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Masahiro Asaka

Masahiro Asaka

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87
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31029
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National Ranking
402

Overview

Masahiro Asaka is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and has a research focus primarily centered around medicine. Their scholarly output spans a variety of subfields including surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, infectious diseases, and molecular biology.

Their work prominently addresses topics related to Helicobacter pylori and its influence on gastroenterology. Specific focal areas include Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, gastric cancer management and outcomes, colorectal cancer screening and detection, eosinophilic esophagitis, oral microbiology and periodontitis research, dental research related to COVID-19, and salivary gland disorders and functions.

Masahiro Asaka has multiple publications in respected venues with a concentration in the journal Helicobacter, where they have published eight papers. Other frequent publication venues include Cancer Science with two papers, and single publications in BMC Oral Health, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and iScience.

The scientist has coauthored numerous works alongside several consistent collaborators. Frequent co-authors include David Y. Graham, Françis Mégraud, Niyaz Ahmed, Leif Percival Andersen, and Sapporo Bazzoli, each having collaborated on at least five publications with Asaka.

Recent notable papers by Masahiro Asaka include:

  • Gastric cancer deaths by age group in Japan: Outlook on preventive measures for elderly adults, 2020, Cancer Science

This publication is supported by a broader research portfolio that explores the epidemiology and clinical outcomes of gastric cancer, with particular attention to preventive strategies for aging populations.

Although their coauthors have worked on related topics such as oral microbiome alterations following COVID-19 vaccination and cost-effectiveness analyses of Helicobacter pylori eradication strategies, Asaka's contributions largely emphasize gastric cancer and H. pylori-related research. These contributions form part of an interrelated field exploring both molecular and clinical aspects of gastrointestinal diseases.

Best Publications

  • Kyoto global consensus report on Helicobacter pylori gastritis

    Kentaro Sugano;Jan Tack;Ernst J Kuipers;David Y Graham

  • Effect of eradication of Helicobacter pylori on incidence of metachronous gastric carcinoma after endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer: an open-label, randomised controlled trial.

    Kazutoshi Fukase;Mototsugu Kato;Shogo Kikuchi;Kazuhiko Inoue

  • Relationship of Helicobacter pylori to serum pepsinogens in an asymptomatic Japanese population.

    Masahiro Asaka;Masahiro Asaka;Masahiro Asaka;Toshio Kimura;Toshio Kimura;Toshio Kimura;Mineo Kudo;Mineo Kudo;Mineo Kudo;Hiroshi Takeda;Hiroshi Takeda;Hiroshi Takeda

  • Guidelines for the management of Helicobacter pylori infection in Japan: 2009 revised edition.

    Masahiro Asaka;Mototsugu Kato;Shin-ichi Takahashi;Yoshihiro Fukuda

  • Clinical features of hepatocellular carcinoma with extrahepatic metastases

    Mitsuteru Natsuizaka;Takumi Omura;Toru Akaike;Yasuaki Kuwata

  • Expression profiling in multistage hepatocarcinogenesis: Identification of HSP70 as a molecular marker of early hepatocellular carcinoma☆

    Makoto Chuma;Makoto Chuma;Michiie Sakamoto;Ken Yamazaki;Tsutomu Ohta

  • Rikkunshito, an herbal medicine, suppresses cisplatin-induced anorexia in rats via 5-HT2 receptor antagonism.

    Hiroshi Takeda;Chiharu Sadakane;Tomohisa Hattori;Takehiko Katsurada

  • Long-term clinical outcome of gastric MALT lymphoma after eradication of Helicobacter pylori: a multicentre cohort follow-up study of 420 patients in Japan

    Shotaro Nakamura;Toshiro Sugiyama;Takayuki Matsumoto;Katsunori Iijima

  • Geographic differences in gastric cancer incidence can be explained by differences between Helicobacter pylori strains.

    Yoshio Yamaoka;Mototsugu Kato;Masahiro Asaka

  • Constitutive expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha renders pancreatic cancer cells resistant to apoptosis induced by hypoxia and nutrient deprivation.

    Nobuaki Akakura;Masanobu Kobayashi;Iori Horiuchi;Akiko Suzuki

  • Overexpression of orphan G‐protein–coupled receptor, Gpr49, in human hepatocellular carcinomas with β‐catenin mutations

    Yoshiya Yamamoto;Yoshiya Yamamoto;Michiie Sakamoto;Gen Fujii;Hitomi Tsuiji

  • Atrophic Gastritis and Intestinal Metaplasia in Japan: Results of a Large Multicenter Study

    Masahiro Asaka;Toshiro Sugiyama;Aichiro Nobuta;Mototsugu Kato

  • Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage is the most suitable preoperative biliary drainage method in the management of patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

    Hiroshi Kawakami;Masaki Kuwatani;Manabu Onodera;Shin Haba

  • Downregulation and growth inhibitory effect of epithelial-type Krüppel-like transcription factor KLF4, but not KLF5, in bladder cancer.

    Shunsuke Ohnishi;Sumiko Ohnami;Friedrich Laub;Kazunori Aoki

  • ZAPS is a potent stimulator of signaling mediated by the RNA helicase RIG-I during antiviral responses

    Sumio Hayakawa;Souichi Shiratori;Hiroaki Yamato;Takeshi Kameyama

  • Long-term outcome after endoscopic mucosal resection in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma invading the muscularis mucosae or deeper

    Yuichi Shimizu;Hiroyuki Tsukagoshi;Masahiro Fujita;Masao Hosokawa

  • What role does Helicobacter pylori play in gastric cancer

    Masahiro Asaka;Hiroshi Takeda;Toshiro Sugiyama;Mototsugu Kato

  • Familial essential thrombocythemia associated with one-base deletion in the 5'-untranslated region of the thrombopoietin gene

    Takeshi Kondo;Mihiro Okabe;Masayoshi Sanada;Mitsutoshi Kurosawa

  • A Multicenter, Double‐Blind Study on Triple Therapy with Lansoprazole, Amoxicillin and Clarithromycin for Eradication of Helicobacter pylori in Japanese Peptic Ulcer Patients

    Masahiro Asaka;Toshiro Sugiyama;Mototsugu Kato;Kiichi Satoh

  • Guidelines in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection in Japan.

    Masahiro Asaka;Kiichi Satoh;Kentaro Sugano;Toshiro Sugiyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Takeda
Hiroshi Takeda Doshisha University
Masako Kato
Masako Kato Hokkaido University
Akio Mori
Akio Mori University of Tokyo
Jun Nishihira
Jun Nishihira Hokkaido University
Yoshihiro Matsuno
Yoshihiro Matsuno Hokkaido University
David Y. Graham
David Y. Graham Baylor College of Medicine
Futoshi Okada
Futoshi Okada Tottori University
Michiie Sakamoto
Michiie Sakamoto Keio University
Keiji Oguma
Keiji Oguma Okayama University
Takashi Kato
Takashi Kato University of Tokyo

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