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Yutaka Taketani

Yutaka Taketani

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
11400
World Ranking
15555
National Ranking
1105

Overview

Yutaka Taketani is affiliated with the University of Tokushima in Japan and has made contributions primarily in the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans various subfields including physiology, molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, epidemiology, and nephrology.

Their work has been published in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in the Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, where they have published six papers. Other common venues for their research include the Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology, The Journal of Medical Investigation, Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, and The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.

Taketani's research focuses on topics such as nutrition and health in aging, parathyroid disorders and treatments, autophagy in disease and therapy, retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes, adipose tissue and metabolism, vitamin D research studies, and folate and B vitamins research.

Recent publications reflect a wide array of interests within these topics:

  • "Sulforaphane induces lipophagy through the activation of AMPK-mTOR-ULK1 pathway signaling in adipocytes" (2022), published in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
  • "Body mass index and recovery of activities of daily living in older patients with femoral fracture: An analysis of a national inpatient database in Japan" (2020), published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
  • "Reduction of stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) contributes muscle atrophy through the excess endoplasmic reticulum stress in chronic kidney disease" (2020), published in Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
  • "Predictive validity of the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form for rehabilitation patients: A retrospective analysis of the Japan Rehabilitation Nutrition Database" (2021), published in Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
  • "Phosphatemic Index Is a Novel Evaluation Tool for Dietary Phosphorus Load: A Whole-Foods Approach" (2020), published in Journal of Renal Nutrition

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Hirokazu Ohminami, Masashi Masuda, Kohta Ohnishi, Hisami Yamanaka-Okumura, and Yuichiro Adachi, each contributing to multiple publications with Taketani.

Best Publications

  • Human L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1): characterization of function and expression in tumor cell lines.

    Osamu Yanagida;Yoshikatsu Kanai;Yoshikatsu Kanai;Arthit Chairoungdua;Do Kyung Kim

  • A Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in the Translation Initiation Codon: Effect on Protein Activity and Relation to Bone Mineral Density in Japanese Women

    Hidekazu Arai;Ken-Ichi Miyamoto;Yutaka Taketani;Hironori Yamamoto

  • Structural organization of the human vitamin D receptor chromosomal gene and its promoter

    Ken Ichi Miyamoto;Robert A. Kesterson;Hironori Yamamoto;Yutaka Taketani

  • Dietary Phosphorus Acutely Impairs Endothelial Function

    Emi Shuto;Yutaka Taketani;Rieko Tanaka;Nagakatsu Harada

  • The polymorphism in the caudal-related homeodomain protein Cdx-2 binding element in the human vitamin D receptor gene.

    Hidekazu Arai;Ken-Ichi Miyamoto;Michiko Yoshida;Hironori Yamamoto

  • Acute effect of oral phosphate loading on serum fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in healthy men.

    Y Nishida;Y Taketani;H Yamanaka-Okumura;F Imamura

  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms of dietary regulation on rat intestinal H+/peptide transporter PepT1☆☆☆★

    Toshiyuki Shiraga;Ken-Ichi Miyamoto;Hiroko Tanaka;Hironori Yamamoto

  • The caudal-related homeodomain protein Cdx-2 regulates vitamin D receptor gene expression in the small intestine.

    Hironori Yamamoto;Ken-Ichi Miyamoto;Bailing Li;Yutaka Taketani

  • Hydrogen Peroxide Stimulates c-Src-mediated Big Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase 1 (BMK1) and the MEF2C Signaling Pathway in PC12 Cells POTENTIAL ROLE IN CELL SURVIVAL FOLLOWING OXIDATIVE INSULTS

    Yuki Suzaki;Masanori Yoshizumi;Shoji Kagami;A. Hajime Koyama

  • Sequence, tissue distribution and developmental changes in rat intestinal oligopeptide transporter.

    Ken-ichi Miyamoto;Toshiyuki Shiraga;Kyoko Morita;Hironori Yamamoto

  • Regulation of intestinal Na+-dependent phosphate co-transporters by a low-phosphate diet and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.

    Kanako Katai;Ken-ichi Miyamoto;Satie Kishida;Hiroko Segawa

  • Differential responses of intestinal glucose transporter mRNA transcripts to levels of dietary sugars.

    K.-I. Miyamoto;K. Hase;T. Takagi;T. Fujii

  • The regulation and function of phosphate in the human body

    Eiji Takeda;Yutaka Taketani;Naoki Sawada;Tadatoshi Sato

  • Parathyroid hormone-dependent endocytosis of renal type IIc Na-Pi cotransporter.

    Hiroko Segawa;Setsuko Yamanaka;Akemi Onitsuka;Yuka Tomoe

  • MOLECULAR CLONING OF A SECOND HUMAN STANNIOCALCIN HOMOLOGUE (STC2)

    Kenichi Ishibashi;Kenichi Miyamoto;Yutaka Taketani;Kyoko Morita

  • Flavonoids as substrates and inhibitors of myeloperoxidase: molecular actions of aglycone and metabolites.

    Yuko Shiba;Takashi Kinoshita;Hiroshi Chuman;Yutaka Taketani

  • Inorganic phosphate homeostasis and the role of dietary phosphorus

    Eiji Takeda;Hironori Yamamoto;Kunitaka Nashiki;Tadatoshi Sato

  • MOLECULAR CLONING AND HORMONAL REGULATION OF PIT-1, A SODIUM-DEPENDENT PHOSPHATE COTRANSPORTER FROM RAT PARATHYROID GLANDS

    Sawako Tatsumi;Hiroko Segawa;Kyoko Morita;Hiromi Haga

  • Involvement of cell surface ATP synthase in flow-induced ATP release by vascular endothelial cells

    Kimiko Yamamoto;Nobutaka Shimizu;Syotaro Obi;Shinichiro Kumagaya

  • Regulation of type II renal Na+-dependent inorganic phosphate transporters by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Identification of a vitamin D-responsive element in the human NAPi-3 gene.

    Yutaka Taketani;Hiroko Segawa;Mika Chikamori;Kyoko Morita

Frequent Co-Authors

Eiji Takeda
Eiji Takeda University of Tokushima
Hironori Yamamoto
Hironori Yamamoto Jichi Medical University
Shozo Yamamoto
Shozo Yamamoto Kyoto Women's University
Natsuo Ueda
Natsuo Ueda Kagawa University
Yoshikatsu Kanai
Yoshikatsu Kanai Osaka University
Shigeaki Kato
Shigeaki Kato University of Tokyo
Kei Yamamoto
Kei Yamamoto University of Tokushima
Kimiko Yamamoto
Kimiko Yamamoto University of Tokyo
Hitoshi Endou
Hitoshi Endou Kyorin University
Masayoshi Kumegawa
Masayoshi Kumegawa Meikai University

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