Taro Tokui

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Taro Tokui is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Taro Tokui has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Oncology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Taro Tokui's work include Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (14 papers), Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (6 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers). Taro Tokui is often cited by papers focused on Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (14 papers), Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (6 papers) and Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers). Taro Tokui collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Taro Tokui's co-authors include Takaaki Abe, Daisuke Nakai, Xing‐Zhen Chen, Richard F. Brubaker, Matthias A. Hediger, Bryan Mackenzie, Urs V. Berger, Hiroyasu Tsukaguchi, Michiaki Unno and Hiromu Yawo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Taro Tokui

25 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A family of mammalian Na+-dependent L-ascorbic acid transporters

1999 732 citations Taro Tokui et al. profile →

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Dylan P. Hartley United States

Shinsaku Naito Japan

Katsuhisa Inoue Japan

Aldo D. Mottino Argentina

Francis R. Simon United States

Murad Ookhtens United States

Promsuk Jutabha Japan

Frederick A. Wilson United States

Nobuaki Watanabe Japan

Yoshiyuki Shirasaka Japan

Dylan P. Hartley United States

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Fields of papers citing papers by Taro Tokui

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Taro Tokui

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

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Kotsuma, Masakatsu, et al.. (2008). Novel Binding Mode of the Acidic CYP2D6 Substrates Pactimibe and Its Metabolite R-125528. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 36(9). 1938–1943. 12 indexed citations

Kotsuma, Masakatsu, Taro Tokui, Stefan Freudenthaler, & Kenji Nishimura. (2008). Effects of Ketoconazole and Quinidine on Pharmacokinetics of Pactimibe and Its Plasma Metabolite, R-125528, in Humans. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 36(8). 1505–1511. 6 indexed citations

Kotsuma, Masakatsu, Taro Tokui, Haruo Iwabuchi, et al.. (2007). CYP2D6-Mediated Metabolism of a Novel Acyl Coenzyme A:Cholesterol Acyltransferase Inhibitor, Pactimibe, and Its Unique Plasma Metabolite, R-125528. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 36(3). 529–534. 4 indexed citations

Nakai, Daisuke, Kenji Kawai, Yasushi Yoshigae, et al.. (2006). OATP1B1, OATP1B3, AND MRP2 ARE INVOLVED IN HEPATOBILIARY TRANSPORT OF OLMESARTAN, A NOVEL ANGIOTENSIN II BLOCKER. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 34(5). 862–869. 84 indexed citations

Nakai, Daisuke, et al.. (2004). Evaluation of the protein binding ratio of drugs by a micro-scale ultracentrifugation method. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 93(4). 847–854. 72 indexed citations

Hosoya, Ken‐ichi, Masatoshi Tomi, Daisuke Nakai, et al.. (2004). Transporter mRNA Expression in a Conditionally Immortalized Rat Small Intestine Epithelial Cell Line (TR-SIE). Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. 19(4). 264–269. 8 indexed citations

Mikkaichi, Tsuyoshi, Takehiro Suzuki, Tohru Onogawa, et al.. (2004). Isolation and characterization of a digoxin transporter and its rat homologue expressed in the kidney. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(10). 3569–3574. 221 indexed citations

Adachi, Hisanobu, Takehiro Suzuki, Naoki Asano, et al.. (2003). Molecular characterization of human and rat organic anion transporter OATP-D. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 285(6). F1188–F1197. 72 indexed citations

Abe, Takaaki, Takehiro Suzuki, Michiaki Unno, Taro Tokui, & Sadayoshi Ito. (2002). Thyroid hormone transporters: recent advances. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 13(5). 215–220. 84 indexed citations

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Nakai, Daisuke, Rie Nakagomi, Yoshitake Furuta, et al.. (2001). Human Liver-Specific Organic Anion Transporter, LST-1, Mediates Uptake of Pravastatin by Human Hepatocytes. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 297(3). 861–867. 178 indexed citations

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Abe, Takaaki, Masayuki Kakyo, Taro Tokui, et al.. (1999). Identification of a Novel Gene Family Encoding Human Liver-specific Organic Anion Transporter LST-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(24). 17159–17163. 437 indexed citations

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Kakyo, Masayuki, Michiaki Unno, Taro Tokui, et al.. (1999). Molecular characterization and functional regulation of a novel rat liver-specific organic anion transporter rlst-1. Gastroenterology. 117(4). 770–775. 85 indexed citations

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Tokui, Taro, Daisuke Nakai, Rie Nakagomi, et al.. (1999). Pravastatin, an HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor, Is Transported by Rat Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide, oatp2. Pharmaceutical Research. 16(6). 904–908. 71 indexed citations

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Abe, Takaaki, Masayuki Kakyo, Hiroyuki Sakagami, et al.. (1998). Molecular Characterization and Tissue Distribution of a New Organic Anion Transporter Subtype (oatp3) That Transports Thyroid Hormones and Taurocholate and Comparison with oatp2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(35). 22395–22401. 295 indexed citations

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Yamazaki, Masayo, et al.. (1996). TISSUE-SELECTIVE UPTAKE OF PRAVASTATIN IN RATS: CONTRIBUTION OF A SPECIFIC CARRIER-MEDIATED UPTAKE SYSTEM. Biopharmaceutics & Drug Disposition. 17(9). 775–789. 45 indexed citations

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Tokui, Taro, et al.. (1995). Evaluation of the uptake of pravastatin by perfused rat liver and primary cultured rat hepatocytes.. Pharmaceutical Research. 12(11). 1741–1745. 38 indexed citations

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Tokui, Taro, et al.. (1995). Delivery and cytotoxicity of RS-1541 in St-4 human gastric cancer cells in vitro by the low-density-lipoprotein pathway. Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 36(1). 1–6. 7 indexed citations

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Magata, Yasuhiro, Hideo Saji, Taro Tokui, et al.. (1993). High reactivity of [11C]CH3I with thiol group in the synthesis of C-11 labeled radiopharmaceuticals. Annals of Nuclear Medicine. 7(3). 173–177. 1 indexed citations

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Tokui, Taro, et al.. (1992). Carrier-mediated uptake of pravastatin by rat hepatocytes in primary culture. Biochemical Pharmacology. 43(4). 667–670. 59 indexed citations

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Saji, Hideo, et al.. (1984). Constant infusion system of 15O labeled water.. RADIOISOTOPES. 33(9). 611–616. 1 indexed citations

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