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Biochemistry
Assistant Professor

Researcher information

■ Research Keyword
■ Field Of Study
  • Life sciences, Immunology
  • Life sciences, Molecular biology
  • Life sciences, Cell biology
  • Life sciences, Nutrition and health science

Career

■ Career
  • 202504
    University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, School of Medicine
  • 202104, 202403
    日本学術振興会 特別研究員 RPD
  • 旧所属 立命館大学 生命科学部 生命医科学科, 助教

Research activity information

■ Award
  • Feb. 2023
    研究奨励賞
    第25回日本亜鉛栄養治療研究会
    Emi Yoshigai
■ Paper
  • Zinc in Biology: Molecular Structures, Cellular Processes and Living Systems.
    Takafumi Hara; Emi Yoshigai; Toshiyuki Fukada
    Royal Society of Chemistry., Jul. 2025, Reviewed
  • Possible involvement of zinc transporter ZIP13 in myogenic differentiation.
    Masaki Shoji; Takuto Ohashi; Saki Nagase; Haato Yuri; Kenta Ichihashi; Teruhisa Takagishi; Yuji Nagata; Yuki Nomura; Ayako Fukunaka; Sae Kenjou; Hatsuna Miyake; Takafumi Hara; Emi Yoshigai; Yoshio Fujitani; Hidetoshi Sakurai; Heloísa G Dos Santos; Toshiyuki Fukada; Takashi Kuzuhara
    Scientific reports, Apr. 2024, Reviewed
  • Zinc in Cardiovascular Functions and Diseases: Epidemiology and Molecular Mechanisms for Therapeutic Development.
    Takafumi Hara; Emi Yoshigai; Takuto Ohashi; Toshiyuki Fukada
    International journal of molecular sciences, Apr. 2023, Reviewed
  • Zinc transporters as potential therapeutic targets: An updated review.
    Takafumi Hara; Emi Yoshigai; Takuto Ohashi; Toshiyuki Fukada
    Journal of pharmacological sciences, Feb. 2022, Reviewed
  • Role of Scl39a13/ZIP13 in cardiovascular homeostasis.
    Takafumi Hara; Ikuko Yamada; Takuto Ohashi; Masaru Tamura; Atsushi Hijikata; Takashi Watanabe; Minghao Gao; Kana Ito; Saeko Kawamata; Shiori Azuma; Emi Yoshigai; Yukiko Sumiyoshi; Natsumi Yasuhiro; Osamu Ohara; Heloísa G Dos Santos; Toshiyuki Fukada
    PloS one, 2022, Reviewed
  • Implication of the zinc-epigenetic axis in epidermal homeostasis.
    Mi-Gi Lee; Sehyun Chae; Kimiko Nakajima; Miho Ibi; Hozumi Sano; Takafumi Hara; Hantae Jo; Teruhisa Takagishi; Byungsun Cha; Jin-Myoung Baek; Emi Yoshigai; Takuto Ohashi; Tarou Irié; Shigetoshi Sano; Jong-Soo Lee; Toshiyuki Fukada; Bum-Ho Bin
    Journal of dermatological science, Jun. 2020, Reviewed
  • Zinc transporters in physiology and pathophysiology
    Toshiyuki Fukada; Takafumi Hara; Teruhisa Takagishi; Emi Yoshigai; Xin Lian; Bum Ho Bin
    Essential and Toxic Trace Elements and Vitamins in Human Health, Jan. 2020, Reviewed
  • Spatiotemporal expression of Prdm genes during Xenopus development.
    Rieko Eguchi; Emi Yoshigai; Takamasa Koga; Satoru Kuhara; Kosuke Tashiro
    Cytotechnology, Aug. 2015, Reviewed
  • Antipyretic analgesic drugs have different mechanisms for regulation of the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in hepatocytes and macrophages.
    Inaba H; Yoshigai E; Okuyama T; Murakoshi M; Sugiyama K; Nishino H; Nishizawa M
    Nitric Oxide, Jan. 2015, Reviewed, No invitation
  • A new flavanone and other flavonoids from green perilla leaf extract inhibit nitric oxide production in interleukin 1β-treated hepatocytes.
    Nakajima A; Yamamoto Y; Yoshinaka N; Namba M; Matsuo H; Okuyama T; Yoshigai E; Okumura T; Nishizawa M; Ikeya Y
    Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 2015, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Temporal and spatial dependence of inflammatory biomarkers and suppression by fluvastatin in dextran sodium sulfate-induced rat colitis model.
    Masaharu Oishi; Katsuji Tokuhara; Hirokazu Miki; Yoshito Tanaka; So Yamaki; Masaki Kaibori; Katsuhiko Yoshizawa; Takashi Yuri; Emi Yoshigai; Mikio Nishizawa; Tadayoshi Okumura; A-Hon Kwon
    Digestive diseases and sciences, Sep. 2014, Reviewed
  • The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Flavanol-Rich Lychee Fruit Extract in Rat Hepatocytes
    Ryota Yamanishi; Emi Yoshigai; Tetsuya Okuyama; Masatoshi Mori; Hiromitsu Murase; Toru Machida; Tadayoshi Okumura; Mikio Nishizawa
    PLOS ONE, Apr. 2014, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Interleukin-1β induces tumor necrosis factor-α secretion from rat hepatocytes
    Emi Yoshigai; Takafumi Hara; Hiroyuki Inaba; Iwao Hashimoto; Yoshito Tanaka; Masaki Kaibori; Tominori Kimura; Tadayoshi Okumura; A-Hon Kwon; Mikio Nishizawa
    Hepatology Research, 2014, Reviewed, No invitation
    Lead
  • Citrus nobiletin suppresses inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression in interleukin-1beta-treated hepatocytes
    Emi Yoshigai; Toru Machida; Tetsuya Okuyama; Masatoshi Mori; Hiromitsu Murase; Ryota Yamanishi; Tadayoshi Okumura; Yukinobu Ikeya; Hoyoku Nishino; Mikio Nishizawa
    Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Sep. 2013, Reviewed, No invitation
    Lead
  • Active Hexose Correlated Compound Extends the Lifespan and Increases the Thermotolerance of Nematodes
    Tetsuya Okuyama; Emi Yoshigai; Yukinobu Ikeya; Mikio Nishizawa
    Functional Foods in Health and Disease, Jun. 2013, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Stabilization of human interferon-alpha 1 mRNA by its antisense RNA
    Tominori Kimura; Shiwen Jiang; Mikio Nishizawa; Emi Yoshigai; Iwao Hashimoto; Masao Nishikawa; Tadayoshi Okumura; Hisao Yamada
    CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES, Apr. 2013, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Natural antisense transcript-targeted regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA levels
    Emi Yoshigai; Takafumi Hara; Yoshiro Araki; Yoshito Tanaka; Masaharu Oishi; Katsuji Tokuhara; Masaki Kaibori; Tadayoshi Okumura; A-Hon Kwon; Mikio Nishizawa
    NITRIC OXIDE-BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, Apr. 2013, Reviewed, No invitation
    Lead
  • Gomisin N in the herbal drug gomishi (Schisandra chinensis) suppresses inducible nitric oxide synthase gene via C/EBPβ and NF-κB in rat hepatocytes
    Yuna Takimoto; Hai-Yan Qian; Emi Yoshigai; Tadayoshi Okumura; Yukinobu Ikeya; Mikio Nishizawa
    Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry, Jan. 2013, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Characterization of natural antisense transcripts expressed from interleukin 1β-inducible genes in rat hepatocytes
    Yoshigai E; Hara T; Okuyama T; Okumura T; Kaibori M; Kwon AH; Nishizawa M
    HOAJ Biology, Sep. 2012, Not reviewed, No invitation
  • Chlorogenic acid is responsible for anti-inflammatory effects of the Japanese herbal drug Kinginka (Flos Lonicerae japonicae)
    Yoshigai E; Ohno N; Okuyama T; Yamamoto Y; Okumura T; Sato K; Ikey Y; Nishizawa M
    Clinical Nutrition Supplements, Sep. 2012, Not reviewed, No invitation
  • Chlorogenic acid from the Japanese herbal medicine Kinginka (Flos Lonicerae japonicae) suppresses the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rat hepatocytes
    Ohno N; Yoshigai E; Okuyama T; Yamamoto Y; Okumura T; Sato K; Ikeya Y; Nishizawa M
    HOAJ Biology, Apr. 2012, Not reviewed, No invitation
  • Supplementation with a Flavanol-rich Lychee Fruit Extract Influences the Inflammatory Status of Young Athletes
    Mikio Nishizawa; Takafumi Hara; Takehito Miura; Satoshi Fujita; Emi Yoshigai; Hidetoshi Ue; Yukako Hayashi; A-Hon Kwon; Tadayoshi Okumura; Tadao Isaka
    PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH, Oct. 2011, Reviewed, No invitation
  • Perilla leaf extract suppresses inducible nitric oxide synthase and anti-inflammatory cytokines in hepatocytes.
    Yoshigai E; Miura T; Okumura T; Ikeya Y; Nishizawa M
    Clinical Nutrition Supplemensts, Sep. 2010, Not reviewed, No invitation
  • Trim36/Haprin plays a critical role in the arrangement of somites during Xenopus embryogenesis
    Emi Yoshigai; Shinobu Kawamura; Satoru Kuhara; Kosuke Tashiro
    BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, Jan. 2009, Reviewed, No invitation
    Lead
  • smyd1 and smyd2 are expressed in muscle tissue in Xenopus laevis
    Shinobu Kawamura; Emi Yoshigai; Satoru Kuhara; Kosuke Tashiro
    CYTOTECHNOLOGY, Jun. 2008, Reviewed, No invitation
■ Books and other publications
  • Zinc in Biology: Molecular Structures, Cellular Processes and Living Systems. Chapter 14: Zinc Transporters and Zinc Signaling in Disease Pathogenesis.
    Hara T.; Yoshigai E.; Fukada T.
    Royal Society of Chemistry., Jul. 2025
    9781837674565
  • 【微量元素みいつけた 生理作用・疾患・くすりと食品にクローズアップ!】ヒトのからだに微量元素が必要なワケ 金属タンパク質と金属酵素
    原 貴史; 吉開 会美; 深田 俊幸
    (株)南山堂, Mar. 2024
    9784525940027
  • 【微量元素とMgの最新知見を臨床に活かす!-機能・代謝・疾患との関連】亜鉛の最新知見 亜鉛トランスポーターの生理機能 個体恒常性の維持と亜鉛シグナル
    吉開 会美; 原 貴史; 大橋 拓人; 深田 俊幸
    医歯薬出版(株), Aug. 2022
  • 生命金属ダイナミクス : 生体内における金属の挙動と制御, 第3節 亜鉛トランスポーター遺伝子改変マウスと疾患
    原貴史, 吉開会美, 大橋拓人, 深田俊幸
    エヌ・ティー・エス, Jan. 2021
    9784860437060
  • 【必須微量ミネラルの栄養学~亜鉛欠乏を中心に~】亜鉛トランスポーターの生理機能 個体恒常性の維持と亜鉛シグナル
    原 貴史; 高岸 照久; 吉開 会美; 深田 俊幸
    (株)ニュー・サイエンス社, Mar. 2020
  • 元素シグナル 亜鉛シグナルによる生体恒常性の維持と疾患とのかかわり
    高岸 照久; 原 貴史; 吉開 会美; 廉 馨; 深田 俊幸
    (有)科学評論社, Feb. 2020
  • Essential and Toxic Trace Elements and Vitamins in Human Health, 1st Edition, Chapter 3-Zinc transporters in physiology and pathophysiology.
    Fukada T.; Bin BH; Hara T.; Takagishi T.; Yoshigai E.; Xin Lian
    2020
  • 【トランスポーターのすべて】トランスポーターが関連する疾患研究 トランスポーターから究明する亜鉛恒常性システムの重要性
    原 貴史; 高岸 照久; 吉開 会美; 深田 俊幸
    医歯薬出版(株), Oct. 2019