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Chikako Tanaka

Chikako Tanaka

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
11178
World Ranking
9902
National Ranking
664

Overview

Chikako Tanaka is affiliated with Kobe University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on several related subfields. These include Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Their work addresses various aspects of body composition, nutrition, cardiovascular health, and physical activity.

Their research outputs include a number of recent papers published across multiple reputable journals. Notable recent publications are:

  • Association between preoperative phase angle and all-cause mortality after cardiovascular surgery: A retrospective cohort study, 2024, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Factors Associated With Changes in Objectively Measured Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Cohort Study, 2023, Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • Six-month trajectory of phase angle after cardiovascular surgery and associated factors of the recovery during cardiac rehabilitation: A retrospective cohort study, 2024, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
  • Prognostic impact of segmental extracellular water to total body water ratio in cardiovascular surgery patients, 2025, Clinical Nutrition

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
  • Clinical Nutrition

Tanaka collaborates regularly with several co-authors in their research, including:

  • Masataka Kameshima
  • Takuji Adachi
  • Kenichi Shibata
  • Hisako Kito
  • Taisei Sano

The main topics addressed in their body of work are:

  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Infrared Thermography in Medicine

The scientist's research contributes to understanding physiological and clinical factors relevant to cardiovascular surgery outcomes, rehabilitation, and patient monitoring. There is a clear focus on objective assessments such as phase angle measurements and extracellular water ratios as prognostic tools. Additionally, studies involving physical activity changes following coronary interventions reflect an interest in the broader impact of cardiovascular procedures on patient health.

Best Publications

  • Phorbol ester binding to protein kinase C requires a cysteine-rich zinc-finger-like sequence

    Yoshitaka Ono;Tomoko Fujii;Koichi Igarashi;Takayoshi Kuno

  • Distribution of protein kinase C-like immunoreactive neurons in rat brain.

    N Saito;U Kikkawa;Y Nishizuka;C Tanaka

  • Decreased serotonin S2 and increased dopamine D2 receptors in chronic schizophrenics

    Tatsuo Mita;Susumu Hanada;Naoki Nishino;Takayoshi Kuno

  • Increase in serotonin 5-HT1A receptors in prefrontal and temporal cortices of brains from patients with chronic schizophrenia.

    Takeshi Hashimoto;Naoki Nishino;Hisao Nakai;Chikako Tanaka

  • Postnatal development of a brain-specific subspecies of protein kinase C in rat

    T Hashimoto;K Ase;S Sawamura;U Kikkawa

  • Antimuscarinic effects of antihistamines: quantitative evaluation by receptor-binding assay.

    Nobuo Kubo;Osamu Shirakawa;Takayoshi Kuno;Chikako Tanaka

  • Lack of an association of estrogen receptor α gene polymorphisms and transcriptional activity with Alzheimer disease

    Hirofumi Maruyama;Hiromasa Toji;Charles R. Harrington;Ken Sasaki

  • γ-aminobutyric acid in peripheral tissues

    Chikako Tanaka

  • Isolation and characterization of SSE1 and SSE2, new members of the yeast HSP70 multigene family.

    Mukai H;Kuno T;Tanaka H;Hirata D

  • Immunocytochemical localization of protein kinase C subspecies in the rat spinal cord: light and electron microscopic study.

    Miyako Mori;Akiko Kose;Takeshi Tsujino;Chikako Tanaka

  • Production of specific antibodies against GABA transporter subtypes (GAT1, GAT2, GAT3) and their application to immunocytochemistry.

    Natsu Ikegaki;Naoaki Saito;Makoto Hashima;Chikako Tanaka

  • Distinct cellular expression of calcineurin Aα and Aβ in rat brain

    Takayoshi Kuno;Hideyuki Mukai;Akira Ito;Chang‐Duk Chang

  • Expression of apolipoprotein E mRNA in rat microglia

    Masamichi Nakai;Toshio Kawamata;Taizo Taniguchi;Kiyoshi Maeda

  • Cellular and intracellular localization of ε-subspecies of protein kinase C in the rat brain; presynaptic localization of the ε-subspecies

    Naoaki Saito;Akiko Itouji;Yoshiki Totani;Ichiro Osawa

  • Regulation of GABA release via NMDA and 5-HT1A receptors in guinea pig dentate gyrus.

    Shogo Matsuyama;Koji Nei;Chikako Tanaka

  • Localization of subspecies of protein kinase C in the mammalian central nervous system.

    Chikako Tanaka;Naoaki Saito

  • Differential changes in serotonin 5-HT1A and 5-HT2 receptor binding in patients with chronic schizophrenia.

    Takeshi Hashimoto;Noboru Kitamura;Yasuo Kajimoto;Yutaka Shirai

  • The complete primary structure of calcineurin A, a calmodulin binding protein homologous with protein phosphatases 1 and 2A

    Akira Ito;Takeshi Hashimoto;Midori Hirai;Takehiko Takeda

  • Cisapride stimulates motility of the intestine via the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors.

    K Taniyama;S Nakayama;K Takeda;S Matsuyama

  • Electron microscopic localization of type I protein kinase C in rat Purkinje cells

    A. K. Kose;N. Saito;H. Ito;U. Kikkawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Naoaki Saito
Naoaki Saito Kobe University
Yasutomi Nishizuka
Yasutomi Nishizuka Kobe University
Ushio Kikkawa
Ushio Kikkawa Kobe University
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Hiroshi Hasegawa Kanazawa University
Masashi Sasa
Masashi Sasa Hiroshima University
Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Gerard D. Schellenberg
Gerard D. Schellenberg University of Pennsylvania
Eishichi Miyamoto
Eishichi Miyamoto Kumamoto University
Toshihiro Maeda
Toshihiro Maeda Osaka University
Minako Nagao
Minako Nagao National Cancer Research Institute, UK

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