Endocrinology and Metabolism

Staff

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Current Research Projects

  • High-density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism in diabetes.
  • Lipid metabolism of hepatocyte in diabetes, especially fatty liver.
  • Molecular mechanism and transcriptional regulation of glucose metabolism in diabetes.
  • Diabetes management using information communications technology.

Recent Publications

  • A pilot study on the effect of D-allulose on postprandial glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus during Ramadan fasting.
    Japar S, Fukunaga K, Kobayashi T, Imachi H, Sato S, Saheki T, Ibata T, Yoshimura T, Soh KL, Ong SL, Muhamed Z, Murao K.Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2022 Jun 21;14(1):86. doi: 10.1186/s13098-022-00856-3.
  • HDL promotes adiponectin gene expression via the CAMKK/CAMKIV pathway.
    Kobayashi T, Imachi H, Fukunaga K, Lyu J, Sato S, Saheki T, Ibata T, Matsumoto M, Japar SB, Murao K.J Mol Endocrinol. 2022 Jan 10;68(2):89-98. doi: 10.1530/JME-20-0211.
  • Role of ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 in suppressing lipid accumulation by glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist in hepatocytes.
    Lyu J, Imachi H, Fukunaga K, Sato S, Kobayashi T, Dong T, Saheki T, Matsumoto M, Iwama H, Zhang H, Murao K.Mol Metab. 2020 Apr;34:16-26. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2019.12.015.

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