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Atsushi Nakajima

Atsushi Nakajima

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Overview

Atsushi Nakajima is a researcher affiliated with Yokohama City University in Japan. Their academic work primarily covers the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on subfields such as Epidemiology, Hepatology, Surgery, Gastroenterology, and Oncology. The research topics Nakajima engages with extensively include Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease and Transplantation, Liver Diseases and Immunity, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

The scientist has contributed to several notable publications over recent years. Some of their key papers include:

  • Randomised clinical trial: Pemafibrate, a novel selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α modulator (SPPARMα), versus placebo in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, 2021, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive tests for advanced fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: an individual patient data meta-analysis, 2021, Gut
  • Performance of non-invasive tests and histology for the prediction of clinical outcomes in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis, 2023, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • MRE combined with FIB-4 (MEFIB) index in detection of candidates for pharmacological treatment of NASH-related fibrosis, 2020, Gut

Nakajima's frequent collaborators reflect active cooperation within the research community in related domains. Key co-authors include Masato Yoneda, Takaomi Kessoku, Kento Imajo, Michihiro Iwaki, and Takashi Kobayashi.

The scientist's research has been published repeatedly in recognized venues, with frequent contributions to journals such as:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Hepatology Research
  • Gastroenterology
  • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Best Publications

  • Modeling NAFLD Disease Burden in China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States for the period 2016-2030

    Chris Estes;Quentin M. Anstee;Maria Teresa Arias-Loste;Heike Bantel

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging More Accurately Classifies Steatosis and Fibrosis in Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Than Transient Elastography

    Kento Imajo;Takaomi Kessoku;Yasushi Honda;Wataru Tomeno

  • Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement.

    Jeffrey V Lazarus;Henry E Mark;Quentin M Anstee;Juan Pablo Arab

  • Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis*

    Sumio Watanabe;Etsuko Hashimoto;Kenichi Ikejima;Hirofumi Uto

  • Noninvasive assessment of liver fibrosis by measurement of stiffness in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

    M. Yoneda;H. Mawatari;K. Fujita;H. Endo

  • FOXP3+ regulatory T cells affect the development and progression of hepatocarcinogenesis

    Noritoshi Kobayashi;Nobuyoshi Hiraoka;Wataru Yamagami;Hidenori Ojima

  • Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: US-based Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Elastography

    Masato Yoneda;Kaori Suzuki;Shingo Kato;Koji Fujita

  • Metformin Suppresses Colorectal Aberrant Crypt Foci in a Short-term Clinical Trial

    Kunihiro Hosono;Hiroki Endo;Hirokazu Takahashi;Michiko Sugiyama

  • High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is an independent clinical feature of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and also of the severity of fibrosis in NASH.

    Masato Yoneda;Hironori Mawatari;Koji Fujita;Hiroshi Iida

  • Transient elastography in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

    M Yoneda;K Fujita;M Inamori;A Nakajima

  • Metformin for chemoprevention of metachronous colorectal adenoma or polyps in post-polypectomy patients without diabetes: a multicentre double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised phase 3 trial

    Takuma Higurashi;Kunihiro Hosono;Hirokazu Takahashi;Yasuhiko Komiya

  • Hyperresponsivity to Low-Dose Endotoxin during Progression to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is Regulated by Leptin-Mediated Signaling

    Kento Imajo;Koji Fujita;Masato Yoneda;Yuichi Nozaki

  • Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive tests for advanced fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: an individual patient data meta-analysis

    Ferenc Emil Mózes;Jenny A Lee;Emmanuel Anandraj Selvaraj;Arjun Narayan Ajmer Jayaswal

  • Magnetic Resonance vs Transient Elastography Analysis of Patients With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis of Individual Participants.

    Cynthia Hsu;Cyrielle Caussy;Cyrielle Caussy;Kento Imajo;Jun Chen

  • Endogenous PPARγ mediates anti-inflammatory activity in murine ischemia-reperfusion injury

    Atsushi Nakajima;Atsushi Nakajima;Koichiro Wada;Hiroshi Miki;Naoto Kubota

  • Variations in the FTO gene are associated with severe obesity in the Japanese

    Kikuko Hotta;Yoshio Nakata;Tomoaki Matsuo;Seika Kamohara

  • Involvement of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis on the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Masato Yoneda;Shuhei Naka;Kazuhiko Nakano;Koichiro Wada

  • Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ ligands suppress colon carcinogenesis induced by azoxymethane in mice☆

    Emi Osawa;Atsushi Nakajima;Koichiro Wada;Satoko Ishimine

  • Dysfunctional very-low-density lipoprotein synthesis and release is a key factor in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis pathogenesis.

    Koji Fujita;Yuichi Nozaki;Koichiro Wada;Masato Yoneda

  • Metformin suppresses intestinal polyp growth in ApcMin/+ mice

    Ayako Tomimoto;Hiroki Endo;Michiko Sugiyama;Toshio Fujisawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Masato Yoneda
Masato Yoneda Yokohama City University
Yasuo Terauchi
Yasuo Terauchi Yokohama City University
Takashi Uchiyama
Takashi Uchiyama Kyoto University
Itaru Endo
Itaru Endo Yokohama City University
Hitoshi Nakagama
Hitoshi Nakagama National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Kazuaki Chayama
Kazuaki Chayama Hiroshima University
Richard S. Blumberg
Richard S. Blumberg Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hiroyuki Aburatani
Hiroyuki Aburatani University of Tokyo
Takashi Kadowaki
Takashi Kadowaki Toranomon Hospital
Yuji Matsuzawa
Yuji Matsuzawa Sumitomo Hospital

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