Association between cystatin C and inflammation in patients with essential hypertensionTakafumi Okura, Jitsuo Higaki, Shiho Kojima et al.|Clinical and Experimental Nephrology|2010Cited by 99
Osteopontin deficiency protects against aldosterone-induced inflammation, oxidative stress, and interstitial fibrosis in the kidneyJun Irita, Jitsuo Higaki, Takafumi Okura et al.|American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology|2011Cited by 68
Undercarboxylated Osteocalcin Is a Biomarker of Carotid Calcification in Patients with Essential HypertensionTakafumi Okura, Jitsuo Higaki, Daijiro Enomoto et al.|Kidney & Blood Pressure Research|2010Cited by 33
Long-Term Effects of Angiotensin II Receptor Blockade with Valsartan on Carotid Arterial Stiffness and Hemodynamic Alterations in Patients with Essential HypertensionTakafumi Okura, Jitsuo Higaki, Sanae Watanabe et al.|Clinical and Experimental Hypertension|2008Cited by 24