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Yasuko Okano

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Okano Y, Nezu U, Enokida Y, Lee M, Kinoshita H, Lezhava A, et al.
PLoS One . 2013 Sep; 8(9):e73794. PMID: 24040073
Purpose: The transcription factor NRF2 plays a pivotal role in protecting normal cells from external toxic challenges and oxidative stress, whereas it can also endow cancer cells resistance to anticancer...
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Enokida Y, Shimizu K, Atsumi J, Lezhava A, Tanaka Y, Kimura Y, et al.
PLoS One . 2013 Apr; 8(4):e60151. PMID: 23565197
Background: Genetic polymorphisms in the human MDM2 gene are suggested to be a tumor susceptibility marker and a prognostic factor for cancer. It has been reported that a single nucleotide...
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Kanaoka T, Tamura K, Ohsawa M, Yanagi M, Haku S, Wakui H, et al.
Clin Exp Hypertens . 2012 May; 34(4):264-9. PMID: 22578052
Strict blood pressure (BP) control is reportedly important for the management of hypertensive patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine whether the...
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Maeda A, Tamura K, Kanaoka T, Ohsawa M, Haku S, Azushima K, et al.
Clin Exp Hypertens . 2012 May; 34(4):249-57. PMID: 22571446
Recent guidelines recommend combination antihypertensive therapy to achieve the target blood pressure (BP) and to suppress target organ damage. This study aimed to examine the beneficial effects of combination therapy...
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Kanaoka T, Tamura K, Moriya T, Tanaka K, Konno Y, Kondoh S, et al.
Clin Exp Hypertens . 2011 Jun; 33(4):255-63. PMID: 21699452
Accumulating evidence has shown that diabetic patients are increasing in number, and renal and cardiovascular complications are the most common cause of death in diabetic patients. Thus, it would be...
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Okano Y, Toya Y, Azuma K, Yabana M, Tamura K, Umemura S
Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi . 2010 Nov; 52(7):939-44. PMID: 21077345
We reported on the relationship between base blood pressure (BP), autonomic function and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in healthy adults. The aim of the present study was to examine...
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Okano Y, Tamura K, Masuda S, Ozawa M, Tochikubo O, Umemura S
Clin Exp Hypertens . 2009 Dec; 31(8):680-9. PMID: 20001460
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between the anti-hypertensive effects, autonomic function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following treatment of hypertensive subjects with angiotensin...
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Ozawa M, Tamura K, Okano Y, Matsushita K, Ikeya Y, Masuda S, et al.
Clin Exp Hypertens . 2009 Dec; 31(8):669-79. PMID: 20001459
Blood pressure (BP) variability is calculated as the standard deviation of ambulatory BP. Blood pressure variability is associated with the cardiovascular morbidity; however whether it is related to target organ...
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Ushio H, Ishigami T, Araki N, Minegishi S, Tamura K, Okano Y, et al.
Clin Exp Nephrol . 2009 May; 13(5):480-485. PMID: 19449180
Background: Recent evidence indicates that both ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) are more useful than the measurement of office blood pressure for evaluating cardiovascular...
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Mitsuhashi H, Tamura K, Yamauchi J, Ozawa M, Yanagi M, Dejima T, et al.
Atherosclerosis . 2009 May; 207(1):186-90. PMID: 19423110
Objective: Previous studies have shown increases in ambulatory short-term blood pressure (BP) variability to be related to cardiovascular disease. In this study, we examined whether an angiotensin II type 1...