Hideki Kizawa

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

Yasuaki Itoh, Yuji Kawamata, Masataka Harada et al. · Nature · 2003 · 1.5K citations

Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Signaling, Molecular Physiology +14

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

Hideki Kizawa, Ikuyo Kou, Aritoshi Iida et al. · Nature Genetics · 2005 · 464 citations

Inflammation, Anti-inflammatory, Musculoskeletal Research +6

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

Shoji Seki, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Kazuhiro Chiba et al. · Nature Genetics · 2005 · 249 citations

Degenerative Spine, Functional Snp, Intervertebral Disc +10

Identification and Characterization of a Novel Human Cortistatin-like Peptide

Shoji Fukusumi, Chieko Kitada, Shiro Takekawa et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1997 · 166 citations

Pharmacology, Neuropeptide Receptor, Neuropeptides

Mechanisms for Asporin Function and Regulation in Articular Cartilage

Masahiro Nakajima, Hideki Kizawa, Masao Saitoh et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2007 · 164 citations · Full text