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Hiroshi Mitsumoto is affiliated with Columbia University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with a notable emphasis on neurology. Within their extensive body of work, neurology appears as the dominant subfield, followed by genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, and pharmacology.

The scientist's research topics cover several specific areas. These include:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Biodegradable Polymer Synthesis and Properties
  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding

Mitsumoto has contributed to multiple frequent publication venues, highlighting a concentration of work in specialized journals related to neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases. These venues include:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration
  • Muscle & Nerve
  • Annals of Neurology
  • Neurology
  • Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology

Their collaborative network involves frequent co-authorship with several researchers, indicating ongoing partnerships in related research topics. Regular co-authors include:

  • Pam Factor-Litvak
  • Edward J. Kasarskis
  • Björn Oskarsson
  • Jinsy Andrews
  • Zachary Simmons

Among Mitsumoto's recent scholarly contributions are papers addressing diagnostic criteria, biochemical markers, metabolic factors, and molecular studies related to motor neuron diseases. Notable recent publications are:

  • "A proposal for new diagnostic criteria for ALS" (2020) in Clinical Neurophysiology
  • "Primary lateral sclerosis: consensus diagnostic criteria" (2020) in Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • "Lipidomics study of plasma from patients suggest that ALS and PLS are part of a continuum of motor neuron disorders" (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • "Metabolic Abnormalities, Dietary Risk Factors and Nutritional Management in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" (2021) in Nutrients
  • "Plasma creatinine and oxidative stress biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" (2020) in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration

Best Publications

  • Induced pluripotent stem cells generated from patients with ALS can be differentiated into motor neurons.

    John T. Dimos;Kit T. Rodolfa;Kathy K. Niakan;Laurin M. Weisenthal

  • Electrodiagnostic criteria for diagnosis of ALS.

    Mamede de Carvalho;Reinhard Dengler;Andrew Eisen;John D. England

  • Practice parameter: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (an evidence-based review): Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

    R. G. Miller;J. A. Rosenberg;D. F. Gelinas;H. Mitsumoto

  • Efficacy of minocycline in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a phase III randomised trial

    Paul H Gordon;Dan H Moore;Robert G Miller;Julaine M Florence

  • Controversies and priorities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Martin R Turner;Orla Hardiman;Michael Benatar;Benjamin R Brooks

  • Novel mutations in TARDBP (TDP-43) in patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Nicola J. Rutherford;Yong-Jie Zhang;Matt Baker;Jennifer M Gass

  • A proposal for new diagnostic criteria for ALS

    Jeremy M. Shefner;Ammar Al-Chalabi;Mark R. Baker;Li-Ying Cui

  • Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy (MNGIE): Clinical, biochemical, and genetic features of an autosomal recessive mitochondrial disorder

    Michio Hirano;G. Silvestri;D. M. Blake;A. Lombes

  • Arrest of motor neuron disease in wobbler mice cotreated with CNTF and BDNF

    Hiroshi Mitsumoto;Ken Ikeda;Bodgan Klinkosz;Jesse M. Cedarbaum

  • Necroptosis Drives Motor Neuron Death in Models of Both Sporadic and Familial ALS

    Diane B. Re;Virginia Le Verche;Changhao Yu;Mackenzie W. Amoroso

  • Effect of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation on survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Loutfi Sami Aboussouan;Saeed U. Khan;David P. Meeker;Kay Stelmach

  • The natural history of primary lateral sclerosis

    P. H. Gordon;B. Cheng;I. B. Katz;M. Pinto

  • Plasmapheresis and Guillain-Barré syndrome: analysis of prognostic factors and the effect of plasmapheresis.

    G. M. McKhann;J. W. Griffin;David Cornblath;E. D. Mellits

  • Clinical perspective on oxidative stress in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Emanuele D’Amico;Pam Factor-Litvak;Regina M. Santella;Hiroshi Mitsumoto

  • A clinical trial of creatine in ALS

    J. M. Shefner;M. E. Cudkowicz;D. Schoenfeld;T. Conrad

  • Whole-Genome Analysis of Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Travis Dunckley;Matthew J. Huentelman;David W. Craig;John V. Pearson

  • The spectrum of neurologic disease associated with anti‐GM1 antibodies

    S. A. Sadiq;F. P. Thomas;K. Kilidireas;S. Protopsaltis

  • Hypercaloric enteral nutrition in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial

    Anne Marie Wills;Jane Hubbard;Eric A. Macklin;Jonathan Glass

  • Prevalence of depressive disorders and change over time in late-stage ALS

    J. G. Rabkin;S. M. Albert;M. L. Del Bene;I. O'Sullivan

  • Phase II trial of CoQ10 for ALS finds insufficient evidence to justify phase III

    Petra Kaufmann;John L.P. Thompson;Gilberto Levy;Richard Buchsbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert G. Miller
Robert G. Miller California Pacific Medical Center
Lewis P. Rowland
Lewis P. Rowland Columbia University Medical Center
Merit Cudkowicz
Merit Cudkowicz Harvard University
Arthur P. Hays
Arthur P. Hays Columbia University
Ronald M. Lindsay
Ronald M. Lindsay Zebra Biologics (United States)
Tom Greene
Tom Greene University of Utah
Michael J. Strong
Michael J. Strong University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stanley H. Appel
Stanley H. Appel Houston Methodist
Jonathan L. Katz
Jonathan L. Katz National Institute on Drug Abuse
Teepu Siddique
Teepu Siddique Northwestern University

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