Publications

2025

Kita M, Morita S, Ariyasu H, Tsuji T, Uraki S, Takeshima K, Iwakura H, Matsuoka TA.
Severe obesity with hypo-leptinemia.
Endocr J. 2025 Mar 22. Online ahead of print.

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Ueda Y, Iwakura H, Ensho T, Bando-Shimizu M, Doi A, Matsutani N, Morita S, Inaba H, Ariyasu H, Fukuda N, Hayata K, Nishi M, Matsuoka TA, Yamaue H, Akamizu T.
Tryptophan-sensing receptor GPR142 expression levels are directly regulated by proinflammatory cytokines in ghrelin-producing cells.
FEBS Open Bio.2025;15(5):763-772.

PubMed

2024

Kurimoto C, Furukawa Y, Akamizu T, Doi A, Takeshima K, Morita S, Iwakura H, Ariyasu H, Furuta H, Nishi M, Matsuoka TA.
Generation of a mouse model of thyroid storm and preliminary investigation of the therapeutic effects of ghrelin.
BMC Endocr Disord. 2024;24(1):150.

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Kaneko K, Taniguchi E, Funatsu Y, Nakamura Y, Iwakura H, Ohinata K.
Human milk-specific fat components enhance the secretion of ghrelin by MGN3-1 cells.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem.2024;88(6):671-678.

PubMed

Ensho T, Hino J, Ueda Y, Miyazato M, Iwakura H.
Vascular endothelial cell-specific overexpression of CNP did not improve liver fibrosis in HFFCD-induced NASH, but did improve renal lesions.
Peptides.2024:172:171146.

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2023

Iwakura H, Takagi T, Inaba H, Doi A, Ueda Y, Uraki S, Takeshima K, Furukawa Y, Ishibashi T, Morita S, Matsuno S, Nishi M, Furuta H, Matsuoka T, Akamizu T.
Thyroid function, glycemic control, and diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes over 24 months: prospective observational study
BMC Endocrine Disorders.2023;23(1):146.

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Iwakura H, Ensho T, Ueda Y.
Desacyl-ghrelin, not just an inactive form of ghrelin?-A review of current knowledge on the biological actions of desacyl-ghrelin.[Review]
Peptides.2023:167:171050.

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Kaneko K, Tokuyama Y, Taniguchi E, Abe S, Nakato J, Iwakura H, Sato M, Kurabayashi A, Suzuki H, Ito A, Higuchi Y, Nakayama R, Uchiyama K, Takahashi H, Ohinata K.
Rice Endoplasmic Protein-Derived Peptides, Rice-Ghretropins A and B, Stimulate Ghrelin Release in MGN3-1 Cells and Increase Plasma Acylated Ghrelin and Food Intake in Mice.
J Agric Food Chem.2023.71(1):421-429.

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2022

Hayakawa S, Tanaka T, Ogawa R, Ito S, Ueno S, Koyama H, Tomotaka O, Sagawa H, Tanaka T, Iwakura H, Takahashi H, Matsuo Y, Mitsui A, Kimura M, Takahashi S, Takiguchi S.
Potential Role of TRPV4 in Stretch-Induced Ghrelin Secretion and Obesity.
Int J Endocrinol. 2022. 2022: 7241275.

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