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Species | Chiharu KuboSummaryAffiliation: Kyushu University Country: Japan Publications
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The longitudinal BMI pattern and body composition of patients with anorexia nervosa who require urgent hospitalization: A case control studyKeisuke Kawai
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 3 1 1 Higashi ku, Fukuoka, Japan 812 8582
Biopsychosoc Med 5:14. 2011..abstract:..- Profile of mood states and stress-related biochemical indices in long-term yoga practitionersKazufumi Yoshihara
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashiku, Fukuoka, Japan
Biopsychosoc Med 5:6. 2011..abstract:.. - Relation between psychosocial variables and the glycemic control of patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional and prospective studyTakehiro Nozaki
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Biopsychosoc Med 3:4. 2009..CONCLUSION: The DTSQ and the PAID predicted both current and future HbA1c to a similar and significant degree in patients with type 2 diabetes... 
[The assessment and treatment for psychological aspect in allergic diseases]Chiharu Kubo
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Arerugi 54:1254-9. 2005- Social isolation stress impairs passive avoidance learning in senescence-accelerated mouse (SAM)Yoichi Chida
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, 812-8582 Fukuoka, Japan
Brain Res 1067:201-8. 2006..In conclusion, chronic social isolation stress exacerbated conditioning memory in SAM mice, probably through a glucocorticoid-mediated decrease in neural activation in the CeA... - Does stress exacerbate liver diseases?Yoichi Chida
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Higashi ku, Fukuoka, Japan
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 21:202-8. 2006.... - Social disruption stress exacerbates alpha-galactosylceramide-induced hepatitis in miceJunko Sonoda
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Neuroimmunomodulation 12:375-9. 2005..CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrated that, similar to electric foot-shock stress, social disruption stress exacerbated alpha-GalCer-induced hepatitis... - Gender differences in psychiatric symptoms related to suicidal ideation in Japanese patients with depressionKouichi Yoshimasu
Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 60:563-9. 2006..The relation between derealization and SI was statistically significant in women but not significant in men... - Sustained elevation of serum cortisol level causes sensitization of coronary vasoconstricting responses in pigs in vivo: a possible link between stress and coronary vasospasmTakatoshi Hizume
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
Circ Res 99:767-75. 2006..These results indicate that sustained elevation of serum cortisol level sensitizes coronary vasoconstricting responses through Rho-kinase activation, suggesting the link between stress and coronary vasospasm... - Early-life psychological stress exacerbates adult mouse asthma via the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axisYoichi Chida
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175:316-22. 2007..Despite accumulating evidence that psychological stress has a short-lasting detrimental effect on asthma, little is known about the way stress in childhood predisposes to adult asthma... - Changes in estrogen receptors alpha and beta expression in the brain of mice exposed prenatally to bisphenol AKeisuke Kawai
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 47:166-70. 2007..Exposure to bisphenol A may have changed the expression of ERs in the brain, but did not directly affect serotonin neurons in the DRN... - [Stress and depression]Chiharu Kubo
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Nippon Rinsho 65:1706-9. 2007 - The duration of severe insulin omission is the factor most closely associated with the microvascular complications of Type 1 diabetic females with clinical eating disordersMasato Takii
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Int J Eat Disord 41:259-64. 2008..To investigate which features of eating disorders are associated with retinopathy and nephropathy in Type 1 diabetic females with clinical eating disorders... 
The hepatic vagus nerve attenuates Fas-induced apoptosis in the mouse liver via alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorTetsuya Hiramoto
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Gastroenterology 134:2122-31. 2008..We investigated the effect of the vagus nerve by using a selective hepatic vagotomy...- Chronic stress, as well as acute stress, reduces BDNF mRNA expression in the rat hippocampus but less robustlyShuji Murakami
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama City, Wakayama 641-8509, Japan
Neurosci Res 53:129-39. 2005..Repetitive stress-induced reduction of BDNF may partly contribute to the neuronal atrophy/death and reduction of hippocampal volume observed both in animals and humans suffering chronic stress and/or depression... - Aggressive behavior and serum testosterone concentration during the maturation process of male mice: the effects of fetal exposure to bisphenol AKeisuke Kawai
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Environ Health Perspect 111:175-8. 2003..The mechanism activating this aggressive behavior was not elevated testosterone concentration... - An integrated inpatient therapy for type 1 diabetic females with bulimia nervosa: a 3-year follow-up studyMasato Takii
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
J Psychosom Res 55:349-56. 2003..To describe an "integrated inpatient therapy" for type 1 diabetic patients with recurrent binge eating and to assess its effectiveness for females with bulimia nervosa (BN)... - Endogenous glucocorticoids inhibit scratching behavior induced by the administration of compound 48/80 in miceKenji Hirayama
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Eur J Pharmacol 481:59-65. 2003..In conclusion, endogenous glucocorticoid activity was found to suppress the compound 48/80-induced scratching behavior in mice... - The effects of a switch-off response accompanied by hypothalamically induced restlessness on immunoendocrinological changes in catsYasuhisa Sumida
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Japan
Neuroimmunomodulation 11:103-12. 2004..These results suggest that the inability to escape from the aversive stimulation caused a decrease in movement and a prolonged alteration of the immune and endocrine systems, as is often observed in learned helplessness... - Psychosocial stress, personality, and the severity of chronic hepatitis CJun Nagano
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Psychosomatics 45:100-6. 2004..Chronic psychosocial stress relevant to the type 1 personality may also influence the course of chronic hepatitis C... - Electric foot shock stress-induced exacerbation of alpha-galactosylceramide-triggered apoptosis in mouse liverYoichi Chida
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Hepatology 39:1131-40. 2004..In conclusion, foot shock stress-induced elevation of endogenous GCs exacerbates alpha-GalCer-initiated hepatic apoptosis through the expansion of liver NKT cells and the up-regulation of hepatocyte Fas antigen... - Somatic symptoms most often associated with depression in an urban hospital medical setting in JapanHideyo Sugahara
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Psychiatry Res 126:151-8. 2004..Fever in men was also associated with depression by Fisher's exact test... - Postnatal microbial colonization programs the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system for stress response in miceNobuyuki Sudo
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
J Physiol 558:263-75. 2004..These results suggest that commensal microbiota can affect the postnatal development of the HPA stress response in mice... - What does pain or discomfort in irritable bowel syndrome mean?Masanori Handa
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 3 1 1, Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Dig Dis Sci 49:575-8. 2004..Anxiety in IBS patients with lower gastrointestinal pain seems to be important in their treatment... - Social isolation stress exacerbates autoimmune disease in MRL/lpr miceYoichi Chida
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3 1 1 Maidashi, Higashi ku, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
J Neuroimmunol 158:138-44. 2005.... - Electric foot-shock stress drives TNF-alpha production in the liver of IL-6-deficient miceYoichi Chida
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812 8582, Japan
Neuroimmunomodulation 11:419-24. 2004..Herein, we further clarified the mechanism underlying the above finding and investigated the effect of IL-6 on liver apoptosis triggered by stress... - Dietary nucleic acid and intestinal microbiota synergistically promote a shift in the Th1/Th2 balance toward Th1-skewed immunityNobuyuki Sudo
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Int Arch Allergy Immunol 135:132-5. 2004..In this study, we focused on the question of whether the addition of dietary NA lacking CpG motifs would allow continued modulation of the Th1/Th2 balance... - [Psychosomatic approach for IBS patients]Masanori Handa
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Nippon Rinsho 64:1505-8. 2006..In treating IBS patients, we should first consider not only organic or functional mechanism of their symptoms but also the psychosocial meaning of them... - [Psychosomatic medicine]Chiharu Kubo
Nippon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 91:3111-4. 2002 - Psychological stress impairs hepatic blood flow via central CRF receptors in miceYoichi Chida
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
Life Sci 76:1707-12. 2005..Thus, this new model is considered to be a useful and promising tool for elucidating the precise effects of emotional factors on liver function... - Examination of the relationship between the working conditions of young workers and the content of the meals they buy at convenience storesMiki Miyagoshi
Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science Division of Health Sciences, Ishikawa, Japan
Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi 50:92-9. 2008..An environment in which such information is easy to obtain at convenience stores should be arranged... - IL-15 exacerbates collagen-induced arthritis with an enhanced CD4+ T cell response to produce IL-17Kazufumi Yoshihara
Division of Host Defense, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Eur J Immunol 37:2744-52. 2007..Taken together, these results indicate that IL-15 plays an important role in the progression of CIA through increasing antigen-specific IL-17 production by CD4(+) T cells... - [Overview of medical treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome]Kazufumi Yoshihara
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
Nihon Rinsho 65:1077-81. 2007..Herein we introduce our graded exercise therapy. If the symptoms continue despite careful management of the program by the physician, consultation with a psychiatrist or psychosomatic medicine specialist is necessary... - [Therapeutic approach for psychological stress from the view of internal medicine]Chiharu Kubo
Nippon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 93:589-94. 2004 - [Cognitive-behavioral therapy of behavior restriction for patients with anorexia nervosa]Masato Takii
Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 108:724-9. 2006 - A prospective Japanese study of the association between personality and the progression of lung cancerJun Nagano
Institute of Health Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka
Intern Med 45:57-63. 2006..CONCLUSION: A high Type 5 tendency may predict poor survival in lung cancer patients, whereas Types 1 and 4 may not be independent predictors... - Edrophonium provocative testing for the evaluation of upper gastrointestinal hypersensitivity in patients with nonulcer dyspepsiaShinichi Tsutsui
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
Dig Dis Sci 51:1302-6. 2006..These findings suggest upper gastrointestinal hypersensitivity in the patients whose symptoms were reproduced. Edrophonium provocative testing might be useful for evaluating upper gastrointestinal hypersensitivity in patients with NUD... - Body shape preference and body satisfaction of Taiwanese and Japanese female college studentsMing-Ying Shih
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi, 3-1-1, Higashi-ku 8128582, Fukuoka City, Japan
Psychiatry Res 133:263-71. 2005..More Japanese than Taiwanese women rated significantly larger body figures and dissatisfaction with their body shape and body parts...