Kenji Matsubara

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Kenji Matsubara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenji Matsubara has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Kenji Matsubara's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (4 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers). Kenji Matsubara is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (5 papers), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (4 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers). Kenji Matsubara collaborates with scholars based in Japan and United States. Kenji Matsubara's co-authors include Tadashi Nakamura, Shinji Kihara, Yūji Matsuzawa, Masahiro Muraguchi, Tohru Funahashi, Kikuko Hotta, Kazuhisa Maeda, Makoto Nishida, Hiroshi Kuriyama and Noriyuki Ouchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Gastroenterology and Diabetes.

In The Last Decade

Kenji Matsubara

24 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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Paradoxical Decrease of an Adipose-Specific Protein, Adiponectin, in Obesity

1999 4.1k citations Yukio Arita, Shinji Kihara et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Depletion of plasma thymidine results in growth retardation and mitochondrial myopathy in mice overexpressing human thymidine phosphorylase 2023 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Naomoto Harada, (unknown), Hiromi Yamamoto, Kenji Matsubara, (unknown), Akira Gomori, Tatsushi Yokogawa, Kenichi Matsuo, Kazutaka Miyadera	2
2	Genome editing of <i>Nf1, Pten,</i> and <i>Trp53</i> in neonatal mice induces glioblastomas positive for oligodendrocyte lineage transcription factor 2 2021 ·Journal of Toxicologic Pathology ·Hiromi Yamamoto, Keisuke Yamamura, (unknown), Takamasa Suzuki, (unknown), Kenji Matsubara, Naomoto Harada, Shuichi Ohkubo	1
3	Spontaneous Thymoma in a 10-Week-Old Sprague-Dawley Rat 2012 ·Journal of Toxicologic Pathology ·Hideki Tanaka, Satoshi Suzuki, (unknown), Kenji Matsubara, Kazuo Hakoi	7
4	Effect of fasting on PPARγ and AMPK activity in adipocytes 2008 ·Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice ·Kimihiro Kajita, Tomoatsu Mune, Takahide Ikeda, Masami Matsumoto, Yoshihiro Uno, (unknown), Kenji Matsubara, Hiroyuki Morita, Masao Takemura, Mitsuru Seishima, Jun Takeda, Tatsuo Ishizuka	45
5	Platelet aggregation in obese and diabetic subjects: Association with leptin level 2007 ·Platelets ·(unknown), Masayoshi Ishizawa, Kimihiro Kajita, Hiroyuki Morita, Yoshihiro Uno, Kenji Matsubara, Masami Matsumoto, Takahide Ikeda, Tatsuo Ishizuka	18
6	Effect of dehydroepiandrosterone on insulin sensitivity in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima-fatty rats 2007 ·Acta Diabetologica ·Tatsuo Ishizuka, Atsushi Miura, Kimihiro Kajita, Masami Matsumoto, (unknown), Kenji Matsubara, Takahide Ikeda, Ichiro Mori, Hiroyuki Morita, Yoshihiro Uno, Tomoatsu Mune, Yoshinori Kanoh, Masayoshi Ishizawa	13
7	Overexpression of glucose transporter 1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas: a marker for poor prognosis 2005 ·Diseases of the Esophagus ·Takayuki Tohma, (unknown), Harufumi Makino, (unknown), (unknown), Kiyohiko Shuto, (unknown), Kenji Matsubara, Hisashi Gunji, Hisahiro Matsubara, Takenori Ochiai	44
8	Expression of platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor/thymidine phosphorylase in human gallbladder lesions 2000 ·European Journal of Cancer ·Sachiko Yamamoto, Yasuhiko Kitadai, A. Tsuchida, Tamito Sasaki, Kenji Matsubara, Goro Kajiyama	9
9	Paradoxical Decrease of an Adipose-Specific Protein, Adiponectin, in Obesity breakdown → 1999 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Yukio Arita, Shinji Kihara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Masahiko Takahashi, Kazuhisa Maeda, Jun‐ichiro Miyagawa, Kikuko Hotta, Iichiro Shimomura, Tadashi Nakamura, (unknown), Hiroshi Kuriyama, Makoto Nishida, Shizuya Yamashita, Kosaku Okubo, Kenji Matsubara, Masahiro Muraguchi, (unknown), Tohru Funahashi, Yūji Matsuzawa	4054
10	Gene Mutations of K- Ras in Gallbladder Mucosae and Gallbladder Carcinoma With An Anomalous Junction of The Pancreaticobiliary Duct 1999 ·The American Journal of Gastroenterology ·Keiji Hanada, Akira Tsuchida, Toshiyasu Iwao, Noriaki Eguchi, Tamito Sasaki, (unknown), Kenji Matsubara, Yosuke Kawasaki, Shigeru Yamamoto, Goro Kajiyama	69
11	Axin prevents Wnt-3a-induced accumulation of β-catenin 1999 ·Oncogene ·Michiko Kishida, Shinya Koyama, Shosei Kishida, Kenji Matsubara, Shintaro Nakashima, (unknown), Ritsuko Takada, Shinji Takada, Akira Kikuchi	113
12	Plasma membrane recruitment of RalGDS is critical for Ras-dependent Ral activation 1999 ·Oncogene ·Kenji Matsubara, Shosei Kishida, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Hitoshi Kitayama, Makoto Noda, Akira Kikuchi	71
13	Cholecystokinin regulates the invasiveness of human pancreatic cancer cell lines via protein kinase C pathway 1998 ·Gastroenterology ·(unknown), Akira Tsuchida, Toshiyasu Iwao, Noriaki Eguchi, Tamito Sasaki, Kenji Matsubara, Shigeru Yamamoto, (unknown), (unknown), Goro Kajiyama	2
14	Colocalization of Ras and Ral on the membrane is required for Ras-dependent Ral activation through Ral GDP dissociation stimulator 1997 ·Oncogene ·Shosei Kishida, Shinya Koyama, Kenji Matsubara, Michiko Kishida, Yoshiharu Matsuura, Akira Kikuchi	59
15	TP53 mutations in stage I gallbladder carcinoma with special attention to growth patterns 1997 ·European Journal of Cancer ·Keiji Hanada, Masayuki Itoh, Kenichi Fujii, A. Tsuchida, Mayuko Hirata, Toshiyasu Iwao, Noriaki Eguchi, Tamito Sasaki, Kenji Matsubara, Goro Kajiyama	28
16	The post‐translational modifications of Ral and Rac1 are important for the action of Ral‐binding protein 1, a putative effector protein of Ral 1997 ·FEBS Letters ·Kenji Matsubara, Takao Hinoi, Shinya Koyama, Akira Kikuchi	29
17	Abnormalities of plasma lipoproteins in a new genetically obese rat with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (Wistar fatty rat). 1991 ·PubMed ·Sheng Jiao, Y Matsuzawa, Kenji Matsubara, M. Kubo, K. Tokunaga, (unknown), Hitoshi Ikeda, Tiemi Matsuo, (unknown)	21
18	Relationship between hypertriglyceridemia and uric acid production in primary gout 1989 ·Metabolism ·Kenji Matsubara, Yuji Matsuzawa, Sheng Jiao, (unknown), Masaharu Kubo, Seiichiro Tarui	53
19	Cholesterol-lowering effect of N-(α-methylbenzyl) linoleamide (melinamide) in cholesterol-fed diabetic rats 1988 ·Atherosclerosis ·Kenji Matsubara, (unknown), Sheng Jiao, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Seiichiro Tarui	14
20	Increased Activity of Intestinal Acyl-CoA: Cholesterol Acyltransferase in Rats With Streptozocin-Induced Diabetes and Restoration by Insulin Supplementation 1988 ·Diabetes ·Sheng Jiao, Yūji Matsuzawa, Kenji Matsubara, Shinji Kihara, Tadashi Nakamura, Katsuto Tokunaga, Masaharu Kubo, Seiichiro Tarui	35

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