Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor accelerates keratinocyte migration and skin wound healing

…, R Iwamoto, S Tokumaru, C Morimoto… - Journal of cell …, 2005 - journals.biologists.com
Members of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family are the most important growth factors
involved in epithelialization during cutaneous wound healing. Heparin-binding EGF-like …

Anti-obese action of raspberry ketone

C Morimoto, Y Satoh, M Hara, S Inoue, T Tsujita… - Life sciences, 2005 - Elsevier
Raspberry ketone (4-(4-hydroxyphenyl) butan-2-one; RK) is a major aromatic compound of
red raspberry (Rubus idaeus). The structure of RK is similar to the structures of capsaicin and …

Membrane‐anchored growth factors, the epidermal growth factor family: Beyond receptor ligands

S Higashiyama, H Iwabuki, C Morimoto… - Cancer …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The epidermal growth factor (EGF) family and the EGF receptor (EGFR, ErbB) tyrosine kinase
family have been spearheading the studies of signal transduction events that determine …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia permit climbing fiber elimination by promoting GABAergic inhibition in the developing cerebellum

H Nakayama, M Abe, C Morimoto, T Iida… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Circuit refinement during postnatal development is finely regulated by neuron–neuron
interactions. Recent studies suggest participation of microglia in this process but it is unclear how …

Forensic age prediction for dead or living samples by use of methylation-sensitive high resolution melting

Y Hamano, S Manabe, C Morimoto, S Fujimoto… - Legal Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Age prediction with epigenetic information is now edging closer to practical use in forensic
community. Many age-related CpG (AR-CpG) sites have proven useful in predicting age in …

[HTML][HTML] Relationships between lipolysis induced by various lipolytic agents and hormone-sensitive lipase in rat fat cells

C Morimoto, K Kameda, T Tsujita, H Okuda - Journal of Lipid Research, 2001 - ASBMB
Norepinephrine induced lipolysis in rat fat cells, in vitro, in a time- and concentration-dependent
manner, without concomitantly increasing hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) activity. It also …

[HTML][HTML] Forensic age prediction for saliva samples using methylation-sensitive high resolution melting: exploratory application for cigarette butts

Y Hamano, S Manabe, C Morimoto, S Fujimoto… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
There is high demand for forensic age prediction in actual crime investigations. In this study,
a novel age prediction model for saliva samples using methylation-sensitive high resolution …

[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of open-source software for DNA mixture interpretation based on a quantitative continuous model

S Manabe, C Morimoto, Y Hamano, S Fujimoto… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
In criminal investigations, forensic scientists need to evaluate DNA mixtures. The estimation
of the number of contributors and evaluation of the contribution of a person of interest (POI) …

Correlation between eosinophil count, its genetic background and body mass index: The Nagahama Study

…, Y Kanemitsu, Y Ishiyama, C Morimoto… - Allergology …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Obesity affects the pathogenesis of various chronic diseases, including asthma.
Research on correlations between obesity/BMI and eosinophilic inflammation in asthma …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct spectrum of microRNA expression in forensically relevant body fluids and probabilistic discriminant approach

S Fujimoto, S Manabe, C Morimoto, M Ozeki… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
MicroRNA is attracting worldwide attention as a new marker for the identification of forensically
relevant body fluids. A probabilistic discriminant model was constructed to identify venous …