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Non-coding RNAs and hypertension-unveiling unexpected mechanisms of hypertension by the dark matter of the genome by Murakami, Kazuo

“…Hypertension is a major risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and a most important health problem in developed countries. Investigations on pathophysiology of…”
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Renin-angiotensin system research: from molecules to the whole body by Takimoto-Ohnishi, Eriko, Murakami, Kazuo

“…Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors and a leading cause of death from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Based on numerous…”
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Sense of Coherence as a Mediator in the Association Between Empathy and Moods in Healthcare Professionals: The Moderating Effect of Age by Hori, Miyo, Yoshikawa, Eisho, Hayama, Daichi, Sakamoto, Shigeko, Okada, Tsuneo, Sakai, Yoshinori, Fujiwara, Hideomi, Takayanagi, Kazue, Murakami, Kazuo, Ohnishi, Junji

“…While empathy is considered a critical determinant of the quality of medical care, growing evidence suggests it may be associated with both one's own positive…”
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The effects of laughter on post-prandial glucose levels and gene expression in type 2 diabetic patients by Hayashi, Takashi, Murakami, Kazuo

“…This report mainly summarizes the results of our study in which the physiological effects of laughter—as a positive emotional expression—were analyzed with…”
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Tickling during adolescence alters fear-related and cognitive behaviors in rats after prolonged isolation by Hori, Miyo, Yamada, Kazuo, Ohnishi, Junji, Sakamoto, Shigeko, Furuie, Hiroki, Murakami, Kazuo, Ichitani, Yukio

“…Abstract Social interactions during adolescence are important especially for neuronal development and behavior. We recently showed that positive emotions…”
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Tickling increases dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens and 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in adolescent rats by Hori, Miyo, Shimoju, Rie, Tokunaga, Ryota, Ohkubo, Masato, Miyabe, Shigeki, Ohnishi, Junji, Murakami, Kazuo, Kurosawa, Mieko

“…Adolescent rats emit 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations, a marker of positive emotion, during rough-and-tumble play or on tickling stimulation. The emission of 50…”
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PS-P13-5: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN G-GLUTAMYL TRANSPEPTIDASE WITH BLOOD PRESSURE IN APPARENTLY HEALTHY SUBJECTS by Murakami, Kazuo

“…Objective: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase (γ-GTP) increases intracellular reduced glutathione (GSH) synthesis to scavenge increased intracellular ROSs. And…”
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Human prorenin has "gate and handle" regions for its non-proteolytic activation by Suzuki, Fumiaki, Hayakawa, Makoto, Nakagawa, Tsutomu, Nasir, Uddin Mohammad, Ebihara, Akio, Iwasawa, Atsushi, Ishida, Yuichi, Nakamura, Yukio, Murakami, Kazuo

“…We investigated the mechanism for non-proteolytic activation of human prorenin using five kinds of antibodies. Each of the antigens, L1PPTDTTTFKRI11P,…”
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Evaluation of mental stress by physiological indices derived from finger plethysmography by Minakuchi, Emiko, Ohnishi, Eriko, Ohnishi, Junji, Sakamoto, Shigeko, Hori, Miyo, Motomura, Miwa, Hoshino, Junichi, Murakami, Kazuo, Kawaguchi, Takayasu

“…Quantitative evaluation of mental stress is important to prevent stress-related disorders. Finger plethysmography (FPG) is a simple noninvasive method to…”
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Distinct transcriptional and metabolic profiles associated with empathy in Buddhist priests: a pilot study by Ohnishi, Junji, Ayuzawa, Satoshi, Nakamura, Seiji, Sakamoto, Shigeko, Hori, Miyo, Sasaoka, Tomoko, Takimoto-Ohnishi, Eriko, Tanatsugu, Masakazu, Murakami, Kazuo

“…Growing evidence suggests that spiritual/religious involvement may have beneficial effects on both psychological and physical functions. However, the…”
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Effects of repeated tickling on conditioned fear and hormonal responses in socially isolated rats by Hori, Miyo, Yamada, Kazuo, Ohnishi, Junji, Sakamoto, Shigeko, Takimoto-Ohnishi, Eriko, Miyabe, Shigeki, Murakami, Kazuo, Ichitani, Yukio

“…► Repeated tickling stimulation significantly diminished fear-induced freezing. ► Tickling significantly decreased plasma catecholamine levels in the retention…”
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Angiotensin II type 1A receptor knockout mice display less left ventricular remodeling and improved survival after myocardial infarction by HARADA, K, SUGAYA, T, MURAKAMI, K, YAZAKI, Y, KOMURO, I

“…Angiotensin II (Ang II) has been implicated in ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI), which is an important determinant for prognosis after…”
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Tickling stimulation causes the up-regulation of the kallikrein family in the submandibular gland of the rat by Yamamuro, Takuya, Hori, Miyo, Nakagawa, Yoshimi, Hayashi, Takashi, Sakamoto, Shigeko, Ohnishi, Junji, Takeuchi, Shino, Mihara, Yuko, Shiga, Takashi, Murakami, Kazuo, Urayama, Osamu

“…▸ We examine gene expressions in rat salivary gland after tickling stimulation. ▸ Kallikrein family mRNAs are up-regulated by tickling stimulation accompanied…”
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Pre-germinated brown rice could enhance maternal mental health and immunity during lactation by Sakamoto, Shigeko, Hayashi, Takashi, Hayashi, Keiko, Murai, Fumie, Hori, Miyo, Kimoto, Koichi, Murakami, Kazuo

“…Background Rice is a dietary staple worldwide, especially pre-germinated brown rice has recently been widely served in Japan because of its abundant nutrition…”
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Gene organization in rice revealed by full-length cDNA mapping and gene expression analysis through microarray by Satoh, Kouji, Doi, Koji, Nagata, Toshifumi, Kishimoto, Naoki, Suzuki, Kohji, Otomo, Yasuhiro, Kawai, Jun, Nakamura, Mari, Hirozane-Kishikawa, Tomoko, Kanagawa, Saeko, Arakawa, Takahiro, Takahashi-Iida, Juri, Murata, Mitsuyoshi, Ninomiya, Noriko, Sasaki, Daisuke, Fukuda, Shiro, Tagami, Michihira, Yamagata, Harumi, Kurita, Kanako, Kamiya, Kozue, Yamamoto, Mayu, Kikuta, Ari, Bito, Takahito, Fujitsuka, Nahoko, Ito, Kazue, Kanamori, Hiroyuki, Choi, Il-Ryong, Nagamura, Yoshiaki, Matsumoto, Takashi, Murakami, Kazuo, Matsubara, Ken-ichi, Carninci, Piero, Hayashizaki, Yoshihide, Kikuchi, Shoshi

“…Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a model organism for the functional genomics of monocotyledonous plants since the genome size is considerably smaller than those of…”
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Low serum eicosapentaenoic acid level is a risk for ventricular arrhythmia in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a possible link to J-waves by Endo, Tomohide, Tomita, Hirofumi, Higuma, Takumi, Abe, Naoki, Kushibiki, Motoi, Saitoh, Shin, Yamada, Masahiro, Yokota, Takashi, Echizen, Takashi, Yokoyama, Hiroaki, Tateyama, Shunta, Suzuki, Akiko, Ishida, Yuji, Murakami, Kazuo, Osanai, Tomohiro, Okumura, Ken

“…Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has antiarrhythmic effects. The J-wave on an electrocardiogram is associated with a high incidence of ventricular…”
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Neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of the rat hippocampus enhanced by tickling stimulation with positive emotion by Yamamuro, Takuya, Senzaki, Kouji, Iwamoto, Satomi, Nakagawa, Yoshimi, Hayashi, Takashi, Hori, Miyo, Sakamoto, Shigeko, Murakami, Kazuo, Shiga, Takashi, Urayama, Osamu

“…Hippocampal neurogenesis is influenced by many factors. In this study, we examined the effect of tactile stimulation (tickling), which induced positive…”
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Renal interstitial fibrosis is reduced in angiotensin II type 1a receptor-deficient mice by SATOH, Minoru, KASHIHARA, Naoki, YAMASAKI, Yasushi, MARUYAMA, Keisuke, OKAMOTO, Kazunori, MAESHIMA, Youhei, SUGIYAMA, Hitoshi, SUGAYA, Takeshi, MURAKAMI, Kazuo, MAKINO, Hirofumi

“…Unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) results in tubulointerstitial fibrosis of the affected kidney by stimulating the renin-angiotensin system. This study…”
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Adipose angiotensinogen is involved in adipose tissue growth and blood pressure regulation by Massiéra, Florence, Bloch-Faure, May, Ceiler, Debbie, Murakami, Kazuo, Fukamizu, Akiyoshi, Gasc, Jean-Marie, Quignard-Boulangé, Annie, Negrel, Raymond, Ailhaud, Gérard, Seydoux, Josiane, Meneton, Pierre, Teboul, Michèle

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Pressure overload induces cardiac hypertrophy in angiotensin II type 1A receptor knockout mice by HARADA, K, KOMURO, I, YAZAKI, Y, SHIOJIMA, I, HAYASHI, D, KUDOH, S, MIZUNO, T, KIJIMA, K, MATSUBARA, H, SUGAYA, T, MURAKAMI, K

“…Many studies have suggested that the renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in the development of pressure overload-induced cardiac hypertrophy…”
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