Ikuo Kimura

The gut microbiota suppresses insulin-mediated fat accumulation via the short-chain fatty acid receptor GPR43

Ikuo Kimura, Kentaro Ozawa, Daisuke Inoue et al. · Nature Communications · 2013 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Short-chain fatty acids and ketones directly regulate sympathetic nervous system via G protein-coupled receptor 41 (GPR41)

Ikuo Kimura, Daisuke Inoue, Takeshi Maeda et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2011 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Sympathetic Ganglion, Caloric Restriction, Integrative Physiology +27

Dysfunction of lipid sensor GPR120 leads to obesity in both mouse and human

Atsuhiko Ichimura, Akira Hirasawa, Odile Poulain‐Godefroy et al. · Nature · 2012 · 654 citations · Full text

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Energy Homeostasis +6

Maternal gut microbiota in pregnancy influences offspring metabolic phenotype in mice

Ikuo Kimura, Junki Miyamoto, Ryuji Ohue‐Kitano et al. · Science · 2020 · 464 citations

Gut microbiota confers host resistance to obesity by metabolizing dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids

Junki Miyamoto, Miki Igarashi, Keita Watanabe et al. · Nature Communications · 2019 · 362 citations · Full text