(Last updated : 2026-02-09 11:14:10)
  Junko Matsuda
   Department   Kawasaki Medical School  Kawasaki Medical School, Department of Pathophysiology and Metabolism,
   Position   Professor
■ Current specialization
Embryonic medicine and pediatrics, Neuroscience-general, Structural biochemistry 
■ Publications
1. 2008   Sphingolipid activator proteins, Experimental Glycoscience: glycobiology 
2. 2007/01   Krabbe disease (Globoid cell leukodystrophy)., Lysosomal Storage Disorders. 
■ Journal Articles
1. 2026/01 Accumulation of prosaposin and progranulin around the subfornical organ induces polydipsia in SAP-D-deficient mice. 
2. 2025/12 Siblings of hyaline fibromatosis syndrome with accumulation of sulfatide and GM3 ganglioside in addition to ceramide. 
3. 2025/04/24 Vacuolar sterol β-glucosidase EGCrP2/Sgl1 deficiency in Cryptococcus neoformans: Dysfunctional autophagy and Mincle-dependent immune activation as targets of novel antifungal strategies. 
4. 2024/05/15 Promyelinating drugs ameliorate oligodendrocyte pathologies in a mouse model of Krabbe disease  Link
5. 2024/05/13 Phenotypic and genetic spectra of galactose mutarotase deficiency: A nationwide survey conducted in Japan  Link
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■ Presentations
1. 2023/11/03 A case of 17p13.3 microdeletion with breakpoint in the gene for CRK (Poster notice,General) 
2. 2023/10/06 Selective Degeneration of Retinal Photoreceptor Cell in Prosaposin Transgenic Mice (Speech,General) 
3. 2023/10/05 Quantitative Analysis of Sphingolipids in a mouse model of Krabbe Disease Using Mass Spectrometry (Speech,General) 
4. 2023/07/06 Degeneration of Retinal Photoreceptor Cell in Prosaposin Transgenic Mice (Poster notice,General) 
5. 2022/11/24 Establishment of cryopreserved neuronal cell bank -Analysis of Saposin D mutant neuron- (Poster notice,General) 
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■ Awards
1. 2001/11 The National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. (NORD), Research Award.