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Can dietary changes reduce blood pressure in the long term?Katsuyuki Miura
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 14:253-7. 2005..We reviewed recent short-term and long-term studies, both observational and interventional, which investigated whether dietary change can reduce blood pressure...- Relation of vegetable, fruit, and meat intake to 7-year blood pressure change in middle-aged men: the Chicago Western Electric StudyKatsuyuki Miura
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920 0293, Japan
Am J Epidemiol 159:572-80. 2004..05). These results support the concept that diets higher in fruits and vegetables and lower in meats (except fish) may reduce the risk of developing high BP... - Prognosis and prognostic factors in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in JapanKatsuyuki Miura
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Circ J 72:343-8. 2008..There have been few large-scale nationwide studies investigating both the prognosis and the prognostic factors of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC). A predictive score that can be used in clinical practice has not been established... - Comparison of four blood pressure indexes for the prediction of 10-year stroke risk in middle-aged and older AsiansKatsuyuki Miura
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa, 920 0293, Japan
Hypertension 44:715-20. 2004..48 for MBP, 2.46 for DBP, 2.25 for SBP, and 1.57 for PP. The long-term incident stroke risk of high BP in Asians should be assessed by SBP and DBP together, or by MBP, not by PP... - Invited commentary: Height-cardiovascular disease relation: where to go from here?Katsuyuki Miura
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Am J Epidemiol 155:688-9. 2002 - Environmental factors and risk of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: a multi-hospital case-control study in JapanKatsuyuki Miura
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920 0293, Japan
Circ J 68:1011-7. 2004..Detailed epidemiological investigations on the relationship of environmental factors, especially occupational and microbiological factors, to the development of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) are scarce... 
Epidemiology of idiopathic cardiomyopathy in Japan: results from a nationwide surveyK Miura
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Heart 87:126-30. 2002..To estimate the total number of patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy in Japan and the prevalence of the disorder...- Birth weight, childhood growth, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Japanese aged 20 yearsK Miura
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Am J Epidemiol 153:783-9. 2001..05 mmol/liter in women. The results suggest that lower birth weight and lower rate of height increase during childhood are independently associated with increases in blood pressure and serum cholesterol in adult life... - Dietary factors related to higher plasma fibrinogen levels of Japanese-americans in hawaii compared with Japanese in JapanKatsuyuki Miura
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa, 920 0293, Japan
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 26:1674-9. 2006..We investigated whether dietary factors explain higher plasma fibrinogen levels in Japanese emigrants living a Western lifestyle in Hawaii compared with Japanese in Japan... 
Dietary glycemic index and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Japanese menMasaru Sakurai
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
Metabolism 61:47-55. 2012..Dietary GI is associated with the incidence of diabetes in middle-aged Japanese men. GI and B-cell function were independently associated with incidence of diabetes...- Evaluation of the effects of shift work on nutrient intake: a cross-sectional studyYuko Morikawa
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Japan
J Occup Health 50:270-8. 2008..Shift work, particularly midnight shift work, affected nutrient intake. The impact of shift work on nutrient intakes differed by age and the type of shift work... - Relationship of alcohol consumption to 7-year blood pressure change in Japanese menKatsushi Yoshita
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
J Hypertens 23:1485-90. 2005..To determine the association of alcohol consumption with years-long blood pressure (BP) change, as well as baseline BP, adjusted for potential confounders... - Effect of shift work on body mass index and metabolic parametersYuko Morikawa
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Uchinada machi, Kahoku gun, Ishikawa 920 0293, Japan
Scand J Work Environ Health 33:45-50. 2007..The aim of this cohort study was to investigate the effects of shift work on changes in parameters related to metabolic disturbances... - Mild metabolic abnormalities, abdominal obesity and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in middle-aged Japanese menWataru Hirokawa
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan
J Atheroscler Thromb 17:934-43. 2010.... - Association between long working hours and sleep problems in white-collar workersMotoko Nakashima
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
J Sleep Res 20:110-6. 2011..67 for workers with ≥50 h and <63 h, and 1.87 for workers with 63 h and more. To conclude, the present results suggest that long work hours correlate with reduced sleep quality in a dose-response manner... - Overtime work and blood pressure in normotensive Japanese male workersKoshi Nakamura
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan
Am J Hypertens 25:979-85. 2012..Epidemiological studies have observed conflicting patterns as to whether overtime work increases blood pressure (BP), probably as a consequence of methodological issues... - Prognosis and prognostic factors in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in Japan: results from a nationwide studyAli Nasermoaddeli
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
Heart 93:711-5. 2007..To investigate prognosis and prognostic factors in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in Japan... - Influence of smoking combined with another risk factor on the risk of mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke: pooled analysis of 10 Japanese cohort studiesKoshi Nakamura
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Japan
Cerebrovasc Dis 33:480-91. 2012.... - Burnout and risk factors for arteriosclerotic disease: follow-up studyKazuyo Kitaoka-Higashiguchi
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku gun, Ishikawa, Japan
J Occup Health 51:123-31. 2009..The purpose of this longitudinal study was to investigate the effects of burnout on risk factors for arteriosclerotic disease... - Glycated hemoglobin and risk of stroke, ischemic and hemorrhagic, in Japanese men and womenKyoko Sunaga
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Cerebrovasc Dis 26:310-6. 2008..The relationship between glycated hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) and stroke has not been fully elucidated. In addition, there have been few reports from Asia, and few trials have been conducted for each stroke subtype... - High-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of stroke in Japanese men and women: the Oyabe StudyYoshiyuki Soyama
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920 0293, Japan
Stroke 34:863-8. 2003..The purpose of this investigation was to examine the relationship in a long-term cohort study of Japanese men and women among whom stroke occurrence is higher than in Western countries... - The effects of sleep duration on the incidence of cardiovascular events among middle-aged male workers in JapanYuko Hamazaki
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
Scand J Work Environ Health 37:411-7. 2011..Accordingly, we conducted a follow-up survey to investigate the relationship between sleep duration and cardiovascular events among male workers, accounting for occupational factors that might confound the true relationship... - Self-reported speed of eating and 7-year risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Japanese menMasaru Sakurai
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan Electronic address
Metabolism 61:1566-71. 2012..This cohort study investigated the association between eating speed and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged Japanese men... - Relation of long-term body weight change to change in lipoprotein particle size in Japanese men and women: the INTERMAP Toyama StudyRie Naganuma
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
Atherosclerosis 206:282-6. 2009..This study investigated the relationship between changes in lipoprotein particle size and body weight change over a 9-year period in Japanese adult men and women... - Dietary intake of fatty acids and serum C-reactive protein in JapaneseSatoko Yoneyama
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
J Epidemiol 17:86-92. 2007..The relationships are not clear in Japanese whose intake of seafood-based long-chain n-3 PUFAs is high... - Dietary glycemic index, glycemic load and blood lipid levels in middle-aged Japanese men and womenMotoko Nakashima
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Ishikawa, Japan
J Atheroscler Thromb 17:1082-95. 2010..This study investigated the association between dietary glycemic index (GI)/glycemic load (GL) and serum lipids in middle-aged Japanese men and women... - Relationship of dietary cholesterol to blood pressure: the INTERMAP studyMasaru Sakurai
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
J Hypertens 29:222-8. 2011..Cross-sectional data from the International Study of Macro/Micro-nutrients and Blood Pressure (INTERMAP) were used to assess relations of dietary cholesterol intake to blood pressure in men and women from four countries... - [Effectiveness of lifestyle modification programs for control of blood pressure: a non-randomized controlled trial in Komatsu, Japan]Katsuyuki Miura
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University
Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 53:533-42. 2006..Group counseling may be more effective in women... - Urinary cadmium and mortality among inhabitants of a cadmium-polluted area in JapanHideaki Nakagawa
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
Environ Res 100:323-9. 2006..These results suggest that a causal association between Cd body burden and mortality exists among inhabitants environmentally exposed to Cd but that no special disease may be induced except renal diseases... - Shift work and the risk of diabetes mellitus among Japanese male factory workersYuko Morikawa
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, Uchinada machi, Kahoku gun, Ishikawa, Japan 920 0293
Scand J Work Environ Health 31:179-83. 2005..This study investigated whether shift work is a risk factor for the development of diabetes mellitus... - A cross-sectional study on association of calcium intake with blood pressure in Japanese populationY Morikawa
Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
J Hum Hypertens 16:105-10. 2002..Our study suggests that increased calcium intake may provide a benefit of lowering blood pressure independently of other minerals such as sodium and potassium... - Trend of congenital anomalies over 20 years ascertained by population-based monitoring in Ishikawa Prefecture, JapanToshio Seto
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku gun, Ishikawa, Japan
Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 43:286-93. 2003..The percentage of children with polydactyly whose mother smoked were relatively higher than that for the other congenital anomalies... - A cross-sectional study on the relationship of job stress with natural killer cell activity and natural killer cell subsets among healthy nursesYuko Morikawa
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
J Occup Health 47:378-83. 2005..The other five NJSS subscales did not relate to immune parameters. In conclusion, the results suggest that perceived job strains, particularly quantitative work load, decreased NK cell function... - 11C-acetate PET imaging of lung cancer: comparison with 18F-FDG PET and 99mTc-MIBI SPETKotaro Higashi
Department of Radiology, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, 920 0293 Uchinada, Kahokugun, Ishikawa, Japan
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 31:13-21. 2004..AC PET is less diagnostically informative than FDG PET in patients with lung cancer. However, AC PET may play a complementary role in the identification of low-grade malignancies that are not FDG avid... - Microalbuminuria and hypertension in nondiabetic Japanese menM Nishijo
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Am J Hypertens 12:16-20. 1999..Therefore, it is suspected that microalbuminuria is a renal facet of insulin resistance, and a predictor value of hypertension... - Trends in stroke incidence and acute case fatality in a Japanese rural area : the Oyabe studyY Morikawa
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University Ishikawa ken, Japan
Stroke 31:1583-7. 2000..Stroke mortality in Japan has significantly declined during recent decades. To determine the cause of this decrease, we studied the trends in stroke incidence and case fatality within 28 days after stroke in a rural area in Japan... - Causes of death and renal tubular dysfunction in residents exposed to cadmium in the environmentM Nishijo
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
Occup Environ Med 63:545-50. 2006..To clarify the causes of death of residents with renal tubular dysfunction induced by cadmium (Cd) in the environment... - Serum creatinine level in predicting the development of hypertension. Ten-year follow-up of Japanese adults in a rural communityK Miura
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Am J Hypertens 7:390-5. 1994..25 to 0.71). The mechanism of this association might relate to muscle mass and physical exercise or, possibly, to a primary renal abnormality. It appeared that the serum creatinine level may be useful in predicting future hypertension... - J-shaped relationship between waist circumference and subsequent risk for Type 2 diabetes: an 8-year follow-up of relatively lean Japanese individualsM Sakurai
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Diabet Med 26:753-9. 2009..This study investigated the relationship between waist circumference and the subsequent incidence of Type 2 diabetes and the association with insulin resistance and pancreatic B-cell function in relatively lean Japanese individuals... - Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance and the risk of cardiovascular events in middle-aged non-diabetic Japanese menK Nakamura
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
Diabetologia 53:1894-902. 2010.... - Strategies for prevention and management of hypertension throughout lifeKatsuyuki Miura
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
J Epidemiol 14:112-7. 2004..Researchers in Asia are desired to establish high-quality epidemiologic evidences for Asian for the prevention and management of hypertension... - Exercise blood pressure in young adults as a predictor of future blood pressure: a 12-year follow-up of medical school graduatesM Nakashima
Department of Health Care for Students, Kanazawa Medical University, Japan
J Hum Hypertens 18:815-21. 2004..However, in young adult women, resting SBP rather than exercise SBP would be better to predict future SBP... - Liver steatosis, but not fibrosis, is associated with insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseMasaru Sakurai
Department of Disease Control and Homeostacis, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13 1 Takara machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920 8641, Japan
J Gastroenterol 42:312-7. 2007.... - 18F-FDG uptake by primary tumor as a predictor of intratumoral lymphatic vessel invasion and lymph node involvement in non-small cell lung cancer: analysis of a multicenter studyKotaro Higashi
Department of Radiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa 920 0293, Japan
J Nucl Med 46:267-73. 2005..The aim of this multicenter study was to determine whether (18)F-FDG uptake of the primary tumor is a predictor of intratumoral lymphatic vessel invasion and lymph node metastasis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer... - Salt reduction in a population for the prevention of hypertensionHideaki Nakagawa
Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1 1 Daigaku, 920 0293, Uehinada, Ishikawa, Japan
Environ Health Prev Med 9:123-9. 2004..Further studies are needed of population-wide salt reduction methods, and the effectiveness of such methods... - Dietary intake and urinary excretion of selenium in the Japanese adult population: the INTERMAP Study JapanS Yoneyama
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
Eur J Clin Nutr 62:1187-93. 2008..This study is to examine the relationship between dietary selenium intake and 24-h urinary selenium excretion in Japanese population samples participating in the INTERMAP Study... - Sickness absence and shift work among Japanese factory workersY Morikawa
Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan
J Hum Ergol (Tokyo) 30:393-8. 2001..These findings suggest that shift workers who are engaged on a particular shift schedule are more likely to take leave due to sickness... - Relation of nutrient intake to microalbuminuria in nondiabetic middle-aged men and women: International Population Study on Macronutrients and Blood Pressure (INTERMAP)Martha L Daviglus
Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Am J Kidney Dis 45:256-66. 2005..Microalbuminuria (MA) is a risk factor for cardiovascular and renal disease. However, little is known about the relation of nutritional factors to MA, especially in individuals without diabetes... - Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 variant Q89R is associated with hypertension in Japanese femalesYasushi Suwazono
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan
Blood Press 15:80-7. 2006..1 compared to the QQ genotype. This study indicates that the Q89R polymorphism is an independent factor for hypertension in Japanese females... - Relationship of dietary linoleic acid to blood pressure. The International Study of Macro-Micronutrients and Blood Pressure Study [corrected]Katsuyuki Miura
Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa cho, Otsu, Shiga 520 2192, Japan
Hypertension 52:408-14. 2008..42/-0.98 mm Hg (P<0.05 for both) with 2 SD higher intake (4.04% kcal). Dietary linoleic acid intake may contribute to prevention and control of adverse blood pressure levels in general populations... - Clinical significance of von Willebrand factor in patients with adult dermatomyositisToshiyuki Komiya
The Department of Medicine, The Tazuke Kofukai, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Ohgimachi, Kita ku, Osaka, Japan
Clin Rheumatol 24:352-7. 2005..The plasma vWF levels in six patients with active DM significantly decreased after successful corticosteroid treatment. Plasma vWF level may be considered a useful marker of disease activity in adult DM patients... - G-protein beta3 subunit gene variant (C825T) is unlikely to have a significant influence on serum total cholesterol level in Japanese workersYasushi Suwazono
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Clin Exp Hypertens 28:47-56. 2006..The targeting of this polymorphism therefore is unlikely to be beneficial in preventing hypercholesterolemia in the general Japanese population... - Lack of association of human G-protein beta 3 subunit variant with hypertension in Japanese workersYasushi Suwazono
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chuoku, Chiba, Japan
J Hypertens 22:493-500. 2004..To examine the association between hypertension and the C825T polymorphism in the G-protein beta 3 subunit gene in Japanese workers... - Lack of association between human G-protein beta3 subunit variant and overweight in Japanese workersYasushi Suwazono
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Obes Res 12:4-8. 2004..In conclusion, this study indicated that the GNB3 C825T polymorphism is not a significant factor for overweight in Japanese people... - Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of cardiomyopathies in Japan: results from nationwide surveysAkira Matsumori
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Circ J 66:323-36. 2002..Thus, the nationwide surveys of Japanese patients have yielded important current epidemiological and clinical information on the characteristics of cardiomyopathies in Japan... - Marital status and cardiovascular risk factors among middle-aged Japanese male workers: the High-risk and Population Strategy for Occupational Health Promotion (HIPOP-OHP) studyYuko Kamon
Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu City, Japan
J Occup Health 50:348-56. 2008..Since men who have never married might be at higher risk for CVD, effort should be made to educate this population about decreasing lifestyle-related risk factors... - BMI may be better than waist circumference for defining metabolic syndrome in Japanese womenMasaru Sakurai
Diabetes Care 31:e12. 2008 - G-protein beta 3 subunit polymorphism C1429T and low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 polymorphism A1330V are risk factors for hypercholesterolemia in Japanese males--a prospective study over 5 yearsYasushi Suwazono
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine A2, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba 260 8670, Japan
Metabolism 55:751-7. 2006.... - A prospective study of passive smoking and risk of diabetes in a cohort of workers: the High-Risk and Population Strategy for Occupational Health Promotion (HIPOP-OHP) studyYasuaki Hayashino
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Konoe cho, Yoshida, Sakyo ku, Kyoto 606 8501, Japan
Diabetes Care 31:732-4. 2008..We investigated the impact of active smoking and exposure to passive smoke on the risk of developing diabetes... - The -1438A/G polymorphism in the 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A gene is related to hyperuricemia, increased gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase and decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level in the Japanese population: a prospective cohort study overYasushi Suwazono
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine A2, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba 260 8670, Japan
Int J Mol Med 17:77-82. 2006.... - Gender differences in the association between anthropometric indices of obesity and blood pressure in JapaneseMasaru Sakurai
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa, Japan
Hypertens Res 29:75-80. 2006..Waist circumference in men and BMI in women should be given more importance in the screening of and guidelines on hypertension in Asians... - Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 variant A1330V is a determinant of blood pressure in Japanese malesYasushi Suwazono
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine A2, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1 8 1 Inohana, Chiba 260 8670, Japan
Life Sci 78:2475-9. 2006..5 mm Hg lower diastolic blood pressure and a 2.3 mm Hg lower mean blood pressure than the AA genotype. This study indicates that the 1330V allele is an independent factor for lower diastolic and mean blood pressure in Japanese males... - Possible involvement of nuclear factor-kappaB inhibition in the renal protective effect of oral adsorbent AST-120 in a rat model of chronic renal failureToshiyuki Komiya
Department of Nephrology, Osaka City University Medical School, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku Osaka 545-8585, Japan
Int J Mol Med 13:133-8. 2004..The anti-inflammatory effect of AST-120 mediated via inhibition of NF-kappaB is a possible mechanism by which AST-120 retards the progression of renal fibrosis in CRF... - G-protein beta3 subunit gene variant is unlikely to have a significant influence on serum uric acid level in Japanese workersYasushi Suwazono
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1 8 1 Inohana, Chiba 260 8670, Japan
Tohoku J Exp Med 209:149-57. 2006..The targeting of this polymorphism is unlikely to be beneficial in the prevention of hyperuricemia in the general Japanese population... - Effects of adrenomedullin 2 on regional hemodynamics in conscious ratsYoshihide Fujisawa
Life Science Center, School of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Kita gun, Kagawa, Japan
Eur J Pharmacol 558:128-32. 2007..Rat adrenomedullin 2 may contribute to the regulation of the cardiovascular system, by acting as a local vasodilatory hormone as well as a circulatory hormone... - [Relationship of childhood obesity to adult obesity: a 20-year longitudinal study from birth in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan]Hisae Tsukada
Minami-Kaga Public Health Center, Ishikawa Prefectural Government
Nippon Koshu Eisei Zasshi 50:1125-34. 2003..About 30 percent of obese children at 3 years remain obese into adulthood. These results are of interest with respect to assessment of future risk of adulthood obesity at medical examinations for infants in Japan... - Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of chronic renal injury: the role of nuclear factor kappaB activation in the development of renal fibrosisSatoshi Tamada
Department of Urology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
J Pharmacol Sci 100:17-21. 2006..It is suggested that strategy aiming at NF-kappaB inhibition is important to prevent the progression of renal fibrosis... - Role for thromboxane A2 from glomerular thrombi in nephropathy with type 2 diabetic ratsMichiaki Okumura
Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22 Miyakojimahondori, Miyakojima-ku, 534-0021, Osaka, Japan
Life Sci 72:2695-705. 2003..When platelet aggregation began, more TXA2 than before was released from the thrombi that formed, and the TXA2 contributed to the progress of nephropathy in this rat model of type 2 diabetes... - Effect of a 4-year workplace-based physical activity intervention program on the blood lipid profiles of participating employees: the high-risk and population strategy for occupational health promotion (HIPOP-OHP) studyMariko Naito
Department of Preventive Medicine Biostatistics and Medical Decision Making, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466 8550, Japan
Atherosclerosis 197:784-90. 2008.... - Renal effects of a new member of adrenomedullin family, adrenomedullin2, in ratsYoshihide Fujisawa
Research Equipment Center, School of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
Eur J Pharmacol 497:75-80. 2004..Thus, the renal actions induced by adrenomedullin2 were similar to those of adrenomedullin. These data suggest that adrenomedullin2 may play an important role in the regulation of renal hemodynamics and urine formation... - Changes in urinary excretions of cadmium, copper, and zinc in Japanese workersToshiaki Miyamoto
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiha University, Japan
Arch Environ Occup Health 61:215-22. 2006..This fact suggests the necessity of further nationwide investigation and comprehensive measures to reduce cadmium exposure in Japanese society... - Health effects of cadmium exposure in the general environment in Japan with special reference to the lower limit of the benchmark dose as the threshold level of urinary cadmiumTsukasa Uno
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Scand J Work Environ Health 31:307-15. 2005..The threshold level of urinary cadmium in Japan seems to be almost the same as in Belgium and Sweden... - Roles of adrenomedullin 2 in regulating the cardiovascular and sympathetic nervous systems in conscious ratsYoshihide Fujisawa
Research Equipment Center, School of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750 1 Ikenobe, Miki cho, Kita gun, Kagawa 761 0793, Japan
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 290:H1120-7. 2006..These findings indicate that the physiological roles of rAM2 and rAM are similar and that rAM2 also has a long-lasting vasodilator action on the renal vascular bed...