Ayako Kamimura

Summary

Affiliation: Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Investigation of topical application of procyanidin B-2 from apple to identify its potential use as a hair growing agent
    A Kamimura
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co, Ibaraki, Japan
    Phytomedicine 7:529-36. 2000
  2. ncbi Procyanidin B-2, extracted from apples, promotes hair growth: a laboratory study
    A Kamimura
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co, 2, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 0841, Japan
    Br J Dermatol 146:41-51. 2002
  3. ncbi Procyanidin B-3, isolated from barley and identified as a hair-growth stimulant, has the potential to counteract inhibitory regulation by TGF-beta1
    Ayako Kamimura
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    Exp Dermatol 11:532-41. 2002
  4. ncbi Procyanidin oligomers counteract TGF-beta1- and TGF-beta2-induced apoptosis in hair epithelial cells: an insight into their mechanisms
    A Kamimura
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    Skin Pharmacol Physiol 19:259-65. 2006
  5. ncbi Phosphatidic acid has a potential to promote hair growth in vitro and in vivo, and activates mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase in hair epithelial cells
    Tomoya Takahashi
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Company, 2 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 0841, Japan
    J Invest Dermatol 121:448-56. 2003
  6. ncbi Topical effects of N-acetyl-L-hydroxyproline on ceramide synthesis and alleviation of pruritus
    Erika Hashizume
    Healthcare Products Development Center, Kyowa Hakko Bio, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 6:43-9. 2013
  7. ncbi Increasing effect of an oral intake of L-hydroxyproline on the soluble collagen content of skin and collagen fragments in rat serum
    Mami Aoki
    Healthcare Products Development Center, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co, Ltd, Ibaraki, Japan
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 76:1242-4. 2012

Collaborators

  • Tomoya Takahashi
  • Erika Hashizume
  • Koji Morishita
  • Mami Aoki
  • Tetsuo Nakano
  • Toshifumi Takao
  • Motoo Yamasaki
  • Miho Komatsu
  • Kouzou Suto

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Investigation of topical application of procyanidin B-2 from apple to identify its potential use as a hair growing agent
    A Kamimura
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co, Ibaraki, Japan
    Phytomedicine 7:529-36. 2000
    ..99 +/- 2.58 (mean +/- SD)/0.25 cm2; placebo, -0.82 +/- 3.40 (mean +/- SD)/0.25 cm2; P < 0.02, two-sample t test). Procyanidin B-2 therapy shows potential as a safe and promising cure for male pattern baldness...
  2. ncbi Procyanidin B-2, extracted from apples, promotes hair growth: a laboratory study
    A Kamimura
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co, 2, Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 0841, Japan
    Br J Dermatol 146:41-51. 2002
    ..We have previously reported that several selective protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors, including procyanidin B-2, promote hair epithelial cell growth and stimulate anagen induction...
  3. ncbi Procyanidin B-3, isolated from barley and identified as a hair-growth stimulant, has the potential to counteract inhibitory regulation by TGF-beta1
    Ayako Kamimura
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    Exp Dermatol 11:532-41. 2002
    ....
  4. ncbi Procyanidin oligomers counteract TGF-beta1- and TGF-beta2-induced apoptosis in hair epithelial cells: an insight into their mechanisms
    A Kamimura
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    Skin Pharmacol Physiol 19:259-65. 2006
    ....
  5. ncbi Phosphatidic acid has a potential to promote hair growth in vitro and in vivo, and activates mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase in hair epithelial cells
    Tomoya Takahashi
    Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Company, 2 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305 0841, Japan
    J Invest Dermatol 121:448-56. 2003
    ....
  6. ncbi Topical effects of N-acetyl-L-hydroxyproline on ceramide synthesis and alleviation of pruritus
    Erika Hashizume
    Healthcare Products Development Center, Kyowa Hakko Bio, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 6:43-9. 2013
    ..Its other biological and physiological effects on the skin have not been elucidated. We investigated the effects of AHYP on the skin-barrier function, focusing on ceramide synthesis and the effects of topical AHYP on atopic dermatitis...
  7. ncbi Increasing effect of an oral intake of L-hydroxyproline on the soluble collagen content of skin and collagen fragments in rat serum
    Mami Aoki
    Healthcare Products Development Center, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co, Ltd, Ibaraki, Japan
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 76:1242-4. 2012
    ..This result suggests that oral Hyp augmented collagen metabolism...