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Toru Kimura

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1 A selective Sema3A inhibitor enhances regenerative responses and functional recovery of the injured spinal cord. Nat Med 2006 3.28
2 Large scale gene expression analysis of osteoclastogenesis in vitro and elucidation of NFAT2 as a key regulator. J Biol Chem 2002 2.49
3 Nrf2-deficient mice are highly susceptible to cigarette smoke-induced emphysema. Genes Cells 2005 2.18
4 Plasma urate level is directly regulated by a voltage-driven urate efflux transporter URATv1 (SLC2A9) in humans. J Biol Chem 2008 2.09
5 Role of 15-deoxy delta(12,14) prostaglandin J2 and Nrf2 pathways in protection against acute lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005 1.94
6 Transcription factor Nrf2 plays a pivotal role in protection against elastase-induced pulmonary inflammation and emphysema. J Immunol 2005 1.79
7 A novel role of the C-terminus of b 0,+ AT in the ER-Golgi trafficking of the rBAT-b 0,+ AT heterodimeric amino acid transporter. Biochem J 2009 1.41
8 Complete response of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with multiple lung metastases treated with sorafenib: a case report. Oncology 2011 1.32
9 Prediction of siRNA functionality using generalized string kernel and support vector machine. FEBS Lett 2005 1.31
10 Suppression of eosinophilic airway inflammation by treatment with alpha-galactosylceramide. Eur J Immunol 2005 1.22
11 Generating induced pluripotent stem cells from common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) fetal liver cells using defined factors, including Lin28. Genes Cells 2010 1.19
12 In vitro and in vivo characterization of a novel semaphorin 3A inhibitor, SM-216289 or xanthofulvin. J Biol Chem 2003 1.15
13 Metformin prevents and reverses inflammation in a non-diabetic mouse model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. PLoS One 2012 1.13
14 Human sodium phosphate transporter 4 (hNPT4/SLC17A3) as a common renal secretory pathway for drugs and urate. J Biol Chem 2010 1.09
15 System L amino acid transporter inhibitor enhances anti-tumor activity of cisplatin in a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell line. Cancer Lett 2008 1.08
16 Metformin suppresses glucose-6-phosphatase expression by a complex I inhibition and AMPK activation-independent mechanism. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009 1.05
17 Hepatocyte growth factor suppresses profibrogenic signal transduction via nuclear export of Smad3 with galectin-7. Gastroenterology 2008 1.04
18 Two cases of acute necrotizing pancreatitis complicating after transcatheter arterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. J Gastroenterol 2005 1.01
19 A unique gene expression signature discriminates familial Alzheimer's disease mutation carriers from their wild-type siblings. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 1.01
20 Comparison of percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation and surgical resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma. BMC Gastroenterol 2011 0.98
21 Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a proposed new grading system for the ablative margin and prediction of local tumor progression and its validation. J Gastroenterol 2011 0.97
22 CCR1 acts downstream of NFAT2 in osteoclastogenesis and enhances cell migration. J Bone Miner Res 2005 0.97
23 Comparison of clinical characteristics and survival after surgery in patients with non-B and non-C hepatocellular carcinoma and hepatitis virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. J Cancer 2013 0.97
24 Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma in elderly patients: a literature review. J Cancer 2013 0.97
25 Directional disorientation following left retrosplenial hemorrhage: a case report with fMRI studies. Cortex 2007 0.96
26 Identification and characterization of new long conserved noncoding sequences in vertebrates. Mamm Genome 2008 0.93
27 Expression of pIX gene induced by transgene promoter: possible cause of host immune response in first-generation adenoviral vectors. Hum Gene Ther 2007 0.93
28 Radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Hyperthermia 2013 0.93
29 Gender differences in brain activation during encoding and recognition of male and female faces. Brain Imaging Behav 2010 0.92
30 Clinical characteristics of non-B non-C hepatocellular carcinoma: a single-center retrospective study. Digestion 2011 0.92
31 Decrease in alpha-fetoprotein levels predicts reduced incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus infection receiving interferon therapy: a single center study. J Gastroenterol 2011 0.92
32 Prognostic value of pretreatment levels of tumor markers for hepatocellular carcinoma on survival after curative treatment of patients with HCC. J Hepatol 2008 0.91
33 Effect of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization prior to surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Oncol 2012 0.91
34 Transcatheter arterial infusion chemotherapy prior to radiofrequency thermal ablation for single hepatocellular carcinoma reduces the risk of intrahepatic distant recurrence. Int J Oncol 2012 0.90
35 Prominent hypereosinophilia with disseminated intravascular coagulation as an unusual presentation of advanced gastric cancer. Intern Med 2014 0.90
36 Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in Japan. Cancers (Basel) 2012 0.89
37 A low concentration of azithromycin inhibits the mRNA expression of N-acyl homoserine lactone synthesis enzymes, upstream of lasI or rhlI, in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2009 0.89
38 Recognition and reading aloud of kana and kanji word: an fMRI study. Brain Res Bull 2008 0.89
39 The effect of pegylated interferon-alpha2b and ribavirin combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C infection in elderly patients. BMC Res Notes 2012 0.88
40 Branched-chain amino acid treatment before transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2012 0.88
41 Visualization of blood drainage area from hypervascular hepatocellular carcinoma on ultrasonographic images during hepatic arteriogram: Comparison with depiction of drainage area on contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Hepatol Res 2012 0.87
42 Rewiring of regenerated axons by combining treadmill training with semaphorin3A inhibition. Mol Brain 2014 0.87
43 Surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: clinical outcomes and safety in elderly patients. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013 0.87
44 Anti-inflammatory activity of creatine supplementation in endothelial cells in vitro. Br J Pharmacol 2003 0.86
45 Longitudinal fMRI study of reading in a patient with letter-by-letter reading. Cortex 2007 0.86
46 The semaphorin 3A inhibitor SM-345431 accelerates peripheral nerve regeneration and sensitivity in a murine corneal transplantation model. PLoS One 2012 0.86
47 Bezafibrate may attenuate biliary damage associated with chronic liver diseases accompanied by high serum biliary enzyme levels. J Gastroenterol 2006 0.85
48 Effect of nucleoside analog use in patients with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatol Res 2013 0.85
49 The application of mass spectrometry to proteomics and metabolomics in biomarker discovery and drug development. Curr Mol Pharmacol 2012 0.85
50 Clinical characteristics of collagenous colitis with linear ulcerations. Dig Endosc 2013 0.85
51 Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: clinical outcome and safety in elderly patients. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2012 0.85
52 Toxicity of semaphorin3A for dopaminergic neurons. Neurosci Lett 2005 0.84
53 Pulmonary fibroblasts induce epithelial mesenchymal transition and some characteristics of stem cells in non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 2013 0.84
54 The effect of long-term supplementation with branched-chain amino acid granules in patients with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency thermal ablation. J Clin Gastroenterol 2013 0.84
55 Effect of body mass index on survival after curative therapy for non-B non-C hepatocellular carcinoma. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2013 0.84
56 Comparison of gene expression changes induced by biguanides in db/db mice liver. J Toxicol Sci 2008 0.83
57 Radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma: the relationship between a new grading system for the ablative margin and clinical outcomes. J Gastroenterol 2012 0.83
58 Brain activation during autobiographical memory retrieval with special reference to default mode network. Open Neuroimag J 2011 0.83
59 A pathogenic C terminus-truncated polycystin-2 mutant enhances receptor-activated Ca2+ entry via association with TRPC3 and TRPC7. J Biol Chem 2009 0.83
60 Laparoscopic pyeloplasty using endoscopic GIA stapler for ureteropelvic junction obstruction. J Endourol 2005 0.83
61 Identification of a novel set of biomarkers for evaluating phospholipidosis-inducing potential of compounds using rat liver microarray data measured 24-h after single dose administration. Toxicology 2012 0.83
62 A novel small compound that promotes nuclear translocation of YB-1 ameliorates experimental hepatic fibrosis in mice. J Biol Chem 2010 0.83
63 Predictive value of B-type natriuretic peptide for postoperative atrial fibrillation following pulmonary resection for lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009 0.83
64 Clinical significance of pretreatment serum interferon-gamma-inducible protein 10 concentrations in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with telaprevir-based triple therapy. Hepatol Res 2014 0.82
65 Pre-treatment C-reactive protein as a prognostic factor for recurrence after surgical resection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Anticancer Res 2013 0.82
66 Gene-inducing program of human dendritic cells in response to BCG cell-wall skeleton (CWS), which reflects adjuvancy required for tumor immunotherapy. Immunol Lett 2004 0.82
67 Functional analysis of human organic cation transporter OCT3 (SLC22A3) polymorphisms. J Pharmacol Sci 2010 0.81
68 Prognostic factors in patients with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing nucleoside analog antiviral therapy. Oncol Lett 2013 0.81
69 Xanthofulvin, a novel semaphorin inhibitor produced by a strain of Penicillium. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2003 0.81
70 Which subgroup of patients with pathologic N2 non-small cell lung cancer benefit from surgery? J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2012 0.81
71 The Relation between Obesity and Survival after Surgical Resection of Hepatitis C Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2013 0.81
72 S-carboxymethylcysteine inhibits neutrophil activation mediated by N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine. Eur J Pharmacol 2002 0.80
73 Parieto-frontal networks for clock drawing revealed with fMRI. Neurosci Res 2003 0.80
74 Functional analysis of human sodium-phosphate transporter 4 (NPT4/SLC17A3) polymorphisms. J Pharmacol Sci 2011 0.80
75 A case of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombus refractory to epirubicin that showed marked decrease in tumor markers after transcatheter arterial infusion with miriplatin. Case Rep Oncol 2010 0.79
76 Clinical predictor of pre- or minimally invasive pulmonary adenocarcinoma: possibility of sub-classification of clinical T1a. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2013 0.79
77 Clinical implication of pulmonary excision for undiagnosed peripheral lung cancer. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011 0.79
78 Atrial natriuretic peptide protects against cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2014 0.79
79 Entropic mechanism of allosteric communication in conformational transitions of dihydrofolate reductase. J Phys Chem B 2013 0.79
80 Differential activation of the striatum for decision making and outcomes in a monetary task with gain and loss. Cortex 2009 0.79
81 Relation between antibody to hepatitis B core antigen and survival after curative therapy for non-B non-C hepatocellular carcinoma. Anticancer Res 2013 0.79
82 Analysis of different complexes of type IIa sodium-dependent phosphate transporter in rat renal cortex using blue-native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. J Med Invest 2011 0.79
83 Neural substrates of the performance of an auditory verbal memory: between-subjects analysis by fMRI. Brain Res Bull 2004 0.79
84 Tight junctional localization of claudin-16 is regulated by syntaxin 8 in renal tubular epithelial cells. J Biol Chem 2014 0.78
85 Comparison of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and transcatheter arterial chemotherapy infusion for patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2013 0.78
86 Promoter activity of human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 gene with novel single nucleotide polymorphisms. Respirology 2005 0.78
87 Effect of treatment with branched-chain amino acids during sorafenib therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatol Res 2013 0.78
88 Linkage to the 8p21.1 region Including the CLU gene in age at onset stratified alzheimer's disease families. J Alzheimers Dis 2011 0.78
89 An FMRI study of word reading and colour recognition in different quadrant fields. Open Neuroimag J 2008 0.77
90 Beneficial effect of bezafibrate on primary sclerosing cholangitis (three case reports). Am J Gastroenterol 2002 0.77
91 Sputum E-cadherin and asthma severity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003 0.77
92 [A case of α-fetoprotein-producing hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach with spontaneous rupture of multiple liver metastases]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2013 0.77
93 A novel adipokine GM2AP impairs insulin signaling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010 0.77
94 RNA interference in immune cells by use of osmotic delivery of siRNA. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006 0.77
95 Postoperative fibromatosis-type fibromas in the Bhd gene mutant (Nihon) rat. Exp Toxicol Pathol 2007 0.76
96 [Supervised administration of Alzheimer's patients using information communication technology]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2014 0.76
97 Lack of correlation between the antibody to hepatitis B core antigen and survival after surgical resection for hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2013 0.76
98 Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation therapy for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma. Anticancer Res 2012 0.76
99 Transient directional disorientation as a manifestation of cerebral ischemia. Eur Neurol 2008 0.76
100 Comparison of the efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization and sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Exp Ther Med 2012 0.76
101 [Support for the medication monitoring of patients with alzheimer's dementia by the interactive care system using IT]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2012 0.76
102 [Human renal urate transpoter URAT1 mediates the transport of salicylate]. Nihon Jinzo Gakkai Shi 2010 0.76
103 A predictive model for carcinogenesis in patients with chronic hepatitis B undergoing entecavir therapy and its validation. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 0.75
104 Palmar pseudolymphoma associated with herpes simplex infection. J Cutan Pathol 2009 0.75
105 A case of neurosarcoidosis with recurrent episodes of neurological dysfunction and diffuse cortical lesions on magnetic resonance imaging. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2009 0.75
106  Idiopathic portal hypertension with multiple hepatic hyperplastic nodules supplied by portal vein. Ann Hepatol 2012 0.75
107 [A case of primary sclerosing cholangitis presenting transient hypoperfusion and treated with bezafibrate beneficially]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
108 [PiRNA in spermatogenesis]. Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso 2007 0.75
109 The involvement of L-type amino acid transporters in theanine transport. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2012 0.75
110 [Tuberculous peritonitis diagnosed by laparoscope, differentiated from Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2007 0.75
111 [Endoscopic trigonoplasty II for primary vesico-ureteral reflux]. Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 2006 0.75
112 [An autopsy case of allergic granulomatous angitis (Churg Strauss syndrome) with heart failure and HSV infection following perforation of the small intestine]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
113 [A case of giant renal angiomyolipoma treated by partial nephrectomy]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2011 0.75
114 [Case of moderately differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma with gastric metastasis]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.75
115 [A case of young woman with chronic pancreatitis showing diffuse irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct with autoantibody-negative]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2002 0.75
116 Linkage analysis of autopsy-confirmed familial Alzheimer disease supports an Alzheimer disease locus in 8q24. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2011 0.75
117 [A case of focal nodular hyperplasia presenting corona enhancement on single-level dynamic CT during hepatic arteriography]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2008 0.75
118 [Seven cases of gemcitabine-induced lung injury during treatment for pancreatic or biliary tract cancers]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2009 0.75
119 [Prolonged complete remission of multiple organ metastases after radical nephrectomy induced by interferon-alpha therapy: a case report]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2006 0.75
120 Cap-polyposis-like gastropathy with hypoproteinemia treated with H. pylori eradication. Intern Med 2012 0.75
121 Identification of the narrow lumen of the ureter using a Fogarty catheter during laparoscopic pyeloplasty. Int J Urol 2012 0.75
122 Severe infundibular pulmonary stenosis and coronary artery stenosis with ventricular tachycardia 24 years after mediastinal irradiation. Intern Med 2005 0.75
123 Successful treatment of plasma exchange for severe cerebral venous thrombosis with thyrotoxicosis. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2009 0.75
124 [A case of nodule-in-nodule type HCC presenting corona enhancement within the outer tumor on single-level dynamic CT during hepatic arteriography]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2007 0.75
125 [A case of infected liver cyst caused by salmonella paratyphi A]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2003 0.75
126 [A case of primary liver carcinoma of intermediate (hepatocyte-cholangiocyte) phenotype: comparison of hemodynamics and histopathology]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2010 0.75
127 [A case of diffuse cystic malformation in which submucosal tumor-like advanced gastric cancer was identified during 10-year follow-up]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2012 0.75
128 [Administration of S-1 after gastrojejunostomy for unresectable gastric cancer with pyloric stenosis]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2009 0.75
129 Corrigendum: Iminimycin A, the new iminium metabolite produced by Streptomyces griseus OS-3601. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2017 0.75
130 Comprehensive proteome analysis of brush border membrane fraction of ileum of ezrin knockdown mice. Biomed Res 2016 0.75
131 Docetaxel suppresses invasiveness of head and neck cancer cells in vitro. Cancer Sci 2010 0.75
132 [Three cases of hepatocellular carcinoma with nodules showing different signal intensities in the hepatobiliary phase of Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced MRI]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2014 0.75
133 Cysteinyl leukotrienes and collagen type I synthesis in asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004 0.75