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52
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9968
World Ranking
16668
National Ranking
1193

Overview

De-Xing Hou is affiliated with Kagoshima University in Japan. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Physiology, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology.

The main topics of their scientific work include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Diet and metabolism studies

De-Xing Hou has contributed extensively to several journals. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Foods
  • Molecules
  • Food & Function
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Food Science and Technology Research

Their recent papers emphasize dietary components, gut microbiota modulation, and metabolic disease mechanisms. Notable publications include:

  • "Dietary protocatechuic acid ameliorates inflammation and up-regulates intestinal tight junction proteins by modulating gut microbiota in LPS-challenged piglets" (2020, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology)
  • "Ameliorative effects and molecular mechanisms of vine tea on western diet-induced NAFLD" (2020, Food & Function)
  • "Sanguinarine modulate gut microbiome and intestinal morphology to enhance growth performance in broilers" (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • "Protection against Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease by Protocatechuic Acid" (2023, Gut Microbes)
  • "Bilberry Anthocyanins Ameliorate NAFLD by Improving Dyslipidemia and Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis" (2020, Nutrients)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with De-Xing Hou include:

  • Kozue Sakao
  • Ziyu He
  • Jianhua He
  • Shusong Wu
  • Ruizhi Hu

Best Publications

  • Action of Nrf2 and Keap1 in ARE-mediated NQO1 expression by quercetin.

    Shunsuke Tanigawa;Makoto Fujii;De-Xing Hou

  • Potential mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention by anthocyanins.

    De-Xing Hou

  • CBP as a transcriptional coactivator of c-Myb.

    Ping Dai;H. Akimaru;Y. Tanaka;De-Xing Hou

  • Drosophila CBP is a co-activator of cubitus interruptus in hedgehog signalling

    Hiroshi Akimaru;Yang Chen;Ping Dai;De Xing Hou

  • Anthocyanidins inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 expression in LPS-evoked macrophages: Structure–activity relationship and molecular mechanisms involved

    De-Xing Hou;Takashi Yanagita;Takuhiro Uto;Satoko Masuzaki

  • Anthocyanidins inhibit activator protein 1 activity and cell transformation: structure–activity relationship and molecular mechanisms

    De Xing Hou;Keiko Kai;Jian-Jian Li;Shigang Lin

  • Molecular Mechanisms Behind the Chemopreventive Effects of Anthocyanidins

    De-Xing Hou;Makoto Fujii;Norihiko Terahara;Makoto Yoshimoto

  • Flavonoids as protein kinase inhibitors for cancer chemoprevention: direct binding and molecular modeling.

    De-Xing Hou;Takuma Kumamoto

  • Delphinidin 3-sambubioside, a Hibiscus anthocyanin, induces apoptosis in human leukemia cells through reactive oxygen species-mediated mitochondrial pathway.

    De-Xing Hou;Xuhui Tong;Norihiko Terahara;Dong Luo

  • Multiple regulations of Keap1/Nrf2 system by dietary phytochemicals

    Si Qin;De-Xing Hou;De-Xing Hou

  • 6-(Methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate suppresses inducible nitric oxide synthase expression through the inhibition of Janus kinase 2-mediated JNK pathway in lipopolysaccharide-activated murine macrophages.

    Takuhiro Uto;Makoto Fujii;De-Xing Hou

  • Rhein induces apoptosis in HL-60 cells via reactive oxygen species-independent mitochondrial death pathway.

    Shigang Lin;Makoto Fujii;De-Xing Hou

  • Stabilization of p53 Is Involved in Quercetin-Induced Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in HepG2 Cells

    Shunsuke Tanigawa;Makoto Fujii;De-Xing Hou

  • Anthocyanidins induce apoptosis in human promyelocytic leukemia cells: structure-activity relationship and mechanisms involved.

    De-Xing Hou;Takashi Ose;Shigang Lin;Kazuhiro Harazoro

  • Drosophila CBP is required for dorsal –dependent twist gene expression

    Hiroshi Akimaru;De-Xing Hou;Shunsuke Ishii

  • Dietary protocatechuic acid ameliorates inflammation and up-regulates intestinal tight junction proteins by modulating gut microbiota in LPS-challenged piglets

    Ruizhi Hu;Ziyu He;Ming Liu;Jijun Tan

  • Potential Chemopreventive Properties of Anthocyanin-Rich Aqueous Extracts from In Vitro Produced Tissue of Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas L.)

    Izabela Konczak-Islam;Makoto Yoshimoto;De-Xing Hou;Norihiko Terahara

  • Chemopreventive functions and molecular mechanisms of garlic organosulfur compounds

    Phoebe Zapanta Trio;Sixiang You;Xi He;Jianhua He

  • Green tea proanthocyanidins inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 expression in LPS-activated mouse macrophages: molecular mechanisms and structure-activity relationship.

    De-Xing Hou;Satoko Masuzaki;Fumio Hashimoto;Takuhiro Uto

  • Antioxidant activity of different species and varieties of turmeric (Curcuma spp): Isolation of active compounds.

    Jesmin Akter;Jesmin Akter;Md. Amzad Hossain;Md. Amzad Hossain;Kensaku Takara;Kensaku Takara;Md. Zahorul Islam;Md. Zahorul Islam

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian Jian Li
Jian Jian Li University of California, Davis
Junji Terao
Junji Terao University of Tokushima
Nancy H. Colburn
Nancy H. Colburn National Institutes of Health
Katheleen Gardiner
Katheleen Gardiner University of Colorado Denver
Douglas R. Spitz
Douglas R. Spitz University of Iowa
Kazutoyo Osoegawa
Kazutoyo Osoegawa Stanford University
Akira Murakami
Akira Murakami Kyoto University
Anthony V. Carrano
Anthony V. Carrano Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Pieter J. de Jong
Pieter J. de Jong UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

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