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Yoshihisa Yamashita

Yoshihisa Yamashita

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
11253
World Ranking
10437
National Ranking
704

Overview

Yoshihisa Yamashita is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and is an active researcher in the fields of Medicine and Dentistry. Their work primarily focuses on subfields including Periodontics, Physiology, Molecular Biology, General Health Professions, and Oral Surgery.

The main topics addressed by Yamashita's research include:

  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Dental Radiography and Imaging

Yamashita has published extensively, with frequent contributions appearing in the following venues:

  • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology
  • mBio
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • mSphere
  • Journal of Oral Science

Some of Yamashita's recent papers include:

  • High-Resolution Detection of Translocation of Oral Bacteria to the Gut, 2023, Journal of Dental Research
  • High-Level Acquisition of Maternal Oral Bacteria in Formula-Fed Infant Oral Microbiota, 2022, mBio
  • Disrupted tongue microbiota and detection of nonindigenous bacteria on the day of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, 2020, PLoS Pathogens
  • Association between periodontitis and fibrotic progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver among Japanese adults, 2020, Journal Of Clinical Periodontology
  • Compositional Shift of Oral Microbiota Following Surgical Resection of Tongue Cancer, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Yamashita often collaborates with other researchers, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Toru Takeshita
  • Michiko Furuta
  • Mikari Asakawa
  • Shinya Kageyama
  • Kenji Takeuchi

Best Publications

  • Influence of Dentition Status on Physical Disability, Mental Impairment, and Mortality in Institutionalized Elderly People:

    Y. Shimazaki;I. Soh;I. Soh;T. Saito;T. Saito;Y. Yamashita

  • Adiponectin inhibits Toll-like receptor family-induced signaling.

    Noboru Yamaguchi;Jose Guillermo Martinez Argueta;Yoshikazu Masuhiro;Maki Kagishita

  • Relationship between obesity, glucose tolerance, and periodontal disease in Japanese women : the Hisayama study

    T. Saito;Y. Shimazaki;Y. Kiyohara;I. Kato

  • The oral microbiome and human health.

    Yoshihisa Yamashita;Toru Takeshita

  • Bacterial diversity in saliva and oral health-related conditions: the Hisayama Study.

    Toru Takeshita;Shinya Kageyama;Michiko Furuta;Hidenori Tsuboi

  • Relationship of Metabolic Syndrome to Periodontal Disease in Japanese Women: The Hisayama Study

    Y. Shimazaki;T. Saito;T. Saito;K. Yonemoto;Y. Kiyohara

  • Interrelationship of oral health status, swallowing function, nutritional status, and cognitive ability with activities of daily living in Japanese elderly people receiving home care services due to physical disabilities.

    Michiko Furuta;Manae Komiya-Nonaka;Sumio Akifusa;Yoshihiro Shimazaki

  • Simple and rapid detection of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus in human saliva by polymerase chain reaction

    T. Oho;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Y. Shimazaki;M. Kushiyama

  • Relationship Between Intake of Green Tea and Periodontal Disease

    Mitoshi Kushiyama;Yoshihiro Shimazaki;Masatoshi Murakami;Yoshihisa Yamashita

  • Characteristics of patients complaining of halitosis and the usefulness of gas chromatography for diagnosing halitosis

    Takahiko Oho;Yasuo Yoshida;Yoshihiro Shimazaki;Yoshihisa Yamashita

  • Formation of Methyl Mercaptan from l-Methionine by Porphyromonas gingivalis

    Mamiko Yoshimura;Yoshio Nakano;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Takahiko Oho

  • Adiponectin inhibits osteoclast formation stimulated by lipopolysaccharide from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.

    Noboru Yamaguchi;Toshio Kukita;Yin Ji Li;Jose Guillermo Martinez Argueta

  • Tooth Loss and Risk of Dementia in the Community: the Hisayama Study.

    Kenji Takeuchi;Tomoyuki Ohara;Michiko Furuta;Toru Takeshita

  • Construction of a series of pACYC-derived plasmid vectors ☆

    Yoshio Nakano;Yasuo Yoshida;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Toshihiko Koga

  • Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method Targeting the lytA Gene for Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Mitsuko Seki;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Hirotaka Torigoe;Hiromasa Tsuda

  • Intake of Dairy Products and Periodontal Disease : The Hisayama Study

    Yoshihiro Shimazaki;Tomoko Shirota;Kazuhiro Uchida;Koji Yonemoto

  • Serum Levels of Resistin and Adiponectin in Women with Periodontitis: the Hisayama Study

    T. Saito;N. Yamaguchi;Y. Shimazaki;H. Hayashida

  • Binding of Salivary Glycoprotein-Secretory Immunoglobulin A Complex to the Surface Protein Antigen of Streptococcus mutans

    Takahiko Oho;Hao Yu;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Toshihiko Koga

  • Biological function of the dTDP-rhamnose synthesis pathway in Streptococcus mutans.

    Yuichi Tsukioka;Yoshihisa Yamashita;Takahiko Oho;Yoshio Nakano

  • Relationship Between Metabolic Syndrome and Periodontal Disease in Japanese Adults

    Mitoshi Kushiyama;Yoshihiro Shimazaki;Yoshihisa Yamashita

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshio Nakano
Yoshio Nakano Nihon University
Toshiharu Ninomiya
Toshiharu Ninomiya Kyushu University
Yutaka Kiyohara
Yutaka Kiyohara Kyushu University
Mitsuo Iida
Mitsuo Iida Kyushu University
Hiromasa Inoue
Hiromasa Inoue Kagoshima University
Tatsuji Nishihara
Tatsuji Nishihara Kyushu Dental University
Yoshimitsu Abiko
Yoshimitsu Abiko Nihon University
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa
Hitoshi Komatsuzawa Hiroshima University
Kunio Ishikawa
Kunio Ishikawa Kyushu University

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