Tatsuya Kanto

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1 Circulating microRNA-21 as a novel biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol 2011 2.18
2 TIE2-expressing monocytes as a diagnostic marker for hepatocellular carcinoma correlates with angiogenesis. Hepatology 2013 1.94
3 Critical role of MHC class I-related chain A and B expression on IFN-alpha-stimulated dendritic cells in NK cell activation: impairment in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Immunol 2003 1.67
4 Negative regulation of NK cell activities by inhibitory receptor CD94/NKG2A leads to altered NK cell-induced modulation of dendritic cell functions in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Immunol 2004 1.59
5 A new prognostic system for hepatocellular carcinoma including recurrent cases: a study of 861 patients in a single institution. J Clin Gastroenterol 2008 1.53
6 Autocrine/paracrine IL-15 that is required for type I IFN-mediated dendritic cell expression of MHC class I-related chain A and B is impaired in hepatitis C virus infection. J Immunol 2003 1.52
7 The Bcl-xL inhibitor, ABT-737, efficiently induces apoptosis and suppresses growth of hepatoma cells in combination with sorafenib. Hepatology 2010 1.50
8 Delayed-onset caspase-dependent massive hepatocyte apoptosis upon Fas activation in Bak/Bax-deficient mice. Hepatology 2011 1.47
9 Expression and role of MICA and MICB in human hepatocellular carcinomas and their regulation by retinoic acid. Int J Cancer 2003 1.45
10 Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 5A modulates the toll-like receptor-MyD88-dependent signaling pathway in macrophage cell lines. J Virol 2007 1.44
11 Inhibition of autophagy potentiates the antitumor effect of the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Cancer 2011 1.43
12 Increases in p53 expression induce CTGF synthesis by mouse and human hepatocytes and result in liver fibrosis in mice. J Clin Invest 2011 1.42
13 A novel bulk-culture method for generating mature dendritic cells from mouse bone marrow cells. J Immunol Methods 2002 1.42
14 Replication-competent recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus encoding hepatitis C virus envelope proteins. J Virol 2007 1.24
15 Indications and limitations for aged patients with chronic hepatitis C in pegylated interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin combination therapy. J Hepatol 2010 1.18
16 Altered interferon-alpha-signaling in natural killer cells from patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Hepatol 2010 1.15
17 Mcl-1 and Bcl-xL cooperatively maintain integrity of hepatocytes in developing and adult murine liver. Hepatology 2009 1.12
18 Alterations in microRNA expression profile in HCV-infected hepatoma cells: involvement of miR-491 in regulation of HCV replication via the PI3 kinase/Akt pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011 1.09
19 BH3-only activator proteins Bid and Bim are dispensable for Bak/Bax-dependent thrombocyte apoptosis induced by Bcl-xL deficiency: molecular requisites for the mitochondrial pathway to apoptosis in platelets. J Biol Chem 2011 1.08
20 Human blood dendritic cell antigen 3 (BDCA3)(+) dendritic cells are a potent producer of interferon-λ in response to hepatitis C virus. Hepatology 2013 1.07
21 Lansoprazole for secondary prevention of gastric or duodenal ulcers associated with long-term low-dose aspirin therapy: results of a prospective, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, double-dummy, active-controlled trial. J Gastroenterol 2011 1.07
22 Serum levels of soluble major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-related chain A in patients with chronic liver diseases and changes during transcatheter arterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Sci 2008 1.02
23 Association of enhanced activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in dendritic cells with the induction of regulatory T cells in chronic hepatitis C infection. J Gastroenterol 2012 0.97
24 STAT3 signaling within hepatocytes is required for anemia of inflammation in vivo. J Gastroenterol 2009 0.97
25 Natural killer cell and hepatic cell interaction via NKG2A leads to dendritic cell-mediated induction of CD4 CD25 T cells with PD-1-dependent regulatory activities. Immunology 2006 0.96
26 IgG oligosaccharide alterations are a novel diagnostic marker for disease activity and the clinical course of inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2008 0.95
27 Impaired cytokine response in myeloid dendritic cells in chronic hepatitis C virus infection regardless of enhanced expression of Toll-like receptors and retinoic acid inducible gene-I. J Med Virol 2008 0.94
28 Involvement of p38 signaling pathway in interferon-alpha-mediated antiviral activity toward hepatitis C virus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 0.94
29 C16 ceramide accumulates following androgen ablation in LNCaP prostate cancer cells. Prostate 2003 0.93
30 Concanavalin a injection activates intrahepatic innate immune cells to provoke an antitumor effect in murine liver. Hepatology 2004 0.92
31 Anticancer chemotherapy inhibits MHC class I-related chain a ectodomain shedding by downregulating ADAM10 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Res 2009 0.92
32 Long-term effect of lamivudine treatment on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis B virus infection. J Gastroenterol 2012 0.92
33 Pancreatic STAT3 protects mice against caerulein-induced pancreatitis via PAP1 induction. Am J Pathol 2012 0.91
34 Juvenile hepatocellular carcinoma with congestive liver cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol 2005 0.91
35 CD1d-mediated stimulation of natural killer T cells selectively activates hepatic natural killer cells to eliminate experimentally disseminated hepatoma cells in murine liver. Int J Cancer 2003 0.90
36 The efficacy of extended treatment with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin in patients with HCV genotype 1 and slow virologic response in Japan. J Gastroenterol 2011 0.89
37 Pseudotype hepatitis C virus enters immature myeloid dendritic cells through the interaction with lectin. Virology 2004 0.88
38 Natural killer cell is a major producer of interferon gamma that is critical for the IL-12-induced anti-tumor effect in mice. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2009 0.88
39 Lansoprazole for secondary prevention of gastric or duodenal ulcers associated with long-term non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy: results of a prospective, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, double-dummy, active-controlled trial. J Gastroenterol 2012 0.88
40 Enhanced ability of peripheral invariant natural killer T cells to produce IL-13 in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Hepatol 2006 0.87
41 Association of vitamin K deficiency with bone metabolism and clinical disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease. Nutrition 2011 0.87
42 BH3-only protein bid participates in the Bcl-2 network in healthy liver cells. Hepatology 2009 0.87
43 Liver stiffness measurement by acoustic radiation force impulse is useful in predicting the presence of esophageal varices or high-risk esophageal varices among patients with HCV-related cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol 2013 0.87
44 Absence of invariant natural killer T cells deteriorates liver inflammation and fibrosis in mice fed high-fat diet. J Gastroenterol 2010 0.87
45 Bak deficiency inhibits liver carcinogenesis: a causal link between apoptosis and carcinogenesis. J Hepatol 2012 0.85
46 Effect of interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin therapy on incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis. Hepatol Res 2009 0.85
47 Differential alteration of CD56(bright) and CD56 (dim) natural killer cells in frequency, phenotype, and cytokine response in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Gastroenterol 2011 0.85
48 Natural killer cell-mediated ablation of metastatic liver tumors by hydrodynamic injection of IFNalpha gene to mice. Int J Cancer 2007 0.84
49 Ex vivo induction of IFN-λ3 by a TLR7 agonist determines response to Peg-IFN/ribavirin therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients. J Gastroenterol 2013 0.84
50 Impaired expression of proteasome subunits and human leukocyte antigens class I in human colon cancer cells. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 0.84
51 Factors contributing to antiviral effect of adefovir dipivoxil therapy added to ongoing lamivudine treatment in patients with lamivudine-resistant chronic hepatitis B. J Gastroenterol 2009 0.83
52 Quick generation of fully mature dendritic cells from monocytes with OK432, low-dose prostanoid, and interferon-alpha as potent immune enhancers. J Immunother 2005 0.83
53 Association of serum IFN-λ3 with inflammatory and fibrosis markers in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Gastroenterol 2014 0.83
54 Upregulation of GRAIL is associated with remission of ulcerative colitis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008 0.82
55 Fibroblast growth factor-2 enhances NK sensitivity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Int J Cancer 2011 0.82
56 Altered oligosaccharide structures reduce colitis induction in mice defective in β-1,4-galactosyltransferase. Gastroenterology 2012 0.81
57 Comprehensive immunological analyses of colorectal cancer patients in the phase I/II study of quickly matured dendritic cell vaccine pulsed with carcinoembryonic antigen peptide. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2011 0.81
58 Clinical trial of the intratumoral administration of labeled DC combined with systemic chemotherapy for esophageal cancer. J Immunother 2012 0.81
59 Reduced expression and functional impairment of Toll-like receptor 2 on dendritic cells in chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatol Res 2006 0.81
60 Significance of liver stiffness measurement by acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) among hepatitis C patients. J Med Virol 2013 0.81
61 Interleukin-1β enhances the production of soluble MICA in human hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2012 0.80
62 Hepatitis C virus-specific CD8+ T cell frequencies are associated with the responses of pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin combination therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatol Res 2010 0.79
63 Functional analysis of agalactosyl IgG in inflammatory bowel disease patients. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2010 0.79
64 EphA2-derived peptide vaccine with amphiphilic poly(gamma-glutamic acid) nanoparticles elicits an anti-tumor effect against mouse liver tumor. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2009 0.79
65 Involvement of STAT3-regulated hepatic soluble factors in attenuation of stellate cell activity and liver fibrogenesis in mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011 0.79
66 Reducing Peg-IFN doses causes later virologic response or no response in HCV genotype 1 patients treated with Peg-IFN alfa-2b plus ribavirin. J Gastroenterol 2011 0.79
67 Managing hepatitis B virus carriers with systemic chemotherapy or biologic therapy in the outpatient clinic. Hepatol Res 2012 0.79
68 Deficiency of N-acetylgalactosamine in O-linked oligosaccharides of IgA is a novel biologic marker for Crohn's disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2012 0.78
69 [A patient who developed diaphragmatic hernia 20 months after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2010 0.78
70 Comparative analyses of regulatory T cell subsets in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a crucial role of CD25(-) FOXP3(-) T cells. Int J Cancer 2012 0.78
71 Involvement of dendritic cell frequency and function in virological relapse in pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C patients. J Med Virol 2007 0.78
72 Suppressive effect on hepatocyte differentiation of hepatitis C virus core protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 0.77
73 Erratum to: Liver stiffness measurement by acoustic radiation force impulse is useful in predicting the presence of esophageal varices or high-risk esophageal varices among patients with HCV-related cirrhosis. J Gastroenterol 2015 0.77
74 Type B fulminant hepatitis is closely associated with a highly mutated hepatitis B virus strain. Intervirology 2007 0.77
75 Efficacy of re-treatment with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C in Japan. J Gastroenterol 2011 0.77
76 Two types of drug-resistant hepatitis B viral strains emerging alternately and their susceptibility to combination therapy with entecavir and adefovir. Antivir Ther 2009 0.77
77 Amino acid substitution in the core protein has no impact on relapse in hepatitis C genotype 1 patients treated with peginterferon and ribavirin. J Med Virol 2011 0.77
78 The combination therapy of α-galactosylceramide and 5-fluorouracil showed antitumor effect synergistically against liver tumor in mice. Int J Cancer 2013 0.77
79 Early decline of hemoglobin correlates with progression of ribavirin-induced hemolytic anemia during interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Gastroenterol 2006 0.77
80 α-Galactosylceramide activates antitumor immunity against liver tumor. Hepatol Res 2010 0.77
81 Valine, the branched-chain amino acid, suppresses hepatitis C virus RNA replication but promotes infectious particle formation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013 0.77
82 Suppression of signal transducers and activators of transcription 1 in hepatocellular carcinoma is associated with tumor progression. Int J Cancer 2012 0.76
83 The Bcl-2 homology domain 3 (BH3)-only proteins Bim and bid are functionally active and restrained by anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins in healthy liver. J Biol Chem 2013 0.76
84 Distinct susceptibility of dendritic cell subsets to hepatitis C virus infection: a plausible mechanism of dendritic cell dysfunction. J Gastroenterol 2004 0.76
85 Efficacy of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy for hepatitis C patients with normal ALT levels: a matched case-control study. J Gastroenterol 2011 0.76
86 Regulation of anergy-related ubiquitin E3 ligase, GRAIL, in murine models of colitis and patients with Crohn's disease. J Gastroenterol 2013 0.76
87 Using early viral kinetics to predict antiviral outcome in response-guided pegylated interferon plus ribavirin therapy among patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1. J Gastroenterol 2013 0.76
88 Interferon-α suppresses hepatitis B virus enhancer II activity via the protein kinase C pathway. Virology 2012 0.76
89 Should aged patients with chronic hepatitis C be treated with interferon and ribavirin combination therapy? Hepatol Res 2006 0.75
90 Endoscopic evaluation of low-dose aspirin-induced gastric and duodenal ulcers during prophylaxis with lansoprazole. Hepatogastroenterology 2013 0.75
91 Lamivudine-to-entecavir switching treatment in type B chronic hepatitis patients without evidence of lamivudine resistance. J Gastroenterol 2009 0.75
92 The significance of interferon and ribavirin combination therapy followed by interferon monotherapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C in Japan. Hepatol Res 2004 0.75
93 Molecular pathogenesis of viral hepatitis. Intern Med 2003 0.75
94 Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV-infected patients with normal alanine aminotransferase levels categorized by Japanese treatment guidelines. J Gastroenterol 2012 0.75
95 [Immunopathogenesis of hepatitis B virus infection]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
96 [Immuno-pathogenesis of HCV infection]. Nihon Rinsho 2015 0.75
97 [Current status and future prospects of the hepatitis B vaccine]. Jpn J Antibiot 2016 0.75
98 [Vaccine therapies against digestive-system cancers]. Nihon Rinsho 2011 0.75
99 Will there be an HCV meeting in 2020? Summary of the 17th international meeting on hepatitis C virus and related viruses. Gastroenterology 2011 0.75
100 Initial viral response is the most powerful predictor of the emergence of YMDD mutant virus in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with lamivudine. Hepatol Res 2007 0.75
101 Early emergence of entecavir-resistant hepatitis B virus in a patient with hepatitis B virus/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection. Hepatol Res 2007 0.75
102 [Molecular physiopathology of viral hepatitis]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75