Self-Assembled Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene Graphitic Nanotube

…, A Kosaka, T Fukushima, H Ichihara, T Shimomura… - Science, 2004 - science.org
An amphiphilic hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene self-assembles to form a π-electronic, discrete
nanotubular object. The object is characterized by an aspect ratio greater than 1000 and …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor, a novel Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor

T Shimomura, K Denda, A Kitamura… - Journal of Biological …, 1997 - ASBMB
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) activator is a serine protease that is produced and secreted
by the liver and circulates in the blood as an inactive zymogen. In response to tissue injury, …

Effective production of poly (3-alkylthiophene) nanofibers by means of whisker method using anisole solvent: Structural, optical, and electrical properties

S Samitsu, T Shimomura, S Heike, T Hashizume… - …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The whisker method using anisole solvent was developed for effective production of high-aspect-ratio
poly (3-alkylthiophene) (P3AT) nanofibers, and alkyl chain length dependence on …

Preparation of liposomes using an improved supercritical reverse phase evaporation method

K Otake, T Shimomura, T Goto, T Imura, T Furuya… - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
Liposomes of various phospholipids were prepared using an improved supercritical reverse
phase evaporation (ISCRPE) method that utilizes supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO 2 ) as …

π‐Conjugated Oligothiophene‐Based Polycatenar Liquid Crystals: Self‐Organization and Photoconductive, Luminescent, and Redox Properties

…, K Minoura, M Funahashi, T Shimomura… - Advanced Functional …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A series of liquid‐crystalline (LC) π‐‐conjugated oligothiophenes bearing three or two
alkoxy chains at their extremities has been designed and synthesized. These polycatenar …

Electroactive supramolecular self-assembled fibers comprised of doped tetrathiafulvalene-based gelators

…, N Mizoshita, Y Tochigi, T Shimomura… - Journal of the …, 2005 - ACS Publications
New electroactive supramolecular fibers have been formed by self-assembly of the derivatives
of tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) in liquid crystals. These derivatives are designed and prepared …

[HTML][HTML] Purification and cloning of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor type 2, a Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor

T Kawaguchi, L Qin, T Shimomura, J Kondo… - Journal of Biological …, 1997 - ASBMB
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) activator is a serine protease responsible for proteolytic
activation of HGF in response to tissue injury and thus plays an important role in the regulation …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of Hepatocyte Growth Factor in the Injured Tissues Is Mediated by Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activator (∗)

K Miyazawa, T Shimomura, N Kitamura - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1996 - ASBMB
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a potent mitogen, motogen, and morphogen for epithelial
cells in vitro. It appears likely that HGF participates in tissue regeneration following hepatic …

Is Eradication Therapy Useful as the First Line of Treatment in Helicobacter pylori-Positive Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura? Analysis of 207 Eradicated Chronic …

…, K Koda, S Nomura, S Sugihara, T Shimomura… - International journal of …, 2005 - Springer
A retrospective study was performed to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H
pylori) infection, the effect of H pylori eradication on platelet counts, and the characteristic …

Activation of hepatocyte growth factor by two homologous proteases, blood‐coagulation factor XIIa and hepatocyte growth factor activator

T Shimomura, K Miyazawa, Y Komiyama… - European Journal of …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is secreted as an inactive single‐chain precursor from the
producing cells, and normally remains in this form associated with the extracellular matrix. In …