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Ikuo Kimura

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Watanabe K, Yamano M, Miyamoto J, Ohue-Kitano R, Masujima Y, Sasahara D, et al.
Cell Rep . 2025 Mar; 44(3):115433. PMID: 40085645
Sex steroid hormones such as progesterone play a pivotal role in reproductive functions and maintaining pregnancy; however, the impact of progesterone on the interaction between mother and embryo is unclear....
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Shimizu H, Miyamoto J, Hisa K, Ohue-Kitano R, Takada H, Yamano M, et al.
Nat Commun . 2025 Jan; 16(1):1145. PMID: 39880823
Commensal bacteria affect host health by producing various metabolites from dietary carbohydrates via bacterial glycometabolism; however, the underlying mechanism of action remains unclear. Here, we identified Streptococcus salivarius as a...
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Otake S, Chubachi S, Miyamoto J, Haneishi Y, Arai T, Iizuka H, et al.
Mucosal Immunol . 2024 Dec; PMID: 39675727
We aimed to elucidate the dynamic changes in short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) produced by the gut microbiota following smoking exposure and their role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis....
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Nishida A, Ohue-Kitano R, Masujima Y, Nonaka H, Igarashi M, Ikeda T, et al.
FASEB Bioadv . 2024 Nov; 6(11):526-538. PMID: 39512839
Overconsumption of food, especially dietary fat, leads to metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Long-chain fatty acids, such as palmitoleate are recognized as the risk factors for...
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Kambe J, Usuda K, Inoue R, Hirayama K, Ito M, Suenaga K, et al.
Gut Microbes . 2024 May; 16(1):2359729. PMID: 38816999
Early life environment influences mammalian brain development, a growing area of research within the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease framework, necessitating a deeper understanding of early life factors on...
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Inuki S, Miyamoto J, Hashimoto N, Shimizu H, Tabuchi H, Kawai A, et al.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett . 2024 Apr; 107:129758. PMID: 38641152
GPR41, a G protein-coupled receptor, serves as a sensor for short-chain fatty acids and plays a crucial role in regulating multiple physiological processes such as the maintenance of metabolic and...
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Miyamoto J, Ando Y, Nishida A, Yamano M, Suzuki S, Takada H, et al.
Mol Nutr Food Res . 2024 Apr; 68(9):e2300758. PMID: 38639319
Scope: Obesity and metabolic diseases are closely associated, and individuals who become obese are also prone to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. Gut microbiota is mediated by diet and...
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Kimura I, Senoo A, Abo M
Brain Sci . 2024 Mar; 14(3). PMID: 38539586
In recent years, neurorehabilitation has been actively used to treat motor paralysis after stroke. However, the impacts of rehabilitation on neural networks in the brain remain largely unknown. Therefore, we...
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Ohue-Kitano R, Banno Y, Masujima Y, Kimura I
Sci Rep . 2024 Jan; 14(1):1056. PMID: 38212379
The gut microbiota has emerged as an important factor that potentially influences various physiological functions and pathophysiological processes such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Accumulating evidence from human...
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Ohue-Kitano R, Masujima Y, Nishikawa S, Iwasa M, Nishitani Y, Kawakami H, et al.
Sci Rep . 2023 Dec; 13(1):21246. PMID: 38040866
3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl) propionic acid (HMPA) is a metabolite produced by the gut microbiota through the conversion of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid (HMCA), which is a widely distributed hydroxycinnamic acid-derived metabolite found abundantly in...