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2023

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Medicine

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54151
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Toru Kita is affiliated with Kyoto University in Japan and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their scientific work spans several related subfields such as Surgery, Nutrition and Dietetics, Biochemistry, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their recent research output includes publications in recognized journals. Notable papers authored or coauthored by Kita include the following:

  • Probucol Trial for Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease (PROSPECTIVE), 2020, Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
  • Integrated Analysis of Two Probucol Trials for the Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events: PROSPECTIVE and IMPACT, 2021, Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
  • Modifiers of the Risk of Diabetes for Long-Term Outcomes After Coronary Revascularization, 2022, JACC Asia
  • Deficiency of Nardilysin in the Liver Reduces Serum Cholesterol Levels, 2021, Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Kita frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Hideaki Bujo
  • Daisaku Masuda
  • Toshiyuki Ishibashi
  • Satoshi Nakagawa
  • Kenichiro Tanabe

The researcher has published mainly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
  • JACC Asia
  • Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

The primary topics of Kita's research encompass cardiovascular health and related biochemical approaches. These topics include:

  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Vitamin K Research Studies
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics

Best Publications

  • Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid on major coronary events in hypercholesterolaemic patients (JELIS): a randomised open-label, blinded endpoint analysis

    Mitsuhiro Yokoyama;Hideki Origasa;Masunori Matsuzaki;Yuji Matsuzawa

  • An endothelial receptor for oxidized low-density lipoprotein

    Tatsuya Sawamura;Noriaki Kume;Takuma Aoyama;Hideaki Moriwaki

  • Probucol prevents the progression of atherosclerosis in Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit, an animal model for familial hypercholesterolemia

    Toru Kita;Yutaka Nagano;Masayuki Yokode;Kenji Ishii

  • Defective lipoprotein receptors and atherosclerosis. Lessons from an animal counterpart of familial hypercholesterolemia.

    Joseph L. Goldstein;Toru Kita;Michael S. Brown

  • Increased microRNA-1 and microRNA-133a levels in serum of patients with cardiovascular disease indicate myocardial damage.

    Yasuhide Kuwabara;Koh Ono;Takahiro Horie;Hitoo Nishi

  • Expression of Lectinlike Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-1 in Human Atherosclerotic Lesions

    Hiroharu Kataoka;Noriaki Kume;Susumu Miyamoto;Manabu Minami

  • The dietary compound curcumin inhibits p300 histone acetyltransferase activity and prevents heart failure in rats

    Tatsuya Morimoto;Yoichi Sunagawa;Teruhisa Kawamura;Tomohide Takaya

  • Effects of EPA on coronary artery disease in hypercholesterolemic patients with multiple risk factors: Sub-analysis of primary prevention cases from the Japan EPA Lipid Intervention Study (JELIS)

    Yasushi Saito;Mitsuhiro Yokoyama;Hideki Origasa;Masunori Matsuzaki

  • Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 mediates phagocytosis of aged/apoptotic cells in endothelial cells

    Kozo Oka;Tatsuya Sawamura;Ken-ichiro Kikuta;Shigekazu Itokawa

  • Roles of thromboxane A2 and prostacyclin in the development of atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice

    Takuya Kobayashi;Yoshio Tahara;Mayumi Matsumoto;Masako Iguchi

  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Stent Thrombosis After Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation

    Takeshi Kimura;Takeshi Morimoto;Yoshihisa Nakagawa;Toshihiro Tamura

  • Inducible Expression of Lectin-like Oxidized LDL Receptor-1 in Vascular Endothelial Cells

    Noriaki Kume;Takatoshi Murase;Hideaki Moriwaki;Takuma Aoyama

  • MicroRNA-33 encoded by an intron of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (Srebp2) regulates HDL in vivo

    Takahiro Horie;Koh Ono;Masahito Horiguchi;Hitoo Nishi

  • Cutting edge: combined treatment of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma causes redistribution of junctional adhesion molecule in human endothelial cells.

    Harunobu Ozaki;Kenji Ishii;Hisanori Horiuchi;Hidenori Arai

  • Molecular cloning of a novel scavenger receptor for oxidized low density lipoprotein, SR-PSOX, on macrophages.

    Takeshi Shimaoka;Noriaki Kume;Manabu Minami;Kazutaka Hayashida

  • Role of oxidized LDL in atherosclerosis.

    Toru Kita;Noriaki Kume;Manabu Minami;Kazutaka Hayashida

  • Cellular pathology of progressive atherosclerosis in the WHHL rabbit. An animal model of familial hypercholesterolemia.

    L M Buja;T Kita;J L Goldstein;Y Watanabe

  • Analysis of Metabolic Remodeling in Compensated Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Heart Failure

    Takao Kato;Shinichiro Niizuma;Yasutaka Inuzuka;Tsuneaki Kawashima

  • Large scale cohort study of the relationship between serum cholesterol concentration and coronary events with low-dose simvastatin therapy in Japanese patients with hypercholesterolemia.

    Masunori Matsuzaki;Toru Kita;Hiroshi Mabuchi;Yuji Matsuzawa

  • Dysfunction of fibroblasts of extrarenal origin underlies renal fibrosis and renal anemia in mice

    Nariaki Asada;Masayuki Takase;Jin Nakamura;Akiko Oguchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Kimura
Takeshi Kimura Kyoto University
Noriaki Kume
Noriaki Kume Kobe Gakuin University
Hidenori Arai
Hidenori Arai Kyoto University
Hisanori Horiuchi
Hisanori Horiuchi Tohoku University
Yuji Matsuzawa
Yuji Matsuzawa Sumitomo Hospital
Yasushi Saito
Yasushi Saito Chiba University
Minoru Horie
Minoru Horie Shiga University of Medical Science
Masunori Matsuzaki
Masunori Matsuzaki Yamaguchi University
Chuichi Kawai
Chuichi Kawai Kyoto University
Takeshi Morimoto
Takeshi Morimoto Kindai University

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