Mineko Fujimiya

Ghrelin is an appetite-stimulatory signal from stomach with structural resemblance to motilin

Akihiro Asakawa, Akio Inui, Oshihiro Kaga et al. · Gastroenterology · 2001 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Energy Homeostasis, Appetite Control, Biochemistry +8

The novel peptide apelin lowers blood pressure via a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism

Kazuhiko Tatemoto, Kiyoshige Takayama, Min‐Xu Zou et al. · Regulatory Peptides · 2001 · 639 citations

Hypertension, Neuropeptides, Molecular Physiology +8

Short-chain fatty acids stimulate colonic transit via intraluminal 5-HT release in rats

Satoshi Fukumoto, Makoto Tatewaki, Tadanori Yamada et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · 2003 · 446 citations

Inflammation, Intraluminal 5-Ht Release, Gastrointestinal Pharmacology +13

NeuroD-betacellulin gene therapy induces islet neogenesis in the liver and reverses diabetes in mice

Hideto Kojima, Mineko Fujimiya, Kazuhiro Matsumura et al. · Nature Medicine · 2003 · 442 citations

Islet Transplantation, Developmental Biology, Diabetes +7

A Role of Ghrelin in Neuroendocrine and Behavioral Responses to Stress in Mice

Akihiro Asakawa, Akio Inui, Toshihiro Kaga et al. · Neuroendocrinology · 2001 · 358 citations

Neuroendocrinology, Food Intake, Glucocorticoid +20