Makoto Tamai

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Best Publications

• A homozygous 1-base pair deletion in the arrestin gene is a frequent cause of Oguchi disease in Japanese.

  Sigrid Fuchs;Mitsuru Nakazawa;Marion Maw;Makoto Tamai

  390
  Citations

• HLF/HIF‐2α is a key factor in retinopathy of prematurity in association with erythropoietin

  Masanobu Morita;Osamu Ohneda;Toshiharu Yamashita;Toshiharu Yamashita;Satoru Takahashi

  282
  Citations

• Brain-derived neurotrophic factor prevents axotomized retinal ganglion cell death through MAPK and PI3K signaling pathways.

  Toru Nakazawa;Makoto Tamai;Nozomu Mori

  280
  Citations

• Restoration of visual response in aged dystrophic RCS rats using AAV-mediated channelopsin-2 gene transfer.

  Hiroshi Tomita;Eriko Sugano;Hiromu Yawo;Toru Ishizuka

  202
  Citations

• Quantifying alterations of macular thickness before and after panretinal photocoagulation in patients with severe diabetic retinopathy and good vision.

  Masahiko Shimura;Kanako Yasuda;Toru Nakazawa;Tetsuya Kano

  194
  Citations

• Channelrhodopsin-2 gene transduced into retinal ganglion cells restores functional vision in genetically blind rats ☆

  Hiroshi Tomita;Eriko Sugano;Hitomi Isago;Teru Hiroi

  193
  Citations

• Structural organization of the human microphthalmia-associated transcription factor gene containing four alternative promoters.

  Tetsuo Udono;Ken Ichi Yasumoto;Kazuhisa Takeda;Shintaro Amae

  191
  Citations

• Visual properties of transgenic rats harboring the channelrhodopsin-2 gene regulated by the thy-1.2 promoter.

  Hiroshi Tomita;Eriko Sugano;Yugo Fukazawa;Hitomi Isago

  182
  Citations

• Identification of a Novel Isoform of Microphthalmia-Associated Transcription Factor That Is Enriched in Retinal Pigment Epithelium

  Shintaro Amae;Nobuo Fuse;Ken-ichi Yasumoto;Shigeru Sato

  181
  Citations

• Interleukin-1β and barrier function of retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19): Aberrant expression of junctional complex molecules

  Toshiaki Abe;Eriko Sugano;Yoko Saigo;Makoto Tamai

  151
  Citations

• Arrestin Gene Mutations in Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa

  Mitsuru Nakazawa;Yuko Wada;Makoto Tamai

  134
  Citations

• Pitavastatin prevents NMDA-induced retinal ganglion cell death by suppressing leukocyte recruitment.

  Toru Nakazawa;Toru Nakazawa;Toru Nakazawa;Hidetoshi Takahashi;Kazuaki Nishijima;Masahiko Shimura

  129
  Citations

• Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding a novel microphthalmia-associated transcription factor isoform with a distinct amino-terminus.

  Nobuo Fuse;Ken Ichi Yasumoto;Kazuhisa Takeda;Shintaro Amae

  120
  Citations

• Mutation of human retinal fascin gene (FSCN2) causes autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.

  Yuko Wada;Toshiaki Abe;Takayuki Takeshita;Hajime Sato

  116
  Citations

• Molecular genetic analysis of optineurin gene for primary open-angle and normal tension glaucoma in the Japanese population.

  Nobuo Fuse;Kana Takahashi;Hiroshi Akiyama;Toru Nakazawa

  112
  Citations

• Intrinsic activation of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway and its neuroprotective effect against retinal injury.

  Toru Nakazawa;Masahiko Shimura;Hiroshi Tomita;Hiroshi Akiyama

  111
  Citations

• Characteristics of mitochondrial calpains.

  Taku Ozaki;Hiroshi Tomita;Makoto Tamai;Sei-Ichi Ishiguro

  109
  Citations

• A comparative study of the polymerase chain reaction and local antibody production in acute retinal necrosis syndrome and cytomegalovirus retinitis.

  Toshiaki Abe;Kazuko Tsuchida;Makoto Tamai

  100
  Citations

• Point mutations of rhodopsin gene found in Japanese families with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (ADRP)

  Keiko Fujiki;Yoshihiro Hotta;Mutsuko Hayakawa;Hitoshi Sakuma

  97
  Citations

• Neuroprotective effect of nipradilol on axotomized rat retinal ganglion cells

  Toru Nakazawa;Hiroshi Tomita;Katsuhiro Yamaguchi;Yumi Sato

  94
  Citations