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Overview

Kotaro Hattori is affiliated with the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry in Japan. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and neuroscience. Within these broader fields, their work touches on genetics, molecular biology, neurology, psychiatry and mental health, as well as radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas, including tryptophan and brain disorders, bipolar disorder and treatment, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, stress responses and cortisol, functional brain connectivity studies, genetic associations and epidemiology, and genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Neuropsychopharmacology Reports
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Nature Genetics
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Kotaro Hattori has coauthored extensively with other researchers, with frequent collaborators being:

  • Hiroshi Kunugi
  • Shinsuke Hidese
  • Sumiko Yoshida
  • Ryo Matsumura
  • Junko Matsuo

Selected recent publications include:

  • Improving polygenic prediction in ancestrally diverse populations, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Association between vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated blood-brain barrier dysfunction and stress-induced depression, 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Cerebrospinal fluid neuroplasticity-associated protein levels in patients with psychiatric disorders: a multiplex immunoassay study, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Patients With Major Psychiatric Disorders: A Multiplex Immunoassay Study, 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Increased Matrix Metalloproteinases in Cerebrospinal Fluids of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder and Schizophrenia, 2020, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Best Publications

  • FcεRI-mediated mast cell degranulation requires calcium-independent microtubule-dependent translocation of granules to the plasma membrane

    Keigo Nishida;Satoru Yamasaki;Yukitaka Ito;Koki Kabu

  • Fyn kinase‐mediated phosphorylation of NMDA receptor NR2B subunit at Tyr1472 is essential for maintenance of neuropathic pain

    Tetsuya Abe;Shinji Matsumura;Tayo Katano;Tamaki Mabuchi

  • Plasma L-tryptophan concentration in major depressive disorder: new data and meta-analysis.

    Shintaro Ogawa;Takashi Fujii;Norie Koga;Hiroaki Hori

  • Increased cerebrospinal fluid interleukin-6 levels in patients with schizophrenia and those with major depressive disorder

    Daimei Sasayama;Kotaro Hattori;Chisato Wakabayashi;Toshiya Teraishi

  • Genome-Wide Association Study Detected Novel Susceptibility Genes for Schizophrenia and Shared Trans-Populations/Diseases Genetic Effect.

    Masashi Ikeda;Atsushi Takahashi;Yoichiro Kamatani;Yukihide Momozawa

  • Association between vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated blood–brain barrier dysfunction and stress-induced depression

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  • Plasma Metabolites Predict Severity of Depression and Suicidal Ideation in Psychiatric Patients-A Multicenter Pilot Analysis.

    Daiki Setoyama;Takahiro A. Kato;Ryota Hashimoto;Hiroshi Kunugi

  • Negative correlation between cerebrospinal fluid oxytocin levels and negative symptoms of male patients with schizophrenia

    Daimei Sasayama;Kotaro Hattori;Toshiya Teraishi;Hiroaki Hori

  • Effect of a ketogenic meal on cognitive function in elderly adults: potential for cognitive enhancement

    Miho Ota;Junko Matsuo;Ikki Ishida;Kotaro Hattori

  • Effect of electroconvulsive therapy on gray matter volume in major depressive disorder

    Miho Ota;Takamasa Noda;Noriko Sato;Mitsutoshi Okazaki

  • Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Counts in the Gut Microbiota of Patients With Bipolar Disorder and Healthy Controls.

    Emiko Aizawa;Hirokazu Tsuji;Takashi Asahara;Takuya Takahashi

  • The relationship between circulating mitochondrial DNA and inflammatory cytokines in patients with major depression

    Yuki Kageyama;Takaoki Kasahara;Masaki Kato;Shiho Sakai

  • White matter abnormalities in major depressive disorder with melancholic and atypical features: A diffusion tensor imaging study.

    Miho Ota;Takamasa Noda;Noriko Sato;Kotaro Hattori

  • Fyn is required for haloperidol-induced catalepsy in mice.

    Kotaro Hattori;Shigeo Uchino;Tomoko Isosaka;Mamiko Maekawa

  • Effects of the CACNA1C risk allele on neurocognition in patients with schizophrenia and healthy individuals

    Hiroaki Hori;Noriko Yamamoto;Takashi Fujii;Toshiya Teraishi

  • Plasma amino acid profile in major depressive disorder: Analyses in two independent case-control sample sets.

    Shintaro Ogawa;Norie Koga;Kotaro Hattori;Junko Matsuo

  • Activation of Fyn tyrosine kinase in the mouse dorsal hippocampus is essential for contextual fear conditioning.

    Tomoko Isosaka;Kotaro Hattori;Satoshi Kida;Tomoko Kohno

  • Plasma Nervonic Acid Is a Potential Biomarker for Major Depressive Disorder: A Pilot Study.

    Yuki Kageyama;Yuki Kageyama;Takaoki Kasahara;Takemichi Nakamura;Kotaro Hattori

  • Association of obesity with cognitive function and brain structure in patients with major depressive disorder.

    Shinsuke Hidese;Miho Ota;Junko Matsuo;Ikki Ishida

  • Structural differences in hippocampal subfields among schizophrenia patients, major depressive disorder patients, and healthy subjects.

    Miho Ota;Noriko Sato;Shinsuke Hidese;Toshiya Teraishi

  • Poor sleep is associated with exaggerated cortisol response to the combined dexamethasone/CRH test in a non-clinical population.

    Hiroaki Hori;Toshiya Teraishi;Daimei Sasayama;Yuji Ozeki

Frequent Co-Authors

Noriko Sato
Noriko Sato Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Ryota Hashimoto
Ryota Hashimoto National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Yu-ichi Goto
Yu-ichi Goto University of Tsukuba
Shinichi Kohsaka
Shinichi Kohsaka Keio University
Tadafumi Kato
Tadafumi Kato Juntendo University
Hiroshi Matsuda
Hiroshi Matsuda Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Mitsuru Kikuchi
Mitsuru Kikuchi Kanazawa University
Yoshiharu Kim
Yoshiharu Kim National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Peter de Jonge
Peter de Jonge University of Groningen
Nader Perroud
Nader Perroud University of Geneva

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