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Kazuwa Nakao

Kazuwa Nakao

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Medicine
Japan
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
158
Citations
103998
World Ranking
843
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Kazuwa Nakao is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans various subfields including physiology, molecular biology, public health, environmental and occupational health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and cell biology.

Their recent publications cover topics related to muscle quality, cancer progression, metabolic syndrome, breast cancer signaling pathways, and the relationship between skeletal muscle mass, strength, diet, and physical activity. Recent papers include:

  • Phase angle from bioelectrical impedance analysis is a useful indicator of muscle quality (2021), Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • YAP1 is a potent driver of the onset and progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma (2020), Science Advances
  • Risk Classification for Metabolic Syndrome and the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in Japan With Low Prevalence of Obesity: A Pooled Analysis of 10 Prospective Cohort Studies (2021), Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Hippo-TAZ signaling is the master regulator of the onset of triple-negative basal-like breast cancers (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cross-sectional association of skeletal muscle mass and strength with dietary habits and physical activity among first-year university students in Japan: Results from the KEIJI-U study (2023), Nutrition

Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Co-authorship is a significant aspect of Nakao's work, with repeated collaborations involving:

  • Toru Kusakabe
  • Yasunori Akamatsu
  • Hiroshi Arai
  • Yuji Yamamoto
  • Yuki Ishihara

The main topics covered in Nakao's research include body composition measurement techniques, nutrition and health in aging, Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ, obesity, physical activity, diet, regulation of appetite and obesity, electrical and bioimpedance tomography, and ubiquitin and proteasome pathways.

  • Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways

Best Publications

  • Localization and mechanism of secretion of B-type natriuretic peptide in comparison with those of A-type natriuretic peptide in normal subjects and patients with heart failure.

    Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Hitoshi Sumida;Koichi Kikuta

  • NONADIPOSE TISSUE PRODUCTION OF LEPTIN : LEPTIN AS A NOVEL PLACENTA-DERIVED HORMONE IN HUMANS

    Hiroaki Masuzaki;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Norimasa Sagawa;Kiminori Hosoda

  • Flk1-positive cells derived from embryonic stem cells serve as vascular progenitors

    Jun Yamashita;Hiroshi Itoh;Masanori Hirashima;Minetaro Ogawa

  • 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 Strongly Stimulates Growth Hormone Release in Humans

    Kazuhiko Takaya;Hiroyuki Ariyasu;Naotetsu Kanamoto;Hiroshi Iwakura

  • Ghrelin, an Endogenous Growth Hormone Secretagogue, Is a Novel Orexigenic Peptide That Antagonizes Leptin Action Through the Activation of Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Y/Y1 Receptor Pathway

    Mitsuyo Shintani;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Ken Ebihara;Megumi Aizawa-Abe

  • p140mDia, a mammalian homolog of Drosophila diaphanous, is a target protein for Rho small GTPase and is a ligand for profilin.

    Naoki Watanabe;Pascal Madaule;Tim Reid;Toshimasa Ishizaki

  • A missense mutation of the endothelin-B receptor gene in multigenic hirschsprung's disease

    Erik G. Puffenberger;Kiminori Hosoda;Sarah S. Washington;Kazuwa Nakao

  • ROCK-I and ROCK-II, two isoforms of Rho-associated coiled-coil forming protein serine/threonine kinase in mice

    Osamu Nakagawa;Kazuko Fujisawa;Toshimasa Ishizaki;Yuji Saito

  • T−786→C Mutation in the 5′-Flanking Region of the Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Is Associated With Coronary Spasm

    Masafumi Nakayama;Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Yukio Shimasaki

  • Rapid transcriptional activation and early mRNA turnover of brain natriuretic peptide in cardiocyte hypertrophy. Evidence for brain natriuretic peptide as an "emergency" cardiac hormone against ventricular overload.

    Osamu Nakagawa;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Hiroshi Itoh;Shin Ichi Suga

  • Receptor selectivity of natriuretic peptide family, atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide, and C-type natriuretic peptide.

    S Suga;K Nakao;K Hosoda;M Mukoyama

  • Thyroid hormone action is disrupted by bisphenol A as an antagonist.

    Kenji Moriyama;Tetsuya Tagami;Takashi Akamizu;Takeshi Usui

  • Different secretion patterns of atrial natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide in patients with congestive heart failure.

    Michihiro Yoshimura;Hirofumi Yasue;Ken Okumura;Hisao Ogawa

  • Increased plasma levels of brain natriuretic peptide in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

    Etsuo Morita;Hirofumi Yasue;Michihiro Yoshimura;Hisao Ogawa

  • Cardiac fibrosis in mice lacking brain natriuretic peptide

    Naohisa Tamura;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Hideki Chusho;Kenji Nakamura

  • Rapid ventricular induction of brain natriuretic peptide gene expression in experimental acute myocardial infarction

    Norio Hama;Hiroshi Itoh;Gotaro Shirakami;Osamu Nakagawa

  • Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Is Positively Associated With Essential Hypertension

    Yoshihiro Miyamoto;Yoshihiko Saito;Noboru Kajiyama;Michihiro Yoshimura

  • Superiority of brain natriuretic peptide as a hormonal marker of ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction and ventricular hypertrophy.

    Kazuhiro Yamamoto;John C. Burnett;Michihisa Jougasaki;Rick A. Nishimura

  • Endothelial production of C-type natriuretic peptide and its marked augmentation by transforming growth factor-beta. Possible existence of "vascular natriuretic peptide system".

    S. I. Suga;K. Nakao;H. Itoh;Y. Komatsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Itoh
Hiroshi Itoh Keio University
Yoshihiro Ogawa
Yoshihiro Ogawa Kyushu University
Hiroo Imura
Hiroo Imura Kyoto University
Yoshihiko Saito
Yoshihiko Saito Nara Medical University
Kiminori Hosoda
Kiminori Hosoda Kyoto University
Hiroaki Masuzaki
Hiroaki Masuzaki University of the Ryukyus
Kiyoshi Mori
Kiyoshi Mori University of Shizuoka
Hirofumi Yasue
Hirofumi Yasue Kumamoto University
Kenji Kangawa
Kenji Kangawa National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Michihiro Yoshimura
Michihiro Yoshimura Jikei University School of Medicine

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