Keizo Waku

10.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
167 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Keizo Waku is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Keizo Waku has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Pharmacology and 46 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Keizo Waku's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (43 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (39 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (26 papers). Keizo Waku is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (43 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (39 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (26 papers). Keizo Waku collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Keizo Waku's co-authors include Takayuki Sugiura, Shinji Nakane, Atsushi Yamashita, Shigeru Kondo, Kohji Itoh, Akira Shinoda, Sachiko Kondo, Saori Oka, Seishi Kishimoto and Yasuhito Nakagawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Keizo Waku

166 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2-Arachidonoylgylcerol: A Possible Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand in Brain

1995 1.8k citations Takayuki Sugiura, Shinji Nakane et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Keizo Waku Japan	45	4.9k	2.8k	2.3k	1.4k	1.0k	167	8.6k
Takayuki Sugiura Japan	51	6.5k 1.3×	2.8k 1.0×	3.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.4×	130	10.2k
Harald H.O. Schmid United States	47	3.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	422 0.4×	144	7.0k
Natsuo Ueda Japan	53	6.4k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	768 0.6×	827 0.8×	155	8.9k
Patricia C. Schmid United States	43	3.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	501 0.4×	395 0.4×	78	5.5k
Shozo Yamamoto Japan	46	3.2k 0.7×	2.6k 0.9×	780 0.3×	1.1k 0.8×	240 0.2×	153	7.0k
Jonathan Z. Long United States	43	4.2k 0.9×	3.7k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	887 0.7×	892 0.9×	97	12.5k
Jin Fu China	34	3.1k 0.6×	3.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	399 0.3×	319 0.3×	74	8.9k
Alessia Ligresti Italy	46	5.6k 1.2×	1.4k 0.5×	2.4k 1.0×	207 0.2×	884 0.8×	126	7.5k
Sumner Burstein United States	44	3.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	316 0.2×	444 0.4×	131	5.5k
Zvi Vogel Israel	46	5.6k 1.2×	3.1k 1.1×	4.4k 1.9×	124 0.1×	1.2k 1.1×	106	9.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keizo Waku

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Yamashita, Atsushi, et al.. (2009). Subcellular localization and lysophospholipase/transacylation activities of human group IVC phospholipase A2 (cPLA2γ). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1791(10). 1011–1022. 40 indexed citations

Oka, Saori, et al.. (2007). Depolarization-induced Rapid Generation of 2-Arachidonoylglycerol, an Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, in Rat Brain Synaptosomes. The Journal of Biochemistry. 141(5). 687–697. 10 indexed citations

Sugiura, Takayuki, Saori Oka, Maiko Gokoh, Seishi Kishimoto, & Keizo Waku. (2004). New Perspectives in the Studies on Endocannabinoid and Cannabis: 2-Arachidonoylglycerol as a Possible Novel Mediator of Inflammation. Journal of Pharmacological Sciences. 96(4). 367–375. 38 indexed citations

Sugiura, Takayuki, Shinji Nakane, Seishi Kishimoto, et al.. (2002). Lysophosphatidic acid, a growth factor-like lipid, in the saliva. Journal of Lipid Research. 43(12). 2049–2055. 106 indexed citations

Yamaguchi, Taku, Hirohisa Tanaka, Takayuki Sugiura, et al.. (2001). Endogenous cannabinoid, 2-arachidonoylglycerol, attenuates naloxone-precipitated withdrawal signs in morphine-dependent mice. Brain Research. 909(1-2). 121–126. 75 indexed citations

Sugiura, Takayuki, Sachiko Kondo, Tomoko Kodaka, et al.. (1996). Enzymatic synthesis of oleamide (cis‐9,10‐octadecenoamide), an endogenous sleep‐inducing lipid, by rat brain microsomes. IUBMB Life. 40(5). 931–938. 36 indexed citations

Sugiura, Takayuki, Sachiko Kondo, Takashi Tonegawa, et al.. (1996). Enzymatic Synthesis of Anandamide, an Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, through N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine Pathway in Testis: Involvement of Ca2+-Dependent Transacylase and Phosphodiesterase Activities. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 218(1). 113–117. 170 indexed citations

Waku, Keizo, et al.. (1996). Cadmium suppresses Δ9 desaturase activity in rat hepatocytes. Toxicology. 114(2). 101–111. 25 indexed citations

Sugiura, Takayuki, Atsushi Yamashita, Teruo Fukuda, et al.. (1995). Platelet-activating factor and its structural analogues in the earthworm Eisenia foetida. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1258(1). 19–26. 9 indexed citations

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Sugiura, Takayuki, et al.. (1995). Coenzyme A-dependent cleavage of membrane phospholipids in several rat tissues: ATP-independent acyl-CoA synthesis and the generation of lysophospholipids. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1255(2). 167–176. 28 indexed citations

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Waku, Keizo, et al.. (1994). Mercuric chloride induces the production of leukotriene B4 by rabbit alveolar macrophages. Archives of Toxicology. 68(3). 179–186. 4 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Atsushi, Kazuaki Sato, Masanobu Watanabe, et al.. (1994). Induction of coenzyme A-dependent transacylation activity in rat liver microsomes by administration of clofibrate. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1211(3). 263–269. 15 indexed citations

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Mabuchi, Kazunori, et al.. (1992). Differential effects of platelet-activating factor on superoxide anion production in human eosinophils and neutrophils.. PubMed. 26(6). 1105–13. 6 indexed citations

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Naito, Mikihiko, Ichiro Kudo, Yasuhito Nakagawa, et al.. (1991). Suppression of Ethanolamine-Containing Glycerophospholipid Synthesis in HL-60 Cells during Retinoic Acid-Induced Differentiation1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 110(4). 469–471. 2 indexed citations

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Waku, Keizo, et al.. (1991). Prevention by zinc of cadmium inhibition of stearoyl-CoA desaturase in rat liver. Toxicology. 68(2). 133–142. 31 indexed citations

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Kato, Koichi, Mamoru Nakanishi, Yoji Arata, et al.. (1990). Characterization of a new type of variant of rat basophilic leukemia 2H3 cells presenting a different pattern of calcium signal. Experimental Cell Research. 188(2). 247–253. 3 indexed citations

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Sugiura, Takayuki, et al.. (1989). Augmented production of platelet‐activating factor in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes by ketone bodies. FEBS Letters. 258(2). 351–354. 5 indexed citations

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Nakagawa, Yasuhito & Keizo Waku. (1988). Selective inhibition of free arachidonic acid production in activated alveolar macrophages by calmodulin antagonists. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 156(2). 947–953. 5 indexed citations

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Naito, Mikihiko, Ichiro Kudo, Yasuhito Nakagawa, et al.. (1987). Lipids of Human Promyclocytic Leukemia Cell HL-60: Increasing Levels of Ether-Linked Phospholipids during Retinoic Acid-Induced Differentiation1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 102(1). 155–162. 20 indexed citations

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Waku, Keizo, et al.. (1981). STUDIES ON THE PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM OF RAT LIVER AND KIDNEY AFTER LONG TERM CADMIUM ADMINISTRATION. Journal of Pharmacobio-Dynamics. 4(5). 1 indexed citations

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