Ken Karasawa

1.1k total citations
49 papers, 947 citations indexed

About

Ken Karasawa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Karasawa has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 947 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ken Karasawa's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers). Ken Karasawa is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers), Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (4 papers). Ken Karasawa collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Ken Karasawa's co-authors include Morio Setaka, Keizo Inoue, Shoshichi Nojima, Ayako Harada, Noriko Satoh, Ichiro Kudo, Ten‐ching Lee, Kazuaki Yokoyama, Kazunari Tanigawa and Xiaoyun Qiu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ken Karasawa

47 papers receiving 923 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ken Karasawa Japan 18 413 213 126 121 119 49 947
Michael J. Thomas United States 13 344 0.8× 103 0.5× 90 0.7× 101 0.8× 53 0.4× 19 847
Takanari Nakano Japan 21 412 1.0× 256 1.2× 266 2.1× 207 1.7× 116 1.0× 57 1.1k
Ziwei Gu United States 13 616 1.5× 233 1.1× 132 1.0× 212 1.8× 108 0.9× 20 1.1k
Mieko Iwahashi United States 19 506 1.2× 395 1.9× 198 1.6× 107 0.9× 66 0.6× 27 1.4k
Kathrin Heermeier Germany 14 386 0.9× 129 0.6× 74 0.6× 147 1.2× 269 2.3× 18 891
Howard W. Mueller United States 11 412 1.0× 114 0.5× 70 0.6× 156 1.3× 180 1.5× 20 806
Adriaan Brouwer Netherlands 18 354 0.9× 134 0.6× 44 0.3× 91 0.8× 118 1.0× 26 862
Zhiguang Su China 19 598 1.4× 281 1.3× 218 1.7× 232 1.9× 120 1.0× 102 1.3k
Takashi Terano Japan 18 380 0.9× 359 1.7× 204 1.6× 181 1.5× 136 1.1× 51 1.4k
Mamoru Ikemoto Japan 11 324 0.8× 235 1.1× 214 1.7× 106 0.9× 174 1.5× 14 963

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Karasawa

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All Works

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Tanigawa, Kazunari, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Yoshiaki Shinden, et al.. (2022). Cathepsin G-induced malignant progression of MCF-7 cells involves suppression of PAF signaling through induced expression of PAFAH1B2. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1867(8). 159164–159164. 2 indexed citations
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Tanigawa, Kazunari, Yasuhiro Hayashi, Kotaro Hama, et al.. (2021). Mycobacterium leprae promotes triacylglycerol de novo synthesis through induction of GPAT3 expression in human premonocytic THP-1 cells. PLoS ONE. 16(3). e0249184–e0249184. 8 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Kazuaki, Masahiro Nakagawa, Mamoru Satoh, et al.. (2007). Expression of a Novel 90-kDa Protein, Lsd90, Involved in the Metabolism of Very Long-chain Fatty Acid-containing Phospholipids in a Mitosis-defective Fission Yeast Mutant. The Journal of Biochemistry. 143(3). 369–375. 5 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Ken. (2006). Clinical aspects of plasma platelet-activating factor-acetylhydrolase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1761(11). 1359–1372. 76 indexed citations
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Iso-O, Naoyuki, Hiroshi Noto, Masumi Hara, et al.. (2005). Adenovirus-mediated gene transfer and lipoprotein-mediated protein delivery of plasma PAF-AH ameliorates proteinuria in rat model of glomerulosclerosis. Molecular Therapy. 13(1). 118–126. 4 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Ken, Ayako Harada, Noriko Satoh, Keizo Inoue, & Morio Setaka. (2003). Plasma platelet activating factor-acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH). Progress in Lipid Research. 42(2). 93–114. 111 indexed citations
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Noto, Hiroshi, Masumi Hara, Ken Karasawa, et al.. (2003). Human Plasma Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase Binds to All the Murine Lipoproteins, Conferring Protection Against Oxidative Stress. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 23(5). 829–835. 73 indexed citations
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Hirashima, Yutaka, Hikaru Ueno, Ken Karasawa, et al.. (2000). Transfection of the plasma-type platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase gene attenuates glutamate-induced apoptosis in cultured rat cortical neurons. Brain Research. 885(1). 128–132. 16 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Ken, et al.. (1999). The Escherichia coli pldC Gene Encoding Lysophospholipase L1 Is Identical to the apeA and tesA Genes Encoding Protease I and Thioesterase I, Respectively. The Journal of Biochemistry. 126(2). 445–448. 19 indexed citations
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Itabe, Hiroyuki, Ken Karasawa, Shiro Jimi, et al.. (1999). Metabolism of Oxidized Phosphatidylcholines Formed in Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein by Lecithin-Cholesterol Acyltransferase. The Journal of Biochemistry. 126(1). 153–161. 34 indexed citations
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Yokoyama, Kazuaki, Minoru Suzuki, Ikuo Kawashima, et al.. (1997). Changes in Composition of Newly Synthesized Sphingolipids of HeLa Cells During the Cell Cycle. European Journal of Biochemistry. 249(2). 450–455. 25 indexed citations
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Murakami, Makoto, Ryohei Yanoshita, Yuji Samejima, et al.. (1997). Activated Mast Cells Release Extracellular Type Platelet-activating Factor Acetylhydrolase That Contributes to Autocrine Inactivation of Platelet-activating Factor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(32). 19708–19713. 33 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Ken, Osamu Kuge, K. Kawasaki, et al.. (1996). Cloning, Expression and Characterization of Plasma Platelet-Activating Factor-Acetylhydrolase from Guinea Pig. The Journal of Biochemistry. 120(4). 838–844. 19 indexed citations
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Kato, Ryoko, et al.. (1994). Platelet-activating factor (PAF) and the development of chronic subdural haematoma. Acta Neurochirurgica. 129(1-2). 20–25. 15 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Ken, et al.. (1994). Accumulation of Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase in the Peritoneal Cavity of Guinea Pig after Endotoxin Shock1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 116(2). 368–373. 11 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Ken, et al.. (1994). Purification and Characterization of Platelet-Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase from Peritoneal Fluid Obtained from Guinea Pigs after Endotoxin Shock1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 116(2). 374–379. 15 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Yasuhito, Ken Karasawa, Akira Tokumura, et al.. (1992). Possible influence of lysophospholipase on the production of 1-acyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine in macrophages. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1126(3). 277–285. 16 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Ken, et al.. (1991). Radioimmunoassay for platelet‐activating factor. Lipids. 26(12Part1). 1126–1129. 6 indexed citations
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Karasawa, Ken, Kagari Fujita, Noriko Satoh, et al.. (1987). Antibody to Platelet Activating Factor (1-O-Alkyl-2-Acetyl-sn-Glycero-3-Phosphocholine; PAF)1. The Journal of Biochemistry. 102(3). 451–453. 15 indexed citations

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