Publications
2024
Kurimoto C, Furukawa Y, Akamizu T, Doi A, Takeshima K, Morita S, Iwakura H, Ariyasu H, Furuta H, Nishi M, Matsuoka TA.
Generation of a mouse model of thyroid storm and preliminary investigation of the therapeutic effects of ghrelin.
BMC Endocr Disord. 2024;24(1):150.
Kaneko K, Taniguchi E, Funatsu Y, Nakamura Y, Iwakura H, Ohinata K.
Human milk-specific fat components enhance the secretion of ghrelin by MGN3-1 cells.
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem.2024;88(6):671-678.
Ensho T, Hino J, Ueda Y, Miyazato M, Iwakura H.
Vascular endothelial cell-specific overexpression of CNP did not improve liver fibrosis in HFFCD-induced NASH, but did improve renal lesions.
Peptides.2024:172:171146.
2023
Iwakura H, Takagi T, Inaba H, Doi A, Ueda Y, Uraki S, Takeshima K, Furukawa Y, Ishibashi T, Morita S, Matsuno S, Nishi M, Furuta H, Matsuoka T, Akamizu T.
Thyroid function, glycemic control, and diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes over 24 months: prospective observational study
BMC Endocrine Disorders.2023;23(1):146.
Iwakura H, Ensho T, Ueda Y.
Desacyl-ghrelin, not just an inactive form of ghrelin?-A review of current knowledge on the biological actions of desacyl-ghrelin.[Review]
Peptides.2023:167:171050.
Kaneko K, Tokuyama Y, Taniguchi E, Abe S, Nakato J, Iwakura H, Sato M, Kurabayashi A, Suzuki H, Ito A, Higuchi Y, Nakayama R, Uchiyama K, Takahashi H, Ohinata K.
Rice Endoplasmic Protein-Derived Peptides, Rice-Ghretropins A and B, Stimulate Ghrelin Release in MGN3-1 Cells and Increase Plasma Acylated Ghrelin and Food Intake in Mice.
J Agric Food Chem.2023.71(1):421-429.
2022
Hayakawa S, Tanaka T, Ogawa R, Ito S, Ueno S, Koyama H, Tomotaka O, Sagawa H, Tanaka T, Iwakura H, Takahashi H, Matsuo Y, Mitsui A, Kimura M, Takahashi S, Takiguchi S.
Potential Role of TRPV4 in Stretch-Induced Ghrelin Secretion and Obesity.
Int J Endocrinol. 2022. 2022: 7241275.