Yasushi Itakura

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Reduces Blood Glucose Level in Obese Diabetic Mice but Not in Normal Mice

Michiko Ono, Junji Ichihara, Takeshi Nonomura et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1997 · 122 citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Energy Homeostasis +9

Intermittent administration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor ameliorates glucose metabolism in obese diabetic mice

Michiko Ono, Yasushi Itakura, Takeshi Nonomura et al. · Metabolism · 2000 · 80 citations

Metabolic Syndrome, Energy Homeostasis, Physiology +9

Protective effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on pancreatic islets in obese diabetic mice

Mitsugu Yamanaka, Yasushi Itakura, Tadashi Inoue et al. · Metabolism · 2006 · 79 citations

Metabolic Syndrome, Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor, Pancreatic Islets +10

Intermittent administration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) ameliorates glucose metabolism and prevents pancreatic exhaustion in diabetic mice

Mitsugu Yamanaka, Yasushi Itakura, Michiko Ono‐Kishino et al. · Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering · 2008 · 63 citations

Metabolic Syndrome, Molecular Neuroscience, Insulin Management +11

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) prevents the development of diabetes in prediabetic mice

Mitsugu Yamanaka, Yasushi Itakura, Atsushi Tsuchida et al. · Biomedical Research · 2008 · 51 citations · Full text

Early Intervention Study, Insulin Signaling, Db/db Mice +19