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Hiroshi Hosoda

Hiroshi Hosoda

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
40739
World Ranking
5455
National Ranking
353

Medicine

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79
Citations
42820
World Ranking
17345
National Ranking
556

Overview

Hiroshi Hosoda is affiliated with Shinshu University in Japan and specializes in research primarily within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Oncology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's research topics include a range of subjects such as:

  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by the scientist are:

  • Effect of Ghrelin on the Cardiovascular System, 2022, Biology
  • Cancer treatment-related cardiovascular disease: Current status and future research priorities, 2021, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Angiotensin II promotes primary tumor growth and metastasis formation of murine TNBC 4T1 cells through the fibroblasts around cancer cells, 2021, European Journal of Pharmacology
  • Inhibition of fibrotic changes in infrapatellar fat pad alleviates persistent pain and articular cartilage degeneration in monoiodoacetic acid-induced rat arthritis model, 2020, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Dysregulation of ghrelin in diabetes impairs the vascular reparative response to hindlimb ischemia in a mouse model; clinical relevance to peripheral artery disease, 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hiroshi Hosoda include:

  • Mikiya Miyazato
  • Kenji Kangawa
  • James T. Pearson
  • Hirotsugu Tsuchimochi
  • Takekazu Miyoshi

Publication venues where this scientist's work regularly appears include:

  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • Scientific Reports
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Biology

Best Publications

  • Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach.

    Masayasu Kojima;Hiroshi Hosoda;Yukari Date;Masamitsu Nakazato

  • Ghrelin, a novel growth hormone-releasing acylated peptide, is synthesized in a distinct endocrine cell type in the gastrointestinal tracts of rats and humans.

    Yukari Date;Masayasu Kojima;Hiroshi Hosoda;Akira Sawaguchi

  • Plasma Ghrelin Levels in Lean and Obese Humans and the Effect of Glucose on Ghrelin Secretion

    Tomomi Shiiya;Masamitsu Nakazato;Masanari Mizuta;Yukari Date

  • Stomach Is a Major Source of Circulating Ghrelin, and Feeding State Determines Plasma Ghrelin-Like Immunoreactivity Levels in Humans

    Hiroyuki Ariyasu;Kazuhiko Takaya;Tetsuya Tagami;Yoshihiro Ogawa

  • Ghrelin and des-acyl ghrelin: two major forms of rat ghrelin peptide in gastrointestinal tissue.

    Hiroshi Hosoda;Masayasu Kojima;Hisayuki Matsuo;Kenji Kangawa

  • Ghrelin stimulates gastric acid secretion and motility in rats.

    Yutaka Masuda;Tsuguhiko Tanaka;Norio Inomata;Norio Ohnuma

  • Ghrelin is present in pancreatic α-cells of humans and rats and stimulates insulin secretion

    Yukari Date;Masamitsu Nakazato;Suzuko Hashiguchi;Katsuya Dezaki

  • Hemodynamic and hormonal effects of human ghrelin in healthy volunteers

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Masayasu Kojima;Masaaki Uematsu;Masakazu Yamagishi

  • Ghrelin: discovery of the natural endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor

    Masayasu Kojima;Hiroshi Hosoda;Hisayuki Matsuo;Kenji Kangawa

  • Chronic administration of ghrelin improves left ventricular dysfunction and attenuates development of cardiac cachexia in rats with heart failure

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Masaaki Uematsu;Masayasu Kojima;Yoshihiko Ikeda

  • Weight loss increases circulating levels of ghrelin in human obesity.

    Troels Krarup Hansen;Rolf Dall;Hiroshi Hosoda;Masayasu Kojima

  • Elevated Circulating Level of Ghrelin in Cachexia Associated With Chronic Heart Failure Relationships Between Ghrelin and Anabolic/Catabolic Factors

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Masaaki Uematsu;Masayasu Kojima;Yukari Date

  • Purification and characterization of rat des-Gln14-Ghrelin, a second endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor.

    Hiroshi Hosoda;Masayasu Kojima;Hisayuki Matsuo;Kenji Kangawa

  • Endogenous Ghrelin in Pancreatic Islets Restricts Insulin Release by Attenuating Ca2+ Signaling in β-Cells Implication in the Glycemic Control in Rodents

    Katsuya Dezaki;Hiroshi Hosoda;Masafumi Kakei;Suzuko Hashiguchi

  • Kidney produces a novel acylated peptide, ghrelin.

    Kiyoshi Mori;Akihiro Yoshimoto;Kazuhiko Takaya;Kiminori Hosoda

  • Structural Divergence of Human Ghrelin IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE GHRELIN-DERIVED MOLECULES PRODUCED BY POST-TRANSLATIONAL PROCESSING

    Hiroshi Hosoda;Masayasu Kojima;Tsunekazu Mizushima;Shigeomi Shimizu

  • Hemodynamic, renal, and hormonal effects of ghrelin infusion in patients with chronic heart failure.

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Kunio Miyatake;Masaaki Uematsu;Hideo Oya

  • Increased plasma ghrelin level in lung cancer cachexia.

    Yoshito Shimizu;Noritoshi Nagaya;Takeshi Isobe;Michinori Imazu

  • Structure–Activity Relationship of Ghrelin: Pharmacological Study of Ghrelin Peptides

    Masaru Matsumoto;Hiroshi Hosoda;Yasuo Kitajima;Naomi Morozumi

  • Plasma ghrelin and desacyl ghrelin concentrations in renal failure

    Akihiro Yoshimoto;Kiyoshi Mori;Akira Sugawara;Masashi Mukoyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenji Kangawa
Kenji Kangawa National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Masayasu Kojima
Masayasu Kojima Kurume University
Hidekazu Suzuki
Hidekazu Suzuki Tokai University
Toshifumi Hibi
Toshifumi Hibi Kitasato University
Kazuwa Nakao
Kazuwa Nakao Kyoto University
Noritoshi Nagaya
Noritoshi Nagaya National Archives and Records Administration
Meinoshin Okumura
Meinoshin Okumura Osaka University
Kiminori Hosoda
Kiminori Hosoda Kyoto University
Hisayuki Matsuo
Hisayuki Matsuo Osaka University
Naoto Minamino
Naoto Minamino Osaka University

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