Kenji Kangawa

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center — Japan

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Regulation of Appetite and Obesity(394), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology(379), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling(253), Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques(239), Heart Failure Treatment and Management(198)

Publications1.3k total

Retraction Note: Atrial natriuretic peptide protects against cisplatin‑induced granulocytopenia
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology·2023Open Access
Retraction notice to “Protective effects of ghrelin on cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice” [Peptides 82 (2016) 85–91]
Peptides·2022
<i>Nmu</i>/<i>Nms</i>/<i>Gpr176</i> Triple-Deficient Mice Show Enhanced Light-Resetting of Circadian Locomotor Activity
Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin·2022· 10 citedOpen Access
Obituary — Professor Hisayuki Matsuo
Endocrine Journal·2022Open Access
Utility of perinatal natriuretic peptide for predicting neonatal heart failure
Pediatrics International·2022· 2 cited
Thermoregulatory role of ghrelin in the induction of torpor under a restricted feeding condition
Scientific Reports·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
Importance of plasma ghrelin levels with special reference to nutritional metabolism and energy expenditure in pediatric patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN·2021
Comparison of physiological functions between neuromedin U-related peptide and neuromedin S-related peptide in the rat central nervous system
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·2020· 1 cited
Design and synthesis of peptidic partial agonists of human neuromedin U receptor 1 with enhanced serum stability
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters·2020· 5 citedOpen Access
Cocaine has some effect on neuromedin U expressing neurons related to the brain reward system
Heliyon·2020· 5 citedOpen Access
A chemically stable peptide agonist to neuromedin U receptor type 2
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry·2020· 14 citedOpen Access
コカインは脳報酬系に関連するニューロンを発現するニューロメジンUに影響を与える【JST・京大機械翻訳】
Heliyon·2020Open Access
Deficiency of cardiac natriuretic peptide signaling promotes peripartum cardiomyopathy-like remodeling in the mouse heart
Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society·2020Open Access
Maternal administration of tadalafil improves fetal ventricular systolic function in a Hey2 knockout mouse model of fetal heart failure
International Journal of Cardiology·2019· 2 cited
Transnasal Delivery of the Peptide Agonist Specific to Neuromedin-U Receptor 2 to the Brain for the Treatment of Obesity
Molecular Pharmaceutics·2019· 20 cited
Abstract 13319: Association of ProBNP Ratio to Total BNP on Admission With Future Cardiac Reverse Remodeling in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A New Biomarker to Predict Recovery of Left Ventricular Systolic Function
Circulation·2019
Deficiency of Cardiac Natriuretic Peptide Signaling Promotes Peripartum Cardiomyopathy-Like Remodeling in the Mouse Heart
Circulation·2019· 21 citedOpen Access
Neuromedin U suppresses prolactin secretion via dopamine neurons of the arcuate nucleus
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·2019· 12 citedOpen Access
Physiological significance of ghrelin in the cardiovascular system
Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B·2019· 22 citedOpen Access
A phase II, open-label clinical trial on the combination therapy with medium-chain triglycerides and ghrelin in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The Journal of Physiological Sciences·2019· 5 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Hisayuki Matsuo(18), Masayasu Kojima(17), Hiroshi Hosoda(12), Yukari Date(11), Masamitsu Nakazato(11), Noritoshi Nagaya(9), Shigeru Matsukura(8), Tanenao Eto(8), Naoto Minamino(8), Masaaki Uematsu(8), Muhtashan S. Mondal(6), Kazuo Kitamura(6), Noboru Murakami(5), Tadaaki Hirose(5), Shosaku Numa(5), H. Matsuo(5), Hideo Takahashi(4), Hidezo Mori(4), Koji Toshinai(4), Masakazu Yamagishi(4)