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Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
25914
World Ranking
4487
National Ranking
295

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
28463
World Ranking
17876
National Ranking
572

Overview

Kazuo Kitamura is affiliated with the University of Miyazaki in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with particular focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as well as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Additional subfields include Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The main topics of Kitamura's work include:

  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Kitamura has frequently published in several journals, with notable venues including:

  • Health Evaluation and Promotion
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Biomedicines
  • Hypertension Research
  • Peptides

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Kitamura are:

  • "Adrenomedullin: A Novel Therapeutic for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease," published in 2021 in Biomedicines
  • "Translational studies of adrenomedullin and related peptides regarding cardiovascular diseases," published in 2022 in Hypertension Research
  • "The Cytokine Expression in Patients with Cardiac Complication after Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy," published in 2020 in Internal Medicine
  • "Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Adrenomedullin in Healthy Males: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 1 Clinical Trial," published in 2020 in Drug Design Development and Therapy
  • "Adrenomedullin for steroid-resistant ulcerative colitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase-2a clinical trial," published in 2020 in Journal of Gastroenterology

Collaborations have been consistent with several co-authors contributing to Kitamura's research. Some frequent co-authors include:

  • Sayaka Nagata
  • Johji Kato
  • Toshihiro Kita
  • Koichi Kaikita
  • Motoo Yamasaki

Best Publications

  • Adrenomedullin: a novel hypotensive peptide isolated from human pheochromocytoma.

    Kazuo Kitamura;Kenji Kangawa;Mari Kawamoto;Yoshinari Ichiki

  • The Japanese Society of Hypertension Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (JSH 2019)

    Satoshi Umemura;Hisatomi Arima;Shuji Arima;Kei Asayama

  • Cloning and characterization of cDNA encoding a precursor for human adrenomedullin.

    K. Kitamura;J. Sakata;K. Kangawa;M. Kojima

  • Distribution and characterization of immunoreactive adrenomedullin in human tissue and plasma

    Yoshinari Ichiki;Kazuo Kitamura;Kenji Kangawa;Mari Kawamoto

  • Endothelial cells actively synthesize and secrete adrenomedullin

    S. Sugo;N. Minamino;K. Kangawa;K. Miyamoto

  • Plasma levels of adrenomedullin, a newly identified hypotensive peptide, in patients with hypertension and renal failure.

    T Ishimitsu;T Nishikimi;Y Saito;K Kitamura

  • PRODUCTION AND SECRETION OF ADRENOMEDULLIN FROM VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS : AUGMENTED PRODUCTION BY TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA

    S. Sugo;N. Minamino;H. Shoji;K. Kangawa

  • Molecular cloning and biological activities of rat adrenomedullin, a hypotensive peptide.

    J Sakata;T Shimokubo;K Kitamura;S Nakamura

  • Adrenomedullin Stimulates Two Signal Transduction Pathways, cAMP Accumulation and Ca2+ Mobilization, in Bovine Aortic Endothelial Cells

    Yoshiyuki Shimekake;Kiyoshi Nagata;Shigeki Ohta;Yoshikazu Kambayashi

  • Adrenomedullin stimulates cyclic AMP formation in rat vascular smooth muscle cells.

    Y. Ishizaka;M. Tanaka;K. Kitamura;K. Kangawa

  • Interleukin-1, tumor necrosis factor and lipopolysaccharide additively stimulate production of adrenomedullin in vascular smooth muscle cells.

    S. Sugo;N. Minamino;H. Shoji;K. Kangawa

  • Vasodilator Effect of Adrenomedullin and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptors in Rat Mesenteric Vascular Beds

    C. Nuki;H. Kawasaki;K. Kitamura;M. Takenaga

  • Immunoreactive adrenomedullin in human plasma

    Kazuo Kitamura;Yoshinari Ichiki;Miho Tanaka;Mari Kawamoto

  • Hemodynamic effects of a novel hypotensive peptide, human adrenomedullin, in rats.

    Yuichiro Ishiyama;Kazuo Kitamura;Yoshinari Ichiki;Shigeru Nakamura

  • Distribution and characterization of immunoreactive rat adrenomedullin in tissue and plasma

    Junichiro Sakata;Toru Shimokubo;Kazuo Kitamura;Masatoshi Nishizono

  • Increased plasma levels of adrenomedullin in patients with heart failure

    Toshio Nishikimi;Yoshihiko Saito;Kazuo Kitamura;Toshihiko Ishimitsu

  • The Japanese Society of Hypertension Committee for Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension

    Toshio Ogihara;Kenjiro Kikuchi;Toshiro Fujita;Jitsuo Higaki

  • Adrenomedullin, an Endogenous Peptide, Counteracts Cardiovascular Damage

    Tatsuo Shimosawa;Yugo Shibagaki;Kotaro Ishibashi;Kazuo Kitamura

  • Genomic Structure of Human Adrenomedullin Gene

    T. Ishimitsu;M. Kojima;K. Kangawa;J. Hino

  • Increased plasma concentrations of adrenomedullin correlate with relaxation of vascular tone in patients with septic shock.

    Kenji Nishio;Yasuhiro Akai;Yoshinori Murao;Naofumi Doi

Frequent Co-Authors

Tanenao Eto
Tanenao Eto University of Miyazaki
Kenji Kangawa
Kenji Kangawa National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Hisayuki Matsuo
Hisayuki Matsuo Osaka University
Naoto Minamino
Naoto Minamino Osaka University
Yoshihiko Saito
Yoshihiko Saito Nara Medical University
Yoichi Ueta
Yoichi Ueta University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
Hiroshi Yamashita
Hiroshi Yamashita Yamaguchi University
Tatsuhiko Kodama
Tatsuhiko Kodama University of Tokyo
Issei Komuro
Issei Komuro University of Tokyo
Hiromi Rakugi
Hiromi Rakugi Osaka University

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