Y. Urade

Arousal Effect of Caffeine Depends on Adenosine A2A Receptors in the Shell of the Nucleus Accumbens

Michael Lazarus, Hai‐Ying Shen, Yoan Chérasse et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2011 · 322 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology +17

An adenosine A2a agonist increases sleep and induces Fos in ventrolateral preoptic neurons

Thomas E. Scammell, Dmitry Gerashchenko, Takatoshi Mochizuki et al. · Neuroscience · 2001 · 267 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +16

Purification and characterization of rat brain prostaglandin D synthetase.

Y. Urade, Noboru Fujimoto, Osamu Hayaishi · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1985 · 243 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Enzyme Mechanism +15

Dominant expression of mRNA for prostaglandin D synthase in leptomeninges, choroid plexus, and oligodendrocytes of the adult rat brain.

Y. Urade, Kunio Kitahama, Hitoshi Ohishi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1993 · 241 citations

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +9

The major source of endogenous prostaglandin D2 production is likely antigen-presenting cells. Localization of glutathione-requiring prostaglandin D synthetase in histiocytes, dendritic, and Kupffer cells in various rat tissues.

Y. Urade, Mayumi Ujihara, Y. Horiguchi et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 1989 · 219 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Immunology +13