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Kazuhito Rokutan

Kazuhito Rokutan

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
10900
World Ranking
11014
National Ranking
756

Overview

Kazuhito Rokutan is affiliated with the University of Tokushima in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and immunology. The scientist's work spans multiple interconnected fields, including molecular biology, cancer research, immunology, oncology, and public health.

Their research covers several main topics such as cancer-related molecular mechanisms, RNA research and splicing, microRNA involvement in disease regulation, cancer cells and metastasis, menstrual health and disorders, biochemical effects in animals, and stress responses related to cortisol.

Frequent coauthors of Rokutan include Kensei Nishida, Yuki Kuwano, Daisuke Sawada, Toshiyuki Yasui, and Hisashi Ueta. Collaborations with these researchers have contributed to a range of studies published in various scientific journals.

Publication venues where Rokutan's work has appeared include:

  • Cancers
  • Journal of Functional Foods
  • International Immunology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Selected recent papers by Rokutan are:

  • The MicroRNA-23b/27b/24 Cluster Facilitates Colon Cancer Cell Migration by Targeting FOXP2, 2020, Cancers
  • Daily intake of Lactobacillus gasseri CP2305 ameliorates psychological premenstrual symptoms in young women: A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, 2021, Journal of Functional Foods
  • Suppression of liver transplant rejection by anti-donor MHC antibodies via depletion of donor immunogenic dendritic cells, 2020, International Immunology
  • Overexpression of the transcribed ultraconserved region Uc.138 accelerates colon cancer progression, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Multiple G-quadruplexes in the LMNA promoter regulate LMNA variant 6 transcription and promote colon cancer cell growth, 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Best Publications

  • Geranylgeranylacetone induces heat shock proteins in cultured guinea pig gastric mucosal cells and rat gastric mucosa

    Tetsuya Hirakawa;Kazuhito Rokutan;Takeshi Nikawa;Kyoichi Kishi

  • Fermented Milk Containing Lactobacillus casei Strain Shirota Preserves the Diversity of the Gut Microbiota and Relieves Abdominal Dysfunction in Healthy Medical Students Exposed to Academic Stress.

    Akito Kato-Kataoka;Kensei Nishida;Mai Takada;Mitsuhisa Kawai

  • S-Thiolation of Individual Human Neutrophil Proteins Including Actin by Stimulation of the Respiratory Burst: Evidence against a Role for Glutathione Disulfide

    Yuh-Cherng Chai;S. S. Ashraf;K. Rokutan;R. B. Johnston

  • Space shuttle flight (STS-90) enhances degradation of rat myosin heavy chain in association with activation of ubiquitin–proteasome pathway

    Madoka Ikemoto;Takeshi Nikawa;Shin′Ichi Takeda;Chiho Watanabe

  • Probiotic Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota relieves stress‐associated symptoms by modulating the gut–brain interaction in human and animal models

    M. Takada;K. Nishida;A. Kataoka‐Kato;Y. Gondo

  • Type I Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide stimulates toll-like receptor 4 and activates mitogen oxidase 1 in gastric pit cells.

    Tsukasa Kawahara;Shigetada Teshima;Ayuko Oka;Toshiro Sugiyama

  • Induction of heat shock proteins and their implication in protection against ethanol-induced damage in cultured guinea pig gastric mucosal cells.

    Keiya Nakamura;Kazuhito Rokutan;Nobuyuki Marui;Akira Aoike

  • Molecular features of triple negative breast cancer cells by genome-wide gene expression profiling analysis.

    Masato Komatsu;Tetsuro Yoshimaru;Taisuke Matsuo;Kazuma Kiyotani

  • Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide activates Rac1 and transcription of NADPH oxidase Nox1 and its organizer NOXO1 in guinea pig gastric mucosal cells.

    Tsukasa Kawahara;Motoyuki Kohjima;Yuki Kuwano;Hisano Mino

  • Role of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 1 in oxidative burst response to toll-like receptor 5 signaling in large intestinal epithelial cells

    Tsukasa Kawahara;Yuki Kuwano;Shigetada Teshima-Kondo;Ryu Takeya

  • NAD(P)H Oxidases in Rat Basilar Arterial Endothelial Cells

    Tetsuro Ago;Takanari Kitazono;Junya Kuroda;Yasuhiro Kumai

  • Fermented milk containing Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota prevents the onset of physical symptoms in medical students under academic examination stress.

    A Kato-Kataoka;K Nishida;M Takada;K Suda

  • Interferon-γ activates transcription of NADPH oxidase 1 gene and upregulates production of superoxide anion by human large intestinal epithelial cells

    Yuki Kuwano;Tsukasa Kawahara;Hironori Yamamoto;Shigetada Teshima-Kondo

  • Association of gp91phox homolog Nox1 with anchorage-independent growth and MAP kinase-activation of transformed human keratinocytes.

    Walee Chamulitrat;Rainer Schmidt;Pascal Tomakidi;Wolfgang Stremmel

  • Role of heat shock proteins in gastric mucosal protection.

    Kazuhito Rokutan

  • Protein S-thiolation and dethiolation during the respiratory burst in human monocytes. A reversible post-translational modification with potential for buffering the effects of oxidant stress.

    T. Seres;Veerasamy Ravichandran;T. Moriguchi;K. Rokutan

  • Overexpression of a novel superoxide-producing enzyme, NADPH oxidase 1, in adenoma and well differentiated adenocarcinoma of the human colon.

    Mitsutoshi Fukuyama;Kazuhito Rokutan;Toshiaki Sano;Hidenori Miyake

  • Para-psychobiotic Lactobacillus gasseri CP2305 ameliorates stress-related symptoms and sleep quality.

    Kensei Nishida;D Sawada;Tomoko Kawai;Yuki Kuwano

  • Beneficial effects of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota on academic stress-induced sleep disturbance in healthy adults: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    M. Takada;K. Nishida;Y. Gondo;H. Kikuchi-Hayakawa

  • Stress control and human nutrition.

    Eiji Takeda;Junji Terao;Yutaka Nakaya;Ken-ichi Miyamoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Tohru Mizushima
Tohru Mizushima Keio University
Mitsuo Shimada
Mitsuo Shimada University of Tokushima
Haruki Okamura
Haruki Okamura Hyogo College of Medicine
David H. Alpers
David H. Alpers Washington University in St. Louis
Hideki Sumimoto
Hideki Sumimoto Kyushu University
Tomofusa Tsuchiya
Tomofusa Tsuchiya Okayama University
Hironori Yamamoto
Hironori Yamamoto Jichi Medical University
Issei Imoto
Issei Imoto University of Tokushima
Takeshi Azuma
Takeshi Azuma Kobe University
Eiji Takeda
Eiji Takeda University of Tokushima

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