Masao Honda

Genome-wide association of IL28B with response to pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin therapy for chronic hepatitis C

Yasuhito Tanaka, Nao Nishida, Masaya Sugiyama et al. · Nature Genetics · 2009 · 2.1K citations

Genome-wide Association, Hepatology, Hepatitis C +14

EpCAM-Positive Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Are Tumor-Initiating Cells With Stem/Progenitor Cell Features

Taro Yamashita, Junfang Ji, Anuradha Budhu et al. · Gastroenterology · 2008 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Progenitor Cells, Developmental Biology, Stem/progenitor Cell Features +11

A Liver-Derived Secretory Protein, Selenoprotein P, Causes Insulin Resistance

Hirofumi Misu, Toshinari Takamura, Hiroaki Takayama et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2010 · 560 citations · Full text

Metabolic Syndrome, Hepatology, Biochemistry +11

Increased oxidative stress precedes the onset of high-fat diet–induced insulin resistance and obesity

Naoto Nagata, Toshinari Takamura, Hitoshi Ando et al. · Metabolism · 2008 · 534 citations · Full text

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Nutrition +9

Lipid-induced oxidative stress causes steatohepatitis in mice fed an atherogenic diet

Naoto Matsuzawa, Toshinari Takamura, Seiichiro Kurita et al. · Hepatology · 2007 · 503 citations