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Michihiko Kuwano

Michihiko Kuwano

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
110
Citations
36358
World Ranking
982
National Ranking
48

Medicine

D-Index
111
Citations
36557
World Ranking
5398
National Ranking
117

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Michihiko Kuwano is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan. Their research focuses on areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional involvement in medicine. The scientist has a particular emphasis on molecular biology, pathology and forensic medicine, genetics, cell biology, and oncology.

The main topics covered by their work include the mechanisms of cancer metastasis, cancer mechanisms and therapy, RNA research and splicing, FOXO transcription factor regulation, ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, estrogen and related hormone effects, and Hippo pathway signaling related to YAP/TAZ.

Frequent coauthors include Jun Akiba, Yûichi Murakami, Mayumi Ono, Shin Nishio, and Naotake Tsuda. Alongside collaborative efforts, Michihiko Kuwano has published extensively in notable scientific venues. Key publication outlets comprise The Kurume Medical Journal, Scientific Reports, Research Square, Communications Biology, and Neuropathology.

Representative recent papers include:

  • "NDRG1 activates VEGF-A-induced angiogenesis through PLCγ1/ERK signaling in mouse vascular endothelial cells," 2020, Communications Biology
  • "AXL/CDCP1/SRC axis confers acquired resistance to osimertinib in lung cancer," 2022, Scientific Reports
  • "Elevated expression of N-myc downstream regulated gene 1 protein in glioblastomas reflects tumor angiogenesis and poor patient prognosis," 2024, Neuropathology
  • "Y-box binding protein 1/cyclin A1 axis specifically promotes cell cycle progression at G2/M phase in ovarian cancer," 2024, Scientific Reports
  • "N-Myc Downstream Regulated Gene-1 May Play an Important Role in the Prognosis of Ovarian Cancer, in Its Association with Beta-Catenin," 2022, The Kurume Medical Journal

This body of work illustrates a detailed investigation of cancer biology and molecular processes underlying disease progression and therapy resistance. The scientist's contributions span both experimental and translational research in oncology and molecular medicine.

Best Publications

  • Involvement of interleukin-8, vascular endothelial growth factor, and basic fibroblast growth factor in tumor necrosis factor alpha-dependent angiogenesis.

    Shigeo Yoshida;Mayumi Ono;Tadahisa Shono;Hiroto Izumi

  • A Human Canalicular Multispecific Organic Anion Transporter (cMOAT) Gene Is Overexpressed in Cisplatin-resistant Human Cancer Cell Lines with Decreased Drug Accumulation

    Ken Taniguchi;Morimasa Wada;Kimitoshi Kohno;Takanori Nakamura

  • The pleiotropic functions of the Y-box-binding protein, YB-1.

    Kimitoshi Kohno;Hiroto Izumi;Takeshi Uchiumi;Megumi Ashizuka

  • Induction of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by Tumor Necrosis Factor α in Human Glioma Cells POSSIBLE ROLES OF SP-1

    Masahiro Ryuto;Mayumi Ono;Hiroto Izumi;Shigeo Yoshida

  • ZD1839 (Iressa) induces antiangiogenic effects through inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase.

    Akira Hirata;Soh-ichiro Ogawa;Takuro Kometani;Takashi Kuwano

  • Macrophage infiltration correlates with tumor stage and angiogenesis in human malignant melanoma: Possible involvement of TNFα and IL‐1α

    Hitoe Torisu;Mayumi Ono;Hiromaro Kiryu;Masutaka Furue

  • Molecular mechanisms of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activation and response to gefitinib and other EGFR-targeting drugs.

    Mayumi Ono;Michihiko Kuwano

  • Expression profile of class I histone deacetylases in human cancer tissues

    Masamune Nakagawa;Yoshinao Oda;Takashi Eguchi;Shin Ichi Aishima

  • Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its possible relation with neovascularization in human brain tumors.

    Ken Samoto;Kiyonobu Ikezaki;Mayumi Ono;Tadahisa Shono

  • Sensitivity to gefitinib (Iressa, ZD1839) in non-small cell lung cancer cell lines correlates with dependence on the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and EGF receptor/Akt pathway for proliferation.

    Mayumi Ono;Akira Hirata;Takuro Kometani;Miho Miyagawa

  • Macrophage infiltration and heme oxygenase-1 expression correlate with angiogenesis in human gliomas

    Akihiro Nishie;Mayumi Ono;Tadahisa Shono;Junichi Fukushi

  • Analysis of methotrexate and folate transport by multidrug resistance protein 4 (ABCC4): MRP4 is a component of the methotrexate efflux system.

    Zhe-Sheng Chen;Kun Lee;Susan Walther;Rebecca Blanchard Raftogianis

  • Involvement of the transcription factor NF-kappaB in tubular morphogenesis of human microvascular endothelial cells by oxidative stress.

    Tadahisa Shono;Mayumi Ono;Hiroto Izumi;Sei Ichiro Jimi

  • Role of the Human Y Box-binding Protein YB-1 in Cellular Sensitivity to the DNA-damaging Agents Cisplatin, Mitomycin C, and Ultraviolet Light

    Takefumi Ohga;Koji Koike;Mayumi Ono;Yoshinari Makino

  • A novel brain-specific p53-target gene, BAI1, containing thrombospondin type 1 repeats inhibits experimental angiogenesis

    Hiroyuki Nishimori;Takayuki Shiratsuchi;Takayuki Shiratsuchi;Tsutomu Urano;Yasutoshi Kimura

  • A Canalicular Multispecific Organic Anion Transporter (cMOAT) Antisense cDNA Enhances Drug Sensitivity in Human Hepatic Cancer Cells

    Koji Koike;Takeshi Kawabe;Toshiya Tanaka;Satoshi Toh

  • Mutations in the Canalicular Multispecific Organic Anion Transporter (cMOAT) Gene, a Novel ABC Transporter, in Patients with Hyperbilirubinemia II/Dubin-Johnson Syndrome

    Morimasa Wada;Satoshi Toh;Ken Taniguchi;Takanori Nakamura

  • Cyclooxygenase 2 is a key enzyme for inflammatory cytokine-induced angiogenesis.

    Takashi Kuwano;Shintaro Nakao;Hidetaka Yamamoto;Masazumi Tsuneyoshi

  • Cellular levels of thioredoxin associated with drug sensitivity to cisplatin, mitomycin C, doxorubicin, and etoposide

    Akira Yokomizo;Mayumi Ono;Hiroki Nanri;Yoshinari Makino

  • Direct Involvement of the Y-box Binding Protein YB-1 in Genotoxic Stress-induced Activation of the Human Multidrug Resistance 1 Gene

    Takefumi Ohga;Takeshi Uchiumi;Yoshinari Makino;Koji Koike

Frequent Co-Authors

Mayumi Ono
Mayumi Ono Kyushu University
Kimitoshi Kohno
Kimitoshi Kohno University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
Takeshi Uchiumi
Takeshi Uchiumi Kyushu University
Shin-ichi Akiyama
Shin-ichi Akiyama Kagoshima University
Hiroto Izumi
Hiroto Izumi University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi Kyushu University
Seiji Naito
Seiji Naito Kyushu University
Yoshinao Oda
Yoshinao Oda Kyushu University
Yasufumi Sato
Yasufumi Sato Tohoku University
Yoshihiko Maehara
Yoshihiko Maehara Kyushu University

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