Masao Akanuma

3.0k citations

30 papers · 2.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 21

Co-authors: Haruhiko Yoshida Masao Omata Kazuhiko Koike Shin Maeda Yoshihiro Hirata Motoyuki Otsuka Takeshi Yoshikawa Akemi Takata
Topics: Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (17 papers)Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (7 papers)NF-κB Signaling Pathways (7 papers)
Cited by: Small Animals Immunology Cancer Research
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Biological Chemistry Nature Communications
Partner nations: Japan United States Italy

In The Last Decade

Masao Akanuma

30 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Correction: Corrigendum: MicroRNA122 is a key regulator of α-fetoprotein expression and influences the aggressiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma

2012 1.2k citations Kentaro Kojima, Akemi Takata et al. Nature Communications profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Gastric cancer diagnosed after Helicobacter pylori eradication in diabetes mellitus patients 2015 ·BMC Gastroenterology ·Kosuke Sakitani,Yoshihiro Hirata,(unknown),Satoki Shichijo,Ayako Yanai,Takako Serizawa,Kei Sakamoto,Masao Akanuma,Shin Maeda,Yutaka Yamaji,Yasuhiko Iwamoto,Shoji Kawazu,Kazuhiko Koike	15
2	Loss of liver E-cadherin induces sclerosing cholangitis and promotes carcinogenesis 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Hayato Nakagawa,Yohko Hikiba,Yoshihiro Hirata,Joan Font-Burgada,Kei Sakamoto,Yoku Hayakawa,Koji Taniguchi,Atsushi Umemura,Hiroto Kinoshita,Kosuke Sakitani,Yuji Nishikawa,Kenji Hirano,Tsuneo Ikenoue,Hideaki Ijichi,Debanjan Dhar,Wataru Shibata,Masao Akanuma,Kazuhiko Koike,Michael Karin,Shin Maeda	95
3	Regulation of the expression of the liver cancer susceptibility gene MICA by microRNAs 2013 ·Scientific Reports ·Takahiro Kishikawa,Motoyuki Otsuka,Takeshi Yoshikawa,Motoko Ohno,Akemi Takata,Chikako Shibata,Yuji Kondo,Masao Akanuma,Haruhiko Yoshida,Kazuhiko Koike	39
4	Interleukin-6 Mediates Epithelial–Stromal Interactions and Promotes Gastric Tumorigenesis 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Hiroto Kinoshita,Yoshihiro Hirata,Hayato Nakagawa,Kei Sakamoto,Yoku Hayakawa,Ryota Takahashi,Wachiko Nakata,Kosuke Sakitani,Takako Serizawa,Yohko Hikiba,Masao Akanuma,Wataru Shibata,Shin Maeda,Kazuhiko Koike	72
5	The flavonoid apigenin improves glucose tolerance through inhibition of microRNA maturation in miRNA103 transgenic mice 2013 ·Scientific Reports ·Motoko Ohno,Chikako Shibata,Takahiro Kishikawa,Takeshi Yoshikawa,Akemi Takata,Kentaro Kojima,Masao Akanuma,Young Jun Kang,Haruhiko Yoshida,Motoyuki Otsuka,Kazuhiko Koike	72
6	Sitafloxacin resistance in Helicobacter pylori isolates and sitafloxacin-based triple therapy as a third-line regimen in Japan 2012 ·International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents ·Yoshihiro Hirata,Tomoya Ohmae,Ayako Yanai,Kosuke Sakitani,Yoku Hayakawa,Shuntaro Yoshida,Takafumi Sugimoto,Yuzo Mitsuno,Masao Akanuma,Yutaka Yamaji,Keiji Ogura,Shin Maeda,Kazuhiko Koike	27
7	Risk factors and early signs of pancreatic cancer in diabetes: screening strategy based on diabetes onset age 2012 ·Journal of Gastroenterology ·Suguru Mizuno,Yousuke Nakai,Hiroyuki Isayama,Ayako Yanai,Naminatsu Takahara,Koji Miyabayashi,Keisuke Yamamoto,Kazumichi Kawakubo,Dai Mohri,Hirofumi Kogure,Takashi Sasaki,Natsuyo Yamamoto,Naoki Sasahira,Kenji Hirano,Takeshi Tsujino,Hideaki Ijichi,Keisuke Tateishi,Masao Akanuma,Minoru Tada,Kazuhiko Koike	33
8	Influence of Helicobacter pylori Eradication on the Management of Type 2 Diabetes 2012 ·Hepatogastroenterology ·Masao Akanuma,Ayako Yanai,Kei Sakamoto,Yoshihiro Hirata,Yutaka Yamaji,Shoji Kawazu,Shin Maeda	13
9	MicroRNA122 is a key regulator of α-fetoprotein expression and influences the aggressiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma 2011 ·Nature Communications ·Kentaro Kojima,Akemi Takata,Charles Vadnais,Motoyuki Otsuka,Takeshi Yoshikawa,Masao Akanuma,Yuji Kondo,Young Jun Kang,Takahiro Kishikawa,Naoya Kato,Zhifang Xie,Weiping J. Zhang,Haruhiko Yoshida,Masao Omata,Alain Nepveu,Kazuhiko Koike	97
10	Inhibitor of κB Kinase Beta Regulates Gastric Carcinogenesis via Interleukin-1α Expression 2010 ·Gastroenterology ·Kei Sakamoto,Yohko Hikiba,Hayato Nakagawa,Yoku Hayakawa,Ayako Yanai,Masao Akanuma,Keiji Ogura,Yoshihiro Hirata,Klaus H. Kaestner,Masao Omata,Shin Maeda	50
11	Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1 Regulates Colitis and Colitis-Associated Tumorigenesis by the Innate Immune Responses 2009 ·Gastroenterology ·Yoku Hayakawa,Yoshihiro Hirata,Hayato Nakagawa,Kei Sakamoto,Yohko Hikiba,Motoyuki Otsuka,Hideaki Ijichi,Tsuneo Ikenoue,Keisuke Tateishi,Masao Akanuma,Keiji Ogura,Haruhiko Yoshida,Hidenori Ichijo,Masao Omata,Shin Maeda	49
12	The Evaluation of Putative Virulence Factors ofHelicobacter pylorifor Gastroduodenal Disease by Use of a Short‐Term Mongolian Gerbil Infection Model 2002 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Masao Akanuma,Shin Maeda,Keiji Ogura,Yuzo Mitsuno,Yoshihiro Hirata,Tsuneo Ikenoue,Motoyuki Otsuka,Takeshi Watanabe,Yutaka Yamaji,Haruhiko Yoshida,Takao Kawabe,Yasushi Shiratori,Masao Omata	42
13	Relationship between nuclear factor‐κB activation and virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori in Japanese clinical isolates 2002 ·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology ·Shin Maeda,(unknown),Yuzo Mitsuno,Yoshihiro Hirata,Masao Akanuma,Tsuneo Ikenoue,Keiji Ogura,Haruhiko Yoshida,Yasushi Shiratori,Masao Omata	12
14	Helicobacter pylori CagA protein activates serum response element–driven transcription independently of tyrosine phosphorylation 2002 ·Gastroenterology ·Yoshihiro Hirata,Shin Maeda,Yuzo Mitsuno,Keisuke Tateishi,Ayako Yanai,Masao Akanuma,Haruhiko Yoshida,Takao Kawabe,Yasushi Shiratori,Masao Omata	67
15	Helicobacter pylori Activates the Proto-oncogene c-fos through SRE Transactivation 2002 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Yuzo Mitsuno,Shin Maeda,Haruhiko Yoshida,Yoshihiro Hirata,Keiji Ogura,Masao Akanuma,Takao Kawabe,Yasushi Shiratori,Masao Omata	14
16	Distinct Mechanism of Helicobacter pylori-mediated NF-κB Activation between Gastric Cancer Cells and Monocytic Cells 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Shin Maeda,Masao Akanuma,Yuzo Mitsuno,Yoshihiro Hirata,Keiji Ogura,Haruhiko Yoshida,Yasushi Shiratori,Masao Omata	179
17	Determination of Helicobacter pylori Virulence by Simple Gene Analysis of the cag Pathogenicity Island 2001 ·Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology ·Tsuneo Ikenoue,Shin Maeda,Keiji Ogura,Masao Akanuma,Yuzo Mitsuno,Yasuo Imai,Haruhiko Yoshida,Yasushi Shiratori,Masao Omata	93
18	H. pylori activates NF-κB through a signaling pathway involving IκB kinases, NF-κB—inducing kinase, TRAF2, and TRAF6 in gastric cancer cells 2000 ·Gastroenterology ·Shin Maeda,Haruhiko Yoshida,Keiji Ogura,Yuzo Mitsuno,Yoshihiro Hirata,Yutaka Yamaji,Masao Akanuma,Yasushi Shiratori,Masao Omata	167
19	Triple therapy with faropenem against drug-resistant Hericobacter pylori 2000 ·Gastroenterology ·Keiji Ogura,Haruhiko Yoshida,Shin Maeda,Yutaka Yamaji,Yuzo Mitsuno,Masao Akanuma,Yoshihiro Hirata,Makoto Okamoto,Takao Kawabe,Yasushi Shiratori,(unknown)	1
20	Nonsurgical strictureplasty for intestinal strictures in Crohn's disease: preliminary report of two cases 1997 ·Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ·Nobuyuki Matsuhashi,Atsushi Nakajima,Atsushi Suzuki,Masao Akanuma,Yoshio Yazaki,Masakazu Takazoe	28

About Masao Akanuma

Masao Akanuma is a scholar working on Small Animals, Cancer Research and Gastroenterology, having authored 30 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (17 papers), Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases (7 papers) and NF-κB Signaling Pathways (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Small Animals (221 citations), Immunology (556 citations) and Cancer Research (337 citations). Masao Akanuma has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Haruhiko Yoshida, Masao Omata, Kazuhiko Koike, Shin Maeda, Yoshihiro Hirata, Motoyuki Otsuka, Takeshi Yoshikawa, Akemi Takata, Takahiro Kishikawa and Young Jun Kang. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

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