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Nakamura Y, Matsuzaka, T, Tahara-Hanaoka S, Shibuya K, Shimano H, Nakahashi-Oda C, Shibuya A (2018) Elovl6 regulates mechanical damage-induced keratinocyte death and skin inflammation. Cell Death & Disease 9:1181. doi:10.1038/s41419-018-1226-1

Bjorness TE, Greene RW (2018) Sleep deprivation alters the time course but not magnitude of locomotor sensitization to cocaine. Sci Rep. 8:17672. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-36002-1

Miyagawa T, Khor SS, Toyoda H, Kanbayashi T, Mishima K, Honda M, Tokunaga K et al. (2018) A variant at 9q34.11 is associated with HLA-DQB1*06:02 negative essential hypersomnia. J. Hum. Genet. 63(12):1259-1267 doi:10.1038/s10038-018-0518-8

Saito YC, Tsujino N, Abe M, Yamazaki M, Sakimura K, Sakurai T (2018) Serotonergic Input to Orexin Neurons Plays a Role in Maintaining Wakefulness and REM Sleep Architecture. Front Neurosci. 12:892 doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.00892

Takata Y, Oishi Y, Zhou XZ, Hasegawa E, Takahashi K, Cherasse Y, Sakurai T, Lazarus M (2018) Sleep and Wakefulness Are Controlled by Ventral Medial Midbrain/Pons GABAergic Neurons in Mice. J Neurosci. 38(47):10080-10092. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0598-18.2018

Azami T, Matsumoto K, Jeon H, Waku T, Muratani M, Niwa H, Takahashi S, Ema M (2018) Klf5 suppresses ERK signaling in mouse pluripotent stem cells. PLoS One 13(11):e0207321 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207321

Saitoh A, Soda A, Kayashima S, Yoshizawa K, Oka JI, Nagase H, Yamada M (2018) A delta opioid receptor agonist, KNT-127, in the prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex attenuates glial glutamate transporter blocker-induced anxiety-like behavior in mice. J Pharmacol Sci. 138(3):176-183. doi:10.1016/j.jphs.2018.09.009

Kaushik MK, AritakeK, Cherasse Y, Sharma R, Urade Y (2018) A gain-of-function study of amelioration of pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures by endogenous prostaglandin D-2 Neurosci Lett. 686:140-144. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2018.09.011

Kutsumura N, Nagase H (2018) Unique Reactions of Morphinan Skeletons and Conversions of the Skeletons to Active Alkaloids. J Syn Org Chem Jpn. [Japanese: 有機合成化学協会誌] 76(9):914-921. doi:10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.76.914

Kutsumura N, Okada T, Imaide S, Fujii H, Nagase H (2018) Acetic Anhydride Mediated Retro-Ene Reaction via a [4.4.3]Propellane Skeleton Intermediate Containing a Quaternary Ammonium Linkage. Synthesis-Stuttgart 50(21):4263-4269. 10.1055/s-0036-1589138

Zhang Y, Sugai T, Yamamoto T, Yamamoto, N, Kutsumura N, Nishiyama S, Einaga Y, Saitoh, T, Nagase H (2018) Oxidative Cleavage of the Acyl-Carbon Bond in Phenylacetone with Electrogenerated Superoxide Anions. ChemElectroChem. 5. 10.1002/celc.201801308.

Kuwano N, Kato, TA, Mitsuhashi M, Sato-Kasai M, Shimokawa N, Hayakawa K, Ohgidani M, Sagata N, Kubo H, Sakurai T, Kanba S (2018) Neuron-related blood inflammatory markers as an objective evaluation tool for major depressive disorder: An exploratory pilot case-control study. J Affect Disorders. 240:88-98. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.040

Murata K, Lu WZ, Hashimoto M, Ono N, Muratani M, Nishikata K, Kim JD, Ebihara S, Ishida J, Fukamizu A (2018) PRMT1 Deficiency in Mouse Juvenile Heart Induces Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Reveals Cryptic Alternative Splicing Products. iScience. 8:200-+. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2018.09.023

Sakikubo M, Furuyama K, Horiguchi M, Hosokawa S, Aoyama Y, Tsuboi K, Goto T, Hirata K, Masui T, Dor Y, Fujiyama T, Hoshino M, Uemoto S, Kawaguchi Y (2018) Ptf1a inactivation in adult pancreatic acinar cells causes apoptosis through activation of the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway. Sci Rep. 8:15812. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-34093-4

Cherasse Y, Aritake K, Oishi Y, Kaushik MK, Korkutata M, Urade Y (2018) The Leptomeninges Produce Prostaglandin D-2 Involved in Sleep Regulation in Mice. Front Cell Neurosci. 12:357. doi:10.3389/fncel.2018.00357

Honda T, Fujiyama T, Miyoshi C, Ikkyu A, Hotta-Hirashima N, Kanno S, Mizuno S, Sugiyama F, Takahashi S, Funato H, Yanagisawa M (2018) A single phosphorylation site of SIK3 regulates daily sleep amounts and sleep need in mice Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 115(41):10458-10463. doi:10.1073/pnas.1810823115

Sugiyama A, Yamada M, Saitoh A, Nagase H, Oka JI, Yamada M (2018) Administration of a delta opioid receptor agonist KNT-127 to the basolateral amygdala has robust anxiolytic-like effects in rats. Psychopharmacology. 235(10):2947-2955. doi:10.1007/s00213-018-4984-7

Kulathunga K, Hamada M, Hiraishi Y, Otake M, Tran MTN, Cheng O, Tanaka J, Sakasai T, Sakaguchi S, Sugiyama Y, Fleischmann BK, Takahashi S, Miwa Y (2018) A Novel iRFP-Incorporated in vivo Murine Atherosclerosis Imaging System. Sci Rep. 8:14515. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-32456-5

Kutsumura N, Kiriseko A, Niwa K, Saito T (2018) Total Syntheses of 3-epi-Litsenolide D-2 and Lincomolide A. J Org Chem. 83(18):11450-11457. doi:10.1021/acs.joc.8b01825

Mochizuki A, Nakayama K, Nakamura S, Dantsuji M, Kamijo R, Shioda S, Sakurai T, Ozeki M, Inoue T (2018) Involvement of orexin in lipid accumulation in the liver. J Oral Sci. 60(3):76-82. doi:10.1016/j.job.2018.07.001

Takaya D, Inaka K, Omura, A, Takenuki K, Kawanishi M, Yabuki Y, Nakagawa Y, Tsuganezawa K, Ogawa N, Watanabe C, Honma T, Aritake K, Urade Y, Shirouzu M, Tanaka A (2018) Characterization of crystal water molecules in a high-affinity inhibitor and hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase complex by interaction energy studies. Bioorgan Med Chem. 26(16):4726-4734. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2018.08.014

Niwa Y, Kanda GN, Yamada RG, Shi S, Sunagawa GA, Ukai-Tadenuma M, Fujishima H, Matsumoto N, Masumoto K, Nagano M, Kasukawa T, Galloway J, Perrin D, Shigeyoshi Y, Ukai H, Kiyonari H, Sumiyama K, Ueda HR (2018) Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors Chrm1 and Chrm3 Are Essential for REM Sleep. Cell Reports. 24(9):2231. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.082

Iwasaki K, Komiya H, Kakizaki M, Miyoshi C, Abe M, Sakimura K, Funato H, Yanagisawa M (2018) Ablation of Central Serotonergic Neurons Decreased REM Sleep and Attenuated Arousal Response. Front Neurosci. 12:535. doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.00535

Shinohara R, Taniguchi M, Ehrlich AT, Yokogawa K, Deguchi Y, Cherasse Y, Lazarus M, Urade Y, Ogawa A, Kitaoka S, Sawas A, Narumiya S, Furuyashiki T (2018) Dopamine D1 receptor subtype mediates acute stress-induced dendritic growth in excitatory neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex and contributes to suppression of stress susceptibility in mice. Mol Psychiatry. 23(8):1717-1730. doi:10.1038/mp.2017.177

Sato Y, Tsukaguchi H, Takahashi S, Yoshimura A et al. (2018) A mutation in transcription factor MAFB causes Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis with Duane Retraction Syndrome. Kidney Int. 94(2):396-407. doi:10.1016/j.kint.2018.02.025

Yoshida S, Ohnishi R, Tsuneoka Y, Yamamoto-Mimura Y, Muramatsu R, Kato T, Funato H, Kuroda KO (2018) Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor 1 in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Mediates Maternal Absence-Induced Attenuation of Transport Response in Mouse Pups. Front Cell Neurosci. 12:204. doi:10.3389/fncel.2018.00204

Saito YC, Maejima T, Nishitani M, Hasegawa E, Yanagawa Y, Mieda M, Sakurai T (2018) Monoamines Inhibit GABAergic Neurons in Ventrolateral Preoptic Area That Make Direct Synaptic Connections to Hypothalamic Arousal Neurons. J Neurosci. 38(28):6366-6378. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2835-17.2018

Fujiyama T, Miyashita S, Tsuneoka Y, Kanemaru K, Kakizaki M, Kanno S, Ishikawa Y, Yamashita M, Owa T, Nagaoka M, Kawaguchi Y, Yanagawa Y, Magnuson MA, Muratani M, Shibuya A, Nabeshima Y, Yanagisawa M, Funato H, Hoshino M (2018) Forebrain Ptf1a Is Required for Sexual Differentiation of the Brain. Cell Reports 24(1):79-94. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.010

Araki M, Nakagawa Y, Oishi A, Han S, Wang Y, Kumagai K, Ohno H, Mizunoe Y, Iwasaki H, Sekiya M, Matsuzaka T, Shimano H (2018) The Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor alpha (PPAR alpha)Agonist Pemafibrate Protects against Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 19(7):2148. doi:10.3390/ijms19072148

Furukawa S, Suzuki H, Fujihara K, Kobayashi K, Iwasaki H, Sugano Y, Yatoh S, Sekiya M, Yahagi N, Shimano H (2018) Malondialdehyde-modified LDL-related variables are associated with diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 141:237-243. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2018.05.019

Wang ZQ, Ma J, Miyoshi C, Lie YX, Sato M, Ogawa Y, Lou TT, Ma CY, Gao X, Lee C, Fujiyama T, Yang XJ, Zhou S, Hotta-Hirashima N, Klewe-Nebenius D, Ikkyu A, Kakizaki M, Kanno S, Cao LQ, Takahashi S, Peng JM, Yu YH, Funato H, Yanagisawa M, Liu QH (2018) Quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis of the molecular substrates of sleep need. Nature. 558(7710):435-439. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0218-8

Yajima K, Iwayama K, Ogata H, Park I, Tokuyama K (2018) Meal rich in rapeseed oil increases 24-h fat oxidation more than meal rich in palm oil. PLoS One. 13(6):e0198858. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198858

Kaushik MK, Aritake K, Imanishi A, Kanbayashi T, Ichikawa T, Shimizu T, Urade Y, Yanagisawa M (2018) Continuous intrathecal orexin delivery inhibits cataplexy in a murine model of narcolepsy. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 23:6046-6051. doi:10.1073/pnas.1722686115

Schoonakker M, Meijer JH, Deboer T, Fifel K (2018) Heterogeneity in the circadian and homeostatic modulation of multiunit activity in the lateral hypothalamus. Sleep. 41(6): zsy051. doi:10.1093/sleep/zsy051

Ohno H, Matsuzaka T, Tang N, Sharma R, Motomura K, Shimura T, Satoh A, Han S, Takeuchi Y, Aita Y, Iwasaki H, Yatoh S, Suzuki H, Sekiya M, Nakagawa Y, Sone H, Yahagi N, Yamada N, Higami Y, Shimano H (2018) Transgenic Mice Overexpressing SREBP-1a in Male ob/ob Mice Exhibit Lipodystrophy and Exacerbate Insulin Resistance. Endocrinology. 159(6):2308-2323. doi:10.1210/en.2017-03179

Oda S, Tsuneoka Y, Yoshida S, Adachi-Akahane S, Ito M, Kuroda M, Funato H (2018) Immunolocalization of muscarinic M1 receptor in the rat medial prefrontal cortex. J Comp Neurol. 526(8):1329-1350. doi:10.1002/cne.24409

Anaclet C, De Luca R, Venner A, Malyshevskaya O, Lazarus M, Arrigoni E, Fuller PM (2018) Genetic Activation, Inactivation, and Deletion Reveal a Limited And Nuanced Role for Somatostatin-Containing Basal Forebrain Neurons in Behavioral State Control. J Neurosci. 38(22):5168-5181. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2955-17.2018

Honjoh S, Sasai S, Schiereck SS, Nagai H, Tononi G, Cirelli C (2018) Regulation of cortical activity and arousal by the matrix cells of the ventromedial thalamic nucleus. Nat Commun. 9:2100. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04497-x

Bjorness TE, Greene RW (2018) Dose response of acute cocaine on sleep/waking behavior in mice. Neurobiol Sleep Circadian Rhythms. 5:84-93. doi:10.1016/j.nbscr.2018.02.001

Wang YB, Cao LQ, Lee CY, Matsuo T, Wu KJ, Asher G, Tang LJ, Saitoh T, Russell J, Klewe-Nebenius D, Wang L, Soya S, Hasegawa E, Cherasse Y, Zhou JM, Li YWB, Wang T, Zhan XW, Miyoshi C, Irukayama Y, Cao J, Meeks JP, Gautron L, Wang ZQ, Sakurai K, Funato H, Sakurai T, Yanagisawa M, Nagase H, Kobayakawa R, Kobayakawa K, Beutler B, Liu QH (2018) Large-scale forward genetics screening identifies Trpa1 as a chemosensor for predator odor-evoked innate fear behaviors. Nat Commun. 9:2041. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04324-3

Fifel K, Meijer JH, Deboer T (2018) Circadian and Homeostatic Modulation of Multi-Unit Activity in Midbrain Dopaminergic Structures. Sci Rep. 8:7765. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-25770-5

Yamamoto Y, Takei K, Arulmozhiraja S, Sladek V, Matsuo N, Han SI, Matsuzaka T, Sekiya M, Tokiwa T, Shoji M, Shigeta Y, Nakagawa Y, Tokiwa H, Shimano H (2018) Molecular association model of PPAR alpha and its new specific and efficient ligand, pemafibrate: Structural basis for SPPARM alpha. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 499(2):239-245. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.03.135

Oshima T, Miyashita H, Ishimura Y, Ito Y, Tanaka Y, Hori A, Kokubo T, Kurokawa T (2018) Fc engineering of anti-Nectin-2 antibody improved thrombocytopenic adverse event in monkey. PLoS One. 13(5):e0196422. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0196422

Toyama S, Shimoyama N, Tagaito Y, Nagase H, Saitoh T, Yanagisawa M, Shimoyama M (2018) Nonpeptide Orexin-2 Receptor Agonist Attenuates Morphine-induced Sedative Effects in Rats. Anesthesiology. 128(5):992-1003. doi:10.1097/ALN0000000000002161

Steiner N, Rossetti C, Sakurai T, Yanagisawa M, de Lecea L, Magistretti PJ, Halfon O, Boutrel B (2018) Hypocretin/orexin deficiency decreases cocaine abuse liability. Neuropharmacology. 133:395-403. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.02.010

Luo YJ, Li YD, Wang L, Yang SR, Yuan XS, Wang J, Cherasse Y, Lazarus M, Chen JF, Qu WM, Huang ZL (2018) Nucleus accumbens controls wakefulness by a subpopulation of neurons expressing dopamine D-1 receptors. Nat Commun. 9:1576. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03889-3

Yang SR, Hu ZZ, Luo YJ, Zhao YN, Sun HX, Yin D, Wang CY, Yan YD, Wang DR, Yuan XS, Ye CB, Guo W, Qu WM, Cherasse Y, Lazarus M, Ding YQ, Huang ZL (2018) The rostromedial tegmental nucleus is essential for non-rapid eye movement sleep. PLOS Biol. 16(4): e2002909. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2002909

Katoh MC, Jung YS, Ugboma CM, Shimbo M, Kuno A, Basha WA, Kudo T, Oishi H, Takahashi S (2018) MafB Is Critical for Glucagon Production and Secretion in Mouse Pancreatic alpha Cells In Vivo. Mol Cell Biol. 38(8): e00504-17. doi:10.1128/MCB.00504-17

Saitoh A, Tominaga H, Ogawa Y, Irukayama-Tomobe Y, Yamada M, Yanagisawa M, Nagase H (2018) Effects of the delta opioid receptor agonist KNT-127 on electroencephalographic activity in mice. Pharmacol Rep. 70(2):350-354. doi:10.1016/j.pharep.2017.08.018

Monma T, Ando A, Asanuma T, Yoshitake Y, Yoshida G, Miyazawa T, Ebine N, Takeda S, Omi N, Satoh M, Tokuyama K, Takeda F (2018) Sleep disorder risk factors among student athletes. Sleep Med. 44(76):76-81. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.1130

Yamamoto T, Akahori M, Natsui K, Saitoh T, Einaga Y (2018) Controlled decoration of boron-doped diamond electrodes by electrochemical click reaction (e-CLICK). Carbon. 130:350-354. doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2017.12.098

Kitada N, Saitoh T, Ikeda Y, Iwano S, Obata R, Niwa H, Hirano T, Miyawaki A, Suzuki K, Nishiyama S, Maki SA (2018) Toward bioluminescence in the near-infrared region: Tuning the emission wavelength of firefly luciferin analogues by allyl substitution. Tetrahedron Lett. 59(12)1087-1090. doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.01.078

Yamamoto T, Riehl B, Naba, K, Nakahara K, Wiebe A, Saitoh T, Waldvogel SR, Einaga Y (2018) A solvent-directed stereoselective and electrocatalytic synthesis of diisoeugenol. Chem Commun 54(22):2771-2773. doi:10.1039/c8cc00794b

Kutsumura N, Koyama Y, Suzuki Y, Tominaga K, Yarnarnoto N, Saitoh T, Nagumo Y, Nagase H (2018) Favorskii-Type Rearrangement of the 4,5-Epoxymorphinan Skeleton. Org Lett. 20(6):1559-1562. doi:10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00288

Kaida K, Abe T (2018) Attentional lapses are reduced by repeated stimuli having own-name during a monotonous task. PLoS One. 13(3): e0194065. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0194065

Komiya H, Miyoshi C, Iwasaki K, Hotta-Hirashima N, Ikkyu A, Kanno S, Honda T, Gosho M, Hamada H, Satoh T, Fukamizu A, Funato H, Yanagisawa M (2018) Sleep/Wake Behaviors in Mice During Pregnancy and Pregnancy-Associated Hypertensive Mice. Sleep. 41(3): zsx209. doi:10.1093/sleep/zsx209

Fox BM, Becker BK, Loria AS, Hyndman KA, Jin CH, Clark H, Johns R, Yanagisawa M, Pollock DM, Pollock JS (2018) Acute Pressor Response to Psychosocial Stress Is Dependent on Endothelium-Derived Endothelin-1. J Am Heart Assoc. 7(4): e007863. doi:10.1161/JAHA.117.007863

Ikeda Y, Saitoh T, Niwa K, Nakajima T, Kitada N, Maki SA, Sato M, Citterio D, Nishiyama S, Suzuki K (2018) An allylated firefly luciferin analogue with luciferase specific response in living cells. Chem Commun. 54(14):1774-1777. doi:10.1039/c7cc09720d

Ohrui S, Yamamoto N, Saitoh T, Kutsumura N, Nagumo Y, Irukayama-Tomobe Y, Ogawa Y, Ishikawa Y, Watanabe Y, Hayakawa D, Gouda H, Yanagisawa M, Nagase H (2018) Essential structure of orexin 1 receptor antagonist YNT-707, Part II:Drastic effect of the 14-hydroxy group on the orexin 1 receptor antagonistic activity. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 28(4):774-777. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.12.069

Yuan XM, Tsujimoto K, Hashimoto K, Kawahori K, Hanzawa N, Hamaguchi M, Seki T, Nawa M, Ehara T, Kitamura Y, Hatada I, Konishi M, Itoh N, Nakagawa Y, Shimano H, Takai-Igarashi T, Kamei Y, Ogawa Y (2018) Epigenetic modulation of Fgf21 in the perinatal mouse liver ameliorates diet-induced obesity in adulthood. Nat Commun. 9:636. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03038-w

Garcia SV, Brischoux F, Clement O, Libourel PA, Arthaud S, Lazarus M, Luppi PH, Fort P (2018) Ventromedial medulla inhibitory neuron inactivation induces REM sleep without atonia and REM sleep behavior disorder. Nat Commun. 9:504. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02761-0

Jung YS, Zhou, RY, Kato T, Usui, JK, Muratani, M, Oishi H, Heck MMS, Takahashi S (2018) Isl1 beta Overexpression With Key beta Cell Transcription Factors Enhances Glucose-Responsive Hepatic Insulin Production and Secretion. Endocrinology. 159(2):869-882. doi:10.1210/en.2017-00663

Tateno K, Ogawa R, Sakamoto R, Tsuchiya M, Kutsumura N, Otani T, Ono K, Kawai H, Saito T (2018) Dibenzopyrrolo[1,2-a][1,8]naphthyridines: Synthesis and Structural Modification of Fluorescent L-Shaped Heteroarenes. J Org Chem. 83(2):690-702. doi:10.1021/acs.joc.7b02674

Saitoh A, Suzuki S, Soda A, Ohashi M, Yamada M, Oka JI, Nagase H, Yamada M (2018) The delta opioid receptor agonist KNT-127 in the prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex attenuates veratrine-induced anxiety-like behaviors in mice. Behav Brain Res. 336:77-84. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2017.08.041

Omori Y, Kanbayashi T, Sagawa Y, Imanishi A, Tsutsui K, Takahashi Y, Takeshima M, Takaki M, Nishino S, Shimizu T (2018) Low dose of aripiprazole advanced sleep rhythm and reduced nocturnal sleep time in the patients with delayed sleep phase syndrome: an open-labeled clinical observation. Neuropsych Dis Treat. 14:1281-1286. doi:10.2147/NDT.S158865

Liguori G, Tafuri S, Miyoshi C, Yanagisawa M, Squillacioti C, De Pasquale V, Mirabella N, Vittoria A, Costagliola A (2018) Localization of orexin B and orexin-2 receptor in the rat epididymis. ACTA Histochem. 120(3):292-297. doi:10.1016/j.acthis.2018.02.011

Omori Y, Kanbayashi T, Imanishi A, Tsutsui K, Sagawa Y, Kikuchi YS, Takeshima M, Yoshizawa K, Uemura S, Shimizu T (2018) Orexin/hypocretin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid and characteristics of patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 with excessive daytime sleepiness. Neuropsych Dis Treat. 14:451-457. doi:10.2147/NDT.S158651

Morito N, Yoh K, Usui T, Oishi H, Ojima M, Fujita A, Koshida R, Shawki HH, Hamada M, Muratani M, Yamagata K, Takahashi S (2018) Transcription factor MafB may play an important role in secondary hyperparathyroidism. Kidney Int. 93(1):54-68. doi:10.1016/j.kint.2017.06.023

Owada Y, Tamura T, Tanoi T, Ozawa Y, Shimizu Y, Hisakura K, Matsuzaka T, Shimano H, Nakano N, Sakashita S, Matsukawa T, Isoda H, Ohkohchi N (2018) Novel non-alcoholic steatohepatitis model with histopathological and insulin-resistant feature. Pathol Int. 68(1):12-22. doi:10.1111/pin.12612.

Ohshita R, Kutsumura N, Nagumo Y, Yamamoto N, Saitoh T, Hirayama S, Fujii H, Nagase H (2018) Synthesis of Novel 1,3-Dioxa-5-thiazatriquinane and 1-Oxa-3,5-dithiazatriquinane Derivatives and their Pharmacologies. Heterocycles. 97:687-695. doi: 10.3987/COM-18-S(T)40

Honjoh S, Ihara A, Kajiwara Y, Yamamoto T, Nishida E (2017) The Sexual Dimorphism of Dietary Restriction Responsiveness in Caenorhabditis elegans. Cell Rep 21(13): 3646–3652. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2017.11.108

Liu J, Zhang MQ, Wu X, Lazarus M, Cherasse Y, Yuan MY, Huang ZL, Li RX (2017) Activation of Parvalbumin Neurons in the Rostro-Dorsal Sector of the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus Promotes Sensitivity to Pain in Mice. Neuroscience 16(366): 113-123. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.10.013

Maeda S, Nakamura T, Harada H, Tachibana Y, Aritake K, Shimosawa T, Yatomi Y, Murata T (2017) Prostaglandin D-2 metabolite in urine is an index of food allergy. Sci Rep 7(1): 17687. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-17798-w

Ogawa Y, Kanda T, Vogt K, Yanagisawa M (2017) Anatomical and electrophysiological development of the hypothalamic orexin neurons from embryos to neonates. J. Comp. Neurol. 525(18): 3809-3820. doi:10.1002/cne.24261

Kaur S, Wang JL, Ferrari L, Thankachan S, Kroeger D, Venner A, Lazarus M, Wellman A, Arrigoni E, Fuller PM, Saper CB (2017) A Genetically Defined Circuit for Arousal from Sleep during Hypercapnia. Neuron 96(5): 1153-1167. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2017.10.009

Kobayashi M, Takeda K, Narita T, Nagai K, Okita N, Sudo Y, Miura Y, Tsumoto H, Nakagawa Y, Shimano H, Higami Y (2017) Mitochondrial intermediate peptidase is a novel regulator of sirtuin-3 activation by caloric restriction. FEBS Lett. 591(24): 4067-4073. doi:10.1002/1873-3468.12914

Tran MTN, Hamada M, Jeon H, Shiraishi R, Asano K, Hattori M, Nakamura M, Imamura Y, Tsunakawa Y, Fujii R, Usui T, Kulathunga K, Andrea CS, Koshida R, Kamei R, Matsunaga Y, Kobayashi M, Oishi H, Kudo T, Takahashi S (2017) MafB is a critical regulator of complement component C1q. Nat. Commun. 8(1): 1700. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01711-0

Soya S, Takahashi TM, McHugh TJ, Maejima T, Herlitze S, Abe M, Sakimura K, Sakurai T (2017) Orexin modulates behavioral fear expression through the locus coeruleus. Nat. Commun. 8(1): 1606. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01782-z

Shinagawa S, Okazaki T, Ikeda M, Yudoh K, Kisanuki YY, Yanagisawa M, Kawahata K, Ozaki S (2017) T cells upon activation promote endothelin 1 production in monocytes via IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha. Sci Rep 7(1): 14500. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-14202-5

Um MY, Kim S, Jin YH, Yoon M, Yang H, Lee J, Jung J, Urade Y, Huang ZL, Kwon S, Cho S (2017) A novel neurological function of rice bran: a standardized rice bran supplement promotes non-rapid eye movement sleep in mice through histamine H-1 receptors. Mol. Nutr. Food. Res. 61(11). doi:10.1002/mnfr.201700316

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