J. Nat. Med., 73, 419–430 (2019).

Wei Wang, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Takao Hirai, Makoto Inoue. Anti-inflammatory effects of naturally occurring retinoid X receptor agonists isolated from Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep. via retinoid X receptor/liver X receptor heterodimers.

J. Nat. Med., 73, 154–162 (2019).

Wei Wang, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Takao Hirai, Makoto Inoue. Neuroprotective effect of naturally occurring RXR agonists isolated from Sophora tonkinensis Gagnep. on amyloid-β-induced cytotoxicity in PC12 cells.

Biomed. Pharmacother., 109, 503–510 (2019).

Takao Hirai, Kohei Nomura, Rie Ikai, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Makoto Inoue. Baicalein stimulates fibroblast growth factor 21 expression by up-regulating retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor α in C2C12 myotubes.

Eur. J. Pharmacol., 836, 67–74 (2018).

Michiyo Takagi, Kazunori Kimura, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Takao Hirai, Makoto Inoue. Induction of beige adipocytes by naturally occurring β3-adrenoceptor agonist p-synephrine.

J. Ethnopharmacol., 220, 1–8 (2018).

Junji Akaki, Shiori Tachi, Naoki Nakamura, Tetsuya Arai, Hiroo Yamasaki, Makoto Inoue, Toshiaki Makino. Promotive effect of Bofutsushosan (Fangfengtongshengsan) on lipid and cholesterol excretion in feces in mice treated with a high-fat diet.

Tetrahedron Lett., 59, 1212–1215 (2018).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Junko Tomida, Tetsuro Kamiya, Takao Hirai, Yuji Morita, Hirokazu Hara, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Tetsuo Adachi, Makoto Inoue. Diaporthols A and B: Bioactive diphenyl ether derivatives from an endophytic fungus Diaporthe sp.

Eur. J. Pharmacol., 820, 138–145 (2018).

Michiyo Takagi, Kazunori Kimura, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Makoto Inoue. Ameliorative effect of panaxynol on the reduction in high-molecular-weight adiponectin secretion from 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated with palmitic acids.

BMC Complement. Altern. Med., 18, 138 (2018).

Hiroshi Kitamura, Natsuko Saito, Junpei Fujimoto, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Daisuke Fujikura. Brazilian propolis ethanol extract and its component kaempferol induce myeloid-derived suppressor cells from macrophages of mice in vivo and in vitro.

Bioorg. Med. Chem., 25, 4253–4258 (2017).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Takumi Ogiwara, Takao Hirai, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Hiroko Murata, Kouichi Kaburagi, Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Makoto Inoue. Geronthoxanthone B from Maclura cochinchinensis var. gerontogea exhibits anti-inflammatory potential as an aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist.

Tetrahedron Lett., 58, 2248–2251 (2017).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Junko Tomida, Takao Hirai, Yuji Morita, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Makoto Inoue. Tubakialactones A–E, new polyketides from the endophytic fungus Tubakia sp. ECN-111.

Heterocycles, 94, 308–313 (2017).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Junko Tomida, Masanori Tabata, Takao Hirai, Yuji Morita, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Makoto Inoue. A new chromone derivative from an endophytic fungus Xylaria sp. isolated from Ardisia crenata.

Heterocycles, 94, 117–121 (2017).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Junko Tomida, Takao Hirai, Yuji Morita, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Makoto Inoue. A new isocoumarin derivative from an endophytic fungus Thielavia sp. isolated from Crassula ovata.

J. Nat. Med., 71, 299–304 (2017).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Naohito Abe, Fang-Rong Chang, Makoto Inoue, Masayoshi Oyama. Pteleifoliols A–E, acetophenone di-C-glycosides and a benzopyran dimer from the leaves of Melicope pteleifolia.

J. Nat. Med., 70, 476–482 (2016).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Hiroki Tanabe, Yoshiaki Fujii-Kuriyama, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Makoto Inoue. Atranorin and lecanoric acid antagonize TCDD-induced xenobiotic response element-driven activity, but not xenobiotic response element-independent activity.

Front. Microbiol., 7, 1223 (2016).

Yuji Morita, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Kunihiko Nishino, Junko Tomida, Makoto Inoue, Yoshiaki Kawamura. Berberine is a novel type efflux inhibitor which attenuates the MexXY-mediated aminoglycoside resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Fitoterapia, 111, 154–159 (2016).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Naohito Abe, Masayoshi Oyama, Makoto Inoue. Yuccalides A–C, three new phenolic compounds with spiro-structures from the roots of Yucca gloriosa.

Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 25, 1998-2001 (2015).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Hiroko Murata, Kouichi Kaburagi, Makoto Inoue. Xanthones from the roots of Maclura cochinchinensis var. gerontogea and their retinoic acid receptor-α agonistic activity.

J. Nat. Prod., 77, 1670-1677 (2014).

Makoto Inoue, Hiroki Tanabe, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Yukihiro Ishida, Hitoshi Kotani. Rexinoids isolated from Sophora tonkinensis with a gene expression profile distinct from the synthetic rexinoid bexarotene.

Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1840, 3034-3041 (2014).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Tohru Murakami, Hiroki Tanabe, and Makoto Inoue. Identification of a naturally occurring retinoid X receptor agonist from Brazilian green propolis.

Bioorg. Med. Chem., 22, 3204-3212 (2014).

Hiroki Tanabe, Tomohiro Yasui, Hitoshi Kotani, Akito Nagatsu, Makoto Makishima, Sakae Amagaya, Makoto Inoue. Retinoic acid receptor agonist activity of naturally occurring diterpenes.

Biochem. Pharmacol., 86, 1731-1738 (2013).

Yoshikazu Inoh, Satoshi Tadokoro, Hiroki Tanabe, Makoto Inoue, Naohide Hirashima, Mamoru Nakanishi, Tadahide Furuno. Inhibitory effects of a cationic liposome on allergic reaction mediated by mast cell activation.

Phytochem. Lett., 6, 215-218 (2013).

Masayoshi Oyama, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Tetsuro Kamiya, Manami Haba, Tetsuro Ito, Hiroko Murata, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Tetsuo Adachi, Munekazu Iinuma, Takeshi Kinoshita. Flavonoids isolated from the leaves of Melicope triphylla and their extracellularsuperoxide dismutase-inducing activity.

Biochem. Pharmacol., 84, 692-700 (2012).

Makoto Inoue, Hiroki Tanabe, Akira Matsumoto, Michiyo Takagi, Keizo Umegaki, Sakae Amagaya, Jiro Takahashi. Astaxanthin functions differently as a selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ modulator in adipicytes and macrophages.

Chem. Biodiv., 9, 2195-2202 (2012).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Masayoshi Oyama, Tetsuro Ito, Joko Ridho Witono, Dedy Darnaedi, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Jin Murata, Munekazu Iinuma. Novel zierane- and guaiane-type sesquiterpenes from the root of Melicope denhamii.

Mol. Nutr. Food. Res., 56, 713-724 (2012).

Kazuhiro Tsuruma, Hiroki Shimazaki, Ken-ichi Nakashima, Mika Yamauchi, Sou Sugitani, Masamitsu Shimazawa, Munekazu Iinuma, Hideaki Hara. Annatto prevents retinal degeneration induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress in vitro and in vivo.

Tetrahedron, 68, 2421-2428 (2012).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Masayoshi Oyama, Tetsuro Ito, Yukihiro Akao, Joko Ridho Witono, Dedy Darnaedi, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Jin Murata, Munekazu Iinuma. Novel quinolinone alkaloids bearing a lignoid moiety and related constituents in the leaves of Melicope denhamii.

Biol. Pharm. Bull., 35, 1-9 (2012).

Kotani Hitoshi, Tanabe Hiroki, Mizukami Hajime, Amagaya Sakae, Inoue Makoto. A naturally occurring rexinoid, honokiol, can serve as a regulator of various retinoid X receptor (RXR) heterdimers.

J. Nutr. Sci. Vitaminol., 57, 426-431 (2011).

Shirakura Yoshiyuki, Takayanagi Katsuhiko, Mukai Katsuyuki, Tanabe Hiroki, Inoue Makoto. β-Cryptoxanthin suppresses the adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 cells via RAR activation.

Tetrahedron Lett., 52, 4694-4696 (2011).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Masayoshi Oyama, Tetsuro Ito, Joko Ridho Witono, Dedy Darnaedi, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Jin Murata, Munekazu Iinuma. Melicodenines A and B, novel Diels–Alder type adducts isolated from Melicope denhamii.

Heterocycles, 83, 1603–1610 (2011).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Masayoshi Oyama, Tetsuro Ito, Hiroko Murata, Munekazu Iinuma. New furanocoumarins from the fruits of Melicope triphylla.

J. Nat. Prod., 74, 634–638 (2011).

Hiroka Suzuki, Hiroki Tanabe, Hajime Mizukami, Makoto Inoue. Differential gene expression in rat vascular smooth muscle cells following treatment with coptisine exerts a selective antiproliferative effect.

J. Nat. Prod., 73, 1332–1336 (2010).

Hitoshi Kotani, Hiroki Tanabe, Hajime Mizukami, Makoto Makishima, Makoto Inoue. Identification of a naturally occurring rexinoid, honokiol, that activates the retinoid X receptor (RXR).

Biol. Pharm. Bull., 33, 854-861 (2010).

Hiroshi Yokoi, Hajime Mizukami, Akito Nagatsu, Hiroki Tanabe, Makoto Inoue. Hydroxy monounsaturated fatty acids as agonists for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs).

Biol Pharm Bull, 33, 677-82 (2010).

Hiroka Suzuki, Hiroki Tanabe, Hajime Mizukami, Makoto Inoue. Selective regulation of multidrug resistance protein in vascular smooth muscle cells by the isoquinoline alkaloid coptisine.

Biol Pharm Bull, 32, 735-40 (2009).

Hiroshi Yokoi, Hajime Mizukami, Akito Nagatsu, Takamasa Ohno, Hiroki Tanabe, Makoto Inoue. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ligands isolated from adlay seed (Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen STAPF.).

Helv. Chim. Acta, 92, 1999-2008 (2009).

Ken-ichi Nakashima, Naohito Abe, Fumiko Kamiya, Tetsuro Ito, Masayoshi Oyama, Munekazu Iinuma. Novel flavonoids in dragon's blood of Daemonorops draco.

Biol. Sci. Space, 23, 85-97 (2009).

Ryutaro Izumi, Hirotaka Oishi, Akira Higashibata, Rika Yoshizaki, Isao Ito, Hirochika Murase, Makoto Inoue, Katsunori kato, Hitoshi Kawashima, Hideaki Soya, Noriaki Ishioka. Development of basic technologies for drop-tower experiment on vertebrates.

Chem. Pharm. Bull., 56, 173-175 (2008).

Kazuo Kojima, Takamasa Ohno, Makoto Inoue, Hajime Mizukami, Akito Nagatsu. Phellifuropyranone A: a new furopyranone compound isolated from fruit bodies of wild Phellinus linteus.

Drug Metab Dispos., 36, 1438-1443 (2008).

Toshiaki Makino, Nobuhiro Ohtake, Akito Watanabe, Naoko Tsuchiya, Sachiko Imamura, Seiichi Iizuka, Makoto Inoue, Hajime Mizukami. Down-regulation of a hepatic transporter multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 is involved in alteration of pharmacokinetics of glycyrrhizin and its metabolites in a rat model of chronic liver injury.

Biol. Pharm. Bull, 30, 1754-1757 (2007).

Munehiro Nakagawa, Takamasa Ohno, Rumi Maruyama, Munenori Okubo, Akito Nagatsu, Makoto Inoue, Hiroki Tanabe, Genzou Takemura, Shinya Minatoguchi, Hisayoshi Fujiwara. Sesquiterpene lactone suppresses vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration via inhibition of cell cycle progression.

J. Nat. Med., 61. 438-442 (2007).

Takamasa Ohno, Yurika Takahashi, Hiroki Tanabe, Hideaki Hirayama, Hajime Mizukami, Yukio Ogihara, Makoto Inoue. Inhibitory effect of oral intake of natural Phellinus linteus fruit body on growth and pulmonary metastasis of B16/BL6 melanoma.

J. Nat. Med., 61, 342-348 (2007).

Nobukazu Ryu, Hiroki Tanabe, Toshiaki Makino, Hajime Mizukami, Makoto Inoue. Shosaikoto (a Kampo medicine) modulates changes in cytochrome P450 caused by Mycobacterium butyricum injection.

Biochem. Pharmacol., 74, 256-264 (2007).

Akira Matsumoto, Hajime Mizukami, Satoshi Mizuno, Keizo Umegaki, Jun-ichi Nishikawa, Koichi Shudo, Hiroyuki Kagechika and Makoto Inoue.  β-Cryptoxanthin, novel natural RAR ligand, induces ATP-binding cassette transporters in macrophages.

Phytomed.., 13, 334-342 (2006).

Hiroki Tanabe, Hiroka Suzuki, Akito Nagatsu, Hajime Mizukami, Yukiko Ogihara, Makoto Inoue.  Selective inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by coptisine isolated from Coptis rhizome, one of the crude drugs composing Kampo medicines Unsei-in.

Pharmacol. Res.., 54, 39-45 (2006).

Hai Yu, Kentaro Oh-Hashi, Tatsuhide Tanaka, Aihua Sai, Makoto Inoue, Yoko Hirata, Kazutoshi Kiuchi. Rehmannia glutinosa induces glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression in astroglial cells via cPKC and ERK1/2 pathways independently.

 Eur. J. Pharmacol., 507, 301-310 (2005).

Nobuhiro Ohtake, Masahiro Yamamoto, Shuichi Takeda, Masaki Aburada, Atsushi Ishige, Kenji Watanabe, Makoto Inoue. The herbal medicine Sho-saiko-to exerts a selective inhibition of CD8⁺ T cell proliferation.

 J. Trad. Med., 22, 34-38 (2005).

Ayano Koizumi, Hajime Mizukami, Yukio Ogihara, Makoto Inoue M. Anti-atherosclerotic action of Saiko-Ka-Ryukotsu-Borei-To against ApoE-deficient mice.

Biol. Pharm. Bull., 28, 1731-1735 (2005).

Ayano Koizumi, Hajime Mizukami, Makoto Inoue. pX-gene causes hypercholesterolemia in hypercholesterolemia-resistant BALB/c mice.

Biochem. Pharmacol., 70, 1176-1184 (2005).

Hiroki Tanabe, Hiroka Suzuki, Hajime Mizukami, Makoto Inoue. Double blockade of cell cycle progression by coptisine in vascular smooth muscle cells.

Tetrahedron Lett., 46, 8657-8660 (2005).

Takamasa Ohno, Akito Nagatsu, Munehiro Nakagawa, Makoto Inoue, Yun-Mo Li, Shinya Minatoguchi, Hajime Mizukami, Hisayoshi Fujiwara. New sesquiterpene lactones from water extract of the root of Lindera strychnifolia with cytotoxicity against the human small cell lung cell, SBC-3.

J Ethnopharmacol., 101, 215-220 (2005).

Satoshi Mishima, Kazu-michi Suzuki, Yoichiro Isohama, Naoko Kuratsu, Yoko Araki, Makoto Inoue, Takeshi Miyata. Royal jelly has estrogenic effects in viro and in vivo.

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