Patients with hyponatremic cirrhosis have low-grade cerebral edema and poor quality-of-life

by Motoh Iwasa, M.D., Ryosuke Sugimoto, Yoshiyuki Takei
Published 2014-05-01

Update on blood‐based biomarkers for chronic liver diseases prognosis: Literature review and institutional experience

by Motoh Iwasa, Ryuta Shigefuku, Akiko Eguchi, Yasuyuki Tamai, Yoshiyuki Takei
Published 2021-11-01

Successful endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection therapy for ruptured duodenal varices immediately after balloon‐occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration

by Yasuyuki Tamai, Hideaki Tanaka, Masashi Fujimori, Motoh Iwasa, Hayato Nakagawa
Published 2021-12-01

Rifaximin ameliorates intestinal inflammation in cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy

by Yasuyuki Tamai, Motoh Iwasa, Akiko Eguchi, Ryuta Shigefuku, Yoshihiro Kamada, Eiji Miyoshi, Yoshiyuki Takei
Published 2021-07-01

Serum copper, zinc and metallothionein serve as potential biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma.

by Yasuyuki Tamai, Motoh Iwasa, Akiko Eguchi, Ryuta Shigefuku, Kazushi Sugimoto, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Yoshiyuki Takei
Published 2020-01-01

Serum Liver‐Type Fatty Acid–Binding Protein Is a Possible Prognostic Factor in Human Chronic Liver Diseases From Chronic Hepatitis to Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma...

by Akiko Eguchi, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Motoh Iwasa, Yasuyuki Tamai, Keiichi Ohata, Tsuyoshi Oikawa, Takeshi Sugaya, Yoshiyuki Takei
Published 2019-06-01

Development of a New Index to Distinguish Hepatic Encephalopathy through Automated Quantification of Globus Pallidal Signal Intensity Using MRI

by Yasuyuki Tamai, Motoh Iwasa, Yuichi Yoshida, Jun Nomoto, Takahiro Kato, Hiroe Asuke, Akiko Eguchi, Yoshiyuki Takei, Hayato Nakagawa
Published 2022-06-01

Utility of the SARC-F Questionnaire for Sarcopenia Screening in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in Japan

by Tatsunori Hanai, Atsushi Hiraoka, Makoto Shiraki, Ryosuke Sugimoto, Nobuhito Taniki, Akira Hiramatsu, Nobuhiro Nakamoto, Motoh Iwasa, Kazuaki Chayama, Masahito Shimizu
Published 2021-08-01

Circulating Extracellular Vesicles and Their miR “Barcode” Differentiate Alcohol Drinkers With Liver Injury and Those Without Liver Injury in Severe Trauma Patients

by Akiko Eguchi, Akiko Eguchi, Niklas Franz, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Motoh Iwasa, Nils Wagner, Frank Hildebrand, Yoshiyuki Takei, Ingo Marzi, Borna Relja
Published 2019-02-01

Association of lithocholic acid with skeletal muscle hypertrophy through TGR5-IGF-1 and skeletal muscle mass in cultured mouse myotubes, chronic liver disease rats and humans

by Yasuyuki Tamai, Akiko Eguchi, Ryuta Shigefuku, Hiroshi Kitamura, Mina Tempaku, Ryosuke Sugimoto, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Motoh Iwasa, Yoshiyuki Takei, Hayato Nakagawa
Published 2022-10-01

Elevation of enterococcus-specific antibodies associated with bacterial translocation is predictive of survival rate in chronic liver disease

by Motoh Iwasa, Akiko Eguchi, Yasuyuki Tamai, Ryuta Shigefuku, Ryo Nakagawa, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Jumpei Kondo, Masayuki Morikawa, Eiji Miyoshi, Hayato Nakagawa
Published 2022-08-01

Protein Composition of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Immediately Changed by Particular Short Time of High-Intensity Interval Training Exercise

by Yoshinao Kobayashi, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Akiko Eguchi, Akiko Eguchi, Yasuyuki Tamai, Sanae Fukuda, Mina Tempaku, Kiyora Izuoka, Motoh Iwasa, Yoshiyuki Takei, Kenji Togashi
Published 2021-07-01

Branched-chain amino acid supplementation reduces oxidative stress and prolongs survival in rats with advanced liver cirrhosis.

by Motoh Iwasa, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Rumi Mifuji-Moroka, Nagisa Hara, Hirohide Miyachi, Ryosuke Sugimoto, Hideaki Tanaka, Naoki Fujita, Esteban C Gabazza, Yoshiyuki Takei
Published 2013-01-01

Effect of pemafibrate on liver enzymes and shear wave velocity in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients

by Ryosuke Sugimoto, Motoh Iwasa, Akiko Eguchi, Yasuyuki Tamai, Ryuta Shigefuku, Naoto Fujiwara, Hideaki Tanaka, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Jiro Ikoma, Masahiko Kaito, Hayato Nakagawa
Published 2023-02-01

Elevated extracellular particle concentration in plasma predicts in-hospital mortality after severe trauma

by Nils Becker, Niklas Franz, Akiko Eguchi, Alessa Wagner, Ramona Sturm, Helen Rinderknecht, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Motoh Iwasa, Birte Weber, Ingo Marzi, Borna Relja
Published 2024-06-01

Complement complex 1 subunit q‐mediated hepatic stellate cell activation with connective tissue growth factor elevation is a prognostic factor for survival in rat and human chronic...

by Akiko Eguchi, Motoh Iwasa, Ryosuke Sugimoto, Mina Tempaku, Kyoko Yoshikawa, Naohiko Yoshizawa, Davide Povero, Kazushi Sugimoto, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Yoshiyuki Takei, Hayato Nakagawa
Published 2022-12-01

Branched-chain amino acids and l-carnitine attenuate lipotoxic hepatocellular damage in rat cirrhotic liver

by Yasuyuki Tamai, Zhen Chen, Yue Wu, Jun Okabe, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Hitoshi Chiba, Shu-Ping Hui, Akiko Eguchi, Motoh Iwasa, Masaaki Ito, Yoshiyuki Takei
Published 2021-03-01

First Case of Cytokine Release Syndrome after Nivolumab for Gastric Cancer

by Hiroyasu Oda, Mikiya Ishihara, Yoshihiro Miyahara, Junko Nakamura, Yuji Kozuka, Motoh Iwasa, Akira Tsunoda, Yoshiki Yamashita, Kanako Saito, Toshiro Mizuno, Hiroshi Shiku, Naoyuki Katayama
Published 2019-02-01

Effects of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy for esophagogastric varices on portal hemodynamics and liver function

by Ryuta Shigefuku, Hideaki Takahashi, Tsunamasa Watanabe, Nobuhiro Hattori, Hiroki Ikeda, Kotaro Matsunaga, Takuya Ehira, Tatsuya Suzuki, Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Chiaki Okuse, Motoh Iwasa, Hayato Nakagawa, Fumio Itoh, Michihiro Suzuki
Published 2022-07-01

The prognostic potential of fragmented CK18 serum levels in HCC patients reflecting disease progression and overall hepatocyte damage

by Akiko Eguchi, Motoh Iwasa, Yasuyuki Tamai, Minori Yamada, Koji Okuno, Ryuta Shigefuku, Kyoko Yoshikawa, Mina Tempaku, Koji Sakaguchi, Hideaki Tanaka, Kazushi Sugimoto, Yoshinao Kobayashi, Tetsuji Yamaguchi, Hayato Nakagawa
Published 2022-08-01