Natsuo Ueda

10.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
155 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Natsuo Ueda is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Natsuo Ueda has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Pharmacology, 44 papers in Surgery and 36 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Natsuo Ueda's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (95 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (43 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (33 papers). Natsuo Ueda is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (95 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (43 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (33 papers). Natsuo Ueda collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Natsuo Ueda's co-authors include Kazuhito Tsuboi, Shozo Yamamoto, Yasuo Okamoto, Toru Uyama, Takeharu Tonai, Jun Morishita, Shogo Yamamoto, Toshiya Arakawa, Kei Yamamoto and Yuko Kurahashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Natsuo Ueda

153 papers receiving 8.8k citations

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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.

Molecular Characterization of a Phospholipase D Generating Anandamide and Its Congeners

2004 652 citations Yasuo Okamoto, Jun Morishita et al. profile →
Transcriptional Roles of Nuclear Factor κB and Nuclear Factor-Interleukin-6 in the Tumor Necrosis Factor α-Dependent Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 in MC3T3-E1 Cells

1995 584 citations Natsuo Ueda, Shozo Yamamoto et al. profile →
Goods and Bads of the Endocannabinoid System as a Therapeutic Target: Lessons Learned after 30 Years

2023 84 citations Natsuo Ueda et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The PLAAT family as phospholipid-related enzymes 2025 ·Progress in Lipid Research ·Toru Uyama, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Natsuo Ueda	0
2	GDE7 produces cyclic phosphatidic acid in the ER lumen functioning as a lysophospholipid mediator 2023 ·Communications Biology ·Keisuke Kitakaze, (unknown), (unknown), Yasuhiro Takenouchi, (unknown), Atsushi Yamashita, Natsuo Ueda, Tamotsu Tanaka, Yasuo Okamoto, Kazuhito Tsuboi	8
3	NAPE-PLD deletion in stress-TRAPed neurons results in an anxiogenic phenotype 2023 ·Translational Psychiatry ·(unknown), Hristo Todorov, Ermelinda Lomazzo, Laura Bîndilă, Natsuo Ueda, (unknown), (unknown), Sergei Kirischuk, Heiko J. Luhmann, Susanne Gerber, Beat Lutz	3
4	A quantitative study on splice variants of N-acylethanolamine acid amidase in human prostate cancer cells and other cells 2016 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids ·(unknown), Kazuhito Tsuboi, Toru Uyama, Xia Zhang, Rikiya Taoka, Mikio Sugimoto, Yoshiyuki Kakehi, Natsuo Ueda	12
5	Enzymatic formation of N-acylethanolamines from N-acylethanolamine plasmalogen through N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D-dependent and -independent pathways 2013 ·Kazuhito Tsuboi, Yasuo Okamoto, Natsuki Ikematsu, Manami Inoue, Yoshibumi Shimizu, Toru Uyama, Jun Wang, Dale G. Deutsch, (unknown), (unknown), Akira Tokumura, Natsuo Ueda	3
6	Enzymological analysis of the tumor suppressor A-C1 reveals a novel group of phospholipid-metabolizing enzymes 2011 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·(unknown), Toru Uyama, Xinghua Jin, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Takeharu Tonai, Hitoshi Houchi, Natsuo Ueda	45
7	The tumor suppressor gene H-Rev107 functions as a novel Ca2+-independent cytosolic phospholipase A1/2 of the thiol hydrolase type 2008 ·Journal of Lipid Research ·Toru Uyama, Jun Morishita, Xinghua Jin, Yasuo Okamoto, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Natsuo Ueda	68
8	The stimulatory effect of phosphatidylethanolamine on N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine-hydrolyzing phospholipase D (NAPE-PLD) 2007 ·Neuropharmacology ·Jun Wang, Yasuo Okamoto, Kazuhito Tsuboi, Natsuo Ueda	25
9	[Enzymes involved in the biosynthesis and degradation of anandamide]. 2005 ·PubMed ·Natsuo Ueda, Kazuhito Tsuboi	2
10	Cyclooxygenase isozymes are expressed in human myeloma cells but not involved in anti‐proliferative effect of cyclooxygenase inhibitors 2005 ·Molecular Carcinogenesis ·(unknown), Kazuhito Tsuboi, Hiroshi Hoshikawa, Rieko Goto, Nozomu Mori, Michiko Katsukawa, (unknown), Shozo Yamamoto, Masahiro Abe, Natsuo Ueda	12
11	Endocannabinoid-Related Enzymes as Drug Targets with Special Reference to N-Acylphosphatidylethanolamine-Hydrolyzing Phospholipase D 2005 ·Current Medicinal Chemistry ·Natsuo Ueda, Yasuo Okamoto, Kazuhito Tsuboi	19
12	Anandamide amidohydrolase (fatty acid amide hydrolase) 2000 ·Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators ·Natsuo Ueda, Shozo Yamamoto	50
13	An acid amidase hydrolyzing anandamide as an endogenous ligand forcannabinoid receptors 1999 ·FEBS Letters ·Natsuo Ueda, Kenji Yamanaka, Yuka Terasawa, Shozo Yamamoto	83
14	A hydrolase enzyme inactivating endogenous ligands for cannabinoid receptors. 1998 ·PubMed ·Natsuo Ueda, (unknown), Kayoko Katayama, Yuko Kurahashi, Hiroshi Suzuki, Shogo Yamamoto	20
15	Metabolism of Anandamide, an Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, in Porcine Ocular Tissues 1997 ·Experimental Eye Research ·Satoshi Matsuda, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Natsuo Ueda, Yuko Kurahashi, Shozo Yamamoto	81
16	Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 is Responsible for Interleukin-1 β-Dependent Prostaglandin E2 Synthesis by Human Lung Fibroblasts 1995 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·Takeshi Endo, Fumitaka Ogushi, S Sone, Takeshi Ogura, Yutaka Taketani, Yujiro Hayashi, Natsuo Ueda, Shogo Yamamoto	70
17	Lipoxygenase-catalyzed oxygenation of arachidonylethanolamide, a cannabinoid receptor agonist 1995 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism ·Natsuo Ueda, Kei Yamamoto, Shozo Yamamoto, Takashi Tokunaga, Eiji Shirakawa, Hisashi Shinkai, Masako Ogawa, Taku Sato, Ichiro Kudo, Keizo Inoue, (unknown), T. Nagano, Masaaki Hirobe, Norio Matsuki, Hiroshi Saitō	131
18	Possible induction of fatty acid cyclo-oxygenase in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated rat Kupffer cells 1992 ·Gastroenterology ·Norifumi Kawada, Y Mizoguchi, (unknown), Takeyuki Monna, Seiji Morisawa, Natsuo Ueda, (unknown), Yoshitaka Takahashi, Shozo Yamamoto	14
19	Reactivities of Mammalian Lipoxygenases with Various Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids 1992 ·Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology ·Yoshitaka Takahashi, Takahiko Hada, Natsuo Ueda, Shogo Yamamoto	1
20	Lipoxin synthesis by arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase purified from porcine leukocytes 1987 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Natsuo Ueda, Chieko Yokoyama, Shozo Yamamoto, Brian J. Fitzsimmons, Joshua Rokach, John A. Oates, Alan Brash	24

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