Wataru Shibata

Identification of Gastric Cancer Stem Cells Using the Cell Surface Marker CD44

Shigeo Takaishi, Tomoyuki Okumura, Shuiping Tu et al. · Stem Cells · 2009 · 1K citations · Full text

Tumor Biology, Lineage Plasticity, Gastric Cancer Cells +15

Bone Marrow-Derived Myofibroblasts Contribute to the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Niche and Promote Tumor Growth

Michael Quante, Shui Ping Tu, Hiroyuki Tomita et al. · Cancer Cell · 2011 · 1K citations · Full text

Regenerative Medicine, Promote Tumor Growth, Developmental Biology +10

Hyperresponsivity to Low-Dose Endotoxin during Progression to Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is Regulated by Leptin-Mediated Signaling

Kento Imajo, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda et al. · Cell Metabolism · 2012 · 334 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Hepatology, Low-dose Endotoxin +12

Mist1 Expressing Gastric Stem Cells Maintain the Normal and Neoplastic Gastric Epithelium and Are Supported by a Perivascular Stem Cell Niche

Yoku Hayakawa, Hiroshi Ariyama, Jitka Stančíková et al. · Cancer Cell · 2015 · 320 citations · Full text

Lineage Plasticity, Cell Lineage, Developmental Biology +8

Deletion of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1 Attenuates Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury by Inhibiting c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Activation

Hayato Nakagawa, Shin Maeda, Yohko Hikiba et al. · Gastroenterology · 2008 · 250 citations · Full text

Hepatology, Medicine, Liver Physiology +11