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Overview

Yuji Naito is affiliated with Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, contributing to a substantial body of work across diverse subfields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Key subfields of their research cover:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Genetics

The primary topics that Yuji Naito has addressed in their work encompass:

  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Microscopic Colitis

Recent papers by Yuji Naito include:

  • Full-length 16S rRNA gene amplicon analysis of human gut microbiota using MinION™ nanopore sequencing confers species-level resolution (2021, BMC Microbiology)
  • Survival of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Influenza Virus on Human Skin: Importance of Hand Hygiene in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome 2020 (2021, Journal of Gastroenterology)
  • Japan's Practical Guidelines for Zinc Deficiency with a Particular Focus on Taste Disorders, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Liver Cirrhosis (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Linked Color Imaging Focused on Neoplasm Detection in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (2020, Annals of Internal Medicine)

Yuji Naito frequently collaborates with other researchers including:

  • Tomohisa Takagi
  • Yoshito Itoh
  • Kazuhiko Uchiyama
  • Osamu Dohi
  • Katsura Mizushima

Their work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition
  • Nutrients
  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • Gastroenterology
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease

    Atsushi Nishida;Ryo Inoue;Osamu Inatomi;Shigeki Bamba

  • Midterm clinical result of tissue-engineered vascular autografts seeded with autologous bone marrow cells.

    Toshiharu Shin’oka;Goki Matsumura;Narutoshi Hibino;Yuji Naito

  • Silver nanoparticles as a safe preservative for use in cosmetics

    Satoshi Kokura;Osamu Handa;Tomohisa Takagi;Takeshi Ishikawa

  • Role of active oxygen, lipid peroxidation, and antioxidants in the pathogenesis of gastric mucosal injury induced by indomethacin in rats.

    T Yoshikawa;Y Naito;A Kishi;T Tomii

  • Analysis of endoscopic brush samples identified mucosa-associated dysbiosis in inflammatory bowel disease.

    Kyohei Nishino;Atsushi Nishida;Ryo Inoue;Yuki Kawada

  • A novel myokine, secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), suppresses colon tumorigenesis via regular exercise

    Wataru Aoi;Yuji Naito;Tomohisa Takagi;Yuko Tanimura

  • Heme oxygenase-1 and anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages.

    Yuji Naito;Tomohisa Takagi;Yasuki Higashimura

  • Involvement of free radicals and oxidative stress in NAFLD/NASH

    Y Sumida;E Niki;Y Naito;T Yoshikawa

  • Molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in Helicobacter pylori-induced inflammation and oxidative stress

    Yuji Naito;Toshikazu Yoshikawa

  • Oxidative stress and delayed-onset muscle damage after exercise

    Wataru Aoi;Yuji Naito;Yoshikazu Takanami;Yukari Kawai

  • Differences in gut microbiota associated with age, sex, and stool consistency in healthy Japanese subjects.

    Tomohisa Takagi;Yuji Naito;Ryo Inoue;Saori Kashiwagi

  • A next-generation beneficial microbe: Akkermansia muciniphila.

    Yuji Naito;Kazuhiko Uchiyama;Tomohisa Takagi

  • Phase I clinical trial of autologous NK cell therapy using novel expansion method in patients with advanced digestive cancer.

    Naoyuki Sakamoto;Takeshi Ishikawa;Satoshi Kokura;Satoshi Kokura;Tetsuya Okayama

  • Prevention of diabetic nephropathy by treatment with astaxanthin in diabetic db/db mice

    Yuji Naito;Kazuhiko Uchiyama;Wataru Aoi;Goji Hasegawa

  • Astaxanthin limits exercise-induced skeletal and cardiac muscle damage in mice.

    Wataru Aoi;Yuji Naito;Kunihiro Sakuma;Masashi Kuchide

  • A new mechanism for anti-inflammatory actions of proton pump inhibitors--inhibitory effects on neutrophil-endothelial cell interactions.

    N. Yoshida;T. Yoshikawa;Y. Tanaka;N. Fujita

  • The microRNA miR-696 regulates PGC-1α in mouse skeletal muscle in response to physical activity

    Wataru Aoi;Yuji Naito;Katsura Mizushima;Yoshikazu Takanami

  • Helicobacter pylori : a ROS-inducing bacterial species in the stomach

    Osamu Handa;Yuji Naito;Toshikazu Yoshikawa

  • Adalimumab monotherapy and a combination with azathioprine for Crohn’s disease: A prospective, randomized trial

    Takayuki Matsumoto;Satoshi Motoya;Kenji Watanabe;Tadakazu Hisamatsu

  • Astaxanthin protects β-cells against glucose toxicity in diabetic db/db mice

    Kazuhiko Uchiyama;Yuji Naito;Goji Hasegawa;Naoto Nakamura

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshikazu Yoshikawa
Toshikazu Yoshikawa Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Tomohisa Takagi
Tomohisa Takagi Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Motoharu Kondo
Motoharu Kondo Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Tsuyoshi Fujita
Tsuyoshi Fujita University of Tokyo
Hirohisa Takano
Hirohisa Takano Kyoto University
Hidekazu Suzuki
Hidekazu Suzuki Tokai University
Toshifumi Hibi
Toshifumi Hibi Kitasato University
Takaaki Nakaya
Takaaki Nakaya Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Takanori Kanai
Takanori Kanai Keio University
Mamoru Watanabe
Mamoru Watanabe Tokyo Medical and Dental University

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