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Overview

Ikuo Saiki is affiliated with the University of Toyama in Japan. The research contributions span multiple disciplines, including Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their expertise also touches various subfields such as Dermatology, Food Science, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers key topics in:

  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease

A notable publication authored by Ikuo Saiki is titled Anti-inflammatory effect of fermented brown rice and rice bran with Aspergillus oryzae on mice, published in 2020 in the journal Traditional & Kampo Medicine.

Frequent co-authors with whom Ikuo Saiki has collaborated include:

  • Lin Umeyama
  • Shiori Kasahara
  • Misa Sugawara
  • Satoru Yokoyama
  • Yoshihiro Hayakawa

The primary venue for the scientist's publications is Traditional & Kampo Medicine, reflecting an interest in research related to traditional medical systems and natural product-based interventions.

Best Publications

  • Immunological activity of chitin and its derivatives

    K. Nishimura;S. Nishimura;N. Nishi;I. Saiki

  • Inhibitory Effect of Tumor Metastasis in Mice by Saponins, Ginsenoside-RB2, 20(R)- and 20(S)-Ginsenoside-Rg3, of Red Ginseng

    Mami Mochizuki;YungChoon Yoo;Kaori Matsuzawa;Katsuaki Sato

  • Role of aminopeptidase N (CD13) in tumor-cell invasion and extracellular matrix degradation

    Ikuo Saiki;Junya Yoneda;Ichiro Azuma;Hideji Fujii

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-induced IKK Phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 on Serine 536 Is Mediated through the TRAF2, TRAF5, and TAK1 Signaling Pathway

    Hiroaki Sakurai;Shunsuke Suzuki;Noritaka Kawasaki;Hiroyasu Nakano;Hiroyasu Nakano

  • CD44 Variants but not CD44s Cooperate with β1-containing Integrins to Permit Cells to Bind to Osteopontin Independently of Arginine-glycine-aspartic Acid, thereby Stimulating Cell Motility and Chemotaxis

    Yohko U. Katagiri;Jonathan Sleeman;Hideki Fujii;Peter Herrlich

  • Chemical constituents of Brazilian propolis and their cytotoxic activities.

    Arjun H. Banskota;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Jeevan K. Prasain;Katsumichi Matsushige

  • Role of the CXCL12/CXCR4 Axis in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis of Gastric Cancer

    Kazuo Yasumoto;Keiichi Koizumi;Atsuhiro Kawashima;Yurika Saitoh

  • Chemokine receptors in cancer metastasis and cancer cell-derived chemokines in host immune response.

    Keiichi Koizumi;Shozo Hojo;Takuya Akashi;Kazuo Yasumoto

  • Inhibition of tumor angiogenesis and metastasis by a saponin of Panax ginseng, ginsenoside-Rb2

    Katsuaki Sato;Mami Mochizuki;Ikuo Saiki;YungChoon Yoo

  • Differential Regulation of Th1 and Th2 Functions of NKT Cells by CD28 and CD40 Costimulatory Pathways

    Yoshihiro Hayakawa;Kazuyoshi Takeda;Hideo Yagita;Luc Van Kaer

  • Critical Roles of Threonine 187 Phosphorylation in Cellular Stress-induced Rapid and Transient Activation of Transforming Growth Factor-β-activated Kinase 1 (TAK1) in a Signaling Complex Containing TAK1-binding Protein TAB1 and TAB2

    Pattama Singhirunnusorn;Shunsuke Suzuki;Noritaka Kawasaki;Ikuo Saiki

  • Constituents of the Vietnamese Medicinal Plant Orthosiphon stamineus

    Yasuhiro Tezuka;Pavlos Stampoulis;Arjun H. Banskota;Suresh Awale

  • Antiproliferative activity of Vietnamese medicinal plants.

    Jun-ya Ueda;Yasuhiro Tezuka;Arjun Hari Banskota;Quan Le Tran

  • An Intestinal Bacterial Metabolite of Ginseng Protopanaxadiol Saponins Has the Ability to Induce Apoptosis in Tumor Cells

    Chisato Wakabayashi;Koji Murakami;Hideo Hasegawa;Jun Murata

  • Critical contribution of IFN‐γ and NK cells, but not perforin‐mediated cytotoxicity, to anti‐metastatic effect of α‐galactosylceramide

    Yoshihiro Hayakawa;Kazuyoshi Takeda;Hideo Yagita;Shigeru Kakuta

  • Increased surgical stress promotes tumor metastasis.

    Yasunori Tsuchiya;Shigeaki Sawada;Isaku Yoshioka;Yasukata Ohashi

  • IFN-γ–mediated inhibition of tumor angiogenesis by natural killer T-cell ligand, α-galactosylceramide

    Yoshihiro Hayakawa;Kazuyoshi Takeda;Hideo Yagita;Mark J. Smyth

  • Morphine analgesia suppresses tumor growth and metastasis in a mouse model of cancer pain produced by orthotopic tumor inoculation

    Takashi Sasamura;Shigenobu Nakamura;Yuko Iida;Hideki Fujii

  • High-level expression of chemokine CXCL16 by tumor cells correlates with a good prognosis and increased tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in colorectal cancer.

    Shozo Hojo;Keiichi Koizumi;Koichi Tsuneyama;Yoshihisa Arita

  • Inhibition of tumor invasion and metastasis by calcium spirulan (Ca-SP), a novel sulfated polysaccharide derived from a blue-green alga, Spirulina platensis.

    Takaaki Mishima;Jun Murata;Minako Toyoshima;Hideki Fujii

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroaki Sakurai
Hiroaki Sakurai University of Toyama
Ichiro Azuma
Ichiro Azuma Hokkaido University
Yoshihiro Hayakawa
Yoshihiro Hayakawa Aichi Institute of Technology
Yasuhiro Tezuka
Yasuhiro Tezuka Hokuriku University
Shigetoshi Kadota
Shigetoshi Kadota University of Toyama
Hideki Fujii
Hideki Fujii University of Yamanashi
Makoto Kiso
Makoto Kiso Gifu University
Norio Nishi
Norio Nishi Hokkaido University
Yutaka Shimada
Yutaka Shimada Kyoto University
Yuichi Yamamura
Yuichi Yamamura Osaka University

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