Associate professor
Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
E-mail: y.takahashi[@]idaten.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp (please remove [] )
Education
2014 PhD (Philosophy) Department of Sports Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2011 MSc (Philosophy) Department of Sports Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2009 BSc (Science) Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
Work Experience
2022.4- Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
2021.4-2022.3 Researcher, Japan Institute of Sports Sciences
2016.4-2021.3 Assistant Professor, The University of Tokyo
2014.4-2016.3 Technical Staff, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2013.4-2014.3 JSPS Research Fellow (DC2), The University of Tokyo
Research Interest
Exercise biochemistry
Molecular nutrition
Post-exercise recovery
Biological adaptations to exercise training and nutrition
Energy metabolism during exercise
【Original Article】(*: corresponing author)
Takahashi Y*, Matsumoto T, Wang W, Inaba T, Terada S, Hatta H. Post-exercise ketone monoester administration concomitant with glucose stimulates glycogen repletion in soleus muscle in mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2025. doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00311.2025
Kojima C, Namma-Motonaga K, Kamei A, Takahashi Y, Ishibashi A, Takahashi H*. Dynamics of muscle glycogen increase in brachial and thigh muscles with carbohydrate loading. Eur J Appl Physiol. doi: 10.1007/s00421-025-05777-3
Nakano S, Seike K, Banjo M, Takahashi Y, Takahashi K, Matsumoto Y, Hatta H*. Effects of combination of concentrated Kurozu supplementation and endurance training on mitochondrial enzyme activity and energy metabolism in mice. J Phys Fitness Sports Med. 13: 35-41, 2024. doi: 10.7600/jpfsm.13.35
Matsunaga Y*, Tamura Y, Takahashi K, Kitaoka Y, Takahashi Y, Hoshino D, Kadoguchi T, Hatta H. Branched-chain amino acid supplementation suppresses the detraining-induced reduction of mitochondrial content in mouse skeletal muscle. FASEB J. 36:e22628, 2022. doi: 10.1096/fj.202200588R
Matsunaga Y*, Takahashi K, Takahashi Y, Hatta H. Effects of glucose ingestion at different frequencies on glycogen recovery in mice during the early hours post exercise. J. Int. Soc. Sports Nutr. 18: 69, 2021. doi: 10.1186/s12970-021-00467-9
Matsunaga Y*, Koyama S, Takahashi K, Takahashi Y, Shinya T, Yoshida H, Hatta H. Effects of post-exercise glucose ingestion at different solution temperatures on glycogen repletion in mice. Phys. Rep. 9: e15041, 2021. doi: 10.14814/phy2.15041
Takahashi Y*, Matsunaga Y, Yoshida H, Shinya T, Sakaguchi R, Hatta H. High carbohydrate diet increased glucose transporter protein levels in jejunum but did not lead to enhanced post-exercise skeletal muscle glycogen recovery. Nutrients. 13: pii: E2140, 2021. doi: 10.3390/nu13072140
Kitaoka Y*, Asaka M, Takahashi Y, Hatta H, Yanagihara D. Effects of Coffee Intake on Expression of Monocarboxylate Transporters in Mouse Cerebellar and Cerebral Cortex. Adv Exer Sport Physiol. 26: 49-53, 2021.
Takahashi Y*, Sarkar J, Yamada J, Matsunaga Y, Nonaka Y, Banjo M, Sakaguchi R, Shinya T, Hatta H. Enhanced skeletal muscle glycogen repletion after endurance exercise is associated with higher plasma insulin and skeletal muscle hexokinase 2 protein levels in mice: comparison of level running and downhill running model. J Physiol Biochem. 77: 469–480, 2021. doi: 10.1007/s13105-021-00806-z
Seike K, Banjo M, Nakano S, Takahashi Y, Takahashi K, Abe S, Hatta H*. Effects of acetate administration on endurance training-induced metabolic adaptations in mice fed high fat diet. J Phys Fitness Sports Med. 9: 191-198, 2020. doi: 10.7600/jpfsm.9.191
Takahashi Y*, Terada S, Banjo M, Seike K, Nakano S, Hatta H. Effects of β-hydroxybutyrate treatment on glycogen repletion and its related signaling cascades in epitrochlearis muscle during 120 min of post-exercise recovery. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 44: 1311-1319, 2019. doi: 10.1139/apnm-2018-0860
Takahashi Y*, Matsunaga Y, Banjo M, Takahashi K, Sato Y, Seike K, Nakano S, Hatta H. Effects of Nutrient Intake Timing on Post-Exercise Glycogen Accumulation and its Related Signaling Pathways in Mouse Skeletal Muscle. Nutrients. 11: pii: E2555, 2019. doi: 10.3390/nu11112555
Takahashi Y*, Hijikata K, Seike K, Nakano S, Banjo M, Sato Y, Takahashi K, Hatta H. Effects of Royal Jelly Administration on Endurance Training-Induced Mitochondrial Adaptations in Skeletal Muscle. Nutrients. 10: pii: E1735, 2018. doi: 10.3390/nu10111735
Takahashi Y*, Matsunaga Y, Tamura Y, Terada S, Hatta H. Pre-exercise high-fat diet for 3 days affects post-exercise skeletal muscle glycogen repletion. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 63: 323-330, 2017. doi: 10.3177/jnsv.63.323
Takahashi Y, Tamura Y, Matsunaga Y, Kitaoka Y, Terada S, Hatta H*. Effects of taurine administration on carbohydrate metabolism in skeletal muscle during the post-exercise phase. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol. 62: 257-264, 2016. doi: 10.3177/jnsv.62.257
Matsunaga Y, Tamura Y, Takahashi Y, Masuda H, Hoshino D, Kitaoka Y, Saito N, Nakamura H, Takeda Y, Hatta H*. Pre-exercise casein peptide supplementation enhances mitochondrial enzyme activities in slow muscle fibers but not in fast fibers. J Phys Fitness Sports Med. 5: 377-384, 2015. doi: 10.7600/jpfsm.4.377
Takahashi Y, Matsunaga Y, Tamura Y, Urushibata E, Terada S, Hatta H*. Post-exercise taurine administration enhances glycogen repletion in tibialis anterior muscle. J Phys Fitness Sports Med. 3: 531-537, 2014. doi: 10.7600/jpfsm.3.531
Tamura Y, Matsunaga Y, Masuda H, Takahashi Y, Takahashi Y, Terada S, Hoshino D, Hatta H*. Postexercise whole body heat stress additively enhances endurance training-induced mitochondrial adaptations in mouse skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 307: R931-R943, 2014. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00525.2013
Hoshino D, Hanawa T, Takahashi Y, Masuda H, Kato M, Hatta H*. Chronic post-exercise lactate administration with endurance training increases glycogen concentration and monocarboxylate transporter 1 protein in mouse white muscle. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol 60: 413-419, 2014. doi: 10.3177/jnsv.60.413
Kitaoka Y, Takahashi Y, Machida M, Takeda K, Takemasa T, Hatta H*. Effect of AMPK activation on monocarboxylate transporter (MCT)1 and MCT4 in denervated muscle. J Physiol Sci. 64: 59-64, 2013. doi: 10.1007/s12576-013-0290-7
Takahashi Y, Urushibata E, Hatta H*. Higher voluntary wheel running activity following endurance exercise due to oral taurine administration in mice. J Phys Fitness Sports Med. 2: 373-379, 2013. doi: 10.7600/jpfsm.2.373
Kim SH, Asaka M, Higashida K, Takahashi Y, Holloszy JO*, Han DH. β-Adrenergic stimulation does not activate p38 MAP kinase or induce PGC-1α in skeletal muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 304: E844-E852, 2013. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00581.2012
【Review (written in English)】(*: corresponding author)
Takahashi Y, Hatta H*. Effects of taurine administration on exercise-induced fatigue and recovery. J Phys Fitness Sports Med. 6: 33-39, 2017. doi: 10.7600/jpfsm.6.33
Department of Sports Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
Komaba campus, Building-9 2nd floor
plus code:MM5M+WV Meguro, Tokyo
【Access】
By train, take the Keio Inokashira Line from Shibuya (transfer from the JR Line), Shimokitazawa (transfer from the Odakyu Line), or Meidaimae (transfer from the Keio Line).
Get off at Komaba-todaimae.
※You must take the Local train. The Express train does not stop at Komaba-todaimae.