• C. Nagai and N. Minamino: Direct chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay for atrial natriuretic peptide in mammalian plasma using a PEGylated antibody.　Anal. Biochem., 2014 in press.
• K. Toshinai, T. Saito, H. Yamaguchi, K. Sasaki, W. Tsuchimochi, N. Minamino, Y. Ueta, and M. Nakazato:　Neuroendocrine regulatory peptide-1 and -2 (NERPs) inhibit the excitability of magnocellular neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus. Brain Res. 1563, 52-60 (2014)
• K. Maekawa, A. Hirayama, Y. Iwata, Y. Tajima, T. Nishimaki-Mogami, S. Sugawara, N. Ueno, H. Abe, M. Ishikawa, M. Murayama, Y. Matsuzawa, H. Nakanishi, K. Ikeda, M. Arita, R. Taguchi, N. Minamino, S. Wakabayashi, T. Soga, and Y. Saito: Global metabolomic analysis of heart tissue in a hamster model for dilated cardiomyopathy. J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol., 59, 76-85 (2013)
• K. Tokizane, H. Konishi, M. Yasui, T. Ogawa, K. Sasaki, N. Minamino, and H. Kiyama: Continuous stress promotes expression of VGF in melanotroph via suppression of dopamine. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol., 372, 49-56 (2013)
• K. Sasaki, T. Osaki, and N. Minamino: Large-scale identification of endogenous secretory peptides using electron transfer dissociation mass spectrometry. Mol. Cell. Proteomics, 12, 700-709 (2013)
• T. Nishikimi, H. Okamoto, M. Nakamura, N. Ogawa, K. Horii, K. Nagata, Y. Nakagawa, H. Kinoshita, C. Yamada, K. Nakao, T. Minami, Y. Kuwabara, K. Kuwahara, K. Kangawa, N. Minamino, and K. Nakao: Direct immunochemiluminescent assay for proBNP and total BNP in human plasma: proBNP and total BNP levels in healthy individuals and heart failure patients. Plos One, 8, e53233 (2013)
• H. Fujihara, K. Sasaki, E. Mishiro-Sato, T. Ohbuchi, G. Dayanithi, M. Yamasaki, Y. Ueta, and N. Minamino: Molecular characterization and biological function of neuroendocrine regulatory peptide-3 in the rat. Endocrinology, 153, 1377-1386 (2012)
• T. Osaki, K. Sasaki, and N. Minamino: Peptidomics-based discovery of an antimicrobial peptide derived from insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5. J. Proteome Res., 10, 1870-1880 (2011)
• K. Sasaki, N. Takahashi, M. Satoh, M. Yamasaki, and N. Minamino: A peptidomics strategy for discovering endogenous bioactive peptides. J. Proteome Res.,9, 5047-5052 (2010)
• E. Mishiro-Satoh, K. Sasaki, T. Matsuo, H. Kageyama, H. Yamaguchi, Y. Date, M. Matsubara, T. Ishizu, K. Yoshizawa-Kumagaye, Y. Satomi, T. Takao, S. Shioda, M. Nakazato, and N. Minamino: Distribution of neuroendocrine regulatory peptide-1 and -2, and proteolytic processing of their precursor VGF protein in the rat. J. Neurochem., 114, 1097-1106 (2010)
• T. Nishikimi, N. Minamino, M. Ikeda, Y. Takeda, K. Tadokoro, I. Shibasaki, H. Fukuda, Y. Horiuchi, S. Oikawa, T. Ieiri, M. Matsubara, H. Matsuoka: Diversity of molecular forms of plasma brain natriuretic peptide in heart failure: different proBNP-108 to BNP-32 ratios in atrial and ventricular overload. Heart, 96, 432-439 (2010)
• K. Sasaki, Y. Satomi, T. Takao and N. Minamino: Snapshot peptidomics of the regulated secretory pathway. Mol. Cell. Proteomics, 8, 1638-1647　(2009)
• T. Katafuchi, T. Osaki, H.Yasue and N. Minamino: Calcitonin receptor-　stimulating peptide: Its evolutionary and functional relationship with calcitonin gene-related peptide based on gene structure. Peptides, 30, 1753-1762 (2009)
• H. Yamaguchi, K. Sasaki, Y. Satomi, T. Shimbara, H. Kageyama, M.S. Mondal, K. Toshinai, Y. Date, L.J. Gonzalez, S. Shioda, T. Takao, M, Nakazato, and N. Minamino: Peptidomic identification and biological validation of neuroendocrine regulatory peptide-1 and -2. J. Biol. Chem., 282, 26354-26360 (2007)
• H. Sawada, H. Yamaguchi, T. Shimbara, K. Toshinai, M.S. Mondal, Y. Date, N. Murakami, T. Katafuchi, N. Minamino, H. Nunoi and M. Nakazato: Central effects of calcitonin receptor-stimulating peptide-1 on energy homeostasis in rats. Endocrinology, 147, 2043-2050 (2006)
• T. Katafuchi, K. Kikumoto, K. Hamano, K. Kangawa, H. Matsuo and N. Minamino: Calcitonin receptor-stimulating peptide, a new member of the calcitonin gene-related peptide family. J. Biol. Chem., 278, 12046-12054 (2003)
• N. Minamino, J. Tanaka, H. Kuwahara, T. Kihara, Y. Satomi, M. Matsubae and T. Takao: Determination of endogenous peptides in the porcine brain: Possible construction of Peptidome, a fact database for endogenous peptides. J. Chromatogr. B, 792, 33-48 (2003)
• Y. Tomoda, K. Kikumoto, Y. Isumi, T. Katafuchi, A. Tanaka, K. Kangawa, K. Dohi and N. Minamino: Cardiac fibroblasts are major production and target cells of adrenomedullin in the heart in vitro. Cardiovasc. Res., 49, 721-730 (2001)
• S. Ueda, K. Nishio, N. Minamino, A. Kubo, Y. Akai, K. Kangawa, H. Matsuo, Y. Fujimura, A. Yoshioka, K. Masui, N. Doi, Y. Murao and S. Miyamoto: Increased plasma levels of adrenomedullin in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med., 160, 132-136 (1999)
• Y. Isumi, A. Kubo, T. Katafuchi, K. Kangawa and N. Minamino: Adrenomedullin suppresses interleukin-1beta-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha production in Swiss 3T3 cells. FEBS Lett., 463, 110-114 (1999)
• Y. Isumi, H. Shoji, S. Sugo, T. Tochimoto, M. Yoshioka, K. Kangawa, H. Matsuo and N. Minamino: Regulation of adrenomedullin production in rat endothelial cells. Endocrinology, 139, 838-846 (1998)
• S. Sugo, N. Minamino, K. Kangawa, K. Miyamoto, K. Kitamura, J. Sakata, T. Eto and H. Matsuo: Endothelial cells actively synthesize and secrete adrenomedullin. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 201, 1160-1166 (1994)
• A. Tanaka, K. Miyamoto, N. Minamino, M. Takeda, B. Sato, H. Matsuo and K. Matsumoto: Cloning and characterization of an androgen-induced growth factor essential for the androgen-dependent growth of mouse mammary carcinoma cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 89, 8928-8932 (1992)
• K.J. Koller, D.G. Lowe, G.L. Bennett, N. Minamino, K. Kangawa, H. Matsuo, D.V. Goeddel: Selective activation of the B natriuretic peptide receptor by C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP). Science, 252, 120-123 (1991)
• T. Sudoh, N. Minamino, K. Kangawa and H. Matsuo: C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP): A new member of natriuretic peptide family identified in porcine brain. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 168, 863-870 (1990)
• A. Miyata, A. Arimura, R.D. Dahl, N. Minamino, L. Jiang, A. Uehara, M.D. Culler and D.H. Coy: Isolation of a novel 38 residue-hypothalamic polypeptide which stimulates adenylate cyclase in pituitary cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 164, 567-574 (1989)
• T. Sudoh, K. Kangawa, N. Minamino and H. Matsuo: A new natriuretic peptide in porcine brain. Nature, 332, 78-81 (1988)
• N. Minamino, K. Kangawa and H. Matsuo: Neuromedin U-8 and U-25: Novel uterus stimulating and hypertensive peptides identified in porcine spinal cord. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 130, 1078-1085 (1985)
• N. Minamino, K. Kangawa and H. Matsuo: Neuromedin B: A novel bombesin-like peptide identified in porcine spinal cord. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 114, 541-548 (1983)

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