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h-index: 27
Works: 68
Citations: 2,450

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Adolescent Stress–Induced Epigenetic Control of Dopaminergic Neurons via Glucocorticoids
M. Niwa, H. Jaaro-Peled, Stephanie K. Tankou, S. Seshadri +7 more
2013Science312 citations Open access
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Knockdown of DISC1 by in utero gene transfer disturbs postnatal dopaminergic maturation in the frontal cortex and leads to adult behavioral deficits
M. Niwa, A. Kamiya, R. Murai, Ken-ichiro Kubo +14 more
2010Neuron311 citations Open access
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Combined effect of neonatal immune activation and mutant DISC1 on phenotypic changes in adulthood
D. Ibi, T. Nagai, H. Koike, Y. Kitahara +8 more
2009Behavioural Brain Research144 citations Open access
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Enhanced dopamine function in DISC1‐L100P mutant mice: implications for schizophrenia
T. Lipina, M. Niwa, H. Jaaro-Peled, P. Fletcher +3 more
2010Genes, Brain and Behavior103 citations Open access
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Usp46 is a quantitative trait gene regulating mouse immobile behavior in the tail suspension and forced swimming tests
Shigeru Tomida, T. Mamiya, Hirotake Sakamaki, M. Miura +12 more
2009Nature Genetics98 citations
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Vulnerability in early life to changes in the rearing environment plays a crucial role in the aetiopathology of psychiatric disorders.
M. Niwa, Yurie Matsumoto, A. Mouri, N. Ozaki +1 more
2011International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology94 citations Open access
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A Novel Molecule “Shati” Is Involved in Methamphetamine-Induced Hyperlocomotion, Sensitization, and Conditioned Place Preference
M. Niwa, A. Nitta, H. Mizoguchi, Yasutomo Ito +3 more
2007Journal of Neuroscience83 citations Open access
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Reduction of methamphetamine‐induced sensitization and reward in matrix metalloproteinase‐2 and ‐9‐deficient mice
H. Mizoguchi, Kiyofumi Yamada, M. Niwa, A. Mouri +6 more
2006Journal of Neurochemistry77 citations Open access
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Interneuronal DISC1 regulates NRG1-ErbB4 signalling and excitatory–inhibitory synapse formation in the mature cortex
S. Seshadri, Travis E. Faust, K. Ishizuka, Kristen M. Delevich +10 more
2015Nature Communications71 citations Open access
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Role of matrix metalloproteinase and tissue inhibitor of MMP in methamphetamine‐induced behavioral sensitization and reward: implications for dopamine receptor down‐regulation and dopamine release
H. Mizoguchi, Kiyofumi Yamada, A. Mouri, M. Niwa +6 more
2007Journal of Neurochemistry71 citations
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DISC1 a key molecular lead in psychiatry and neurodevelopment: No-More Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia
M. Niwa, T. Cash-Padgett, K. Kubo, Atsushi Saito +9 more
2016Molecular Psychiatry69 citations Open access
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Enduring vulnerability to reinstatement of methamphetamine‐seeking behavior in glial cell line‐derived neurotrophic factor mutant mice
Yijin Yan, Kiyofumi Yamada, M. Niwa, T. Nagai +2 more
2007The FASEB Journal58 citations
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An inducer for glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and tumor necrosis factor-alpha protects against methamphetamine-induced rewarding effects and sensitization.
M. Niwa, A. Nitta, Yuichiro Yamada, Akira Nakajima +6 more
2007Biological Psychiatry57 citations
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Subcortical dopaminergic deficits in a DISC1 mutant model: a study in direct reference to human molecular brain imaging.
H. Jaaro-Peled, M. Niwa, C. Foss, R. Murai +9 more
2013Human Molecular Genetics56 citations Open access
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Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Its Inducer Inhibit Morphine-Induced Rewarding Effects and Sensitization
M. Niwa, A. Nitta, Yuichiro Yamada, Akira Nakajima +4 more
200751 citations
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Ulk2 controls cortical excitatory–inhibitory balance via autophagic regulation of p62 and GABAA receptor trafficking in pyramidal neurons
A. Sumitomo, H. Yukitake, K. Hirai, Kouta Horike +15 more
2018Human Molecular Genetics47 citations Open access
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The miR-124-AMPAR pathway connects polygenic risks with behavioral changes shared between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Ho Namkung, H. Yukitake, Daisuke Fukudome, Brian J. Lee +14 more
2021bioRxiv46 citations Open access
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The long-lasting effects of cross-fostering on the emotional behavior in ICR mice.
Lingling Lu, T. Mamiya, P. Lu, M. Niwa +5 more
2009Behavioural Brain Research45 citations
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The roles of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and an inducer of these factors in drug dependence.
M. Niwa, A. Nitta, Kiyofumi Yamada, T. Nabeshima
2007Journal of Pharmacological Sciences43 citations Open access
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Mouse strain differences in phencyclidine-induced behavioural changes.
A. Mouri, Takenao Koseki, Shiho Narusawa, M. Niwa +4 more
2012International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology42 citations Open access
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BDNF overexpression prevents cognitive deficit elicited by adolescent cannabis exposure and host susceptibility interaction
H. Segal-Gavish, Neta Gazit, Y. Barhum, T. Ben-Zur +10 more
2017Human Molecular Genetics40 citations Open access
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Developmental trajectories of brain maturation and behavior: Relevance to major mental illnesses
Sedona Lockhart, A. Sawa, M. Niwa
2018Journal of Pharmacological Sciences38 citations Open access
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Behavioral Changes in Mice Lacking Interleukin-33
Eisuke Dohi, E. Y. Choi, Indigo V. L. Rose, A. Murata +3 more
2017eNeuro38 citations Open access
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Identification of Piccolo as a regulator of behavioral plasticity and dopamine transporter internalization
X. Cen, A. Nitta, D. Ibi, Y. Zhao +6 more
2008Molecular Psychiatry38 citations Open access
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A critical period of vulnerability to adolescent stress: epigenetic mediators in mesocortical dopaminergic neurons.
M. Niwa, Richard S. Lee, Teppei Tanaka, Kinya Okada +2 more
2016Human Molecular Genetics37 citations Open access
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Altered MHC class I expression in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of nonsmoker patients with schizophrenia.
S. Kano, Evaristus A. Nwulia, M. Niwa, Yian Chen +2 more
2011Neurosciences research33 citations
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Host-parasite interaction associated with major mental illness
S. Kano, C. Hodgkinson, L. Jones-Brando, S. Eastwood +22 more
2018Molecular Psychiatry30 citations Open access
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Selective CNS Uptake of the GCP-II Inhibitor 2-PMPA following Intranasal Administration
R. Rais, K. Wozniak, Ying Wu, M. Niwa +6 more
2015PLoS ONE25 citations Open access
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Involvement of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor in inhibitory effects of a hydrophobic dipeptide Leu-Ile on morphine-induced sensitization and rewarding effects.
M. Niwa, A. Nitta, Li-Ya Shen, Y. Noda +1 more
2007Behavioural Brain Research25 citations
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Increased novelty-induced locomotion, sensitivity to amphetamine, and extracellular dopamine in striatum of Zdhhc15-deficient mice
R. Mejías, Juan J. Rodríguez-Gotor, M. Niwa, I. Krasnova +9 more
2021Translational Psychiatry22 citations Open access
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Sequence of Molecular Events during the Maturation of the Developing Mouse Prefrontal Cortex
Shuhei Ueda, M. Niwa, Hiroyuki Hioki, Jaerin Sohn +3 more
2015Molecular Neuropsychiatry22 citations Open access
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Genes and Molecules That Can Potentiate or Attenuate Psychostimulant Dependence
M. Niwa, Yijin Yan, T. Nabeshima
2008Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences21 citations
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The involvement of brain‐derived neurotrophic factor in 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine‐induced place preference and behavioral sensitization
A. Mouri, Y. Noda, M. Niwa, Yurie Matsumoto +6 more
2017Behavioural Brain Research20 citations
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Dopamine D2L Receptor Is Required for Visual Discrimination and Reversal Learning
Makiko Morita, Yan-Yan Wang, T. Sasaoka, Kinya Okada +3 more
2016Molecular Neuropsychiatry18 citations Open access
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A novel molecule ‘shati’ increases dopamine uptake via the induction of tumor necrosis factor‐α in pheochromocytoma‐12 cells
M. Niwa, A. Nitta, X. Cen, K. Kitaichi +3 more
2008Journal of Neurochemistry18 citations Open access
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Anterior Insula–Associated Social Novelty Recognition: Pivotal Roles of a Local Retinoic Acid Cascade and Oxytocin Signaling
Sun-Hong Kim, K. An, Ho Namkung, Atsushi Saito +11 more
2022American Journal of Psychiatry17 citations Open access
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Are the Anterior and Mid-Cingulate Cortices Distinct in Rodents?
José Francis-Oliveira, Owen Leitzel, M. Niwa
2022Frontiers in Neuroanatomy16 citations Open access
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From population to neuron: exploring common mediators for metabolic problems and mental illnesses
Y. Takayanagi, K. Ishizuka, T. Laursen, H. Yukitake +13 more
2020Molecular Psychiatry15 citations Open access
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Prolonged HPA axis dysregulation in postpartum depression associated with adverse early life experiences: A cross-species translational study
M. Niwa, Sedona Lockhart, Daniel J. Wood, Kun Yang +7 more
2024Nature Mental Health14 citations
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Adolescent stress leads to glutamatergic disturbance through dopaminergic abnormalities in the prefrontal cortex of genetically vulnerable mice
Yurie Matsumoto, M. Niwa, A. Mouri, Y. Noda +3 more
2017Psychopharmacology14 citations Open access
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Assessing Reality Testing in Mice Through Dopamine-Dependent Associatively Evoked Processing of Absent Gustatory Stimuli.
Benjamin R. Fry, Nicollette Russell, Ryan Gifford, Cindee F. Robles +4 more
2019Schizophrenia bulletin12 citations Open access
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Translocator protein (TSPO) and stress cascades in mouse models of psychosis with inflammatory disturbances
Daisuke Fukudome, L. Hayes, Travis E. Faust, C. Foss +9 more
2018Schizophrenia Research10 citations Open access
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Adolescent stress impairs postpartum social behavior via anterior insula-prelimbic pathway
Kyohei Kin, José Francis-Oliveira, S. Kano, M. Niwa
2023bioRxiv9 citations Open access
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Adolescent psychosocial stress enhances sensitization to cocaine exposure in genetically vulnerable mice
T. Hikida, Makiko Morita, M. Kuroiwa, Tom Macpherson +5 more
2019Neurosciences research9 citations Open access
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Nuclear GAPDH in cortical microglia mediates cellular stress-induced cognitive inflexibility
Adriana Ramos, K. Ishizuka, Arisa Hayashida, Ho Namkung +17 more
2024Molecular Psychiatry8 citations Open access
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Piccolo regulates dopamine transporter internalization via PIP2
X. Cen, A. Nitta, D. Ibi, Y. Zhao +6 more
2008Molecular Psychiatry5 citations
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The role of midbrain dopamine cells projecting to the insular cortex in mediated performance: Implications for animal models of reality testing.
Benjamin R. Fry, V. Fex, A. Sawa, M. Niwa +1 more
2024Behavioral Neuroscience4 citations
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Elevated body fat increases amphetamine accumulation in brain: evidence from genetic and diet-induced forms of adiposity
Xiu-Ping Fu, Aparna P. Shah, Jacqueline D. Keighron, Ta-Chung M. Mou +10 more
2021Translational Psychiatry4 citations Open access
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Roles of a Novel Molecule ‘Shati’ in the Development of Methamphetamine-Induced Dependence
M. Niwa, T. Nabeshima
2011Current Neuropharmacology4 citations Open access
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Anterior insula-associated social novelty recognition: orchestrated regulation by a local retinoic acid cascade and oxytocin signaling
Sun-Hong Kim, K. An, Ho Namkung, Matthew D. Rannals +10 more
2021bioRxiv3 citations Open access
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