3) Suwa M. Chapter 8, AMPK: molecular mechanisms of metabolic adaptations in skeletal muscle. Ed, Sakuma K. Basic biology and current understanding of skeletal muscle, Nova Science Publishers Inc, NY, pp205-249, 2013.
1) Tanaka NI, Suwa M, Maeda H, Tomita A, Imoto T, Akima H. Relationship between trunk intramuscular adipose tissue content and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese men. Nutrition 113: 112083, 2023.
2) Shimamoto H, Suwa M, Adachi H, Adachi M, Mizuno K. Better Mental Health and Sleep under Behavioral Restrictions Due to COVID-19 in Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Clocks Sleep 5: 373-383, 2023.
3) Yagi K, Chen T, Chen S, Suwa M, Imoto T, Kida A, Nagami T, Iwase M, Yokochi T, Kumagai S. Associations of sedentary time, physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness with metabolic syndrome in Japanese industrial workers: The Toyota Motor Corporation Physical Activity and Fitness Study. J Phys Fit Sports Med 12: 9-16, 2023.
4) Akima H, Maeda H, Suwa M, Imoto T, Tanaka N. Skeletal muscle and abdominal circumference explain intramuscular fat, independent of exercise frequency, in middle-aged Japanese men. PLoS One17: e0267557, 2022.
6) Tanaka NI, Maeda H, Tomita A, Suwa M, Imoto T, Akima H. Comparison of metabolic risk factors, physical performances, and prevalence of low back pain among categories determined by visceral adipose tissue and trunk skeletal muscle mass in middle-aged men. Exp Gerontol 155: 111554, 2021.
7) Shimamoto H, Suwa M, Mizuno K. Relationships between depression, daily physical activity, physical fitness, and daytime sleepiness among Japanese university students. Int J Environ Res Public Health 18: 8036, 2021.
8) Suwa M. The correlation between toe flexor strength and performance-based measures of physical fitness in the elderly. J Phys Ther Sci 33: 37-39, 2021.
10) Suwa M, Imoto T, Kida A, Yokochi T, Iwase M, Kozawa K. Poor toe flexor strength, but not handgrip strength, is associated with the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in middle-aged males. Endocrine J 65: 611-620, 2018.
11) Belaya I, Suwa M, Chen T, Giniatullin R, Kanninen KM, Atalay M, Kumagai S. Long-term exercise protects against cellular stresses in aged mice. Oxid Med Cell Longev eCollection: 2894247, 2018.
12) Suwa M, Imoto T, Kida A, Yokochi T, Iwase M, Kozawa K. Association of body flexibility and carotid atherosclerosis in men: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 8: e019370, 2018.
14) Suwa M, Imoto T, Kida A, Iwase M, Yokochi T. Age-related reduction and independent predictors of toe flexor strength in middle-aged men. J Foot Ankle Res 10: 15, 2017.
15) Suwa M, Ishioka T, Kato J, Komaita J, Imoto T, Kida A, Yokochi T. Life-long wheel running attenuates age-related fiber loss in the plantaris muscle of mice: a pilot study. Int J Sports Med 37: 483-488, 2016.
16) Suwa M, Imoto T, Kida A, Yokochi T. Early reduction in toe flexor strength is associated with physical activity in elderly men. J Phys Ther Sci 28: 1472-1477, 2016.
17) Suwa M, Nakano H, Radak Z, Kumagai S. Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on fiber-type composition, mitochondrial biogenesis, and SIRT1 expression in rat skeletal muscle. J Sport Sci Med 14: 548-555, 2015.
18) Suwa M, Nakano H, Radak Z, Kumagai S. A comparison of chronic AICAR treatment-induced metabolic adaptations in red and white muscles of rats. J Physiol Sci 65:121–130, 2015.
19) Suwa M, Sakuma K. The potential role of sirtuins regarding the effects of exercise on aging-related diseases. Curr Aging Sci 6: 178-188, 2013.
20) Nofuji Y, Suwa M, Sasaki H, Ichimiya A, Nishichi R, Kumagai S. Different circulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor responses to acute exercise between physically active and sedentary subjects. J Sports Sci Med 11: 83–88, 2012.
23) Suwa M, Nakano H, Radak Z, Kumagai S. Short-term adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase activator 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-d-ribofuranoside treatment increases the sirtuin 1 protein expression in skeletal muscle. Metabolism 60: 394-403, 2011.
26) Suwa M, Yamamoto K, Nakano H, Sasaki H, Radak Z, Kumagai S. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor treatment increases the skeletal muscle glucose transporter 4 protein expression in mice. Physiol Res 59: 619-623, 2010.
31) Nofuji Y, Suwa M, Moriyama Y, Nakano H, Ichimiya A, Nishichi R, Sasaki H, Radak Z, Kumagai S. Decreased serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in trained men. Neurosci Lett 437: 29-32, 2008.
32) Suwa M, Nakano H, Radak Z, Kumagai S. Endurance exercise increases the SIRT1 and PGC-1α protein expressions in rat skeletal muscle. Metabolism 57: 986-998, 2008.
33) 諏訪雅貴,中野裕史,熊谷秋三.AMP-activated protein kinaseが活性化される強度での持久性トレーニングがラット骨格筋の代謝特性に及ぼす影響.久留米大学健康・スポーツ科学センター研究紀要15: 21-26, 2007.
34) Suwa M, Egashira T, Nakano H, Sasaki H, Kumagai S. Metformin increases the PGC-1α protein and oxidative enzyme activities possibly via AMPK phosphorylation in skeletal muscle in vivo. J Appl Physiol 101: 1685-1692, 2006.
35) Suwa M, Kishimoto H, Nofuji Y, Nakano H, Sasaki H, Radak Z, Kumagai S. Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor level is increased and associated with obesity in newly diagnosed female patients with type II diabetes. Metabolism 55: 852-857, 2006.
36) Suwa M, Nakano H, Kumagai S. Inhibition of calcineurin increases monocarboxylate transporters 1 and 4 protein and glycolytic enzyme activities in the rat soleus muscle. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 32: 218-223, 2005.
37) Kumagai S, Kishimoto H, Suwa M, Zou B, Sasaki H. The Leptin to adiponectin ratio is a good biomarker for the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, dependent of visceral fat accumulation and endurance fitness in obese patients with diabetes mellitus. Metab Syndr Relat Disord 3: 85-94, 2005.
41) Nagano M, Kai Y, Zou B, Hatayama H, Suwa M, Sasaki H, Kumagai S. The contribution of visceral fat and cardiorespiratory fitness to the risk factors in the Japanese patients with impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Metabolism 53: 644-649, 2004.
42) Zou B, Suwa M, Nakano H, Higaki Y, Ito T, Katsuta S, Kumagai S. Decreased serum leptin and muscle oxidative enzyme activity with a dietary loss of intra-abdominal fat in rats. J Nutr Biochem 15: 24-29, 2004.
44) Suwa M, Nakano H, Kumagai S. Effects of chronic AICAR treatment on fiber composition, enzyme activity, UCP3, and PGC-1 in rat muscles. J Appl Physiol 96: 960-968, 2003.
45) Zou B, Suwa M, Nakano H, Higaki Y, Ito T, Katsuta S, Kumagai S. Adaptation in skeletal muscle characteristics to a high-fat diet in rats with different intra-abdominal-obesity susceptibilities. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 49: 241-246, 2003.
46) Suwa M, Nakano H, Higaki Y, Nakamura T, Katsuta S, Kumagai S. Increased wheel-running activity in the genetically skeletal muscle fast-twitch fiber-dominant rats. J Appl Physiol 94: 185-192, 2003.
47) Zou B, Suwa M, Kumagai S. Overview of skeletal muscle adaptation to diet-induced weight control. Jpn J Health Prom Sci 5: 1-13, 2003.
48) Suwa M, Kumagai S, Higaki Y, Nakamura T, Katsuta S. Dietary obesity-resistance and muscle oxidative enzyme activities of the fast-twitch fibre dominant rat. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 26: 830-837, 2002.
51) Suwa M, Kumagai S, Higaki Y, Nakamura T, Katsuta S. Skeletal muscle phenotype, fat content and voluntary running activity in the fast-twitch fibre dominant and control rats. 健康科学 22: 59-64, 2000.
52) Suwa M, Nakamura T, Katsuta S. Muscle fibre number is a possible determinant of muscle fibre composition in rats. Acta Physiol Scand(継続後誌:Acta Physiol)167: 267-272, 1999.
54) Suwa M, Miyazaki T, Nakamura T, Sasaki S, Ohmori H, Katsuta S. Hereditary dominance of fast-twitch fibers in skeletal muscles and relation of thyroid hormone under physiological conditions in rats. Acta Anat(継続後誌:Cells Tissues Organs)162: 40-45, 1998.
55) Suwa M, Nakamura T, Katsuta S. Heredity of muscle fiber composition and correlated response of the synergistic muscle in rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 271: R432-R436, 1996.
6) Shimamoto H, Adachi M, Suwa M, Mizuno K. Prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness and its association with daily life factors in Japanese first-year university students. The 26th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Sep 2021(online).
16) Yagi K, Chen T, Chen S, Suwa M, Imoto T, Kida A, Iwase M, Yokochi T, Kumagai S. Association of metabolic syndrome with objectively-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior, and cardiorespiratory fitness in Japanese workers, TMCPAF study. 24th European Congress on Obesity. 17th May, 2017 (Porto, Portugal).
21) Imoto T, Muranaka M, Suwa M, Monma H, Kida A, Nagatomi R, Yokochi T. Association between cardiorespiratory fitness and metabolic syndrome independent of visceral fat in japanese men. 61st Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. May, 2014 (Orlando, USA).
26) Kumagai S, Nofuji Y, Suwa M, Yamashita S, Kishimoto H, Matsuo E, Nishichi R, Haruka, S. Serum BDNF predicts the prevalence of dyslipidemia in Japanese male adults: a cross sectional study. 4th International Congress on Prediabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome, April 2011 (Madrid, Spain).
28) Nofuji Y, Suwa M, Moriyama Y, Nishichi R, Ichimiya A, Radak Z, Kumagai S. The effects of exercise on serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor. 12th International Symposium and Adipobiology and Adipopharmacology, October 2009 (Varna, Burgaria).
34) Kumagai S, Suwa M, Yamamoto KI, Nakano H, Sasaki H, Radak Z. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor increases the skeletal muscle glucose transporter 4 protein expression in mice. XXX International Federation of Sports Medicine World Congress of Sports Medicine. November 2008. (Budapest, Hungary).
35) Nofuji Y, Suwa M, Moriyama Y, Nishichi R, Ichimiya A, Radak Z, Kumagai S. Decreased platelet brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Japanese trained men. 13th East Asia Sports Exercise Scientific Session. August 2008 (Yonju, Korea).
42) Nofuji Y, Suwa M, Moriyama Y, Nishichi R, Ichimiya A, Radak Z, Kumagai S. Decreased serum BDNF level in athletes. Proceedings of Annual Meeting on 12th European Congress of Sports Science, April 2006 (Lausanne, Switzerland).
47) Hatayama T, Une H, Yoshitake Y, Kimura Y, Hirano (Ohara) Y, Suwa M, Kumagai S. The relationship among falls, physical disability, and mental problems in community-dwelling elderly. 51st Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. May, 2004 (Indianapolis, USA).
54) Zou B, Suwa M, Nakano H, Ito T, Kumagai S. Relationship between enzyme activities in skeletal muscle and intra-abdominal fat by energy restriction in rats. 9tht International Congress on Obesity. August, 2002 (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
56) Zou B, Suwa M, Kumagai S, Nakano H, Ito T. Skeletal muscle characteristics and high-fat diet-induced intra-abdominal adipose accumulation in rats. 5th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress. May, 2002 (Beijing, China).
57) Kumagai S, Nakano H, Suwa M. Muscle fiber composition and nerve fiber size of the soleus in diabetic GK rats. 5th International Diabetes Federation Western Pacific Region Congress. May, 2002.
58) Kumagai S, Suwa M, Higaki Y, Nakamura T, Katsuta S. Insulin sensitivity and responsiveness in fast-twitch fiber dominant model rats and control rats. 49th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. May, 2002 (St. Louis, USA).
62) Suwa M, Kumagai S, Higaki Y, Nakamura T, Katsuta S. Dietary obesity-resistance and muscle oxidative enzyme activities of the fast-twitch fiber dominant rats. 48th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. May, 2001 (Baltimore, USA).
64) Hanai Y, Iwasaki M, Suwa M, Doi N, Soya H. Chronic KP-102 treatment increases body and muscle mass in normal and hindlimb-suspended rat. 47th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. June, 2000 (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA).
65) Kumagai S, Higaki Y, Nakamura T, Suwa M, Katsuta S. Relationship between skeletal muscle characteristics and obesity: effect of high-fat diet in fast-twitch fiber dominant rats (FFDR). 47th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. June, 2000 (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA).
68) Kumagai S, Higaki Y, Nakamura T, Suwa M, Katsuta S. Insulin sensitivity, muscle morphology, voluntary wheel running in fast twitch muscle fiber dominant model rats (FFDR) and control rats. 46th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. June, 1999 (Seattle, Washington, USA).
72) Kumagai S, Higaki Y, Nakamura T, Suwa M, Katsuta S. Insulin sensitivity in fast-twitch muscle fiber dominant model rats. 8th International Congress on Obesity. August, 1998 (Paris, France).