Y Yoshimasa

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Y Yoshimasa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Y Yoshimasa has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 8 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Y Yoshimasa's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (9 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (8 papers). Y Yoshimasa is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (9 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (8 papers). Y Yoshimasa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Russia. Y Yoshimasa's co-authors include Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Kiminori Hosoda, Kazuwa Nakao, Issei Tanaka, Haruo Nishimura, Tsunekazu Matsumoto, Takahide Mori, Hiroko Mise and Norimasa Sagawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Y Yoshimasa

32 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Nonadipose tissue production of leptin: Leptin as a novel placenta-derived hormone in humans

1997 1.0k citations Hiroaki Masuzaki, Yoshihiro Ogawa et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Decreased circulating CD34+ cells are associated with progression of diabetic nephropathy 2008 ·Diabetic Medicine ·Hirofumi Makino, Sadanori Okada, Ayako Nagumo, (unknown), (unknown), Ichiro Kishimoto, Akie Kikuchi‐Taura, Toshihiro Soma, Akihiko Taguchi, Y Yoshimasa	39
2	Transgenic overexpression of brain natriuretic peptide prevents the progression of diabetic nephropathy in mice 2006 ·Diabetologia ·Hisashi Makino, Masashi Mukoyama, Kiyoshi Mori, Takayoshi Suganami, Masato Kasahara, Kensei Yahata, T. Nagae, Hideki Yokoi, Kenji Sawai, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Sachie Suga, Y Yoshimasa, Akira Sugawara, Issei Tanaka, Kazumasa Nakao	37
3	Pioglitazone-Induced Insulin Sensitization Improves Vascular Endothelial Function in Nondiabetic Patients With Essential Hypertension 2005 ·American Journal of Hypertension ·T. Horio, (unknown), Itaru Takamisawa, Keita Suzuki, Aki Hiuge, Y Yoshimasa, Yuhei Kawano	35
4	Clinical implications of leptin and its potential humoral regulators in long-term low-calorie diet therapy for obese humans 2002 ·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Takashi Miyawaki, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Kiminori Hosoda, Hitoshi Nishimura, Nobuyuki Azuma, Akira Sugawara, Izuru Masuda, Masahiro Murata, Tomoaki Matsuo, Tatsuya Hayashi, Gen Inoue, Y Yoshimasa, Kazuwa Nakao	15
5	Verification of 525 coding SNPs in 179 hypertension candidate genes in the Japanese population: identification of 159 SNPs in 93 genes 2002 ·Journal of Human Genetics ·Tomohiko Okuda, (unknown), Kei Kamide, Yuhei Kawano, Yoichi Goto, Y Yoshimasa, H Tomoike, N. Iwai, (unknown), Toshiyuki Miyata	40
6	Sympathetic activation of leptin via the ventromedial hypothalamus: leptin-induced increase in catecholamine secretion. 1999 ·Diabetes ·Noriko Satoh, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Goro Katsuura, Yukiko Numata, Tetsuo Tsuji, (unknown), Ken Ebihara, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Kiminori Hosoda, Y Yoshimasa, Kazuwa Nakao	184
7	Down regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorγ expression by inflammatory cytokines and its reversal by thiazolidinediones 1999 ·Diabetologia ·Tomohiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Itoh, Kentaro Doi, Yoko Fukunaga, Kiminori Hosoda, Michihiro Shintani, Jun K. Yamashita, Tae‐Hwa Chun, Masato Inoue, Ken Masatsugu, Naoki Sawada, (unknown), Gen Inoue, Hitoshi Nishimura, Y Yoshimasa, Kazuwa Nakao	112
8	Human leptin receptor gene in obese Japanese subjects: evidence against either obesity-causing mutations or association of sequence variants with obesity 1997 ·Diabetologia ·Junichi Matsuda, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Takashi Miyawaki, Nobuyuki Azuma, Hitoshi Nishimura, S. Nishi, D B Thompson, Kazuwa Nakao, Koshi Natsui, (unknown), Yoshihiro Ogawa, Naoki Matsuoka, Y Yoshimasa	131
9	Molecular screening of both the promoter and the protein coding regions in the human ob gene in Japanese obese subjects with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus 1997 ·European Journal of Endocrinology ·Michika Shigemoto, S. Nishi, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Naohi Isse, Naoki Matsuoka, Takuma Tanaka, Nobuyuki Azuma, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Hitoshi Nishimura, Y Yoshimasa, Kiminori Hosoda, Kazuwa Nakao	12
10	Nonadipose tissue production of leptin: Leptin as a novel placenta-derived hormone in humans breakdown → 1997 ·Nature Medicine ·Hiroaki Masuzaki, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Norimasa Sagawa, Kiminori Hosoda, Tsunekazu Matsumoto, Hiroko Mise, Haruo Nishimura, Y Yoshimasa, Issei Tanaka, Takahide Mori, Kazuwa Nakao	1030
11	Insulin-induced activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase in Fao cells 1996 ·Diabetologia ·Tatsuya Hayashi, M. Okamoto, Y Yoshimasa, Gen Inoue, Kenneth M. Yamada, Shigeo Kono, Michika Shigemoto, Junko Suga, Hideshi Kuzuya, Kazuwa Nakao	6
12	Molecular cloning of rat obese cDNA and augmented gene expression in genetically obese Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats. 1995 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Naohi Isse, Taku Okazaki, Kiyoshi Mori, Michika Shigemoto, Noriko Satoh, Naohisa Tamura, Kiminori Hosoda, Y Yoshimasa	184
13	Two Vasopressin Type 2 Receptor Gene Mutations R143P and ΔV278 in Patients with Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Impair Ligand Binding of the Receptor 1995 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Hiroyasu Tsukaguchi, Hiroaki Matsubara, Yosai Mori, Y Yoshimasa, T Yoshimasa, (unknown), Mitsuo Inada	9
14	A novel substrate for insulin-sensitive serine/threonine kinase in intact cells. 1994 ·Endocrinology ·Shigeo Kono, Hideshi Kuzuya, Kenneth M. Yamada, Y Yoshimasa, M. Okamoto, Gen Inoue, Tatsuya Hayashi, Junko Suga, H Imura, Kazuki Nakao	2
15	Exon 11 enhances insulin binding affinity and tyrosine kinase activity of the human insulin proreceptor. 1994 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Mohammad Pashmforoush, Y Yoshimasa, Donald F. Steiner	14
16	Cross-linking of a B25 azidophenylalanine insulin derivative to the carboxyl-terminal region of the alpha-subunit of the insulin receptor. Identification of a new insulin-binding domain in the insulin receptor. 1994 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Takeshi Kurose, Mohammad Pashmforoush, Y Yoshimasa, Raymond J. Carroll, Gerald Schwartz, Gerald Burke, Panayotis G. Katsoyannis, Donald F. Steiner	84
17	Preparation of Anti-phosphoserine and Anti-phosphothreonine Antibodies and Their Application in the Study of Insulin- and EGF-Induced Phosphorylation 1993 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Shigeo Kono, Hideshi Kuzuya, Kazunori Yamada, Y Yoshimasa, Masaya Okamoto, (unknown), Atsushi Kosaki, Gen Inoue, Tatsuya Hayashi, H Imura	4
18	Anti-phosphoserine and Anti-phosphothreonine Antibodies Modulate Autophosphorylation of the Insulin Receptor but Not EGF Receptor 1993 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Shigeo Kono, Hideshi Kuzuya, Kazunori Yamada, Y Yoshimasa, M. Okamoto, Gen Inoue, Tatsuya Hayashi, Kazuwa Nakao, Hiroo Imura	1
19	Binding activity and autophosphorylation of the insulin receptor from patients with myotonic dystrophy. 1990 ·PubMed ·Takako Kakehi, (unknown), Atsushi Kosaki, Kazunori Yamada, Y Yoshimasa, M. M. Okamoto, Hitoshi Nishimura, (unknown), (unknown), Shin‐ichi Kuno	10
20	Defective processing of insulin-receptor precursor in cultured lymphocytes from a patient with extreme insulin resistance. 1988 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Takako Kakehi, Akitaka Hisatomi, Hideshi Kuzuya, Y Yoshimasa, M. Okamoto, Kenneth M. Yamada, Hitoshi Nishimura, Atsushi Kosaki, H Nawata, F. Umeda	24

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