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Yoshihiro Morikawa

Yoshihiro Morikawa

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
6424
World Ranking
8750
National Ranking
321

Overview

Yoshihiro Morikawa is affiliated with Wakayama Medical University in Japan and has contributed research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Epidemiology, Physiology, Rehabilitation, Developmental Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology. The main topics addressed in their publications involve adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases; adipose tissue and metabolism; exercise and physiological responses; neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms; kidney stones and urolithiasis treatments; cardiovascular disease and adiposity; and RNA interference and gene delivery.

Morikawa's research includes several papers published in recognized venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Essential roles of oncostatin M receptor β signaling in renal crystal formation in mice (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Essential roles of the cytokine oncostatin M in crosstalk between muscle fibers and immune cells in skeletal muscle after aerobic exercise (2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • Novel Cell-to-Cell Communications Between Macrophages and Fibroblasts Regulate Obesity-Induced Adipose Tissue Fibrosis (2025, Diabetes)
  • Comprehensive expression pattern of kin of irregular chiasm-like 3 in the adult mouse brain (2021, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications)
  • Blockade of OSMRβ signaling ameliorates skin lesions in a mouse model of human atopic dermatitis (2023, The FASEB Journal)

Several frequent coauthors have collaborated with Morikawa across multiple studies. These include:

  • Tadasuke Komori
  • Tomoko Hisaoka
  • Shimpei Yamashita
  • Yasuo Kohjimoto
  • Isao Hara

Morikawa has published regularly in key journals such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Diabetes
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • The FASEB Journal

Best Publications

  • Binding of Ovarian Cancer Antigen CA125/MUC16 to Mesothelin Mediates Cell Adhesion

    Armin Rump;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Minoru Tanaka;Sawako Minami

  • Fetal liver development requires a paracrine action of oncostatin M through the gp130 signal transducer

    Akihide Kamiya;Taisei Kinoshita;Yoshiaki Ito;Takaaki Matsui

  • Chronic stress, as well as acute stress, reduces BDNF mRNA expression in the rat hippocampus but less robustly.

    Shuji Murakami;Hiroki Imbe;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Chiharu Kubo

  • TROY, a Newly Identified Member of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Exhibits a Homology with Edar and Is Expressed in Embryonic Skin and Hair Follicles

    Tetsuo Kojima;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Neal G. Copeland;Debra J. Gilbert

  • Complete overlap of interleukin-31 receptor a and oncostatin m receptor β in the adult dorsal root ganglia with distinct developmental expression patterns

    T. Bando;Y. Morikawa;T. Komori;E. Senba

  • Tumor rejection by the poliovirus receptor family ligands of the DNAM-1 (CD226) receptor.

    Satoko Tahara-Hanaoka;Kazuko Shibuya;Hirayasu Kai;Akitomo Miyamoto

  • The forkhead transcription factors, Foxp1 and Foxp2, identify different subpopulations of projection neurons in the mouse cerebral cortex

    T. Hisaoka;Y. Nakamura;E. Senba;Y. Morikawa

  • 5-HT2A receptor subtype in the peripheral branch of sensory fibers is involved in the potentiation of inflammatory pain in rats

    Keiichiro Okamoto;Hiroki Imbe;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Masayuki Itoh

  • Induction of brain-derived neurotrophic factor by leptin in the ventromedial hypothalamus.

    T. Komori;Y. Morikawa;K. Nanjo;E. Senba

  • Vasorin, a transforming growth factor β-binding protein expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells, modulates the arterial response to injury in vivo

    Yuichi Ikeda;Yasushi Imai;Hidetoshi Kumagai;Tetsuya Nosaka

  • Identification of an oncogenic form of the thrombopoietin receptor MPL using retrovirus-mediated gene transfer

    Mayumi Onishi;Alice L.-F. Mui;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Lori Cho

  • Gene expression of histamine H1 receptor in guinea pig primary sensory neurons: a relationship between H1 receptor mRNA-expressing neurons and peptidergic neurons.

    Hitoshi Kashiba;Hiroyuki Fukui;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Emiko Senba

  • Foxp1 gene expression in projection neurons of the mouse striatum.

    S Tamura;Y Morikawa;H Iwanishi;T Hisaoka

  • Fasting-induced activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (ERK/p38) in the mouse hypothalamus.

    Y. Morikawa;E. Ueyama;E. Senba

  • Mammalian Twisted Gastrulation Is Essential for Skeleto-Lymphogenesis

    Tetsuya Nosaka;Sumiyo Morita;Sumiyo Morita;Hidetomo Kitamura;Hideaki Nakajima

  • Stimulation of 3T3-L1 adipogenesis by signal transducer and activator of transcription 5.

    Rika Nanbu-Wakao;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Itaru Matsumura;Yasuhiko Masuho

  • Gene expression of receptors for IL-6, LIF, and CNTF in regenerating skeletal muscles.

    Katsuya Kami;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Masashi Sekimoto;Emiko Senba

  • TIM1 is an endogenous ligand for LMIR5/CD300b: LMIR5 deficiency ameliorates mouse kidney ischemia/reperfusion injury.

    Yoshinori Yamanishi;Jiro Kitaura;Kumi Izawa;Ayako Kaitani

  • K-Ras mediates cytokine-induced formation of E-cadherin-based adherens junctions during liver development

    Takaaki Matsui;Taisei Kinoshita;Yoshihiro Morikawa;Kazuo Tohya

  • Essential function of oncostatin m in nociceptive neurons of dorsal root ganglia.

    Yoshihiro Morikawa;Shinobu Tamura;Ken-ichi Minehata;Peter J. Donovan

Frequent Co-Authors

Akira Shibuya
Akira Shibuya University of Tsukuba
Debra J. Gilbert
Debra J. Gilbert National Institutes of Health
Perry F. Bartlett
Perry F. Bartlett University of Queensland
Toshiya Manabe
Toshiya Manabe University of Tokyo

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