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Seiji Naito

Seiji Naito

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Medicine

D-Index
73
Citations
17350
World Ranking
19691
National Ranking
627

Overview

Seiji Naito is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on nephrology and related disciplines.

Their research spans several subfields of study, including:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Surgery
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Main topics covered in their work include:

  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging

Naito has published papers in various reputable venues, with frequent publications in the following journals:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis
  • Kidney International Reports
  • BMC Nephrology
  • Journal of Renal Nutrition

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Circulating Extracellular Vesicle-Propagated microRNA Signature as a Vascular Calcification Factor in Chronic Kidney Disease" (2023) - Circulation Research
  • "Effect of osteosarcopenia on longitudinal mortality risk and chronic kidney disease progression in older adults" (2023) - Bone
  • "Association among kidney function, frailty, and oral function in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study" (2020) - BMC Nephrology
  • "Genetic Background and Clinicopathologic Features of Adult-onset Nephronophthisis" (2021) - Kidney International Reports
  • "Associations Between Dietary Potassium Intake From Different Food Sources and Hyperkalemia in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease" (2024) - Journal of Renal Nutrition

Collaborations with frequent co-authors are part of their work, including:

  • Shintaro Mandai
  • Fumiaki Ando
  • Takayasu Mori
  • Koichiro Susa
  • Soichiro Iimori

Best Publications

  • A Novel Superoxide-producing NAD(P)H Oxidase in Kidney

    Akira Shiose;Junya Kuroda;Kazuhiko Tsuruya;Momoki Hirai

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

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

  • Preventive effect of a Lactobacillus casei preparation on the recurrence of superficial bladder cancer in a double-blind trial. The BLP Study Group.

    Y Aso;H Akaza;T Kotake;T Tsukamoto

  • Comparisons of percent equol producers between prostate cancer patients and controls: case-controlled studies of isoflavones in Japanese, Korean and American residents.

    Hideyuki Akaza;Naoto Miyanaga;Naomi Takashima;Seiji Naito

  • Alteration in copy numbers of genes as a mechanism for acquired drug resistance.

    Kohichiroh Yasui;Saori Mihara;Chen Zhao;Hiroyuki Okamoto

  • Anatomical features of periprostatic tissue and its surroundings: a histological analysis of 79 radical retropubic prostatectomy specimens.

    Keijiro Kiyoshima;Akira Yokomizo;Takeshi Yoshida;Kentaro Tomita

  • Habitual intake of lactic acid bacteria and risk reduction of bladder cancer.

    Yasuo Ohashi;Satoshi Nakai;Taiji Tsukamoto;Naoya Masumori

  • Curli fibers are required for development of biofilm architecture in Escherichia coli K-12 and enhance bacterial adherence to human uroepithelial cells

    Tatsuya Kikuchi;Yoshimitsu Mizunoe;Akemi Takade;Seiji Naito

  • A case-control study of diet and prostate cancer in Japan: possible protective effect of traditional Japanese diet.

    Tomoko Sonoda;Yoshie Nagata;Mitsuru Mori;Naoto Miyanaga

  • Holmium laser enucleation for prostatic adenoma : Analysis of learning curve over the course of 70 consecutive cases

    Narihito Seki;Osamu Mochida;Naoko Kinukawa;Kazuyuki Sagiyama

  • Combined androgen blockade with bicalutamide for advanced prostate cancer: long-term follow-up of a phase 3, double-blind, randomized study for survival.

    Hideyuki Akaza;Shiro Hinotsu;Michiyuki Usami;Yoichi Arai

  • Usefulness of apparent diffusion coefficient map in diagnosing prostate carcinoma: Correlation with stepwise histopathology

    Kengo Yoshimitsu;Keijiro Kiyoshima;Hiroyuki Irie;Tsuyoshi Tajima

  • Human homologues of the Caenorhabditis elegans cell polarity protein PAR6 as an adaptor that links the small GTPases Rac and Cdc42 to atypical protein kinase C.

    Yukiko Noda;Ryu Takeya;Shigeo Ohno;Seiji Naito

  • Overexpression of the wild type p73 gene in human bladder cancer

    Akira Yokomizo;Ming Mai;Donald J. Tindall;Liang Cheng

  • Twist promotes tumor cell growth through YB-1 expression.

    Masaki Shiota;Hiroto Izumi;Takamitsu Onitsuka;Naoya Miyamoto

  • Collecting Duct (Bellini Duct) Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Nationwide Survey in Japan

    Noriaki Tokuda;Seiji Naito;Osamu Matsuzaki;Yoji Nagashima

  • Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and High Prevalence of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Isolates in Japan, 1993 to 1998

    Masatoshi Tanaka;Hiroshi Nakayama;Masashi Haraoka;Takeshi Saika

  • Replacement treatment with microRNA-143 and -145 induces synergistic inhibition of the growth of human bladder cancer cells by regulating PI3K/Akt and MAPK signaling pathways

    Shunsuke Noguchi;Yuki Yasui;Junya Iwasaki;Minami Kumazaki

  • Prostate cancer in Asia: A collaborative report.

    Rui Chen;Shancheng Ren;Ming Kwong Yiu

  • A Phase II Study of Sunitinib in Japanese Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Insights into the Treatment, Efficacy and Safety

    Hirotsugu Uemura;Nobuo Shinohara;Takeshi Yuasa;Yoshihiko Tomita

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Uchiumi
Takeshi Uchiumi Kyushu University
Yoshinao Oda
Yoshinao Oda Kyushu University
Ryosuke Takahashi
Ryosuke Takahashi Kyoto University
Osamu Ogawa
Osamu Ogawa Kyoto University
Michihiko Kuwano
Michihiko Kuwano Kyushu University
Hiroshi Honda
Hiroshi Honda Kyushu University
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi
Masazumi Tsuneyoshi Kyushu University
Masao Tanaka
Masao Tanaka Kyushu University
Naoki Yoshimura
Naoki Yoshimura University of Pittsburgh
Mayumi Ono
Mayumi Ono Kyushu University

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