada, N Toda… - Diabetes, 1999 - Am Diabetes Assoc
To investigate underlying mechanisms responsible for the impaired nitric oxide (NO)-
dependent vascular relaxation in the insulin-resistant state, we examined production of both …

Measurement of radial and axial forces of biliary self-expandable metallic stents

…, N Sasahira, K Hirano, T Tsujino, N Toda… - Gastrointestinal …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Efforts to understand the properties of self-expandable metallic stents
(SEMSs) through their mechanical properties have progressed. Among them, radial force …