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  • H. Nambu, M. Fukushima, H. Hikichi, T. Inoue, N. Nagano, Y. Tahara, T. Nambu, J. Ito, Y. Ogawa, S. Ozaki, and H. Ohta. Characterization of metabolic phenotypes of mice lacking GPR61, an orphan G-protein coupled receptor. Life Sci.89: 765-772, 2011.
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  • M. Itoh, T. Suganami, N. Nakagawa, M. Tanaka, Y. Yamamoto, Y. Kamei, S. Terai, I. Sakaida, and Y. Ogawa. Melanocortin-4 receptor-deficient mice as a novel mouse model of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. Am. J. Pathol.179: 2454-2463, 2011.
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  • L. Zhang, T. Sugiyama, N. Murabayashi, T. Umekawa, N. Ma, Y. Kamimoto, Y. Ogawa, and N. Sagawa. The inflammatory changes of adipose tissue in late pregnant mice. J. Mol. Endocrinol. 47: 157-165, 2011.
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  • M. Tanaka, T. Suganami, M. Kim-Saijo, C. Toda, M. Tsuiji, K. Ochi, Y. Kamei, Y. Minokoshi, and Y. Ogawa. Role of central leptin signaling in the starvation-induced alteration of B cell development. J. Neurosci. 31: 8373-8380, 2011.
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  • S. Sugita, Y. Kamei, F. Akaike, T. Suganami, S. Kanai, M. Hattori, Y. Manabe, N. Fujii, T. Takai-Igarashi, M. Tadaishi, J. Oka, H. Aburatani, T. Yamada, H. Katagiri, S. Kakehi, Y. Tamura, H. Kubo, K. Nishida, S. Miura, O. Ezaki, and Y. Ogawa. Increased systemic glucose tolerance with increased muscle glucose uptake in transgenic mice overexpressing RXRγ in skeletal muscle. PLoS ONE 6: e20467, 2011.
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  • M. Ichioka, T. Suganami, N. Tsuda, I. Shirakawa, Y. Hirata, N. Satoh-Asahara, Y. Shimoda, M. Tanaka, M. Kim-Saijo, Y. Miyamoto, Y. Kamei, M. Sata, and Y. Ogawa. Increased expression of macrophage-inducible C-type lectin in adipose tissue of obese mice and humans. Diabetes 60: 819-826, 2011.
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  • N. Satoh-Asahara, T. Suganami, T. Majima, K. Kotani, Y. Kato, R. Araki, K. Koyama, T. Okajima, M. Tanabe, M. Oishi, A. Himeno, S. Kono, A. Sugawara, M. Hattori, Y. Ogawa, and A. Shimatsu; the Japan Obesity Metabolic Syndrome Study (JOMS) Group. Urinary cystatin C as a potential risk marker for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease in patients with obesity and metabolic syndrome. Clin. J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 6: 265-273, 2011.
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  • A. Sato, H. Kawano, T. Notsu, M. Ohta, M. Nakakuki, K. Mizuguchi, M. Itoh, T. Suganami, and Y. Ogawa. Anti-obesity effect of eicosapentaenoic acid in high-fat/high-sucrose diet-induced obesity: importance of hepatic lipogenesis. Diabetes 59: 2495-2504, 2010.
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  • Y. Okazaki, N. Ohshima, I. Yoshizawa, Y. Kamei, S. Mariggiò, K. Okamoto, M. Maeda, Y. Nogusa, Y. Fujioka, T. Izumi, Y. Ogawa, Y. Shiro, M. Wada, N. Kato, D. Corda, and N. Yanaka. A novel glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase GDE5 controls skeletal muscle development via a non-enzymatic mechanism. J. Biol. Chem. 285: 27652-27663, 2010.
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  • K. Yamashiro, T. Sasano, K. Tojo, I. Namekata, J. Kurokawa, N. Sawada, T. Suganami, Y. Kamei, H. Tanaka, N. Tajima, K. Utsunomiya, Y. Ogawa, and T. Furukawa. Role of transient receptor potential vanilloid 2 in LPS-induced cytokine production in macrophages. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 398: 284-289, 2010.
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  • T. Yamamoto, T. Suganami, M. Kiso-Narita, P. A. Scherle, Y. Kamei, M. Isobe, S. Higashiyama, and Y. Ogawa. Insulin-induced ectodomain shedding of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor in adipocytes in vitro: role of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17. Obesity 18: 1888-1894, 2010.
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  • Y. Kamei, T. Suganami, T. Ehara, S. Kanai, K. Hayashi, Y. Yamamoto, S. Miura, O. Ezaki, M. Okano, and Y. Ogawa. Increased expression of DNA methyltransferase 3a in obese adipose tissue: studies with transgenic mice. Obesity 18: 314-321, 2010.
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  • Y. Yamazaki, Y. Kamei, S. Sugita, F. Akaike, S. Kanai, S. Miura, Y. Hirata, B.R. Troen, T. Kitamura, I. Nishino, T. Suganami, O. Ezaki, and Y. Ogawa. The cathepsin L gene is a direct target of FOXO1 in the skeletal muscle. Biochem. J. 427: 171-178, 2010.
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  • N. Satoh, A. Shimatsu, A. Himeno, Y. Sasaki, H. Yamakage, K. Yamada, T. Suganami, and Y. Ogawa. Unbalanced M1/M2 phenotype of peripheral blood monocytes in obese diabetic patients: effect of pioglitazone. Diabetes Care 33: e7, 2010.
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  • M. Tanaka, T. Suganami, S. Sugita, Y. Shimoda, M. Kasahara, S. Aoe, M. Takeya, S. Takeda, Y. Kamei, and Y. Ogawa. Role of central leptin signaling in renal macrophage infiltration under unilateral ureteral obstruction. Endocr. J. 57: 61-72, 2010.
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  • T. Suganami, X. Yuan, Y. Shimoda, K. Uchio-Yamada, N. Nakagawa, I. Shirakawa, T. Usami, T. Tsukahara, K. Nakayama, Y. Miyamoto, K. Yasuda, J. Matsuda, Y. Kamei, S. Kitajima, and Y. Ogawa. Activating transcription factor 3 constitutes a negative feedback mechanism that attenuates saturated fatty acid/Toll-like receptor 4 signaling and macrophage activation in obese adipose tissue. Circ. Res. 105: 25-32, 2009.
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  • M. Kawamura, H. Itoh, S. Yura, H. Mogami, T. Fujii, H. Makino, Y. Miyamoto, Y. Yoshimasa, S. Aoe, Y. Ogawa, N. Sagawa, N. Kanayama, and I. Konishi. Isocaloric high-protein diet ameliorates systolic blood pressure increase and cardiac remodeling caused by maternal caloric restriction in adult mouse offspring. Endocr. J. 56: 679-689, 2009.
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  • T. Chiba, Y. Kamei, T. Shimizu, T. Shirasawa, A. Katsumata, L. Shiraishi, S. Sugita, Y. Ogawa, S. Miura, and O. Ezaki. Overexpression of FOXO1 in skeletal muscle does not alter longevity in mice. Mech. Ageing Dev. 130: 420-428, 2009.
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  • N. Satoh, A. Shimatsu, K. Kotani, A. Himeno, H. Yamakage, T. Majima, K. Yamada, T. Suganami, and Y. Ogawa. Highly purified eicosapentaenoic acid reduces cardio-ankle vascular index in association with decrease in serum amyloid A-LDL in metabolic syndrome. Hypertens. Res. 32: 1004-1008, 2009.
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  • H. Mogami, S. Yura, H. Itoh, M. Kawamura, T. Fujii, A. Suzuki, S. Aoe, Y. Ogawa, N. Sagawa, I. Konishi, and S. Fujii. Isocaloric high-protein diet as well as branched-chain amino acids supplemented diet partially alleviates adverse consequences of maternal undernutrition on fetal growth. Growth Hormone & IGF Res. 19: 478-485, 2009.
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  • H. Yamada, M. Yoshida, Y. Nakano, T. Suganami, N. Satoh, T. Mita, K. Azuma, M. Itoh, Y. Yamamoto, Y. Kamei, M. Horie, H. Watada, and Y. Ogawa. In vivo and in vitro inhibition of monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells and endothelial adhesion molecules by eicosapentaenoic acid. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 28: 2173-2179, 2008.
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  • A. Ito, T. Suganami, A. Yamauchi, M. Degawa-Yamauchi, M. Tanaka, R. Kouyama, Y. Kobayashi, N. Nitta, K. Yasuda, Y. Hirata, W. A. Kuziel, M. Takeya, S. Kanegasaki, Y. Kamei, and Y. Ogawa. Role of C-C chemokine receptor 2 in bone marrow cells in the recruitment of macrophages into obese adipose tissue. J. Biol. Chem. 283: 35715-35723, 2008.
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  • S. Yura, H. Itoh, N. Sagawa, H. Yamamoto, H. Masuzaki, K. Nakao, M. Kawamura, H. Mogami, Y. Ogawa, and S. Fujii. Neonatal exposure to leptin augments diet-induced obesity in leptin-deficient ob/ob mice. Obesity 16: 1289-1295, 2008.
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  • T. Toyoda, Y. Kamei, H. Kato, S. Sugita, M. Takeya, T. Suganami, and Y. Ogawa. Anti-inflammatory effect of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor α ligands in the interaction between adipocytes and macrophages in obese adipose tissue. Obesity 16: 1199-1207, 2008.
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  • Y. Kamei, S. Miura, T. Suganami, F. Akaike, S. Kanai, S. Sugita, A. Katsumata, H. Aburatani, T. G. Unterman, O. Ezaki, and Y. Ogawa. Regulation of SREBP1c gene expression in skeletal muscle: role of retinoid X receptor/liver X receptor and forkhead-O1 transcription factor. Endocrinology 149: 2293-2305, 2008.
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  • N. Satoh, A. Shimatsu, Y. Kato, R. Araki, K. Koyama, T. Okajima, M. Tanabe, M. Ooishi, K. Kotani, and Y. Ogawa for the Japan Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Study (JOMS) Group. Evaluation of the cardio-ankle vascular index, a new indicator of arterial stiffness independent of blood pressure, in obesity and metabolic syndrome. Hypertens. Res. 31: 1921-1930, 2008.
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  • Y. Kamei, T. Suganami, T. Kohda, F. Ishino, K. Yasuda, S. Miura, O. Ezaki, and Y. Ogawa Peg1/Mest in obese adipose tissue is expressed from the paternal allele in an isoform-specific manner. FEBS Lett. 581: 91-96, 2007.
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  • T. Suganami, K. Tanimoto-Koyama, J. Nishida, M. Itoh, X. Yuan, S. Mizuarai, H. Kotani, S. Yamaoka, K. Miyake, S. Aoe, Y. Kamei, and Y. Ogawa. Role of the Toll-like receptor 4/NF-κB pathway in saturated fatty acid-induced inflammatory changes in the interaction between adipocytes and macrophages. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 27: 84-91, 2007.
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  • N. Satoh, A. Shimatsu, K. Kotani, N. Sakane, K. Yamada, T. Suganami, H. Kuzuya, and Y. Ogawa. Purified eicosapentaenoic acid reduces small dense LDL, remnant lipoprotein particles, and C-reactive protein in metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Care 30: 144-146, 2007.
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  • T. Suganami, T. Mieda, M. Itoh, Y. Shimoda, Y. Kamei, and Y. Ogawa. Attenuation of obesity-induced adipose tissue inflammation in C3H/HeJ mice carrying a Toll-like receptor 4 mutation. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 354: 45-49, 2007.
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  • K. Ebihara, T. Kusakabe, M. Hirata, H. Masuzaki, F. Miyanaga, N. Kobayashi, T. Tanaka, H. Chusho, T. Miyazawa, T. Hayashi, K. Hosoda, Y. Ogawa, A.M. Depaoli, M. Fukushima, and K. Nakao. Efficacy and safety of leptin-replacement therapy and possible mechanisms of leptin actions in patients with generalized lipodystrophy. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 92: 532-541, 2007.
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  • L. Miyamoto, T. Toyoda, T. Hayashi, S. Yonemitsu, M. Nakano, S. Tanaka, K. Ebihara, H. Masuzaki, K. Hosoda, Y. Ogawa, G. Inoue, T. Fushiki, and K. Nakao. Effect of acute activation of 5’-AMP-activated protein kinase on glycogen regulation in isolated rat skeletal muscle. J. Appl. Physiol. 102: 1007-1013, 2007.
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  • H. Kobayashi, M. Kasahara, M. Hino, S. Takahara, K. Ikeda, C. Son, T. Iwakura, N. Matsuoka, A. Yoshimoto, N. Ogo, R. Kasai, T. Ishihara, and Y. Ogawa. A novel heterozygous splice-site mutation of LEM domain-containing 3 in a Japanese kindred with Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome. J. Endocrinol. Invest. 30: 263-265, 2007.
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  • S. Sugita, Y. Kamei, J. Oka, T. Suganami, and Y. Ogawa. Macrophage-colony stimulating factor in obese adipose tissue: studies with heterozygous op/+ mice. Obesity 15: 1988-1995, 2007.
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  • A. Ito, T. Suganami, Y. Miyamoto, Y. Yoshimasa, M. Takeya, Y. Kamei, and Y. Ogawa. Role of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 in the induction of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 during the course of adipocyte hypertrophy. J. Biol. Chem. 282: 25445-25452, 2007.
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  • M. Itoh, T. Suganami, N. Satoh, K. Tanimoto-Koyama, X. Yuan, M. Tanaka, H. Kawano, T. Yano, S. Aoe, M. Takeya, A. Shimatsu, H. Kuzuya, Y. Kamei, and Y. Ogawa. Increased adiponectin secretion by highly purified eicosapentaenoic acid in rodent models of obesity and human obese subjects. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 27: 1918-1925, 2007.
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  • R. Hachiya, Y. Ohashi, Y. Kamei, T. Suganami, H. Mochizuki, N. Mitsui, M. Saitoh, M. Sakuragi, G. Nishimura, H. Ohashi, T. Hasegawa, and Y. Ogawa. Intact kinase homology domain of natriuretic peptide receptor-B is essential for skeletal development. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 92: 4009-4014, 2007.
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  • A. Yasui, H. Nishizawa, Y. Okuno, K. Morita, H. Kobayashi, K. Kawai, M. Matsuda, K. Kishida, S. Kihara, Y. Kamei, Y. Ogawa, T. Funahashi, and I. Shimomura. Foxo1 represses expression of musclin, a skeletal muscle-derived secretory factor. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 364: 358-365, 2007.
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  • M. Nakano, T. Hamada, T. Hayashi, S. Yonemitsu, L. Miyamoto, T. Toyoda, S. Tanaka, H. Masuzaki, K. Ebihara, Y. Ogawa, K. Hosoda, G. Inoue, Y. Yoshimasa, A. Otaka, T. Fushiki, and K. Nakao. α2 isoform-specific activation of 5’adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase by 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-d-ribonucleoside at a physiological level activates glucose transport and increases glucose transporter 4 in mouse skeletal muscle. Metabolism 55: 300-308, 2006.
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  • H. Kobayashi, I. Fujisawa, K. Ikeda, C. Son, T. Iwakura, A. Yoshimoto, M. Kasahara, T. Ishihara, and Y. Ogawa. A novel heterozygous missense mutation in the vasopressin moiety is identified in a Japanese with neurohypophyseal diabetes insipidus. J. Endocrinol. Invest. 29: 252-256, 2006.
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  • N. Satoh, A. Shimatsu, K. Yamada, M. Aizawa-Abe, T. Suganami, H. Kuzuya, and Y. Ogawa. An α-glucosidase inhibitor voglibose reduces oxidative stress markers and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in obese type 2 diabetes. Metabolism 55: 786-793, 2006.
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  • H. Kobayashi, M. Kasahara, M. Hino, H. Yoshimura, S. Takahara, K. Ikeda, C. Son, T. Iwakura, A. Yoshimoto, T. Ishihara, and Y. Ogawa. A novel heterozygous deletion frameshift mutation of GATA3 in a Japanese kindred with the hypoparathyroidism, deafness, and renal dysplasia syndrome. J. Endocrinol. Invest. 29: 851-853, 2006.
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  • J. Park, S.S. Choe, A.H. Choi, K.H. Kim, M.J. Yoon, N. Houstis, E.D. Rogen, T. Suganami, Y. Ogawa, and J.B. Kim. Increase in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in adipocytes stimulates oxidative stress and inflammatory signal. Diabetes 55: 2939-2949, 2006.
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  • H. Makino, M. Mukoyama, K. Mori, T. Suganami, M. Kasahara, K. Yahata, T. Nagae, H. Yokoi, K. Sawai, Y. Ogawa, S. Suga, Y. Yoshimasa, A. Sugawara, I. Tanaka, and K. Nakao. Transgenic overexpression of brain natriuretic peptide prevents the progression of diabetic nephropathy in mice. Diabetologia 49: 2514-2524, 2006.
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  • T. Suganami, M. Mukoyama, K. Mori, H. Yokoi, M. Koshikawa, K. Sawai, S. Hidaka, K. Ebihara, T. Tanaka, A. Sugawara, H. Kawachi, C. Vinson, Y. Ogawa, and K. Nakao. Prevention and reversal of renal injury by leptin in a new mouse model of diabetic nephropathy. FASEB J. 19: 127-129, 2005.
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  • H. Kobayashi, M. Hino, T. Inoue, E. Nii, K. Ikeda, C. Son, T. Iwakura, T. Ishihara, and Y. Ogawa. GC79/TRPS1 and tumorigenesis in humans. Am. J. Med. Genet. 134A: 341-343, 2005.
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  • H. Iwakura, K. Hosoda, C. Son, J. Fujikura, T. Tomita, M. Noguchi, H. Ariyasu, K. Takaya, H. Masuzaki, Y. Ogawa, T. Hayashi, G. Inoue, T. Akamizu, H. Hosoda, M. Kojima, H. Itoh, S. Toyokuni, K. Kangawa, and K. Nakao. Analysis of rat insulin II promoter-ghrelin transgenic mice and rat glucagon promoter-ghrelin transgenic mice. J. Biol. Chem. 280: 15247-15256, 2005.
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  • Y. Oike, M. Akao, K. Yasunaga, T. Yamauchi, T. Morisada, Y. Ito, T. Urano, Y. Kimura, Y. Kubota, H. Maekawa, T. Miyamoto, K. Miyata, S. Matsumoto, J. Sakai, N. Nakagata, M. Takeya, H. Koseki, Y. Ogawa, T. Kadowaki, and T. Suda. Angiopoietin-related growth factor antagonizes obesity and insulin resistance. Nat. Med. 11: 400-408, 2005.
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  • S. Yura, H. Itoh, N. Sagawa, H. Yamamoto, H. Masuzaki, K. Nakao, M. Kawamura, M. Takemura, K. Kakui, Y. Ogawa, and S. Fujii. Role of premature leptin surge in obesity resulting from intrauterine undernutrition. Cell Metabolism 1: 371-378, 2005.
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  • R. Kouyama, T. Suganami, J. Nishida, M. Tanaka, T. Toyoda, M. Kiso, T. Chiwata, Y. Miyamoto, Y. Yoshimasa, A. Fukamizu, M. Horiuchi, Y. Hirata, and Y. Ogawa. Attenuation of diet-induced weight gain and adiposity through increased energy expenditure in mice lacking angiotensin II type 1a receptor. Endocrinology 146:3481-3489, 2005.
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  • T. Tanaka, S. Hidaka, H. Masuzaki, S. Yasue, Y. Minokoshi, K. Ebihara, H. Chusho, Y. Ogawa, T. Toyoda, K. Sato, F. Miyanaga, M. Fujimoto, T. Tomita, T. Kusakabe, N. Kobayashi, H. Tanioka, T. Hayashi, K. Hosoda, H. Yoshimatsu, T. Sakata, and K. Nakao. Skeletal muscle AMPK phosphorylation parallels metabolic phenotypes in leptin transgenic mice under dietary modification. Diabetes 54: 2365-2374, 2005.
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  • T. Tanaka, H. Masuzaki, K. Ebihara, Y. Ogawa, S. Yasue, H. Yukioka, H. Chusho, F. Miyanaga, T. Miyazawa, M. Fujimoto, T. Kusakabe, N. Kobayashi, T. Hayashi, K. Hosoda, and K. Nakao. Transgenic expression of mutant peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)γ in liver precipitates fasting induced steatosis but protects against high fat diet-induced steatosis in mice. Metabolism 54: 1490-1498, 2005.
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  • T. Suganami, J. Nishida, and Y. Ogawa. A paracrine loop between adipocytes and macrophages aggravates inflammatory changes: role of free fatty acids and tumor necrosis factor α. Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 25: 2062-2068, 2005.
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  • A. Yasoda, Y. Komatsu, H. Chusho, T. Miyazawa, A. Ozasa, M. Miura, T. Kurihara, T. Rogi, S. Tanaka, M. Suda, N. Tamura, Y. Ogawa, and K. Nakao. Overexpression of CNP in chondrocytes rescues achondroplasia through a MAPK-dependent pathway. Nat. Med. 10: 80-86, 2004.
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  • F. Elefteriou, S. Takeda, K. Ebihara, J. Magre, N. Patano, C. Ae Kim, Y. Ogawa, X. Liu, S. M. Ware, W. J. Craigen, J. J. Robert, C. Vinson, K. Nakao, J. Capeau, and G. Karsenty. Serum leptin level is a regulator of bone mass. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101: 3258-3263, 2004.
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  • A. Takahashi-Yasuno, H. Masuzaki, T. Miyawaki, N. Matsuoka, Y. Ogawa, T. Hayashi, K. Hosoda, Y. Yoshimasa, G. Inoue, and K. Nakao. Association of Ob-R gene polymorphism and insulin resistance in Japanese men. Metabolism 53: 650-654, 2004.
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  • K. Ebihara, T. Kusakabe, H. Masuzaki, N. Kobayashi, T. Tanaka, H. Chusho, F. Miyanaga, T. Miyazawa, T. Hayashi, K. Hosoda, Y. Ogawa, and K. Nakao. Gene and phenotype analysis of congenital generalized lipodystrophy in Japanese: a novel homozygous nonsense mutation in seipin gene. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 89: 2360-2364, 2004.
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  • E. Suganami, H. Takagi, H. Ohashi, K. Suzuma, I. Suzuma, H. Oh, D. Watanabe, T. Ojima, T. Suganami, Y. Fujio, K. Nakao, Y. Ogawa, and N. Yoshimura. Leptin stimulates ischemia-induced retinal neovascularization: possible role of vascular endothelial growth factor expressed in retinal endothelial cells. Diabetes 53: 2443-2448, 2004.
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  • N. Satoh, M. Naruse, T. Usui, T. Tagami, T. Suganami, K. Yamada, H. Kuzuya, A. Shimatsu, and Y. Ogawa. Leptin-to-adiponectin ratio as a potential atherogenic index in obese type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes Care 27: 2488-2490, 2004.
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  • R. Kawakami, Y. Saito, I. Kishimoto, M. Harada, K. Kuwahara, N. Takahashi, Y. Nakagawa, M. Nakanishi, K. Tanimoto, S. Usami, S. Yasuno, H. Kinoshita, H. Chusho, N. Tamura, Y. Ogawa, and K. Nakao. Overexpression of brain natriuretic peptide facilitates neutrophil infiltration and cardiac matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression after acute myocardial infarction. Circulation 110: 3306-3312, 2004.
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  • T. Nakagawa, Y. Ogawa, K. Ebihara, M. Yamanaka, A. Tsuchida, M. Taiji, H. Noguchi, and K. Nakao. Antiobesity and antidiabetic effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rodent models of leptin resistance. Int. J. Obes. 27: 557-565, 2003.
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  • K. Yamahara, H. Itoh, T.-H. Chun, Y. Ogawa, J. Yamashita, N. Sawada, Y. Fukunaga, M. Sone, T. Yurugi-Kobayashi, K. Miyashita, H. Tsujimoto, H. Kook, R. Feil, D. L. Garbers, F. Hofmann, and K. Nakao. Significance and therapeutic potential of the natriuretic peptides/cGMP/cGMP-dependent protein kinase pathway in vascular regeneration. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100: 3404-3409, 2003.
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  • K. Chin K, T. Nakamura, K. Takahashi, K. Sumi, Y. Ogawa, H. Masuzaki, S. Muro, N. Hattori, H. Matsumoto, A. Niimi, T. Chiba, K. Nakao, M. Mishima, M. Ohi, and T. Nakamura. Effects of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on serum aminotransferase levels in obese patients. Am. J. Med. 114: 370-376, 2003.
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  • N. Takahashi, Y. Saito, K. Kuwahara, M. Harada, I. Kishimoto, Y. Ogawa, R. Kawakami, Y. Nakagawa, M. Nakanishi, and K. Nakao. Angiotensin II-induced ventricular hypertrophy and extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation are suppressed in mice overexpressing brain natriuretic peptide in circulation. Hypertens. Res. 26: 847-853, 2003.
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  • N. Satoh, Y. Ogawa, T. Usui, T. Tagami, S. Kohno, H. Uesugi, H. Sugiyama, A. Sugawara, K. Yamada, A. Shimatsu, H. Kuzuya, and K. Nakao. Antiatherogenic effect of pioglitazone in type 2 diabetic patients irrespective of the responsiveness to its antidiabetic effect. Diabetes Care 26: 2493-2499, 2003.
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  • F. Miyanaga, Y. Ogawa, K. Ebihara, S. Hidaka, T. Tanaka, S. Hayashi, H. Masuzaki, and K. Nakao. Leptin as an adjunct of insulin therapy in insulin-dependent diabetes. Diabetologia 46: 1329-1337, 2003.
  • A. Takahashi-Yasuno, H. Masuzaki, T. Miyawaki, Y. Ogawa, N. Matsuoka, T. Hayashi, K. Hosoda, G. Inoue, Y. Yoshimasa, and K. Nakao. Leptin receptor polymorphism is associated with serum lipid levels and impairment of cholesterol lowering effect by simvastatin in Japanese men. Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. 62: 169-175, 2003.
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  • N. Matsuoka, Y. Ogawa, K. Hosoda, J. Matsuda, H. Masuzaki, T. Miyawaki, N. Azuma, K. Natsui, H. Nishimura, Y. Yoshimasa, S. Nishi, D. B. Thompson, and K. Nakao. Human leptin receptor gene in Japanese obese subjects: evidence against either obesity-causing mutations or association of sequence variants with obesity. Diabetologia 40: 1204-1210, 1997.
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  • H. Masuzaki, Y. Ogawa, N. Sagawa, K. Hosoda, T. Matsumoto, H. Mise, H. Nishimura, Y. Yoshimasa, I. Tanaka, T. Mori, and K. Nakao. Nonadipose tissue production of leptin: leptin as a novel placenta-derived hormone in humans. Nat. Med. 3: 1029-1033, 1997.
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  • N. Sagawa, T. Mori, H. Masuzaki, Y. Ogawa, and K. Nakao. Leptin production by hydatidiform mole. Lancet 350: 1518-1519, 1997.
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  • K. Mori, Y. Ogawa, K. Ebihara, T. Aoki, N. Tamura, A. Sugawara, T. Kuwahara, S. Ozaki, M. Mukoyama, K. Tashiro, I. Tanaka, and K. Nakao. Kidney-specific expression of a novel mouse organic cation transporter-like protein. FEBS Lett. 417: 371-374, 1997.
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  • K. Doi, H. Itoh, T. Ikeda, K. Hosoda, Y. Ogawa, T. Igaki, J. Yamashita, T. Chun, M. Inoue, K. Masatsugu, K. Matsuda, K. Ohmori, and K. Nakao. Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of C-type natriuretic peptide causes G1 growth inhibition of cultured vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 239: 889-894, 1997.
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  • M. Harada, H. Itoh, O. Nakagawa, Y. Ogawa, Y. Miyamoto, K. Kuwahara, E. Ogawa, T. Igaki, J. Yamashita, I. Masuda, T. Yoshimasa, I. Tanaka, Y. Saito, and K. Nakao. Significance of ventricular myocytes and nonmyocytes interaction during cardiocyte hypertrophy: evidence for endothelin-1 as a paracrine hypertrophic factor from cardiac nonmyocytes. Circulation 96: 3737-3744, 1997.
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  • K. Ebihara, Y. Ogawa, N. Isse, K. Mori, N. Tamura, H. Masuzaki, K. Kohno, S. Yura, K. Hosoda, N. Sagawa, and K. Nakao. Identification of the human leptin 5’-flanking sequences involved in the trophoblast-specific transcription. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 241: 658-663, 1997.
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  • M. Shigemoto, S. Nishi, Y. Ogawa, N. Isse, N. Matsuoka, T. Tanaka, N. Azuma, H. Masuzaki, H. Nishimura, Y. Yoshimasa, K. Hosoda, and K. Nakao. Molecular screening of both the promoter and the protein coding regions in the human ob gene in Japanese obese subjects with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 137: 511-513, 1997.
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  • H. Masuzaki, H. Jingami, N. Matsuoka, O. Nakagawa, Y. Ogawa, M. Mizuno,Y. Yoshimasa, T. Yamamoto, and K. Nakao. Regulation of very low density lipoprotein receptor in hypertrophic rat heart. Circ. Res. 78: 8-14, 1996.
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  • H. Masuzaki, K. Hosoda, Y. Ogawa, M. Shigemoto, N. Satoh, K. Mori, N. Tamura, S. Nishi, Y. Yoshimasa, Y. Yamori, and K. Nakao. Augmented expression of obese (ob) gene during the process of obesity in genetically obese-hyperglycemic Wistar fatty (fa/fa) rats. FEBS Lett. 378: 267-271, 1996.
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  • Y. Miyamoto, T. Yoshimasa, H. Arai, K. Takaya, Y. Ogawa, H. Itoh, and K. Nakao. Alternative RNA splicing of human endothelin-A receptor generates multiple transcripts. Biochem. J. 313: 795-801, 1996.
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  • N. Tamura, H. Itoh, Y. Ogawa, O. Nakagawa, M. Harada, T. Chun, S. Suga, T. Yoshimasa, and K. Nakao. cDNA cloning and gene expression of human type I alpha cGMP-dependent protein kinase. Hypertension 27: 552-557, 1996.
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  • Y. Komatsu, H. Itoh, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, N. Hama, I. Kishimoto, O. Nakagawa, T. Igaki, K. Doi, T. Yoshimasa, and K. Nakao. Regulation of endothelial production of C-type natriuretic peptide in coculture with vascular smooth muscle cells: the role of vascular natriuretic peptide system in vascular growth inhibition. Circ. Res. 78: 606-614, 1996.
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  • K. Hosoda, H. Masuzaki, Y. Ogawa, T. Miyawaki, J. Hiraoka, I. Hanaoka, A. Yasuno, T. Nomura, Y. Fujisawa, Y. Yoshimasa, S. Nishi, Y. Yamori, and K. Nakao. Development of radioimmunoassay for human leptin. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 221: 234-239, 1996.
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  • K. Mori, I. Tanaka, M. Kotani, F. Miyaoka, T. Sando, S. Muro, Y. Sasaki, O. Nakagawa, Y. Ogawa, T. Usui, S. Ozaki, A. Ichikawa, S. Narumiya, and K. Nakao. Gene expression of the human prostaglandin E receptor EP4 subtype: differential regulations in monocytoid and lymphoid lineage cells by phorbol ester. J. Mol. Med. 74: 333-336, 1996.
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  • M. Suda, K. Tanaka, M. Fukushima, K. Natsui, A. Yasoda, Y. Komatsu, Y. Ogawa, H. Itoh, and K. Nakao. C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) as an autocrine/paracrine regulator of osteoblast: evidence for possible presence of bone natriuretic peptide system. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 223: 1-6, 1996.
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  • Y. Komatsu, H. Itoh, S. Suga, T. Igaki, Y. Ogawa, I. Kishimoto, O. Nakagawa, T. Yoshimasa and K. Nakao. Regulation of secretion and clearance of C-type natriuretic peptide in the interaction of vascular endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells. Hypertension 14: 585-592, 1996.
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  • K. Takaya, Y. Ogawa, N. Isse, T. Okazaki, N. Satoh, H. Masuzaki, K. Mori, N. Tamura, K. Hosoda, and K. Nakao. Molecular cloning of rat leptin receptor isoform complementary DNAs: identification of a missense mutation in Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 225: 75-83, 1996.
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  • N. Tamura, Y. Ogawa, A. Yasoda, H. Itoh, Y. Saito, and K. Nakao. Two cardiac natriuretic peptide genes (atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide) are organized in tandem in the mouse and human genomes. J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol. 28: 1811-1815, 1996.
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  • M. Hayase, Y. Ogawa, G. Katsuura, H. Shintaku, K. Hosoda, and K. Nakao. Regulation of obese gene expression in KK mice and congenic lethal yellow obese KKAy mice. Am. J. Physiol. 271: E333-E339, 1996.
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  • K. Takaya, Y. Ogawa, J. Hiraoka, K. Hosoda, R. J. Koletsky, Y. Yamori, and K. Nakao. Nonsense mutation of leptin receptor in the obese spontaneously hypertensive Koletsky rat. Nat. Genet. 14: 130-131, 1996.
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  • T. Okazaki, Y. Ogawa, N. Tamura, K. Mori, N. Isse, T. Aoki, J. M. Rochelle, M.M. Taketo, M. F. Seldin, and K. Nakao. Genomic organization, expression, and chromosomal mapping of the mouse adrenomedullin gene. Genomics 37: 395-399, 1996.
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  • M. Hasegawa, N. Sagawa, H. Nanno, H. Itoh, K. Inamori, Y. Ihara, F. Kobayashi, T. Mori, J. Yano, G. Shirakami, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, T. Yoshimasa, and K. Nakao. Endothelin-1-like immunoreactivity and endothelin receptors in the human placenta from normotensive and hypertensive pregnancies. J. Perinat. Med. 24: 451-460, 1996.
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  • K. Kikuta, H. Yasue, M. Yoshimura, E. Morita, H. Sumida, H. Kato, K. Kugiyama, H. Ogawa, K. Okumura, Y. Ogawa, and K. Nakao. Increased plasma levels of B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with unstable angina. Am. Heart J. 132: 101-107, 1996.
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  • H. Masuzaki, Y. Ogawa, M. Shigemoto, N. Satoh, K. Mori, N. Tamura, K. Hosoda, Y. Yoshimasa, H. Jingami, and K. Nakao. Adipose tissue-specific expression of the obese (ob) gene in rats and its marked augmentation in genetically obese-hyperglycemic Wistar fatty rats. Proc. Jpn. Acad. Ser. B. 71: 148-152, 1995.
  • Y. Ogawa, I. Tanaka, M. Inoue, Y. Yoshitake, N. Isse, O. Nakagawa, T. Usui, H. Itoh, T. Yoshimasa, S. Narumiya, and K. Nakao. Structural organization and chromosomal assignment of the human prostacyclin receptor gene. Genomics 27: 142-148, 1995.
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  • H. Masuzaki, Y. Ogawa, N. Isse, N. Satoh, T. Okazaki, M. Shigemoto, K. Mori, N. Tamura, K. Hosoda, Y. Yoshimasa, H. Jingami, T. Kawada, and K. Nakao. Human obese gene expression: adipocyte-specific expression and regional differences in the adipose tissue. Diabetes 44: 855-858, 1995.
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  • Nakagawa, Y. Ogawa, H. Itoh, S. Suga, Y. Komatsu, I. Kishimoto, K. Nishino, T. Yoshimasa, and K. Nakao. Rapid transcriptional activation and early mRNA turnover of brain natriuretic peptide in cardiocyte hypertrophy: Evidence for brain natriuretic peptide as an "emergency" cardiac hormone against ventricular overload. J. Clin. Invest. 96: 1280-1287, 1995.
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  • Y. Ogawa, H. Masuzaki, N. Isse, T. Okazaki, K. Mori, M. Shigemoto, N. Satoh, N. Tamura, K. Hosoda, Y. Yoshimasa, H. Jingami, T. Kawada, and K. Nakao. Molecular cloning of rat obese cDNA and augmented gene expression in genetically obese Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats. J. Clin. Invest. 96: 1647-1652, 1995.
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  • N. Hama, H. Itoh, G. Shirakami, O. Nakagawa, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, I. Masuda, K. Nakanishi, T. Yoshimasa, Y. Hashimoto, M. Yamaguchi, R. Hori, H. Yasue, and K. Nakao. Rapid ventricular induction of brain natriuretic peptide gene expression in experimental acute myocardial infarction. Circulation 92: 1558-1564, 1995.
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  • Y. Ogawa, H. Itoh, O. Nakagawa, G. Shirakami, N. Tamura, T. Yoshimasa, K. Nagata, N. Yoshida, and K. Nakao. Characterization of the 5’-flanking region and chromosomal assignment of the human brain natriuretic peptide gene. J. Mol. Med. 73: 457-463, 1995.
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  • N. Isse, Y. Ogawa, N. Tamura, H. Masuzaki, K. Mori, T. Okazaki, N. Satoh, M. Shigemoto, Y. Yoshimasa, S. Nishi, K. Hosoda, J. Inazawa, and K. Nakao. Structural organization and chromosomal assignment of the human obese gene. J. Biol. Chem. 270: 27728-27733, 1995.
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  • M. Kotani, I. Tanaka, Y. Ogawa, T. Usui, K. Mori, A. Ichikawa, S. Narumiya, T. Yoshimi, and K. Nakao. Molecular cloning and expression of multiple isoforms of human prostaglandin E receptor EP3 subtype generated by alternative messenger RNA splicing: multiple second messenger systems and tissue-specific distribution. Mol. Pharmacol. 48: 869-879, 1995.
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  • H. Masuzaki, Y. Ogawa, K. Hosoda, T. Kawada, T. Fushiki, and K. Nakao. Augmented Expression of the obese gene in the adipose tissue from rats fed high-fat diet. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 216: 355-358, 1995.
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  • M. Hasegawa, N. Sagawa, H. Itoh, K. Inamori, T. Mori, J. Yano, Y. Ogawa, T. Yoshimasa, and K. Nakao. Endothelin receptors in the human amnion, chorion laeve, decidua vera and placenta. Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 7: 1585-1589, 1995.
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  • Y. Ogawa, H. Itoh, N. Tamura, S. Suga, T. Yoshimasa, M. Uehira, S. Matsuda, S. Shiono, H. Nishimoto, and K. Nakao. Molecular cloning of the complementary DNA and gene that encode mouse brain natriuretic peptide and generation of transgenic mice that overexpress the brain natriuretic peptide gene. J. Clin. Invest. 93: 1911-1921, 1994.
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  • N. Tamura, Y. Ogawa, H. Itoh, H. Arai, S. Suga, O. Nakagawa, Y. Komatsu, I. Kishimoto, K. Takaya, T. Yoshimasa, S. Shiono, and K. Nakao. Molecular cloning of hamster brain and atrial natriuretic peptide cDNAs: cardiomyopathic hamsters are useful models for brain and atrial natriuretic peptides. J. Clin. Invest. 94: 1059-1068, 1994.
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  • I. Kishimoto, T. Yoshimasa, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, Y. Komatsu, O. Nakagawa, H. Itoh, and K. Nakao. Natriuretic peptide clearance receptor is transcriptionally down-regulated by β2-adrenergic stimulation in vascular smooth muscle cells. J. Biol. Chem. 269: 28300-28308, 1994.
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  • Y. Ogawa, H. Itoh, Y. Yoshitake, M. Inoue, T. Yoshimasa, T. Serikawa, and K. Nakao. Molecular cloning and chromosomal assignment of the mouse C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) gene (Nppc): comparison with the human CNP gene (NPPC). Genomics 24: 383-387, 1994.
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  • H. Arai, K. Nakao, K. Takaya, K. Hosoda, Y. Ogawa, S. Nakanishi, and H. Imura. The human endothelin-B receptor gene: structural organization and chromosomal assignment. J. Biol. Chem. 268: 3463-3470, 1993.
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  • H. Itoh, N. Sagawa, M. Hasegawa, A. Okagaki, K. Inamori, Y. Ihara, T. Mori, Y. Ogawa, S. Suga, M. Mukoyama, K. Nakao, and H. Imura. Brain natriuretic peptide is present in the human amniotic fluid and is secreted from amnion cells. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 76: 907-911, 1993.
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  • S. Suga, H. Itoh, Y. Komatsu, Y. Ogawa, N. Hama, T. Yoshimasa, and K. Nakao. Cytokine-induced C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) secretion from vascular endothelial cells: evidence for CNP as a novel autocrine/paracrine regulator from endothelial cells. Endocrinology 133: 3038-3041, 1993.
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  • H. Imura, K. Nakao, A. Shimatsu, Y. Ogawa, T. Sando, I. Fujisawa, and H. Yamabe. Lymphocytic infundibuloneurohypophysitis as a cause of central diabetes insipidus. N. Engl. J. Med. 329: 683-689, 1993.
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  • S. Suga, K. Nakao, K. Hosoda, M. Mukoyama, Y. Ogawa, G. Shirakami, H. Arai, Y. Saito, Y. Kambayashi, K. Inouye, and H. Imura. Receptor selectivity of natriuretic peptide family, atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide and C-type natriuretic peptide. Endocrinology 130: 229-239, 1992.
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  • Y. Ogawa, K. Nakao, O. Nakagawa, Y. Komatsu, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, H. Arai, K. Nagata, N. Yoshida, and H. Imura. Human C-type natriuretic peptide: characterization of the gene and peptide. Hypertension 19: 809-813, 1992.
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  • S. Suga, K. Nakao, M. Mukoyama, H. Arai, K. Hosoda, Y. Ogawa, and H. Imura. Characterization of natriuretic peptide receptors in cultured cells. Hypertension 19: 762-765, 1992.
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  • S. Suga, K. Nakao, I. Kishimoto, K. Hosoda, M. Mukoyama, H. Arai, G. Shirakami, Y. Ogawa, Y. Komatsu, O. Nakagawa, N. Hama, and H. Imura. Phenotype-related alteration in expression of natriuretic peptide receptors in aortic smooth muscle cells. Circ. Res. 71: 34-39, 1992.
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  • S. Suga, K. Nakao, H. Itoh, Y. Komatsu, Y. Ogawa, N. Hama, and H. Imura. Endothelial production of C-type natriuretic peptide and its marked augmentation by transforming growth factor-β: possible existence of “vascular natriuretic peptide system”. J. Clin. Invest. 90: 1145-1149, 1992.
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  • K. Hosoda, K. Nakao, N. Tamura, H. Arai, Y. Ogawa, S. Suga, S. Nakanishi, and H. Imura. Organization, structure, chromosomal assignment and expression of the gene encoding the human endothelin-A receptor. J. Biol. Chem. 267: 18797-18804, 1992.
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  • Y. Komatsu, K. Nakao, H. Itoh, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, and H. Imura. Vascular natriuretic peptide. Lancet 340: 622, 1992.
  • Y. Komatsu, H. Itoh, S. Suga, T. Igaki, Y. Ogawa, I. Kishimoto, O. Nakagawa, T. Yoshimasa, and K. Nakao. Regulation of secretion and clearance of C-type natriuretic peptide in the interaction of vascular endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells. J. Hypertens. 14: 585-592, 1992.
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  • G. Shirakami, K. Nakao, Y. Saito, T. Magaribuchi, M. Jougasaki, M. Mukoyama, H. Arai, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, T. Yamada, K. Mori, and H. Imura. Acute pulmonary alveolar hypoxia increases lung and plasma endothelin-1 levels in conscious rats. Life Sci. 48: 969-976, 1991.
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  • M. Mukoyama, K. Nakao, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, Y. Saito, Y. Ogawa, G. Shirakami, M. Jougasaki, K. Obata, H. Yasue, Y. Kambayashi, K. Inouye, and H. Imura. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) as a novel cardiac hormone in humans: evidence for an exquisite dual natriuretic peptide system, atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide. J. Clin. Invest. 87: 1402-1412, 1991.
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  • K. Hosoda, K. Nakao, M. Mukoyama, Y. Saito, M. Jougasaki, G. Shirakami, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, H. Yasue, and H. Imura. Expression of brain natriuretic peptide gene in human heart: production in the ventricle. Hypertension 17: 1152-1155, 1991.
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  • K. Hosoda, K. Nakao, H. Arai, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, M. Mukoyama, G. Shirakami, Y. Saito, S. Nakanishi, and H. Imura. Cloning and expression of human endothelin-1 receptor cDNA. FEBS Lett. 287: 23-26, 1991.
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  • Y. Ogawa, K. Nakao, M. Mukoyama, K. Hosoda, G. Shirakami, H. Arai, Y. Saito, S. Suga, M. Jougasaki, and H. Imura. Natriuretic peptides as cardiac hormones in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats: the ventricle is a major site of synthesis and secretion of brain natriuretic peptide. Circ. Res. 69: 491-500, 1991.
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  • Y. Ogawa, K. Nakao, H. Arai, O. Nakagawa, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, S. Nakanishi, and H. Imura. Molecular cloning of a non-isopeptide-selective human endothelin receptor. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 178: 248-255, 1991.
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  • Y. Komatsu, K. Nakao, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, M. Mukoyama, H. Arai, G. Shirakami, K. Hosoda, O. Nakagawa, N. Hama, I. Kishimoto, and H. Imura. C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) in rats and humans. Endocrinology 129: 1104-1106, 1991.
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  • M. Mukoyama, K. Nakao, K. Obata, M. Jougasaki, M. Yoshimura, E. Morita, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, H. Yasue, and H. Imura. Augmented secretion of brain natriuretic peptide in acute myocardial infarction. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 180: 431-436, 1991.
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  • K. Nakao, M. Mukoyama, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, Y. Saito, G. Shirakami, H. Arai, M. Jougasaki, and H. Imura. Biosynthesis, secretion and receptor selectivity of human brain natriuretic peptide. Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 69: 1500-1506, 1991.
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  • K. Nakao, H. Arai, K. Hosoda, Y. Ogawa, O. Nakagawa, S. Suga, S. Nakanishi, and H. Imura. Molecular cloning of two subtypes of human endothelin receptor. J. Vasc. Med. Biol. 3: 303-307, 1991.
  • Y. Kambayashi, K. Nakao, M. Mukoyama, Y. Saito, Y. Ogawa, S. Shiono, K. Inoue, N. Yoshida, and H. Imura. Isolation and sequence determination of human brain natriuretic peptide in human atrium. FEBS Lett. 259: 341-345, 1990.
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  • Y. Saito, K. Nakao, M. Mukoyama, G. Shirakami, H. Itoh, T. Yamada, H. Arai, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, M. Jougasaki, Y. Ogawa, S. Nakajima, M. Ueda, and H. Imura. Application of monoclonal antibodies for endothelin to hypertensive research. Hypertension 15: 734-738, 1990.
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  • K. Nakao, H. Itoh, Y. Kambayashi, K. Hosoda, Y. Saito, T. Yamada, M. Mukoyama, H. Arai, G. Shirakami, S. Suga, M. Jougasaki, Y. Ogawa, K. Inoue, and H. Imura. Rat brain natriuretic peptide: isolation from rat heart and tissue distribution. Hypertension 15: 774-778, 1990.
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  • Y. Ogawa, K. Nakao, M. Mukoyama, G. Shirakami, H. Itoh, K. Hosoda, Y. Saito,H. Arai, S. Suga, M. Jougasaki, T. Yamada, Y. Kambayashi, K. Inoue, and H. Imura. Rat brain natriuretic peptide: tissue distribution and molecular form. Endocrinology 126: 2225-2227, 1990.
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  • M. Mukoyama, K. Nakao, Y. Saito, Y. Ogawa, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, G. Shirakami, M. Jougasaki, and H. Imura. Human brain natriuretic peptide, a novel cardiac hormone. Lancet 335: 801-802, 1990.
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  • M. Mukoyama, K. Nakao, Y. Saito, Y. Ogawa, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, G. Shirakami, M. Jougasaki, and H. Imura. Increased human brain natriuretic peptide in congestive heart failure. N. Engl. J. Med. 323: 757-758, 1990.
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  • Y. Kambayashi, K. Nakao, H. Itoh, K. Hosoda, Y. Saito, T. Yamada, M. Mukoyama, H. Arai, G. Shirakami, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, M. Jougasaki, N. Minamino, K. Kangawa, H. Matsuo, K. Inouye, and H. Imura. Isolation and sequence determination of rat cardiac natriuretic peptide. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 163: 233-240, 1989.
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  • Y. Saito, K. Nakao, G. Shirakami, M. Jougasaki, T. Yamada, H. Itoh, M. Mukoyama, H. Arai, K. Hosoda, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, and H. Imura. Detection and characterization of endothelin-1-like immunoreactivity in rat plasma. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 163: 1512-1516, 1989.
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英文総説

M. Itoh, T. Suganami, R. Hachiya, and Y. Ogawa. Adipose tissue remodeling as homeostatic inflammation. Int. J. Inflamm. 720926, 2011.[PubMed]

T. Suganami and Y. Ogawa. Adipose tissue macrophages: their role in adipose tissue remodeling. J. Leukoc. Biol. 88: 33-39, 2010.[PubMed]

Y. Ogawa, H. Masuzaki, and K. Nakao. Clinical implication of leptin, the obese gene product. Intern. Med. 38: 210-212, 1999.[PubMed]

K. Nakao, H. Itoh, Y. Saito, M. Mukoyama, and Y. Ogawa. The natriuretic peptide family. Curr. Opin. Cardiol. 5: 4-11, 1996.

Y. Ogawa, H. Itoh, and K. Nakao. Molecular biology and biochemistry of natriuretic peptide family. Clin. Exp. Pharmacol. Physiol. 22: 49-53, 1995.[PubMed]

K. Nakao, H. Itoh, S. Suga, Y. Ogawa, and H. Imura. The natriuretic peptide family. Curr. Opin. Nephrol. Hypertens. 2: 45-50, 1993.

K. Nakao, Y. Ogawa, S. Suga, and H. Imura. Molecular biology and biochemistry of the natriuretic peptide system II: natriuretic peptide receptors. J. Hypertens. 10: 1111-1114, 1992.[PubMed]

K. Nakao, Y. Ogawa, S. Suga, and H. Imura. Molecular biology and biochemistry of the natriuretic peptide system I: natriuretic peptides. J. Hypertens. 10: 907-912, 1992.[PubMed]

英文著書

Y. Ogawa. Leptin and the metabolic syndrome. In “Proceedings of the 3rd Asian-Oceania Conference on Obesity”, The Leader Book CO., LTD., pp. 23-30, 2005.

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H. Yasue, M. Yoshimura, M. Nakayama, Y. Shimasaki, K. Kugiyama, H. Ogawa, Y. Saito, Y. Ogawa, Y. Miyamoto, and K. Nakao. Genetic analysis of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in patients with coronary spasm. In “Common Diseases: Genetic and Pathogenic Aspects of Multifactorial Diseases”, edited by H. Imura, M. Kasuga, and K. Nakao, Elsevier Science B.V. pp.237-248, 1999.

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