Masahiro Kumada Selected Research

Adiponectin

01/2008	Clinical significance of high-molecular weight form of adiponectin in male patients with coronary artery disease.
06/2007	Adiponectin accumulates in myocardial tissue that has been damaged by ischemia-reperfusion injury via leakage from the vascular compartment.
12/2006	Adiponectin and renal function, and implication as a risk of cardiovascular disease.
06/2006	Adiponectin replenishment ameliorates obesity-related hypertension.
11/2004	Adiponectin as a biomarker of the metabolic syndrome.
04/2004	Adiponectin I164T mutation is associated with the metabolic syndrome and coronary artery disease.
06/2003	Disturbed secretion of mutant adiponectin associated with the metabolic syndrome.
11/2002	Adiponectin reduces atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.
10/2002	Role of adiponectin in preventing vascular stenosis. The missing link of adipo-vascular axis.
07/2002	Association of adiponectin mutation with type 2 diabetes: a candidate gene for the insulin resistance syndrome.

4	Syndrome 11/2004 - 07/2002
2	Coronary Artery Disease (Coronary Atherosclerosis) 01/2008 - 04/2004
1	Reperfusion Injury 06/2007
1	Cardiovascular Diseases (Cardiovascular Disease) 12/2006
1	Obesity 06/2006
1	Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 06/2006
1	Arteriosclerosis 03/2004
1	Atherosclerosis (Atheroma) 11/2002
1	Pathologic Constriction (Stenosis) 10/2002
1	Insulin Resistance 07/2002