RESEARCH

Keywords

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Pancreatic Islets
• Atherosclerosis
• Insulin Resistance in East Asian
• Autophagy

Main Research Topics and Interests

• Pancreatic beta cell development and regeneration.
• Regulation of pancreatic beta cell mass
• Physiology of insulin resistance in East Asian
• Progression of atherosclerosis in diabetes
• Clinical Diabetology

Publications (in English)

• Original Articles: 387
• Review Articles: 22
• h-index: 58 (Web of Science)
• Sum of Times Cited: 18,409 (Web of Science)

Recent Main Publications

• Takahashi M, Miyatsuka T, Suzuki L, et al. Biphasic changes in beta-cell mass around parturition are accompanied by increased serotonin production. Sci Rep 2020;10:4962.
• Kiya M, Tamura Y, Takeno K, et al. Adipose Insulin Resistance and Decreased Adiponectin Are Correlated With Metabolic Abnormalities in Nonobese Men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Apr 23;106(5):e2228-e2238
• Wakasugi S, Mita T, Katakami N, et al. Associations between continuous glucose monitoring-derived metrics and arterial stiffness in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2021 ;20(1):15.
• Osonoi Y, Mita T, Azuma K, et al. Defective autophagy in vascular smooth muscle cells enhances cell death and atherosclerosis. Autophagy 2018;14:1991-2006.
• Miura M, Miyatsuka T, Katahira T, et al. Suppression of STAT3 signaling promotes cellular reprogramming into insulin-producing cells induced by defined transcription factors. EBioMedicine 2018;36:358-366.
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Other Specific Comments

• Associate Editor of Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

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