Suguru Kawato

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1 Adult male rat hippocampus synthesizes estradiol from pregnenolone by cytochromes P45017alpha and P450 aromatase localized in neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 2.41
2 Rapid modulation of long-term depression and spinogenesis via synaptic estrogen receptors in hippocampal principal neurons. J Neurochem 2007 1.34
3 Estrogen synthesis in the brain--role in synaptic plasticity and memory. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2008 1.18
4 Comparison between hippocampus-synthesized and circulation-derived sex steroids in the hippocampus. Endocrinology 2009 1.14
5 Local neurosteroid production in the hippocampus: influence on synaptic plasticity of memory. Neuroendocrinology 2006 1.13
6 Modulation of synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus by hippocampus-derived estrogen and androgen. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2011 1.11
7 Modulation of synaptic plasticity by brain estrogen in the hippocampus. Biochim Biophys Acta 2009 1.08
8 Corticosterone acutely prolonged N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor-mediated Ca2+ elevation in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. J Neurochem 2002 1.02
9 Rapid spinogenesis of pyramidal neurons induced by activation of glucocorticoid receptors in adult male rat hippocampus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 1.01
10 Rapid modulation of synaptic plasticity by estrogens as well as endocrine disrupters in hippocampal neurons. Brain Res Rev 2007 1.01
11 Mild exercise increases dihydrotestosterone in hippocampus providing evidence for androgenic mediation of neurogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012 0.95
12 Androgen rapidly increases dendritic thorns of CA3 neurons in male rat hippocampus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009 0.95
13 Comparison between basal and apical dendritic spines in estrogen-induced rapid spinogenesis of CA1 principal neurons in the adult hippocampus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 0.94
14 Female hippocampal estrogens have a significant correlation with cyclic fluctuation of hippocampal spines. Front Neural Circuits 2013 0.92
15 Estrogen induces rapid decrease in dendritic thorns of CA3 pyramidal neurons in adult male rat hippocampus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005 0.91
16 Retinoic acid stimulates 17beta-estradiol and testosterone synthesis in rat hippocampal slice cultures. Endocrinology 2009 0.91
17 Automated analysis of spines from confocal laser microscopy images: application to the discrimination of androgen and estrogen effects on spinogenesis. Cereb Cortex 2011 0.90
18 The effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on long-term potentiation in rat hippocampus depends on stimulus intensity. Brain Res 2003 0.90
19 Corticosterone induces rapid spinogenesis via synaptic glucocorticoid receptors and kinase networks in hippocampus. PLoS One 2012 0.89
20 Hippocampal cytochrome P450s synthesize brain neurosteroids which are paracrine neuromodulators of synaptic signal transduction. Biochim Biophys Acta 2003 0.89
21 Hippocampal synthesis of sex steroids and corticosteroids: essential for modulation of synaptic plasticity. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2011 0.88
22 Enhancement of nitric oxide production by association of nitric oxide synthase with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors via postsynaptic density 95 in genetically engineered Chinese hamster ovary cells: real-time fluorescence imaging using nitric oxide sensitive dye. J Neurochem 2006 0.86
23 Rapid Ca(2+) signaling induced by Bisphenol A in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2006 0.85
24 Endogenous synthesis of corticosteroids in the hippocampus. PLoS One 2011 0.84
25 Estradiol rapidly rescues synaptic transmission from corticosterone-induced suppression via synaptic/extranuclear steroid receptors in the hippocampus. Cereb Cortex 2011 0.84
26 Semicomprehensive analysis of the postnatal age-related changes in the mRNA expression of sex steroidogenic enzymes and sex steroid receptors in the male rat hippocampus. Endocrinology 2010 0.83
27 Acquisition of ischemic tolerance by repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the rat hippocampus. Brain Res 2005 0.83
28 Local production of sex hormones and their modulation of hippocampal synaptic plasticity. Neuroscientist 2007 0.83
29 Acute effect of corticosterone on N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-mediated Ca2+ elevation in mouse hippocampal slices. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 0.82
30 Role of cytochrome p450 in synaptocrinology: endogenous estrogen synthesis in the brain hippocampus. Drug Metab Rev 2006 0.80
31 Nanomolar dose of bisphenol A rapidly modulates spinogenesis in adult hippocampal neurons. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012 0.80
32 Spatiotemporal analysis of NO production upon NMDA and tetanic stimulation of the hippocampus. Hippocampus 2005 0.79
33 Acute repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation reactivates dopaminergic system in lesion rats. Neurosci Lett 2005 0.79
34 Aging-induced changes in sex-steroidogenic enzymes and sex-steroid receptors in the cortex, hypothalamus and cerebellum. J Physiol Sci 2015 0.78
35 Comparison of sex-steroid synthesis between neonatal and adult rat hippocampus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009 0.78
36 Bisphenol A significantly modulates long-term depression in the hippocampus as observed by multi-electrode system. Neuro Endocrinol Lett 2013 0.77
37 De novo synthesized estradiol protects against methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity in cultured rat hippocampal slices. PLoS One 2013 0.76
38 Direct effects of corticosterone on ATP production by mitochondria from immortalized hypothalamic GT1-7 neurons. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2009 0.76
39 Social isolation stimulates hippocampal estradiol synthesis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008 0.76
40 Environmental enrichment alters gene expression of steroidogenic enzymes in the rat hippocampus. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010 0.75
41 Digital fluorescence analysis of trafficking of single endosomes containing low-density lipoprotein in adrenocortical cells: facilitation of centripetal motion by adrenocorticotropic hormone. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2009 0.75
42 Regulation of synaptic plasticity by hippocampus synthesized estradiol. Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 2011 0.75
43 [Hippocampus-synthesized androgens and estrogens enhance memory formation]. Seikagaku 2016 0.75