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Masayuki Nakagawa

Masayuki Nakagawa

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84
Citations
17295
World Ranking
15324
National Ranking
474

Overview

Masayuki Nakagawa is affiliated with Kagoshima University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans various subfields, including surgery, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, cancer research, and oncology.

Their recent publications include notable papers such as:

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bladder Cancer 2019 update by the Japanese Urological Association: Summary of the revision (2020), published in International Journal of Urology
  • EHHADH contributes to cisplatin resistance through regulation by tumor-suppressive microRNAs in bladder cancer (2021), published in BMC Cancer
  • Potential new therapy of Rapalink-1, a new generation mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor, against sunitinib-resistant renal cell carcinoma (2020), published in Cancer Science
  • Oncogenic effects of RAB27B through exosome independent function in renal cell carcinoma including sunitinib-resistant (2020), published in PLoS ONE
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Bladder Cancer 2019 edition by the Japanese Urological Association: Revision working position paper (2020), published in International Journal of Urology

Masayuki Nakagawa's work covers a range of topics, prominently focusing on:

  • Bladder and urothelial cancer treatments
  • Urinary and genital oncology studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Colorectal cancer screening and detection

The frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Nakagawa include:

  • Hideki Enokida
  • Hirofumi Yoshino
  • Shuichi Tatarano
  • Yoichi Osako
  • Takashi Sakaguchi

Their research has appeared predominantly in journals such as:

  • The Japanese Journal of Real Estate Sciences
  • International Journal of Urology
  • The Journal of Urology
  • Molecular Oncology
  • BMC Cancer

Masayuki Nakagawa's academic contributions emphasize clinical and molecular aspects of cancer treatment, with a significant focus on bladder and renal cancer. The combination of surgery, molecular biology, and oncology approaches is evident throughout their body of work, contributing to an interdisciplinary understanding within these medical research areas.

Best Publications

  • miR-145, miR-133a and miR-133b: Tumor-suppressive miRNAs target FSCN1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Masayuki Kano;Naohiko Seki;Naoko Kikkawa;Lisa Fujimura

  • Identification of novel microRNA targets based on microRNA signatures in bladder cancer.

    Takahiro Ichimi;Hideki Enokida;Yasushi Okuno;Ryo Kunimoto

  • miR-145 and miR-133a function as tumour suppressors and directly regulate FSCN1 expression in bladder cancer

    T Chiyomaru;H Enokida;S Tatarano;K Kawahara

  • Prognostic value of tumor-associated macrophage count in human bladder cancer

    Toshikatsu Hanada;Masayuki Nakagawa;Akio Emoto;Takeo Nomura

  • The tumour-suppressive function of miR-1 and miR-133a targeting TAGLN2 in bladder cancer

    H Yoshino;T Chiyomaru;H Enokida;K Kawakami

  • MiR-96 and miR-183 detection in urine serve as potential tumor markers of urothelial carcinoma: correlation with stage and grade, and comparison with urinary cytology

    Yasutoshi Yamada;Hideki Enokida;Satoko Kojima;Kazumori Kawakami

  • Genistein Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth by Targeting miR-34a and Oncogenic HOTAIR

    Takeshi Chiyomaru;Soichiro Yamamura;Shinichiro Fukuhara;Hirofumi Yoshino

  • Aberrant expression of microRNAs in bladder cancer

    Hirofumi Yoshino;Naohiko Seki;Toshihiko Itesako;Takeshi Chiyomaru

  • Combination Analysis of Hypermethylated Wnt-Antagonist Family Genes as a Novel Epigenetic Biomarker Panel for Bladder Cancer Detection

    Shinji Urakami;Hiroaki Shiina;Hideki Enokida;Toshifumi Kawakami

  • Tumour suppressors miR-1 and miR-133a target the oncogenic function of purine nucleoside phosphorylase ( PNP ) in prostate cancer

    S Kojima;T Chiyomaru;K Kawakami;H Yoshino

  • Long Non-coding RNA HOTAIR Is Targeted and Regulated by miR-141 in Human Cancer Cells

    Takeshi Chiyomaru;Shinichiro Fukuhara;Sharanjot Saini;Shahana Majid

  • Tumor suppressive microRNA-1285 regulates novel molecular targets: Aberrant expression and functional significance in renal cell carcinoma

    Hideo Hidaka;Naohiko Seki;Hirofumi Yoshino;Takeshi Yamasaki

  • miR-1 as a tumor suppressive microRNA targeting TAGLN2 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

    Nijiro Nohata;Yaeko Sone;Toyoyuki Hanazawa;Miki Fuse

  • Genistein up-regulates tumor suppressor microRNA-574-3p in prostate cancer

    Takeshi Chiyomaru;Soichiro Yamamura;Shinichiro Fukuhara;Hideo Hidaka

  • Elevated expression of vacuolar proton pump genes and cellular PH in cisplatin resistance.

    Tadashi Murakami;Izumi Shibuya;Tomoko Ise;Zhe-Sheng Chen

  • Reduced Intracellular Drug Accumulation in the Absence of P-Glycoprotein (mdr1) Overexpression in Mitoxantrone-resistant Human MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells

    Masayuki Nakagawa;Erasmus Schneider;Katharine H. Dixon;Julie Horton

  • Wnt Antagonist Family Genes as Biomarkers for Diagnosis, Staging, and Prognosis of Renal Cell Carcinoma Using Tumor and Serum DNA

    Shinji Urakami;Hiroaki Shiina;Hideki Enokida;Hiroshi Hirata

  • Restoration of miR-145 expression suppresses cell proliferation, migration and invasion in prostate cancer by targeting FSCN1

    Miki Fuse;Nijiro Nohata;Satoko Kojima;Shinichi Sakamoto

  • Tumour-suppressive miRNA-26a-5p and miR-26b-5p inhibit cell aggressiveness by regulating PLOD2 in bladder cancer.

    K Miyamoto;N Seki;R Matsushita;M Yonemori

  • Phase I dose escalation clinical trial of adenovirus vector carrying osteocalcin promoter-driven herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase in localized and metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer.

    Hiroyuki Kubo;Thomas A. Gardner;Yoshitaka Wada;Kenneth S. Koeneman

Frequent Co-Authors

Hideki Enokida
Hideki Enokida Kagoshima University
Naohiko Seki
Naohiko Seki Chiba University
Rajvir Dahiya
Rajvir Dahiya University of California, San Francisco
Yoshitaka Okamoto
Yoshitaka Okamoto Chiba University
Peter R. Carroll
Peter R. Carroll University of California, San Francisco
Michihiko Kuwano
Michihiko Kuwano Kyushu University
Shin-ichi Akiyama
Shin-ichi Akiyama Kagoshima University
Christopher J. Kane
Christopher J. Kane University of California, San Diego
Seiji Naito
Seiji Naito Kyushu University
Tatsuhiko Furukawa
Tatsuhiko Furukawa Kagoshima University

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