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Hideki Aizaki is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing particularly on epidemiology and hepatology. Their research output reveals a concentration in liver diseases and viral infections, including studies on hepatitis viruses and related biomedical mechanisms.

The main fields of study for Hideki Aizaki include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, the subfields of study encompass:

  • Epidemiology
  • Hepatology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Virology
  • Oncology

The primary topics of Hideki Aizaki's work cover:

  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling

Frequently publishing in scientific journals, Hideki Aizaki's contributions appear in:

  • Journal of Virology
  • Viruses
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Hideki Aizaki include:

  • "MCPIP1 reduces HBV-RNA by targeting its epsilon structure" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "The machinery for endocytosis of epidermal growth factor receptor coordinates the transport of incoming hepatitis B virus to the endosomal network" (2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry)
  • "Sphingomyelin Is Essential for the Structure and Function of the Double-Membrane Vesicles in Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication Factories" (2020, Journal of Virology)
  • "Prolonged Gut Dysbiosis and Fecal Excretion of Hepatitis A Virus in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus" (2021, Viruses)
  • "Fungal Secondary Metabolite Exophillic Acid Selectively Inhibits the Entry of Hepatitis B and D Viruses" (2022, Viruses)

Hideki Aizaki has collaborated regularly with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Masamichi Muramatsu
  • Koichi Watashi
  • Takaji Wakita
  • Ryosuke Suzuki
  • Haruyo Aoyagi

Best Publications

  • Interaction of Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural Protein 5A with Core Protein Is Critical for the Production of Infectious Virus Particles

    Takahiro Masaki;Ryosuke Suzuki;Kyoko Murakami;Hideki Aizaki

  • Interactions between viral nonstructural proteins and host protein hVAP-33 mediate the formation of hepatitis C virus RNA replication complex on lipid raft.

    Lu Gao;Hideki Aizaki;Jian-Wen He;Michael M. C. Lai

  • Characterization of the hepatitis C virus RNA replication complex associated with lipid rafts.

    Hideki Aizaki;Ki-Jeong Lee;Vicky M.-H Sung;Hiroaki Ishiko

  • Efficient gene transfer into various mammalian cells, including non-hepatic cells, by baculovirus vectors

    Ikuo Shoji;Hideki Aizaki;Hideki Tani;Koji Ishii

  • Hepatitis C Virus RNA Replication Occurs on a Detergent-Resistant Membrane That Cofractionates with Caveolin-2

    Stephanie T. Shi;Ki-Jeong Lee;Hideki Aizaki;Soon B. Hwang

  • Evaluation and identification of hepatitis B virus entry inhibitors using HepG2 cells overexpressing a membrane transporter NTCP.

    Masashi Iwamoto;Koichi Watashi;Koichi Watashi;Senko Tsukuda;Hussein Hassan Aly

  • Human VAP-B Is Involved in Hepatitis C Virus Replication through Interaction with NS5A and NS5B

    Itsuki Hamamoto;Yorihiro Nishimura;Yorihiro Nishimura;Toru Okamoto;Hideki Aizaki;Hideki Aizaki

  • Critical Role of Virion-Associated Cholesterol and Sphingolipid in Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Hideki Aizaki;Kenichi Morikawa;Masayoshi Fukasawa;Hiromichi Hara

  • Epidermal growth factor receptor is a host-entry cofactor triggering hepatitis B virus internalization

    Masashi Iwamoto;Masashi Iwamoto;Wakana Saso;Wakana Saso;Ryuichi Sugiyama;Koji Ishii

  • Proteomic profiling of lipid droplet proteins in hepatoma cell lines expressing hepatitis C virus core protein

    Shigeko Sato;Masayoshi Fukasawa;Yoshio Yamakawa;Tohru Natsume

  • Characterization of pseudotype VSV possessing HCV envelope proteins

    Yoshiharu Matsuura;Yoshiharu Matsuura;Hideki Tani;Kensuke Suzuki;Tomomi Kimura-Someya

  • Hepatitis C viral life cycle

    Tetsuro Suzuki;Koji Ishii;Hideki Aizaki;Takaji Wakita

  • Cell Fusion Activity of Hepatitis C Virus Envelope Proteins

    Shingo Takikawa;Shingo Takikawa;Koji Ishii;Hideki Aizaki;Tetsuro Suzuki

  • High titers of antibodies inhibiting the binding of envelope to human cells correlate with natural resolution of chronic hepatitis C.

    Koji Ishii;Domenico Rosa;Yushiro Watanabe;Tohru Katayama

  • Interleukin-1 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Trigger Restriction of Hepatitis B Virus Infection via a Cytidine Deaminase Activation-induced Cytidine Deaminase (AID)

    Koichi Watashi;Guoxin Liang;Masashi Iwamoto;Hiroyuki Marusawa

  • Processing of E1 and E2 Glycoproteins of Hepatitis C Virus Expressed in Mammalian and Insect Cells

    Yoshiharu Matsuura;Tetsuro Suzuki;Ryosuke Suzuki;Mitsuru Sato

  • Molecular biology of hepatitis C virus.

    Tetsuro Suzuki;Hideki Aizaki;Kyoko Murakami;Ikuo Shoji

  • Expression of hepatitis C virus NS5B protein: Characterization of its RNA polymerase activity and RNA binding

    Koji Ishii;Yoshinobu Tanaka;Chan Choo Yap;Hideki Aizaki

  • Antiviral Activity of Glycyrrhizin against Hepatitis C Virus In Vitro

    Yoshihiro Matsumoto;Tomokazu Matsuura;Haruyo Aoyagi;Mami Matsuda

  • Murine Coronavirus Requires Lipid Rafts for Virus Entry and Cell-Cell Fusion but Not for Virus Release

    Keum S. Choi;Hideki Aizaki;Michael M. C. Lai;Michael M. C. Lai

Frequent Co-Authors

Takaji Wakita
Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Tetsuro Suzuki
Tetsuro Suzuki Hamamatsu University
Koichi Watashi
Koichi Watashi National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Tatsuo Miyamura
Tatsuo Miyamura National Institutes of Health
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Yoshiharu Matsuura Osaka University
Masamichi Muramatsu
Masamichi Muramatsu National Institutes of Health
Michael M. C. Lai
Michael M. C. Lai Academia Sinica
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Akihide Ryo
Akihide Ryo Yokohama City University
Soichi Kojima
Soichi Kojima RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences

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