鹿児島大学
鹿児島大学大学院 医歯学総合研究科
心身内科学分野および鹿児島大学病院心身医療科

業績

主要論文 (2008 – )

  1. Nakahara T, Harada T, Yasuhara D, Shimada N, Amitani H, Sakoguchi T, Kamiji MM, Asakawa A, Inui A.
    Plasma obestatin concentrations are negatively correlated with body mass index, insulin resistance index, and plasma leptin concentrations in obesity and anorexia nervosa.
    Biol Psychiatry. 64(3):252-5, 2008
  2. Fujitsuka N, Asakawa A, Hayashi M, Sameshima M, Amitani H, Kojima S, Fujimiya M, Inui A.
    Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors modify physiological gastrointestinal motor activities via 5-HT2c receptor and acyl ghrelin.
    Biol Psychiatry. 65(9):748-59, 2009
  3. Urabe H, Kojima H, Chan L, Terashima T, Ogawa N, Katagi M, Fujino K, Kumagai A, Kawai H, Asakawa A, Inui A, Yasuda H, Eguchi Y, Oka K, Maegawa H, Kashiwagi A, Kimura H.
    Haematopoietic cells produce BDNF and regulate appetite upon migration to the hypothalamus.
    Nat Commun. 4:1526, 2013
  4. Takagi K, Legrand R, Asakawa A, Amitani H, François M, Tennoune N, Coëffier M, Claeyssens S, do Rego JC, Déchelotte P, Inui A, Fetissov SO.
    Anti-ghrelin immunoglobulins modulate ghrelin stability and its orexigenic effect in obese mice and humans.
    Nat Commun. 4:2685, 2013
  5. Fujitsuka N, Asakawa A, Morinaga A, Amitani M, Amitani H, Katsuura G, Sawada Y, Sudo Y, Uezono Y, Mochiki E, Sakata I, Sakai T, Hanazaki K, Yada T, Yakabi K, Sakuma E, Ueki T, Niijima A, Nakagawa K, Okubo N, Takeda H, Asaka M, Inui A.
    Increased ghrelin signaling prolongs survival in mouse models of human aging through activation of sirtuin.
    Mol Psychiatry. 21:1613-1623, 2016