Taku Uemura

Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha stimulates both differentiation and fatty acid oxidation in adipocytes

Tsuyoshi Goto, Jooyoung Lee, Aki Teraminami et al. · Journal of Lipid Research · 2011 · 210 citations · Full text

Diosgenin present in fenugreek improves glucose metabolism by promoting adipocyte differentiation and inhibiting inflammation in adipose tissues

Taku Uemura, Shizuka Hirai, Noriko Mizoguchi et al. · Molecular Nutrition & Food Research · 2010 · 147 citations

Diosgenin, the Main Aglycon of Fenugreek, Inhibits LXRα Activity in HepG2 Cells and Decreases Plasma and Hepatic Triglycerides in Obese Diabetic Mice

Taku Uemura, Tsuyoshi Goto, Min‐Sook Kang et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 2010 · 139 citations

Metabolic Syndrome, Biochemistry, Medicine +11

Tiliroside, a glycosidic flavonoid, ameliorates obesity-induced metabolic disorders via activation of adiponectin signaling followed by enhancement of fatty acid oxidation in liver and skeletal muscle in obese–diabetic mice

Tsuyoshi Goto, Aki Teraminami, Joo‐Young Lee et al. · The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry · 2011 · 122 citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Health Sciences +12

Bixin regulates mRNA expression involved in adipogenesis and enhances insulin sensitivity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes through PPARγ activation

Nobuyuki Takahashi, Tsuyoshi Goto, Aki Taimatsu et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2009 · 100 citations

Energy Homeostasis, Transcriptional Regulation, Mrna Expression +12