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Toshiyuki Hamaoka

Toshiyuki Hamaoka

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Immunology

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76
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18704
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1926
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76

Overview

Toshiyuki Hamaoka is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on physiology and cardiovascular studies. Their work spans various subfields including physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, rehabilitation, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist has published in multiple venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • European Heart Journal
  • International Journal of Obesity
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Hamaoka's research covers key topics such as adipose tissue and metabolism, cardiovascular and exercise physiology, thermoregulation and physiological responses, exercise and physiological responses, cardiovascular health and disease prevention, muscle metabolism and nutrition, and sports performance and training.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Hamaoka include:

  • Yuko Kurosawa
  • Ryotaro Kime
  • Miyuki Kuroiwa
  • Tasuki Endo
  • Motoyuki Iemitsu

Among recent publications are:

  • Aerobic Exercise Restores Aging-Associated Reductions in Arterial Adropin Levels and Improves Adropin-Induced Nitric Oxide-Dependent Vasorelaxation, 2021, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Near-Infrared Time-Resolved Spectroscopy for Assessing Brown Adipose Tissue Density in Humans: A Review, 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Relationships between plasma lipidomic profiles and brown adipose tissue density in humans, 2020, International Journal of Obesity
  • Effects of Capsinoid Intake on Brown Adipose Tissue Vascular Density and Resting Energy Expenditure in Healthy, Middle-Aged Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study, 2020, Nutrients
  • Genetic evidence for involvement of β2-adrenergic receptor in brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in humans, 2024, International Journal of Obesity

Best Publications

  • Identification of a T cell-derived b cell growth factor distinct from interleukin 2.

    Maureen Howard;John Farrar;Mary Hilfiker;Barbara Johnson

  • Monoclonal antibodies to Pgp-1/CD44 block lympho-hemopoiesis in long-term bone marrow cultures.

    Kensuke Miyake;Kay L. Medina;Shin Ichi Hayashi;Shiro Ono

  • New procedures for preparation and isolation of conjugates of proteins and a synthetic copolymer of D-amino acids and immunochemical characterization of such conjugates.

    Fu-Tong Liu;Mark Zinnecker;Toshiyuki Hamaoka;David H. Katz

  • A mechanism underlying synergy between IL-12 and IFN-gamma-inducing factor in enhanced production of IFN-gamma.

    H J Ahn;S Maruo;M Tomura;J Mu

  • Type II collagen-induced murine arthritis. I. Induction and perpetuation of arthritis require synergy between humoral and cell-mediated immunity.

    N Seki;Y Sudo;T Yoshioka;S Sugihara

  • Transforming growth factor-beta-induced inhibition of T cell function. Susceptibility difference in T cells of various phenotypes and functions and its relevance to immunosuppression in the tumor-bearing state.

    T. Tada;S. Ohzeki;K. Utsumi;H. Takiuchi

  • Synergy of IL-12 and IL-18 for IFN-γ Gene Expression: IL-12-Induced STAT4 Contributes to IFN-γ Promoter Activation by Up-Regulating the Binding Activity of IL-18-Induced Activator Protein 1

    Masakiyo Nakahira;Hyun Jong Ahn;Woong Ryeon Park;Ping Gao

  • Essential role for ERK2 mitogen-activated protein kinase in placental development.

    Naoya Hatano;Yoshiko Mori;Masatsugu Oh‐hora;Atsushi Kosugi

  • Cell Interactions Between Histoincompatible T and B Lymphocytes. The H-2 Gene Complex Determines Successful Physiologic Lymphocyte Interactions

    David H. Katz;Toshiyuki Hamaoka;Martin E. Dorf;Baruj Benacerraf

  • A Novel Function of Vα14+CD4+NKT Cells: Stimulation of IL-12 Production by Antigen-Presenting Cells in the Innate Immune System

    Michio Tomura;Wen-Gong Yu;Hyun-Jong Ahn;Motozo Yamashita

  • Systemic administration of rIL-12 induces complete tumor regression and protective immunity: response is correlated with a striking reversal of suppressed IFN-γ production by anti-tumor T cells

    Jian-Ping Zou;Norihiko Yamamoto;Tetsuya Fujii;Hiroshi Takenaka

  • Enhanced Induction of Antitumor T-Cell Responses by Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte-associated Molecule-4 Blockade: The Effect Is Manifested Only at the Restricted Tumor-bearing Stages

    Yi Fu Yang;Jian Ping Zou;Jie Mu;Rishani Wijesuriya

  • CELL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN HISTOINCOMPATIBLE T AND B LYMPHOCYTES : IV. INVOLVEMENT OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE (Ir) GENE IN THE CONTROL OF LYMPHOCYTE INTERACTIONS IN RESPONSES CONTROLLED BY THE GENE

    David H. Katz;Toshiyuki Hamaoka;Martin E. Dorf;Paul H. Maurer

  • The role of tumor-specific Lyt-1+2- T cells in eradicating tumor cells in vivo. I. Lyt-1+2- T cells do not necessarily require recruitment of host's cytotoxic T cell precursors for implementation of in vivo immunity.

    H Fujiwara;M Fukuzawa;T Yoshioka;H Nakajima

  • Non-CD28 costimulatory molecules present in T cell rafts induce T cell costimulation by enhancing the association of TCR with rafts.

    Yumi Yashiro-Ohtani;Xu-Yu Zhou;Kazuhito Toyo-oka;Xu-Guang Tai

  • Antigen-induced T cell-replacing factor (TRF). III. Establishment of T cell hybrid clone continuously producing TRF and functional analysis of released TRF.

    K Takatsu;K Tanaka;A Tominaga;Y Kumahara

  • Plasma cholecystokinin responses after ingestion of liquid meal and intraduodenal infusion of fat, amino acids, or hydrochloric acid in man: analysis with region specific radioimmunoassay.

    Himeno S;Tarui S;Kanayama S;Kuroshima T

  • Administration of Recombinant Interleukin 12 Prevents Outgrowth of Tumor Cells Metastasizing Spontaneously to Lung and Lymph Nodes

    Jie Mu;Jian-Ping Zou;Norihiko Yamamoto;Tateki Tsutsui

  • A Critical Role for IL-18 in the Proliferation and Activation of NK1.1+CD3− Cells

    Michio Tomura;Xu-Yu Zhou;Seiji Maruo;Hyun-Jong Ahn

  • Cutting edge: Fyn is essential for tyrosine phosphorylation of Csk-binding protein/phosphoprotein associated with glycolipid-enriched microdomains in lipid rafts in resting T cells.

    Koubun Yasuda;Masakazu Nagafuku;Takaki Shima;Masato Okada

  • IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE IN BONE MARROW-DERIVED LYMPHOCYTES I. EVIDENCE FOR AN INTRACELLULAR MECHANISM OF INACTIVATION OF HAPTEN-SPECIFIC PRECURSORS OF ANTIBODY-FORMING CELLS

    David H. Katz;Toshiyuki Hamaoka;Baruj Benacerraf

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiromi Fujiwara
Hiromi Fujiwara Osaka University
Kiyoshi Takatsu
Kiyoshi Takatsu University of Toyama
Masaya Tohyama
Masaya Tohyama Kindai University
Kenji Nakanishi
Kenji Nakanishi Hyogo College of Medicine
Kensuke Miyake
Kensuke Miyake Tokyo University of Science
David H. Katz
David H. Katz National Institutes of Health
Ryo Abe
Ryo Abe Teikyo University
William E. Paul
William E. Paul National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Masashi Kurimoto
Masashi Kurimoto Okayama University
Sadao Shiosaka
Sadao Shiosaka Osaka University

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