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Norihiro Sugino

Norihiro Sugino

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
10455
World Ranking
12745
National Ranking
876

Overview

Norihiro Sugino is affiliated with Yamaguchi University in Japan and has contributed significantly to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on reproductive medicine. Their research encompasses several interconnected subfields, including obstetrics and gynecology, immunology, molecular biology, and public health with specific attention to environmental and occupational health.

Their work covers a range of topics related to the reproductive system and pregnancy, with particular focus on endometriosis research and treatment. Other main topics include reproductive biology and fertility, uterine myomas and treatments, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, gynecological conditions and treatments, and the effects of estrogen and related hormones.

Norihiro Sugino has published extensively across various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Reproductive Medicine and Biology
  • Human Reproduction
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research. These include:

  • "FABP7 Regulates Acetyl-CoA Metabolism Through the Interaction with ACLY in the Nucleus of Astrocytes" (2020), published in Molecular Neurobiology
  • "Transcription factor C/EBPβ induces genome-wide H3K27ac and upregulates gene expression during decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells" (2020), published in Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
  • "Wilms tumor 1 regulates lipid accumulation in human endometrial stromal cells during decidualization" (2020), published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Transcriptional coactivator PGC-1α contributes to decidualization by forming a histone-modifying complex with C/EBPβ and p300" (2022), published in Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Different DNA methylome, transcriptome and histological features in uterine fibroids with and without MED12 mutations" (2022), published in Scientific Reports

Their research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as:

  • Isao Tamura
  • Shun Sato
  • Ryo Maekawa
  • Yuichiro Shirafuta
  • Toshiaki Taketani

Best Publications

  • Oxidative stress impairs oocyte quality and melatonin protects oocytes from free radical damage and improves fertilization rate.

    Hiroshi Tamura;Akihisa Takasaki;Ichiro Miwa;Ken Taniguchi

  • Melatonin and the ovary: physiological and pathophysiological implications

    Hiroshi Tamura;Yasuhiko Nakamura;Ahmet Korkmaz;Lucien C. Manchester

  • Melatonin and pregnancy in the human.

    Hiroshi Tamura;Yasuhiko Nakamura;M. Pilar Terron;Luis J. Flores

  • The role of melatonin as an antioxidant in the follicle

    Hiroshi Tamura;Akihisa Takasaki;Toshiaki Taketani;Manabu Tanabe

  • Changes of serum melatonin level and its relationship to feto-placental unit during pregnancy.

    Yasuhiko Nakamura;Hiroshi Tamura;Shiro Kashida;Hisako Takayama

  • Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors in human endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle and in early pregnancy.

    N Sugino;S Kashida;A Karube-Harada;S Takiguchi

  • Melatonin as a free radical scavenger in the ovarian follicle [Review]

    Hiroshi Tamura;Akihisa Takasaki;Toshiaki Taketani;Manabu Tanabe

  • Long-term Melatonin Treatment Delays Ovarian Aging

    Hiroshi Tamura;Mai Kawamoto;Shun Sato;Isao Tamura

  • Withdrawal of ovarian steroids stimulates prostaglandin F2alpha production through nuclear factor-kappaB activation via oxygen radicals in human endometrial stromal cells: potential relevance to menstruation.

    Norihiro Sugino;Ayako Karube-Harada;Toshiaki Taketani;Aki Sakata

  • WNT7A Regulates Tumor Growth and Progression in Ovarian Cancer through the WNT/β-Catenin Pathway

    Shin Yoshioka;Mandy L. King;Sophia Ran;Hiroshi Okuda

  • DNA methyltransferase expression in the human endometrium: down-regulation by progesterone and estrogen

    Yoshiaki Yamagata;Hiromi Asada;Isao Tamura;Lifa Lee

  • Importance of Melatonin in Assisted Reproductive Technology and Ovarian Aging

    Hiroshi Tamura;Mai Jozaki;Manabu Tanabe;Yuichiro Shirafuta

  • Melatonin and female reproduction

    Hiroshi Tamura;Akihisa Takasaki;Toshiaki Taketani;Manabu Tanabe

  • Reactive oxygen species in ovarian physiology.

    Norihiro Sugino

  • Nitric Oxide Inhibits Oocyte Meiotic Maturation

    Yasuhiko Nakamura;Yoshiaki Yamagata;Norihiro Sugino;Hisako Takayama

  • Angiogenesis in the human corpus luteum: changes in expression of angiopoietins in the corpus luteum throughout the menstrual cycle and in early pregnancy.

    Norihiro Sugino;Takashi Suzuki;Aki Sakata;Ichiro Miwa

  • DECREASED SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE EXPRESSION AND INCREASED CONCENTRATIONS OF LIPID PEROXIDE AND PROSTAGLANDIN F(2ALPHA) IN THE DECIDUA OF FAILED PREGNANCY

    Norihiro Sugino;Masahiko Nakata;Shiro Kashida;Ayako Karube

  • Roles of antioxidant enzymes in corpus luteum rescue from reactive oxygen species-induced oxidative stress

    Kais Hussain Al-Gubory;Catherine Garrel;Patrice Faure;Norihiro Sugino

  • Protective role of melatonin in progesterone production by human luteal cells.

    Toshiaki Taketani;Hiroshi Tamura;Akihisa Takasaki;Lifa Lee

  • Reactive oxygen species in ovarian physiology: Reactive oxygen species in ovarian physiology

    Norihiro Sugino

Frequent Co-Authors

Russel J. Reiter
Russel J. Reiter The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Akira Nakai
Akira Nakai Yamaguchi University
Yasuyuki Ohkawa
Yasuyuki Ohkawa Kyushu University
Kunio Shiota
Kunio Shiota University of Tokyo
Takashi Suzuki
Takashi Suzuki Tohoku University
Hiroyuki Nakazawa
Hiroyuki Nakazawa Hoshi University
Fahd Al-Mulla
Fahd Al-Mulla Kuwait University
Dun Xian Tan
Dun Xian Tan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Martin Götte
Martin Götte University of Münster
Kohji Fukunaga
Kohji Fukunaga Tohoku University

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