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Kidney dysfunction as a risk factor for first symptomatic stroke events in a general Japanese population—the Ohasama study by Nakayama, Masaaki, Metoki, Hirohito, Terawaki, Hiroyuki, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Kikuya, Masahiro, Sato, Toshinobu, Nakayama, Keisuke, Asayama, Kei, Inoue, Ryusuke, Hashimoto, Junichiro, Totsune, Kazuhito, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Ito, Sadayoshi, Imai, Yutaka

“…Background. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has been shown to be a risk factor for mortality as well as for morbidity such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the…”
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Expression of (Pro)renin Receptor in the Human Brain and Pituitary, and Co-localisation with Arginine Vasopressin and Oxytocin in the Hypothalamus by Takahashi, K., Hiraishi, K., Hirose, T., Kato, I., Yamamoto, H., Shoji, I., Shibasaki, A., Kaneko, K ., Satoh, F., Totsune, K.

“…(Pro)renin receptor [(P)RR], a specific receptor for renin and prorenin, is a 350 amino acid protein with a single transmembrane domain. In the present study,…”
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Serum Magnesium, Ambulatory Blood Pressure, and Carotid Artery Alteration: The Ohasama Study by Hashimoto, Takanao, Hara, Azusa, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Kikuya, Masahiro, Shintani, Yoriko, Metoki, Hirohito, Inoue, Ryusuke, Asayama, Kei, Kanno, Atsuhiro, Nakashita, Manami, Terata, Shiho, Obara, Taku, Hirose, Takuo, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Totsune, Kazuhito, Satoh, Hiroshi, Imai, Yutaka

“…Background To investigate the associations of 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) and serum magnesium level (sMg) with risk of carotid artery alteration in a…”
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Aldosterone-to-Renin Ratio as a Predictor of Stroke Under Conditions of High Sodium Intake: The Ohasama Study by Satoh, Michihiro, Kikuya, Masahiro, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Mori, Takefumi, Metoki, Hirohito, Hara, Azusa, Utsugi, Megumi T., Hashimoto, Takanao, Hirose, Takuo, Obara, Taku, Inoue, Ryusuke, Asayama, Kei, Kanno, Atsuhiro, Totsune, Kazuhito, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Satoh, Hiroshi, Imai, Yutaka

“…Background Aldosterone is thought to have deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system. The aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) is more reproducible than…”
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Electrocardiographic Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Arterial Stiffness: The Ohasama Study by Watabe, Daisuke, Hashimoto, Junichiro, Hatanaka, Rieko, Hanazawa, Tomohiro, Ohba, Hiromi, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Kikuya, Masahiro, Totsune, Kazuhito, Imai, Yutaka

“…Whether arterial stiffness per se contributes to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) independently of blood pressure (BP) remains unknown. We examined the…”
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Prognostic Significance of Home Arterial Stiffness Index Derived From Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure: The Ohasama Study by Kikuya, Masahiro, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Satoh, Michihiro, Hashimoto, Takanao, Hirose, Takuo, Metoki, Hirohito, Obara, Taku, Inoue, Ryusuke, Asayama, Kei, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Totsune, Kazuhito, Satoh, Hiroshi, Staessen, Jan A., Imai, Yutaka

“…Background Arterial stiffness is a stroke risk factor. The home arterial stiffness index (HASI) can be calculated from self-measured blood pressure using the…”
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Determinants of the second derivative of the finger photoplethysmogram and brachial-ankle pulse-wave velocity: The Ohasama study by Hashimoto, Junichiro, Watabe, Daisuke, Kimura, Atsushi, Takahashi, Hisaki, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Totsune, Kazuhito, Imai, Yutaka

“…We examined different characteristics of the second derivative of the finger photoplethysmogram (SDPTG) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (BAPWV) for…”
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Influence of Alcohol Intake on Circadian Blood Pressure Variation in Japanese Men: The Ohasama Study by Nakashita, Manami, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Hara, Azusa, Metoki, Hirohito, Kikuya, Masahiro, Hirose, Takuo, Tsubota-Utsugi, Megumi, Asayama, Kei, Inoue, Ryusuke, Kanno, Atsuhiro, Obara, Taku, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Totsune, Kazuhito, Satoh, Hiroshi, Imai, Yutaka

“…Background Both a large habitual alcohol intake and a pattern of circadian blood pressure (BP) variation characterized by a high morning/daytime BP have been…”
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Home blood pressure measurements associated with better blood pressure control: the J-HOME study by Obara, T, Ohkubo, T, Asayama, K, Metoki, H, Inoue, R, Kikuya, M, Kato, T, Tanaka, K, Hara, A, Hashimoto, J, Totsune, K, Imai, Y

“…The usefulness of self-measurements of blood pressure (BP) at home (home BP measurements) in hypertensive patients has been reported by many studies. Several…”
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Optimal Cutoff Point of Waist Circumference and Use of Home Blood Pressure as a Definition of Metabolic Syndrome: The Ohasama Study by Sato, Atsushi, Asayama, Kei, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Kikuya, Masahiro, Obara, Taku, Metoki, Hirohito, Inoue, Ryusuke, Hara, Azusa, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Hashimoto, Junichiro, Totsune, Kazuhito, Satoh, Hiroshi, Oka, Yoshitomo, Imai, Yutaka

“…Background Self-measured blood pressure (BP) at home (HBP) has a stronger predictive power for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity than casual-screening BP…”
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Stroke Risk in Treated Hypertension Based on Home Blood Pressure: the Ohasama Study by Yasui, Daisaku, Asayama, Kei, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Kikuya, Masahiro, Kanno, Atsuhiro, Hara, Azusa, Hirose, Takuo, Obara, Taku, Metoki, Hirohito, Inoue, Ryusuke, Totsune, Kazuhito, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Satoh, Hiroshi, Imai, Yutaka

“…Background Several observational studies have shown that treated hypertensives are characterized as having worse prognosis than nonhypertensives. However,…”
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Increased gene expression of adrenomedullin and adrenomedullin-receptor complexes, receptor-activity modifying protein (RAMP)2 and calcitonin-receptor-like receptor (CRLR) in the hearts of rats with congestive heart failure by Totsune, K, Takahashi, K, Mackenzie, H S, Murakami, O, Arihara, Z, Sone, M, Mouri, T, Brenner, B M, Ito, S

“…Adrenomedullin is a vasodilator peptide produced in various organs, including heart and kidney. A novel adrenomedullin receptor complex has recently been…”
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Serum magnesium, ambulatory blood pressure, and the prevalence of carotid artery alteration: The Ohasama study by Hashimoto, T, Hara, A, Ohkubo, T, Kikuya, M, Shintani, Y, Metoki, H, Inoue, R, Asayama, K, Kanno, A, Nakashita, M, Obara, T, Totsune, K, Hoshi, H, Sato, H, Imai, Y

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Induction of Adrenomedullin by Hypoxia in Cultured Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells by Udono, Tetsuo, Takahashi, Kazuhiro, Nakayama, Masaharu, Yoshinoya, Ayako, Totsune, Kazuhito, Murakami, Osamu, Durlu, Yusuf K, Tamai, Makoto, Shibahara, Shigeki

“…To explore the effects of hypoxia on the production and secretion of adrenomedullin (ADM) and endothelin (ET)-1 in human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)…”
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Urocortin in the synovial tissue of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Uzuki, M, Sasano, H, Muramatsu, Y, Totsune, K, Takahashi, K, Oki, Y, Iino, K, Sawai, T

“…Urocortin is a newly identified member of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neuropeptide family, and is known to be involved in the modulation of the…”
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Adrenocortical peptides: autocrine or paracrine regulators for the steroid hormone secretion or the cell proliferation? by Takahashi, K, Totsune, K, Murakami, O

“…There is accumulating evidence that indicates the production and secretion of some peptides by adrenal cortex and adrenocortical tumors. These peptides include…”
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Association of Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure With Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes by Yang, Wen-Yi, Melgarejo, Jesus D, Thijs, Lutgarde, Zhang, Zhen-Yu, Boggia, José, Wei, Fang-Fei, Hansen, Tine W, Asayama, Kei, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Jeppesen, Jørgen, Dolan, Eamon, Stolarz-Skrzypek, Katarzyna, Malyutina, Sofia, Casiglia, Edoardo, Lind, Lars, Filipovský, Jan, Maestre, Gladys E, Li, Yan, Wang, Ji-Guang, Imai, Yutaka, Kawecka-Jaszcz, Kalina, Sandoya, Edgardo, Narkiewicz, Krzysztof, O’Brien, Eoin, Verhamme, Peter, Staessen, Jan A

“…IMPORTANCE: Blood pressure (BP) is a known risk factor for overall mortality and cardiovascular (CV)-specific fatal and nonfatal outcomes. It is uncertain…”
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Prognosis of "masked" hypertension and "white-coat" hypertension detected by 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring 10-year follow-up from the Ohasama study by Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Kikuya, Masahiro, Metoki, Hirohito, Asayama, Kei, Obara, Taku, Hashimoto, Junichiro, Totsune, Kazuhito, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Satoh, Hiroshi, Imai, Yutaka

“…We sought to investigate the prognosis in subjects with "white-coat" hypertension (WCHT) and "masked" hypertension (MHT), in which blood pressure (BP) is lower…”
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Prognostic Significance for Stroke of a Morning Pressor Surge and a Nocturnal Blood Pressure Decline: The Ohasama Study by Metoki, Hirohito, Ohkubo, Takayoshi, Kikuya, Masahiro, Asayama, Kei, Obara, Taku, Hashimoto, Junichiro, Totsune, Kazuhito, Hoshi, Haruhisa, Satoh, Hiroshi, Imai, Yutaka

“…There is continuing controversy over whether the pattern of circadian blood pressure (BP) variation that includes a nocturnal decline in BP and a morning…”
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Cerebellin and cerebellin mRNA in the human brain, adrenal glands and the tumour tissues of adrenal tumour, ganglioneuroblastoma and neuroblastoma by Satoh, F, Takahashi, K, Murakami, O, Totsune, K, Ohneda, M, Mizuno, Y, Sone, M, Miura, Y, Takase, S, Hayashi, Y, Sasano, H, Mouri, T

“…The expression of cerebellin and cerebellin mRNA was studied by radioimmunoassay and Northern blot analysis in the human brain, adrenal gland and the tumour…”
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