Makoto Kurano

3.4k total citations
150 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Makoto Kurano is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Makoto Kurano has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Physiology and 26 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Makoto Kurano's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (86 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (19 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (19 papers). Makoto Kurano is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (86 papers), Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (19 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (19 papers). Makoto Kurano collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Makoto Kurano's co-authors include Yutaka Yatomi, Junken Aoki, Hitoshi Ikeda, Kazuhisa Tsukamoto, Masumi Hara, Kuniyuki Kano, Koji Igarashi, Ryunosuke Ohkawa, Masako Nishikawa and Baasanjav Uranbileg and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Makoto Kurano

138 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Makoto Kurano Japan	29	1.7k	510	476	370	316	150	2.6k
Samar M. Hammad United States	28	1.4k 0.8×	471 0.9×	277 0.6×	415 1.1×	324 1.0×	66	2.6k
Howard Goldberg Canada	28	1.4k 0.8×	479 0.9×	205 0.4×	360 1.0×	379 1.2×	39	2.8k
Minako Imamura Japan	20	1.2k 0.7×	823 1.6×	253 0.5×	559 1.5×	238 0.8×	41	2.8k
Nuttaporn Wongsiriroj United States	13	868 0.5×	337 0.7×	231 0.5×	222 0.6×	112 0.4×	15	1.8k
Pedro Geraldes Canada	20	1.0k 0.6×	460 0.9×	109 0.2×	401 1.1×	263 0.8×	48	2.6k
Yoshikazu Tamori Japan	30	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 2.1×	568 1.2×	678 1.8×	163 0.5×	67	2.9k
Ko Kotani Japan	18	2.4k 1.4×	1.3k 2.5×	295 0.6×	729 2.0×	188 0.6×	24	3.8k
Steven C. Elbein United States	27	1.1k 0.6×	629 1.2×	353 0.7×	548 1.5×	109 0.3×	63	2.4k
Hannes Oberkofler Austria	30	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 3.2×	235 0.5×	339 0.9×	74 0.2×	71	2.8k
Ricardo Rodríguez‐Calvo Spain	28	1.3k 0.8×	702 1.4×	176 0.4×	303 0.8×	346 1.1×	64	2.3k

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Kurano, Makoto, Masahiko Sumitani, Aya Niimi, et al.. (2025). Lipidomic analysis coupled with machine learning identifies unique urinary lipid signatures in patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. World Journal of Urology. 43(1). 233–233.

Njeim, Rachel, Alexis Sloan, Anthony J. Griswold, et al.. (2025). Modulation of the Apolipoprotein M/S1PR4 Pathway Reduces Podocyte Lipid Overload in Alport Syndrome via Distinct Autophagy and Efflux Mechanisms. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Yoshida, Yuriko, Koki Nakanishi, Masao Daimon, et al.. (2025). Sex-specific differences in left atrial reverse remodelling after successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging. 27(3). 480–487.

Sumitani, Masahiko, Atsushi Kimura, T. Akiyama, et al.. (2024). Cerebrospinal Fluid Lysophosphatidylcholine Species for Distinguishing Narrowing of the Lumbar Spine. World Neurosurgery. 183. e571–e575.

Morita, Yoshifumi, et al.. (2024). Alterations in urinary ceramides, sphingoid bases, and their phosphates among patients with kidney disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1343181–1343181. 1 indexed citations

Kobayashi, T., T. Nakatsuka, Masaya Sato, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic performance of two-dimensional shear wave elastography and attenuation imaging for fibrosis and steatosis assessment in chronic liver disease. Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 52(1). 95–103.

Morita, Yoshifumi, et al.. (2024). Modulating lysophospholipids with Paraoxonase-1: Exploring its impact on inflammatory responses and immune reactions. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 746. 151234–151234. 1 indexed citations

Okada, Akira, Hayato Yamana, Katsunori Manaka, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic validity and solute-corrected prevalence for hyponatremia and hypernatremia among 1 813 356 admissions. Clinical Kidney Journal. 17(12). sfae319–sfae319.

Nakanishi, Koki, Marco R. Di Tullio, Shunichi Homma, et al.. (2023). Association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in the general population. European Heart Journal Open. 3(6). oead108–oead108. 3 indexed citations

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Kurano, Makoto, Baasanjav Uranbileg, & Yutaka Yatomi. (2023). Apolipoprotein M bound sphingosine 1-phosphate suppresses NETosis through activating S1P1 and S1P4. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 166. 115400–115400. 3 indexed citations

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Taketomi, Yoshitaka, Tetsuya Hirabayashi, Baasanjav Uranbileg, et al.. (2023). The Lysophospholipase PNPLA7 Controls Hepatic Choline and Methionine Metabolism. Biomolecules. 13(3). 471–471. 9 indexed citations

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Hasegawa‐Moriyama, Maiko, Toru Ogata, Makoto Kurano, et al.. (2022). Preoperative detection of serum phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain subunit predicts postoperative delirium: a prospective observational study. 70(3). 1–9. 2 indexed citations

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Kurano, Makoto, Koh Okamoto, Daisuke Jubishi, et al.. (2021). Increase in serum levels of phosphatidylserine-specific phospholipase A1 in COVID-19 patients. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 18(9). 2275–2277. 6 indexed citations

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Yoshioka, Kentaro, Yosuke Hirakawa, Makoto Kurano, et al.. (2021). Lysophosphatidylcholine mediates fast decline in kidney function in diabetic kidney disease. Kidney International. 101(3). 510–526. 68 indexed citations

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Iwata, Yasunori, Shinji Kitajima, Junya Yamahana, et al.. (2020). Higher serum levels of autotaxin and phosphatidylserine‐specific phospholipase A₁ in patients with lupus nephritis. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 24(2). 231–239. 13 indexed citations

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Hayakawa, Kentaro, Makoto Kurano, Junichi Ohya, et al.. (2019). Lysophosphatidic acids and their substrate lysophospholipids in cerebrospinal fluid as objective biomarkers for evaluating the severity of lumbar spinal stenosis. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 9144–9144. 23 indexed citations

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Ohkawa, Ryunosuke, Makoto Kurano, Noboru Sakai, et al.. (2018). Measurement of plasma choline in acute coronary syndrome: importance of suitable sampling conditions for this assay. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 4725–4725. 14 indexed citations

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Aikawa, Shizu, Kuniyuki Kano, Asuka Inoue, et al.. (2017). Autotaxin–lysophosphatidic acid– LPA ₃ signaling at the embryo‐epithelial boundary controls decidualization pathways. The EMBO Journal. 36(14). 2146–2160. 53 indexed citations

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Kurano, Makoto, Masumi Hara, Koichi Tsuneyama, et al.. (2014). Induction of insulin secretion by apolipoprotein M, a carrier for sphingosine 1-phosphate. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1841(9). 1217–1226. 53 indexed citations

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Kurano, Makoto, Naoyuki Iso-O, Masumi Hara, et al.. (2011). Plant Sterols Increased IL-6 and TNF-α Secretion from Macrophages, but to a Lesser Extent than Cholesterol. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis. 18(5). 373–383. 26 indexed citations

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