Takafumi Saito

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1 What can be revealed by extending the sensitivity of HBsAg detection to below the present limit? J Hepatol 2008 2.05
2 Association of visceral fat accumulation and plasma adiponectin with colorectal adenoma: evidence for participation of insulin resistance. Clin Cancer Res 2005 1.61
3 Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma with radiofrequency ablation: radiologic-histologic correlation during follow-up periods. Hepatology 2002 1.51
4 Characteristics of rat bone marrow cells differentiated into a liver cell lineage and dynamics of the transplanted cells in the injured liver. J Gastroenterol 2006 1.46
5 Serum metabolomics reveals γ-glutamyl dipeptides as biomarkers for discrimination among different forms of liver disease. J Hepatol 2011 1.30
6 Effect of angiotensin receptor antagonist on liver fibrosis in early stages of chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2002 1.20
7 Serum levels of stem cell factor and thrombopoietin are markedly decreased in fulminant hepatic failure patients with a poor prognosis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 1.19
8 Tolvaptan for improvement of hepatic edema: A phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Hepatol Res 2013 1.19
9 Spontaneous elimination of serum hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in chronic HCV carriers: a population-based cohort study. J Med Virol 2003 1.01
10 Differentiation of bone marrow cells into cells that express liver-specific genes in vitro: implication of the Notch signals in differentiation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003 1.01
11 Possible contribution of circulating transforming growth factor-beta1 to immunity and prognosis in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Int 2004 0.96
12 Expression of the Musashi1 gene encoding the RNA-binding protein in human hepatoma cell lines. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002 0.95
13 Association of transforming growth factor-beta 1 functional polymorphisms with natural clearance of hepatitis C virus. J Infect Dis 2006 0.94
14 Endoscopic incision for esophageal intramural hematoma after injection sclerotherapy: case report. Gastrointest Endosc 2003 0.92
15 Possible contribution of circulating interleukin-10 (IL-10) to anti-tumor immunity and prognosis in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatol Res 2003 0.92
16 M2 macrophage/microglial cells induce activation of Stat3 in primary central nervous system lymphoma. J Clin Exp Hematop 2011 0.92
17 Successful treatment of bilateral vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms with subarachnoid hemorrhage: report of three cases. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2010 0.91
18 Direct cytopathic liver injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with gilliam-type tsutsugamushi disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2005 0.85
19 Association of the PIK3C2G gene polymorphisms with type 2 DM in a Japanese population. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007 0.84
20 Risk factors for long-term persistence of serum hepatitis B surface antigen following acute hepatitis B virus infection in Japanese adults. Hepatology 2013 0.83
21 Higher plasma renin activity is a risk factor for total mortality in older Japanese individuals: the Takahata study. Metabolism 2011 0.83
22 Separate analysis of asialoglycoprotein receptors in the right and left hepatic lobes using Tc-GSA SPECT. Hepatology 2003 0.82
23 Relationship between alcohol consumption and serum adiponectin levels: the Takahata study--a cross-sectional study of a healthy Japanese population. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 0.82
24 Sequence heterogeneity of NS5A and core proteins of hepatitis C virus and virological responses to pegylated-interferon/ribavirin combination therapy. Microbiol Immunol 2011 0.81
25 Radiofrequency ablation in a pig liver model: effect of transcatheter arterial embolization on coagulation diameter and histologic characteristics. Hepatol Res 2002 0.81
26 Angiotensin II stimulates the nuclear translocation of Smad2 and induces PAI-1 mRNA in rat hepatic stellate cells. Hepatol Res 2003 0.81
27 Autoantibody response to microsomal epoxide hydrolase in hepatitis C and A. J Autoimmun 2007 0.81
28 Successful percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of adrenal metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma. J Gastroenterol 2005 0.81
29 Impaired mitochondrial β-oxidation in patients with chronic hepatitis C: relation with viral load and insulin resistance. BMC Gastroenterol 2013 0.80
30 [Rupture of a small aneurysm originating from an infundibular dilatation--case report]. Brain Nerve 2009 0.80
31 Altered expression of diacylglycerol kinase isozymes in regenerating liver. J Histochem Cytochem 2011 0.79
32 Characterization of ruthenium oxide nanocluster as a cocatalyst with (Ga(1-x)Zn(x))(N(1-x)Ox) for photocatalytic overall water splitting. J Phys Chem B 2005 0.79
33 Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and secondary structure of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protein amino-terminus, in patients infected with HCV subtype 1b. J Infect Dis 2007 0.79
34 Clinical manifestations of liver injury in patients with anorexia nervosa. Hepatol Res 2013 0.79
35 A point mutation at Asn-534 that disrupts a conserved N-glycosylation motif of the E2 glycoprotein of hepatitis C virus markedly enhances the sensitivity to antibody neutralization. J Med Virol 2012 0.78
36 Primary malignant lymphoma of the brain: frequent abnormalities and inactivation of p14 tumor suppressor gene. Cancer Sci 2005 0.78
37 Expression of Notch signalling markers in bone marrow cells that differentiate into a liver cell lineage in a rat transplant model. Hepatol Res 2004 0.78
38 Down-regulation of hepatic stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 expression by angiotensin II receptor blocker in the obese fa/fa Zucker rat: possible role in amelioration of insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis. J Gastroenterol 2009 0.78
39 [Clonorchiasis complicated with duodenal papillary cancer in a visitor from China]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2007 0.77
40 Primary malignant lymphoma of the brain: mutation pattern of rearranged immunoglobulin heavy chain gene. Jpn J Cancer Res 2002 0.77
41 Enhanced expression of fibroblast growth factor 2 in bone marrow cells and its potential role in the differentiation of hepatic epithelial stem-like cells into the hepatocyte lineage. Cell Tissue Res 2010 0.77
42 Reduction of serum ghrelin concentration during interferon-alpha therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatol Res 2005 0.77
43 Identification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtype 1b strains that are highly, or only weakly, associated with hepatocellular carcinoma on the basis of the secondary structure of an amino-terminal portion of the HCV NS3 protein. J Clin Microbiol 2003 0.77
44 Primitive red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae accumulates storage glucan and triacylglycerol under nitrogen depletion. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2016 0.76
45 Small hepatocellular carcinoma: therapeutic effectiveness of percutaneous radio frequency ablation therapy with a LeVeen needle electrode. J Ultrasound Med 2002 0.76
46 Common null variant, Arg192Stop, in a G-protein coupled receptor, olfactory receptor 1B1, associated with decreased serum cholinesterase activity. Hepatol Res 2008 0.76
47 Thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)-secretion pituitary adenoma in an 8-year-old boy: case report. Pituitary 2012 0.76
48 Possible autoimmune hepatitis induced after chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection. Clin J Gastroenterol 2013 0.76
49 Differentiation of rat bone marrow cells cultured on artificial basement membrane containing extracellular matrix into a liver cell lineage. J Hepatol 2005 0.76
50 A case of adult type 1 Gaucher disease complicated by temporal intestinal hemorrhage. Case Rep Gastroenterol 2013 0.75
51 Secondary structure of the amino-terminal region of HCV NS3 and virological response to pegylated interferon plus ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C. J Med Virol 2010 0.75
52 Metabolome analysis of erythrocytes from patients with chronic hepatitis C reveals the etiology of ribavirin-induced hemolysis. Int J Med Sci 2013 0.75
53 Free Lateral Digital Flap for Reconstruction of the Fingers. Ann Plast Surg 2017 0.75
54 Expression of angiotensin II type I receptor in human cirrhotic livers: Its relation to fibrosis and portal hypertension. Hepatol Res 2005 0.75
55 [Two cases of pyogenic spondylitis with chronic hepatitis C during combination therapy of interferon alfa and ribavirin]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2007 0.75
56 Separate analysis of asialoglycoprotein receptors in the right and left hepatic lobes using (99m)Tc-GSA SPECT in patients with acute hepatic damage. Hepatol Res 2006 0.75
57 Clinical significance of a highly sensitive enzyme immunoassay of hepatitis B surface antigen using a novel electron spin resonance technique. J Med Virol 2002 0.75
58 Characteristics of three cases of hepatocellular carcinoma showing enhanced technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-galactosyl human serum albumin accumulation by single photon emission computed tomography analysis. Hepatol Res 2007 0.75
59 [Case of bilateral vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage]. No Shinkei Geka 2009 0.75
60 Lamivudine and rapid regeneration of the atrophic liver in decompensated cirrhosis due to hepatitis B. Am J Gastroenterol 2002 0.75
61 (99m)Tc-GSA SPECT analysis was clinically useful to evaluate the effect of interferon in a patient with interferon non-responsive chronic hepatitis C. Ann Nucl Med 2011 0.75
62 Expression of the RNA-binding protein Musashi1 in adult liver stem-like cells. Hepatol Res 2010 0.75
63 [Case of chronic type C hepatitis complicated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura that was successfully treated by interferon therapy]. Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2009 0.75
64 Home lactulose enema: prevention of hepatic encephalopathy at home. J Gastroenterol 2002 0.75
65 [Fatty liver and steatohepatitis]. Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi 2005 0.75
66 Serum prolactin levels and prolactin mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in hepatitis C virus infection. J Med Virol 2013 0.75
67 [Changes in the prevalence of HCV infection during 10 years in an HCV epidemic area of Japan]. Nihon Rinsho 2004 0.75