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Leptin in sarcopenic visceral obesity: possible link between adipocytes and myocytes by Kohara, Katsuhiko, Ochi, Masayuki, Tabara, Yasuharu, Nagai, Tokihisa, Igase, Michiya, Miki, Tetsuro

“…The combination of sarcopenia, age-related loss of muscle strength and mass, and obesity has been recognized as a new category of obesity among the elderly…”
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Habitual hot water bathing protects cardiovascular function in middle-aged to elderly Japanese subjects by Kohara, Katsuhiko, Tabara, Yasuharu, Ochi, Masayuki, Okada, Yoko, Ohara, Maya, Nagai, Tokihisa, Ohyagi, Yasumasa, Igase, Michiya

“…Favorable effects of sauna bathing on cardiovascular disease have been demonstrated. Hot water bathing is an alternative, and could also have similar effects…”
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Sarcopenic obesity and arterial stiffness, pressure wave reflection and central pulse pressure: The J-SHIPP study by Ohara, Maya, Kohara, Katsuhiko, Tabara, Yasuharu, Ochi, Masayuki, Nagai, Tokihisa, Igase, Michiya, Miki, Tetsuro

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Postprandial hypotension as a risk marker for asymptomatic lacunar infarction by Tabara, Yasuharu, Okada, Yoko, Uetani, Eri, Nagai, Tokihisa, Igase, Michiya, Kido, Tomoko, Ochi, Namiko, Ohara, Maya, Takita, Rie, Kohara, Katsuhiko, Miki, Tetsuro

“…OBJECTIVE:Increasing blood pressure (BP) variability is reported to be a cardiovascular risk factor. However, the clinical implications of postprandial…”
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Muscle Mass, Visceral Fat, and Plasma Levels of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Healthy Individuals (from the J-SHIPP Study) by Yamashita, Taiji, MD, Kohara, Katsuhiko, MD, PhD, Tabara, Yasuharu, PhD, Ochi, Masayuki, MD, PhD, Nagai, Tokihisa, MD, PhD, Okada, Yoko, MD, PhD, Igase, Michiya, MD, PhD, Miki, Tetsuro, MD, PhD

“…A paradoxical negative association between obesity and the plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level has been firmly established. An individual's fat mass…”
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Usefulness of the second derivative of the finger photoplethysmogram for assessment of end-organ damage: the J-SHIPP study by Tabara, Yasuharu, Igase, Michiya, Okada, Yoko, Nagai, Tokihisa, Miki, Tetsuro, Ohyagi, Yasumasa, Matsuda, Fumihiko, Kohara, Katsuhiko

“…Early detection of pathological changes in the vasculature is required to identify individuals at risk of cardiovascular diseases. Noninvasive measurement of…”
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Clinical characteristics of high plasma adiponectin and high plasma leptin as risk factors for arterial stiffness and related end-organ damage by Kohara, Katsuhiko, Ochi, Masayuki, Okada, Yoko, Yamashita, Taiji, Ohara, Maya, Kato, Takeaki, Nagai, Tokihisa, Tabara, Yasuharu, Igase, Michiya, Miki, Tetsuro

“…Abstract Objective The relationship between plasma levels of adiponectin and cardiovascular events is inconclusive. We evaluated the clinical characteristics…”
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Increased Expression of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 in Conjunction with Reduction of Neointima by Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockade by Igase, Michiya, Kohara, Katsuhiko, Nagai, Tokihisa, Miki, Tetsuro, Ferrario, Carlos M

“…Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a newly recognized homolog of ACE that converts angiotensin II (Ang II) to angiotensin-1-7 (Ang-(1-7)), is found in…”
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Adiponectin and leptin levels in migraineurs in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study by Nagai, Tokihisa, Tabara, Yasuharu, Igase, Michiya, Miki, Tetsuro, Kohara, Katsuhiko

“…Dearborn et al.1 reported an elevation in plasma adiponectin levels, but not of…”
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Abdominal fat, adipose-derived hormones and mild cognitive impairment: the J-SHIPP study by Kamogawa, Kenji, Kohara, Katsuhiko, Tabara, Yasuharu, Uetani, Eri, Nagai, Tokihisa, Yamamoto, Miyuki, Igase, Michiya, Miki, Tetsuro

“…Lower body weight in later life has been shown to be associated with dementia. However, abdominal fat distribution under conditions of mild cognitive…”
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Silent cerebral microbleeds associated with arterial stiffness in an apparently healthy subject by Ochi, Namiko, Tabara, Yasuharu, Igase, Michiya, Nagai, Tokihisa, Kido, Tomoko, Miki, Tetsuro, Kohara, Katsuhiko

“…Silent cerebral microbleeds (MBs) are a common finding in stroke patients, especially those with intracerebral hemorrhage, and are thought to be a marker of…”
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Asymptomatic Cerebral Microbleeds Seen in Healthy Subjects Have a Strong Association With Asymptomatic Lacunar Infarction by Igase, Michiya, Tabara, Yasuharu, Igase, Keiji, Nagai, Tokihisa, Ochi, Namiko, Kido, Tomoko, Nakura, Jun, Sadamoto, Kazuhiko, Kohara, Katsuhiko, Miki, Tetsuro

“…Background: Cerebral microbleed (CMB), which is conspicuous on gradient-echo T2*-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, is a risk factor of intracerebral…”
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Migraine Is Associated with Enhanced Arterial Stiffness by Nagai, Tokihisa, Tabara, Yasuharu, Igase, Michiya, Nakura, Jun, Miki, Tetsuro, Kohara, Katsuhiko

“…Migraine is a common subtype of headache. Epidemiological studies have revealed that migraine could be an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke even in…”
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Interaction between Serotonin 2A Receptor and Endothelin-1 Variants in Association with Hypertension in Japanese by Yamamoto, Miyuki, Jin, Jing Ji, Wu, Zhihong, Abe, Michiko, Tabara, Yasuharu, Nagai, Tokihisa, Yamasaki, Eiji, Igase, Michiya, Kohara, Katsuhiko, Miki, Tetsuro, Nakura, Jun

“…Serotonin has been implicated in the pathogenesis of hypertension because of its ability to induce vasoconstriction via stimulation of serotonin 2 (5-HT2)…”
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Case of pneumococcal meningoencephalitis with periodic synchronous discharge patterns on electroencephalogram by Guo, Haiyan, Kawajiri, Masakazu, Koizumi, Youhei, Ochi, Masayuki, Nagai, Tokihisa, Nakamura, Shunpei, Nagai, Ayako, Igase, Michiya, Kohara, Katsuhiko, Miki, Tetsuro

“…A 64‐year‐old man presented with high fever, deep coma, neck stiffness and decorticate rigidity on admission to our hospital. Laboratory findings revealed…”
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Genetic analysis of life-style related diseases by Nagai, Tokihisa, Miki, Tetsuro

“…In our country to which the aging society was invited, life-style related diseases, such as cancer, ischemic cardiac disease, apoplexy, and diabetes, are…”
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A case of Fisher syndrome with multiple cranial neuropathy and abnormal EEG findings by Ochi, Masayuki, Shinohara, Nako, Kamogawa, Kenji, Okada, Yoko, Nagai, Tokihisa, Taguchi, Keiko, Takita, Rie, Igase, Michiya, Kohara, Katsuhiko, Miki, Tetsuro

“…A 69-year-old woman was admitted because of unconsciousness and multiple cranial neuropathy. She had suffered diarrhea 2 weeks previously. On examination, she…”
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Muscle mass decline, arterial stiffness, white matter hyperintensity, and cognitive impairment: Japan Shimanami Health Promoting Program study by Kohara, Katsuhiko, Okada, Yoko, Ochi, Masayuki, Ohara, Maya, Nagai, Tokihisa, Tabara, Yasuharu, Igase, Michiya

“…Background There is a close association between frailty and cognitive impairment. However, the underlying contribution of sarcopenia to the development of…”
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Migraine improved by amlodipine medication in a case with hypertension by Nagai, Tokihisa, Igase, Michiya, Kawajiri, Masakazu, Kohara, Katsuhiko, Miki, Tetsuro

“…A 64-year old woman visited our outpatient clinic with chronic headache on August 30(th), 2005. She had been suffering from migraine from her 30's. Although…”
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Arterial stiffness in sarcopenic visceral obesity in the elderly: J-SHIPP study by Kohara, Katsuhiko, Ochi, Masayuki, Tabara, Yasuharu, Nagai, Tokihisa, Igase, Michiya, Miki, Tetsuro

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