Biological, Physiological, and Pharmacological Aspects of Ghrelin

by Hiroshi Hosoda, Masayasu Kojima, Kenji Kangawa
Published 2006-01-01

Organ-Specific Activation of the Gastric Branch of the Efferent Vagus Nerve by Ghrelin in Urethane-Anesthetized Rats

by Hiromi Habara, Yujiro Hayashi, Norio Inomata, Akira Niijima, Kenji Kangawa
Published 2014-01-01

Establishment of Leptin-Responsive Cell Lines from Adult Mouse Hypothalamus.

by Hiroshi Iwakura, Katsuko Dote, Mika Bando, Hiroyuki Koyama, Kiminori Hosoda, Kenji Kangawa, Kazuwa Nakao
Published 2016-01-01

Thermoregulatory role of ghrelin in the induction of torpor under a restricted feeding condition

by Takahiro Sato, Kanae Oishi, Daisuke Koga, Takanori Ida, Yusuke Sakai, Kenji Kangawa, Masayasu Kojima
Published 2021-09-01

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Angptl8 knockout suppresses plasma triglyceride concentrations and adiposity in rats

by Ryota Izumi, Toru Kusakabe, Michio Noguchi, Hiroshi Iwakura, Tomohiro Tanaka, Takashi Miyazawa, Daisuke Aotani, Kiminori Hosoda, Kenji Kangawa, Kazuwa Nakao
Published 2018-09-01

Safety assessment of a novel C-type natriuretic peptide derivative and the mechanism of bone- and cartilage-specific toxicity.

by Takafumi Yotsumoto, Naomi Morozumi, Ryuichi Nakamura, Toshimasa Jindo, Mayumi Furuya, Yasuyuki Abe, Tomonari Nishimura, Hiroaki Maeda, Hiroyuki Ogasawara, Yoshiharu Minamitake, Kenji Kangawa
Published 2019-01-01

ASB20123: A novel C-type natriuretic peptide derivative for treatment of growth failure and dwarfism.

by Naomi Morozumi, Takafumi Yotsumoto, Akira Yamaki, Kazunori Yoshikiyo, Sayaka Yoshida, Ryuichi Nakamura, Toshimasa Jindo, Mayumi Furuya, Hiroaki Maeda, Yoshiharu Minamitake, Kenji Kangawa
Published 2019-01-01

Ghrelin Pre-treatment Attenuates Local Oxidative Stress and End Organ Damage During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Anesthetized Rats

by Vijayakumar Sukumaran, Vijayakumar Sukumaran, Hirotsugu Tsuchimochi, Yutaka Fujii, Hiroshi Hosoda, Kenji Kangawa, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Mikiyasu Shirai, Eisuke Tatsumi, James T. Pearson, James T. Pearson
Published 2018-03-01

Transplantation of Allogenic Fetal Membrane-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Protects against Ischemia/Reperfusion-Induced Acute Kidney Injury

by Hidetoshi Tsuda, Kenichi Yamahara, Kentaro Otani, Masayoshi Okumi, Koji Yazawa, Jun-Ya Kaimori, Akihiko Taguchi, Kenji Kangawa, Tomoaki Ikeda, Shiro Takahara, Yoshitaka Isaka M.D., Ph.D.
Published 2014-07-01

Effectiveness of nationwide screening and lifestyle intervention for abdominal obesity and cardiometabolic risks in Japan: The metabolic syndrome and comprehensive lifestyle interv...

by Yoko M Nakao, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Kenji Ueshima, Kazuhiro Nakao, Michikazu Nakai, Kunihiro Nishimura, Shinji Yasuno, Kiminori Hosoda, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Itoh, Hisao Ogawa, Kenji Kangawa, Kazuwa Nakao
Published 2018-01-01

A multicenter randomized controlled trial of surgery alone or surgery with atrial natriuretic peptide in lung cancer surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

by Takashi Nojiri, Haruko Yamamoto, Toshimitsu Hamasaki, Kaori Onda, Kikuko Ohshima, Yasushi Shintani, Meinoshin Okumura, Kenji Kangawa, on behalf of the Japan Human Atrial Natriuretic Peptide for Lung Cancer Surgery (JANP Study) Group
Published 2017-04-01

Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Improves Atrioventricular Conduction in a Rat Model of Complete Atrioventricular Block

by Miki Yokokawa, Shunsuke Ohnishi M.D., Ph.D., Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Hiroaki Obata, Kentaro Otani, Yoshinori Miyahara, Koichi Tanaka, Wataru Shimizu, Kazuo Nakazawa, Kenji Kangawa, Shiro Kamakura, Soichiro Kitamura, Noritoshi Nagaya
Published 2008-10-01

Comparison of angiogenic, cytoprotective, and immunosuppressive properties of human amnion- and chorion-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

by Kenichi Yamahara, Kazuhiko Harada, Makiko Ohshima, Shin Ishikane, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Hidetoshi Tsuda, Kentaro Otani, Akihiko Taguchi, Toshihiro Soma, Hiroyasu Ogawa, Shinji Katsuragi, Jun Yoshimatsu, Mariko Harada-Shiba, Kenji Kangawa, Tomoaki Ikeda
Published 2014-01-01

Cocaine has some effect on neuromedin U expressing neurons related to the brain reward system

by Madoka Anan, Ryoko Higa, Kenshiro Shikano, Masahito Shide, Akinobu Soda, Magdeline E. Carrasco Apolinario, Kenji Mori, Toshitaka Shin, Mikiya Miyazato, Hiromitsu Mimata, Takatoshi Hikida, Toshikatsu Hanada, Kazuwa Nakao, Kenji Kangawa, Reiko Hanada
Published 2020-05-01

PDE3 inhibitor and EGCG combination treatment suppress cancer stem cell properties in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

by Motofumi Kumazoe, Mika Takai, Shun Hiroi, Chieri Takeuchi, Maasa Yamanouchi, Takashi Nojiri, Hiroaki Onda, Jaehoon Bae, Yuhui Huang, Kanako Takamatsu, Shuya Yamashita, Shuhei Yamada, Kenji Kangawa, Takashi Takahashi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hirofumi Tachibana
Published 2017-05-01

The effects of super-flux (high performance) dialyzer on plasma glycosylated pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (proBNP) and glycosylated N-Terminal proBNP in end-stage renal disease p...

by Yasuaki Nakagawa, Toshio Nishikimi, Koichiro Kuwahara, Shinji Yasuno, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Yoshihiro Kuwabara, Kazuhiro Nakao, Takeya Minami, Chinatsu Yamada, Kenji Ueshima, Yoshihiro Ikeda, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Kazukiyo Horii, Kiyoshi Nagata, Kenji Kangawa, Naoto Minamino, Kazuwa Nakao
Published 2014-01-01

Direct immunochemiluminescent assay for proBNP and total BNP in human plasma proBNP and total BNP levels in normal and heart failure.

by Toshio Nishikimi, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Masahiro Nakamura, Naoko Ogawa, Kazukiyo Horii, Kiyoshi Nagata, Yasuaki Nakagawa, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Chinatsu Yamada, Kazuhiro Nakao, Takeya Minami, Yoshihiro Kuwabara, Koichiro Kuwahara, Izuru Masuda, Kenji Kangawa, Naoto Minamino, Kazuwa Nakao
Published 2013-01-01

Ghrelin treatment of cachectic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

by Keisuke Miki, Ryoji Maekura, Noritoshi Nagaya, Masamitsu Nakazato, Hiroshi Kimura, Shinsuke Murakami, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Toru Hiraga, Mari Miki, Seigo Kitada, Kenji Yoshimura, Yoshitaka Tateishi, Yasuji Arimura, Nobuhiro Matsumoto, Masanori Yoshikawa, Kenichi Yamahara, Kenji Kangawa
Published 2012-01-01

PDK1-Foxo1 in agouti-related peptide neurons regulates energy homeostasis by modulating food intake and energy expenditure.

by Yongheng Cao, Masanori Nakata, Shiki Okamoto, Eisuke Takano, Toshihiko Yada, Yasuhiko Minokoshi, Yukio Hirata, Kazunori Nakajima, Kristy Iskandar, Yoshitake Hayashi, Wataru Ogawa, Gregory S Barsh, Hiroshi Hosoda, Kenji Kangawa, Hiroshi Itoh, Tetsuo Noda, Masato Kasuga, Jun Nakae
Published 2011-01-01

Plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels are elevated in patients with cancer.

by Sachiko Bando, Takeshi Soeki, Tomomi Matsuura, Takeshi Tobiume, Takayuki Ise, Kenya Kusunose, Koji Yamaguchi, Shusuke Yagi, Daiju Fukuda, Takashi Iwase, Hirotsugu Yamada, Tetsuzo Wakatsuki, Michio Shimabukuro, Naoki Muguruma, Tetsuji Takayama, Ichiro Kishimoto, Kenji Kangawa, Masataka Sata
Published 2017-01-01