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Fumiyoshi Yamashita

Fumiyoshi Yamashita

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
14461
World Ranking
6795
National Ranking
454

Overview

Fumiyoshi Yamashita is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research intersecting biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, engineering, and medicine.

Their research spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, computational theory and mathematics, pharmacology, and materials chemistry. Key topics in their work cover computational drug discovery methods, 3D printing in biomedical research, innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, pharmacogenetics and drug metabolism, bioinformatics and genomic networks, as well as metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies.

Their recent publications include:

  • Application of machine learning techniques to the analysis and prediction of drug pharmacokinetics (2022) in Journal of Controlled Release
  • Usability of Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Microfluidic Devices in Pharmaceutical Research Using Human Hepatocytes (2021) in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Prediction of HIV drug resistance based on the 3D protein structure: Proposal of molecular field mapping (2021) in PLoS ONE
  • System-Based Differential Gene Network Analysis for Characterizing a Sample-Specific Subnetwork (2020) in Biomolecules
  • Cytosolic Ca2+-dependent Ca2+ release activity primarily determines the ER Ca2+ level in cells expressing the CPVT-linked mutant RYR2 (2022) in The Journal of General Physiology

Frequent co-authors of Yamashita include:

  • Masahiro Tsuda
  • Yuriko Higuchi
  • Kanako So
  • Kazuo Takayama
  • Sayaka Deguchi

They have published multiple papers in prominent venues such as:

  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • PLoS ONE
  • Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Best Publications

  • Mannose receptor-mediated gene transfer into macrophages using novel mannosylated cationic liposomes

    S. Kawakami;A. Sato;Makiya Nishikawa;F. Yamashita

  • Defective stratum corneum and early neonatal death in mice lacking the gene for transglutaminase 1 (keratinocyte transglutaminase)

    Masato Matsuki;Fumiyoshi Yamashita;Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto;Keiko Yamada

  • Novel PEG-matrix metalloproteinase-2 cleavable peptide-lipid containing galactosylated liposomes for hepatocellular carcinoma-selective targeting.

    Takeshi Terada;Mieko Iwai;Shigeru Kawakami;Fumiyoshi Yamashita

  • Levels and concentration ratios of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in serum and breast milk in Japanese mothers.

    Kayoko Inoue;Kouji Harada;Katsunobu Takenaka;Shigeki Uehara

  • Cell-specific delivery of genes with glycosylated carriers.

    Mitsuru Hashida;Makiya Nishikawa;Fumiyoshi Yamashita;Yoshinobu Takakura

  • In silico approaches for predicting ADME properties of drugs.

    Fumiyoshi Yamashita;Mitsuru Hashida

  • Interaction between DNA–cationic liposome complexes and erythrocytes is an important factor in systemic gene transfer via the intravenous route in mice: the role of the neutral helper lipid

    F Sakurai;T Nishioka;H Saito;T Baba

  • In vivo gene delivery to the liver using novel galactosylated cationic liposomes.

    Shigeru Kawakami;Shintaro Fumoto;Makiya Nishikawa;Fumiyoshi Yamashita

  • Molecular weight-dependent gene transfection activity of unmodified and galactosylated polyethyleneimine on hepatoma cells and mouse liver

    Kensuke Morimoto;Makiya Nishikawa;Shigeru Kawakami;Takayuki Nakano

  • Effect of DNA/liposome mixing ratio on the physicochemical characteristics, cellular uptake and intracellular trafficking of plasmid DNA/cationic liposome complexes and subsequent gene expression

    Fuminori Sakurai;Rui Inoue;Yasunobu Nishino;Ayumu Okuda

  • Asialoglycoprotein Receptor-Mediated Gene Transfer Using Novel Galactosylated Cationic Liposomes

    Shigeru Kawakami;Fumiyoshi Yamashita;Makiya Nishikawa;Yoshinobu Takakura

  • Efficient targeting to alveolar macrophages by intratracheal administration of mannosylated liposomes in rats

    Wassana Wijagkanalan;Shigeru Kawakami;Mitsuko Takenaga;Rie Igarashi

  • Efficient Gene Transfection by Histidine-Modified Chitosan through Enhancement of Endosomal Escape

    Kai-Ling Chang;Yuriko Higuchi;Shigeru Kawakami;Fumiyoshi Yamashita

  • Effect of particle size and charge on the disposition of lipid carriers after intratumoral injection into tissue-isolated tumors.

    Takehiko Nomura;Noriko Koreeda;Fumiyoshi Yamashita;Yoshinobu Takakura

  • Biodistribution characteristics of mannosylated, fucosylated, and galactosylated liposomes in mice.

    Shigeru Kawakami;Joseph Wong;Ayumi Sato;Yoshiyuki Hattori

  • Intratumoral Pharmacokinetics and in Vivo Gene Expression of Naked Plasmid DNA and Its Cationic Liposome Complexes after Direct Gene Transfer

    Takehiko Nomura;Shin Nakajima;Kenji Kawabata;Fumiyoshi Yamashita

  • PEGylated lysine dendrimers for tumor-selective targeting after intravenous injection in tumor-bearing mice.

    Tatsuya Okuda;Shigeru Kawakami;Naomi Akimoto;Takuro Niidome

  • Pharmacokinetic considerations for targeted drug delivery

    Fumiyoshi Yamashita;Mitsuru Hashida

  • Enhancement of immune responses by DNA vaccination through targeted gene delivery using mannosylated cationic liposome formulations following intravenous administration in mice.

    Yoshiyuki Hattori;Shigeru Kawakami;Sachiko Suzuki;Fumiyoshi Yamashita

  • Biodistribution characteristics of amino acid dendrimers and their PEGylated derivatives after intravenous administration.

    Tatsuya Okuda;Shigeru Kawakami;Tadahiro Maeie;Takuro Niidome

Frequent Co-Authors

Mitsuru Hashida
Mitsuru Hashida Kyoto University
Shigeru Kawakami
Shigeru Kawakami Nagasaki University
Makiya Nishikawa
Makiya Nishikawa Tokyo University of Science
Yoshinobu Takakura
Yoshinobu Takakura Kyoto University
Hitoshi Sezaki
Hitoshi Sezaki Kyoto University
Makoto Kiso
Makoto Kiso Gifu University
Takuya Fujita
Takuya Fujita Ritsumeikan University
Masamitsu Iino
Masamitsu Iino Nihon University
Takuro Niidome
Takuro Niidome Kumamoto University
Yasuyoshi Watanabe
Yasuyoshi Watanabe Osaka Metropolitan University

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