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Mamoru Watanabe is affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields, with primary focus areas in Medicine as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broader disciplines, their work extensively covers Genetics, Epidemiology, Oncology, Surgery, and Immunology.

The scientist has contributed significant research on various topics including:

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research

Frequent collaborators in their publications include:

  • Ryuichi Okamoto
  • Toshifumi Hibi
  • Toshimitsu Fujii
  • Masakazu Nagahori
  • K Takenaka

Their research has appeared repeatedly in notable journals, with multiple publications in:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • Medical Entomology and Zoology
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease 2020" (2021, Journal of Gastroenterology)
  • "Filgotinib as induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (SELECTION): a phase 2b/3 double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial" (2021, The Lancet)
  • "Development and Validation of a Deep Neural Network for Accurate Evaluation of Endoscopic Images From Patients With Ulcerative Colitis" (2020, Gastroenterology)
  • "The cost of inflammatory bowel disease in high-income settings: a Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology Commission" (2023, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
  • "Transplantation of intestinal organoids into a mouse model of colitis" (2022, Nature Protocols)

Best Publications

  • Functional engraftment of colon epithelium expanded in vitro from a single adult Lgr5 + stem cell

    Shiro Yui;Tetsuya Nakamura;Toshiro Sato;Toshiro Sato;Yasuhiro Nemoto

  • Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for inflammatory bowel disease

    Katsuyoshi Matsuoka;Taku Kobayashi;Fumiaki Ueno;Toshiyuki Matsui

  • The London Position Statement of the World Congress of Gastroenterology on Biological Therapy for IBD With the European Crohn's and Colitis Organization: When to Start, When to Stop, Which Drug to Choose, and How to Predict Response

    Geert R. D'Haens;Remo Panaccione;Peter D.R. Higgins;Severine Vermeire

  • YAP/TAZ-Dependent Reprogramming of Colonic Epithelium Links ECM Remodeling to Tissue Regeneration

    Shiro Yui;Luca Azzolin;Martti Maimets;Marianne Terndrup Pedersen

  • Interleukin 7 is produced by human intestinal epithelial cells and regulates the proliferation of intestinal mucosal lymphocytes

    Mamoru Watanabe;Yoshitaka Ueno;Tomoharu Yajima;Yasushi Iwao

  • Damaged epithelia regenerated by bone marrow–derived cells in the human gastrointestinal tract

    Ryuichi Okamoto;Tomoharu Yajima;Motomi Yamazaki;Takanori Kanai

  • Inhibition of intracellular hepatitis C virus replication by synthetic and vector-derived small interfering RNAs

    Takanori Yokota;Takanori Yokota;Naoya Sakamoto;Nobuyuki Enomoto;Yoko Tanabe

  • Embryoid-body cells derived from a mouse embryonic stem cell line show differentiation into functional hepatocytes.

    Ryoko Chinzei;Yujiro Tanaka;Keiko Shimizu-Saito;Yuzuru Hara

  • Transplantation of Expanded Fetal Intestinal Progenitors Contributes to Colon Regeneration after Injury

    Robert P. Fordham;Shiro Yui;Shiro Yui;Nicholas R.F. Hannan;Christoffer Soendergaard

  • CD4+CD25bright T Cells in Human Intestinal Lamina Propria as Regulatory Cells

    Shin Makita;Takanori Kanai;Shigeru Oshima;Koji Uraushihara

  • Specific inhibition of hepatitis C virus replication by cyclosporin A

    Mina Nakagawa;Naoya Sakamoto;Nobuyuki Enomoto;Yoko Tanabe

  • Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2015

    Hiroshi Fukui;Hidetsugu Saito;Yoshiyuki Ueno;Hirofumi Uto

  • Interleukin 7 Transgenic Mice Develop Chronic Colitis with Decreased Interleukin 7 Protein Accumulation in the Colonic Mucosa

    Mamoru Watanabe;Yoshitaka Ueno;Tomoharu Yajima;Susumu Okamoto

  • MyD88-deficient mice develop severe intestinal inflammation in dextran sodium sulfate colitis

    Akihiro Araki;Takanori Kanai;Takahiro Ishikura;Shin Makita

  • Prevalence of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in Japan

    Keiko Asakura;Yuji Nishiwaki;Nagamu Inoue;Toshifumi Hibi

  • Filgotinib as induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (SELECTION): a phase 2b/3 double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    Brian G. Feagan;Silvio Danese;Edward V. Loftus;Séverine Vermeire

  • Improvement in Atrophic Gastritis and Intestinal Metaplasia in Patients in Whom Helicobacter pylori Was Eradicated

    Toshifumi Ohkusa;Kazuhiko Fujiki;Ichizen Takashimizu;Jiro Kumagai

  • Suppression of Hepatitis C Virus Replication by Cyclosporin A Is Mediated by Blockade of Cyclophilins

    Mina Nakagawa;Naoya Sakamoto;Yoko Tanabe;Tomoyuki Koyama

  • Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 2015

    Katsuhiko Iwakiri;Yoshikazu Kinoshita;Yasuki Habu;Tadayuki Oshima

  • Human umbilical cord blood as a source of transplantable hepatic progenitor cells.

    Sei Kakinuma;Yujiro Tanaka;Ryoko Chinzei;Mamoru Watanabe

Frequent Co-Authors

Takanori Kanai
Takanori Kanai Keio University
Toshifumi Hibi
Toshifumi Hibi Kitasato University
Nobuyuki Enomoto
Nobuyuki Enomoto University of Yamanashi
Hiromasa Ishii
Hiromasa Ishii Keio University
Namiki Izumi
Namiki Izumi Musashino Red Cross Hospital
Hideo Yagita
Hideo Yagita Juntendo University
Shinji Tanaka
Shinji Tanaka Hiroshima University
Yuji Naito
Yuji Naito Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Hiromitsu Nakauchi
Hiromitsu Nakauchi Stanford University
Toshiro Sato
Toshiro Sato Keio University

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