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Overview

Tadao Arinami is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience and medicine, with specific expertise in cellular and molecular neuroscience as well as pharmacology.

Their work is reflected in publications addressing topics such as cannabis and cannabinoid research, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, and broader neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Arinami has contributed to the scientific community with research published in the journal Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry.

  • Cannabinoid CB2 receptors and hypersensitivity to methamphetamine: Vulnerability to schizophrenia (2023), Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Frequent collaborators in their research include Ana Canseco-Alba, Koichi Tabata, Yukihiko Momoki, T Tabassum, and Yasue Horiuchi.

  • Ana Canseco-Alba
  • Koichi Tabata
  • Yukihiko Momoki
  • T Tabassum
  • Yasue Horiuchi

Their academic contributions mainly span the areas of neuroscience and medicine, with a focus on the molecular mechanisms underlying neural function and pharmacological interventions.

Best Publications

  • Discovery of the Presence and Functional Expression of Cannabinoid CB2 Receptors in Brain

    Emmanuel S. Onaivi;Emmanuel S. Onaivi;Hiroki Ishiguro;Jian Ping Gong;Sejal Patel

  • A Functional Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the Dopamine D2 Receptor Gene Is Associated with Schizophrenia

    Tadao Arinami;Ming Gao;Hideo Hamaguchi;Michio Toru

  • Mapping of a familial moyamoya disease gene to chromosome 3p24.2-p26.

    Hidetoshi Ikeda;Toru Sasaki;Takashi Yoshimoto;Masashi Fukui

  • Meta-analysis of 32 genome-wide linkage studies of schizophrenia

    M Y M Ng;D F Levinson;S Faraone;B K Suarez

  • Species differences in cannabinoid receptor 2 (CNR2 gene): identification of novel human and rodent CB2 isoforms, differential tissue expression, and regulation by cannabinoid receptor ligands

    Qing-Rong Liu;Chun-Hung Pan;Akitoyo Hishimoto;Chuan-Yun Li

  • Fetal nucleated cells in maternal peripheral blood : frequency and relationship to gestational age

    Hiromi Hamada;Tadao Arinami;Takeshi Kubo;Hideo Hamaguchi

  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism and pre-eclampsia.

    S Sohda;T Arinami;H Hamada;N Yamada

  • Linkage and association of an interleukin 4 gene polymorphism with atopic dermatitis in Japanese families.

    T Kawashima;E Noguchi;T Arinami;K Yamakawa-Kobayashi

  • Human cannabinoid receptor 1: 5′ exons, candidate regulatory regions, polymorphisms, haplotypes and association with polysubstance abuse

    Zhang Pw;Ishiguro H;Ohtsuki T;Hess J

  • Brain Neuronal CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors in Drug Abuse and Depression: From Mice to Human Subjects

    Emmanuel S. Onaivi;Emmanuel S. Onaivi;Hiroki Ishiguro;Hiroki Ishiguro;Jian Ping Gong;Sejal Patel

  • Association of asthma and the interleukin‐4 promoter gene in Japanese

    E Noguchi;M Shibasaki;T Arinami;K Takeda

  • A novel susceptibility locus for moyamoya disease on chromosome 8q23

    Kaoru Sakurai;Yasue Horiuchi;Hidetoshi Ikeda;Kiyonobu Ikezaki

  • Association of dopamine D2 receptor molecular variant with schizophrenia.

    T. Arinami;H. Hamaguchi;M. Itokawa;H. Enguchi

  • Significant evidence for linkage of mite-sensitive childhood asthma to chromosome 5q31-q33 near the interleukin 12 B locus by a genome-wide search in Japanese families.

    Yukako Yokouchi;Yumi Nukaga;Masanao Shibasaki;Emiko Noguchi

  • An association study of asthma and total serum immunoglobin E levels for Toll-like receptor polymorphisms in a Japanese population.

    E. Noguchi;F. Nishimura;H. Fukai;J. Kim

  • Evidence for Linkage Between Asthma/Atopy in Childhood and Chromosome 5q31-q33 in a Japanese Population

    Emiko Noguchi;Masanao Shibasaki;Tadao Arinami;Kazunori Takeda

  • Identification of a polymorphism in the promoter region of DRD4 associated with the human novelty seeking personality trait.

    Y Okuyama;H Ishiguro;M Nankai;H Shibuya

  • A genetic polymorphism in the promoter region of DRD4 associated with expression and schizophrenia.

    Yuki Okuyama;Hiroki Ishiguro;Michio Toru;Tadao Arinami

  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase variant and schizophrenia/depression

    Tadao Arinami;Naoki Yamada;Kimiko Yamakawa-Kobayashi;Hideo Hamaguchi

  • Brain Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor in Schizophrenia

    Hiroki Ishiguro;Yasue Horiuchi;Maya Ishikawa;Minori Koga

Frequent Co-Authors

Norio Ozaki
Norio Ozaki Nagoya University
Michio Toru
Michio Toru Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Nakao Iwata
Nakao Iwata Fujita Health University
Hiroshi Kunugi
Hiroshi Kunugi Teikyo University
Ryota Hashimoto
Ryota Hashimoto National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
Takeo Yoshikawa
Takeo Yoshikawa RIKEN Center for Brain Science
George R. Uhl
George R. Uhl University of Maryland, Baltimore
Akiyoshi Kakita
Akiyoshi Kakita Niigata University
Hiroyuki Nawa
Hiroyuki Nawa Wakayama Medical University
Kazuo Yamada
Kazuo Yamada RIKEN Center for Brain Science

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