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Age-Related Decrease in Cold-Activated Brown Adipose Tissue and Accumulation of Body Fat in Healthy Humans by Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Aita, Sayuri, Matsushita, Mami, Okamatsu‐Ogura, Yuko, Kameya, Toshimitsu, Kawai, Yuko, Miyagawa, Masao, Tsujisaki, Masayuki, Saito, Masayuki

“…Brown adipose tissue (BAT) can be identified by 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)‐positron emission tomography (PET) combined with X‐ray computed tomography (CT) in…”
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Brown Fat as a Regulator of Systemic Metabolism beyond Thermogenesis by Yuko, Okamatsu-Ogura, Saito, Masayuki

“…Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a specialized tissue for nonshivering thermogenesis to dissipate energy as heat. Although BAT research has long been limited…”
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Melanin‐concentrating hormone‐producing neurons in the hypothalamus regulate brown adipose tissue and thus contribute to energy expenditure by Izawa, Shuntaro, Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Kondoh, Kunio, Nakagiri, Shohei, Okamatsu‐Ogura, Yuko, Terao, Akira, Minokoshi, Yasuhiko, Yamanaka, Akihiro, Kimura, Kazuhiro

“…Key points Melanin‐concentrating hormone (MCH) neuron‐ablated mice exhibit increased energy expenditure and reduced fat weight. Increased brown adipose tissue…”
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Impaired adrenergic agonist‐dependent beige adipocyte induction in aged mice by Shin, Woongchul, Okamatsu‐Ogura, Yuko, Machida, Ken, Tsubota, Ayumi, Nio‐Kobayashi, Junko, Kimura, Kazuhiro

“…Objective There are two types of thermogenic adipocytes expressing uncoupling protein (UCP)−1: the brown adipocyte activated by adrenergic stimulation and the…”
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Opposing functions of α- and β-adrenoceptors in the formation of processes by cultured astrocytes by Kitano, Taisuke, Eguchi, Ryota, Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko, Yamaguchi, Soichiro, Otsuguro, Ken-ichi

“…Astrocytes are glial cells with numerous fine processes which are important for the functions of the central nervous system. The activation of β-adrenoceptors…”
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Adiponectin suppression of late inflammatory mediator, HMGB1-induced cytokine expression in RAW264 macrophage cells by Elfeky, Mohamed, Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko, Kimura, Kazuhiro

“…High-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) is a late inflammatory mediator released from inflammatory cells when stimulated, resulting in exaggerating septic…”
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Characterization of brown adipose tissue thermogenesis in the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber), a heterothermic mammal by Oiwa, Yuki, Oka, Kaori, Yasui, Hironobu, Higashikawa, Kei, Bono, Hidemasa, Kawamura, Yoshimi, Miyawaki, Shingo, Watarai, Akiyuki, Kikusui, Takefumi, Shimizu, Atsushi, Okano, Hideyuki, Kuge, Yuji, Kimura, Kazuhiro, Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko, Miura, Kyoko

“…The naked mole-rat (NMR) is a heterothermic mammal that forms eusocial colonies consisting of one reproductive female (queen), several reproductive males, and…”
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The effect of temperature acclimation on torpor expression pattern in mice by Kentaro Q. Sakamoto, Yuko Okamatsu-Ogura

“…[Abstract] Torpor is a hibernation like status which drops core body temperature, and continues for several hours. Although torpor is observed among a wide…”
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The response of adipose tissues to Mycoplasma pulmonis and Sendai virus infection in C57BL/6 and DBA/2 mice by BOONYARATTANASOONTHORN, Tussapon, SATO, Keisuke, OKAMATSU-OGURA, Yuko, MORIMATSU, Masami, AGUI, Takashi

“…Adipose tissues in mammals are categorized into white and brown adipose tissues in which cellular morphology, cell functions, and tissue distribution are…”
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Kruppel‐like factor 15 regulates fuel switching between glucose and fatty acids in brown adipocytes by Nabatame, Yuko, Hosooka, Tetsuya, Aoki, Chikako, Hosokawa, Yusei, Imamori, Makoto, Tamori, Yoshikazu, Okamatsu‐Ogura, Yuko, Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Kajimura, Shingo, Saito, Masayuki, Ogawa, Wataru

“…Aims/Introduction Brown adipose tissue (BAT) utilizes large amounts of fuel for thermogenesis, but the mechanism by which fuel substrates are switched in…”
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Differentiation of bone marrow‐derived cells toward thermogenic adipocytes in white adipose tissue induced by the β3 adrenergic stimulation by Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Shin, Woongchul, Machida, Ken, Fukano, Keigo, Tsubota, Ayumi, Chen, Yong, Yasui, Hironobu, Inanami, Osamu, Okamatsu‐Ogura, Yuko, Kimura, Kazuhiro

“…ABSTRACTBone marrow provides progenitors of several types of cells, including muscle and white adipocytes, ensuring peripheral tissue homeostasis. However, the…”
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Cold-induced Conversion of Connective Tissue Skeleton in Brown Adipose Tissues by Yudasaka, Masako, Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko, Tanaka, Takeshi, Saeki, Kumiko, Kataura, Hiromichi

“…Thermogenesis via fatty acid-induced uncoupled mitochondrial respiration is the primary function of brown adipose tissue (BAT). In response to changes in…”
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Impaired adrenergic agonist-dependent beige adipocyte induction in obese mice by SHIN, Woongchul, OKAMATSU-OGURA, Yuko, MATSUOKA, Shinya, TSUBOTA, Ayumi, KIMURA, Kazuhiro

“…Brown adipocytes, which exist in brown adipose tissue (BAT), are activated by adrenergic stimulation, depending on the activity of uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1)…”
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Role of brown adipose tissue in body temperature control during the early postnatal period in Syrian hamsters and mice by TSUBOTA, Ayumi, OKAMATSU-OGURA, Yuko, BARIUAN, Jussiaea Valente, MAE, Junnosuke, MATSUOKA, Shinya, NIO-KOBAYASHI, Junko, KIMURA, Kazuhiro

“…Brown adipose tissue (BAT) contributes to non-shivering thermogenesis and plays an important role in body temperature control. The contribution of BAT…”
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Retinoic acid modulates lipid accumulation glucose concentration dependently through inverse regulation of SREBP‐1 expression in 3T3L1 adipocytes by Abd Eldaim, Mabrouk Attia, Matsuoka, Shinya, Okamatsu‐Ogura, Yuko, Kamikawa, Akihiro, Ahmed, Mohamed Mohamed, Terao, Akira, Nakajima, Kei‐ichi, Kimura, Kazuhiro

“…It is well known that retinoic acid (RA) suppresses adipogenesis, although there are some contradicting reports. In this study, we examined the effect of…”
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Chronic low-dose exposure to imidacloprid potentiates high fat diet-mediated liver steatosis in C57BL/6J male mice by NIMAKO, Collins, IKENAKA, Yoshinori, OKAMATSU-OGURA, Yuko, BARIUAN, Jussiaea V., KOBAYASHI, Atsushi, YAMAZAKI, Ryo, TAIRA, Kumiko, HOSHI, Nobuhiko, HIRANO, Tetsushi, NAKAYAMA, Shouta M. M., ISHIZUKA, Mayumi

“…Hepatic steatosis is known to precede a continuum of events that lead to hepatic metabolic dysfunction, inflammation and carcinogenesis. Recently, studies have…”
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Fat‐specific protein 27α inhibits autophagy‐dependent lipid droplet breakdown in white adipocytes by Nakajima, Shinsuke, Nishimoto, Yuki, Tateya, Sanshiro, Iwahashi, Yasuyuki, Okamatsu‐Ogura, Yuko, Saito, Masayuki, Ogawa, Wataru, Tamori, Yoshikazu

“…Aims/Introduction Fat‐specific protein 27 (FSP27) α is the major isoform of FSP27 in white adipose tissue (WAT), and is essential for large unilocular lipid…”
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Cold Exposure Increases Circulating miR-122 Levels via UCP1-Dependent Mechanism in Mice by Jussiaea Valente Bariuan, Yuko Okamatsu-Ogura, Ayumi Tsubota, Shinya Matsuoka, Masayuki Saito, Kazuhiro Kimura

“…[Abstract] MicroRNA (miR) -122 is highly expressed in liver and secreted into blood, which is reported to enter other tissues to modulate lipid metabolism…”
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Brown Adipose Tissue, Diet-Induced Thermogenesis, and Thermogenic Food Ingredients: From Mice to Men by Saito, Masayuki, Matsushita, Mami, Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko

“…Since the recent rediscovery of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in adult humans, this thermogenic tissue has been attracting increasing interest. The inverse…”
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Effect of ambient temperature on the proliferation of brown adipocyte progenitors and endothelial cells during postnatal BAT development in Syrian hamsters by Nagaya, Kazuki, Okamatsu-Ogura, Yuko, Nio-Kobayashi, Junko, Nakagiri, Shohei, Tsubota, Ayumi, Kimura, Kazuhiro

“…In Syrian hamsters, brown adipose tissue (BAT) develops postnatally through the proliferation and differentiation of brown adipocyte progenitors. In the study…”
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