Toru Kusakabe

Kyoto University — Japan

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Regulation of Appetite and Obesity(22), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism(14), Nuclear Structure and Function(14), Nutrition and Health in Aging(11), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases(10)

Publications96 total

Dietary medium chain triglycerides impairs orexigenic action of ghrelin in mice
Frontiers in Endocrinology·2026Open Access
MON-728 Proposal of Leptin Secretion Index (LSI) and Its Diagnostic Application for Lipodystrophy
Journal of the Endocrine Society·2025Open Access
Comparison of the utility of SARC-F, SARC-CalF, and calf circumference as screening tools for sarcopenia in patients with osteoporosis
PLoS ONE·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Diagnosis of sarcopenic obesity in Japan: Consensus statement of the Japanese Working Group on Sarcopenic Obesity
Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international·2024· 22 citedOpen Access
Beneficial effects of romosozumab on bone mineral density and trabecular bone score assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in a family with osteogenesis imperfecta
Osteoporosis International·2024· 2 cited
Cross-sectional association of skeletal muscle mass and strength with dietary habits and physical activity among first-year university students in Japan: Results from the KEIJI-U study
Nutrition·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
Novel pathological implications of serum uric acid with cardiovascular disease risk in obesity
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice·2023· 10 cited
A body shape index is useful for BMI-independently identifying Japanese patients with obesity at high risk of cardiovascular disease
Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
A case of osteogenesis imperfecta caused by a <i>COL1A1</i> variant, coexisting with pituitary stalk interruption syndrome
Endocrine Journal·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Higher Serum Soluble TREM2 as a Potential Indicative Biomarker for Cognitive Impairment in Inadequately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Without Obesity: The DOR-KyotoJ-1
Frontiers in Endocrinology·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Cross-sectional association of skeletal muscle mass and strength with dietary habits and physical activity among first-year university students in Japan: Results from KEIJI-U study
2022Open Access
A combined index of waist circumference and muscle quality is associated with cardiovascular disease risk factor accumulation in Japanese obese patients: a cross-sectional study
Endocrine·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on the Associations of Cardiovascular Biomarkers With Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Suspected or Known Coronary Artery Disease: The EXCEED‐J Study
Journal of the American Heart Association·2022· 16 citedOpen Access
Association of daily sleep duration with the incident dementia by serum soluble <scp>TREM2</scp> in a community
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·2021· 2 cited
Impaired leptin responsiveness in the nucleus accumbens of leptin-overexpressing transgenic mice with dysregulated sucrose and lipid preference independent of obesity
Neuroscience Research·2021· 3 cited
Phase angle from bioelectrical impedance analysis is a useful indicator of muscle quality
Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle·2021· 215 citedOpen Access
A Combined Index of Waist Circumference and Muscle Quality is Associated with Accumulation of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Obese Patients: A Cross-sectional Study
Research Square (Research Square)·2021· 1 citedOpen Access
Visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio is a possible prognostic factor for type 1 endometrial cancer
International Journal of Clinical Oncology·2021· 14 citedOpen Access
Impact of Smoking Status on Growth Differentiation Factor 15 and Mortality in Patients With Suspected or Known Coronary Artery Disease: The ANOX Study
Journal of the American Heart Association·2020· 19 citedOpen Access
Observation of p.R4810K, a Polymorphism of the Mysterin Gene, the Susceptibility Gene for Moyamoya Disease, in Two Female Japanese Diabetic Patients with Familial Partial Lipodystrophy 1
Internal Medicine·2020· 2 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Ken Ebihara(26), Kazuwa Nakao(26), Kiminori Hosoda(24), Noriko Satoh‐Asahara(21), Hajime Yamakage(17), Masashi Tanaka(13), Takayuki Inoue(13), Akira Shimatsu(12), Junji Fujikura(11), Yuji Yamamoto(9), Hiroaki Masuzaki(8), Daisuke Aotani(8), Hiromichi Wada(7), Tsutomu Tomita(7), Fumiko Miyanaga(6), Tomohiro Tanaka(6), Tatsuya Hayashi(6), Akihiro Yasoda(6), Ryuji Ohue‐Kitano(6), Koji Hasegawa(6)