Free fatty acids regulate insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells through GPR40

Yasuaki Itoh, Yuji Kawamata, Masataka Harada, +19

Nature

Metabolic SyndromeInsulin SignalingMolecular PhysiologyBiochemistryPhysiology +12

An aspartic acid repeat polymorphism in asporin inhibits chondrogenesis and increases susceptibility to osteoarthritis

Hideki Kizawa, Ikuyo Kou, Aritoshi Iida, +12

Nature Genetics

InflammationAnti-inflammatoryMusculoskeletal ResearchAsporin Inhibits ChondrogenesisCartilage Degeneration +4

A functional SNP in CILP, encoding cartilage intermediate layer protein, is associated with susceptibility to lumbar disc disease

Shoji Seki, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Kazuhiro Chiba, +14

Nature Genetics

Degenerative SpineFunctional SnpIntervertebral DiscMusculoskeletal ResearchCartilage Degeneration +8

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Human Cortistatin-like Peptide

Shoji Fukusumi, Chieko Kitada, Shiro Takekawa, +6

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

PharmacologyNeuropeptide ReceptorNeuropeptides

Mechanisms for Asporin Function and Regulation in Articular Cartilage

Masahiro Nakajima, Hideki Kizawa, Masao Saitoh, +3

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Scaffold-free 3D bio-printed human liver tissue stably maintains metabolic functions useful for drug discovery

Hideki Kizawa, Eri Nagao, Mitsuru Shimamura, +2

Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports

Nucleotide sequence of the unique nitrate/nitrite-inducible cytochrome P-450 cDNA from Fusarium oxysporum

Hideki Kizawa, Daisuke Tomura, Masayuki Oda, +5

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Production of recombinant human relaxin 3 in AtT20 cells

Hideki Kizawa, Kazunori Nishi, Yoshihiro Ishibashi, +9

Regulatory Peptides

Human CellCell RegulationMedicineCell CultureAtt20 Cells +5

Purification and Characterization of Trehalose Phosphorylase from<i>Micrococcus varians</i>

Hideki Kizawa, Ken‐ichiro Miyagawa, Yoshio Sugiyama

Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Journal Article PurificationBiosynthesisBiomanufacturingEngineeringBiochemistry +12

High-resolution SNP map of ASPN, a susceptibility gene for osteoarthritis

Aritoshi Iida, Hideki Kizawa, Yusuke Nakamura, +1

Journal of Human Genetics

GeneticsOsteoarthritisSusceptibility GeneDisease Gene IdentificationSystems Biology +2