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

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

Websites

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

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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

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