Takahiko Fujikawa

TL;DR: The sequences and structures of the framework proteins for the nacreous and prismatic layers of the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata, are reported.

TL;DR: This data indicates that suppression of ERK2 in response to EMT has an important role in cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival and its role in vivo remains to be determined.

TL;DR: This study shows the first evidence that with an acute low-intensity exercise that is minimally stressful, hippocampal activation and BDNF expression can be achieved lending support to the idea that mild exercise could yield to greater benefits in hippocampal functions compared to the more strenuous forms.

TL;DR: The results indicate that p38α insufficiency may cause an inflammatory disorder, resulting in a delay of histological and functional nerve recovery following crush injury, and conclude that p 38 MAPK has an important physiological role in nerve regeneration and may be important for controlling both initiation of inflammation and recovery from nerve injury.

TL;DR: The results indicate that the hypothalamus responds uniquely to running in a threshold-like pattern distinct from the speed-dependent pattern previously reported for the medulla oblongata, and showed a physiologic basis for mild exercise useful for establishing the minimum running stress (MRS) rat model, or the running conditions that minimize the activation of the HPA axis.