Koji Murakami

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1 Cloning of adiponectin receptors that mediate antidiabetic metabolic effects. Nature 2003 9.79
2 Overexpression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in adipose tissues causes macrophage recruitment and insulin resistance. J Biol Chem 2006 5.57
3 Globular adiponectin protected ob/ob mice from diabetes and ApoE-deficient mice from atherosclerosis. J Biol Chem 2002 4.16
4 Smaller regional volumes of brain gray and white matter demonstrated in breast cancer survivors exposed to adjuvant chemotherapy. Cancer 2007 2.43
5 Impaired insulin signaling in endothelial cells reduces insulin-induced glucose uptake by skeletal muscle. Cell Metab 2011 2.42
6 Accuracy of 18F-FDG PET/CT in detecting pelvic and paraaortic lymph node metastasis in patients with endometrial cancer. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2008 1.66
7 Diffusion-weighted imaging of breast cancer with the sensitivity encoding technique: analysis of the apparent diffusion coefficient value. Magn Reson Med Sci 2004 1.39
8 Distributions of beta+ decayed nuclei generated in the CH2 and H2O targets by the target nuclear fragment reaction using therapeutic MONO and SOBP proton beam. Med Phys 2005 1.29
9 Spectrum of FDG PET/CT findings of uterine tumors. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2010 1.23
10 The relationship between FDG uptake in PET scans and biological behavior in breast cancer. Breast Cancer 2007 1.23
11 Comparative study of FDG PET/CT and conventional imaging in the staging of rhabdomyosarcoma. Ann Nucl Med 2009 1.21
12 Recurrence-free survival after radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma. A registry report of the impact of risk factors on outcome. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2007 1.19
13 Performance of integrated FDG-PET/contrast-enhanced CT in the diagnosis of recurrent uterine cancer: comparison with PET and enhanced CT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2008 1.12
14 Japanese Gastric Cancer Association Task Force for Research Promotion: clinical utility of ¹⁸F-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography in gastric cancer. A systematic review of the literature. Gastric Cancer 2011 1.09
15 Performance of integrated FDG-PET/contrast-enhanced CT in the diagnosis of recurrent ovarian cancer: comparison with integrated FDG-PET/non-contrast-enhanced CT and enhanced CT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2008 1.09
16 FDG-PET for the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin: a Japanese multi-center study. Ann Nucl Med 2011 1.09
17 Structure of orbitofrontal cortex and its longitudinal course in cancer-related post-traumatic stress disorder. Neurosci Res 2007 1.03
18 Diagnostic accuracy of integrated FDG-PET/contrast-enhanced CT in staging ovarian cancer: comparison with enhanced CT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2008 1.02
19 Diffusion-weighted single shot echo planar imaging of colorectal cancer using a sensitivity-encoding technique. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2004 1.01
20 Identification of bioactive molecules by adipogenesis profiling of organic compounds. J Biol Chem 2002 1.01
21 No adverse effects of adjuvant chemotherapy on hippocampal volume in Japanese breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2005 0.99
22 Performance of integrated FDG PET/contrast-enhanced CT in the diagnosis of recurrent colorectal cancer: Comparison with integrated FDG PET/non-contrast-enhanced CT and enhanced CT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2009 0.98
23 Pitfalls in lymph node staging with positron emission tomography in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Lung Cancer 2005 0.97
24 Prefrontal cortex and amygdala volume in first minor or major depressive episode after cancer diagnosis. Biol Psychiatry 2005 0.96
25 Palmitic acid enhances lectin-like oxidized LDL receptor (LOX-1) expression and promotes uptake of oxidized LDL in macrophage cells. Atherosclerosis 2009 0.95
26 Comparison of DWI and PET/CT in evaluation of lymph node metastasis in uterine cancer. World J Radiol 2012 0.93
27 Escherichia coli pneumonia in combination with fungal sinusitis and meningitis in a tsunami survivor after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Tohoku J Exp Med 2012 0.93
28 Accuracy of integrated FDG-PET/contrast-enhanced CT in detecting pelvic and paraaortic lymph node metastasis in patients with uterine cancer. Eur Radiol 2009 0.93
29 Enhancement of insulin signaling through inhibition of tissue lipid accumulation by activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha in obese mice. Med Sci Monit 2004 0.91
30 Clinical value of whole-body FDG-PET for recurrent gastric cancer: a multicenter study. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2009 0.90
31 Performance of FDG-PET/CT for diagnosis of recurrent uterine cervical cancer. Eur Radiol 2008 0.90
32 Regional cerebral glucose metabolism in patients with secondary depressive episodes after fatal pancreatic cancer diagnosis. J Affect Disord 2006 0.90
33 Effect of hepatocyte growth factor on invasion of prostate cancer cell lines. Oncol Rep 2003 0.88
34 Clinical practice guidelines for the management of biliary tract cancers 2015: the 2nd English edition. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2015 0.88
35 Unsaturated FAs prevent palmitate-induced LOX-1 induction via inhibition of ER stress in macrophages. J Lipid Res 2010 0.88
36 Blockade of class IB phosphoinositide-3 kinase ameliorates obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 0.88
37 Detection of unsuspected distant metastases and/or regional nodes by FDG-PET [corrected] scan in apparent limited-disease small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2007 0.88
38 Differential regulation of CIDEA and CIDEC expression by insulin via Akt1/2- and JNK2-dependent pathways in human adipocytes. J Lipid Res 2011 0.87
39 Prospective study of positron emission tomography for evaluation of the activity of lapatinib, a dual inhibitor of the ErbB1 and ErbB2 tyrosine kinases, in patients with advanced tumors. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2006 0.86
40 Cancer-related intrusive thoughts as an indicator of poor psychological adjustment at 3 or more years after breast surgery: a preliminary study. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2002 0.86
41 Sarcoid-like reaction mimics progression of disease after induction chemotherapy for lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 2010 0.86
42 Phase II study of motesanib in Japanese patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors with prior exposure to imatinib mesylate. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2009 0.85
43 Highly sensitive upregulation of apolipoprotein A-IV by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) agonist in human hepatoma cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2007 0.85
44 A novel PPARalpha agonist ameliorates insulin resistance in dogs fed a high-fat diet. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2008 0.85
45 Standardized uptake values of uterine leiomyoma with 18F-FDG PET/CT: variation with age, size, degeneration, and contrast enhancement on MRI. Ann Nucl Med 2008 0.84
46 Relationship between distressing cancer-related recollections and hippocampal volume in cancer survivors. Am J Psychiatry 2002 0.84
47 Involvement of protein kinase C in glutamate release from cultured microglia. Brain Res 2003 0.84
48 Retinal transfer of nicotinate by H+ -monocarboxylate transporter at the inner blood-retinal barrier. Microvasc Res 2011 0.84
49 Additional value of FDG-PET to contrast enhanced-computed tomography (CT) for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymph node metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer: a Japanese multicenter clinical study. Ann Nucl Med 2011 0.83
50 Structure-based design of a selective heparanase inhibitor as an antimetastatic agent. Mol Cancer Ther 2004 0.83
51 Differential roles of CIDEA and CIDEC in insulin-induced anti-apoptosis and lipid droplet formation in human adipocytes. J Lipid Res 2010 0.83
52 Association between adjuvant regional radiotherapy and cognitive function in breast cancer patients treated with conservation therapy. Cancer Med 2014 0.83
53 Identification of a functional peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) response element (PPRE) in the human apolipoprotein A-IV gene. Biochem Pharmacol 2009 0.83
54 Direct evidence for leptin-induced lipid oxidation independent of long-form leptin receptor. Biochim Biophys Acta 2010 0.83
55 Performance of integrated FDG-PET/contrast-enhanced CT in the diagnosis of recurrent pancreatic cancer: comparison with integrated FDG-PET/non-contrast-enhanced CT and enhanced CT. Mol Imaging Biol 2009 0.83
56 Suppression of FoxO1/cell death-inducing DNA fragmentation factor α-like effector A (Cidea) axis protects mouse β-cells against palmitic acid-induced apoptosis. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2011 0.82
57 A novel JNK2/SREBP-1c pathway involved in insulin-induced fatty acid synthesis in human adipocytes. J Lipid Res 2013 0.81
58 Pharmacological characterization of a human-specific peroxisome proliferater-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha) agonist in dogs. Biochem Pharmacol 2004 0.81
59 Cerebroprotective effects of TAK-937, a cannabinoid receptor agonist, on ischemic brain damage in middle cerebral artery occluded rats and non-human primates. Brain Res 2011 0.81
60 Performance of FDG-PET/CT in the diagnosis of recurrent endometrial cancer. Ann Nucl Med 2008 0.81
61 Clinical significance of performing 18F-FDG PET on patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a summary of a Japanese multicenter study. Ann Nucl Med 2009 0.81
62 Thymic MALT lymphoma: MR imaging findings and their correlation with histopathological findings on four cases. Clin Imaging 2004 0.80
63 Efficacy of MR mammography (MRM) in providing preoperative locoregional information on breast cancer: correlation between MRM and histological findings. Magn Reson Med Sci 2002 0.80
64 Overexpression of retinoic acid receptor alpha in hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2003 0.80
65 Hippocampal volume and first major depressive episode after cancer diagnosis in breast cancer survivors. Am J Psychiatry 2004 0.80
66 Chemical genetic identification of the IGF-linked pathway that is mediated by STAT6 and MFP2. Chem Biol 2006 0.79
67 A case of skeletal tuberculosis and psoas abscess: disease activity evaluated using (18) F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography. BMC Med Imaging 2013 0.79
68 Hippocampal and amygdalar volumes in breast cancer survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2008 0.79
69 Contribution of hypothermia and CB1 receptor activation to protective effects of TAK-937, a cannabinoid receptor agonist, in rat transient MCAO model. PLoS One 2012 0.79
70 High impact of FDG-PET/CT in diagnostic strategies for ovarian cancer. Acta Radiol 2013 0.79
71 Present and future of FDG-PET/CT in ovarian cancer. Ann Nucl Med 2010 0.78
72 Therapeutic and analysis model of intrahepatic metastasis reflects clinical behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma. Jpn J Cancer Res 2002 0.78
73 Positron emission tomography for preoperative staging in patients with locally advanced or metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma in lymph node metastasis. Hepatogastroenterology 2008 0.78
74 Additional effects of FDG-PET to thin-section CT for the differential diagnosis of lung nodules: a Japanese multicenter clinical study. Ann Nucl Med 2011 0.77
75 PET/CT supports breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Breast Cancer 2008 0.77
76 Design, synthesis, and evaluation of substituted phenylpropanoic acid derivatives as human peroxisome proliferator activated receptor activators. Discovery of potent and human peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha subtype-selective activators. J Med Chem 2003 0.77
77 SAR and biological evaluation of analogues of a small molecule histone deacetylase inhibitor N-(2-aminophenyl)-4-((4-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-2-ylamino)methyl)benzamide (MGCD0103). Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008 0.77
78 Extracellular superoxide dismutase in cultured astrocytes: decrease in cell-surface activity and increase in medium activity by lipopolysaccharide-stimulation. Neurochem Res 2012 0.77
79 Breast cancer with low FDG uptake: characterization by means of dual-time point FDG-PET/CT. Eur J Radiol 2008 0.77
80 Metabolic Tumor Volume and Total Lesion Glycolysis in PET/CT Correlate With the Pathological Findings of Colorectal Cancer and Allow Its Accurate Staging. Clin Nucl Med 2016 0.76
81 Cavum septi pellucidi and intrusive recollections in cancer survivors. Neurosci Res 2006 0.76
82 Contribution of AP-1 interference induced by TAC-101 to tumor growth suppression in a hepatocellular carcinoma model. Tumour Biol 2009 0.76
83 Design, synthesis, and structure-activity relationship studies of novel 2,4,6-trisubstituted-5-pyrimidinecarboxylic acids as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) partial agonists with comparable antidiabetic efficacy to rosiglitazone. J Med Chem 2010 0.76
84 Uni-directional differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into neurons by the neural stem sphere method. Neurosci Res 2010 0.76
85 Design, synthesis and evaluation of substituted phenylpropanoic acid derivatives as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) activators: novel human PPARalpha-selective activators. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2002 0.76
86 [Follow-up after curative surgery for colorectal cancer: impact of positron emission tomography - computed tomography (PET/CT)]. Rev Gastroenterol Peru 2011 0.76
87 Enantio-dependent binding and transactivation of optically active phenylpropanoic acid derivatives at human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2002 0.76
88 Role of the liver in glucose homeostasis in PI 3-kinase p85alpha-deficient mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2009 0.76
89 Flagellin/TLR5 signaling potentiates airway serous secretion from swine tracheal submucosal glands. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2013 0.75
90 Middle bile duct cancer with portal vein tumor thrombus. World J Surg Oncol 2008 0.75
91 Quinolone derivatives containing strained spirocycle as orally active glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) inhibitors for type 2 diabetics. Bioorg Med Chem 2011 0.75
92 Effects of a proton pump inhibitor on the physiological accumulation of fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) in FDG-positron emission tomography. Surg Today 2012 0.75
93 Chronic leptin treatment stimulates lipid oxidation in immortalized and primary mouse skeletal muscle cells. Biochim Biophys Acta 2008 0.75
94 Clinical practice guideline for dedicated breast PET. Ann Nucl Med 2014 0.75
95 Optimization of Gd-DTPA-enhanced balanced turbo field echo sequence in abdominal imaging: clinical application. Magn Reson Med Sci 2004 0.75
96 Positron emission tomography and breast lesions: low FDG activity in early phase imaging is not essentially benign. Clin Nucl Med 2008 0.75
97 Miliary brain metastases in 2 cases with advanced non-small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR mutation during gefitinib treatment. Respir Investig 2012 0.75
98 [Current status of nuclear medicine clinical application of FDG-PET for cancer diagnosis. Lung cancer]. Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
99 Optimization of Gd-DTPA-enhanced balanced turbo field echo sequence in abdominal imaging: a basic study. Magn Reson Med Sci 2004 0.75
100 Sternal Uptake of 99mTc-MAA in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Clin Nucl Med 2015 0.75
101 [Case Report; A case of acute sarcoidosis with fever and polyarthralgia]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2016 0.75
102 [Application of PET/CT fused images in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer]. Nihon Rinsho 2011 0.75
103 [Application of 18F-FDG PET for the assessment of early response to the treatment and prognosis of patients]. Kaku Igaku 2009 0.75
104 [Evaluation of pancreatic cancer extent using balanced turbo field echo (bTFE)]. Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi 2004 0.75
105 Discovery of cyclic amine-substituted benzoic acids as PPARα agonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011 0.75
106 Spectrum of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of ovarian tumors. Jpn J Radiol 2011 0.75
107 [Imaging diagnosis of biliary tract cancer on PET]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
108 Clinical impact of whole body FDG-PET for recurrent biliary cancer: a multicenter study. Ann Nucl Med 2009 0.75