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Elevated levels of antimicrobial peptides in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in patients with Chronic eosinophilic pneumoniaASHITANI, Jun-Ichi; MATSUMOTO, Nobuhiro; NAKAZATO, Masamitsu et al.Respiration (Basel). 2007, Vol 74, Num 1, pp 69-75, issn 0025-7931, 7 p.Article

Nucleotide sequence and expression of rat β-defensin-1 : Its significance in diabetic rodent modelsHIRATSUKA, Takeaki; NAKAZATO, Masamitsu; DATE, Yukari et al.Nephron. 2001, Vol 88, Num 1, pp 65-70, issn 0028-2766Article

Ghrelin: a gastric peptide that regulates food intake and energy homeostasisUENO, Hiroaki; YAMAGUCHI, Hideki; KANGAWA, Kenji et al.Regulatory peptides. 2005, Vol 126, Num 1-2, pp 11-19, issn 0167-0115, 9 p.Conference Paper

A novel nonsense mutation in the DMP1 gene in a Japanese family with autosomal recessive hypophosphatemic ricketsKOSHIDA, Ryusuke; YAMAGUCHI, Hideki; YAMASAKI, Koji et al.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism (English ed.). 2010, Vol 28, Num 5, pp 585-590, issn 0914-8779, 6 p.Article

Plasma des-acyl ghrelin, but not plasma HMW adiponectin, is a useful cardiometabolic marker for predicting atherosclerosis in elderly hypertensive patientsYANO, Yuichiro; TOSHINAI, Koji; INOKUCHI, Takashi et al.Atherosclerosis. 2009, Vol 204, Num 2, pp 590-594, issn 0021-9150, 5 p.Article

Role of uroguanylin, a peptide with natriuretic activity, in rats with experimental nephrotic syndromeKIKUCHI, Masao; FUJIMOTO, Shouichi; FUKAE, Hiroko et al.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2005, Vol 16, Num 2, pp 392-397, issn 1046-6673, 6 p.Article

Changes in urinary levels and renal expression of uroguanylin on low or high salt diets in ratsFUKAE, Hiroko; KINOSHITA, Hiroshi; FUJIMOTO, Shouichi et al.Nephron. 2002, Vol 92, Num 2, pp 373-378, issn 0028-2766Article

Effects of intracerebroventricular administration of neuropeptide W30 on neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus in the conscious ratYU, Nan-Shou; KUNITAKE, Takato; KATO, Kazuo et al.Neuroscience letters. 2007, Vol 415, Num 2, pp 140-145, issn 0304-3940, 6 p.Article

Recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor induces production of human neutrophil peptides in lung cancer patients with neutropeniaASHITANI, Jun-Ichi; NAKAZATO, Masamitsu; MUKAE, Hiroshi et al.Regulatory peptides. 2000, Vol 95, Num 1-3, pp 87-92, issn 0167-0115Article

Both corticotropin releasing factor and neuropeptide Y are involved in the effect of orexin (hypocretin) on the food intake in ratsIDA, Takanori; NAKAHARA, Keiko; KUROIWA, Takatoshi et al.Neuroscience letters. 2000, Vol 293, Num 2, pp 119-122, issn 0304-3940Article

Elevated levels of α-defensins in plasma and BAL fluid of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosisASHITANI, Jun-Ichi; MUKAE, Hiroshi; HIRATSUKA, Takeaki et al.Chest. 2002, Vol 121, Num 2, pp 519-526, issn 0012-3692Article

A role for ghrelin in the central regulation of feedingNAKAZATO, Masamitsu; MURAKAMI, Noboru; DATE, Yukari et al.Nature (London). 2001, Vol 409, Num 6817, pp 194-198, issn 0028-0836Article

Characterization of obestatin in rat and human stomach and plasma, and its lack of acute effect on feeding behavior in rodentsMONDAL, Muhtashan S; TOSHINAI, Koji; UENO, Hiroaki et al.Journal of endocrinology. 2008, Vol 198, Num 2, pp 339-346, issn 0022-0795, 8 p.Article

Elevated BALF concentrations of α-and β-defensins in patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosisMUKAE, Hiroshi; ISHIMOTO, Hiroshi; YANAGI, Shigehisa et al.Respiratory medicine. 2007, Vol 101, Num 4, pp 715-721, issn 0954-6111, 7 p.Article

The role of the vagal nerve in peripheral PYY_3-36-induced feeding reduction in ratsKODA, Shuichi; DATE, Yukari; NAKAZATO, Masamitsu et al.Endocrinology (Philadelphia). 2005, Vol 146, Num 5, pp 2369-2375, issn 0013-7227, 7 p.Article

Morphological analysis of ghrelin and its receptor distribution in the rat pancreasKAGEYAMA, Haruaki; FUNAHASHI, Hisayuki; NAKAZATO, Masamitsu et al.Regulatory peptides. 2005, Vol 126, Num 1-2, pp 67-71, issn 0167-0115, 5 p.Conference Paper

Elevated concentrations of α-defensins in gastric juice of patients with Helicobacter pylori infectionISOMOTO, Hajime; MUKAE, Hiroshi; ISHIMOTO, Hiroshi et al.The American journal of gastroenterology. 2004, Vol 99, Num 10, pp 1916-1923, issn 0002-9270, 8 p.Article

Early pathogenesis of cardiac amyloid deposition in senile systemic amyloidosis : close relationship between amyloid deposits and the basement membranes of myocardial cellsSAWABE, Motoji; HAMAMATSU, Akihiko; ITO, Tateki et al.Virchows Archiv. 2003, Vol 442, Num 3, pp 252-257, issn 0945-6317, 6 p.Article

Ghrelin ameliorates bleomycin-induced acute lung injury by protecting alveolar epithelial cells and suppressing lung inflammationIMAZU, Yoshifumi; YANAGI, Shigehisa; MIYOSHI, Kahori et al.European journal of pharmacology. 2011, Vol 672, Num 1-3, pp 153-158, issn 0014-2999, 6 p.Article

Distribution of neuroendocrine regulatory peptide-1 and -2, and proteolytic processing of their precursor VGF protein in the ratMISHIRO-SATO, Emi; SASAKI, Kazuki; TAKAO, Toshifumi et al.Journal of neurochemistry. 2010, Vol 114, Num 4, pp 1097-1106, issn 0022-3042, 10 p.Article

Ontogeny of a new enteric peptide, neuropeptide W (NPW), in the developing rat stomachMONDAL, Muhtashan S; YAMAGUCHI, Hideki; DATE, Yukari et al.Regulatory peptides. 2008, Vol 145, Num 1-3, pp 141-146, issn 0167-0115, 6 p.Conference Paper

Central effects of calcitonin receptor-stimulating peptide-1 on energy homeostasis in ratsSAWADA, Hirotake; YAMAGUCHI, Hideki; NAKAZATO, Masamitsu et al.Endocrinology (Philadelphia). 2006, Vol 147, Num 4, pp 2043-2050, issn 0013-7227, 8 p.Article

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Ghrelin concentrations and cardiac vagal tone are decreased after pharmacologic and cognitive-behavioral treatment in patients with bulimia nervosaTANAKA, Muneki; NAKAHARA, Toshihiro; MURANAGA, Tetsuro et al.Hormones and behavior (Print). 2006, Vol 50, Num 2, pp 261-265, issn 0018-506X, 5 p.Article