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Masamitsu Nakazato

Masamitsu Nakazato

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D-Index
96
Citations
59020
World Ranking
9469
National Ranking
256

Overview

Masamitsu Nakazato is affiliated with the University of Miyazaki in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Molecular Biology.

Their recent publications cover topics related to metabolic regulation, neurobiology, and biochemical analysis. Notable papers include:

  • Functional interaction between Ghrelin and GLP-1 regulates feeding through the vagal afferent system, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Spiral drawing: Quantitative analysis and artificial-intelligence-based diagnosis using a smartphone, 2020, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Human liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 elevation in the cerebrospinal fluid in bacterial meningitis, 2021, Brain and Behavior
  • Active Consumption of Konjac and Konjac Products Improves Blood Glucose Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, 2021, Journal of the American Nutrition Association
  • Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 functions independently of growth hormone secretagogue receptor in calorie-restricted mice, 2022, Peptides

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nakazato include:

  • Hiroaki Ueno
  • Hideyuki Sakoda
  • Md Nurul Islam
  • Hironobu Tsubouchi
  • Weidong Zhang

Nakazato's work has been published extensively in venues such as:

  • Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
  • Scientific Reports
  • Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
  • Endocrine Journal
  • Research Square

Their main research topics include:

  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Best Publications

  • Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach.

    Masayasu Kojima;Hiroshi Hosoda;Yukari Date;Masamitsu Nakazato

  • A role for ghrelin in the central regulation of feeding.

    Masamitsu Nakazato;Noboru Murakami;Yukari Date;Masayasu Kojima

  • Narcolepsy in orexin knockout mice: Molecular genetics of sleep regulation

    Richard M. Chemelli;Jon T. Willie;Christopher M. Sinton;Joel K. Elmquist

  • Ghrelin, a novel growth hormone-releasing acylated peptide, is synthesized in a distinct endocrine cell type in the gastrointestinal tracts of rats and humans.

    Yukari Date;Masayasu Kojima;Hiroshi Hosoda;Akira Sawaguchi

  • Upregulation of Ghrelin expression in the stomach upon fasting, insulin-induced hypoglycemia, and leptin administration.

    Koji Toshinai;Muhtashan S. Mondal;Masamitsu Nakazato;Yukari Date

  • Plasma Ghrelin Levels in Lean and Obese Humans and the Effect of Glucose on Ghrelin Secretion

    Tomomi Shiiya;Masamitsu Nakazato;Masanari Mizuta;Yukari Date

  • The role of the gastric afferent vagal nerve in ghrelin-induced feeding and growth hormone secretion in rats.

    Yukari Date;Noboru Murakami;Koji Toshinai;Shigeru Matsukura

  • Orexins, orexigenic hypothalamic peptides, interact with autonomic, neuroendocrine and neuroregulatory systems

    Yukari Date;Yoichi Ueta;Hiroshi Yamashita;Hideki Yamaguchi

  • Ghrelin is present in pancreatic α-cells of humans and rats and stimulates insulin secretion

    Yukari Date;Masamitsu Nakazato;Suzuko Hashiguchi;Katsuya Dezaki

  • Elevated Circulating Level of Ghrelin in Cachexia Associated With Chronic Heart Failure Relationships Between Ghrelin and Anabolic/Catabolic Factors

    Noritoshi Nagaya;Masaaki Uematsu;Masayasu Kojima;Yukari Date

  • Ghrelin-induced food intake is mediated via the orexin pathway

    Koji Toshinai;Yukari Date;Noboru Murakami;Mitsushi Shimada

  • Ghrelin acts in the central nervous system to stimulate gastric acid secretion.

    Yukari Date;Masamitsu Nakazato;Noboru Murakami;Masayasu Kojima

  • Sympathetic and cardiovascular actions of orexins in conscious rats

    Tetsuro Shirasaka;Masamitsu Nakazato;Shigeru Matsukura;Mayumi Takasaki

  • The Role of the Vagal Nerve in Peripheral PYY3–36-Induced Feeding Reduction in Rats

    Shuichi Koda;Yukari Date;Noboru Murakami;Takuya Shimbara

  • Des-acyl ghrelin induces food intake by a mechanism independent of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor.

    Koji Toshinai;Hideki Yamaguchi;Yuxiang Sun;Roy G. Smith

  • Biochemical effect of liver transplantation in two Swedish patients with familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP‐met30)

    Gösta Holmgren;Lars Steen;Jan Ekstedt;Carl-Gustav Groth

  • Central effects of a novel acylated peptide, ghrelin, on growth hormone release in rats.

    Yukari Date;Noboru Murakami;Masayasu Kojima;Takatoshi Kuroiwa

  • Identification of amyloid prealbumin variant in familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (Japanese type).

    Satoru Tawara;Masamitsu Nakazato;Kenji Kangawa;Hisayuki Matsuo

  • Centrally administered orexin/hypocretin activates HPA axis in rats.

    Makiko Kuru;Yoichi Ueta;Ryota Serino;Masamitsu Nakazato

  • Effect of lateral cerebroventricular injection of the appetite-stimulating neuropeptide, orexin and neuropeptide Y, on the various behavioral activities of rats.

    Takanori Ida;Keiko Nakahara;Tetsuro Katayama;Noboru Murakami

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenji Kangawa
Kenji Kangawa National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Hisayuki Matsuo
Hisayuki Matsuo Osaka University
Hiroshi Mukae
Hiroshi Mukae Nagasaki University
Seiji Shioda
Seiji Shioda Shonan University of Medical Sciences
Masayasu Kojima
Masayasu Kojima Kurume University
Hideki Yamaguchi
Hideki Yamaguchi Sasaki Institute
Shigeru Kohno
Shigeru Kohno Nagasaki University
Yoichi Ueta
Yoichi Ueta University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
Gen Sobue
Gen Sobue Aichi Medical University
Hiroshi Hosoda
Hiroshi Hosoda Shinshu University

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