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Akio Inui
PeerJ Author
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Author 470
Editor 635

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Cell Biology
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Nutrition
Oncology
Pharmacology
Respiratory Medicine
Food Science and Technology
Toxicology
Neurology
Metabolic Sciences
Epidemiology
Anatomy and Physiology
Global Health
Nephrology
Geriatrics
Health Policy
Palliative Care
Public Health
Obesity
Women's Health
Medical Genetics
Biochemistry

Akio Inui

PeerJ Author

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

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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
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
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
Marie Amitani, Kai-Chun Cheng, Akihiro Asakawa, Haruka Amitani, Timothy Sean Kairupan, Nanami Sameshima, Toshiaki Shimizu, Teruto Hashiguchi, Akio Inui
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1105 PubMed 26290782
April 7, 2015
Hydrogen–water enhances 5-fluorouracil-induced inhibition of colon cancer
Joshua Runtuwene, Haruka Amitani, Marie Amitani, Akihiro Asakawa, Kai-Chun Cheng, Akio Inui
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
Yumiko Yoshizaki, Chihiro Kawasaki, Kai-Chun Cheng, Miharu Ushikai, Haruka Amitani, Akihiro Asakawa, Kayu Okutsu, Yoshihiro Sameshima, Kazunori Takamine, Akio Inui
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.540 PubMed 25237599

Academic Editor on

July 2, 2015
Lack of association of vitamin D receptor BsmI gene polymorphism with bone mineral density in Spanish postmenopausal women
Jose M. Moran, Maria Pedrera-Canal, Francisco J. Rodriguez-Velasco, Vicente Vera, Jesus M. Lavado-Garcia, Pilar Fernandez, Juan D. Pedrera-Zamorano
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
Hidetaka Hamasaki, Yu Kawashima, Hiroki Adachi, Sumie Moriyama, Hisayuki Katsuyama, Akahito Sako, Hidekatsu Yanai
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.942 PubMed 26175963
June 11, 2013
Prediction of morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes
Brian J. Wells, Rachel Roth, Amy S. Nowacki, Susana Arrigain, Changhong Yu, Wayne A. Rosenkrans, Michael W. Kattan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.87 PubMed 23781409