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Overview

Kinuko Suzuki is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple areas within medicine, focusing primarily on neurobiology and related physiological processes.

Their recent publications include:

  • A Myelin Galactolipid, Sulfatide, Is Essential for Maintenance of Ion Channels on Myelinated Axon But Not Essential for Initial Cluster Formation (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • The Cytoplasmic Domain of the Large Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein Isoform Is Needed for Proper CNS But Not Peripheral Nervous System Myelination (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • A genetic model of substrate deprivation therapy for a glycosphingolipid storage disorder (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • An autopsy case of GM1 gangliosidosis type II in a patient who survived a long duration with artificial respiratory support (2020, Neuropathology)
  • Prostaglandin D2-Mediated Microglia/Astrocyte Interaction Enhances Astrogliosis and Demyelination in twitcher (2021, UNC Libraries)

The main fields of study for Kinuko Suzuki include medicine with a focus on subfields such as physiology, neurology, developmental neuroscience, genetics, and immunology. Their research subjects predominantly cover:

  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Lysosomal storage disorders research
  • Hereditary neurological disorders
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Erythrocyte function and pathophysiology
  • Glycogen storage diseases and myoclonus

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kinuko Suzuki include Glenn K. Matsushima, Brian Popko, Jeffrey L. Dupree, Ikuko Mohri, and Masako Taniike. Their work is largely published in venues such as UNC Libraries and Neuropathology, with UNC Libraries being the primary publication venue.

Best Publications

  • TNF alpha promotes proliferation of oligodendrocyte progenitors and remyelination.

    Heather A. Arnett;Jeff Mason;Jeff Mason;Mike Marino;Kinuko Suzuki

  • Myelination in the Absence of Galactocerebroside and Sulfatide: Normal Structure with Abnormal Function and Regional Instability

    Timothy Coetzee;Nobuya Fujita;Jeffrey Dupree;Riyi Shi

  • Interleukin-1β Promotes Repair of the CNS

    Jeffrey L. Mason;Kinuko Suzuki;David D. Chaplin;Glenn K. Matsushima

  • Fatty acid abnormality in adrenoleukodystrophy.

    M. Igarashi;H. H. Schaumburg;J. Powers;Y. Kishimoto

  • Mouse models of Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases differ in neurologic phenotype and ganglioside metabolism

    Kazunori Sango;Shoji Yamanaka;Shoji Yamanaka;Alexander Hoffmann;Yasuharu Okuda

  • Microglial/macrophage accumulation during cuprizone-induced demyelination in C57BL/6 mice

    M. M. Hiremath;Y. Saito;G. W. Knapp;Jenny P Ting

  • Distortion of neuronal geometry and formation of aberrant synapses in neuronal storage disease

    Dominick P. Purpura;Kinuko Suzuki

  • Consequences of NPC1 and NPC2 loss of function in mammalian neurons.

    Steven U. Walkley;Kinuko Suzuki

  • Paranodal junction formation and spermatogenesis require sulfoglycolipids.

    Koichi Honke;Yukie Hirahara;Jeffrey Dupree;Kinuko Suzuki

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Inhibits Mature Oligodendrocyte Apoptosis during Primary Demyelination

    J. L. Mason;P. Ye;K. Suzuki;A. J. D'Ercole

  • Regional cerebral hyperperfusion and nitric oxide pathway dysregulation in Fabry disease: reversal by enzyme replacement therapy.

    David F. Moore;Leland T.C. Scott;Mark T. Gladwin;Gheona Altarescu

  • Cerebellar degeneration in the Niemann-Pick type C mouse.

    Y. Higashi;S. Murayama;P. G. Pentchev;K. Suzuki

  • Oligodendrocytes and progenitors become progressively depleted within chronically demyelinated lesions.

    Jeffrey L. Mason;Arrel D Toews;Janell D. Hostettler;Pierre Morell

  • Paired helical filament tau (PHFtau) in Niemann-Pick type C disease is similar to PHFtau in Alzheimer's disease.

    I. A. Auer;M. L. Schmidt;V. M. Y. Lee;B. Curry

  • Chemical Pathology of GM1-Gangliosidosis (Generalized Gangliosidosis)

    Kunihiko Suzuki;Kinuko Suzuki;Shigehiko Kamoshita

  • Mice lacking both subunits of lysosomal beta-hexosaminidase display gangliosidosis and mucopolysaccharidosis.

    Kazunori Sango;Michael P. McDonald;Jacqueline N. Crawley;Michelle L. Mack

  • Myelin galactolipids are essential for proper node of Ranvier formation in the CNS

    Jeffrey L. Dupree;Timothy Coetzee;Andrew Blight;Kinuko Suzuki

  • Functional genomic analysis of remyelination reveals importance of inflammation in oligodendrocyte regeneration.

    Heather A. Arnett;Ying Wang;Glenn K. Matsushima;Kinuko Suzuki

  • A Myelin Galactolipid, Sulfatide, Is Essential for Maintenance of Ion Channels on Myelinated Axon But Not Essential for Initial Cluster Formation

    Tomoko Ishibashi;Jeffrey L. Dupree;Kazuhiro Ikenaka;Yukie Hirahara

  • Targeted disruption of the Hexa gene results in mice with biochemical and pathologic features of Tay-Sachs disease.

    Shoji Yamanaka;Mark D. Johnson;Alex Grinberg;Heiner Westphal

Frequent Co-Authors

Kunihiko Suzuki
Kunihiko Suzuki University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brian Popko
Brian Popko Northwestern University
Glenn K. Matsushima
Glenn K. Matsushima University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard L. Proia
Richard L. Proia National Institutes of Health
Marie T. Vanier
Marie T. Vanier Grenoble Alpes University
Konrad Sandhoff
Konrad Sandhoff University of Bonn
Jeffrey L. Dupree
Jeffrey L. Dupree Virginia Commonwealth University
Jenny P.-Y. Ting
Jenny P.-Y. Ting University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yoshihiro Urade
Yoshihiro Urade University of Tsukuba
Jacqueline N. Crawley
Jacqueline N. Crawley University of California, Davis

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