Overexpression of human adiponectin in transgenic mice results in suppression of fat accumulation and prevention of premature death by high-calorie diet

Shuichi Otabe, Xiaohong Yuan, Tomoka Fukutani, +6

American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Premature DeathNutritionMetabolic DisorderHuman AdiponectinCaloric Restriction +22

Transgenic mice expressing nuclear sterol regulatory element–binding protein 1c in adipose tissue exhibit liver histology similar to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Hitomi Nakayama, Shuichi Otabe, Takato Ueno, +6

Metabolism

PathologyFatty Liver DiseaseTransgenic MiceObesityMetabolic Syndrome +14

Association of tumor necrosis factor and human leukocyte antigen DRB1 alleles with Graves' ophthalmopathy

Tomasz Bednarczuk, Yuji Hiromatsu, Naoko Seki, +7

Human Immunology

Tumor Necrosis FactorOcular DiseaseAutoimmune DiseaseOphthalmologyCorneal Dystrophy +5

A C/T Polymorphism in the 5' Untranslated Region of the CD40 Gene Is Associated with Later Onset of Graves' Disease in Japanese

Tokunori Mukai, Yuji Hiromatsu, Tomoka Fukutani, +4

Endocrine Journal

Associations of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Nonreceptor 22 ( <i>PTPN22</i> ) Gene Polymorphisms with Susceptibility to Graves' Disease in a Japanese Population

Michiko Ichimura, Hiroo Kaku, Tomoka Fukutani, +6

Thyroid

Interleukin-13 Gene Polymorphisms Confer the Susceptibility of Japanese Populations to Graves’ Disease

Yuji Hiromatsu, Tomoka Fukutani, Michiko Ichimura, +7

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Disease EtiologyImmunodeficienciesGenetic EpidemiologyImmunologyPathology +21

Interleukin-12B Gene Polymorphism does not Confer Susceptibility to Graves' Ophthalmopathy in Japanese Population

Yuji Hiromatsu, Tomoka Fukutani, Michiko Ichimura, +4

Endocrine Journal

Selective Modulation of Wnt Ligands and Their Receptors in Adipose Tissue by Chronic Hyperadiponectinemia

Nobuhiko Wada, Toshihiko Hashinaga, Shuichi Otabe, +8

PLoS ONE

Immunohistochemical Analysis of Bcl-2, Bax and Bak Expression in Thyroid Glands from Patients with Graves' Disease

Yuji Hiromatsu, Hiroo Kaku, Tokunori Mukai, +6

Endocrine Journal

Autoimmune DiseaseBcl-2 Family ProteinsApoptosisImmunologyThyroid Disease +12

A Polymorphism of Interferon-γ Gene Associated with Changes of Anti-Thyrotropin Receptor Antibodies Induced by Antithyroid Drug Treatment for Graves' Disease in Japanese Patients

Tomoka Fukutani, Yuji Hiromatsu, Hiroo Kaku, +8

Thyroid

Ifn Gamma GeneDisease EtiologyImmunologyHuman PolymorphismPathology +16