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Yasunori Okada

Yasunori Okada

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
108
Citations
38869
World Ranking
1060
National Ranking
58

Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
38412
World Ranking
6580
National Ranking
152

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Yasunori Okada is affiliated with Juntendo University in Japan, contributing extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans numerous topics, with a particular focus on osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research, and knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

Okada's research output reflects a strong involvement in molecular biology, rheumatology, applied mathematics, cell biology, and surgery. They explore several key themes in biomedical science, such as fibroblast growth factor research, lower extremity biomechanics and pathologies, cell adhesion molecules research, and protease and inhibitor mechanisms.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Okada include Haruka Kaneko, Muneaki Ishijima, M. Momoeda, Hiroyuki Yoshida, and Jun Shiozawa. This network of collaboration supports studies disseminated across various prestigious scientific journals.

They have published several papers in notable venues. Selected recent publications include:

  • An antibacterial coated polymer prevents biofilm formation and implant-associated infection, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Hyaluronan Degradation by Cemip Regulates Host Defense against Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infection, 2020, Cell Reports
  • Stromal metalloproteinases: Crucial contributors to the tumor microenvironment, 2020, Pathology International
  • Implication of HYBID (Hyaluronan-Binding Protein Involved in Hyaluronan Depolymerization) in Hyaluronan Degradation by Synovial Fibroblasts in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis, 2020, American Journal Of Pathology
  • Treatment-related damage in elderly-onset ANCA-associated vasculitis: safety outcome analysis of two nationwide prospective cohort studies, 2020, Arthritis Research & Therapy

Okada frequently publishes in the following journals:

  • American Journal Of Pathology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • A matrix metalloproteinase expressed on the surface of invasive tumour cells

    Hiroshi Sato;Takahisa Takino;Yasunori Okada;Jian Cao

  • Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase Digests Interstitial Collagens and Other Extracellular Matrix Macromolecules

    Eiko Ohuchi;Kazushi Imai;Yutaka Fujii;Hiroshi Sato

  • Pivotal role of cerebral interleukin-17-producing gammadeltaT cells in the delayed phase of ischemic brain injury.

    Takashi Shichita;Yuki Sugiyama;Hiroaki Ooboshi;Hiroaki Ooboshi;Hiroshi Sugimori

  • Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis

    Yasuo Yoshihara;Hiroyuki Nakamura;Ken'ichi Obata;Harumoto Yamada

  • ADAMs in cancer cell proliferation and progression

    Satsuki Mochizuki;Yasunori Okada

  • Collagenase expression in the lungs of transgenic mice causes pulmonary emphysema

    Jeanine D'Armiento;Seema S. Dalal;Yasunori Okada;Richard A. Berg

  • Connective tissue growth factor binds vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and inhibits VEGF-induced angiogenesis

    Isao Inoki;Takayuki Shiomi;Gakuji Hashimoto;Hiroyuki Enomoto

  • Matrix Metalloproteinases Cleave Connective Tissue Growth Factor and Reactivate Angiogenic Activity of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor 165

    Gakuji Hashimoto;Isao Inoki;Yutaka Fujii;Takanori Aoki

  • MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2 FROM HUMAN RHEUMATOID SYNOVIAL FIBROBLASTS : PURIFICATION AND ACTIVATION OF THE PRECURSOR AND ENZYMIC PROPERTIES

    Yasunori Okada;Tatsuhisa Morodomi;Jan J. Enghild;Ko Suzuki

  • Synovial procollagenase activation by human mast cell tryptase dependence upon matrix metalloproteinase 3 activation.

    Barry L. Gruber;Mary J. Marchese;Ko Suzuki;Lawrence B. Schwartz

  • Targeted deletion or pharmacological inhibition of MMP-2 prevents cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction in mice.

    Shin Ichiro Matsumura;Shiro Iwanaga;Satsuki Mochizuki;Hiroyuki Okamoto

  • Expression of Membrane-Type Matrix Metalloproteinase in Human Gastric Carcinomas

    Hidehiro Nomura;Hiroshi Sato;Motoharu Seiki;Masayoshi Mai

  • TIMP-2 PROMOTES ACTIVATION OF PROGELATINASE A BY MEMBRANE-TYPE 1 MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE IMMOBILIZED ON AGAROSE BEADS

    Takeshi Kinoshita;Hiroshi Sato;Akiko Okada;Eiko Ohuchi

  • Activation of the precursor of gelatinase A/72 kda type IV collagenase/MMP-2 in lung carcinomas correlates with the expression of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase (MT-MMP) and with lymph node metastasis

    Masato Tokuraku;Hiroshi Sato;Sinya Murakami;Yasunori Okada

  • Cutting Edge: TNF-α-Converting Enzyme (TACE/ADAM17) Inactivation in Mouse Myeloid Cells Prevents Lethality from Endotoxin Shock

    Keisuke Horiuchi;Tokuhiro Kimura;Takeshi Miyamoto;Hironari Takaishi

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 7 (Matrilysin) from Human Rectal Carcinoma Cells ACTIVATION OF THE PRECURSOR, INTERACTION WITH OTHER MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES AND ENZYMIC PROPERTIES

    Kazushi Imai;Yasuo Yokohama;Isao Nakanishi;Eiko Ohuchi

  • Joint diseases and matrix metalloproteinases: A role for MMP-13

    Hironari Takaishi;Tokuhiro Kimura;Seema Dalal;Yasunori Okada

  • Matrix metalloproteinases, a disintegrin and metalloproteinases, and a disintegrin and metalloproteinases with thrombospondin motifs in non-neoplastic diseases.

    Takayuki Shiomi;Vincent Lemaître;Jeanine D'Armiento;Yasunori Okada

  • MT1-MMP and MMP-7 in invasion and metastasis of human cancers.

    Takayuki Shiomi;Yasunori Okada

  • Membrane-Type Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 Is a Gelatinolytic Enzyme and Is Secreted in a Complex with Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases 2

    Kazushi Imai;Eiko Ohuchi;Takanori Aoki;Hidehiro Nomura

Frequent Co-Authors

Motoharu Seiki
Motoharu Seiki University of Tokyo
Yoshiaki Toyama
Yoshiaki Toyama Keio University
Keiichi Fukuda
Keiichi Fukuda Keio University
Hiroshi Sato
Hiroshi Sato Kanazawa University
Satoshi Ogawa
Satoshi Ogawa Keio University
Takashi Kohno
Takashi Kohno National Cancer Centre
Yukio Kato
Yukio Kato Hiroshima University
Masaki Kitajima
Masaki Kitajima Keio University
Kazuhiro Chiba
Kazuhiro Chiba National Defense Medical College

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