Kei Kashima

Relationship between <i>Helicobacter pylori iceA</i> , <i>cagA</i> , and <i>vacA</i> Status and Clinical Outcome: Studies in Four Different Countries

Yoshio Yamaoka, Tadashi Kodama, Óscar Gutiérrez et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1999 · 499 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +13

Side effects of high-dose interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C

T Okanoue, Shinichi Sakamoto, Yoshito Itoh et al. · Journal of Hepatology · 1996 · 463 citations

Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy +16

Induction of various cytokines and development of severe mucosal inflammation by <i>cagA</i> gene positive <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> strains

Yoshio Yamaoka, Masaki Kita, Tadashi Kodama et al. · Gut · 1997 · 353 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

Variants of the 3′ Region of the <i>cagA</i> Gene in <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Isolates from Patients with Different <i>H. pylori</i> -Associated Diseases

Yoshio Yamaoka, Tadashi Kodama, Kei Kashima et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1998 · 295 citations · Full text

Medicine, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics +12

Interferon therapy lowers the rate of progression to hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis C but not significantly in an advanced stage: a retrospective study in 1148 patients

Takeshi Okanoue, Yoshito Itoh, Masahito Minami et al. · Journal of Hepatology · 1999 · 238 citations

Medicine, Pharmacotherapy, Hepatology +10