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    Akio Inui
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    Diabetes-and-Endocrinology 900
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    Academic Editor

    Akio Inui


    Summary

    Prof. Akio Inui is the Chairman of the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School, Kagoshima Japan. He completed his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees at Kobe University. He is recognized for his studies in elucidating the role of gut-brain peptides such as ghrelin, and his efforts are now focused on the translational research for better understanding and management of human behavioral disorders, including obesity, cancer cachexia, and eating disorders.

    Diabetes & Endocrinology Nutrition Palliative Care

    Work details

    Professor of Psychosomatic Internal Medicine

    Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
    Psychosomatic Internal Medicine
    Research Interest: Appetite weight adjustment, Psychosomatic disorder, Traditional Chinese medicine, Integrated Medical Care

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    PeerJ Contributions

    • Articles 4
    • Edited 3
    April 4, 2016
    Acute effects of traditional Japanese alcohol beverages on blood glucose and polysomnography levels in healthy subjects
    553 downloads
    5,120 views
    Megumi Kido, Akihiro Asakawa, Ken-Ichiro K. Koyama, Toshio Takaoka, Aya Tajima, Shigeru Takaoka, Yumiko Yoshizaki, Kayu Okutsu, Kazunori T. Takamine, Yoshihiro Sameshima, Akio Inui
    food-science-and-technology
    toxicology
    diabetes-and-endocrinology
    neurology
    metabolic-sciences
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1853 PubMed 27069795
    August 6, 2015
    Allantoin ameliorates chemically-induced pancreatic β-cell damage through activation of the imidazoline I3 receptors
    313 downloads
    1,235 views
    Marie Amitani, Kai-Chun Cheng, Akihiro Asakawa, Haruka Amitani, Timothy Sean Kairupan, Nanami Sameshima, Toshiaki Shimizu, Teruto Hashiguchi, Akio Inui
    cell-biology
    diabetes-and-endocrinology
    nutrition
    oncology
    pharmacology
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1105 PubMed 26290782
    April 7, 2015
    Hydrogen–water enhances 5-fluorouracil-induced inhibition of colon cancer
    11 citations
    732 downloads
    3,001 views
    Joshua Runtuwene, Haruka Amitani, Marie Amitani, Akihiro Asakawa, Kai-Chun Cheng, Akio Inui
    cell-biology
    diabetes-and-endocrinology
    nutrition
    oncology
    respiratory-medicine
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.859 PubMed 25870767
    August 26, 2014
    Rice koji reduced body weight gain, fat accumulation, and blood glucose level in high-fat diet-induced obese mice
    7 citations
    788 downloads
    1,957 views
    Yumiko Yoshizaki, Chihiro Kawasaki, Kai-Chun Cheng, Miharu Ushikai, Haruka Amitani, Akihiro Asakawa, Kayu Okutsu, Yoshihiro Sameshima, Kazunori Takamine, Akio Inui
    food-science-and-technology
    diabetes-and-endocrinology
    nutrition
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.540 PubMed 25237599

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    July 2, 2015
    Lack of association of vitamin D receptor BsmI gene polymorphism with bone mineral density in Spanish postmenopausal women
    4 citations
    354 downloads
    1,166 views
    Jose M. Moran, Maria Pedrera-Canal, Francisco J. Rodriguez-Velasco, Vicente Vera, Jesus M. Lavado-Garcia, Pilar Fernandez, Juan D. Pedrera-Zamorano
    diabetes-and-endocrinology
    medical-genetics
    womens-health
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.953 PubMed 26157644
    May 5, 2015
    Associations between lower extremity muscle mass and metabolic parameters related to obesity in Japanese obese patients with type 2 diabetes
    9 citations
    630 downloads
    1,561 views
    Hidetaka Hamasaki, Yu Kawashima, Hiroki Adachi, Sumie Moriyama, Hisayuki Katsuyama, Akahito Sako, Hidekatsu Yanai
    diabetes-and-endocrinology
    public-health
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.942 PubMed 26175963
    June 11, 2013
    Prediction of morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes
    7 citations
    1,335 downloads
    2,884 views
    Brian J. Wells, Rachel Roth, Amy S. Nowacki, Susana Arrigain, Changhong Yu, Wayne A. Rosenkrans, Michael W. Kattan
    diabetes-and-endocrinology
    epidemiology
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.87 PubMed 23781409
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