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Osamu Ishikawa

Osamu Ishikawa

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Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
24372
World Ranking
16640
National Ranking
522

Overview

Osamu Ishikawa is affiliated with Gunma University in Japan and has a research portfolio focused primarily on medicine, with significant contributions in dermatology, epidemiology, pathology and forensic medicine, oncology, and immunology. They have published extensively on a range of topics related to systemic sclerosis, dermatologic treatments, inflammatory myopathies, mast cell biology, pancreatic and hepatic oncology, eosinophilic disorders, and the intersection of skin diseases and diabetes.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Dermatologic Treatments and Research
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Mast cells and histamine
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Skin Diseases and Diabetes

Ishikawa has contributed to numerous scientific papers published in reputable journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Tocilizumab in systemic sclerosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial" (2020), The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Riociguat in patients with early diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (RISE-SSc): randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicentre trial" (2020), Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "Clinical implications of the serum CA19-9 level in "biological borderline resectability" and "biological downstaging" in the setting of preoperative chemoradiation therapy for pancreatic cancer" (2020), Pancreatology
  • "Apelin/APJ signaling suppresses the pressure ulcer formation in cutaneous ischemia-reperfusion injury mouse model" (2020), Scientific Reports
  • "Suppression of neuropeptide by botulinum toxin improves imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like dermatitis via the regulation of neuroimmune system" (2020), Journal of Dermatological Science

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Ishikawa are:

  • Sei-ichiro Motegi (25 coauthored papers)
  • Akiko Sekiguchi (12 coauthored papers)
  • Akira Shimizu (11 coauthored papers)
  • Masahito Yasuda (10 coauthored papers)
  • Akihiko Uchiyama (9 coauthored papers)

The most frequent publication venues for Ishikawa's work include:

  • The Journal of Dermatology (18 publications)
  • Journal of Dermatological Science (3 publications)
  • Modern Rheumatology (3 publications)
  • Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy (3 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome sequencing of liver cancers identifies etiological influences on mutation patterns and recurrent mutations in chromatin regulators

    Akihiro Fujimoto;Yasushi Totoki;Tetsuo Abe;Keith A. Boroevich

  • Tocilizumab in systemic sclerosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.

    Dinesh Khanna;Celia J F Lin;Daniel E Furst;Jonathan Goldin

  • Practical usefulness of lymphatic and connective tissue clearance for the carcinoma of the pancreas head.

    Osamu Ishikawa;Hiroaki Ohhigashi;Y O Sasaki;Toshiyuki Kabuto

  • A novel image-guided surgery of hepatocellular carcinoma by indocyanine green fluorescence imaging navigation

    Kunihito Gotoh;Terumasa Yamada;Osamu Ishikawa;Hidenori Takahashi

  • Genome-wide cDNA microarray analysis of gene expression profiles in pancreatic cancers using populations of tumor cells and normal ductal epithelial cells selected for purity by laser microdissection

    Toru Nakamura;Yoichi Furukawa;Hidewaki Nakagawa;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda

  • Retaining Cell-Cell Contact Enables Preparation and Culture of Spheroids Composed of Pure Primary Cancer Cells From Colorectal Cancer

    Jumpei Kondo;Hiroko Endo;Hiroaki Okuyama;Osamu Ishikawa

  • Application of sentinel node biopsy to gastric cancer surgery

    Masahiro Hiratsuka;Isao Miyashiro;Osamu Ishikawa;Hiroshi Furukawa

  • Fucosylated haptoglobin is a novel marker for pancreatic cancer : A detailed analysis of the oligosaccharide structure and a possible mechanism for fucosylation

    Noriko Okuyama;Yoshihito Ide;Miyako Nakano;Tsutomu Nakagawa

  • Preoperative indications for extended pancreatectomy for locally advanced pancreas cancer involving the portal vein.

    Osamu Ishikawa;Hiroaki Ohigashi;Shingi Imaoka;Hiroshi Furukawa

  • A new approach to chemoembolization therapy for hepatoma using ethiodized oil, cisplatin, and gelatin sponge

    Yo Sasaki;Shingi Imaoka;Hiroshi Kasugai;Makoto Fujita

  • Prognostic significance of activated Akt expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

    Shinji Yamamoto;Yasuhiko Tomita;Yoshihiko Hoshida;Takaya Morooka

  • Negative Regulation of Phagocytosis in Macrophages by the CD47-SHPS-1 System

    Hideki Okazawa;Sei-ichiro Motegi;Naoko Ohyama;Hiroshi Ohnishi

  • Overexpression of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Carcinoma of the Pancreas

    Jiro Okami;Hirofumi Yamamoto;Yoshiyuki Fujiwara;Masaki Tsujie

  • Risk of Recurrence in a Long-term Follow-up After Surgery in 417 Patients With Hepatitis B- or Hepatitis C-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Yo Sasaki;Terumasa Yamada;Hideo Tanaka;Hiroaki Ohigashi

  • Overexpressed P-cadherin/CDH3 promotes motility of pancreatic cancer cells by interacting with p120ctn and activating rho-family GTPases.

    Keisuke Taniuchi;Hidewaki Nakagawa;Masayo Hosokawa;Toru Nakamura

  • γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Stimulates Pancreatic Cancer Growth through Overexpressing GABAA Receptor π Subunit

    Akio Takehara;Masayo Hosokawa;Hidetoshi Eguchi;Hiroaki Ohigashi

  • Down-regulation of RAB6KIFL/KIF20A, a Kinesin Involved with Membrane Trafficking of Discs Large Homologue 5, Can Attenuate Growth of Pancreatic Cancer Cell

    Keisuke Taniuchi;Hidewaki Nakagawa;Toru Nakamura;Hidetoshi Eguchi

  • Expression of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase V in colorectal cancer correlates with metastasis and poor prognosis.

    Kohei Murata;Eiji Miyoshi;Masao Kameyama;Osamu Ishikawa

  • Genes associated with liver metastasis of colon cancer, identified by genome-wide cDNA microarray.

    Meihua Li;Yu-Min Lin;Suguru Hasegawa;Takashi Shimokawa

  • Preoperative gemcitabine-based chemoradiation therapy for resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.

    Hidenori Takahashi;Hiroaki Ohigashi;Kunihito Gotoh;Shigeru Marubashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshiki Miyachi
Yoshiki Miyachi Kyoto University
Hidetoshi Eguchi
Hidetoshi Eguchi Osaka University
Yuichiro Doki
Yuichiro Doki Osaka University
Shoji Nakamori
Shoji Nakamori Osaka University
Hironobu Ihn
Hironobu Ihn Kumamoto University
Kazuhiko Takehara
Kazuhiko Takehara Kanazawa University
Minoru Hasegawa
Minoru Hasegawa University of Fukui
Shinichi Sato
Shinichi Sato University of Tokyo
Manabu Fujimoto
Manabu Fujimoto Osaka University
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

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