Noradrenaline protects neurons against H 2 O 2 ‐induced death by increasing the supply of glutathione from astrocytes via β 3 ‐adrenoceptor stimulation , Journal of Neuroscience Research, ,   , Sep. 20, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.24733 

Systemic Administration of an Apelin Receptor Agonist Prevents NMDA-Induced Loss of Retinal Neuronal Cells in Mice. , Neurochemical research, 45( 4), 752- 759, Apr. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-019-02948-5 

Dopamine attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of proinflammatory cytokines by inhibiting the nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 through the formation of dopamine quinone in microglia. , European journal of pharmacology, 866,  172826- 172826, Jan. 5, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2019.172826 

Endogenous Apelin Is Protective Against Age-Associated Loss of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Mice. , Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 12,  58- 58, 2020, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2020.00058 

An apelin receptor antagonist prevents pathological retinal angiogenesis with ischemic retinopathy in mice. , Scientific reports, 7( 1), 15062- 15062, Nov. 8, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15602-3 

Apelin protects against NMDA-induced retinal neuronal death via an APJ receptor by activating Akt and ERK1/2, and suppressing TNF-α expression in mice. , Journal of pharmacological sciences, 133( 1), 34- 41, Jan. 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphs.2016.12.002 

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Analysis of early gene expression changes in inflammation-loaded depression model mice, ,  Sep. 2020 - Mar. 2022