Koji Takai

Sarcopenia impairs prognosis of patients with liver cirrhosis

Tatsunori Hanai, Makoto Shiraki, Kayoko Nishimura et al. · Nutrition · 2014 · 389 citations · Full text

Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Hepatology +10

Skeletal muscle depletion is an independent prognostic factor for hepatocellular carcinoma

Soichi Iritani, Kenji Imai, Koji Takai et al. · Journal of Gastroenterology · 2014 · 257 citations

Medicine, Cancer Biology, Oncology +14

Rapid skeletal muscle wasting predicts worse survival in patients with liver cirrhosis

Tatsunori Hanai, Makoto Shiraki, Sachiyo Ohnishi et al. · Hepatology Research · 2015 · 191 citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology +16

Interferon enhances tryptophan metabolism by inducing pulmonary indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase: its possible occurrence in cancer patients.

Hiroaki Yasui, Koji Takai, Ryotaro Yoshida et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1986 · 189 citations · Full text

Medicine, Oncology, Pharmacology +13

Sarcopenia predicts minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis

Tatsunori Hanai, Makoto Shiraki, Satoshi Watanabe et al. · Hepatology Research · 2017 · 102 citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Exercise Testing +16