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Masashi Tanaka

Masashi Tanaka

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Genetics

D-Index
79
Citations
23666
World Ranking
1636
National Ranking
59

Overview

Masashi Tanaka is affiliated with Juntendo University in Japan and has produced a significant body of research primarily in the field of medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including surgery, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, epidemiology, and neurology.

Their research topics include:

  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Masashi Tanaka's frequent coauthors include:

  • Akira Sezai
  • Noriko Satoh-Asahara
  • Yasuo Okumura
  • Makoto Taoka
  • Yojiro Machii

Publication venues where Tanaka has contributed most include:

  • Cureus
  • International Heart Journal
  • The Heart Surgery Forum
  • Journal of Nihon University Medical Association
  • Nutrients

Recent papers by or involving Masashi Tanaka comprise:

  • Potential Therapeutic Approaches for Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and Alzheimer's Disease, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Taxifolin Suppresses Inflammatory Responses of High-Glucose-Stimulated Mouse Microglia by Attenuating the TXNIP-NLRP3 Axis, 2023, Nutrients
  • Sport and exercise genomics: the FIMS 2019 consensus statement update, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Taxifolin: A Potential Therapeutic Agent for Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Factors related to white blood cell elevation in acute type A aortic dissection, 2020, PLoS ONE

The scope of Masashi Tanaka's work reflects a multidisciplinary approach within medical sciences, focusing largely on cardiovascular and neurological conditions. Their contributions to both clinical and molecular studies inform understanding and potential therapeutic strategies in these areas.

Best Publications

  • MITOCHONDRIAL DNA MUTATIONS AS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO AGEING AND DEGENERATIVE DISEASES

    AnthonyW. Linnane;Takayuki Ozawa;Sangkot Marzuki;Masashi Tanaka

  • Immunohistochemical detection of 4-hydroxynonenal protein adducts in Parkinson disease.

    Asako Yoritaka;Nobutaka Hattori;Koji Uchida;Masashi Tanaka

  • Deficiencies in Complex I subunits of the respiratory chain in Parkinson's disease

    Yoshikuni Mizuno;Shigeo Ohta;Masashi Tanaka;Shinzaburo Takamiya

  • Prediction of the risk of myocardial infarction from polymorphisms in candidate genes.

    Yoshiji Yamada;Hideo Izawa;Sahoko Ichihara;Fumimaro Takatsu

  • Hypothesis. Mitochondrial DNA mutations as an important contributor to ageing and degenerative diseases

    A. W. Linnane;S. Marzuki;T. Ozawa;M. Tanaka

  • Mitochondrial Genome Variation in Eastern Asia and the Peopling of Japan

    Masashi Tanaka;Vicente M. Cabrera;Ana M. González;José M. Larruga

  • Increase of deleted mitochondrial DNA in the striatum in Parkinson's disease and senescence.

    Shin-ichiro Ikebe;Masashi Tanaka;Kinji Ohno;Wataru Sato

  • Mitochondrial genotype associated with longevity

    Masashi Tanaka;Jian-Sheng Gong;Jin Zhang;Makoto Yoneda

  • Age-dependent increase in deleted mitochondrial DNA in the human heart: possible contributory factor to presbycardia.

    Kazuki Hattori;Masashi Tanaka;Satoru Sugiyama;Toshihiro Obayashi

  • Immunohistochemical studies on complexes I, II, III, and IV of mitochondria in Parkinson's disease.

    Nobutaka Hattori;Masashi Tanaka;Takayuki Ozawa;Yoshikuni Mizuno

  • Growth differentiation factor 15 as a useful biomarker for mitochondrial disorders

    Shuichi Yatsuga;Yasunori Fujita;Akiko Ishii;Yoshihiro Fukumoto

  • Age-associated accumulation of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine in mitochondrial DNA of human diaphragm.

    Mika Hayakawa;Keizo Torii;Satoru Sugiyama;Masashi Tanaka

  • Gene therapy for mitochondrial disease by delivering restriction endonuclease SmaI into mitochondria.

    Masashi Tanaka;Harm-Jan Borgeld;Jin Zhang;Shin-ichi Muramatsu

  • Strand Asymmetry in Human Mitochondrial DNA Mutations

    Masashi Tanaka;Takayuki Ozawa

  • Identification of mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms that alter mitochondrial matrix pH and intracellular calcium dynamics.

    An A. Kazuno;Kae Munakata;Takeharu Nagai;Satoshi Shimozono

  • Mitochondrial Haplogroup N9a Confers Resistance against Type 2 Diabetes in Asians

    Noriyuki Fuku;Kyong Soo Park;Yoshiji Yamada;Yutaka Nishigaki

  • Role of mitochondria in the etiology and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.

    Yoshikuni Mizuno;Shin-ichirou Ikebe;Nobutaka Hattori;Yuko Nakagawa-Hattori

  • Plasma adrenomedullin concentration in patients with heart failure.

    J Kato;K Kobayashi;T Etoh;M Tanaka

  • Quantitative determination of deleted mitochondrial DNA relative to normal DNA in parkinsonian striatum by a kinetic PCR analysis

    Takayuki Ozawa;Masashi Tanaka;Shin-ichiro Ikebe;Kinji Ohno

  • Immunohistochemical studies on complexes I, II, III, and IV of mitochondria in Parkinson's disease

    N. Hattori;S.-I. Ikebe;M. Tanaka;T. Ozawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Takayuki Ozawa
Takayuki Ozawa Nagoya University
Yoshiji Yamada
Yoshiji Yamada Mie University
Masaaki Muramatsu
Masaaki Muramatsu Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Kinji Ohno
Kinji Ohno Nagoya University
Kei Satoh
Kei Satoh Hirosaki University
Yoshikuni Mizuno
Yoshikuni Mizuno Juntendo University
Nobutaka Hattori
Nobutaka Hattori Juntendo University
Noriko Sato
Noriko Sato Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yuji Nimura
Yuji Nimura Nagoya University
Shigeo Ohta
Shigeo Ohta Juntendo University

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