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Yuji Shimada

Yuji Shimada

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8673
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Overview

Yuji Shimada is a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan, with a primary focus on medical sciences. Their work spans multiple fields and subfields, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach particularly centered on Medicine.

The main fields of study covered by Yuji Shimada include Medicine, with a specialization in Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Additional areas of research engagement include Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research encompasses a wide range of topics, notably:

  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

Yuji Shimada has contributed scholarly articles to several publication venues, including:

  • Helicobacter
  • Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
  • The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics
  • Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology

Frequent co-authors with whom Yuji Shimada has collaborated include:

  • Akihito Nagahara
  • Sho Sato
  • Takuya Genda
  • Eri Iwata
  • Mitsushige Sugimoto

Significant papers involving Yuji Shimada include:

  • Adjustable Sit-Ski Design for Para-Nordic Skiers, published in 2025 in The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics
  • Characteristics of Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy in Patients 80 Years or Older Living in a Metropolitan Area: A Multicenter Retrospective Study, published in 2024 in Helicobacter
  • Does restricting fluid volume impact post-ERCP pancreatitis in patient with heart disease?, published in 2021 in Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Durable response to chemotherapy enabling conversion surgery in stage IVB gallbladder cancer: a case successfully treated with durvalumab combined with gemcitabine plus cisplatin, published in 2025 in Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology

Best Publications

  • Enzymatic alcoholysis for biodiesel fuel production and application of the reaction to oil processing

    Yuji Shimada;Yomi Watanabe;Akio Sugihara;Yoshio Tominaga

  • Conversion of vegetable oil to biodiesel using immobilized Candida antarctica lipase

    Yuji Shimada;Yomi Watanabe;Taichi Samukawa;Akio Sugihara

  • Continuous production of biodiesel fuel from vegetable oil using immobilized Candida antarctica lipase

    Yomi Watanabe;Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Hideo Noda

  • Biodiesel Fuel Production from Plant Oil Catalyzed by Rhizopus oryzae Lipase in a Water-Containing System without an Organic Solvent

    Masaru Kaieda;Taichi Samukawa;Takeshi Matsumoto;Kazuhiro Ban

  • Conversion of degummed soybean oil to biodiesel fuel with immobilized Candida antarctica lipase

    Yomi Watanabe;Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Yoshio Tominaga

  • Low-temperature lipase from psychrotrophic Pseudomonas sp. strain KB700A.

    Naeem Rashid;Yuji Shimada;Satoshi Ezaki;Haruyuki Atomi

  • Enzymatic conversion of waste edible oil to biodiesel fuel in a fixed-bed bioreactor

    Yomi Watanabe;Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Yoshio Tominaga

  • The absence of ribonuclease H1 or H2 alters the sensitivity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to hydroxyurea, caffeine and ethyl methanesulphonate: implications for roles of RNases H in DNA replication and repair.

    Arulvathani Arudchandran;Susana Cerritelli;Scott Narimatsu;Mitsuhiro Itaya

  • Purification and characterization of a novel thermostable lipase from Pseudomonas cepacia.

    Akio Sugihara;Masahiko Ueshima;Yuji Shimada;Susumu Tsunasawa

  • Separation and characterization of two molecular forms of Geotrichum candidum lipase.

    Akio Sugihara;Yuji Shimada;Yoshio Tominaga

  • Enrichment of polyunsaturated fatty acids withGeotrichum candidum lipase

    Yuji Shimada;Kazuaki Maruyama;Suguru Okazaki;Masaki Nakamura

  • Purification of docosahexaenoic acid by selective esterification of fatty acids from tuna oil with Rhizopus delemar lipase

    Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Hirofumi Nakano;Takashi Kuramoto

  • cDNA molecular cloning of Geotrichum candidum lipase.

    Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Yoshio Tominaga;Taro Iizumi

  • The 10trans, 12cis isomer of conjugated linoleic acid suppresses the development of hypertension in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty rats

    Koji Nagao;Nao Inoue;Yu Ming Wang;Junichi Hirata

  • Production of structured lipid containing docosahexaenoic and caprylic acids using immobilized Rhizopus delemar lipase

    Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Kazuaki Maruyama;Toshihiro Nagao

  • cDNA Cloning and Characterization of Geotrichum candidum Lipase II

    Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Taro Iizumi;Yoshio Tominaga

  • Facile purification of tocopherols from soybean oil deodorizer distillate in high yield using lipase

    Yuji Shimada;Seiichi Nakai;Masaharu Suenaga;Akio Sugihara

  • Purification and characterization of a novel solvent-tolerant lipase from Fusarium heterosporum

    Yuji Shimada;Chigusa Koga;Akio Sugihara;Toshihiro Nagao

  • Induction of Geotrichum candidum lipase by long-chain fatty acids

    Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Toshihiro Nagao;Yoshio Tominaga

  • Enzymatic synthesis of high-purity structured lipids with caprylic acid at 1,3-positions and polyunsaturated fatty acid at 2-position

    Akiko Kawashima;Yuji Shimada;Miwa Yamamoto;Akio Sugihara

  • Enzymatic purification of polyunsaturated fatty acids.

    Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Yoshio Tominaga

  • Purification of docosahexaenoic acid from tuna oil by a two-step enzymatic method: Hydrolysis and selective esterification

    Yuji Shimada;Kazuaki Maruyama;Akio Sugihara;Shigeru Moriyama

  • Stepwise ethanolysis of tuna oil using immobilized Candida antarctica lipase.

    Yomi Watanabe;Yuji Shimada;Akio Sugihara;Yoshio Tominaga

Frequent Co-Authors

Akio Sugihara
Akio Sugihara Tokushima Bunri University
Hirofumi Nakano
Hirofumi Nakano Jichi Medical University
Susumu Tsunasawa
Susumu Tsunasawa Osaka University
Ryuichi Matsuno
Ryuichi Matsuno Ishikawa Prefectural University

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