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Overview

Kazuho Abe is affiliated with Musashino University in Japan and has focused their research primarily in the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine. Their work covers a range of topics related to neurological and biochemical mechanisms, particularly neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and immune-related pathways within neurological contexts.

The main subjects of their research include:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Sulfur Compounds in Biology
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

They have contributed to the following publications:

  • Hydrogen sulfide and polysulfides induce GABA/glutamate/d-serine release, facilitate hippocampal LTP, and regulate behavioral hyperactivity, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • 3',4',7-Trihydroxyflavone Downregulates NO Production in LPS- or IFN-γ-Activated MG6 Microglial Cells by Attenuating the JNK-STAT1 Pathway, 2022, Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • 3',4'-Dihydroxyflavonol Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammatory Responses of Microglial Cells by Suppressing AKT-mTOR and NF-κB Pathways, 2023, Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • Cognitive functions of saffron and its major constituent crocin, a narrative review, 2022, Longhua Chinese Medicine
  • High salt diet intake promotes the induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by exacerbating neutrophil infiltration and microglial activation, 2025, European Journal of Pharmacology

Kazuho Abe's frequent co-authors include:

  • Tatsuhiro Akaishi
  • Shohei Yamamoto
  • Hiroki Furuie
  • Yuka Kimura
  • Misa Yamada

Their research has been published most frequently in these venues:

  • Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
  • Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • Scientific Reports
  • Longhua Chinese Medicine
  • European Journal of Pharmacology

The subfields of study associated with their work include:

  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Immunology
  • Oncology

Best Publications

  • The possible role of hydrogen sulfide as an endogenous neuromodulator

    Kazuho Abe;Hideo Kimura

  • Flavonoid fisetin promotes ERK-dependent long-term potentiation and enhances memory.

    Pamela Maher;Tatsuhiro Akaishi;Kazuho Abe

  • Effects of saffron extract and its constituent crocin on learning behaviour and long-term potentiation

    Kazuho Abe;Hiroshi Saito

  • Measurement of cellular 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction activity and lactate dehydrogenase release using MTT.

    Kazuho Abe;Norio Matsuki

  • Laminin Degradation by Plasmin Regulates Long-Term Potentiation

    Yasuhiro Nakagami;Kazuho Abe;Nobuyoshi Nishiyama;Norio Matsuki

  • Structural requirements for the flavonoid fisetin in inhibiting fibril formation of amyloid β protein

    Tatsuhiro Akaishi;Takeo Morimoto;Mami Shibao;Sayaka Watanabe

  • Attenuated hippocampal long-term potentiation in basolateral amygdala-lesioned rats

    Yuji Ikegaya;Hiroshi Saito;Kazuho Abe

  • HIGH-FREQUENCY STIMULATION OF THE BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA FACILITATES THE INDUCTION OF LONG-TERM POTENTIATION IN THE DENTATE GYRUS IN VIVO

    Yuji Ikegaya;Hiroshi Saito;Kazuho Abe

  • Modulation of hippocampal long-term potentiation by the amygdala: a synaptic mechanism linking emotion and memory.

    Kazuho Abe

  • Epidermal growth factor and basic fibroblast growth factor promote the generation of long-term potentiation in the dentate gyrus of anaesthetized rats.

    Junichi Ishiyama;Hiroshi Saito;Kazuho Abe

  • Tricyclic antidepressants block NMDA receptor-mediated synaptic responses and induction of long-term potentiation in rat hippocampal slices.

    Y. Watanabe;H. Saito;K. Abe

  • Amygdala beta-noradrenergic influence on hippocampal long-term potentiation in vivo.

    Yuji Ikegaya;Kosuke Nakanishi;Hiroshi Saito;Kazuho Abe

  • The Basomedial and Basolateral Amygdaloid Nuclei Contribute to the Induction of Long‐term Potentiation in the Dentate Gyrus In Vivo

    Yuji Ikegaya;Hiroshi Saito;Kazuho Abe

  • A Novel Neurotrophic Drug for Cognitive Enhancement and Alzheimer's Disease

    Qi Chen;Marguerite Prior;Richard Dargusch;Amanda Roberts

  • Agmatine suppresses nitric oxide production in microglia.

    Kazuho Abe;Yuzuru Abe;Hiroshi Saito

  • Effects of basic fibroblast growth factor on central nervous system functions.

    Kazuho Abe;Hiroshi Saito

  • Crocin antagonizes ethanol inhibition of NMDA receptor-mediated responses in rat hippocampal neurons

    Kazuho Abe;Minoru Sugiura;Yukihiro Shoyama;Hiroshi Saito

  • Effects of recombinant human basic fibroblast growth factor and its modified protein CS23 on survival of primary cultured neurons from various regions of fetal rat brain.

    Kazuho Abe;Megumi Takayanagi;Hiroshi Saito

  • Characterization of basic fibroblast growth factor-mediated acceleration of axonal branching in cultured rat hippocampal neurons

    Atsushi Aoyagi;Katsuzo Nishikawa;Hiroshi Saito;Kazuho Abe

  • Roles of GABAA, NMDA and muscarinic receptors in induction of long-term potentiation in the medial and lateral amygdala in vitro.

    Yasumasa Watanabe;Yuji Ikegaya;Hiroshi Saito;Kazuho Abe

  • Saffron extract prevents acetaldehyde-induced inhibition of long-term potentiation in the rat dentate gyrus in vivo.

    Kazuho Abe;Minoru Sugiura;Shinichi Yamaguchi;Yukihiro Shoyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Nobuyoshi Nishiyama
Nobuyoshi Nishiyama Hyogo University of Health Sciences
Norio Matsuki
Norio Matsuki Tokyo University of Science
Yuji Ikegaya
Yuji Ikegaya University of Tokyo

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