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Overview

Masahiro Nishijima is affiliated with Showa Pharmaceutical University in Japan, specializing in the fields of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics. Their research work primarily focuses on Pharmacy and Medical Practices, an area they have contributed to through published studies.

Nishijima's publication record includes research published in the journal YAKUGAKU ZASSHI, where they have contributed at least one paper. This publication reflects their engagement in pharmacological research within a Japanese academic context.

One notable paper authored by Nishijima is titled "Discussions of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Study Group on Training and Quality Improvement of Pharmacists," published in 2022 in YAKUGAKU ZASSHI. This work highlights involvement in topics related to the training and quality standards of pharmacists in Japan.

  • Discussions of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's Study Group on Training and Quality Improvement of Pharmacists (2022, YAKUGAKU ZASSHI)

The research topics Nishijima has addressed cover aspects of pharmacy and medical practices, indicating a focus on practical and policy-related dimensions of pharmaceutical sciences.

  • Pharmacy and Medical Practices

The main fields of study connected to Nishijima's work are Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, within which pharmacology is noted specifically as a subfield.

  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

  • Pharmacology

There are no frequent co-authors listed, which may suggest independent research or collaborations not recurring in the data provided.

Nishijima's contributions pertain to ongoing discussions about pharmacist education and practice improvement, reflecting the intersection of scientific research and healthcare policy in Japan.

Best Publications

  • Update of the LIPID MAPS comprehensive classification system for lipids

    Eoin Fahy;Shankar Subramaniam;Robert C. Murphy;Masahiro Nishijima

  • Molecular machinery for non-vesicular trafficking of ceramide

    Kentaro Hanada;Keigo Kumagai;Satoshi Yasuda;Yukiko Miura

  • Cardiolipin provides specificity for targeting of tBid to mitochondria.

    Michael Lutter;Min Fang;Xu Luo;Masahiro Nishijima

  • Mouse Toll-like Receptor 4·MD-2 Complex Mediates Lipopolysaccharide-mimetic Signal Transduction by Taxol

    Kiyoshi Kawasaki;Sachiko Akashi;Rintaro Shimazu;Takashi Yoshida

  • Efficient trafficking of ceramide from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus requires a VAMP-associated protein-interacting FFAT motif of CERT.

    Miyuki Kawano;Keigo Kumagai;Masahiro Nishijima;Kentaro Hanada

  • CERT Mediates Intermembrane Transfer of Various Molecular Species of Ceramides

    Keigo Kumagai;Satoshi Yasuda;Kazuo Okemoto;Masahiro Nishijima

  • Human MD-2 confers on mouse Toll-like receptor 4 species-specific lipopolysaccharide recognition.

    Sachiko Akashi;Yoshinori Nagai;Hirotaka Ogata;Masato Oikawa

  • Both sphingolipids and cholesterol participate in the detergent insolubility of alkaline phosphatase, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein, in mammalian membranes.

    Kentaro Hanada;Masahiro Nishijima;Yuzuru Akamatsu;Richard E. Pagano

  • Structural basis for specific lipid recognition by CERT responsible for nonvesicular trafficking of ceramide

    Norio Kudo;Keigo Kumagai;Nario Tomishige;Toshiyuki Yamaji

  • Critical Role of Virion-Associated Cholesterol and Sphingolipid in Hepatitis C Virus Infection

    Hideki Aizaki;Kenichi Morikawa;Masayoshi Fukasawa;Hiromichi Hara

  • Mammalian Cell Mutants Resistant to a Sphingomyelin-directed Cytolysin: GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL EVIDENCE FOR COMPLEX FORMATION OF THE LCB1 PROTEIN WITH THE LCB2 PROTEIN FOR SERINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE

    Kentaro Hanada;Tomoko Hara;Masayoshi Fukasawa;Akiko Yamaji

  • A therapeutic agent with oriented carbohydrates for treatment of infections by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7

    Kiyotaka Nishikawa;Koji Matsuoka;Eiji Kita;Noriko Okabe

  • Proteomic profiling of lipid droplet proteins in hepatoma cell lines expressing hepatitis C virus core protein

    Shigeko Sato;Masayoshi Fukasawa;Yoshio Yamakawa;Tohru Natsume

  • Genetic Evidence for ATP-dependent Endoplasmic Reticulum-to-Golgi Apparatus Trafficking of Ceramide for Sphingomyelin Synthesis in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells

    Masayoshi Fukasawa;Masahiro Nishijima;Kentaro Hanada

  • Characterization of cell-surface determinants important for baculovirus infection.

    Hideki Tani;Masahiro Nishijima;Hiroshi Ushijima;Tatsuo Miyamura

  • Regulatory Roles for CD14 and Phosphatidylinositol in the Signaling via Toll-like Receptor 4-MD-2 ☆ ☆☆

    Sachiko Akashi;Hirotaka Ogata;Fumiko Kirikae;Teruo Kirikae

  • Regulatory Roles for MD-2 and TLR4 in Ligand-Induced Receptor Clustering

    Makiko Kobayashi;Shin Ichiroh Saitoh;Natsuko Tanimura;Koichiro Takahashi

  • Sphingolipids are essential for the growth of Chinese hamster ovary cells. Restoration of the growth of a mutant defective in sphingoid base biosynthesis by exogenous sphingolipids.

    K Hanada;M Nishijima;M Kiso;A Hasegawa

  • A Mammalian Homolog of the Yeast LCB1 Encodes a Component of Serine Palmitoyltransferase, the Enzyme Catalyzing the First Step in Sphingolipid Synthesis

    Kentaro Hanada;Tomoko Hara;Masahiro Nishijima;Osamu Kuge

  • A Novel Inhibitor of Ceramide Trafficking from the Endoplasmic Reticulum to the Site of Sphingomyelin Synthesis

    Satoshi Yasuda;Hidetoshi Kitagawa;Masaharu Ueno;Haruro Ishitani

Frequent Co-Authors

Kentaro Hanada
Kentaro Hanada National Institutes of Health
Toshihiro Horii
Toshihiro Horii Osaka University
Christian R. H. Raetz
Christian R. H. Raetz Duke University
Tatsuo Miyamura
Tatsuo Miyamura National Institutes of Health
Tetsuro Suzuki
Tetsuro Suzuki Hamamatsu University
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Takaji Wakita
Takaji Wakita National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Yoshiharu Matsuura
Yoshiharu Matsuura Osaka University
Hideki Aizaki
Hideki Aizaki National Institutes of Health

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