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Hidemi Kurihara

Hidemi Kurihara

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Biology and Biochemistry

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59
Citations
11296
World Ranking
12658
National Ranking
867

Overview

Hidemi Kurihara is affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan and has a significant body of research in medicine and dentistry, with a focus on periodontics and related fields. Their work encompasses molecular biology, genetics, epidemiology, and urology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to oral and systemic health.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Periodontal regeneration and treatments
  • Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
  • Oral health pathology and treatment
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Nerve injury and regeneration

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Hidemi Kurihara are:

  • "Effect of Porphyromonas gingivalis infection on gut dysbiosis and resultant arthritis exacerbation in mouse model," 2020, Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • "IL-6 Induced by Periodontal Inflammation Causes Neuroinflammation and Disrupts the Blood-Brain Barrier," 2020, Brain Sciences
  • "Induction of functional xeno-free MSCs from human iPSCs via a neural crest cell lineage," 2022, npj Regenerative Medicine
  • "Molecular Mechanisms of Periodontal Disease," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Regulation of osteogenesis via miR-101-3p in mesenchymal stem cells by human gingival fibroblasts," 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kurihara include:

  • Kazuhisa Ouhara
  • Noriyoshi Mizuno
  • Mikihito Kajiya
  • Shinji Matsuda
  • Tsuyoshi Fujita

Kurihara's research has been published repeatedly in several journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Periodontal Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Research Square

The scientist's focus on periodontics within the broader field of medicine and dentistry results in notable contributions that bridge oral health with systemic biological processes. Their work on stem cell research and microRNA regulation contributes to the understanding of tissue regeneration and disease mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Antimicrobial Peptides in the Oral Environment: Expression and Function in Health and Disease

    Kazuhisa Ouhara;Hitoshi Komatsuzawa;Sakuo Yamada;Hideki Shiba

  • Enhancement of Periodontal Tissue Regeneration by Transplantation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Hiroyuki Kawaguchi;Akio Hirachi;Naohiko Hasegawa;Tomoyuki Iwata

  • Staphylococcus aureus Susceptibility to Innate Antimicrobial Peptides, β-Defensins and CAP18, Expressed by Human Keratinocytes

    Kazushige Midorikawa;Kazuhisa Ouhara;Hitoshi Komatsuzawa;Toshihisa Kawai

  • FGF-2 Stimulates Periodontal Regeneration Results of a Multi-center Randomized Clinical Trial

    M. Kitamura;M. Akamatsu;M. MacHigashira;Y. Hara

  • Molecular markers distinguish bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from fibroblasts.

    Masakazu Ishii;Chika Koike;Akira Igarashi;Katsuyuki Yamanaka

  • The cell cycle-specific growth-inhibitory factor produced by Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is a cytolethal distending toxin.

    Motoyuki Sugai;Toru Kawamoto;Sylvie Y. Pérès;Yoko Ueno

  • Assessment of interleukin-6 in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease.

    Keiso Takahashi;Shogo Takashiba;Atsushi Nagai;Masayuki Takigawa

  • Periodontal Tissue Regeneration Using Fibroblast Growth Factor -2: Randomized Controlled Phase II Clinical Trial

    Masahiro Kitamura;Keisuke Nakashima;Yusuke Kowashi;Takeo Fujii

  • Behavior of Transplanted Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Periodontal Defects

    Naohiko Hasegawa;Hiroyuki Kawaguchi;Akio Hirachi;Katsuhiro Takeda

  • Differential effects of various growth factors and cytokines on the syntheses of DNA, type I collagen, laminin, fibronectin, osteonectin/secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), and alkaline phosphatase by human pulp cells in culture

    Hideki Shiba;Tsuyoshi Fujita;Naomi Doi;Shigeo Nakamura

  • The Effect of Extracellular Calcium Ion on Gene Expression of Bone-related Proteins in Human Pulp Cells

    Fahmida Rashid;Hideki Shiba;Noriyoshi Mizuno;Yoshihiro Mouri

  • Dental infection of Porphyromonas gingivalis exacerbates high fat diet-induced steatohepatitis in mice

    Hisako Furusho;Mutsumi Miyauchi;Hideyuki Hyogo;Toshihiro Inubushi

  • Expression of osteoprotegerin (osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor) in cultures of human dental mesenchymal cells and epithelial cells.

    Masatoshi Sakata;Hideki Shiba;Hitoshi Komatsuzawa;Tsuyoshi Fujita

  • Serum immunoglobulin G antibody to periodontal bacteria

    Y. Murayama;A. Nagai;K. Okamura;H. Kurihara

  • IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EPITHELIAL CELL RESTS OF MALASSEZ DURING CEMENTUM REPAIR

    Naohiko Hasegawa;Hiroyuki Kawaguchi;Tetsuji Ogawa;Takashi Uchida

  • Randomized Placebo-Controlled and Controlled Non-Inferiority Phase III Trials Comparing Trafermin, a Recombinant Human Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, and Enamel Matrix Derivative in Periodontal Regeneration in Intrabony Defects

    Masahiro Kitamura;Motoki Akamatsu;Masamitsu Kawanami;Yasushi Furuichi

  • Outer membrane protein 100, a versatile virulence factor of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

    Ryuji Asakawa;Hitoshi Komatsuzawa;Toshihisa Kawai;Sakuo Yamada

  • An N-terminal segment of the active component of the bacterial genotoxin cytolethal distending toxin B (CDTB) directs CDTB into the nucleus

    Shuichi Nishikubo;Masaru Ohara;Yoko Ueno;Masae Ikura

  • Human autologous serum obtained using a completely closed bag system as a substitute for foetal calf serum in human mesenchymal stem cell cultures

    Noriyoshi Mizuno;Hideki Shiba;Yoshitaka Ozeki;Yoshihiro Mouri

  • Characterization of Bacteroides forsythus isolates.

    T Takemoto;H Kurihara;G Dahlen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hitoshi Komatsuzawa
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa Hiroshima University
Motoyuki Sugai
Motoyuki Sugai National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Takashi Takata
Takashi Takata Hiroshima University
Yukio Kato
Yukio Kato Hiroshima University
Thomas E. Van Dyke
Thomas E. Van Dyke Harvard University
Shinya Murakami
Shinya Murakami Osaka University
Yoshimitsu Abiko
Yoshimitsu Abiko Nihon University
Martin A. Taubman
Martin A. Taubman Harvard University
Takeshi Kawamoto
Takeshi Kawamoto Hiroshima University
Hiroshi Maeda
Hiroshi Maeda Kumamoto University

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