Masako Oka

1.5k total citations
20 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Masako Oka is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masako Oka has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Masako Oka's work include TGF-β signaling in diseases (6 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (3 papers). Masako Oka is often cited by papers focused on TGF-β signaling in diseases (6 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (3 papers). Masako Oka collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and United Kingdom. Masako Oka's co-authors include Kohei Miyazono, Mitsunobu R. Kano, Yasuyuki Morishita, Caname Iwata, Akiyoshi Komuro, Kunihiko Kiyono, Tetsuro Watabe, Kazunori Kataoka, Yasuyoshi Ouchi and Michio Kaminishi and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Masako Oka

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers

Masako Oka
Kunihiko Kiyono Japan
Akiyoshi Komuro Japan
Takeshi Onda Japan
Eliel Bayever United States
Philipp Mayer‐Kuckuk United States
Xi Yang China
G. Stehle Germany
Alistair Rice United Kingdom
G. Hartung Germany
Margaret Tonda United States
Kunihiko Kiyono Japan
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masako Oka

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oka, Masako, Norihiko Kobayashi, Kazunori Matsumura, et al.. (2020). New Role for Growth/Differentiation Factor 15 in the Survival of Transplanted Brown Adipose Tissues in Cooperation with Interleukin-6. Cells. 9(6). 1365–1365. 11 indexed citations
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Matsunaga, Akihiro, Masako Oka, Kenta Iijima, et al.. (2019). Short Communication: A Quantitative System for Monitoring Blood-Circulating Viral Protein R of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Detected a Possible Link with Pathogenic Indices. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 35(7). 660–663. 9 indexed citations
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Oka, Masako, Norihiko Kobayashi, Kazunori Matsumura, Miwako Nishio, & Kumiko Saeki. (2019). Exogenous Cytokine-Free Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells into Classical Brown Adipocytes. Cells. 8(4). 373–373. 15 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, Yu Cao, Ling Lu, et al.. (2019). Distinct roles of PIK3CA in the enrichment and maintenance of cancer stem cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Molecular Oncology. 14(1). 139–158. 18 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Norihiko, Masako Nakahara, Masako Oka, & Kumiko Saeki. (2017). Additional attention to combination antiretroviral therapy-related lipodystrophy. World Journal of Virology. 6(3). 49–49. 7 indexed citations
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Arimoto, Hirokazu, Kenzo Nishiguchi, Masako Oka, et al.. (2014). Binding properties of antimicrobial agents to dipeptide terminal of lipid II using surface plasmon resonance. Analytical Biochemistry. 452. 67–75. 7 indexed citations
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Arimoto, Hirokazu, Kenzo Nishiguchi, Masako Oka, et al.. (2014). Binding Properties of Antimicrobial Agents to Lipid Membranes Using Surface Plasmon Resonance. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 37(8). 1383–1389. 4 indexed citations
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Oka, Masako, et al.. (2013). HGF upregulation contributes to angiogenesis in mice with keratinocyte-specific Smad2 deletion. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 123(3). 1402–1402. 2 indexed citations
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Oka, Masako & Hiroshi Kamimori. (2013). Lipid Membrane-Binding Properties of Amphotericin B Deoxycholate (Fungizone) Using Surface Plasmon Resonance. Analytical Sciences. 29(7). 697–702. 7 indexed citations
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Oka, Masako, et al.. (2010). HGF upregulation contributes to angiogenesis in mice with keratinocyte-specific Smad2 deletion. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120(10). 3606–3616. 44 indexed citations
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Bornstein, Sophia, Ruth A. White, Stephen P. Malkoski, et al.. (2009). Smad4 loss in mice causes spontaneous head and neck cancer with increased genomic instability and inflammation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 119(11). 3408–19. 171 indexed citations
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Kano, Mitsunobu R., Yukari Komuta, Caname Iwata, et al.. (2008). Comparison of the effects of the kinase inhibitors imatinib, sorafenib, and transforming growth factor‐β receptor inhibitor on extravasation of nanoparticles from neovasculature. Cancer Science. 100(1). 173–180. 102 indexed citations
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Oka, Masako, Caname Iwata, Hiroshi Suzuki, et al.. (2008). Inhibition of endogenous TGF-β signaling enhances lymphangiogenesis. Blood. 111(9). 4571–4579. 186 indexed citations
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Iwata, Caname, Mitsunobu R. Kano, Akiyoshi Komuro, et al.. (2007). Inhibition of Cyclooxygenase-2 Suppresses Lymph Node Metastasis via Reduction of Lymphangiogenesis. Cancer Research. 67(21). 10181–10189. 110 indexed citations
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Kano, Mitsunobu R., Younsoo Bae, Caname Iwata, et al.. (2007). Improvement of cancer-targeting therapy, using nanocarriers for intractable solid tumors by inhibition of TGF-β signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(9). 3460–3465. 337 indexed citations
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Fujishiro, Mitsuhiro, Masako Oka, Naohisa Yahagi, et al.. (2006). Correlation of serum pepsinogens and gross appearances combined with histology in early gastric cancer.. PubMed. 25(2). 207–12. 10 indexed citations
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Yanagita, Motoko, Masako Oka, Tetsuro Watabe, et al.. (2004). USAG-1: a bone morphogenetic protein antagonist abundantly expressed in the kidney. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 316(2). 490–500. 114 indexed citations
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Takeda, Masafumi, Masako Oka, Tetsuro Watabe, et al.. (2003). Interaction with Smad4 Is Indispensable for Suppression of BMP Signaling by c-Ski. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(3). 963–972. 51 indexed citations
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