Cardiac fibrosis in mice lacking brain natriuretic peptide

Naohisa Tamura, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hideki Chusho, +13

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Dwarfism and early death in mice lacking C-type natriuretic peptide

Hideki Chusho, Naohisa Tamura, Yoshihiro Ogawa, +12

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Overexpression of CNP in chondrocytes rescues achondroplasia through a MAPK-dependent pathway

Akihiro Yasoda, Yasato Komatsu, Hideki Chusho, +10

Nature Medicine

Regenerative MedicineMechanobiologyMolecular PhysiologyMedicinePhysiology +7

Efficacy and Safety of Leptin-Replacement Therapy and Possible Mechanisms of Leptin Actions in Patients with Generalized Lipodystrophy

Ken Ebihara, Toru Kusakabe, Masakazu Hirata, +12

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Natriuretic Peptide Regulation of Endochondral Ossification

Akihiro Yasoda, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Michio Suda, +7

Journal of Biological Chemistry

MechanobiologyBnp MrnasSclerostinBone Morphogenic ProteinMedicine +12

Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase II Plays a Critical Role in C-Type Natriuretic Peptide-Mediated Endochondral Ossification

Takashi Miyazawa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hideki Chusho, +6

Endocrinology

An angiotensin II AT₁ receptor antagonist, telmisartan augments glucose uptake and GLUT4 protein expression in 3T3‐L1 adipocytes

Muneya Fujimoto, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Tomohiro Tanaka, +9

FEBS Letters

Overexpression of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Facilitates Neutrophil Infiltration and Cardiac Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Rika Kawakami, Yoshihiko Saito, Ichiro Kishimoto, +13

Circulation

Brain natriuretic peptide appears to act locally as an antifibrotic factor in the heart

Yoshihiro Ogawa, Naohisa Tamura, Hideki Chusho, +1

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Skeletal Muscle AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Phosphorylation Parallels Metabolic Phenotype in Leptin Transgenic Mice Under Dietary Modification

Tomohiro Tanaka, Shuji Hidaka, Hiroaki Masuzaki, +18

Diabetes

Soleus AmpkLipid ClearanceInsulin SignalingObesityMetabolic Syndrome +23