Kunihiro Sakuma

4.5k total citations
83 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Kunihiro Sakuma is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kunihiro Sakuma has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Physiology and 22 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kunihiro Sakuma's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (55 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (20 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (16 papers). Kunihiro Sakuma is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (55 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (20 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (16 papers). Kunihiro Sakuma collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Sweden. Kunihiro Sakuma's co-authors include Akihiko Yamaguchi, Wataru Aoi, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Akira Wagatsuma, Masahiro Yasuhara, Yuji Naito, Tsuyoshi Totsuka, Mamoru Sano, Toshikazu Yoshikawa and Kimi Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gut and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Kunihiro Sakuma

81 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Peers

Kunihiro Sakuma
Fabio Penna Italy
James G. Ryall Australia
Ashley J. Smuder United States
Pernille Højman Denmark
Vanina Romanello Italy
Bertrand Léger Switzerland
Esther E. Dupont‐Versteegden United States
Craig A. Goodman Australia
Tim Snijders Netherlands
Brendan Egan Ireland
Fabio Penna Italy
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kunihiro Sakuma

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, et al.. (2023). Current Nutritional and Pharmacological Approaches for Attenuating Sarcopenia. Cells. 12(19). 2422–2422. 22 indexed citations
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Inoue, Koshiro, et al.. (2022). Interactions between monthly training volume, frequency and running distance per workout on marathon time. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 123(1). 135–141. 4 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro & Akihiko Yamaguchi. (2018). Drugs of Muscle Wasting and Their Therapeutic Targets. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1088. 463–481. 10 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, Wataru Aoi, & Akihiko Yamaguchi. (2014). Current understanding of sarcopenia: possible candidates modulating muscle mass. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 467(2). 213–229. 91 indexed citations
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Aoi, Wataru, Yuji Naito, Tomohisa Takagi, et al.. (2012). A novel myokine, secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), suppresses colon tumorigenesis via regular exercise. Gut. 62(6). 882–889. 233 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro & Akihiko Yamaguchi. (2010). Molecular Mechanisms in Aging and Current Strategies to Counteract Sarcopenia. Current Aging Science. 3(2). 90–101. 85 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara, Miyuki Hirata, et al.. (2009). The expression pattern of PKCθ in satellite cells of normal and regenerating muscle in the rat. Neuropathology. 29(3). 211–218. 9 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, et al.. (2008). Age-related reductions in expression of serum response factor and myocardin-related transcription factor A in mouse skeletal muscles. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1782(7-8). 453–461. 48 indexed citations
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Hirata, Miyuki, Kunihiro Sakuma, Seiichiro Okajima, et al.. (2007). Increased expression of neuregulin-1 in differentiating muscle satellite cells and in motoneurons during muscle regeneration. Acta Neuropathologica. 113(4). 451–459. 24 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, et al.. (2006). Normal distribution of presenilin-1 and nicastrin in skeletal muscle and the differential responses of these proteins after denervation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1760(6). 980–987. 8 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, Ryuta Nakao, Wataru Aoi, et al.. (2005). Cyclosporin A treatment upregulates Id1 and Smad3 expression and delays skeletal muscle regeneration. Acta Neuropathologica. 110(3). 269–280. 34 indexed citations
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Aoi, Wataru, Yuji Naito, Yoshikazu Takanami, et al.. (2004). Oxidative stress and delayed-onset muscle damage after exercise. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 37(4). 480–487. 177 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, Junji Nishikawa, Ryuta Nakao, et al.. (2003). Serum response factor plays an important role in the mechanically overloaded plantaris muscle of rats. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 119(2). 149–160. 23 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, Hiroshi Nakano, Yujiang Li, et al.. (2001). A possible role for BDNF, NT-4 and TrkB in the spinal cord and muscle of rat subjected to mechanical overload, bupivacaine injection and axotomy. Brain Research. 907(1-2). 1–19. 60 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, Kimi Watanabe, Mamoru Sano, et al.. (2000). The adaptive response of transforming growth factor-β2 and -βRII in the overloaded, regenerating and denervated muscles of rats. Acta Neuropathologica. 99(2). 177–185. 28 indexed citations
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Sakuma, Kunihiro, et al.. (1998). Pathological changes in levels of three small stress proteins, αB crystallin, HSP 27 and P20, in the hindlimb muscles of dy mouse. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1406(2). 162–168. 16 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Akihiko, et al.. (1996). Changes in fibre types in rat soleus and plantaris muscles following hypophysectomy and compensatory overload. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 158(1). 89–95. 11 indexed citations

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