Masahiro Muraguchi

13.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
30 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Masahiro Muraguchi is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Masahiro Muraguchi has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Masahiro Muraguchi's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (4 papers). Masahiro Muraguchi is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (6 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 papers) and Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (4 papers). Masahiro Muraguchi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Masahiro Muraguchi's co-authors include Tohru Funahashi, Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara, Makoto Nishida, Hiroshi Kuriyama, Kikuko Hotta, Yukio Arita, Yūji Matsuzawa, Shizuya Yamashita and Tadashi Nakamura and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Masahiro Muraguchi

30 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Paradoxical Decrease of an Adipose-Specific Protein, Adiponectin, in Obesity

1999 4.1k citations Yukio Arita, Shinji Kihara et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →
Adiponectin, an Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein, Inhibits Endothelial NF-κB Signaling Through a cAMP-Dependent Pathway

2000 1.5k citations Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara et al. Circulation profile →
Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein, Adiponectin, Suppresses Lipid Accumulation and Class A Scavenger Receptor Expression in Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

2001 1.1k citations Noriyuki Ouchi, Shinji Kihara et al. Circulation profile →
Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein Adiponectin Acts as a Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB–Binding Protein and Regulates Growth Factor–Induced Common Postreceptor Signal in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell

2002 564 citations Yukio Arita, Shinji Kihara et al. Circulation profile →

Peers

Masahiro Muraguchi

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Masahiko Takahashi Japan

Hiroyuki Nagaretani Japan

Masahiro Kumada Japan

Sachiyo Tanaka Japan

Terry P. Combs United States

Ken Kishida Japan

Anne Bouloumié France

Koji Ohashi Japan

Utpal B. Pajvani United States

Rei Shibata Japan

Masahiko Takahashi Japan

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3.7k ×1.1

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2.1k ×0.9

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1.5k ×1.0

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1.7k ×1.3

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masahiro Muraguchi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Masahiro Muraguchi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Masahiro Muraguchi 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 Masahiro Muraguchi. Masahiro Muraguchi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Gupta, Shashi Kumar, Masao Hirota, Sheela Waugh, et al.. (2014). Chemically Modified DNA Aptamers Bind Interleukin-6 with High Affinity and Inhibit Signaling by Blocking Its Interaction with Interleukin-6 Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(12). 8706–8719. 125 indexed citations

Sasaki, Sei, et al.. (2011). Daily variance of urinary excretion of AQP2 determined by sandwich ELISA method. Clinical and Experimental Nephrology. 16(3). 406–410. 17 indexed citations

Hattori, Katsuji, Takahiro Hirano, Kenji Uehara, et al.. (2010). Functional and Structural Changes in End-Stage Kidney Disease due to Glomerulonephritis Induced by the Recombinant .ALPHA.3(IV)NC1 Domain. EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS. 59(2). 157–170. 7 indexed citations

Yoshida, Norihiro, et al.. (2009). Procaterol Potentiates the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Budesonide on Eosinophil Adhesion to Lung Fibroblasts. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 150(4). 352–358. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Di, Masahiro Muraguchi, Yasukazu Ohmoto, et al.. (2008). Identification of aquaporin-5 and lipid rafts in human resting saliva and their release into cevimeline-stimulated saliva. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1790(1). 49–56. 24 indexed citations

Joh, Kensuke, Masahiro Muraguchi, Motonobu Nishimura, et al.. (2008). Increased urinary levels of CXCL5, CXCL8 and CXCL9 in patients with Type 2 diabetic nephropathy. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 23(3). 178–184. 31 indexed citations

Muraguchi, Masahiro, et al.. (2006). Functional expression of human type I interferon receptors in the mouse liver. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 346(1). 61–66. 1 indexed citations

Muraguchi, Masahiro, Yasukazu Ohmoto, Yukihisa Ono, et al.. (2004). A flow cytometric method for determination of the interferon receptor IFNAR2 subunit in peripheral blood leukocyte subsets. Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods. 50(1). 59–66. 13 indexed citations

Yamamoto, Sayaka, et al.. (2002). HEPC-based liposomes trigger cytokine release from peripheral blood cells: effects of liposomal size, dose and lipid composition. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 236(1-2). 125–133. 8 indexed citations

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Arita, Yukio, Shinji Kihara, Noriyuki Ouchi, et al.. (2002). Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein Adiponectin Acts as a Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-BB–Binding Protein and Regulates Growth Factor–Induced Common Postreceptor Signal in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell. Circulation. 105(24). 2893–2898. 564 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yoshimura, Kiyoshi, Shoichi Hazama, Norio Iizuka, et al.. (2001). Successful immunogene therapy using colon cancer cells (colon 26) transfected with plasmid vector containing mature interleukin-18 cDNA and the Igκ leader sequence. Cancer Gene Therapy. 8(1). 9–16. 22 indexed citations

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Tonai, Takeharu, Keiichiro Shiba, Yutaka Taketani, et al.. (2001). A neutrophil elastase inhibitor (ONO‐5046) reduces neurologic damage after spinal cord injury in rats. Journal of Neurochemistry. 78(5). 1064–1072. 70 indexed citations

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Hattori, Ayako, et al.. (2000). Gender-Related Difference in Relationship between Insulin Resistance and Serum Leptin Level in Japanese Type 2 Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Subjects.. Endocrine Journal. 47(5). 615–621. 14 indexed citations

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Okamoto, Yoshihisa, Y. Arita, M. Nishida, et al.. (2000). An Adipocyte-Derived Plasma Protein, Adiponectin, Adheres to Injured Vascular Walls. Hormone and Metabolic Research. 32(2). 47–50. 463 indexed citations

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Arita, Yukio, Shinji Kihara, Noriyuki Ouchi, et al.. (1999). Paradoxical Decrease of an Adipose-Specific Protein, Adiponectin, in Obesity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 257(1). 79–83. 4054 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tonai, Takeharu, Yutaka Taketani, Natsuo Ueda, et al.. (1999). Possible Involvement of Interleukin‐1 in Cyclooxygenase‐2Induction After Spinal Cord Injury in Rats. Journal of Neurochemistry. 72(1). 302–309. 61 indexed citations

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Mizukoshi, Eishiro, Shuichi Kaneko, Kyosuke Kaji, et al.. (1999). Serum levels of soluble interferon alfa/beta receptor as an inhibitory factor of interferon in the patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology. 30(5). 1325–1331. 36 indexed citations

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Kamada, Masaharu, T. Daitoh, Masahiko Maegawa, et al.. (1994). Immunoglobulin binding factor: A new tumor marker for prostatic tumors. The Prostate. 24(3). 125–130. 18 indexed citations

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Muraguchi, Masahiro, et al.. (1990). Stoichiometry of chargerin II (A6L) in the H+-ATP synthase of rat liver mitochondria. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 168(1). 226–231. 17 indexed citations

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Ogushi, Fumitaka, et al.. (1987). Age-related increase of autoantibodies to interleukin 1 alpha in healthy Japanese blood donors.. Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel Processing. 44(1-2). 517–520. 9 indexed citations

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