2021 - 2024 Novel Liver Cirrhosis Treatment by Drug Repositioning and Leaky Gut Control
2021 - 2024 歯周病と慢性肝疾患病態の関連解明-新たな肝疾患進展予防施策の探索
2021 - 2023 Development research of novel pathophysiology and therapy for hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis-Thrombotic microangiopathy and recombinant ADAMTS13 therapy-
2017 - 2020 Development of therapeutic method to suppress liver disease progression by drug repositioning
Fumimasa Tomooka, Koh Kitagawa, Akira Mitoro, Yukihisa Fujinaga, Norihisa Nishimura, Tadashi Namisaki, Takemi Akahane, Kosuke Kaji, Shohei Asada, Shinya Sato, et al. Unilateral drainage and chemotherapy prolong the patency of a plastic stent placed above the sphincter of Oddi in patients with malignant hilar biliary obstruction. DEN open. 2025. 5. 1. e404
Jun-Ichi Hanatani, Koh Kitagawa, Fumimasa Tomooka, Shohei Asada, Akira Mitoro, Yukihisa Fujinaga, Norihisa Nishimura, Shinya Sato, Akihiko Shibamoto, Yuki Fujimoto, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the treatment of acute cholangitis caused by choledocholithiasis: A single-center retrospective study in Japan. DEN open. 2025. 5. 1. e371
Aritoshi Koizumi, Kosuke Kaji, Norihisa Nishimura, Shohei Asada, Takuya Matsuda, Misako Tanaka, Nobuyuki Yorioka, Yuki Tsuji, Koh Kitagawa, Shinya Sato, et al. Effects of elafibranor on liver fibrosis and gut barrier function in a mouse model of alcohol-associated liver disease. World journal of gastroenterology. 2024. 30. 28. 3428-3446
Takahiro Kubo, Norihisa Nishimura, Kosuke Kaji, Fumimasa Tomooka, Akihiko Shibamoto, Satoshi Iwai, Junya Suzuki, Hideto Kawaratani, Tadashi Namisaki, Takemi Akahane, et al. Role of Epiregulin on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Hepatocarcinogenesis as a Mediator via EGFR Signaling in the Cancer Microenvironment. International journal of molecular sciences. 2024. 25. 8
Shohei Asada, Kosuke Kaji, Norihisa Nishimura, Aritoshi Koizumi, Takuya Matsuda, Misako Tanaka, Nobuyuki Yorioka, Shinya Sato, Koh Kitagawa, Tadashi Namisaki, et al. Tofogliflozin Delays Portal Hypertension and Hepatic Fibrosis by Inhibiting Sinusoidal Capillarization in Cirrhotic Rats. Cells. 2024. 13. 6