Nakamura Lab

Publications

Kim, A; Okura, T; Choi, K; Gill, R; Borra, VJ; Murakami, K; Poulos, A; Zhang, X; Jenkins, T; Shah, AS; Helmrath, M; Nakamura, T. Exploring Organ-Specific Extracellular Vesicles in Metabolic Improvements Following Bariatric Surgery in Youth With Obesity. Obesity. 2025; 33(11):2181-2194.

Repici, A; Piraino, G; Wolfe, V; Kaplan, J; Nakamura, T; Zingarelli, B. Role of Extracellular Vesicles as Mediators of Cell Communication and Novel Biomarkers in Sepsis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(18).

Swertfeger, D; Kim, A; Sexmith, H; Moreno-Fernandez, ME; Davidson, WS; Helmrath, M; Jenkins, T; Okura, T; Geh, E; Xanthakos, SA; Szabo, S; Nakamura, T; Divanovic, S; Shah, AS. Presurgery health influences outcomes following vertical sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents. Obesity. 2024; 32(6):1187-1197.

Bonora, M; Morganti, C; Van Gastel, N; Ito, K; Calura, E; Zanolla, I; Ferroni, L; Zhang, Y; Jung, Y; Sales, G; Georgakoudi, I; Romualdi, C; Scadden, DT; Ito, K. A mitochondrial NADPH-cholesterol axis regulates extracellular vesicle biogenesis to support hematopoietic stem cell fate. Cell Stem Cell. 2024; 31(3):359-377.e10.

Zhang, Y; Murakami, K; Borra, VJ; Ozen, MO; Demirci, U; Nakamura, T; Esfandiari, L. A Label-Free Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for Detection of Clusters of Extracellular Vesicles Based on Their Unique Dielectric Properties. Biosensors. 2022; 12(2).

Yagai, T; Nakamura, T. Mechanistic insights into the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha as a transcriptional suppressor. Frontiers in Medicine. 2022; 9:1060244.

Bhattacharjee, J; Borra, VJ; Salem, ESB; Zhang, C; Murakami, K; Gill, RK; Kim, A; Kim, JK; Salazar-Gonzalez, R-M; Warren, M; Kohli, R; Nakamura, T. Hepatic Ago2 Regulates PPARα for Oxidative Metabolism Linked to Glycemic Control in Obesity and Post Bariatric Surgery. Endocrinology. 2021; 162(4).

Hayashi, H; Osaka, S; Sakabe, K; Fukami, A; Kishimoto, E; Aihara, E; Sabu, Y; Mizutani, A; Kusuhara, H; Naritaka, N; Mayhew, C; Setchell, K; Takebe, T; Asai, A. Modeling Human Bile Acid Transport and Synthesis in Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocytes with a Patient-Specific Mutation. Stem Cell Reports. 2021; 16(2):309-323.

Nayak, G; Zhang, KX; Vemaraju, S; Odaka, Y; Buhr, ED; Holt-Jones, A; Kernodle, S; Smith, AN; Upton, BA; D'souza, S; Seeley, RJ; Van Gelder, RN; Sanchez-Gurmaches, J; Lang, RA. Adaptive Thermogenesis in Mice Is Enhanced by Opsin 3-Dependent Adipocyte Light Sensing. Cell reports. 2020; 30(3):672-686.e8.