Kentaro Ito

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kentaro Ito is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kentaro Ito has authored 21 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, 5 papers in Pharmacology and 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kentaro Ito's work include Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (3 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (2 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (2 papers). Kentaro Ito is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (3 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (2 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (2 papers). Kentaro Ito collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and France. Kentaro Ito's co-authors include Motoaki Sano, Keiichi Fukuda, Tomohiro Matsuhashi, Yoshinori Katsumata, Ken Shinmura, Xiaoxiang Yan, Atsushi Anzai, Jin Endo, Tsunehisa Yamamoto and Weifeng Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation Research, Cancer Research and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kentaro Ito

20 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Temporal dynamics of cardiac immune cell accumulation following acute myocardial infarction

2013 484 citations Xiaoxiang Yan, Atsushi Anzai et al. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology profile →

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Alexandra Vanessa Finsen Norway

Zhaoqiang Cui China

Bonnie Lemster United States

Xiao‐Jun Du Australia

Rui Ni China

Gábor Kökény Hungary

Tatsuhiko Mori Japan

Elie R. Chemaly United States

Eirini Kefaloyianni United States

Martha S. Lundberg United States

Alexandra Vanessa Finsen Norway

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741 ×1.5

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236 ×0.9

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198 ×0.9

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124 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to Kentaro Ito Kentaro Ito (= 1×) peers Alexandra Vanessa Finsen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kentaro Ito

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kentaro Ito

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kentaro Ito. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kentaro Ito based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kentaro Ito. Kentaro Ito is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Watanabe, Nobumoto, et al.. (2025). Crude Drugs for Clearing Heat Contain Compounds Exhibiting Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Interleukin-1β-Treated Rat Hepatocytes. Molecules. 30(2). 416–416.

Okuyama, Tetsuya, Richi Nakatake, Kentaro Ito, et al.. (2024). Hepatoprotective effects of baicalein against liver ischemia-reperfusion injury and partial hepatectomy in a rat model. Molecular Biology Reports. 51(1). 643–643. 2 indexed citations

Goto, Megumi, Kentaro Ito, Tomohiro Watanabe, et al.. (2023). Highly potent, orally active novel small-molecule HPK1 inhibitor DS21150768 induces anti-tumor responses in multiple syngeneic tumor mouse models. European Journal of Pharmacology. 961. 176184–176184. 10 indexed citations

Ito, Kentaro, Hideo Takakusa, Masayo Kakuta, et al.. (2021). Renadirsen, a Novel 2′OMeRNA/ENA® Chimera Antisense Oligonucleotide, Induces Robust Exon 45 Skipping for Dystrophin In Vivo. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 43(3). 1267–1281. 13 indexed citations

Yamashita, Kaoru, Kentaro Ito, Jin Endo, et al.. (2020). Adrenal cortex hypoxia modulates aldosterone production in heart failure. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 524(1). 184–189. 9 indexed citations

Takaishi, Kiyosumi, Masayo Kakuta, Kentaro Ito, et al.. (2017). Stunning pharmacological properties of DS-5141b, an antisense oligonucleotide consisting of 2'-O,4'-C-ethylene-bridged nucleic acids and 2'-O-methyl RNA, on dystrophin mRNA exon skipping. Neuromuscular Disorders. 27. S216–S216. 6 indexed citations

Tanaka, Ryota, Yuhki Sato, Koji Goto, et al.. (2017). Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Analysis for Doripenem Regimens in Intensive Care Unit Patient. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 40(8). 1226–1231. 4 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Tsunehisa, Kayoko Tamaki, Kohsuke Shirakawa, et al.. (2016). Cardiac Sirt1 mediates the cardioprotective effect of caloric restriction by suppressing local complement system activation after ischemia-reperfusion. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 310(8). H1003–H1014. 30 indexed citations

Tamura, Yuichi, Motoaki Sano, Hiroshi Nakamura, et al.. (2015). Neural crest-derived resident cardiac cells contribute to the restoration of adrenergic function of transplanted heart in rodent. Cardiovascular Research. 109(3). 350–357. 13 indexed citations

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Ito, Kentaro, et al.. (2015). Acute heat stress up-regulates neuropeptide Y precursor mRNA expression and alters brain and plasma concentrations of free amino acids in chicks. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 187. 13–19. 45 indexed citations

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Shinmura, Ken, Kayoko Tamaki, Kentaro Ito, et al.. (2015). Indispensable role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in caloric restriction-induced cardioprotection against ischemia-reperfusion injury. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 308(8). H894–H903. 22 indexed citations

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Chowdhury, Vishwajit S., et al.. (2015). Oral Administration of L-Citrulline, but not L-Arginine or L-Ornithine, Acts as a Hypothermic Agent in Chicks. The Journal of Poultry Science. 52(4). 331–335. 39 indexed citations

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Anzai, Atsushi, Masayuki Shimoda, Jin Endo, et al.. (2015). Adventitial CXCL1/G-CSF Expression in Response to Acute Aortic Dissection Triggers Local Neutrophil Recruitment and Activation Leading to Aortic Rupture. Circulation Research. 116(4). 612–623. 161 indexed citations

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Oike, Takahiro, Hideaki Ogiwara, Yuichi Tominaga, et al.. (2013). A Synthetic Lethality–Based Strategy to Treat Cancers Harboring a Genetic Deficiency in the Chromatin Remodeling Factor BRG1. Cancer Research. 73(17). 5508–5518. 204 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiaoxiang, Atsushi Anzai, Yoshinori Katsumata, et al.. (2013). Temporal dynamics of cardiac immune cell accumulation following acute myocardial infarction. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 62. 24–35. 484 indexed citations breakdown →

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Katsumata, Yoshinori, Ken Shinmura, Yuki Sugiura, et al.. (2013). Endogenous Prostaglandin D ₂ and Its Metabolites Protect the Heart Against Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury by Activating Nrf2. Hypertension. 63(1). 80–87. 80 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiaoxiang, Ahmed E. Hegab, Jin Endo, et al.. (2013). Lung Natural Killer Cells Play a Major Counter-Regulatory Role in Pulmonary Vascular Hyperpermeability After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation Research. 114(4). 637–649. 19 indexed citations

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Matsukawa, Ryuichi, Yoshitaka Hirooka, Kentaro Ito, & K. Sunagawa. (2012). Inhibition of Neuregulin-1/ErbB Signaling in the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla Leads to Hypertension through Reduced Nitric Oxide Synthesis. American Journal of Hypertension. 26(1). 51–57. 14 indexed citations

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Morizane, Shintaro, Fumiko Mitani, Kentaro Ito, et al.. (2012). Biphasic Time Course of the Changes in Aldosterone Biosynthesis Under High-Salt Conditions in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 32(5). 1194–1203. 24 indexed citations

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Yan, Xiaoxiang, Takashi Shichita, Yoshinori Katsumata, et al.. (2012). Deleterious Effect of the IL‐23/IL‐17A Axis and γδT Cells on Left Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 1(5). e004408–e004408. 136 indexed citations

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