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Kazuhiro Takuma

Kazuhiro Takuma

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Neuroscience

D-Index
55
Citations
11620
World Ranking
4691
National Ranking
141

Overview

Kazuhiro Takuma is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and genetics. Their research encompasses a broad range of topics including neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, neuropeptides and animal physiology, autism spectrum disorder research, child development and digital technology, stress responses and cortisol, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and nerve injury and regeneration.

Key research publications by Takuma include:

  • Pathogenic POGZ mutation causes impaired cortical development and reversible autism-like phenotypes, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Intranasal oxytocin administration ameliorates social behavioral deficits in a POGZWT/Q1038R mouse model of autism spectrum disorder, 2021, Molecular Brain
  • Activation of the VPAC2 Receptor Impairs Axon Outgrowth and Decreases Dendritic Arborization in Mouse Cortical Neurons by a PKA-Dependent Mechanism, 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Multiple alterations in glutamatergic transmission and dopamine D2 receptor splicing in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons from patients with familial schizophrenia, 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • Prenatal exposure to valproic acid causes allodynia associated with spinal microglial activation, 2022, Neurochemistry International

Takuma has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, among them:

  • Hitoshi Hashimoto (24 publications)
  • Yukio Ago (19 publications)
  • Atsuko Hayata-Takano (15 publications)
  • Takanobu Nakazawa (14 publications)
  • Atsushi Kasai (11 publications)

Takuma's research has been published primarily in venues such as the Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society, Molecular Brain, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, Nature Communications, and Neurochemistry International.

The main fields of study reflect a concentration in areas related to neuroscience, with 29 publications, supported by significant contributions to subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience (12 publications), molecular biology (11 publications), social psychology (10 publications), cognitive neuroscience (7 publications), and genetics (4 publications).

Within the main topics addressed in Takuma's work are:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (20 publications)
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (12 publications)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (10 publications)
  • Child Development and Digital Technology (8 publications)
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol (8 publications)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (8 publications)
  • Nerve injury and regeneration (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • ABAD Directly Links Aß to Mitochondrial Toxicity in Alzheimer's Disease

    Joyce W. Lustbader;Maurizio Cirilli;Chang Lin;Hong Wei Xu;Hong Wei Xu

  • Astrocyte apoptosis: implications for neuroprotection.

    Kazuhiro Takuma;Akemichi Baba;Toshio Matsuda

  • SEA0400, a Novel and Selective Inhibitor of the Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger, Attenuates Reperfusion Injury in the in Vitro and in Vivo Cerebral Ischemic Models

    Toshio Matsuda;Naohisa Arakawa;Kazuhiro Takuma;Yoko Kishida

  • Autism-like behaviours with transient histone hyperacetylation in mice treated prenatally with valproic acid.

    Shunsuke Kataoka;Kazuhiro Takuma;Yuta Hara;Yuko Maeda

  • RAGE-mediated signaling contributes to intraneuronal transport of amyloid-β and neuronal dysfunction

    Kazuhiro Takuma;Fang Fang;Wensheng Zhang;Wensheng Zhang;Shiqiang Yan;Shiqiang Yan

  • ABAD enhances Aβ-induced cell stress via mitochondrial dysfunction

    Kazuhiro Takuma;Jun Yao;Jianmin Huang;Hongwei Xu

  • Effects of acute and chronic administration of atomoxetine and methylphenidate on extracellular levels of noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin in the prefrontal cortex and striatum of mice.

    Ken Koda;Yukio Ago;Yana Cong;Yuki Kita

  • Social isolation rearing-induced impairment of the hippocampal neurogenesis is associated with deficits in spatial memory and emotion-related behaviors in juvenile mice

    Daisuke Ibi;Kazuhiro Takuma;Hiroyuki Koike;Hiroyuki Mizoguchi

  • Behavioral abnormality and pharmacologic response in social isolation-reared mice

    Hiroyuki Koike;Daisuke Ibi;Hiroyuki Mizoguchi;Taku Nagai

  • Repeated methamphetamine treatment impairs recognition memory through a failure of novelty-induced ERK1/2 activation in the prefrontal cortex of mice.

    Hiroyuki Kamei;Taku Nagai;Taku Nagai;Hiroko Nakano;Yuriko Togan

  • Anti-apoptotic effect of cGMP in cultured astrocytes: inhibition by cGMP-dependent protein kinase of mitochondrial permeable transition pore.

    Kazuhiro Takuma;Patamawan Phuagphong;Eibai Lee;Koichi Mori

  • Matrix metalloproteinase-9 contributes to kindled seizure development in pentylenetetrazole-treated mice by converting pro-BDNF to mature BDNF in the hippocampus

    Hiroyuki Mizoguchi;Junya Nakade;Masaki Tachibana;Daisuke Ibi;Daisuke Ibi

  • Dopamine D1 receptors regulate protein synthesis-dependent long-term recognition memory via extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 in the prefrontal cortex.

    Taku Nagai;Kazuhiro Takuma;Hiroyuki Kamei;Yukio Ito

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and apoptosis in Alzheimer's disease.

    Kazuhiro Takuma;Shirley ShiDu Yan;David M. Stern;Kiyofumi Yamada

  • Neonatal polyI:C treatment in mice results in schizophrenia-like behavioral and neurochemical abnormalities in adulthood

    Daisuke Ibi;Taku Nagai;Yuko Kitahara;Hiroyuki Mizoguchi

  • Pharmacological Aspects of the Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Galantamine

    Yukio Ago;Ken Koda;Kazuhiro Takuma;Toshio Matsuda;Toshio Matsuda

  • Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger: physiology and pharmacology.

    Toshio Matsuda;Kazuhiro Takuma;Kazuhiro Takuma;Akemichi Baba

  • Chronic treatment with valproic acid or sodium butyrate attenuates novel object recognition deficits and hippocampal dendritic spine loss in a mouse model of autism

    Kazuhiro Takuma;Yuta Hara;Shunsuke Kataoka;Takuya Kawanai

  • Cultured rat astrocytes possess Na+-Ca2+ exchanger

    Kazuhiro Takuma;Toshio Matsuda;Hitoshi Hashimoto;Shoichi Asano

  • High-Speed and Scalable Whole-Brain Imaging in Rodents and Primates

    Kaoru Seiriki;Atsushi Kasai;Takeshi Hashimoto;Wiebke Schulze

Frequent Co-Authors

Hitoshi Hashimoto
Hitoshi Hashimoto Osaka University
Taku Nagai
Taku Nagai Nagoya University
Takanobu Nakazawa
Takanobu Nakazawa Osaka University
Ryota Hashimoto
Ryota Hashimoto National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Hirotaka Onoe
Hirotaka Onoe Kyoto University
Makoto Sato
Makoto Sato University of Fukui
Ottavio Arancio
Ottavio Arancio Columbia University
Yukihiro Noda
Yukihiro Noda Meijo University
Atsumi Nitta
Atsumi Nitta University of Toyama

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