Ko Kotani

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Top papers

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1 MCP-1 contributes to macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis in obesity. J Clin Invest 2006 12.32
2 Serum retinol binding protein 4 contributes to insulin resistance in obesity and type 2 diabetes. Nature 2005 10.10
3 Deletion of Cdkn1b ameliorates hyperglycemia by maintaining compensatory hyperinsulinemia in diabetic mice. Nat Med 2005 2.18
4 Adipose-specific overexpression of GLUT4 reverses insulin resistance and diabetes in mice lacking GLUT4 selectively in muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2005 1.67
5 Insulin-stimulated protein kinase C lambda/zeta activity is reduced in skeletal muscle of humans with obesity and type 2 diabetes: reversal with weight reduction. Diabetes 2003 1.62
6 Dok1 mediates high-fat diet-induced adipocyte hypertrophy and obesity through modulation of PPAR-gamma phosphorylation. Nat Med 2008 1.27
7 Deletion of cd39/entpd1 results in hepatic insulin resistance. Diabetes 2008 1.18
8 Muscle-specific deletion of the Glut4 glucose transporter alters multiple regulatory steps in glycogen metabolism. Mol Cell Biol 2005 0.95
9 Analysis of waist circumference in Japanese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus: lack of propriety to define the current criteria of metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2007 0.79
10 Ablation of 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) in vascular endothelial cells enhances insulin sensitivity by reducing visceral fat and suppressing angiogenesis. Mol Endocrinol 2011 0.78
11 Muscle-specific overexpression of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor increases peripheral glucose disposal and insulin sensitivity. Endocrinology 2009 0.76