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Hiromasa Ishii

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1 Ameliorating effects of compounds derived from Salvia miltiorrhiza root extract on microcirculatory disturbance and target organ injury by ischemia and reperfusion. Pharmacol Ther 2007 1.87
2 Increased protein expression of DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) 1 is significantly correlated with the malignant potential and poor prognosis of human hepatocellular carcinomas. Int J Cancer 2003 1.75
3 Overexpression of a splice variant of DNA methyltransferase 3b, DNMT3b4, associated with DNA hypomethylation on pericentromeric satellite regions during human hepatocarcinogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.73
4 Hepatic injury in 12 patients taking the herbal weight loss AIDS Chaso or Onshido. Ann Intern Med 2003 1.69
5 A novel apoptosis-inducing monoclonal antibody (anti-LHK) against a cell surface antigen on colon cancer cells. J Gastroenterol 2005 1.39
6 Pioglitazone prevents alcohol-induced fatty liver in rats through up-regulation of c-Met. Gastroenterology 2004 1.35
7 Demonstration of functional role of TECK/CCL25 in T lymphocyte-endothelium interaction in inflamed and uninflamed intestinal mucosa. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2003 1.31
8 Vascular endothelial growth factor increases fenestral permeability in hepatic sinusoidal endothelial cells. Liver Int 2003 1.24
9 Effects of alcohol and oxidative stress on liver pathology: the role of the mitochondrion. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2002 1.23
10 Efficacy of non-invasive elastometry on staging of hepatic fibrosis. Hepatol Res 2004 1.17
11 Transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily 1 expressed in pancreatic islet beta cells modulates insulin secretion in rats. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004 1.15
12 Antibiotics directly induce apoptosis in B cell lymphoma cells derived from BALB/c mice. Anticancer Res 2005 1.12
13 Hyperexpression of inducible costimulator and its contribution on lamina propria T cells in inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology 2004 1.09
14 Esophageal melanosis, an endoscopic finding associated with squamous cell neoplasms of the upper aerodigestive tract, and inactive aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 in alcoholic Japanese men. J Gastroenterol 2005 1.07
15 Distribution and localization of caveolin-1 in sinusoidal cells in rat liver. Med Electron Microsc 2003 1.04
16 Bax interacts with the voltage-dependent anion channel and mediates ethanol-induced apoptosis in rat hepatocytes. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2004 1.03
17 A role of autoantibody-mediated platelet destruction in thrombocytopenia in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatology 2003 1.00
18 Benefit of hepatitis C virus core antigen assay in prediction of therapeutic response to interferon and ribavirin combination therapy. J Clin Microbiol 2005 1.00
19 Autoimmune pancreatitis with pseudocysts. J Gastroenterol 2004 1.00
20 Role of mitochondria in alcoholic liver injury. Free Radic Biol Med 2002 0.99
21 AICAR, an AMPK activator, has protective effects on alcohol-induced fatty liver in rats. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2005 0.98
22 Th1-mediated intestinal inflammation in Crohn's disease may be induced by activation of lamina propria lymphocytes through synergistic stimulation of interleukin-12 and interleukin-18 without T cell receptor engagement. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 0.98
23 Improvement of gastrointestinal quality of life scores in cases of Helicobacter pylori-positive functional dyspepsia after successful eradication therapy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 0.97
24 Rho modulates hepatic sinusoidal endothelial fenestrae via regulation of the actin cytoskeleton in rat endothelial cells. Lab Invest 2004 0.97
25 Spatial heterogeneity of TNF-alpha-induced T cell migration to colonic mucosa is mediated by MAdCAM-1 and VCAM-1. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2002 0.95
26 Plasma ghrelin concentration correlates with the levels of serum pepsinogen I and pepsinogen I/II ratio--a possible novel and non-invasive marker for gastric atrophy. Hepatogastroenterology 2004 0.95
27 A case of Behçet's disease accompanied by colitis with longitudinal ulcers and granuloma. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002 0.94
28 Risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract in cancer-free alcoholic Japanese men: an endoscopic follow-up study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006 0.94
29 Intravital observation of adhesion of lamina propria lymphocytes to microvessels of small intestine in mice. Gastroenterology 2002 0.93
30 Gastric cancer mimicking a submucosal tumor diagnosed by laparoscopic excision biopsy. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2005 0.93
31 Current consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of H. pylori-associated gastroduodenal disease. Keio J Med 2003 0.92
32 Limited capability of regional lymph nodes to eradicate metastatic cancer cells. Cancer Res 2004 0.91
33 Herbal cardiotonic pills prevent gut ischemia/reperfusion-induced hepatic microvascular dysfunction in rats fed ethanol chronically. World J Gastroenterol 2005 0.91
34 Enhanced expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and caveolin-1 in human cirrhosis. Liver 2002 0.91
35 Enhanced ghrelin secretion in rats with cysteamine-induced duodenal ulcers. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2005 0.91
36 Gastric mucosal response to Helicobacter pylori. Keio J Med 2002 0.90
37 Leptin deficiency enhances sensitivity of rats to alcoholic steatohepatitis through suppression of metallothionein. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2004 0.90
38 Gastric cancer associated with Dieulafoy's lesion: case report. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.90
39 Rho/Rho kinase is a key enzyme system involved in the angiotensin II signaling pathway of liver fibrosis and steatosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 0.90
40 In situ demonstration of dendritic cell migration from rat intestine to mesenteric lymph nodes: relationships to maturation and role of chemokines. J Leukoc Biol 2003 0.89
41 Effect of long-term interferon therapy for refractory chronic hepatitis c: preventive effect on hepatocarcinogenesis. Hepatogastroenterology 2005 0.89
42 Low serum amylase levels in drinking alcoholics. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2003 0.89
43 Elevated expression of caveolin-1 at protein and mRNA level in human cirrhotic liver: relation with nitric oxide. J Gastroenterol 2003 0.89
44 Alteration of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes and increased bacterial translocation in a murine model of cirrhosis. Immunol Lett 2003 0.88
45 Evaluation of platelet kinetics in patients with liver cirrhosis: similarity to idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 0.87
46 Enhanced plasma ghrelin levels in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. FEBS Lett 2003 0.87
47 Severe alcoholic hepatitis in Japan: prognosis and therapy. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2005 0.86
48 Clinical significance of microsatellite instability in the inflamed mucosa for the prediction of colonic neoplasms in patients with ulcerative colitis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 0.86
49 [Clinical study of porous gelatin sphere (YM 670) in transcatheter arterial embolization]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2005 0.86
50 Long-term ethanol feeding enhances susceptibility of the liver to orally administered lipopolysaccharides in rats. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2002 0.86
51 p53 Protein accumulation, cancer multiplicity, and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 genotype in Japanese alcoholic men with early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Lett 2006 0.86
52 Ethanol modulates gut ischemia/reperfusion-induced liver injury in rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2002 0.86
53 Acid-sensing pathways in rat gastrointestinal mucosa. J Gastroenterol 2002 0.86
54 Melanosis and squamous cell neoplasms of the upper aerodigestive tract in Japanese alcoholic men. Cancer Sci 2006 0.85
55 Chronic allergy to dietary ovalbumin induces lymphocyte migration to rat small intestinal mucosa that is inhibited by MAdCAM-1. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2003 0.85
56 Lansoprazole promotes gastric mucosal cell proliferation and migration by activating p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Wound Repair Regen 2004 0.85
57 Role of erythrocytes as a reservoir for ribavirin and relationship with adverse reactions in the early phase of interferon combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus infections. J Clin Microbiol 2006 0.85
58 Exposure to fatty acids modulates interferon production by intraepithelial lymphocytes. Immunol Lett 2003 0.85
59 Helicobacter pylori, chronic atrophic gastritis, inactive aldehyde dehydrogenase-2, macrocytosis and multiple upper aerodigestive tract cancers and the risk for gastric cancer in alcoholic Japanese men. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 0.85
60 Recent understanding of immunological aspects in alcoholic hepatitis. Hepatol Res 2004 0.84
61 Effect of dietary anti-urease immunoglobulin Y on Helicobacter pylori infection in Mongolian gerbils. Helicobacter 2005 0.84
62 Interferon therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients with low HCV-RNA levels. Hepatogastroenterology 2002 0.84
63 Significant role of ceramide pathway in experimental gastric ulcer formation in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003 0.84
64 The detection of IRF-1 promoter polymorphisms and their possible contribution to T helper 1 response in chronic hepatitis C. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2002 0.83
65 Perforin and granzyme B of cytotoxic T lymphocyte mediate apoptosis irrespective of Helicobacter pylori infection: possible act as a trigger of peptic ulcer formation. Hepatogastroenterology 2003 0.83
66 Low-dose ethanol attenuates gut ischemia/reperfusion-induced liver injury in rats via nitric oxide production. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 0.83
67 Long-term strict monitoring of plasma ghrelin and other serological markers of gastric diseases after Helicobacter pylori eradication. Hepatogastroenterology 2005 0.83
68 Suppressed apoptosis in the inflamed gastric mucosa of Helicobacter pylori-colonized iNOS-knockout mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2003 0.83
69 Expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 protein and messenger RNA in primary biliary cirrhosis. Intern Med 2003 0.83
70 Clinical usefulness of edaravone for acute liver injury. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 0.83
71 Lifestyle guidance for patients with chronic liver diseases; information provision via educational classes on liver diseases. Hepatol Res 2004 0.83
72 Chronic ischemic proctitis: case report and review. Gastrointest Endosc 2004 0.82
73 Role of ICAM-1 in chronic ethanol consumption-enhanced liver injury after gut ischemia-reperfusion in rats. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2002 0.81
74 Endothelin-1 suppresses plasma membrane Ca++-ATPase, concomitant with contraction of hepatic sinusoidal endothelial fenestrae. Am J Pathol 2003 0.81
75 Macrocytosis, a new predictor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Japanese alcoholic men. Carcinogenesis 2003 0.81
76 A free radical scavenger, edaravone, attenuates steatosis and cell death via reducing inflammatory cytokine production in rat acute liver injury. Free Radic Res 2003 0.81
77 Development of quantitative neuropsychological tests for diagnosis of subclinical hepatic encephalopathy in liver cirrhosis patients and establishment of diagnostic criteria-multicenter collaborative study in Japanese. Hepatol Res 2004 0.81
78 Increased serum and hepatic tissue levels of interleukin-18 in patients with fulminant hepatic failure. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 0.81
79 Attenuated apoptosis in H. pylori-colonized gastric mucosa of Mongolian gerbils in comparison with mice. Dig Dis Sci 2002 0.81
80 Role of microsomal enzymes in development of alcoholic liver diseases. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 0.80
81 Alcoholic liver injury and apoptosis--synopsis of the symposium held at ESBRA 2001: 8th Congress of the European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Paris, September 16, 2001. Alcohol 2002 0.80
82 From alcohol toxicity to treatment. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2005 0.80
83 Down-regulation of matrix-invasive potential of human liver cancer cells by type I interferon and a histone deacetylase inhibitor sodium butyrate. Int J Oncol 2004 0.80
84 Acetaldehyde accumulation suppresses Kupffer cell release of TNF-Alpha and modifies acute hepatic inflammation in rats. J Gastroenterol 2004 0.80
85 National survey of hepatocellular carcinoma in heavy drinkers in Japan. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2003 0.80
86 Hepatocellular carcinoma in heavy drinkers with negative markers for viral hepatitis. Hepatol Res 2004 0.80
87 Inhibition of growth of human hepatoma cells by dual-function antisense IL-6 oligonucleotides. Hepatol Res 2002 0.80
88 Hepatitis C virus infection in human liver tissue engrafted in mice with an infectious molecular clone. Liver Int 2004 0.80
89 Association of pseudomembranous colitis with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. J Gastroenterol 2005 0.80
90 Rabeprazole treatment attenuated Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric mucosal lesion formation in Mongolian gerbils. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 0.79
91 Kupffer cell depletion attenuates superoxide anion release into the hepatic sinusoids after lipopolysaccharide treatment. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 0.79
92 Contribution of Irf-1 promoter polymorphisms to the Th1-type cell response and interferon-beta monotherapy for chronic hepatitis C. Hepatol Res 2005 0.79
93 Effect of a herbal medicine on fatty liver in rats fed ethanol chronically. Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi 2009 0.79
94 Bcl-2 prevents doxorubicin-induced apoptosis of human liver cancer cells. Hepatol Res 2003 0.79
95 Xanthine oxidase-derived oxygen radicals play significant roles in the development of chronic pancreatitis in WBN/Kob rats. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002 0.79
96 A pilot study to evaluate a new combination therapy for gastric ulcer: Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy followed by gastroprotective treatment with rebamipide. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 0.78
97 Nuclear factor-kappaB and TNF-alpha mediate gastric ulceration induced by phorbol myristate acetate. Dig Dis Sci 2002 0.78
98 What factors play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of alcohol-related chronic pancreatitis and liver cirrhosis? J Gastroenterol 2004 0.78
99 [Treatment of peptic ulcer related to rheumatic diseases]. Nihon Rinsho 2002 0.78
100 Sinusoidal endothelial fenestrae organization regulated by myosin light chain kinase and Rho-kinase in cultured rat sinusoidal endothelial cells. Hepatol Res 2004 0.78
101 Attenuating effect of Myakuryu on mesenteric microcirculatory disorders induced by ischemia and reperfusion. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2006 0.78
102 Value of computed tomography-derived estimated liver volume/standard liver volume ratio for predicting the prognosis of adult fulminant hepatic failure in Japan. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 0.78
103 Additive therapeutic effects of the liver extract preparation mixture adelavin-9 on interferon-beta treatment for chronic hepatitis C. Hepatogastroenterology 2004 0.78
104 Identification and characterization of novel gut-associated lymphoid tissues in rat small intestine. J Gastroenterol 2005 0.78
105 Senescence-associated decline of lymphocyte migration in gut-associated lymphoid tissues of rat small intestine. Mech Ageing Dev 2004 0.77
106 Japanese herbal medicine, Saiko-keishi-to, prevents gut ischemia/reperfusion-induced liver injury in rats via nitric oxide. World J Gastroenterol 2004 0.77
107 [National survey of alcoholic liver disease in Japan]. Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi 2004 0.77
108 Characterization of structures with T-lymphocyte aggregates in ileal villi of Crohn's disease. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 0.77
109 [Peptic ulcer disease complicated with liver cirrhosis]. Nihon Rinsho 2004 0.77
110 Improvement of overexpression of endothelin B receptor in human cirrhotic liver by interferon therapy. J Gastroenterol 2003 0.77
111 A specific genetic alteration on chromosome 6 in ulcerative colitis-associated colorectal cancers. Cancer Res 2003 0.77
112 Correlation between insulin resistance and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase sensitivity in light drinkers. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2003 0.77
113 Induction therapy with twice-daily interferon-beta does not improve the therapeutic efficacy of consensus interferon monotherapy for chronic hepatitis C. Keio J Med 2006 0.76
114 Ammonia aggravates stress-induced gastric mucosal oxidative injury through the cancellation of cytoprotective heat shock protein 70. Free Radic Biol Med 2002 0.76
115 The existence of an NAD-dependent pathway for retinoic acid formation from vitamin A (retinol) in rat esophagus and its inhibition by ethanol and histamine 2 (H2) receptor antagonists. Med Sci Monit 2003 0.76
116 Mucosal concentration of basic fibroblast growth factor in the healing process in human giant gastric ulcers. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 0.76
117 Ethanol-induced CXC-chemokine synthesis and barrier dysfunction in intestinal epithelial cells. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2005 0.76
118 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease guidelines: an Asian perspective. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 0.75
119 Hyperadiponectinemia in alcoholic liver disease: friend or foe? J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009 0.75
120 [A case of Crohn's disease complicated with hepatocellular carcinoma]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
121 [Idiopathic splenic vein thrombosis with thrombocytopenia and marked splenomegaly]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
122 [Effect of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on wound healing of gastric mucosal cell injury]. Nihon Rinsho 2004 0.75
123 Usefulness of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) maintenance therapy for patients with H. pylori-negative recurrent peptic ulcer after eradication therapy for H. pylori: pathophysiological characteristics of H. pylori-negative recurrent ulcer scars and beyond acid suppression by PPI. Hepatogastroenterology 2004 0.75
124 Ursodeoxycholic acid therapy attenuated expression of adhesion molecule in primary biliary cirrhosis. Intern Med 2003 0.75
125 [Alcoholic liver diseases in Japan and modification by hepatitis virus]. Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
126 [Physiopathology and treatment of alcoholic liver dysfunctions]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
127 [Intensive therapy for fulminant hepatic failure: importance of co-operation between physicians of internal medicine and transplantation surgery]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
128 [Influence of habitual drinking and viral hepatitis type C in the progression of liver cirrhosis]. Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi 2009 0.75
129 [Pathogenesis of gastric mucosal microcirculatory damage]. Nihon Rinsho 2002 0.75
130 [Effect of H. pylori infection on brain-gut peptide and acid secretion]. Nihon Rinsho 2002 0.75
131 [Alcoholic liver diseases: their etiological mechanism and clinical features]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
132 [A case of recurrent pleural effusion and positive cytology of advanced gastric cancer treated by TS-1 plus weekly taxane as second-line chemotherapy]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2004 0.75
133 Magnifying endoscopy of the duodenum with dye scattering method in a case with celiac disease. Arq Gastroenterol 2004 0.75
134 [Stomach disease and ghrelin]. Nihon Rinsho 2004 0.75
135 [A case of type 4 gastric cancer, diagnosed after operation for Krukenberg's tumor, treated by TS-1 plus low-dose cisplatinum]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2003 0.75
136 Ulcerative colitis associated with aplastic anemia. Dig Dis Sci 2003 0.75
137 [A case of adult onset intussusception for mucinous cystoadenoma of appendix presented as acute abdomen]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
138 [Severe alcoholic hepatitis in Japan]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
139 Genomic mutations with amino acid substitutions of circulating hepatitis B virus found in non-B, non-C patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Intern Med 2003 0.75
140 Hepatocellular carcinoma and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Major liver diseases emerging from the Asia-Pacific Region. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2006 0.75
141 Efficacy of natural BALL-1 interferon-alpha treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C and a possible enhancing effect of a twice-daily starting regimen with interferon-beta. Hepatogastroenterology 2006 0.75
142 [Alcoholic liver diseases and hepatitis virus C in Japan]. Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi 2006 0.75
143 Rare case of early mucosal gastric cancer presenting with metastasis to the bulbar conjunctiva. Gastric Cancer 2002 0.75
144 Regulation of mouse retinol dehydrogenases and retinal dehydrogenases in hepatocyte differentiation. Nihon Arukoru Yakubutsu Igakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
145 Regular hemodialysis reverses gastric mucosal atrophy of patients with chronic renal failure. Hepatogastroenterology 2004 0.75
146 [Oxidative stress and liver disease]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2006 0.75