S Itagaki

Identity of SMCT1 (SLC5A8) as a neuron‐specific Na⁺‐coupled transporter for active uptake of<scp>l</scp>‐lactate and ketone bodies in the brain

Pamela M. Martin, Elangovan Gopal, Sudha Ananth et al. · Journal of Neurochemistry · 2006 · 133 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +12

Interaction of tryptophan derivatives with SLC6A14 (ATB0,+) reveals the potential of the transporter as a drug target for cancer chemotherapy

Senthil Karunakaran, Nagavedi S. Umapathy, Muthusamy Thangaraju et al. · Biochemical Journal · 2008 · 126 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +13

Sodium-Coupled Transport of the Short Chain Fatty Acid Butyrate by SLC5A8 and Its Relevance to Colon Cancer

Muthusamy Thangaraju, Gail Cresci, S Itagaki et al. · Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery · 2008 · 85 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +12

Transport by SLC5A8 with subsequent inhibition of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) and HDAC3 underlies the antitumor activity of 3‐bromopyruvate

Muthusamy Thangaraju, Senthil Karunakaran, S Itagaki et al. · Cancer · 2009 · 66 citations · Full text

Medicine, Biochemistry, Oncology +14

Possible role of macrophage-derived soluble mediators in the pathogenesis of encephalomyocarditis virus-induced diabetes in mice

Kensuke Hirasawa, Hee‐Sook Jun, Ken Maeda et al. · Journal of Virology · 1997 · 60 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Pathobiology, Pathology +17