Researchers
involved in the research and development of midkine and related subjects

  • Kuniaki Aridome; Department of Surgical Oncology and Digestive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University; Research subject: Midkine expression in digestive organs;
    aridome-k@po3.synapse.ne.jp
  • Mitsuru Horiba; Department of Circulation Research, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University; Research subject: The role of midkine in heart diseases
    mhoriba@riem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
  • Naoki Ishiguro: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Research subject: Cartilage destruction, Bone and cartilage regeneration, Joint marker;
    n-ishi@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
    http://ortho.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/
  • Masaomi Iyo; Department of Phychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University; Research subject: Research on etiology, diagnosis and treatment on mental disorders;
    iyo@med.m.chiba-u.ac.jp
    http://www.m.chiba-u.ac.jp/class/psy3/
  • Kenji Kadomatsu; Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Research subject: Analysis and application of mechanisms underlying biosynthesis and biological functions of midkine;
    kkadoma@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
    http://www.med.nagoya-u.ac.jp/hp/biochem/welcome.html
  • Kimihiro Komori; Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medocine; Research subject: Pathophysiology of graft failure due to intimal thickening, Biological function of the autogenous vein grafts, Therapeutic angiogenesis for arterial occlusive disease;
    komori@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
  • Nobuaki Maeda; Developmental Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience; Research subject: Regulation of neural network formation and regeneration by proteoglycans;
    maedan@tmin.ac.jp
    http://tim.ac.jp/develop/
  • Seiichi Matsuo; Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine; Research subject: Mechanisms of induction and progression of renal injury, development of novel therapeutic procedures for progressive renal injury, role of midkine in renal injury and application of midkine and its receptor(s) into clinical usage;
    smatsuo@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
  • Hisako Muramatsu; Department of Nutritional Health, Faculty of Psychological and Physical Science, Aichi Gakuin University; Research Subjects: Function and pathology of midkine, function of poly-N-acetyllactosamines;
    hmurama@dpc.agu.ac.jp
    http://www.agu.ac.jp/~psyphy/eiyou/eiyou_frame.htm
  • Takashi Muramatsu; Department of Health Science, Faculty of Psychological and Physical Sciences, Aichi Gakuin University; Research subject: Molecular medicine of midkine, Glycobiology;
    tmurama@dpc.aichi-gakuin.ac.jp
    http://www.aichi-gakuin.ac.jp/%7Epsyphy/kenko_frame.htm
  • Akira Nakagawara; Division of Biochemistry, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute Research subject: Molecular bases of the genesis and spontaneous regression of neuroblastoma;
    akiranak@chiba-ccri.chuo.chiba.jp
    http://www.hosp.pref.chiba.jp/gan/
  • Masaharu Noda; Division of Molecular Neurobiology, National Institute for Basic Biology; Research subject: Biological events in which protein tyrosine phosphatase z is involved;
    madon@nibb.ac.jp
    http://niwww3.nibb.ac.jp/
  • Peptide Institute, Inc; Production of peptides and proteins including chemically synthesized midkine;
    http://www.peptide.co.jp/
  • Masatoshi Tagawa; Division of Pathology, Chiba Cancer Center Research Institute; Research subject: Gene therapy for intractable cancer;
    mtagawa@chiba-cc.jp
    http://www.pref.chiba.jp/byouin/gan/index.htm
  • Hideaki Shimada; Department of Academic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine;
    hshimada@faculty.chiba-u.jp
  • Masayasu Yamada; Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University; Research subject: Involvement of midkine in oocyte maturation and embryo development in mammals;
    masayasu@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp
  • Arne Egesten; Section for Respiratory Medicine and Allergology Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University; Research subject: Antibacterial activity of midkine
    Arne.Egesten@med.lu.se
    Cellmid