Kazuhisa Murai

Impaired interferon signaling in chronic hepatitis C patients with advanced fibrosis via the transforming growth factor beta signaling pathway

Takayoshi Shirasaki, Masao Honda, Tetsuro Shimakami et al. · Hepatology · 2014 · 43 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

Hepatic interferon-stimulated genes are differentially regulated in the liver of chronic hepatitis C patients with different interleukin-28B genotypes

Masao Honda, Takayoshi Shirasaki, Tetsuro Shimakami et al. · Hepatology · 2014 · 39 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Genetics +17

The osteopontin-CD44 axis in hepatic cancer stem cells regulates IFN signaling and HCV replication

Takayoshi Shirasaki, Masao Honda, Taro Yamashita et al. · Scientific Reports · 2018 · 38 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +17

Peretinoin, an acyclic retinoid, inhibits hepatocarcinogenesis by suppressing sphingosine kinase 1 expression in vitro and in vivo

Masaya Funaki, Juria Kitabayashi, Tetsuro Shimakami et al. · Scientific Reports · 2017 · 35 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +15

Efficient Suppression of Hepatitis C Virus Replication by Combination Treatment with miR-122 Antagonism and Direct-acting Antivirals in Cell Culture Systems

Fanwei Liu, Tetsuro Shimakami, Kazuhisa Murai et al. · Scientific Reports · 2016 · 26 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17