Hiroyuki Okumura

Elevated circulating level of ghrelin in cachexia associated with chronic heart failure: relationships between ghrelin and anabolic/catabolic factors.

Noritoshi Nagaya, Masaaki Uematsu, Masayasu Kojima et al. · PubMed · 2001 · 431 citations

Increased plasma ghrelin level in lung cancer cachexia.

Yoshito Shimizu, Noritoshi Nagaya, Takeshi Isobe et al. · PubMed · 2003 · 282 citations

Optimum Collection and Storage Conditions for Ghrelin Measurements: Octanoyl Modification of Ghrelin Is Rapidly Hydrolyzed to Desacyl Ghrelin in Blood Samples

Hiroshi Hosoda, Kentaro Doi, Noritoshi Nagaya et al. · Clinical Chemistry · 2004 · 230 citations · Full text

Ghrelin Measurements, Acylated Peptide, Gastrointestinal Peptide Hormone +17

C-type natriuretic peptide, a novel antifibrotic and antihypertrophic agent, prevents cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction

Takeshi Soeki, Ichiro Kishimoto, Hiroyuki Okumura et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2005 · 206 citations

Cardiovascular Disease, C-type Natriuretic Peptide, Antihypertrophic Agent +6

Vasodilatory Effect of Ghrelin, an Endogenous Peptide From the Stomach

Hiroyuki Okumura, Noritoshi Nagaya, Mitsunobu Enomoto et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology · 2002 · 194 citations

Metabolic Syndrome, Forearm Blood Flow, Body Composition +15