2019
The role of fatty acid binding protein 7 in spinal cord astrocytes in a mouse model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
Kamizato K, Sato S, Shil SK, Umaru BA, Kagawa Y, Yamamoto Y, Ogata M, Yasumoto Y, Okuyama Y, Ishii N, Owada Y, Miyazaki H. The role of fatty acid binding protein 7 in spinal cord astrocytes in a mouse model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Neuroscience 2019, 409: 120-129. PMID: 31051217, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.03.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisSpinal cordAutoimmune encephalomyelitisMultiple sclerosisWT miceMouse modelFabp7 KO miceSpinal cord astrocytesLumbar spinal cordInduction of inflammationWild-type miceCentral nervous systemProtein 7Role of FABP7Fatty acid homeostasisMRNA expression levelsLate phaseEAE onsetEAE symptomsAstrocyte activationClinical scoresFatty acidsInflammatory cytokinesMyelin degenerationType mice
2018
Glial Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7 (FABP7) Regulates Neuronal Leptin Sensitivity in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus
Yasumoto Y, Miyazaki H, Ogata M, Kagawa Y, Yamamoto Y, Islam A, Yamada T, Katagiri H, Owada Y. Glial Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7 (FABP7) Regulates Neuronal Leptin Sensitivity in the Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus. Molecular Neurobiology 2018, 55: 9016-9028. PMID: 29623545, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1033-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFabp7 KO miceFatty Acid Binding Protein 7Arcuate nucleusHypothalamic arcuate nucleusKO miceFood intakeMedian eminenceFatty acid-binding protein 7Energy homeostasisWeight gainSingle leptin injectionHigh-fat dietNon-neuronal cell typesWild-type miceProtein 7Systemic energy homeostasisLeptin-induced activationPrimary astrocyte culturesNeuronal leptinHypothalamic astrocytesWT miceLeptin injectionObese miceHypothalamic sitesLeptin treatment
2013
Fatty acid binding protein 7 as a marker of glioma stem cells
Morihiro Y, Yasumoto Y, Vaidyan LK, Sadahiro H, Uchida T, Inamura A, Sharifi K, Ideguchi M, Nomura S, Tokuda N, Kashiwabara S, Ishii A, Ikeda E, Owada Y, Suzuki M. Fatty acid binding protein 7 as a marker of glioma stem cells. Pathology International 2013, 63: 546-553. PMID: 24274717, DOI: 10.1111/pin.12109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlioblastoma stem cellsPatient-derived GSC linesGlioma surgical specimensExpression of FABP7Stem cellsAggressive brain tumorGlioma stem cellsNeural stem cellsPoor prognosisFatty acidsMajority of glioblastomasSurgical specimensFABP7 expressionAnaplastic astrocytomaBrain tumorsDiffuse astrocytomasGlioma diagnosisTumor cellsFABP7Western blottingAddition of serumKnown markerGlioblastomaProtein 7GSC lines