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（３）Sugawara S, Nakaya Y, Matsumura S, Hirose K, Saito Y, Kaneko Y, Kobayashi M (2022)

Neural Subtype-dependent Cholinergic Modulation of Neural Activities by Activation of Muscarinic 2 Receptors and G Protein-activated Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channel in Rat Periaqueductal Gray Neurons.
Neuroscience 506: 1-13, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.10.012

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（２）Kitano K, Yamashita A, Sugimura T, Okayasu T, Sakagami M, Osaki D, Kitahara T*, Saito Y* (2022)

Behavioral and Immunohistochemical Evidence for Suppressive Effects of Goshajinkigan on Salicylate-Induced Tinnitus in Rats.
Brain Sciences 2022 Apr 30; 12 (5): 587.
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12050587

（１）Furuta T, Nakagawa I, Yokoyama S, Morisaki Y, Saito Y, Nakase H (2022)

Melatonin-induced postconditioning suppresses NMDA receptor through opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore via melatonin receptor in mouse neurons. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23(7), 3822
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23073822

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（３）Hirose K, Nakaya Y, Kitano K, Saito Y, Kaneko R, Yanagawa Y, Yamamoto K, Shirakawa T, Kobayashi M

Differential regulation of medium spiny and cholinergic neurons in the nucleus accumbens core by the insular and medial prefrontal cortices in the rat.
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology 473: 1911-1924
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-021-02634-y

（２）Toritsuka M, Yoshino H, Makinodan M, Ikawa D, Kiimoto S, Yamamuro K, Okamura K, Akamatsu W, Okada Y, Matsumoto T,
Hashimoto K, Ogawa Y, Saito Y, Watanabe K, Aoki C, Takada R, Fukami S, Hamano-Iwasa K, Kishimoto T.

Developmental dysregulation of excitatory-to-inhibitory GABA-polarity switch may underlie schizophrenia pathology: A monozygotic-twin discordant case analysis in human iPS cell-derived neurons.
Neurochemistry International 150, November 2021, 105179
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105179

(1) Saito Y*, Sugimura T

Distinct purinergic receptor-mediated currents of rat oculomotor integrator neurons characterized by different firing patterns.
Journal of Neurophysiology Aug 25
https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00209.2021

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(5) Morisaki Y, Nakagawa I, Ogawa Y, Yokoyama S, Furuta T, Saito Y, Nakase H

Distinct proportions of cholinergic neurons in the rat prepositus hypoglossi nucleus according to their cerebellar projection targets.
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology　07 Nov. 2020
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10571-020-00996-y

(4)Sugimura T, Saito Y*.

Distinct proportions of cholinergic neurons in the rat prepositus hypoglossi nucleus according to their cerebellar projection targets.
Journal of Comparative Neurology 529:1541–1552, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.25035

(3)Nakagawa K, Yoshino H, Ogawa Y, Yamamuro K, Kimoto S, Noriyama Y, Makinodan M, Yamashita M, Saito Y, Kishimoto T

Juvenile Social Isolation Enhances the Activity of Inhibitory Neuronal Circuits in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 2020, August 4, 14:241.
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00241

(2) Eura N, Matsui TK, Luginbühl J, Matsubayashi M, Nanaura H, Shiota T, Kinugawa K, Iguchi N, Kiriyama T, Zheng C, Kouno T, Lan YJ, Kongpracha P, Wiriyasermkul P, Sakaguchi YM, Nagata R, Komeda T, Morikawa N, Kitayoshi F, Jong M, Kobashigawa S, Nakanishi M, Hasegawa M, Saito Y, Shiromizu T, Nishimura Y, Kasai T, Takeda M, Kobayashi H, Inagaki Y, Tanaka Y, Makinodan M, Kishimoto T, Kuniyasu H, Nagamori S, Muotri AR, Shin JW, Sugie K, Mori E

Brainstem organoids from human pluripotent stem cells.
Frontiers in Neuroscience 2020 Jun 26; 14:538
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00538

(1) Yamamuro K, Yoshino H, Ogawa Y, Okamura K, Nishihata Y, Makinodan M, Saito Y, Kishimoto T

Juvenile Social Isolation Enhances the Activity of Inhibitory Neuronal Circuits in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 2020, May 12; 14:105
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00105

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(3) Saito Y*, Sugimura T

Different activation mechanisms of excitatory networks in the rat oculomotor integrators for vertical and horizontal gaze holding.
eNeuro 7 January/February 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0364-19.2019

(2) Yokoyama S, Nakagawa I, Ogawa Y, Morisaki Y, Motoyama Y, Park Y-S, Saito Y, Nakase H

Ischemic postconditioning prevents surge of presynaptic glutamate release by activating mitochondrial ATP-dependent potassium channels in the mouse hippocampus PLoS One 14(4): e0215104, 2019
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215104

(1) Nishitani A, Kunisawa N, Sugimura T, Sato K, Yoshida Y, Suzuki T, Sakuma T, Yamamoto T, Asano M, Saito Y, Ohno Y, and Kuramoto T.

Loss of HCN1 subunits causes absence seizures in rats.
Brain Research 1706: 209-217, 2019
doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.11.004

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(2) Sugioka M and Saito Y*

Purinergic modulation of neuronal activity in the rat prepositus hypoglossi nucleus.
European Journal of Neuroscience 48: 3354-3366, 2018.
doi: 10.1111/ejn.14210

(1) Zhang Y, Yanagawa Y, and Saito Y*.

Firing responses mediated via distinct nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes in rat prepositus hypoglossi nuclei neurons.
Journal of Neurophysiology 120: 1525-1533, 2018.
doi: 10.1152/jn.00168.2018

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(4) Saito Y*, Sugimura T, Yanagawa Y

Comparisons of neuronal and excitatory network properties between the rat brainstem nuclei that participate in vertical and horizontal gaze holding.
eNeuro 4 September 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0180-17.2017.

(3) Saito Y* and Yanagawa Y.

Distinct response properties of rat prepositus hypoglossi nucleus neurons classified on the basis of firing patterns.
Neuroscience Research 121: 18-28, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2017.03.003

(2) Yamamuro K, Yoshino H, Ogawa Y, Makinodan M, Toritsuka M, Yamashita M, Corfas G, Kishimoto T.

Social Isolation During the Critical Period Reduces Synaptic and Intrinsic Excitability of a Subtype of Pyramidal Cell in Mouse Prefrontal Cortex.
Cereb Cortex. 2017 Feb 3:1-13
doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhx010.

(1) Nakada T*, Toyoda F*, Matsuda K*, Nakakura T, Hasunuma I, Yamamoto K, Onoue S, Yokosuka Ｍ, Kikuyama S.

＊These authors contributed equally to this work.
Imorin: a sexual attractiveness pheromone in female red-bellied newts (Cynops pyrrhogaster).
Scientific Reports 7：41334, 2017
doi: 10.1038/srep41334.

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(2) Takahashi H, Ogawa Y, Yoshihara S, Asahina R, Kinoshita M, Kitano T, Kitsuki M, Tatsumi K, Okuda M, Tatsumi K, Wanaka A, Hirai H, Stern PL, Tsuboi A.

A Subtype of olfactory bulb interneurons is required for odor detection and discrimination behaviors.
The Journal of Neuroscience 36: 8210-8227, 2016
doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2783-15.2016.

(1) Zhang Y, Yanagawa Y, Saito Y*.

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-mediated responses in medial vestibular and prepositus hypoglossi nuclei neurons showing distinct neurotransmitter phenotypes.
Journal of Neurophysiology 115: 2649-2657, 2016
doi: 10.1152/jn.00852.2015

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(2) Toyoda F, Hasunuma I, Nakada T, Haraguchi S, Tsutsui K, Kikuyama S.

Possible hormonal interaction for eliciting courtship behavior in the male newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster General and Comparative Endocrinology 224: 96-103, 2015
doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.06.016

(1) Saito Y*, Zhang Y, Yanagawa Y.

Electrophysiological and morphological properties of neurons in the prepositus hypoglossi nucleus that express both ChAT and VGAT in a double-transgenic rat model.
European Journal of Neuroscience 41: 1036-1048, 2015
doi: 10.1111/ejn.12878. Epub 2015 Mar 21