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Shinji Oikawa

Shinji Oikawa

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
12636
World Ranking
9811
National Ranking
658

Overview

Shinji Oikawa is a researcher affiliated with Mie University in Japan, specializing in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses numerous aspects of molecular biology with significant contributions to cancer research, physiology, neurology, and cell biology.

Their research covers diverse topics including biochemical effects in animals, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, iron metabolism and disorders, cancer-related gene regulation, RNA modifications related to cancer, and the role of aldose reductase and taurine in biological systems.

Some of the recent papers attributed to Oikawa include:

  • Polyphenols with Anti-Amyloid β Aggregation Show Potential Risk of Toxicity Via Pro-Oxidant Properties (2020) published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Combination of RERG and ZNF671 methylation rates in circulating cell-free DNA: A novel biomarker for screening of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (2020) published in Cancer Science
  • Taurine Attenuates Carcinogenicity in Ulcerative Colitis-Colorectal Cancer Mouse Model (2020) published in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • Knockdown of TFRC suppressed the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by downregulating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway (2023) published in Cancer Cell International
  • CD44v9 Induces Stem Cell-Like Phenotypes in Human Cholangiocarcinoma (2020) published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Oikawa include:

  • Hatasu Kobayashi
  • Mariko Murata
  • Yurie Mori
  • Shosuke Kawanishi
  • Ning Ma

Oikawa's publications often appear in journals such as:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis
  • Genes and Environment
  • Research Square
  • Cancer Science

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of Telomere Shortening by Oxidative Stress

    Shosuke Kawanishi;Shinji Oikawa

  • Mechanism of guanine-specific DNA damage by oxidative stress and its role in carcinogenesis and aging.

    Shosuke Kawanishi;Yusuke Hiraku;Shinji Oikawa

  • Site-specific DNA damage at GGG sequence by oxidative stress may accelerate telomere shortening.

    Shinji Oikawa;Shosuke Kawanishi

  • Oxidative Stress and Its Significant Roles in Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cancer

    Raynoo Thanan;Shinji Oikawa;Yusuke Hiraku;Shiho Ohnishi

  • The role of metals in site-specific DNA damage with reference to carcinogenesis.

    Shosuke Kawanishi;Yusuke Hiraku;Mariko Murata;Shinji Oikawa

  • Photo-irradiated titanium dioxide catalyzes site specific DNA damage via generation of hydrogen peroxide.

    Kazutaka Hirakawa;Masafumi Mori;Mami Yoshida;Shinji Oikawa

  • Site-Specific DNA Damage at the GGG Sequence by UVA Involves Acceleration of Telomere Shortening†

    Shinji Oikawa;Saeko Tada-Oikawa;Shosuke Kawanishi

  • Repeated infection with Opisthorchis viverrini induces accumulation of 8-nitroguanine and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanine in the bile duct of hamsters via inducible nitric oxide synthase.

    Somchai Pinlaor;Ning Ma;Yusuke Hiraku;Puangrat Yongvanit

  • H2O2 accelerates cellular senescence by accumulation of acetylated p53 via decrease in the function of SIRT1 by NAD+ depletion.

    Ayako Furukawa;Saeko Tada-Oikawa;Shosuke Kawanishi;Shinji Oikawa

  • Epigallocatechin gallate causes oxidative damage to isolated and cellular DNA

    Ayako Furukawa;Shinji Oikawa;Mariko Murata;Yusuke Hiraku

  • The role of lysosomal rupture in neuronal death.

    Tetsumori Yamashima;Shinji Oikawa

  • Mechanism of NO-mediated oxidative and nitrative DNA damage in hamsters infected with Opisthorchis viverrini: a model of inflammation-mediated carcinogenesis.

    Somchai Pinlaor;Yusuke Hiraku;Ning Ma;Puangrat Yongvanit

  • Evaluation for safety of antioxidant chemopreventive agents.

    Shosuke Kawanishi;Shinji Oikawa;Mariko Murata

  • Catechol and hydroquinone have different redox properties responsible for their differential DNA-damaging ability.

    Kazutaka Hirakawa;Shinji Oikawa;Yusuke Hiraku;Iwao Hirosawa

  • Site-Specific DNA Damage Induced by NADH in the Presence of Copper(II): Role of Active Oxygen Species†

    Shinji Oikawa;Shosuke Kawanishi

  • Role of Iron and Superoxide for Generation of Hydroxyl Radical, Oxidative DNA Lesions, and Mutagenesis in Escherichia coli *

    Tatsuo Nunoshiba;Fumiko Obata;Antoine C. Boss;Shinji Oikawa

  • DNA intrastrand cross-link at the 5'-GA-3' sequence formed by busulfan and its role in the cytotoxic effect.

    Takuya Iwamoto;Yusuke Hiraku;Shinji Oikawa;Hideki Mizutani

  • Nitrative and oxidative DNA damage in oral lichen planus in relation to human oral carcinogenesis.

    Ponlatham Chaiyarit;Ning Ma;Yusuke Hiraku;Somchai Pinlaor

  • Site specificity and mechanism of oxidative DNA damage induced by carcinogenic catechol

    Shinji Oikawa;Iwao Hirosawa;Kazutaka Hirakawa;Shosuke Kawanishi

  • Distinct mechanisms of site-specific DNA damage induced by endogenous reductants in the presence of iron(III) and copper(II)

    Shinji Oikawa;Shosuke Kawanishi

Frequent Co-Authors

Shosuke Kawanishi
Shosuke Kawanishi Suzuka University of Medical Science
Yusuke Hiraku
Yusuke Hiraku University of Fukui
Mariko Murata
Mariko Murata Mie University
Puangrat Yongvanit
Puangrat Yongvanit Khon Kaen University
Banchob Sripa
Banchob Sripa Khon Kaen University
Paiboon Sithithaworn
Paiboon Sithithaworn Khon Kaen University
Yoshiji Yamada
Yoshiji Yamada Mie University
Hitoshi Iwahashi
Hitoshi Iwahashi Gifu University
Masanori Hosokawa
Masanori Hosokawa Kyoto University
Noriyuki Matsukawa
Noriyuki Matsukawa Nagoya City University

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