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Katsutoshi Goto

Katsutoshi Goto

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Neuroscience

D-Index
85
Citations
50813
World Ranking
1312
National Ranking
21

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
49571
World Ranking
3605
National Ranking
226

Overview

Katsutoshi Goto was affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan and contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Ophthalmology. Their research spanned several subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Epidemiology, and Molecular Biology.

The primary topics of their work involved Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Retinal and Optic Conditions, Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, and Retinal Development and Disorders.

  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

Their research contributions were published in several venues, with frequent publications in the Journal of Clinical Medicine and the Journal of Ophthalmology. Also notable were publications in Research Square, BMC Ophthalmology, and Scientific Reports.

  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • BMC Ophthalmology
  • Scientific Reports

Katsutoshi Goto collaborated often with several researchers, including Atsushi Miki, Hiroyuki Kamao, Kenichi Mizukawa, Syunsuke Araki, and Junichi Kiryu.

  • Atsushi Miki
  • Hiroyuki Kamao
  • Kenichi Mizukawa
  • Syunsuke Araki
  • Junichi Kiryu

Their recent papers covered a range of topics related to retinal and ocular health. Notable papers included:

  • Choroidal vessel density in unilateral hyperopic amblyopia using en-face optical coherence tomography, 2020, BMC Ophthalmology
  • Clinical Characteristics of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration without Typical Drusen, 2021, Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Photopic negative response recorded with RETeval system in eyes with optic nerve disorders, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Clinical Characteristics of Unilateral Macular Neovascularization Patients with Pachydrusen in the Fellow Eye, 2024, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Clinical Characteristics of Punctate Hyperfluorescence Spots in the Fellow Eye of Patients with Unilateral Macular Neovascularization with No Drusen, 2024, Journal of Clinical Medicine

Best Publications

  • A novel potent vasoconstrictor peptide produced by vascular endothelial cells.

    Masashi Yanagisawa;Hiroki Kurihara;Hiroki Kurihara;Sadao Kimura;Yoko Tomobe

  • The human endothelin family: three structurally and pharmacologically distinct isopeptides predicted by three separate genes.

    Akihiro Inoue;Masashi Yanagisawa;Sadao Kimura;Yoshitoshi Kasuya

  • Cloning of a cDNA encoding a non-isopeptide-selective subtype of the endothelin receptor.

    Takeshi Sakurai;Masashi Yanagisawa;Yoh Takuwa;Hitoshi Miyazaki

  • Genetic Ablation of Orexin Neurons in Mice Results in Narcolepsy, Hypophagia, and Obesity

    Junko Hara;Carsten T. Beuckmann;Tadahiro Nambu;Jon T. Willie

  • Distribution of orexin neurons in the adult rat brain.

    Tadahiro Nambu;Takeshi Sakurai;Katsuyoshi Mizukami;Yasuhiko Hosoya

  • Hypothalamic orexin neurons regulate arousal according to energy balance in mice.

    Akihiro Yamanaka;Carsten T. Beuckmann;Jon T. Willie;Junko Hara

  • Inhibition of myocardial endothelin pathway improves long-term survival in heart failure

    Satoshi Sakai;Takashi Miyauchi;Masahiko Kobayashi;Iwao Yamaguchi

  • Increased plasma concentrations of endothelin-1 and big endothelin-1 in acute myocardial infarction.

    Takashi Miyauchi;Masashi Yanagisawa;Takuji Tomizawa;Yasuro Sugishita

  • Primary structure, synthesis, and biological activity of rat endothelin, an endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor peptide.

    M Yanagisawa;A Inoue;T Ishikawa;Y Kasuya

  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide acts as a novel vasodilator neurotransmitter in mesenteric resistance vessels of the rat

    Hiromu Kawasaki;Koichiro Takasaki;Akira Saito;Katsutoshi Goto

  • Positive inotropic action of novel vasoconstrictor peptide endothelin on guinea pig atria

    T. Ishikawa;Masashi Yanagisawa;S. Kimura;K. Goto

  • Input of orexin/hypocretin neurons revealed by a genetically encoded tracer in mice.

    Takeshi Sakurai;Ruby Nagata;Akihiro Yamanaka;Hiroko Kawamura

  • Molecular and cellular mechanism of endothelin regulation. Implications for vascular function.

    Tomoh Masaki;Sadao Kimura;Masashi Yanagisawa;Katsutoshi Goto

  • Orexin-induced hyperlocomotion and stereotypy are mediated by the dopaminergic system.

    Toshiaki Nakamura;Kazuhide Uramura;Tadahiro Nambu;Toshihiko Yada;Toshihiko Yada

  • Endothelin activates the dihydropyridine-sensitive, voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel in vascular smooth muscle.

    Katsutoshi Goto;Yoshitoshi Kasuya;Norio Matsuki;Yoh Takuwa

  • Endothelin, a novel vasoconstrictor peptide, as potent brochoconstrictor

    Yoshiyuki Uchida;H. Ninomiya;M. Saotome;A. Nomura

  • Contribution of endogenous endothelin-1 to the progression of cardiopulmonary alterations in rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension.

    T Miyauchi;R Yorikane;S Sakai;T Sakurai

  • A novel peptide vasoconstrictor, endothelin, is produced by vascular endothelium and modulates smooth muscle Ca2+ channels.

    Masashi Yanagisawa;Hiroki Kurihara;Sadao Kimura;Katsutoshi Goto

  • Neurons containing orexin in the lateral hypothalamic area of the adult rat brain are activated by insulin-induced acute hypoglycemia.

    Takashi Moriguchi;Takeshi Sakurai;Tadahiro Nambu;Masashi Yanagisawa

  • Endogenous endothelin-1 participates in the maintenance of cardiac function in rats with congestive heart failure : Marked increase in endothelin-1 production in the failing heart

    Satoshi Sakai;Takashi Miyauchi;Takeshi Sakurai;Yoshitoshi Kasuya

  • Orexins activate histaminergic neurons via the orexin 2 receptor.

    Akihiro Yamanaka;Natsuko Tsujino;Hisayuki Funahashi;Kazuki Honda

  • Regulation of orexin neurons by the monoaminergic and cholinergic systems

    Akihiro Yamanaka;Yo Muraki;Natsuko Tsujino;Katsutoshi Goto

  • Physiology and pharmacology of endothelins

    Tomoh Masaki;Masashi Yanagisawa;Katsutoshi Goto

  • cDNA cloning, sequence analysis and tissue distribution of rat preproendothelin-1 mRNA

    Takeshi Sakurai;Masashi Yanagisawa;Akihiro Inoue;Una S. Ryan

Frequent Co-Authors

Tomoh Masaki
Tomoh Masaki Kyoto University
Masashi Yanagisawa
Masashi Yanagisawa University of Tsukuba
Takeshi Sakurai
Takeshi Sakurai University of Tsukuba
Sadao Kimura
Sadao Kimura Chiba University
Akihiro Yamanaka
Akihiro Yamanaka Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nobuhiro Suzuki
Nobuhiro Suzuki Sophia University
Tatsuya Sawamura
Tatsuya Sawamura Shinshu University
Yasuo Uchiyama
Yasuo Uchiyama Juntendo University
Akiyoshi Fukamizu
Akiyoshi Fukamizu University of Tsukuba
Yoh Takuwa
Yoh Takuwa Kanazawa University

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