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h-index: 19
Works: 115
Citations: 1,053

Most-cited papers

Predictors of hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence after direct‐acting antiviral therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus infection
Takao Watanabe, Yoshio Tokumoto, K. Joko, K. Michitaka +10 more
2018Hepatology Research65 citations
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Roles of protein kinase R in cancer: Potential as a therapeutic target
Takao Watanabe, Takeshi Imamura, Y. Hiasa
2018Cancer Science52 citations Open access
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Direct-acting antivirals improve survival and recurrence rates after treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma within the Milan criteria
H. Ochi, A. Hiraoka, M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi +11 more
2020Journal of gastroenterology47 citations Open access
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Advanced fibrosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis affects the significance of lipoprotein(a) as a cardiovascular risk factor.
Kanako Konishi, T. Miyake, Shinya Furukawa, Hidenori Senba +13 more
2020Atherosclerosis41 citations
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Depletion of B cell-activating factor attenuates hepatic fat accumulation in a murine model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Yoshiko Nakamura, M. Abe, Keitarou Kawasaki, T. Miyake +5 more
2019Scientific Reports34 citations Open access
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Lenvatinib-induced thyroid abnormalities in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
Y. Koizumi, M. Hirooka, A. Hiraoka, H. Ochi +11 more
2019Endocrine journal30 citations Open access
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Using ALBI score at the start of sorafenib treatment to predict regorafenib treatment candidates in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Atsushi Yukimoto, M. Hirooka, A. Hiraoka, K. Michitaka +8 more
2018Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology30 citations
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Therapeutic effects of the PKR inhibitor C16 suppressing tumor proliferation and angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo
Takao Watanabe, Hiroko Ninomiya, Takashi Saitou, Sota Takanezawa +8 more
2020Scientific Reports29 citations Open access
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Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound-derived fat fraction for the detection and quantification of hepatic steatosis in patients with liver biopsy
Yoshiko Nakamura, M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Ryou Yano +6 more
2024Journal of medical ultrasonics24 citations Open access
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Comparison between real‐time tissue elastography and vibration‐controlled transient elastography for the assessment of liver fibrosis and disease progression in patients with primary biliary cholangitis
Y. Koizumi, M. Hirooka, M. Abe, Yoshio Tokumoto +9 more
2017Hepatology Research24 citations
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Downregulation of ANP32B exerts anti-apoptotic effects in hepatocellular carcinoma
Yoshinori Ohno, M. Koizumi, H. Nakayama, Takao Watanabe +8 more
2017PLoS ONE23 citations Open access
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Efficacy of B-mode ultrasound-based attenuation for the diagnosis of hepatic steatosis: a systematic review/meta-analysis
M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Kotarou Sunago, Yoshiko Nakamura +6 more
2022Journal of medical ultrasonics22 citations
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Relationship between body composition and the histology of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: a cross‐sectional study
T. Miyake, Masumi Miyazaki, O. Yoshida, Sayaka Kanzaki +15 more
2021BMC Gastroenterology21 citations Open access
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Glycemic Control Is Associated with Histological Findings of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
T. Miyake, Shinya Furukawa, B. Matsuura, O. Yoshida +17 more
2024Diabetes & Metabolism Journal20 citations Open access
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Development of a method for measuring spleen stiffness by transient elastography using a new device and ultrasound-fusion method
Takaaki Tanaka, M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Takao Watanabe +7 more
2021PLoS ONE20 citations Open access
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Stimulated hepatic stellate cell promotes progression of hepatocellular carcinoma due to protein kinase R activation
Yusuke Imai, O. Yoshida, Takao Watanabe, Atsushi Yukimoto +6 more
2019PLoS ONE20 citations Open access
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AFP and eGFR are related to early and late recurrence of HCC following antiviral therapy
Takao Watanabe, Yoshio Tokumoto, K. Joko, K. Michitaka +13 more
2021BMC Cancer18 citations Open access
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Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD regulates the growth of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
M. Koizumi, Takao Watanabe, J. Masumoto, Kotarou Sunago +4 more
2021Scientific Reports18 citations Open access
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Simple new clinical score to predict hepatocellular carcinoma after sustained viral response with direct-acting antivirals
Takao Watanabe, Yoshio Tokumoto, K. Joko, K. Michitaka +17 more
2023Scientific Reports16 citations Open access
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Role of severe thrombocytopenia in preventing platelet count recovery in thrombocytopenic patients with chronic liver disease
M. Hirooka, H. Ochi, A. Hiraoka, Y. Koizumi +10 more
2020Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology15 citations
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Quantitative imaging of fibrotic and morphological changes in liver of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) model mice by second harmonic generation (SHG) and auto-fluorescence (AF) imaging using two-photon excitation microscopy (TPEM)
Shin Yamamoto, Y. Oshima, Takashi Saitou, Takao Watanabe +7 more
2016Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports15 citations Open access
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Survival Improvements in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Sequential Therapy by Era
Yoshiko Nakamura, M. Hirooka, Atsushi Hiraoka, Y. Koizumi +12 more
2023Cancers14 citations Open access
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Hyperthyroidism Improves the Pathological Condition of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Case of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis with Graves' Disease.
T. Miyake, B. Matsuura, Shinya Furukawa, Yasuhiko Todo +12 more
2016Internal medicine14 citations Open access
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Effects of long-term entecavir treatment on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B patients
Takao Watanabe, Yoshio Tokumoto, K. Joko, K. Michitaka +10 more
2016Hepatology International14 citations
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Role of B Cell-Activating Factor in Fibrosis Progression in a Murine Model of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Kozue Kanemitsu-Okada, M. Abe, Yoshiko Nakamura, T. Miyake +8 more
2023International Journal of Molecular Sciences13 citations Open access
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Plasma Fatty Acid Composition Is Associated with Histological Findings of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
T. Miyake, Shinya Furukawa, B. Matsuura, O. Yoshida +15 more
2022Biomedicines13 citations Open access
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Sex difference in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma after direct‐acting antiviral therapy in patients with HCV infection
Takao Watanabe, Yoshio Tokumoto, K. Joko, K. Michitaka +11 more
2020Journal of Medical Virology13 citations
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The long noncoding RNA of RMRP is downregulated by PERK, which induces apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Atsushi Yukimoto, Takao Watanabe, Kotarou Sunago, Yoshiko Nakamura +7 more
2021Scientific Reports12 citations Open access
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C16, a PKR inhibitor, suppresses cell proliferation by regulating the cell cycle via p21 in colorectal cancer
Yu Hashimoto, Yoshio Tokumoto, Takao Watanabe, Yusuke Ogi +13 more
2024Scientific Reports11 citations Open access
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Spleen stiffness in patients with chronic liver disease evaluated by 2‐D shear wave elastography with ultrasound multiparametric imaging
M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Yoshiko Nakamura, Ryou Yano +8 more
2022Hepatology Research11 citations
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Accurate reflection of hepatic venous pressure gradient by spleen stiffness measurement in patients with low controlled attenuation parameter values
M. Hirooka, Takaaki Tanaka, Y. Koizumi, Atsushi Yukimoto +5 more
2021JGH Open11 citations Open access
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Tissue Intrinsic Fluorescence Spectra-Based Digital Pathology of Liver Fibrosis by Marker-Controlled Segmentation
Takashi Saitou, Sota Takanezawa, Hiroko Ninomiya, Takao Watanabe +3 more
2018Frontiers in Medicine11 citations Open access
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Clinical utility of multipolar ablation with a 3‐D simulator system for patients with liver cancer
M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Yusuke Imai, Yoshiko Nakamura +6 more
2017Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology11 citations
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Additional Effect of Luseogliflozin on Semaglutide in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Complicated by Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Open-Label, Randomized, Parallel-Group Study
T. Miyake, O. Yoshida, B. Matsuura, Shinya Furukawa +16 more
2022Diabetes Therapy10 citations Open access
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Showing Tumor Shrinkage Due to an Abscopal Effect
Ryou Yano, M. Hirooka, M. Morita, Yukihito Okazaki +8 more
2023Internal medicine9 citations Open access
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Noninvasive ultrasound technique for assessment of liver fibrosis and cardiac function in Fontan-associated liver disease: diagnosis based on elastography and hepatic vein waveform type
Y. Koizumi, M. Hirooka, Takaaki Tanaka, Takao Watanabe +6 more
2021Journal of medical ultrasonics8 citations
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Lymphatic drainage dysfunction via narrowing of the lumen of cisterna chyli and thoracic duct after luminal dilation
Ryou Yano, M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Yoshiko Nakamura +8 more
2023Hepatology International7 citations
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Treatment on the Spleen Prevents the Progression of Secondary Sarcopenia in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Takaaki Tanaka, Yoshiko Nakamura +9 more
2020Hepatology Communications7 citations Open access
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Predictors of treatment efficacy and ALT non‐normalization with sofosbuvir/ribavirin therapy for patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2
Takao Watanabe, Yoshio Tokumoto, K. Joko, K. Michitaka +10 more
2017Journal of Medical Virology7 citations
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Restoration of the gut-microbiota-liver axis after hepatitis C virus eradication
Takako Inoue, J. Nakayama, Hiroshi Mori, Masaru Tanaka +27 more
2025JHEP Reports6 citations Open access
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Association between serum remnant cholesterol level and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver histology.
T. Miyake, Shinya Furukawa, B. Matsuura, O. Yoshida +16 more
2024Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism6 citations Open access
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Clinical and Pathological Features of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-induced Liver Injury in Comparison with Drug-induced Liver Injury and Autoimmune Hepatitis.
Kotarou Sunago, M. Abe, O. Yoshida, Takao Watanabe +6 more
2023Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases6 citations Open access
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Cisterna chyli as an optimal marker of tolvaptan response in severe cirrhotic ascites
M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Ryou Yano, Yoshiko Nakamura +7 more
2022Scientific Reports6 citations Open access
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Validation of the FibroScan‐aspartate aminotransferase score by vibration‐controlled transient and B‐mode ultrasound elastography
M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Ryou Yano, Kotarou Sunago +5 more
2021Hepatology Research6 citations
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver with a hepatic arterial buffer response strongly associated with future metabolic disease
M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, T. Miyake, Takao Watanabe +7 more
2017Hepatology Communications6 citations Open access
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor protein PERK in hepatic stellate cells promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma via p38δ MAPK/IL-1β axis
Makoto Morita, Yoshio Tokumoto, Takao Watanabe, Yusuke Imai +10 more
2025Scientific Reports5 citations Open access
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Measurement of multiple spleen lengths is not necessary for non‐invasive prediction of high‐risk esophagogastric varices
M. Hirooka, Takaaki Tanaka, Y. Koizumi, Ryou Yano +6 more
2021Hepatology Research4 citations
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Usefulness of laparoscopy and intraductal ultrasonography in a patient with isolated immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis
Yoshinori Ohno, T. Kumagi, Yoshiki Imamura, Taira Kuroda +8 more
2018Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology4 citations
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Simeprevir with peginterferon/ribavirin for patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1: high frequency of viral relapse in elderly patients
Takao Watanabe, K. Joko, H. Seike, K. Michitaka +13 more
2016SpringerPlus4 citations Open access
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Histological assessment of the efficacy of drug-eluting beads in portal tumor thrombosis of hepatocellular carcinoma
Yusuke Imai, M. Hirooka, Y. Koizumi, Yoshiko Nakamura +9 more
2016Radiology Case Reports4 citations Open access
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