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Takayuki Sugiura

Takayuki Sugiura

Teikyo University
Japan

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
17637
World Ranking
10618
National Ranking
722

Takayuki Sugiura publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Takayuki Sugiura sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 149 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Takayuki Sugiura D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Takayuki Sugiura sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Takayuki Sugiura is a researcher affiliated with Teikyo University in Japan, specializing in the field of Medicine with a focus on Pharmacology, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Their research contributions include topics such as Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease. This range indicates a multidisciplinary interest primarily oriented toward disease mechanisms and therapeutic approaches related to metabolism and pancreatic health.

Takayuki Sugiura has authored papers published in peer-reviewed journals, notably:

  • "Lysophosphatidylinositol Induced Morphological Changes and Stress Fiber Formation through the GPR55-RhoA-ROCK Pathway" (2022) published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Expression and Distribution of GPR55, a Receptor for Lysophosphatidylinositol, in Mouse Tissues and Cells" (2022) published in BPB Reports

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Keisuke Nakajima
  • Saori Oka
  • Takashi Tanikawa
  • Yoko Nemoto-Sasaki
  • Yoichiro Arata

Takayuki Sugiura's publications span notable scientific venues, particularly:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • BPB Reports

This profile highlights a consistent theme in Sugiura's work related to molecular mechanisms involving lysophosphatidylinositol and its receptor GPR55, suggesting an interest in receptor function and signal transduction pathways in disease contexts.

Best Publications

  • 2-Arachidonoylgylcerol: A Possible Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand in Brain

    T. Sugiura;S. Kondo;A. Sukagawa;S. Nakane

  • Leptin-regulated endocannabinoids are involved in maintaining food intake

    Vincenzo Di Marzo;Sravan K. Goparaju;Lei Wang;Lei Wang;Jie Liu;Jie Liu

  • Identification of GPR55 as a lysophosphatidylinositol receptor.

    Saori Oka;Keisuke Nakajima;Atsushi Yamashita;Seishi Kishimoto

  • Evidence That 2-Arachidonoylglycerol but Not N-Palmitoylethanolamine or Anandamide Is the Physiological Ligand for the Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor COMPARISON OF THE AGONISTIC ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS CANNABINOID RECEPTOR LIGANDS IN HL-60 CELLS

    Takayuki Sugiura;Sachiko Kondo;Seishi Kishimoto;Tomoyuki Miyashita

  • Biosynthesis and degradation of anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol and their possible physiological significance.

    T. Sugiura;Y. Kobayashi;S. Oka;K. Waku

  • Biochemistry, pharmacology and physiology of 2-arachidonoylglycerol, an endogenous cannabinoid receptor ligand.

    Takayuki Sugiura;Seishi Kishimoto;Saori Oka;Maiko Gokoh

  • Evidence That the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Is a 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Receptor STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP OF 2-ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL, ETHER-LINKED ANALOGUES, AND RELATED COMPOUNDS

    Takayuki Sugiura;Tomoko Kodaka;Shinji Nakane;Tomoyuki Miyashita

  • Acyltransferases and Transacylases Involved in Fatty Acid Remodeling of Phospholipids and Metabolism of Bioactive Lipids in Mammalian Cells

    Atsushi Yamashita;Takayuki Sugiura;Keizo Waku

  • 2-Arachidonoylglycerol and the cannabinoid receptors.

    Takayuki Sugiura;Keizo Waku

  • Acyltransferases and transacylases that determine the fatty acid composition of glycerolipids and the metabolism of bioactive lipid mediators in mammalian cells and model organisms.

    Atsushi Yamashita;Yasuhiro Hayashi;Yoko Nemoto-Sasaki;Makoto Ito

  • Synaptically Driven Endocannabinoid Release Requires Ca2+-Assisted Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 1 to Phospholipase C β4 Signaling Cascade in the Cerebellum

    Takashi Maejima;Saori Oka;Yuki Hashimotodani;Takako Ohno-Shosaku

  • Transacylase‐Mediated and Phosphodiesterase‐Mediated Synthesis of N‐Arachidonoylethanolamine, an Endogenous Cannabinoid‐Receptor Ligand, in Rat Brain Microsomes

    Takayuki Sugiura;Sachiko Kondo;Akihiro Sukagawa;Takashi Tonegawa

  • The novel endogenous cannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol is inactivated by neuronal- and basophil-like cells: connections with anandamide.

    V Di Marzo;T Bisogno;T Sugiura;D Melck

  • Enzymatic synthesis of anandamide, an endogenous cannabinoid receptor ligand, through N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine pathway in testis: involvement of Ca(2+)-dependent transacylase and phosphodiesterase activities.

    Takayuki Sugiura;Sachiko Kondo;Akihiro Sukagawa;Takashi Tonegawa

  • 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, a Putative Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, Induces Rapid, Transient Elevation of Intracellular Free Ca2+in Neuroblastoma × Glioma Hybrid NG108-15 Cells

    Takayuki Sugiura;Tomoko Kodaka;Sachiko Kondo;Takashi Tonegawa

  • 2-Arachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoinositol: A Possible Natural Ligand for GPR55

    Saori Oka;Toshinobu Toshida;Kanako Maruyama;Keisuke Nakajima

  • 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, an endogenous cannabinoid receptor agonist: identification as one of the major species of monoacylglycerols in various rat tissues, and evidence for its generation through Ca2+-dependent and -independent mechanisms

    Sachiko Kondo;Hironori Kondo;Shinji Nakane;Tomoko Kodaka

  • Detection of an Endogenous Cannabimimetic Molecule, 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, and Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor mRNA in Human Vascular Cells: Is 2-Arachidonoylglycerol a Possible Vasomodulator? ☆ ☆☆

    Takayuki Sugiura;Tomoko Kodaka;Shinji Nakane;Seishi Kishimoto

  • IS THE CANNABINOID CB1 RECEPTOR A 2-ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL RECEPTOR? STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TRIGGERING A CA2+ TRANSIENT IN NG108-15 CELLS

    Takayuki Sugiura;Tomoko Kodaka;Sachiko Kondo;Shinji Nakane

  • 2-arachidonoylglycerol induces the migration of HL-60 cells differentiated into macrophage-like cells and human peripheral blood monocytes through the cannabinoid CB2 receptor-dependent mechanism.

    Seishi Kishimoto;Maiko Gokoh;Saori Oka;Mayumi Muramatsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Keizo Waku
Keizo Waku Teikyo University
Akira Tokumura
Akira Tokumura Yasuda Women's University
Takao Shimizu
Takao Shimizu University of Tokyo
Shigeaki Kato
Shigeaki Kato University of Tokyo
George Kunos
George Kunos National Institutes of Health
Mitsuomi Hirashima
Mitsuomi Hirashima Kagawa University
Kiyoshi Takatsu
Kiyoshi Takatsu University of Toyama
Masayuki Ando
Masayuki Ando Kumamoto University
Ikuo Wada
Ikuo Wada Fukushima Medical University
Akio Mori
Akio Mori University of Tokyo

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