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Haruhiro Higashida

Haruhiro Higashida

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
12028
World Ranking
11457
National Ranking
785

Overview

Haruhiro Higashida is affiliated with Kanazawa University in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and psychology, with a significant emphasis on neuroendocrine regulation and behavior.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • RAGE regulates oxytocin transport into the brain, 2020, Communications Biology
  • Inhibition of CD38 and supplementation of nicotinamide riboside ameliorate lipopolysaccharide-induced microglial and astrocytic neuroinflammation by increasing NAD+, 2021, Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Nicotinamide riboside supplementation corrects deficits in oxytocin, sociability and anxiety of CD157 mutants in a mouse model of autism spectrum disorder, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Participatory Art Activities Increase Salivary Oxytocin Secretion of ASD Children, 2020, Brain Sciences
  • Transport of oxytocin to the brain after peripheral administration by membrane-bound or soluble forms of receptors for advanced glycation end-products, 2021, Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Higashida's frequent co-authors are:

  • Yasuhiko Yamamoto
  • Chiharu Tsuji
  • Shigeru Yokoyama
  • Maria Gerasimenko
  • Teruko Yuhi

The scientist commonly publishes in these venues:

  • Brain Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Nutrients
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Higashida's main fields of study are:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

The subfields of study explored include:

  • Social Psychology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Physiology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Sensory Systems

The primary topics of their work cover:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Ion Channels and Receptors

Best Publications

  • CD38 is critical for social behaviour by regulating oxytocin secretion

    Duo Jin;Hong Xiang Liu;Hirokazu Hirai;Takashi Torashima

  • Modulation of synapse formation by cyclic adenosine monophosphate

    Marshall W. Nirenberg;Samuel H. Wilson;Haruhiro Higashida;Andrej Rotter

  • Bradykinin-induced rapid breakdown of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate in neuroblastoma X glioma hybrid NG108-15 cells.

    K Yano;H Higashida;R Inoue;Y Nozawa

  • AKAP150 signaling complex promotes suppression of the M-current by muscarinic agonists

    Naoto Hoshi;Jia Sheng Zhang;Miho Omaki;Takahiro Takeuchi

  • Selective coupling with K+ currents of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes in NG108-15 cells.

    Kazuhiko Fukuda;Haruhiro Higashida;Tai Kubo;Akito Maeda

  • Participation of a proton-cotransporter, MCT1, in the intestinal transport of monocarboxylic acids.

    I Tamai;H Takanaga;H Maeda;Y Sai

  • Bradykinin-activated transmembrane signals are coupled via No or Ni to production of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, a second messenger in NG108-15 neuroblastoma-glioma hybrid cells.

    Haruhiro Higashida;Richard A. Streaty;Werner A. Klee;Marshall W. Nirenberg

  • Potassium channels from NG108-15 neuroblastoma-glioma hybrid cells. Primary structure and functional expression from cDNAs.

    Shigeru Yokoyama;Shigeru Yokoyama;Keiji Imoto;Tetsuro Kawamura;Haruhiro Higashida

  • Draper-mediated and phosphatidylserine-independent phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by Drosophila hemocytes/macrophages

    Junko Manaka;Takayuki Kuraishi;Akiko Shiratsuchi;Yuji Nakai

  • Two genetic variants of CD38 in subjects with autism spectrum disorder and controls.

    Toshio Munesue;Shigeru Yokoyama;Kazuhiko Nakamura;Ayyappan Anitha

  • cDNA Cloning and Functional Characterization of Rat Intestinal Monocarboxylate Transporter

    H. Takanaga;I. Tamai;S.-I. Inaba;Y. Sai

  • Effect of intranasal oxytocin on the core social symptoms of autism spectrum disorder: a randomized clinical trial.

    Hidenori Yamasue;Hidenori Yamasue;Takashi Okada;Toshio Munesue;Miho Kuroda

  • Sodium channel mRNAs I, II and III in the CNS: cell-specific expression.

    J.A. Black;S. Yokoyama;S. Yokoyama;S. Yokoyama;H. Higashida;B.R. Ransom

  • Muscarinic Receptor-mediated Dual Regulation of ADP-ribosyl Cyclase in NG108-15 Neuronal Cell Membranes

    Haruhiro Higashida;Shigeru Yokoyama;Minako Hashii;Megumi Taketo

  • Vascular RAGE transports oxytocin into the brain to elicit its maternal bonding behaviour in mice.

    Yasuhiko Yamamoto;Mingkun Liang;Seiichi Munesue;Kisaburo Deguchi

  • Oxytocin efficacy is modulated by dosage and oxytocin receptor genotype in young adults with high-functioning autism: a 24-week randomized clinical trial

    H Kosaka;Y Okamoto;Y Okamoto;T Munesue;H Yamasue

  • Genetic analyses of roundabout (ROBO) axon guidance receptors in autism.

    A. Anitha;Kazuhiko Nakamura;Kazuo Yamada;Shiro Suda

  • The predominant contribution of oligopeptide transporter PepT1 to intestinal absorption of β-lactam antibiotics in the rat small intestine

    Ikumi Tamai;Takeo Nakanishi;Kiyomi Hayashi;Toshimitsu Terao

  • Cyclic ADP-ribose as a universal calcium signal molecule in the nervous system.

    Haruhiro Higashida;Alla B. Salmina;Raissa Ya Olovyannikova;Minako Hashii

  • CD38 and its role in oxytocin secretion and social behavior.

    Haruhiro Higashida;Shigeru Yokoyama;Mitsuru Kikuchi;Toshio Munesue

Frequent Co-Authors

Mami Noda
Mami Noda Kyushu University
Mitsuru Kikuchi
Mitsuru Kikuchi Kanazawa University
Yoshio Minabe
Yoshio Minabe Kanazawa University
Yasuhiko Yamamoto
Yasuhiko Yamamoto Kanazawa University
Hiroshi Okamoto
Hiroshi Okamoto University of Tokyo
Masakazu Yamagishi
Masakazu Yamagishi Osaka University of Human Sciences
Satoshi Shuto
Satoshi Shuto Hokkaido University
Yoshinori Nozawa
Yoshinori Nozawa Gifu University
Hirokazu Hirai
Hirokazu Hirai Gunma University
Hiroshi Okamoto
Hiroshi Okamoto Kanazawa University

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