World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Masanori Tachikawa

Masanori Tachikawa

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
7154
World Ranking
6504
National Ranking
216

Overview

Masanori Tachikawa is affiliated with the University of Tokushima in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields, including cell biology, physiology, oncology, clinical biochemistry, and biochemistry.

The scientist's research topics cover areas such as muscle metabolism and nutrition, diet and metabolism studies, metabolism and genetic disorders, drug transport and resistance mechanisms, amino acid enzymes and metabolism, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, and pharmacological effects and toxicity studies.

Recent publications by Masanori Tachikawa include:

  • Comparison of Absolute Protein Abundances of Transporters and Receptors among Blood-Brain Barriers at Different Cerebral Regions and the Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier in Humans and Rats, 2020, Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Quantitative Targeted Absolute Proteomics for Better Characterization of an In Vitro Human Blood-Brain Barrier Model Derived from Hematopoietic Stem Cells, 2022, Cells
  • ATF4-mediated transcriptional regulation protects against β-cell loss during endoplasmic reticulum stress in a mouse model, 2021, Molecular Metabolism
  • SLC6A and SLC16A family of transporters: Contribution to transport of creatine and creatine precursors in creatine biosynthesis and distribution, 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • Contribution of Prostaglandin Transporter OATP2A1/SLCO2A1 to Placenta-to-Maternal Hormone Signaling and Labor Induction, 2020, iScience

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include:

  • Placenta
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
  • Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Masanori Tachikawa has collaborated notably with the following co-authors:

  • Mai Inagaki
  • Ken-ichi Hosoya
  • Tetsuya Terasaki
  • Ryuta Jomura
  • Shin-ichi Akanuma

Best Publications

  • Quantitative targeted absolute proteomic analysis of transporters, receptors and junction proteins for validation of human cerebral microvascular endothelial cell line hCMEC/D3 as a human blood-brain barrier model

    Sumio Ohtsuki;Chiemi Ikeda;Yasuo Uchida;Yumi Sakamoto

  • Quantitative Atlas of Blood–Brain Barrier Transporters, Receptors, and Tight Junction Proteins in Rats and Common Marmoset

    Yutaro Hoshi;Yasuo Uchida;Masanori Tachikawa;Takashi Inoue

  • A study protocol for quantitative targeted absolute proteomics (QTAP) by LC-MS/MS: application for inter-strain differences in protein expression levels of transporters, receptors, claudin-5, and marker proteins at the blood–brain barrier in ddY, FVB, and C57BL/6J mice

    Yasuo Uchida;Masanori Tachikawa;Wataru Obuchi;Yutaro Hoshi

  • The blood-brain barrier creatine transporter is a major pathway for supplying creatine to the brain.

    Sumio Ohtsuki;Masanori Tachikawa;Hitomi Takanaga;Hidemi Shimizu

  • Distinct cellular expressions of creatine synthetic enzyme GAMT and creatine kinases uCK-Mi and CK-B suggest a novel neuron–glial relationship for brain energy homeostasis

    Masanori Tachikawa;Masahiro Fukaya;Tetsuya Terasaki;Sumio Ohtsuki

  • Distinct spatio-temporal expression of ABCA and ABCG transporters in the developing and adult mouse brain

    Masanori Tachikawa;Masahiko Watanabe;Satoko Hori;Masahiro Fukaya

  • Functional expression of rat ABCG2 on the luminal side of brain capillaries and its enhancement by astrocyte-derived soluble factor(s).

    Satoko Hori;Sumio Ohtsuki;Masanori Tachikawa;Norihisa Kimura

  • Brain Insulin Impairs Amyloid-β(1-40) Clearance from the Brain

    Takeshi Shiiki;Sumio Ohtsuki;Atsushi Kurihara;Hideo Naganuma

  • The Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-related Protein 1 Mediates Uptake of Amyloid β Peptides in an in Vitro Model of the Blood-Brain Barrier Cells

    Kaoru Yamada;Tadafumi Hashimoto;Chiori Yabuki;Yusuke Nagae

  • Inner Blood-Retinal Barrier Transporters: Role of Retinal Drug Delivery

    Ken Ichi Hosoya;Masanori Tachikawa

  • Quantitative targeted absolute proteomics of rat blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier transporters: comparison with a human specimen.

    Yasuo Uchida;Zhengyu Zhang;Masanori Tachikawa;Tetsuya Terasaki

  • L-type amino acid transporter 1-mediated L-leucine transport at the inner blood-retinal barrier

    Masatoshi Tomi;Masahiko Mori;Masanori Tachikawa;Kazunori Katayama

  • Transport characteristics of guanidino compounds at the blood-brain barrier and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier: relevance to neural disorders

    Masanori Tachikawa;Ken Ichi Hosoya

  • Function of taurine transporter (Slc6a6/TauT) as a GABA transporting protein and its relevance to GABA transport in rat retinal capillary endothelial cells.

    Masatoshi Tomi;Ayumi Tajima;Masanori Tachikawa;Ken ichi Hosoya

  • Roles of organic anion/cation transporters at the blood–brain and blood–cerebrospinal fluid barriers involving uremic toxins

    Ken Ichi Hosoya;Masanori Tachikawa

  • Internalization of basic fibroblast growth factor at the mouse blood-brain barrier involves perlecan, a heparan sulfate proteoglycan.

    Yoshiharu Deguchi;Hiroshi Okutsu;Takashi Okura;Shizuo Yamada

  • The inner blood-retinal barrier: molecular structure and transport biology.

    Ken Ichi Hosoya;Masanori Tachikawa

  • Quantitative Atlas of Cytochrome P450, UDP-Glucuronosyltransferase, and Transporter Proteins in Jejunum of Morbidly Obese Subjects.

    Eisuke Miyauchi;Masanori Tachikawa;Xavier Declèves;Yasuo Uchida

  • ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter G2 Mediates the Efflux of Phototoxins on the Luminal Membrane of Retinal Capillary Endothelial Cells

    Tomoko Asashima;Satoko Hori;Sumio Ohtsuki;Masanori Tachikawa

  • Involvement of Claudin-11 in Disruption of Blood-Brain, -Spinal Cord, and -Arachnoid Barriers in Multiple Sclerosis.

    Yasuo Uchida;Tomohito Sumiya;Masanori Tachikawa;Tatsuya Yamakawa

  • Roles of Inner Blood-Retinal Barrier Organic Anion Transporter 3 in the Vitreous/Retina-to-Blood Efflux Transport of p-Aminohippuric Acid, Benzylpenicillin, and 6-Mercaptopurine

    Ken Ichi Hosoya;Akihide Makihara;Yuki Tsujikawa;Daisuke Yoneyama

  • Blood-to-retina transport of creatine via creatine transporter (CRT) at the rat inner blood-retinal barrier.

    Toshihisa Nakashima;Masatoshi Tomi;Kazunori Katayama;Masanori Tachikawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Masahiko Watanabe
Masahiko Watanabe Hokkaido University
Masahiro Fukaya
Masahiro Fukaya Kitasato University
David M. Holtzman
David M. Holtzman Washington University in St. Louis
Anders Blomqvist
Anders Blomqvist Linköping University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring neuroscience can open doors to a wide range of career pathways, and online education is making those opportunities more accessible than ever. For those seeking to boost their credentials quickly, there are several easy licenses and certifications to get online. These certifications can lead to well-paying jobs within healthcare, research, or related fields, and are ideal for students or professionals looking to advance without long commitments.

If you’re looking for flexible and less rigorous academic pathways, consider some of the easy university degree options online. These degrees offer a streamlined curriculum and can be ideal for those wishing to pivot into health sciences or psychology-related careers.

For those interested in clinical or community-focused roles, pursuing an online msw programs affordable degree is an excellent choice that prepares graduates for social work and mental health professions.

Additionally, becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst is increasingly popular. Accredited and cost-effective study options are available, such as bcba accredited programs online, for students looking to specialize in behavioral health interventions.

Best Scientists Citing Masanori Tachikawa

Trending Scientists