Mr. Naoki Horii, is a Graduate Student in Faculty of Sports and Health Science of Ritsumeikan University, and his research manuscript was accepted and published in J Clin Biochem Nutr, which collaborated with Professor Motoyuki Iemitsu, Assistant Professor Masataka Uchida, Shumpei Fujie and Senior researcher in Research Organization of Science and Technology Natsuki Hasegawa. The study revealed that Dioscorea esculenta intake combined with resistance training has further effects on muscle hypertrophy and strength in athletes.

Horii N, Hasegawa N, Fujie S, Iemitsu K, Uchida M, Hamaoka T, Iemitsu M. Effects of Dioscorea esculenta intake with resistance training on muscle hypertrophy and strength in sprint athletes. (2020) J Clin Biochem Nutr. 67: 338-343.

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jcbn/67/3/67_19-124/_article/-char/ja

Mr. Naoki Horii, is a Graduate Student in Faculty of Sports and Health Science of Ritsumeikan University, and his research manuscript was accepted and published in FASEB J, which collaborated with Professor Motoyuki Iemitsu, Assistant Professor Masataka Uchida and Shumpei Fujie and Senior researcher in Research Organization of Science and Technology Natsuki Hasegawa. The study revealed that acute resistance exercise-induced increase in muscle sex steroid hormones contribute to the activation of muscle protein synthesis (Akt/mTOR/p70S6K) and glucose uptake (Akt/AS160/GLUT4) signaling pathways in type 2 diabetic rats.

Horii N, Hasegawa N, Fujie S, Uchida M, Iemitsu M. Resistance exercise-induced increase in muscle 5α-dihydrotestosterone contributes to the activation of muscle Akt/mTOR/p70S6K- and Akt/AS160/GLUT4-signaling pathways in type 2 diabetic rats. (2020) FASEB J. 34: 11047-11057.

 https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fj.201903223RR

Mr. Kenichiro Inoue, is a Graduate Student in Faculty of Sports and Health Science of Ritsumeikan University, and his research manuscript was accepted and published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, which collaborated with Professor Motoyuki Iemitsu, Kiyoshi Sanada, Assistant Professor Masataka Uchida and Shumpei Fujie, Senior researcher in Research Organization of Science and Technology Natsuki Hasegawa and Graduate Student Naoki Horii. The study revealed that aerobic exercise training-induced increase in irisin secretion related to reduction of arterial stiffness via NO production in adults with obesity.

Inoue K, Fujie S, Hasegawa N, Horii N, Uchida M, Iemitsu K, Sanada K, Hamaoka T, Iemitsu M. Aerobic exercise training-induced irisin secretion is associated with the reduction of arterial stiffness via nitric oxide production in adults with obesity. (2020) Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 45(7): 715-722.

Aerobic exercise training-induced irisin secretion is associated with the reduction of arterial stiffness via nitric oxide production in adults with obesity (cdnsciencepub.com)