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Overview

Kazuo Sasaki is affiliated with the National Institutes of Natural Sciences in Japan. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the broader fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Sasaki's work reflects an interdisciplinary approach, involving areas such as molecular biology, surgery, and genetics.

The main topics explored in Sasaki's research include genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress; Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies; and inflammatory bowel disease. These themes are closely connected to their scientific output and clinical interests.

Sasaki has contributed to publications in notable scientific venues, with a record of at least one publication in the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. The documented recent paper is titled "6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate (6-MITC) from Wasabia japonica alleviates inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by potential inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK-3β)," published in 2021.

Frequent collaborators on Sasaki's projects include the following researchers:

  • Anna Lohning
  • Yumi Kidachi
  • Katsuyoshi Kamiie
  • Kazuo Ryoyama
  • Hideaki Yamaguchi

The paper involving Anna Lohning examines the biological effects of a compound derived from Wasabia japonica in the context of inflammatory bowel disease. This work aligns with Sasaki's focus on the biochemical pathways relevant to inflammation and gastroenterological conditions.

Sasaki's scholarly contributions emphasize the integration of molecular biology techniques with clinical pathological questions, particularly related to gastroenterology and oxidative stress mechanisms. Such interdisciplinary work highlights the connection between laboratory-based research and medical conditions pertinent to digestive health.

Best Publications

  • The excitatory synaptic action of climbing fibres on the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum.

    J. C. Eccles;R. Llinás;K. Sasaki

  • Parallel fibre stimulation and the responses induced thereby in the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum.

    Eccles Jc;Llinás R;Llinás R;Sasaki K

  • The mossy fibre-granule cell relay of the cerebellum and its inhibitory control by Golgi cells

    J C Eccles;R Llinás;R Llinás;K Sasaki

  • Electrophysiological studies on the cerebellocerebral projections in monkeys.

    K. Sasaki;K. Sasaki;S. Kawaguchi;S. Kawaguchi;H. Oka;H. Oka;M. Sakai;M. Sakai

  • The inhibitory interneurones within the cerebellar cortex

    J. C. Eccles;R. Llinás;R. Llinás;K. Sasaki

  • ‘Error’ potentials in limbic cortex (anterior cingulate area 24) of monkeys during motor learning

    H. Gemba;K. Sasaki;V.B. Brooks

  • Suppression of visually initiated hand movement by stimulation of the prefrontal cortex in the monkey.

    Kazuo Sasaki;Hisae Gemba;Toru Tsujimoto

  • The action of antidromic impulses on the cerebellar Purkinje cells.

    J. C. Eccles;R. Llinás;K. Sasaki

  • Development and change of cortical field potentials during learning processes of visually initiated hand movements in the monkey.

    K. Sasaki;H. Gemba

  • Electrical activity in the prefrontal cortex specific to no-go reaction of conditioned hand movement with colour discrimination in the monkey

    K. Sasaki;H. Gemba

  • No-go activity in the frontal association cortex of human subjects

    K. Sasaki;H. Gemba;A. Nambu;R. Matsuzaki

  • Intracellularly recorded responses of the cerebellar Purkinje cells.

    Eccles Jc;Llinás R;Llinás R;Sasaki K

  • Interaction experiments on the responses evoked in Purkinje cells by climbing fibres.

    J. C. Eccles;R. Llinás;K. Sasaki;P. E. Voorhoeve

  • Neuronal activity in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) during motivated bar press feeding in the monkey

    Hitoo Nishino;Taketoshi Ono;Kenichiro Muramoto;Masaji Fukuda

  • Electrophysiological study on the postnatal development of neuronal mechanisms in the rat cerebellar cortex

    Toshio Shimono;Schoichiro Nosaka;Kazuo Sasaki

  • Potential related to no-go reaction of go/no-go hand movement task with color discrimination in human

    Hisae Gemba;Kazuo Sasaki

  • Electrophysiological studies on cerebello-cerebral projections in the cat

    K. Sasaki;K. Sasaki;K. Sasaki;S. Kawaguchi;S. Kawaguchi;S. Kawaguchi;Y. Matsuda;Y. Matsuda;Y. Matsuda;N. Mizuno;N. Mizuno;N. Mizuno

  • Electrophysiological studies of the projections from the parietal association area to the cerebellar cortex

    K. Sasaki;H. Oka;Y. Matsuda;T. Shimono

  • Interpretation of the potential fields generated in the cerebellar cortex by a mossy fibre volley

    J. C. Eccles;J. C. Eccles;K. Sasaki;K. Sasaki;P. Strata;P. Strata

  • Orexin-A (hypocretin-1) impairs Morris water maze performance and CA1-Schaffer collateral long-term potentiation in rats.

    S. Aou;X.-L. Li;A.-J. Li;Y. Oomura

  • Cerebro-cerebellar interactions

    J. Massion;Kazuo Sasaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Atsushi Nambu
Atsushi Nambu The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Takeharu Kakiuchi
Takeharu Kakiuchi Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan)
Hideo Tsukada
Hideo Tsukada Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan)
Yoshikazu Isomura
Yoshikazu Isomura Tamagawa University
Chantal François
Chantal François Sorbonne University
Ronald R. Tasker
Ronald R. Tasker University of Toronto
Jérôme Yelnik
Jérôme Yelnik Sorbonne University
Yoshikazu Shinoda
Yoshikazu Shinoda Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Rodolfo R. Llinás
Rodolfo R. Llinás New York University
Jerrold L. Vitek
Jerrold L. Vitek University of Minnesota

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