Azuma Watanabe

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Azuma Watanabe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Hepatology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Azuma Watanabe has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Hepatology and 6 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Azuma Watanabe's work include Liver physiology and pathology (5 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (4 papers). Azuma Watanabe is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (5 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (4 papers). Azuma Watanabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Azuma Watanabe's co-authors include Wajahat Z. Mehal, Richard A. Flavell, Muhammad A. Sohail, Shamail Mahmood, Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, Ardeshir Z. Hashmi, Mehdi Mohamadnejad, Avlin B. Imaeda, Dawidson Assis Gomes and Terrence Town and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Azuma Watanabe

30 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice is dependent on Tlr9 and the Nalp3 inflammasome

2009 481 citations Avlin B. Imaeda, Azuma Watanabe et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Azuma Watanabe Japan	12	509	429	410	317	218	32	1.3k
Dirk Graf Germany	20	330 0.6×	304 0.7×	502 1.2×	143 0.5×	132 0.6×	35	1.3k
Yasutake Yamamoto Japan	22	293 0.6×	322 0.8×	346 0.8×	158 0.5×	132 0.6×	59	1.3k
Natalia Rosso Italy	23	858 1.7×	365 0.9×	519 1.3×	116 0.4×	79 0.4×	51	1.5k
Barbara Jaruga United States	17	576 1.1×	484 1.1×	356 0.9×	593 1.9×	216 1.0×	21	1.6k
Lu-Wen Wang China	19	267 0.5×	156 0.4×	342 0.8×	124 0.4×	142 0.7×	48	916
Neung Hwa Park South Korea	27	977 1.9×	891 2.1×	362 0.9×	167 0.5×	53 0.2×	94	2.0k
Mieko Iwahashi United States	19	355 0.7×	221 0.5×	506 1.2×	66 0.2×	102 0.5×	27	1.4k
Jin Chai China	18	362 0.7×	265 0.6×	281 0.7×	125 0.4×	126 0.6×	62	976
Eben S. Fox United States	19	224 0.4×	186 0.4×	252 0.6×	298 0.9×	96 0.4×	27	995
Hisataka Moriwaki Japan	17	310 0.6×	412 1.0×	496 1.2×	160 0.5×	88 0.4×	28	1.2k

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Maruyama, Masaki, Toshihiro Sato, Azuma Watanabe, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness and safety of lubiprostone after switching from stimulant laxatives in elderly patients with chronic constipation. JGH Open. 7(9). 610–617. 1 indexed citations

Watanabe, Azuma, et al.. (2023). Pemafibrate Improves Alanine Aminotransferase Levels Independently of Its Lipid-Lowering Effect. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 562–568.

Bilim, Vladimir, et al.. (2022). Incidental detection of localized prostate cancer with low PSA by computed tomography scan: A report of two cases. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(12). e6736–e6736. 3 indexed citations

Arisawa, Akira & Azuma Watanabe. (2016). Pursuing the unlimited potential of microorganisms—progress and prospect of a fermentation company†. Bioscience Biotechnology and Biochemistry. 81(1). 43–47. 2 indexed citations

Watanabe, Azuma, Muhammad A. Sohail, Samir Gautam, Dawidson Assis Gomes, & Wajahat Z. Mehal. (2012). Adenine Induces Differentiation of Rat Hepatic Stellate Cells. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 57(9). 2371–2378. 11 indexed citations

Mohamadnejad, Mehdi, Muhammad A. Sohail, Azuma Watanabe, et al.. (2009). Adenosine Inhibits Chemotaxis and Induces Hepatocyte-Specific Genes in Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Hepatology. 51(3). 963–973. 23 indexed citations

Watanabe, Azuma, Muhammad A. Sohail, Dawidson Assis Gomes, et al.. (2009). Inflammasome-mediated regulation of hepatic stellate cells. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 296(6). G1248–G1257. 196 indexed citations

Sohail, Muhammad A., Ardeshir Z. Hashmi, Azuma Watanabe, et al.. (2008). Adenosine induces loss of actin stress fibers and inhibits contraction in hepatic stellate cells via Rho inhibition†. Hepatology. 49(1). 185–194. 76 indexed citations

Imaeda, Avlin B., Fayyaz S. Sutterwala, Azuma Watanabe, et al.. (2008). 467 Aspirin Blocks Acetaminophen Induced Hepatotoxicity and Mortality in Mice - Dependent On the ASC/Caspase-1 Inflammasome. Gastroenterology. 134(4). A–767. 1 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Azuma, Ardeshir Z. Hashmi, Dawidson Assis Gomes, et al.. (2007). Apoptotic hepatocyte DNA inhibits hepatic stellate cell chemotaxis via toll-like receptor 9. Hepatology. 46(5). 1509–1518. 213 indexed citations

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Hashmi, Ardeshir Z., Emma Kruglov, Azuma Watanabe, et al.. (2006). Adenosine inhibits cytosolic calcium signals and chemotaxis in hepatic stellate cells. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 292(1). G395–G401. 63 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Azuma, et al.. (2006). Genetic variants of the IgA Fc receptor (FcαR, CD89) promoter in chronic hepatitis C patients. Immunogenetics. 58(12). 937–946. 4 indexed citations

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Moriyama, Mitsuhiko, Hiroshi Matsumura, Azuma Watanabe, et al.. (2005). Evaluation of Serum Concentrations of Human Hepatocyte Growth Factor during Interferon Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C. Intervirology. 48(4). 223–229. 2 indexed citations

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Isogai, Susumu, Qutayba Hamid, Eleanor Minshall, et al.. (2000). Interferon-γ increases IL-12 mRNA expression and attentuates allergic late-onset airway responses in the Brown Norway rat. European Respiratory Journal. 16(1). 22–22. 11 indexed citations

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Hojo, Masayuki, et al.. (1998). CD4 + T Cells Can Induce Airway Hyperresponsiveness to Allergen Challenge in the Brown Norway Rat. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(6). 1863–1870. 31 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Azuma, T. Kotsimbos, Masayuki Hojo, et al.. (1997). Adoptively Transferred Late Allergic Airway Responses are Associated with Th2-Type Cytokines in the Rat. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 16(1). 69–74. 30 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Azuma, Paolo Rossi, Paolo Renzi, et al.. (1995). Adoptive Transfer of Allergic Airway Responses With Sensitized Lymphocytes in BN Rats. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(1). 64–70. 29 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Azuma, et al.. (1991). Syntheses and biological properties of new 8-fluorocarbapenem derivatives.. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 39(2). 335–340. 3 indexed citations

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YOSHIOKA, TAKEO, Azuma Watanabe, Noritaka Chida, & YASUO FUKAGAWA. (1989). Conversion of OA-6129 B2 into (5R,6R)-6-((R)-1-fluoroethyl)-7-oxo-3-((N.N.N-trimethyl-carbamimidoyl)methyl)thio-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)hept-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid (88617).. The Journal of Antibiotics. 42(10). 1520–1522. 3 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Azuma, YASUO FUKAGAWA, Tomoyuki Ishikura, & TAKEO YOSHIOKA. (1987). Total Synthesis of 6-Hydroxy-epi-PS 5 and 6-Methoxy-epi-PS 5. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 60(6). 2091–2099. 6 indexed citations

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