Goro Chihara

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Goro Chihara is a scholar working on Plant Science, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Goro Chihara has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Plant Science, 16 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Goro Chihara's work include Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (23 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (10 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (8 papers). Goro Chihara is often cited by papers focused on Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls (23 papers), Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (10 papers) and Fungal Biology and Applications (8 papers). Goro Chihara collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United Kingdom and Hungary. Goro Chihara's co-authors include Yukiko Maeda, Junji Hamuro, Fumiko Fukuoka, Yoshiko Arai, Takuma Sasaki, J Fachet, Tetsuro Ikekawa, Tetsuya Suga, Nobuaki Uehara and Miyako Nakanishi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, International Journal of Cancer and Advances in experimental medicine and biology.

In The Last Decade

Goro Chihara

65 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Inhibition of Mouse Sarcoma 180 by Polysaccharides from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing.

1969 532 citations Goro Chihara, Yukiko Maeda et al. Nature profile →
Fractionation and purification of the polysaccharides with marked antitumor activity, especially lentinan, from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. (an edible mushroom).

1970 467 citations Goro Chihara, Junji Hamuro et al. The Mouseion at the JAXlibrary (Jackson Laboratory) profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Goro Chihara Japan	23	1.2k	1.1k	744	329	307	66	2.6k
Fumiko Fukuoka Japan	21	1.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	844 1.1×	262 0.8×	166 0.5×	92	2.6k
F. Kerek Germany	6	1.7k 1.4×	384 0.3×	1.3k 1.8×	673 2.0×	231 0.8×	13	3.4k
Eun‐Rhan Woo South Korea	40	1.2k 1.0×	469 0.4×	2.4k 3.3×	526 1.6×	291 0.9×	132	4.1k
Kwang‐Soon Shin South Korea	29	918 0.8×	280 0.3×	780 1.0×	569 1.7×	208 0.7×	139	2.0k
Ionel Ciucanu Romania	13	1.8k 1.5×	406 0.4×	1.6k 2.2×	716 2.2×	257 0.8×	29	3.9k
Seiya Chiba Japan	29	706 0.6×	256 0.2×	1.2k 1.6×	148 0.4×	154 0.5×	177	2.8k
Ana Maria Sampaio Assreuy Brazil	31	736 0.6×	178 0.2×	1.3k 1.8×	412 1.3×	608 2.0×	138	2.9k
William P. Norred United States	36	3.9k 3.3×	434 0.4×	1.7k 2.3×	459 1.4×	218 0.7×	97	5.2k
A. Ciegler United States	36	2.7k 2.2×	385 0.3×	907 1.2×	549 1.7×	92 0.3×	160	4.0k
Senitiroh Hakomori United States	8	896 0.7×	169 0.2×	1.1k 1.5×	373 1.1×	145 0.5×	10	2.2k

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Tankó, László B., et al.. (1996). Strain differences in the cytotoxic activity and TNF production of murine macrophages stimulated by lentinan. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 18(6-7). 347–353. 35 indexed citations

Suzuki, Manabu, Fumihiko Takatsuki, Yukiko Maeda, Junji Hamuro, & Goro Chihara. (1994). Antitumor and immunological activity of lentinan in comparison with LPS. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 16(5-6). 463–468. 31 indexed citations

Maeda, Yukiko, et al.. (1992). Genetical control on lentinan-induced acute phase responses and vascular responses.. PubMed. 30(4). 207–9. 4 indexed citations

Kaneko, Yutaro & Goro Chihara. (1992). Potentiation of Host Resistance Against Microbial Infections by Lentinan and its Related Polysaccharides. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 319. 201–215. 18 indexed citations

Seifert, J., et al.. (1991). The effect of Lentinan on proliferative processes in parenchymal organs of rats — I. The effect on pyrimidine and nucleic acid syntheses. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 13(2-3). 281–289. 1 indexed citations

Chihara, Goro, et al.. (1989). Effect of Lentinan on Superoxide Dismutase Enzyme Activity in Vitro. Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology. 11(1). 55–61. 3 indexed citations

Thompson, R. C. A., et al.. (1988). The effect of lentinan on the resistance of mice to Mesocestoides corti. Parasitology Research. 74(6). 563–568. 19 indexed citations

Jeannin, J.F., et al.. (1988). Regression induced by lentinan, of peritoneal carcinomatoses in a model of colon cancer in rat. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 10(7). 855–861. 16 indexed citations

Chihara, Goro. (1988). Current Status and Possible Future of Antitumor Drugs. With Special Reference to Pharmacology of Oriental Medicine. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI. 108(3). 171–186. 4 indexed citations

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Suga, Tetsuya, Yukiko Maeda, Hiroyuki Uchida, Makoto Rokutanda, & Goro Chihara. (1986). Macrophage-mediated acute-phase transport protein production induced by lentinan. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 8(7). 691–699. 19 indexed citations

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Sipka, Sándor, György Ábel, J. Csongor, Goro Chihara, & J Fachet. (1985). Effect of lentinan on the chemiluminescence produced by human neutrophils and the murine macrophage cell line C4Mφ. International Journal of Immunopharmacology. 7(5). 747–751. 10 indexed citations

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Manabe, Takashi, Yuko Takahashi, Tsuneo Okuyama, Yukiko Maeda, & Goro Chihara. (1983). Identification of mouse serum proteins increased by the administration of antitumor polysaccharide lentinan, by micro two‐dimensional electrophoresis. Electrophoresis. 4(3). 242–246. 18 indexed citations

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Maeda, Yuka, et al.. (1976). [Antitumour polysaccharides and host defence against cancer: A new way for cancer immuno-chemotherapy (author's transl)].. PubMed. 21(6). 425–35. 3 indexed citations

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Maeda, Yukiko, et al.. (1974). Unique increase of serum proteins and action of antitumour polysaccharides. Nature. 252(5480). 250–251. 38 indexed citations

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Maeda, Yukiko & Goro Chihara. (1973). Periodical consideration on the establishment of antitumor action in host and activation of peritoneal exudate cells by lentinan.. PubMed. 64(4). 351–7. 11 indexed citations

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Hamuro, Junji, Yukiko Maeda, Yoshiko Arai, Fumiko Fukuoka, & Goro Chihara. (1971). The significance of the higher structure of the polysaccharides lentinan and pachymaran with regard to their antitumour activity. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 3(1). 69–71. 30 indexed citations

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Maeda, Yukiko & Goro Chihara. (1971). Lentinan, a New Immuno-accelerator of Cell-mediated Responses. Nature. 229(5287). 634–634. 136 indexed citations

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Chihara, Goro, Junji Hamuro, Yukiko Maeda, Yoshiko Arai, & Fumiko Fukuoka. (1970). Fractionation and purification of the polysaccharides with marked antitumor activity, especially lentinan, from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. (an edible mushroom).. The Mouseion at the JAXlibrary (Jackson Laboratory). 30(11). 2776–81. 467 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chihara, Goro. (1961). Clinical Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy. Journal of the Spectroscopical Society of Japan. 9(4). 181–196. 2 indexed citations

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Chihara, Goro. (1958). Characteristic Infrared Absorption Band of Organic Sulfate Esters. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 6(1). 114–114. 7 indexed citations

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