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Kiyoshi Mori is affiliated with the University of Shizuoka in Japan and has a focused research portfolio primarily within the broad field of medicine. Their work extensively covers nephrology alongside related subfields such as molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and oncology.

The scientist's research topics reveal a strong emphasis on kidney-related health issues and broader systemic diseases, including chronic kidney disease and diabetes, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, and dialysis and renal disease management. Other significant areas include central venous catheters and hemodialysis, cancer-related gene regulation, cardiac fibrosis and remodeling, and lung cancer treatments and mutations.

Below are recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Kiyoshi Mori:

  • Prevalence of undiagnosed stage 3 chronic kidney disease in France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USA: results from the multinational observational REVEAL-CKD study, 2023, BMJ Open
  • Cilastatin Ameliorates Rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI in Mice, 2021, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Impairment of Proteasome Function in Podocytes Leads to CKD, 2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Ferroptosis resistance determines high susceptibility of murine A/J strain to iron-induced renal carcinogenesis, 2021, Cancer Science
  • Histone Acetylation Domains Are Differentially Induced during Development of Heart Failure in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Mori frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Yasufumi Katanasaka
  • Yoichi Sunagawa
  • Tatsuya Morimoto
  • Masafumi Funamoto
  • Satoshi Shimizu

The scientist's research outputs are commonly published in several key venues such as:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • International Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Research Square
  • Phytomedicine

Kiyoshi Mori's work integrates clinical medicine with molecular mechanisms, particularly in nephrology, and engages with interdisciplinary studies involving cardiovascular and respiratory systems. This body of research supports an understanding of complex disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches across several medical specialties.

Best Publications

  • Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) as a biomarker for acute renal injury after cardiac surgery

    Jaya Mishra;Catherine Dent;Ridwan Tarabishi;Mark M Mitsnefes

  • Irinotecan plus Cisplatin Compared with Etoposide plus Cisplatin for Extensive Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Kazumasa Noda;Yutaka Nishiwaki;Masaaki Kawahara;Shunichi Negoro

  • Ghrelin Strongly Stimulates Growth Hormone Release in Humans

    Kazuhiko Takaya;Hiroyuki Ariyasu;Naotetsu Kanamoto;Hiroshi Iwakura

  • Endocytic delivery of lipocalin-siderophore-iron complex rescues the kidney from ischemia-reperfusion injury

    Kiyoshi Mori;H. Thomas Lee;Dana Rapoport;Ian R. Drexler

  • Dual Action of Neutrophil Gelatinase–Associated Lipocalin

    Kai M. Schmidt-Ott;Kiyoshi Mori;Jau Yi Li;Avtandil Kalandadze

  • Sensitivity and Specificity of a Single Emergency Department Measurement of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase–Associated Lipocalin for Diagnosing Acute Kidney Injury

    Thomas L Nickolas;Matthew J O'Rourke;Jun Yang;Meghan E Sise

  • Association between increases in urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and acute renal dysfunction after adult cardiac surgery.

    Gebhard Wagener;Michael Jan;Mihwa Kim;Kiyoshi Mori

  • Amelioration of Ischemic Acute Renal Injury by Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin

    Jaya Mishra;Kiyoshi Mori;Qing Ma;Caitlin Kelly

  • Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin: A Novel Early Urinary Biomarker for Cisplatin Nephrotoxicity

    Jaya Mishra;Kiyoshi Mori;Qing Ma;Caitlin Kelly

  • Human Obese Gene Expression: Adipocyte-Specific Expression and Regional Differences in the Adipose Tissue

    Hiroaki Masuzaki;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Naohi Isse;Noriko Satoh

  • Ptf1a, a bHLH transcriptional gene, defines GABAergic neuronal fates in cerebellum.

    Mikio Hoshino;Shoko Nakamura;Kiyoshi Mori;Kiyoshi Mori;Takeshi Kawauchi

  • Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as the real-time indicator of active kidney damage

    K. Mori;K. Nakao

  • CT-guided needle biopsy of lung lesions: a survey of severe complication based on 9783 biopsies in Japan.

    Noriyuki Tomiyama;Yoshifumi Yasuhara;Yasuo Nakajima;Shuji Adachi

  • Kidney produces a novel acylated peptide, ghrelin.

    Kiyoshi Mori;Akihiro Yoshimoto;Kazuhiko Takaya;Kiminori Hosoda

  • The Ngal Reporter Mouse Detects the Response of the Kidney to Injury in Real Time

    Neal Paragas;Andong Qiu;Qingyin Zhang;Benjamin Samstein

  • Kidney NGAL is a novel early marker of acute injury following transplantation.

    Jaya Mishra;Qing Ma;Caitlin Kelly;Mark Mitsnefes

  • Lipocalin 2 is essential for chronic kidney disease progression in mice and humans

    Amandine Viau;Khalil El Karoui;Denise Laouari;Martine Burtin

  • Urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels reflect damage to glomeruli, proximal tubules, and distal nephrons

    Takashige Kuwabara;Kiyoshi Mori;Masashi Mukoyama;Masato Kasahara

  • Structural organization and chromosomal assignment of the human obese gene.

    Naohi Isse;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Naohisa Tamura;Hiroaki Masuzaki

  • Adipocyte-Specific Expression and Regional Differences in the Adipose Tissue

    Hiroaki Masuzaki;Yoshihiro Ogawa;Naohi Isse;Noriko Satoh

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuwa Nakao
Kazuwa Nakao Kyoto University
Jonathan Barasch
Jonathan Barasch Columbia University
Yoshihiro Ogawa
Yoshihiro Ogawa Kyushu University
Tomohide Tamura
Tomohide Tamura St. Luke's International Hospital
Prasad Devarajan
Prasad Devarajan Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Yutaka Nishiwaki
Yutaka Nishiwaki Tokyo Medical University
Nagahiro Saijo
Nagahiro Saijo AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Kiminori Hosoda
Kiminori Hosoda Kyoto University
Hiroaki Masuzaki
Hiroaki Masuzaki University of the Ryukyus
Hiroaki Okamoto
Hiroaki Okamoto Jichi Medical University

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