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Sohei Kitazawa

Sohei Kitazawa

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
14209
World Ranking
12421
National Ranking
851

Overview

Sohei Kitazawa is affiliated with Ehime University in Japan and has an extensive publication record contributing to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Cancer Research.

The scientific topics frequently addressed in their research include:

  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies
  • Bone Health and Treatments
  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • NF-κB Signaling Pathways
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Sohei Kitazawa include:

  • "ETS1 governs pathological tissue-remodeling programs in disease-associated fibroblasts," 2022, Nature Immunology
  • "New Insights into the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropathy: Proximal Renal Tubules Are Primary Target of Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Kidney," 2020, ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA
  • "Macrophages are requisite for angiogenesis of type H vessels during bone regeneration in mice," 2021, Bone
  • "Amyloid deposit corresponds to technetium-99m-pyrophosphate accumulation in abdominal fat of patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis," 2021, Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
  • "Hedgehog Inhibitors Suppress Osteoclastogenesis in In Vitro Cultures, and Deletion of Smo in Macrophage/Osteoclast Lineage Prevents Age-Related Bone Loss," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships with researchers such as Riko Kitazawa, Ryuma Haraguchi, Yukihiro Kohara, Koji Takahashi, and Tomoki Sakaue, with notable co-authorship counts ranging from 7 to 27 publications.

Sohei Kitazawa's frequent publication venues include:

  • ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA
  • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
  • Pathology International
  • Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their contribution to medical research particularly emphasizes mechanisms underlying bone metabolism, amyloidosis diagnostics and treatment, and molecular pathways such as NF-κB and Hedgehog signaling. This body of work spans both basic molecular biology and applied clinical pathology domains.

Best Publications

  • MCP-1 contributes to macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis in obesity

    Hajime Kanda;Sanshiro Tateya;Yoshikazu Tamori;Ko Kotani;Ko Kotani

  • Chemerin enhances insulin signaling and potentiates insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes

    Michiko Takahashi;Yutaka Takahashi;Kenichi Takahashi;Fyodor N. Zolotaryov

  • FSP27 contributes to efficient energy storage in murine white adipocytes by promoting the formation of unilocular lipid droplets

    Naonobu Nishino;Yoshikazu Tamori;Sanshiro Tateya;Takayuki Kawaguchi

  • PGRN is a Key Adipokine Mediating High Fat Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance and Obesity through IL-6 in Adipose Tissue

    Toshiya Matsubara;Ayako Mita;Kohtaro Minami;Tetsuya Hosooka

  • Integrin αvβ3 Expression by Bone-residing Breast Cancer Metastases

    Helen Liapis;Alanna Flath;Sohei Kitazawa

  • Promoter structure of mouse RANKL/TRANCE/OPGL/ODF gene

    Riko Kitazawa;Sohei Kitazawa;Sakan Maeda

  • Vitamin D Activates the Nrf2-Keap1 Antioxidant Pathway and Ameliorates Nephropathy in Diabetic Rats

    Kentaro Nakai;Hideki Fujii;Keiji Kono;Shunsuke Goto

  • Vitamin D3 supports osteoclastogenesis via functional vitamin D response element of human RANKL gene promoter

    Sohei Kitazawa;Kazuyoshi Kajimoto;Takeshi Kondo;Riko Kitazawa

  • p53 Gene Abnormalities Are Closely Related to Hepatoviral Infections and Occur at a Late Stage of Hepatocarcinogenesis

    Tadahisa Teramoto;Kazuhiro Satonaka;Sohei Kitazawa;Takahiro Fujimori

  • Hepatitis C Virus Infection Induces Apoptosis through a Bax-Triggered, Mitochondrion-Mediated, Caspase 3-Dependent Pathway

    Lin Deng;Tetsuya Adachi;Kikumi Kitayama;Yasuaki Bungyoku

  • Growth Hormone Reverses Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in a Patient With Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency

    Yutaka Takahashi;Keiji Iida;Kentaro Takahashi;Shiro Yoshioka

  • Serum matrix metalloproteinase-2 and its density in men with prostate cancer as a new predictor of disease extension

    Kazuo Gohji;Noboru Fujimoto;Isao Hara;Akio Fujii

  • Chemerin regulates β-cell function in mice

    Michiko Takahashi;Yasuhiko Okimura;Genzo Iguchi;Hitoshi Nishizawa

  • DNA methylation of multiple tumor-related genes in association with overexpression of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) during multistage carcinogenesis of the pancreas

    Dun Fa Peng;Yae Kanai;Morio Sawada;Saori Ushijima

  • Further characterization of the first seminoma cell line TCam-2.

    Jeroen de Jong;Hans Stoop;Ad J. M. Gillis;Remko Hersmus

  • Heparanase protein and gene expression in bladder cancer.

    Kazuo Gohji;Masayuki Okamoto;Sohei Kitazawa;Minako Toyoshima

  • Oral charcoal adsorbent (AST-120) prevents progression of cardiac damage in chronic kidney disease through suppression of oxidative stress

    Hideki Fujii;Fuyuhiko Nishijima;Sumie Goto;Mikio Sugano

  • Association of decreased calcium-sensing receptor expression with proliferation of parathyroid cells in secondary hyperparathyroidism.

    Shozo Yano;Toshitsugu Sugimoto;Tatsuo Tsukamoto;Kazuo Chihara

  • Expression of three extracellular matrix degradative enzymes in bladder cancer.

    Kazuo Gohji;Hiroshi Hirano;Masayuki Okamoto;Sohei Kitazawa

  • RANK ligand is a prerequisite for cancer-associated osteolytic lesions.

    Sohei Kitazawa;Riko Kitazawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Masafumi Fukagawa
Masafumi Fukagawa Tokai University
Motowo Nakajima
Motowo Nakajima Novartis (Switzerland)
Masato Kasuga
Masato Kasuga National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Gen Yamada
Gen Yamada Wakayama Medical University
Toshitsugu Sugimoto
Toshitsugu Sugimoto Shimane University
Hak Hotta
Hak Hotta Konan Women's University
Kiyoshi Mori
Kiyoshi Mori University of Shizuoka
Yasuhiro Minami
Yasuhiro Minami Kobe University
Tohru Kataoka
Tohru Kataoka Kobe University
Kazuro Sugimura
Kazuro Sugimura Kobe University

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