Masato Inazu

2.5k total citations
78 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Masato Inazu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Masato Inazu has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 17 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Masato Inazu's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (15 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers). Masato Inazu is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (15 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (10 papers). Masato Inazu collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United States. Masato Inazu's co-authors include Teruhiko Matsumiya, Hiroshi Takeda, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Minoru Tsuji, Toru Egashira, Nobuo Kubota, Yuji Kiuchi, Tomoko Yamada, Hirohisa Tajima and Katsuji Oguchi and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and The FASEB Journal.

In The Last Decade

Masato Inazu

77 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Masato Inazu Japan 26 831 482 246 224 147 78 1.9k
Lori K. Klaidman United States 19 634 0.8× 411 0.9× 284 1.2× 139 0.6× 196 1.3× 31 1.6k
Hong Sung Chun South Korea 28 1.2k 1.5× 495 1.0× 304 1.2× 246 1.1× 137 0.9× 76 2.7k
Darrell D. Mousseau Canada 25 680 0.8× 498 1.0× 452 1.8× 103 0.5× 94 0.6× 89 1.9k
Masahiko Watabe Japan 24 1.1k 1.3× 258 0.5× 163 0.7× 206 0.9× 146 1.0× 31 1.8k
Oh‐Shin Kwon South Korea 28 1.3k 1.5× 492 1.0× 272 1.1× 103 0.5× 103 0.7× 114 2.4k
Yossi Gilgun‐Sherki Israel 20 949 1.1× 405 0.8× 437 1.8× 162 0.7× 175 1.2× 39 2.8k
Yasuhide Mitsumoto Japan 34 1.4k 1.7× 632 1.3× 418 1.7× 120 0.5× 168 1.1× 89 3.0k
Hiroaki Okuda Japan 27 1.1k 1.3× 409 0.8× 414 1.7× 178 0.8× 144 1.0× 113 2.8k
Vipin Suri United States 19 738 0.9× 489 1.0× 298 1.2× 169 0.8× 99 0.7× 26 2.3k
Jörg Lindenau Germany 6 614 0.7× 403 0.8× 275 1.1× 329 1.5× 106 0.7× 8 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Masato Inazu

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

All Works

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Okada, Toshio, et al.. (2022). Functional Expression of Choline Transporters in Microglia and Their Regulation of Microglial M1/M2 Polarization. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(16). 8924–8924. 10 indexed citations
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Shibata, Kaoru, et al.. (2020). Molecular and Functional Analysis of Choline Transporters and Antitumor Effects of Choline Transporter-Like Protein 1 Inhibitors in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(15). 5190–5190. 19 indexed citations
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Shibata, Kaoru, et al.. (2020). Anticancer Activity of Amb4269951, a Choline Transporter-Like Protein 1 Inhibitor, in Human Glioma Cells. Pharmaceuticals. 13(5). 104–104. 14 indexed citations
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Moriya, Shota, Hiromi Kazama, Ayako Hirota, et al.. (2016). Macrolide Antibiotics Exhibit Cytotoxic Effect under Amino Acid-Depleted Culture Condition by Blocking Autophagy Flux in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0164529–e0164529. 22 indexed citations
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Hara, Naomi, et al.. (2015). Functional expression of choline transporter like-protein 1 (CTL1) and CTL2 in human brain microvascular endothelial cells. Neurochemistry International. 93. 40–50. 40 indexed citations
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Hara, Naomi, et al.. (2015). Molecular and functional characterization of choline transporter in the human trophoblastic cell line JEG-3 cells. Placenta. 36(6). 631–637. 17 indexed citations
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Inazu, Masato, Tomoko Yamada, Nobuo Kubota, & Tsuyoshi Yamanaka. (2013). Functional expression of choline transporter-like protein 1 (CTL1) in small cell lung carcinoma cells: A target molecule for lung cancer therapy. Pharmacological Research. 76. 119–131. 38 indexed citations
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Moriya, Shota, Xiaofang Che, Akihisa Abe, et al.. (2012). Macrolide Antibiotics Block Autophagy Flux and Sensitize to Bortezomib Via Endoplasmic Reticulum-Stress-Mediated CHOP Induction in Myeloma Cells. Blood. 120(21). 4992–4992. 2 indexed citations
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Inazu, Masato, et al.. (2008). Molecular and functional characterization of choline transporter in human colon carcinoma HT-29 cells. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 483(1). 90–98. 43 indexed citations
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Inazu, Masato & Teruhiko Matsumiya. (2008). [Physiological functions of carnitine and carnitine transporters in the central nervous system].. PubMed. 28(3). 113–20. 18 indexed citations
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Inazu, Masato, et al.. (2006). Functional expression of the organic cation/carnitine transporter 2 in rat astrocytes. Journal of Neurochemistry. 97(2). 424–434. 40 indexed citations
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Inazu, Masato, et al.. (2000). . Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics. 37(8). 611–612. 1 indexed citations
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Sakai, Yuji, et al.. (1993). Biochemical characteristics of calcium-activated potassium channel in bovine tracheal smooth muscle. The FASEB Journal. 7. 478. 1 indexed citations
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Sakai, Yasushi, et al.. (1991). Relations between contractile responses and β-adrenoceptors in gastric fundus of diabetic rats. Life Sciences. 48(11). 1043–1049. 11 indexed citations
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Honda, Hideo, et al.. (1989). Calcium mobilization and phosphatidylinositol turnover in vas deferens smooth muscle of diabetic rats. European Journal of Pharmacology. 162(3). 475–481. 29 indexed citations

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