Search Results - "Takanami, Keiko"

The gastrin-releasing peptide/bombesin system revisited by a reverse-evolutionary study considering Xenopus by Hirooka, Asuka, Hamada, Mayuko, Fujiyama, Daiki, Takanami, Keiko, Kobayashi, Yasuhisa, Oti, Takumi, Katayama, Yukitoshi, Sakamoto, Tatsuya, Sakamoto, Hirotaka

“…Bombesin is a putative antibacterial peptide isolated from the skin of the frog, Bombina bombina . Two related (bombesin-like) peptides, gastrin-releasing…”
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Estrogens influence female itch sensitivity via the spinal gastrin-releasing peptide receptor neurons by Takanami, Keiko, Uta, Daisuke, Matsuda, Ken Ichi, Kawata, Mitsuhiro, Carstens, Earl, Sakamoto, Tatsuya, Sakamoto, Hirotaka

“…There are sex differences in somatosensory sensitivity. Circulating estrogens appear to have a pronociceptive effect that explains why females are reported to…”
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Activation of Supraoptic Oxytocin Neurons by Secretin Facilitates Social Recognition by Takayanagi, Yuki, Yoshida, Masahide, Takashima, Akihide, Takanami, Keiko, Yoshida, Shoma, Nishimori, Katsuhiko, Nishijima, Ichiko, Sakamoto, Hirotaka, Yamagata, Takanori, Onaka, Tatsushi

“…Abstract Background Social recognition underlies social behavior in animals, and patients with psychiatric disorders associated with social deficits show…”
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Testosterone has sublayer-specific effects on dendritic spine maturation mediated by BDNF and PSD-95 in pyramidal neurons in the hippocampus CA1 area by Li, Meihua, Masugi-Tokita, Miwako, Takanami, Keiko, Yamada, Shunji, Kawata, Mitsuhiro

“…Abstract Testosterone has a number of important physiological roles and acts on peripheral target tissues and the central nervous system. Testosterone exerts…”
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The Amphibious Mudskipper: A Unique Model Bridging the Gap of Central Actions of Osmoregulatory Hormones Between Terrestrial and Aquatic Vertebrates by Katayama, Yukitoshi, Sakamoto, Tatsuya, Takanami, Keiko, Takei, Yoshio

“…Body fluid regulation, or osmoregulation, continues to be a major topic in comparative physiology, and teleost fishes have been the subject of intensive…”
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A spinal microglia population involved in remitting and relapsing neuropathic pain by Kohno, Keita, Shirasaka, Ryoji, Yoshihara, Kohei, Mikuriya, Satsuki, Tanaka, Kaori, Takanami, Keiko, Inoue, Kazuhide, Sakamoto, Hirotaka, Ohkawa, Yasuyuki, Masuda, Takahiro, Tsuda, Makoto

“…Neuropathic pain is often caused by injury and diseases that affect the somatosensory system. Although pain development has been well studied, pain recovery…”
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Function of gastrin-releasing peptide receptors in ocular itch transmission in the mouse trigeminal sensory system by Takanami, Keiko, Kuroiwa, Masaya, Ishikawa, Ren, Imai, Yuji, Oishi, Akane, Hashino, Midori, Shimoda, Yasushi, Sakamoto, Hirotaka, Koide, Tsuyoshi

“…The prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis in itchy eyes has increased constantly worldwide owing to environmental pollution. Currently, anti-allergic and…”
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Inhibition of itch by neurokinin 1 receptor (Tacr1) -expressing ON cells in the rostral ventromedial medulla in mice by Follansbee, Taylor, Domocos, Dan, Nguyen, Eileen, Nguyen, Amanda, Bountouvas, Aristea, Velasquez, Lauren, Iodi Carstens, Mirela, Takanami, Keiko, Ross, Sarah E, Carstens, Earl

“…The rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) is important in descending modulation of spinal nociceptive transmission, but it is unclear if the RVM also modulates…”
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The Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor (GRPR) in the Spinal Cord as a Novel Pharmacological Target by Takanami, Keiko, Sakamoto, Hirotaka

“…Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) is a mammalian neuropeptide that acts through the G protein-coupled receptor, GRP receptor (GRPR). Increasing evidence…”
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Postnatal development of the gastrin-releasing peptide system in the lumbosacral spinal cord controlling male reproductive function in rats by KATAYAMA, Nao, OTI, Takumi, TAKANAMI, Keiko, SAKAMOTO, Tatsuya, SAKAMOTO, Hirotaka

“…A sexually dimorphic spinal gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) system in the lumbosacral spinal cord, which projects to the lower spinal centers, controls…”
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Effects of sex steroids on the spinal gastrin-releasing peptide system controlling male sexual function in rats by Oti, Takumi, Takanami, Keiko, Ito, Saya, Ueda, Takashi, Matsuda, Ken Ichi, Kawata, Mitsuhiro, Soh, Jintetsu, Ukimura, Osamu, Sakamoto, Tatsuya, Sakamoto, Hirotaka

“…The gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) system in the lumbosacral spinal cord controls male sexual function in rats. In contrast, in female rats, GRP neurons could…”
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Critical role of androgen receptor in the postnatal period in male sexual behavior in rats by Yamada, Shunji, Ohoya, Miku, Takanami, Keiko, Matsuda, Ken Ichi, Kawata, Mitsuhiro

“…•The postnatal role of the androgen receptor (AR) in male sexual behavior was examined.•An AR antagonist given postnatally suppressed induction of intromission…”
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Effective synaptome analysis of itch-mediating neurons in the spinal cord: A novel immunohistochemical methodology using high-voltage electron microscopy by Satoh, Keita, Takanami, Keiko, Murata, Kazuyoshi, Kawata, Mitsuhiro, Sakamoto, Tatsuya, Sakamoto, Hirotaka

“…•Here we report an effective synaptome using high-voltage electron microscopy (HVEM).•HVEM tomography is useful for studying three-dimensional (3-D) synaptic…”
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G protein-coupled receptor 30 contributes to improved remyelination after cuprizone-induced demyelination by Hirahara, Yukie, Matsuda, Ken Ichi, Yamada, Hisao, Saitou, Akira, Morisaki, Shinsuke, Takanami, Keiko, Boggs, Joan M., Kawata, Mitsuhiro

“…Estrogen exerts neuroprotective and promyelinating actions. The therapeutic effect has been shown in animal models of multiple sclerosis, in which the myelin…”
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Nanobody-based RFP-dependent Cre recombinase for selective anterograde tracing in RFP-expressing transgenic animals by Inutsuka, Ayumu, Maejima, Sho, Mizoguchi, Hiroyuki, Kaneko, Ryosuke, Nomura, Rei, Takanami, Keiko, Sakamoto, Hirotaka, Onaka, Tatsushi

“…Transgenic animals expressing fluorescent proteins are widely used to label specific cells and proteins. By using a split Cre recombinase fused with…”
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Decrease in neuronal spine density in the postpartum period in the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in rat by Matsuo, Seiki, Matsuda, Ken Ichi, Takanami, Keiko, Mori, Taisuke, Tanaka, Masaki, Kawata, Mitsuhiro, Kitawaki, Jo

“…•Spine density in the (extended) amygdala was investigated in the peripartum period in rat.•The spine density was significantly decreased at 4days after…”
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Expression of G protein-coupled receptor 30 in the spinal somatosensory system by Takanami, Keiko, Sakamoto, Hirotaka, Matsuda, Ken-Ichi, Hosokawa, Koji, Nishi, Mayumi, Prossnitz, Eric R, Kawata, Mitsuhiro

“…Abstract Estrogens were originally identified as the primary sex steroid hormones in females and regulators of reproductive function and sexual behavior, but…”
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Comparative Anatomy of Gastrin-releasing Peptide Pathways in the Trigeminal Sensory System of Mouse and the Asian House Musk Shrew Suncus murinus by Takanami, Keiko, Inoue, Kaihei, Mukai, Hiroki, Tamura, Kei, Jogahara, Takamichi, Oda, Sen-ichi, Kawata, Mitsuhiro, Sakamoto, Tatsuya, Sakamoto, Hirotaka

“…Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) has recently been identified as an itch-signaling molecule in the primary afferents and spinal cord of rodents. However, little…”
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Expression of Sex Steroid Hormone Receptors in Vagal Motor Neurons Innervating the Trachea and Esophagus in Mouse by Mukudai, Shigeyuki, Matsuda, Ken Ichi, Bando, Hideki, Takanami, Keiko, Nishio, Takeshi, Sugiyama, Yoichiro, Hisa, Yasuo, Kawata, Mitsuhiro

“…The medullary vagal motor nuclei, the nucleus ambiguus (NA) and dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV), innervate the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts…”
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Stress affects a gastrin-releasing peptide system in the spinal cord that mediates sexual function: implications for psychogenic erectile dysfunction by Sakamoto, Hirotaka, Matsuda, Ken-Ichi, Zuloaga, Damian G, Nishiura, Nobuko, Takanami, Keiko, Jordan, Cynthia L, Breedlove, S Marc, Kawata, Mitsuhiro

“…Many men suffering from stress, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), report sexual dysfunction, which is traditionally treated via psychological…”
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