User profiles for Yoshiro Saito

Y Saito

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Yoshiro Saito (斎藤芳郎)

- Verified email at tohoku.ac.jp - Cited by 10558

Lipid peroxidation: mechanisms, inhibition, and biological effects

E Niki, Y Yoshida, Y Saito, N Noguchi - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2005 - Elsevier
In the last 50 years, lipid peroxidation has been the subject of extensive studies from the
viewpoints of mechanisms, dynamics, product analysis, involvement in diseases, inhibition, and …

DJ‐1 has a role in antioxidative stress to prevent cell death

T Taira, Y Saito, T Niki, SMM Iguchi‐Ariga… - EMBO …, 2004 - embopress.org
Deletion and point (L166P) mutations of DJ‐1 have recently been shown to be responsible
for the onset of familial Parkinson's disease (PD, PARK7). The aim of this study was to …

[PDF][PDF] A liver-derived secretory protein, selenoprotein P, causes insulin resistance

…, T Kadowaki, HJ Kim, I Lee, Y Minokoshi, Y Saito… - Cell metabolism, 2010 - cell.com
The liver may regulate glucose homeostasis by modulating the sensitivity/resistance of
peripheral tissues to insulin, by way of the production of secretory proteins, termed hepatokines. …

HLA-B locus in Japanese patients with anti-epileptics and allopurinol-related Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis

N Kaniwa, Y Saito, M Aihara, K Matsunaga, M Tohkin… - 2008 - Future Medicine
Introduction: Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are
rare but life-threatening severe cutaneous adverse reactions. Recently, strong associations of …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study on the hydroperoxide and thiol specificity of the glutathione peroxidase family and selenoprotein P

G Takebe, J Yarimizu, Y Saito, T Hayashi… - Journal of Biological …, 2002 - ASBMB
Glutathione peroxidase catalyzes the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and organic
hydroperoxide by glutathione and functions in the protection of cells against oxidative damage. …

Protein adsorption of ultrafine metal oxide and its influence on cytotoxicity toward cultured cells

…, K Fujita, S Endoh, A Miyauchi, Y Saito… - Chemical research in …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Many investigations about the cellular response by metal oxide nanoparticles in vitro have
been reported. However, the influence of the adsorption ability of metal oxide nanoparticles …

[HTML][HTML] Cell death caused by selenium deficiency and protective effect of antioxidants

Y Saito, Y Yoshida, T Akazawa, K Takahashi… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
Selenium is an essential trace element and it is well known that selenium is necessary for
cell culture. However, the mechanism underlying the role of selenium in cellular proliferation …

[HTML][HTML] Selenoprotein P in human plasma as an extracellular phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase: isolation and enzymatic characterization of human …

Y Saito, T Hayashi, A Tanaka, Y Watanabe… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
Selenoprotein P is an extracellular protein containing presumably 10 selenocysteines that
are encoded by the UGA stop codon in the open reading frame of the mRNA. The function of …

Irinotecan pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics and UGT1A genetic polymorphisms in Japanese: roles of UGT1A1* 6 and* 28

H Minami, K Sai, M Saeki, Y Saito… - Pharmacogenetics …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objectives SN-38, an active metabolite of irinotecan, is detoxified by glucuronidation with
UGT1A isoforms, 1A1, 1A7, 1A9, and 1A10. The pharmacogenetic information on UGT1A …

Population differences in major functional polymorphisms of pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics-related genes in Eastern Asians and Europeans: implications in …

K Kurose, E Sugiyama, Y Saito - Drug metabolism and …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Drug lag, recently discussed extensively in Japan, can be divided into two phases: clinical
development time and application review time. The former factor is still an important problem …