| Identification of a fibroblast-derived epithelial morphogen as hepatocyte growth factor R Montesano, K Matsumoto, T Nakamura, L Orci Cell 67 (5), 901-908, 1991 | 1420 | 1991 |
| Liver organogenesis promoted by endothelial cells prior to vascular function K Matsumoto, H Yoshitomi, J Rossant, KS Zaret Science 294 (5542), 559-563, 2001 | 1026 | 2001 |
| Hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy of liver cirrhosis in rats T Ueki, Y Kaneda, H Tsutsui, K Nakanishi, Y Sawa, R Morishita, ... Nature medicine 5 (2), 226-230, 1999 | 823 | 1999 |
| Emerging multipotent aspects of hepatocyte growth factor K Matsumoto, T Nakamura The journal of biochemistry 119 (4), 591-600, 1996 | 776 | 1996 |
| Hepatocyte growth factor induces gefitinib resistance of lung adenocarcinoma with epidermal growth factor receptor–activating mutations S Yano, W Wang, QI Li, K Matsumoto, H Sakurama, T Nakamura, H Ogino, ... Cancer research 68 (22), 9479-9487, 2008 | 743 | 2008 |
| Development of safe and efficient novel nonviral gene transfer using ultrasound: enhancement of transfection efficiency of naked plasmid DNA in skeletal muscle Y Taniyama, K Tachibana, K Hiraoka, M Aoki, S Yamamoto, K Matsumoto, ... Gene therapy 9 (6), 372-380, 2002 | 587 | 2002 |
| Hepatocyte growth factor twenty years on: Much more than a growth factor T Nakamura, K Sakai, T Nakamura, K Matsumoto Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology 26, 188-202, 2011 | 579 | 2011 |
| Myocardial protection from ischemia/reperfusion injury by endogenous and exogenous HGF T Nakamura, S Mizuno, K Matsumoto, Y Sawa, H Matsuda, T Nakamura The Journal of clinical investigation 106 (12), 1511-1519, 2000 | 567 | 2000 |
| Hepatocyte growth factor: renotropic role and potential therapeutics for renal diseases K Matsumoto, T Nakamura Kidney international 59 (6), 2023-2038, 2001 | 532 | 2001 |
| Hepatocyte growth factor prevents acute renal failure and accelerates renal regeneration in mice. K Kawaida, K Matsumoto, H Shimazu, T Nakamura Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 91 (10), 4357-4361, 1994 | 499 | 1994 |
| Hepatocyte growth factor: molecular structure, roles in liver regeneration, and other biological functions. K Matsumoto, T Nakamura Critical reviews in oncogenesis 3 (1-2), 27-54, 1992 | 473 | 1992 |
| Cofilin phosphorylation and actin cytoskeletal dynamics regulated by rho-and Cdc42-activated LIM-kinase 2 T Sumi, K Matsumoto, Y Takai, T Nakamura The Journal of cell biology 147 (7), 1519-1532, 1999 | 468 | 1999 |
| Radiation to stromal fibroblasts increases invasiveness of pancreatic cancer cells through tumor-stromal interactions K Ohuchida, K Mizumoto, M Murakami, LW Qian, N Sato, E Nagai, ... Cancer research 64 (9), 3215-3222, 2004 | 432 | 2004 |
| Direct evidence that hepatocyte growth factor is a hepatotrophic factor for liver regeneration and has a potent antihepatitis effectin vivo Y Ishiki, H Ohnishi, Y Muto, K Matsumoto, T Nakamura Hepatology 16 (5), 1227-1235, 1992 | 426 | 1992 |
| Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) as a tissue organizer for organonesis and regeneration K Matsumoto Bioch Biophys Res Comm 239, 639-644, 1997 | 424 | 1997 |
| Induction of Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Fibroblasts by Tumor-derived Factors Affects Invasive Growth of Tumor Cells: In Vitro Analysis of Tumor-Stromal Interactions T Nakamura, K Matsumoto, A Kiritoshi, Y Tano, T Nakamura Cancer research 57 (15), 3305-3313, 1997 | 418 | 1997 |
| Specific activation of LIM kinase 2 via phosphorylation of threonine 505 by ROCK, a Rho-dependent protein kinase T Sumi, K Matsumoto, T Nakamura Journal of Biological Chemistry 276 (1), 670-676, 2001 | 388 | 2001 |
| Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor induces tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (p125FAK) and promotes migration and invasion by oral squamous cell carcinoma … K Matsumoto, T Nakamura, RH Kramer Journal of Biological Chemistry 269 (50), 31807-31813, 1994 | 379 | 1994 |
| Hepatocyte growth factor prevents renal fibrosis and dysfunction in a mouse model of chronic renal disease. S Mizuno, T Kurosawa, K Matsumoto, Y Mizuno-Horikawa, M Okamoto, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 101 (9), 1827-1834, 1998 | 363 | 1998 |
| Crosstalk to stromal fibroblasts induces resistance of lung cancer to epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors W Wang, Q Li, T Yamada, K Matsumoto, I Matsumoto, M Oda, ... Clinical Cancer Research 15 (21), 6630-6638, 2009 | 359 | 2009 |