2026
The Physiological Society, Physiological Reports Top viewed article *Among work published between 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024.

Mar. 2025
法政大学, 学生が選ぶベストティーチャー賞（教養部門）2024年

2025
第38回日本トレーニング科学会 若手研究奨励賞

2024
第37回日本トレーニング科学会 若手研究奨励賞（共同研究者）

2024
日本運動生理学会 第25回奨励賞

2022
The Physiological Society, Physiological Reports Most Cited Article *Among work published between 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022.

2022
The Physiological Society, Physiological Reports Top Downloaded Article *Among work published between 1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022.

2021
The Physiological Society, Physiological Reports Top Downloaded Article *Among work published between 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021.

2020
FEBS press, FEBS Open Bio Top Downloaded Article *Among work published between 1 January 2019 - 31 December 2020.

Sep. 2019
日本体力医学会, 国際学術交流奨励賞

Sep. 2018
日本体力医学会, 国際学術交流奨励賞

Sep. 2018
日本体力医学会, 大塚スポーツ医・科学賞 奨励賞

Conserved skeletal muscle transcriptomic responses to pacing strategies in Thoroughbred horses.
Kenya Takahashi; Kazutaka Mukai; Takanaga Shirai; Yusaku Ebisuda; Fumi Sugiyama; Toshinobu Yoshida; Hideo Hatta; Yu Kitaoka
Biology open, 03 Jul. 2026

Effect of Denervation on Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria in Heterozygous mtDNA Mutator Mice.
Takanaga Shirai; Hideto Hanakita; Kohei Takeda; Yu Kitaoka; Kaori Ishikawa; Kazuto Nakada; Tohru Takemasa
FASEB bioAdvances, Feb. 2026, 8(2):e70088

Exercise modality-dependent mitochondrial respiratory capacity in satellite cells and conditioned serum-induced responses in cultured myotubes.
Takanaga Shirai; Hayato Shinkai; Riku Tanimura; Kazuki Uemichi; Shunsuke Sugiyama; Kohei Takeda; Yu Kitaoka; Tohru Takemasa
Experimental physiology, Jan. 2026, 111(1):226 - 239

Combined effects of high-intensity interval training in the form of swimming exercise and rapamycin-sensitive mTORC1 inhibition on mitochondrial adaptations in mouse skeletal muscles.
Kazuki Uemichi; Takanaga Shirai; Hayato Shinkai; Ryoto Iwai; Tomohiro Iwata; Shunsuke Sugiyama; Tohru Takemasa
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 01 Jan. 2026, 51:1 - 18

Effect of Muscle Contraction Under Caloric Restriction on Irisin and FGF21 Secretion in Mice
Riku Tanimura; Hiroyuki Watanabe; Takanaga Shirai; Kazuki Uemichi; Tomohiro Iwata; Tohru Takemasa
PHYSIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, Dec. 2025, 74(6):969 - 980

Unilateral electrical stimulation of mice induces transcriptional response in stimulated leg with limited effect on non-stimulated contralateral leg.
Takanaga Shirai; Kazuki Uemichi; Tohru Takemasa; Yu Kitaoka
Experimental physiology, Sep. 2025, 110(9):1197 - 1202

Combined effects of mechanical overload and high-intensity interval training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy in male mice.
Hayato Shinkai; Takanaga Shirai; Kazuki Uemichi; Ryoto Iwai; Tomohiro Iwata; Riku Tanimura; Shunsuke Sugiyama; Tohru Takemasa
Physiological reports, Sep. 2025, 13(17):e70542

Transcriptomic responses of equine skeletal muscle to acute exercise in a hot environment.
Kenya Takahashi; Takanaga Shirai; Kazutaka Mukai; Yusaku Ebisuda; Fumi Sugiyama; Toshinobu Yoshida; Yu Kitaoka
Physiological genomics, 01 Aug. 2025, 57(8):450 - 455

Functional compounds oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol in olive leaves attenuate chronic kidney disease-induced muscle atrophy
Takanaga Shirai; Akari Endo; Tohru Takemasa; Hitoshi Miyazaki
The Journal of Nutritional Physiology, Jul. 2025

Development of Detection Method Using Dried Blood Spot with Next-Generation Sequencing and LabDroid for Gene Doping Control.
Kiyoshi Maehara; Atsushi Hirokawa; Hinata Watanabe; Norihiro Otani; Jiawei Wan; Takanaga Shirai; Tohru Takemasa; Koichi Watanabe; Takeki Nishi; Ken Sato; Suzuka Shimmura; Kieu D M Nguyen; Yoichiro Takahashi; Takehito Sugasawa
International journal of molecular sciences, 26 Jun. 2025, 26(13)

Systemic effect of combined functional overload and endurance-type swimming exercise on whole body metabolism in mice.
Takanaga Shirai; Kazuki Uemichi; Ryoto Iwai; Hayato Shinkai; Tomohiro Iwata; Riku Tanimura; Shunsuke Sugiyama; Tohru Takemasa
American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism, 01 May 2025, 328(5):E695-E710

Endurance swimming exacerbates mitochondrial myopathy in mice with high mtDNA deletions.
Sho Hanada; Kaori Ishikawa; Takanaga Shirai; Tohru Takemasa; Kazuto Nakada
Mitochondrion, Mar. 2025, 81:102010 - 102010

Effect of spermidine intake on overload-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy in male mice.
Tomohiro Iwata; Takanaga Shirai; Riku Tanimura; Ryoto Iwai; Tohru Takemasa
Physiological reports, Feb. 2025, 13(3):e70209

Maslinic Acid Supplementation Suppressed Early Onset Muscle Soreness and Systemic Fatigue after Full Marathon: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Katsuyuki Tokinoya; Takanaga Shirai; Kazuki Uemichi; Shusaku Murata; Yuki Yamauchi; Shotaro Murata; Tohru Takemasa
Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology, 2025, 71(5):448 - 455

Differential responses to acute endurance exercise-induced signaling protein phosphorylation and abundance alterations in whole murine gastrocnemius muscle and isolated myofibers.
Kazuki Uemichi; Takanaga Shirai; Shunsuke Sugiyama; Tohru Takemasa
Current research in physiology, 2025, 8:100173 - 100173

Effect of spermidine intake on skeletal muscle regeneration after chemical injury in male mice.
Tomohiro Iwata; Takanaga Shirai; Kazuki Uemichi; Riku Tanimura; Tohru Takemasa
Physiological reports, Oct. 2024, 12(20):e70092

Effects of maslinic acid supplementation on exercise-induced inflammation and oxidative stress in water polo athletes: A randomized, double-blind, crossover, and placebo-controlled trial.
Takanaga Shirai; Kanae Myoenzono; Eiskue Kawai; Yuki Yamauchi; Keito Suzuki; Seiji Maeda; Hideki Takagi; Tohru Takemasa
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, Dec. 2023, 20(1):2239196 - 2239196

The effect of serum from calorie-restricted mouse on mTOR signaling in C2C12 myotubes.
Takanaga Shirai; Tomohiro Iwata; Kazuki Uemichi; Riku Tanimura; Ryoto Iwai; Tohru Takemasa
The Journal of endocrinology, 01 Nov. 2023, 259(2)

Effects of the order of endurance and high-intensity interval exercise in combined training on mouse skeletal muscle metabolism.
Takanaga Shirai; Kazuki Uemichi; Tohru Takemasa
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 01 Nov. 2023, 325(5):R593-R603

Combined effects of functional overload and denervation on skeletal muscle mass and its regulatory proteins in mice.
Kazuki Uemichi; Takanaga Shirai; Tohru Takemasa
Physiological reports, May 2023, 11(9):e15689

The role of the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 in the regulation of mitochondrial adaptation during skeletal muscle atrophy under denervation or calorie restriction in mice.
Kazuki Uemichi; Takanaga Shirai; Ryunosuke Matsuno; Tomohiro Iwata; Riku Tanimura; Tohru Takemasa
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme, 01 Mar. 2023, 48(3):241 - 255

Effects of lactate administration on hypertrophy and mTOR signaling activation in mouse skeletal muscle.
Takanaga Shirai; Yu Kitaoka; Kazuki Uemichi; Katsuyuki Tokinoya; Kohei Takeda; Tohru Takemasa
Physiological reports, Aug. 2022, 10(16):e15436

Effects of exercise intensity on white adipose tissue browning and its regulatory signals in mice.
Riku Tanimura; Leo Kobayashi; Takanaga Shirai; Tohru Takemasa
Physiological reports, Mar. 2022, 10(5):e15205

Effect of the order of concurrent training combined with resistance and high-intensity interval exercise on mTOR signaling and glycolytic metabolism in mouse skeletal muscle.
Takanaga Shirai; Hideto Hanakita; Kazuki Uemichi; Tohru Takemasa
Physiological reports, Mar. 2021, 9(5):e14770

Effect of mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 on mitochondrial dynamics during skeletal muscle hypertrophy.
Kazuki Uemichi; Takanaga Shirai; Hideto Hanakita; Tohru Takemasa
Physiological reports, Mar. 2021, 9(5):e14789

Effect of endurance exercise duration on muscle hypertrophy induced by functional overload.
Takanaga Shirai; Tsubasa Obara; Tohru Takemasa
FEBS open bio, Jan. 2021, 11(1):85 - 94

Maslinic Acid Promotes Hypertrophy Induced by Functional Overload in Mouse Skeletal Muscle.
Takanaga Shirai; Kazuki Uemichi; Kakeru Kubota; Yuki Yamauchi; Tohru Takemasa
Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology, 2021, 67(5):317 - 322

Effect of lactate administration on mouse skeletal muscle under calorie restriction.
Takanaga Shirai; Kazuki Uemichi; Yuki Hidaka; Yu Kitaoka; Tohru Takemasa
Current research in physiology, 2021, 4:202 - 208

Denervation-induced muscle atrophy suppression in renalase-deficient mice via increased protein synthesis.
Katsuyuki Tokinoya; Takanaga Shirai; Yuya Ota; Tohru Takemasa; Kazuhiro Takekoshi
Physiological reports, Aug. 2020, 8(15):e14475

The order of concurrent training affects mTOR signaling but not mitochondrial biogenesis in mouse skeletal muscle.
Takanaga Shirai; Yuki Aoki; Kohei Takeda; Tohru Takemasa
Physiological reports, Apr. 2020, 8(7):e14411

Effect of acute high-intensity contractions on irisin expression in mouse skeletal muscles and blood
Sep. 2022, 28(2):17 - 22

Effects of mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 inhibition on mitochondrial dynamics-related responses induced by resistance exercise in mouse skeletal muscle
Sep. 2022, 28(2):23 - 32

The effects of calorie restriction on functional overload-induced muscle hypertrophy in mice
May 2022, 28(1):7 - 12

代償性過負荷により肥大した骨格筋に対するカロリー制限の影響—Effects of caloric restriction on muscle hypertrophy induced by functional overload
永瀨 麻梨凜; 白井 隆長; 北岡 祐; 武田 紘平; 武政 徹
日本運動生理学雑誌 / 日本運動生理学会事務局 [編], Mar. 2021, 28(1):1 - 8, Refereed

運動による新規骨格筋適応メカニズムの解明 : 細胞外マトリックスは制御因子となるか—ELUCIDATION OF NOVEL SKELETAL MUSCLE ADAPTATION MECHANISM BY EXERCISE : DOES EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX REGULATE SKELETAL MUSCLE ADAPTATION
武政 徹; 白井 隆長
若手研究者のための健康科学研究助成成果報告書 = Research-aid report, Apr. 2020, 35:73 - 79

European College of Sport Science

日本体力医学会

日本運動生理学会

加齢に伴う骨格筋ミトコンドリア機能低下に対する運動効果のレナラーゼ分子機構の解明
日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 基盤研究(B)
横浜国立大学
01 Apr. 2026 - 31 Mar. 2030

エクサカインの分泌動態を指標とした新規運動処方の開発
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Kanagawa University
01 Apr. 2025 - 31 Mar. 2028

エクサカインに着目したサルコペニア改善療法の開発
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
Kanagawa University
25 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2026

エクサカインがもたらす個体機能改善メカニズムの解明とその応用
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
University of Tsukuba
01 Apr. 2023 - 31 Mar. 2026

運動様式特異的なエクサカインの機能解明とその応用
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
01 Apr. 2022 - 31 Mar. 2025

中冨健康科学振興財団「研究助成金」
公益財団法人 中冨健康科学振興財団
2022 - 2023

骨格筋の質的可塑性を制御する細胞外マトリックスの役割
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
University of Tsukuba
24 Apr. 2020 - 31 Mar. 2022

YMFSスポーツチャレンジ助成 第14期生
公益財団法人 ヤマハ発動機スポーツ振興財団
2020 - 2021

第35回若手研究者のための健康科学研究助成（一般課題）
公益財団法人 明治安田厚生事業団
2018 - 2019

特開2024-022770, 特願2022-126100, 慢性腎臓病の予防、改善又は治療用組成物
宮崎 均, 武政 徹, 遠藤 朱莉, 白井 隆長

特許第7371851号, 特開2021-013326, 特願2019-129760, 肉体的疲労及び疲労感を予防又は改善するオレアナン型トリテルペンを含有する組成物
鈴木 啓人, 山内 優輝, 武政 徹, 高木 英樹, 前田 清司, 妙▲圓▼園 香苗, 白井 隆長, 川合 英介