Inhibition of Monocyte Adhesion to Endothelial Cells and Attenuation of Atherosclerotic Lesion by a Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist, Exendin-4

Masayuki Arakawa, Tomoya Mita, Kosuke Azuma, +7

Diabetes

Gut Dysbiosis and Detection of “Live Gut Bacteria” in Blood of Japanese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Junko Sato, Akio Kanazawa, Fuki Ikeda, +20

Diabetes Care

Probiotic reduces bacterial translocation in type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomised controlled study

Junko Sato, Akio Kanazawa, Kosuke Azuma, +10

Scientific Reports

NutritionDysbiosisBacteriologyDigestive TractProbiotics +17

Defective autophagy in vascular smooth muscle cells enhances cell death and atherosclerosis

Yusuke Osonoi, Tomoya Mita, Kosuke Azuma, +9

Autophagy

MitophagyVascular DiseaseApoptosisImmunologyCell Death +20

Effects of Synbiotic Supplementation on Chronic Inflammation and the Gut Microbiota in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Study

Akio Kanazawa, Masanori Aida, Y. Yoshida, +11

Nutrients

NutritionDysbiosisHost-microbe InteractionsSynbiotic SupplementationProbiotics +20

Exendin-4, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, reduces intimal thickening after vascular injury

Hiromasa Goto, Takashi Nomiyama, Tomoya Mita, +10

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

InflammationThrombosisAngiogenesisIntimal ThickeningMedicine +10

A randomized controlled trial of 130 g/day low-carbohydrate diet in type 2 diabetes with poor glycemic control

Junko Sato, Akio Kanazawa, Sumiko Makita, +20

Clinical Nutrition

ObesityMetabolic SyndromeNutritionDiabetes ManagementHealth Policy +8

Comparison of the therapeutic effects of prednisolone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with subacute thyroiditis

Junko Sato, Toyoyoshi Uchida, Koji Komiya, +6

Endocrine

InflammationNonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory DrugsAnti-inflammatoryThyroid DiseasePharmacology +6

Therapeutic effectiveness of potassium iodine in drug-naïve patients with Graves’ disease: a single-center experience

Toyoyoshi Uchida, Hiromasa Goto, Takatoshi Kasai, +10

Endocrine

Drug-naïve PatientsIodine Deficiency DisordersThyroid DiseasePharmacologyThyroid Hormone +3

One year follow-up after a randomized controlled trial of a 130 g/day low-carbohydrate diet in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and poor glycemic control

Junko Sato, Akio Kanazawa, Chie Hatae, +17

PLoS ONE