Tofogliflozin, a potent and highly specific sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor, improves glycemic control in diabetic rats and mice

M Suzuki, K Honda, M Fukazawa, K Ozawa… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2012 - ASPET
Sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) is the predominant mediator of renal glucose
reabsorption and is an emerging molecular target for the treatment of diabetes. We identified a …

[HTML][HTML] Long lasting neutralization of C5 by SKY59, a novel recycling antibody, is a potential therapy for complement-mediated diseases

…, K Habu, M Wada, T Miura, T Tachibana, K Honda… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Dysregulation of the complement system is linked to the pathogenesis of a variety of
hematological disorders. Eculizumab, an anti-complement C5 monoclonal antibody, is the current …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibin βE (INHBE) is a possible insulin resistance-associated hepatokine identified by comprehensive gene expression analysis in human liver biopsy …

…, H Misu, H Igawa, M Ashihara, Y Kushima, K Honda… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The liver plays a major role in whole-body energy homeostasis by releasing secretory factors,
termed hepatokines. To identify novel target genes associated with insulin resistance, we …

[HTML][HTML] SGLT5 reabsorbs fructose in the kidney but its deficiency paradoxically exacerbates hepatic steatosis induced by fructose

…, C Goto, N Fukushima, K Jishage, K Honda… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Although excessive fructose intake is epidemiologically linked with dyslipidemia, obesity,
and diabetes, the mechanisms regulating plasma fructose are not well known. Cells …

Selective SGLT2 inhibition by tofogliflozin reduces renal glucose reabsorption under hyperglycemic but not under hypo-or euglycemic conditions in rats

T Nagata, M Fukazawa, K Honda… - American Journal …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
To understand the risk of hypoglycemia associated with urinary glucose excretion (UGE)
induced by sodium-glucose cotransporter (SGLT) inhibitors, it is necessary to know the …

Cloning and characterization of a Bacillus subtilis gene encoding a homolog of the 54-kilodalton subunit of mammalian signal recognition particle and Escherichia coli …

K Honda, K Nakamura, M Nishiguchi… - Journal of …, 1993 - Am Soc Microbiol
By using a DNA fragment of Escherichia coli ffh as a probe, the Bacillus subtilis ffh gene was
cloned. The complete nucleotide sequence of the cloned DNA revealed that it contained …

In vitro profiling of the metabolism and drug–drug interaction of tofogliflozin, a potent and highly specific sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor, using human liver …

…, K Yamaguchi, S Nagao, M Sato, M Suzuki, K Honda… - Xenobiotica, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The metabolism and drug–drug interaction (DDI) risk of tofogliflozin, a potent and highly
specific sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor, were evaluated by in vitro studies using …

srb: a Bacillus subtilis Gene Encoding a Homologue of the α-Subunit of the Mammalian Signal Recognition Particle Receptor

A Oguro, H Kakeshita, K Honda, H Takamatsu… - DNA …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
We cloned a Bacillus subtilis gene (srb) encoding a homologue of the mammalian signal
recognition particle receptor α-subunit (SRα). The gene is 987 bp in length and encodes a 329-…

The Bacillus subtilis SRP54 homologue, Ffh, has an intrinsic GTPase activity and forms a ribonucleoprotein complex with small cytoplasmic RNA in vivo

K Nakamura, M Nishiguchi, K Honda… - … and biophysical research …, 1994 - Elsevier
B. subtilis Ffh is a homologue of SRP54, which is one component of the mammalian signal
recognition particle. B. subtilis Ffh was expressed in E. coli as a derivative with a hexa …

Competitive inhibition of SGLT2 by tofogliflozin or phlorizin induces urinary glucose excretion through extending splay in cynomolgus monkeys

…, M Suzuki, M Fukazawa, K Honda… - American Journal …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors showed a glucose lowering effect in
type 2 diabetes patients through inducing renal glucose excretion. Detailed analysis of the …