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Eiji Kobayashi

Eiji Kobayashi

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
12804
World Ranking
11957
National Ranking
819

Overview

Eiji Kobayashi is a researcher affiliated with Keio University in Japan. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Surgery, Molecular Biology, and Genetics as subfields. The scientist's research intersects multiple disciplines including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Biomedical Engineering.

Kobayashi's scholarly activity encompasses topics such as Renal and related cancers, Organ Donation and Transplantation, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes. Further topics of their work include Anatomy and Medical Technology, Surgical Simulation and Training, and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research.

Their recent published papers include:

  • An organoid-based organ-repurposing approach to treat short bowel syndrome, 2021, Nature
  • Intramyocardial Transplantation of Human iPS Cell-Derived Cardiac Spheroids Improves Cardiac Function in Heart Failure Animals, 2021, JACC Basic to Translational Science
  • H2 Inhibits the Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps, 2022, JACC Basic to Translational Science
  • Pharmacokinetics of a single inhalation of hydrogen gas in pigs, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Scaffold-Free Tubular Engineered Heart Tissue From Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Bio-3D Printing Technology in vivo, 2022, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Kobayashi collaborates frequently with fellow researchers including Takashi Yokoo, Shuichiro Yamanaka, Kenji Matsui, Yatsumu Saito, and Yoshitaka Kinoshita.

The scientist's work has been published extensively in various venues. Notable publication outlets where they have multiple contributions include Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Transplantation Direct, PLoS ONE, and Metabolites.

Best Publications

  • Polysurgery of cell sheet grafts overcomes diffusion limits to produce thick, vascularized myocardial tissues.

    Tatsuya Shimizu;Hidekazu Sekine;Joseph Yang;Yuki Isoi

  • In vitro fabrication of functional three-dimensional tissues with perfusable blood vessels

    Hidekazu Sekine;Tatsuya Shimizu;Katsuhisa Sakaguchi;Izumi Dobashi

  • Endothelial cell coculture within tissue-engineered cardiomyocyte sheets enhances neovascularization and improves cardiac function of ischemic hearts.

    Hidekazu Sekine;Tatsuya Shimizu;Kyoko Hobo;Sachiko Sekiya

  • Intra-articular Injected synovial stem cells differentiate into meniscal cells directly and promote meniscal regeneration without mobilization to distant organs in rat massive meniscal defect.

    Masafumi Horie;Ichiro Sekiya;Takeshi Muneta;Shizuko Ichinose

  • Cardiac Cell Sheet Transplantation Improves Damaged Heart Function via Superior Cell Survival in Comparison with Dissociated Cell Injection

    Hidekazu Sekine;Tatsuya Shimizu;Izumi Dobashi;Katsuhisa Matsuura

  • Essential roles of sphingosine 1-phosphate/S1P1 receptor axis in the migration of neural stem cells toward a site of spinal cord injury.

    Atsushi Kimura;Tsukasa Ohmori;Ryunosuke Ohkawa;Seiji Madoiwa

  • Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Hepatic Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in a Rat Model

    Hiroyuki Kanazawa;Yasuhiro Fujimoto;Takumi Teratani;Junji Iwasaki;Junji Iwasaki

  • Green fluorescent protein-transgenic rat: a tool for organ transplantation research.

    Yoji Hakamata;Kazunori Tahara;Hiroo Uchida;Yasunaru Sakuma

  • Antitumor Activity of IFN-λ in Murine Tumor Models

    Atsuko Sato;Mamitaro Ohtsuki;Megumi Hata;Eiji Kobayashi

  • KRP-203, a Novel Synthetic Immunosuppressant, Prolongs Graft Survival and Attenuates Chronic Rejection in Rat Skin and Heart Allografts

    Hisashi Shimizu;Masafumi Takahashi;Takashi Kaneko;Takashi Murakami

  • Repetitive allogeneic intraarticular injections of synovial mesenchymal stem cells promote meniscus regeneration in a porcine massive meniscus defect model.

    D. Hatsushika;T. Muneta;T. Nakamura;M. Horie

  • Not single but periodic injections of synovial mesenchymal stem cells maintain viable cells in knees and inhibit osteoarthritis progression in rats.

    N. Ozeki;T. Muneta;H. Koga;Y. Nakagawa

  • Liver transplantation in Japan: Registry by the Japanese Liver Transplantation Society

    Koji Umeshita;Susumu Eguchi;Hiroto Egawa;Hironori Haga

  • The pig as a model for translational research: overview of porcine animal models at Jichi Medical University.

    Eiji Kobayashi;Shuji Hishikawa;Takumi Teratani;Alan T Lefor

  • Development of new inbred transgenic strains of rats with LacZ or GFP.

    Hirokazu Inoue;Ichiro Ohsawa;Takashi Murakami;Atsushi Kimura

  • Xenobiotic Kidney Organogenesis from Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Using a Growing Rodent Embryo

    Takashi Yokoo;Akira Fukui;Toya Ohashi;Yoichi Miyazaki

  • "Firefly rats" as an organ/cellular source for long-term in vivo bioluminescent imaging.

    Yoji Hakamata;Takashi Murakami;Eiji Kobayashi

  • The role of microstructured and interconnected pore channels in a collagen-based nerve guide on axonal regeneration in peripheral nerves.

    Ahmet Bozkurt;Franz Lassner;Dan O’Dey;Ronald Deumens;Ronald Deumens

  • Pulsatile Myocardial Tubes Fabricated With Cell Sheet Engineering

    Hidekazu Sekine;Tatsuya Shimizu;Joseph Yang;Eiji Kobayashi

  • Promising system for selecting healthy in vitro-fertilized embryos in cattle.

    Satoshi Sugimura;Tomonori Akai;Yutaka Hashiyada;Tamás Somfai

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinji Uemoto
Shinji Uemoto Kyoto University
Masafumi Takahashi
Masafumi Takahashi Jichi Medical University
Takeshi Muneta
Takeshi Muneta Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Ichiro Sekiya
Ichiro Sekiya Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Keiya Ozawa
Keiya Ozawa Jichi Medical University
Teruo Okano
Teruo Okano Tokyo Women's Medical University
Masayuki Yamato
Masayuki Yamato Tokyo Women's Medical University
Noriaki Tanaka
Noriaki Tanaka Okayama University
Uichi Ikeda
Uichi Ikeda Shinshu University

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