Zhong S, Randhawa PS, Ikegaya H, Chen Q, Zheng HY, Suzuki M, Takeuchi T, Shibuya A, Kitamura T, Yogo Y.

Takayama K, Tsutsumi S, Suzuki T, Horie-Inoue K, Ikeda K, Kaneshiro K, Fujimura T, Kumagai J, Urano T, Sakaki Y, Shirahige K, Sasano H, Takahashi S, Kitamura T, Ouchi Y, Aburatani H, Inoue S.

Kumagai J, Urano T, Ogushi T, Takahashi S, Horie-Inoue K, Fujimura T, Azuma K, Muramatsu M, Ouchi Y, Kitamura T, Inoue S.

Yogo Y, Zhong S, Shibuya A, Kitamura T, Homma Y.

Transcriptional control region rearrangements associated with the evolution of JC polyomavirus.

Virology. 2008;380:118.

Yogo Y, Zhong S, Xu Y, Zhu M, Chao Y, Sugimoto C, Ikegaya H, Shibuya A, Kitamura T.

Conserved archetypal configuration of the transcriptional control region during the course of BK polyomavirus evolution.

J Gen Virol. 2008;89:1849.

Nishimatsu H, Suzuki E, Takeda R, Takahashi M, Oba S, Kimura K, Nagano T, Hirata Y

Blockade of endogeneous proinflamatory cytokines ameliorates endothelial dysfunction in obese zucker rats.

Hypertens Res. 2008;31:737.

Takeda R, Suzuki E, Takahashi M, Oba S, Nishimatsu H, Kimura K, Nagano T, Nagai R, Hirata Y.

Calcineurin is critical for sodium-induced neointimal formation in normotensive and hypertensive rats.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008;294(6):H2871-2878.

Takahashi M, Suzuki E, Takeda R, Oba S, Nishimatsu H, Kimura K, Nagano T, Nagai R, Hirata Y.

Angiotensin II and tumor necrosis factor-alpha synergistically promote monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression: roles of NF-kappaB, p38, and reactive oxygen species.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008;294(6):H2879-2888.

Huang PH, Sata M, Nishimatsu H, Sumi M, Hirata Y, Nagai R.

Pioglitazone ameliorates endothelial dysfunction and restores ischemia-induced angiogenesis in diabetic mice.

Biomed Pharmacother. 2008;62(1):46-52.

Mori S, Takeuchi T, Enomoto Y, Kondo K, Sato K, Ono F, Sata T, Kanda T.

Tissue distribution of cynomolgus adeno-associated viruses AAV10, AAV11, and AAVcy.7 in naturally infected monkeys.

Arch Virol. 2008;153(2):375-380.

Homma Y.

Lower urinary tract symptomatology: Its definition and confusion.

Int J Urol. 2008 Jan;15(1):35-43.

Homma Y.

Re: Validation of the overactive bladder symptom score J. G. Blaivas, G. Panagopoulos, J. P. Weiss And C. Somaroo J Urol 2007; 178: 543-547.

J Urol. 2008 Feb;179(2):791; author reply 791. Epub 2007 Dec 20.

Kume H, Kakutani S, Tomita K, Kitamura T.

Salvage combination chemotherapy with docetaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin (DIP): successful treatment of a case with metastatic testicular immature teratoma.

Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb;38(2):143-5. Epub 2008 Feb 4

Kume H, Nishimura S, Teramoto S, Niimi A, Tomita K, Kitamura T.

An [(123)I]MIBG-positive malignant lymphoma involving the adrenal gland with hypercatecholaminaemia.

Clin Radiol. 2008 Apr;63(4):475-7. Epub 2007 Nov 26

Inowa T, Hishikawa K, Takeuchi T, Kitamura T, Fujita T.

Isolation and potential existence of side population cells in adult human kidney.

Int J Urol. 2008 Mar;15(3):272-4..

Yamada Y, Tomita K, Fujimura T, Nishimatsu H, Takeuchi T, Kitamura T.

Metachronous testicular tumor developing eight years after retroperitoneal extragonadal germ cell tumor.

Int J Urol. 2008 Mar;15(3):267-9.

Yamada Y, Takahashi S, Fujimura T, Nishimatsu H, Ishikawa A, Kume H, Tomita K, Takeuchi T, Kitamura T.

The effect of combined androgen blockade on bone turnover and bone mineral density in men with prostate cancer.

Osteoporos Int. 2008 Mar;19(3):321-7. Epub 2007 Sep 29.

Zhong S, Zheng HY, Suzuki M, Chen Q, Ikegaya H, Aoki N, Usuku S, Kobayashi N, Nukuzuma S, Yasuda Y, Kuniyoshi N, Yogo Y, Kitamura T.

Age-related urinary excretion of BK polyomavirus by nonimmunocompromised individuals.
J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jan;45(1):193-8. Epub 2006 Nov 8.

Okamoto N, Aruga S, Tomita K, Takeuchi T, Kitamura T.

Chronic acid ingestion promotes renal stone formation in rats treated with vitamin D3.
Int J Urol. 2007 Jan;14(1):60-6.

Yogo Y, Sugimoto C, Zheng HY, Kitamura T.

[Genetic changes possibly associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy]
Brain Nerve. 2007 Feb;59(2):109-18. Review. Japanese.

Zheng HY, Nishimoto Y, Chen Q, Hasegawa M, Zhong S, Ikegaya H, Ohno N, Sugimoto C, Takasaka T, Kitamura T, Yogo Y.

Relationships between BK virus lineages and human populations.
Microbes Infect. 2007 Feb;9(2):204-13. Epub 2006 Dec 8.

Matsumoto A, Haraguchi K, Takahashi T, Azuma T, Kanda Y, Tomita K, Kurokawa M, Ogawa S, Takahashi K, Chiba S, Kitamura T.

Immunotherapy against metastatic renal cell carcinoma with mature dendritic cells.
Int J Urol. 2007 Apr;14(4):277-83

Fukuhara H, Todo T.

Oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 and host immune responses.
Curr Cancer Drug Targets. 2007 Mar;7(2):149-55. Review.

Morikawa T, Goto A, Tomita K, Tsurumaki Y, Ota S, Kitamura T, Fukayama M.

Recurrent prostatic stromal sarcoma with massive high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.
J Clin Pathol. 2007 Mar;60(3):330-2.

Fujimura T, Takahashi S, Urano T, Kumagai J, Ogushi T, Horie-Inoue K, Ouchi Y, Kitamura T, Muramatsu M, Inoue S.

Increased expression of estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRalpha) is a negative prognostic predictor in human prostate cancer.
Int J Cancer. 2007 Jun 1;120(11):2325-30.

Zhong S, Yogo Y, Ogawa Y, Oshiro Y, Fujimoto K, Kunitake T, Zheng HY, Shibuya A, Kitamura T.

Even distribution of BK polyomavirus subtypes and subgroups in the Japanese Archipelago.
Arch Virol. 2007 Jun 1; [Epub ahead of prin

Nishimoto Y, Zheng HY, Zhong S, Ikegaya H, Chen Q, Sugimoto C, Kitamura T, Yogo Y.

An Asian Origin for Subtype IV BK Virus Based on Phylogenetic Analysis.
J Mol Evol. 2007 Jun 25; [Epub ahead of print]

Kumagai J, Fujimura T, Takahashi S, Urano T, Ogushi T, Horie-Inoue K, Ouchi Y, Kitamura T, Muramatsu M, Blumberg B, Inoue S.

Cytochrome P450 2B6 is a growth-inhibitory and prognostic factor for prostate cancer.
Prostate. 2007 Jul 1;67(10):1029-37.

Suzuki M, Kurosaki T, Arai T, Sawabe M, Hosoi T, Kitamura T.

The Val158Met polymorphism of the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene is not associated with the risk of sporadic or latent prostate cancer in Japanese men.

Int J Urol. 2007 Sep;14(9):800-4.

Kashibuchi K, Tomita K, Schalken JA, Kume H, Takeuchi T, Kitamura T.

The prognostic value of E-cadherin, alpha-, beta- and gamma-catenin in bladder cancer patients who underwent radical cystectomy.

Int J Urol. 2007 Sep;14(9):789-94.

Morikawa T, Sugiyama A, Kume H, Ota S, Kashima T, Tomita K, Kitamura T, Kodama T, Fukayama M, Aburatani H.

Identification of Toll-like receptor 3 as a potential therapeutic target in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Oct 1;13(19):5703-9.

Zeng Y, Wu XX, Homma Y, Yoshimura N, Iwaki H, Kageyama S, Yoshiki T, Kakehi Y.

Uroplakin III-delta4 messenger RNA as a promising marker to identify nonulcerative interstitial cystitis.

J Urol. 2007 Oct;178(4 Pt 1):1322-7; discussion 1327. Epub 2007 Aug 14.

Yamaguchi O, Honda K, Nomiya M, Shishido K, Kakizaki H, Tanaka H, Yamanishi T, Homma Y, Takeda M, Araki I, Obara K, Nishizawa O, Igawa Y, Goto M, Yokoyama O, Seki N, Takei M, Yoshida M.

Defining overactive bladder as hypersensitivity.

Neurourol Urodyn. 2007 Oct;26(6 Suppl):904-7. Review.

Nakamura K, Takeuchi T, Ohkawa R, Okubo S, Yokota H, Tozuka M, Aoki J, Arai H, Ikeda H, Ohshima N, Kitamura T, Yatomi Y.

Serum lysophospholipase D/autotaxin may be a new nutritional assessment marker: study on prostate cancer patients.

Ann Clin Biochem. 2007 Nov;44(Pt 6):549-56.

Ito T, Ueda T, Honma Y, Takei M.

Recent trends in patient characteristics and therapeutic choices for interstitial cystitis: analysis of 282 Japanese patients.

Int J Urol. 2007 Dec;14(12):1068-70.

Yoshida M, Homma Y, Kawabe K.

Silodosin, a novel selective alpha 1A-adrenoceptor selective antagonist for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2007 Dec;16(12):1955-65. Review

Yogo Y, Zhong S, Suzuki M, Shibuya A, Kitamura T.

Occurrence of the European subgroup of subtype I BK polyomavirus in Japanese-Americans suggests transmission outside the family.

J Virol. 2007 Dec;81(23):13254-8. Epub 2007 Sep 12.

Homma Y, Koyama N.

Minimal clinically important change in urinary incontinence detected by a quality of life assessment tool in overactive bladder syndrome with urge incontinence.

Neurourol Urodyn. 2006;25(3):228-35.

Ino Y, Saeki Y, Fukuhara H, Todo T.

Triple combination of oncolytic herpes simplex virus-1 vectors armed with interleukin-12, interleukin-18, or soluble B7-1 results in enhanced antitumor efficacy.

Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Jan 15;12(2):643-52.

Takeda R, Nishimatsu H, Suzuki E, Satonaka H, Nagata D, Oba S, Sata M, Takahashi M, Yamamoto Y, Terauchi Y, Kadowaki T, Kangawa K, Kitamura T, Nagai R, Hirata Y.

Ghrelin improves renal function in mice with ischemic acute renal failure.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006 Jan;17(1):113-21. Epub 2005 Nov 23..

Kawabe K, Homma Y, Kubota K, Sozu T; THE TAMSULOSIN LONG-TERM STUDY GROUP*.

How frequent are invasive therapies required in patients receiving tamsulosin for benign prostatic hyperplasia? A retrospective long-term study.

Int J Urol. 2006 Feb;13(2):127-31.

Yamada D, Kikuchi S, Williams YN, Sakurai-Yageta M, Masuda M, Maruyama T, Tomita K, Gutmann DH, Kakizoe T, Kitamura T, Kanai Y, Murakami Y.

Promoter hypermethylation of the potential tumor suppressor DAL-1/4.1B gene in renal clear cell carcinoma.
Int J Cancer. 2006 Feb 15;118(4):916-23.

Takasaka T, Goya N, Ishida H, Tanabe K, Toma H, Fujioka T, Omori S, Zheng HY, Chen Q, Nukuzuma S, Kitamura T, Yogo Y.

Stability of the BK polyomavirus genome in renal-transplant patients without nephropathy.
J Gen Virol. 2006 Feb;87(Pt 2):303-6.

Kaneko T, Fujita K, Homma Y.

Transient anuria requiring nephrostomy after intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin instillations for superficial bladder cancer.

Int J Urol. 2006 Mar;13(3):294-5.

Morikawa T, Nagata M, Tomita K, Kitamura T, Goto A, Chong JM, Fukayama M.

Phyllodes tumor of the prostate with exuberant glandular hyperplasia.
Pathol Int. 2006 Mar;56(3):158-61.

Kume H, Teramoto S, Tomita K, Nishimatsu H, Takahashi S, Takeuchi T, Ota N, Kitamura T.

Bladder recurrence of upper urinary tract cancer after laparoscopic surgery.
J Surg Oncol. 2006 Mar 15;93(4):318-22.

Takasaka T, Kitamura T, Sugimoto C, Guo J, Zheng HY, Yogo Y.

Phylogenetic analysis of major African genotype (Af2) of JC virus: Implications for origin and dispersals of modern Africans.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 2006 Mar;129(3):465-72.

Kashibuchi K, Tomita K, Schalken JA, Kume H, Yamaguchi T, Muto S, Horie S, Kitamura T.

The prognostic value of E-cadherin, alpha-, beta-, and gamma-catenin in urothelial cancer of the upper urinary tract.
Eur Urol. 2006 May;49(5):839-45; discussion 845. Epub 2006 Jan 6.

Fujimura T, Minowada S, Kishi H, Hamasaki K, Saito K, Kitamura T.

Acute pericarditis as a result of unusual metastasis of the visceral pleura in a patient with testicular seminoma.
Int J Urol. 2006 May;13(5):653-4.

Fukuhara H, Matsumoto A, Kitamura T, Takeuchi T.

Neutralization of interleukin-2 retards the growth of mouse renal cancer.
BJU Int. 2006 Jun;97(6):1314-21.

Nukuzuma S, Takasaka T, Zheng HY, Zhong S, Chen Q, Kitamura T, Yogo Y.

Subtype I BK polyomavirus strains grow more efficiently in human renal epithelial cells than subtype IV strains.
J Gen Virol. 2006 Jul;87(Pt 7):1893-901.

Homma Y, Yoshida M, Seki N, Yokoyama O, Kakizaki H, Gotoh M, Yamanishi T, Yamaguchi O, Takeda M, Nishizawa O.

Symptom assessment tool for overactive bladder syndrome--overactive bladder symptom score.

Urology. 2006 Aug;68(2):318-23.

Takahashi S, Chen Q, Ogushi T, Fujimura T, Kumagai J, Matsumoto S, Hijikata S, Tabata Y, Kitamura T.

Periurethral injection of sustained release basic fibroblast growth factor improves sphincteric contractility of the rat urethra denervated by botulinum-a toxin.
J Urol. 2006 Aug;176(2):819-23.

Yamada Y, Fujimura T, Takahashi S, Takeuchi T, Takazawa Y, Kitamura T.

Tubulovillous adenoma developing after urinary reconstruction using ileal segments.
Int J Urol. 2006 Aug;13(8):1134-5.

Takeuchi T, Suzuki M, Kumagai J, Kamijo T, Sakai M, Kitamura T.

Extracellular matrix dermatopontin modulates prostate cell growth in vivo.
J Endocrinol. 2006 Aug;190(2):351-61.

Akaza H, Homma Y, Usami M, Hirao Y, Tsushima T, Okada K, Yokoyama M, Ohashi Y, Aso Y; Prostate Cancer Study Group.

Efficacy of primary hormone therapy for localized or locally advanced prostate cancer: results of a 10-year follow-up.

BJU Int. 2006 Sep;98(3):573-9.

Homma Y, Yamaguchi O, Hayashi K; Neurogenic Bladder Society Committee.

Epidemiologic survey of lower urinary tract symptoms in Japan.

Urology. 2006 Sep;68(3):560-4. Epub 2006 Sep 18. .

Nishimoto Y, Takasaka T, Hasegawa M, Zheng HY, Chen Q, Sugimoto C, Kitamura T, Yogo Y.

Evolution of BK virus based on complete genome data.
J Mol Evol. 2006 Sep;63(3):341-52. Epub 2006 Jul 28.

Ota S, Hishinuma M, Yamauchi N, Goto A, Morikawa T, Fujimura T, Kitamura T, Kodama T, Aburatani H, Fukayama M.

Oncofetal protein glypican-3 in testicular germ-cell tumor.
Virchows Arch. 2006 Sep;449(3):308-14. Epub 2006 Aug 4.

Kawabe K, Yoshida M, Homma Y; Silodosin Clinical Study Group.

Silodosin, a new alpha1A-adrenoceptor-selective antagonist for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia: results of a phase III randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study in Japanese men.

BJU Int. 2006 Nov;98(5):1019-24. Epub 2006 Aug 31

Enomoto Y, Bharti A, Khaleque AA, Song B, Liu C, Apostolopoulos V, Xing PX, Calderwood SK, Gong J.

Enhanced immunogenicity of heat shock protein 70 peptide complexes from dendritic cell-tumor fusion cells.
J Immunol. 2006 Nov 1;177(9):5946-55

Liu TC, Zhang T, Fukuhara H, Kuroda T, Todo T, Canron X, Bikfalvi A, Martuza RL, Kurtz A, Rabkin SD.

Dominant-negative fibroblast growth factor receptor expression enhances antitumoral potency of oncolytic herpes simplex virus in neural tumors.

Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Nov 15;12(22):6791-9.

Ikegaya H, Saukko PJ, Tertti R, Metsarinne KP, Carr MJ, Crowley B, Sakurada K, Zheng HY, Kitamura T, Yogo Y.

Identification of a genomic subgroup of BK polyomavirus spread in European populations.
J Gen Virol. 2006 Nov;87(Pt 11):3201-8.

Tsurumaki Y, Tomita K, Kume H, Yamaguchi T, Morikawa T, Takahashi S, Takeuchi T, Kitamura T.

Predictors of seminal vesicle invasion before radical prostatectomy.
Int J Urol. 2006 Dec;13(12):1501-8.

Ishikawa A, Tanaka M, Ohta N, Ozono S, Kitamura T.

Prevention of interstitial fibrosis of renal allograft by angiotensin II blockade.
Transplant Proc. 2006 Dec;38(10):3498-501.

Abe M, Sata M, Suzuki E, Takeda R, Takahashi M, Nishimatsu H, Nagata D, Kangawa K, Matsuo H, Nagai R, Hirata Y.

Effects of adrenomedullin on acute ischaemia-induced collateral development and mobilization of bone-marrow-derived cells.
Clin Sci (Lond). 2006 Dec;111(6):381-7.

Liu TC, Zhang T, Fukuhara H, Kuroda T, Todo T, Martuza RL, Rabkin SD, Kurtz A.

Oncolytic HSV armed with platelet factor 4, an antiangiogenic agent, shows enhanced efficacy.

Mol Ther. 2006 Dec;14(6):789-97. Epub 2006 Oct 10

Chen Q, Zheng HY, Zhong S, Ikegaya H, He HX, Wei W, He YY, Kobayashi N, Honjo T, Takasaka T, Takahashi S, Kitamura T, Yogo Y.

Subtype IV of the BK polyomavirus is prevalent in East Asia.
Arch Virol. 2006 Dec;151(12):2419-29. Epub 2006 Jul 10.