Koichi Hirano

Effects of a probiotic fermented milk beverage containing Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota on defecation frequency, intestinal microbiota, and the intestinal environment of healthy individuals with soft stools

Kazumasa Matsumoto, Toshihiko Takada, Kensuke Shimizu et al. · Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering · 2010 · 129 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Nutrition +17

Intake of purple sweet potato beverage affects on serum hepatic biomarker levels of healthy adult men with borderline hepatitis

Ikuo Suda, Fumihiko Ishikawa, Minoru HATAKEYAMA et al. · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2007 · 90 citations

Medicine, Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences +10

The Effects of a Probiotic Milk Product Containing <i>Lactobacillus casei</i> Strain Shirota on the Defecation Frequency and the Intestinal Microflora of Sub-optimal Health State Volunteers: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Cross-over Study

Kazumasa Matsumoto, Toshihiko Takada, Kensuke Shimizu et al. · Bioscience and Microflora · 2006 · 87 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Nutrition, Nutritional Sciences +17

Effect of Bifidobacterium bifidum Fermented Milk on Helicobacter pylori and Serum Pepsinogen Levels in Humans

Kazumasa Miki, Yoshihisa Urita, Fumihiko Ishikawa et al. · Journal of Dairy Science · 2007 · 64 citations · Full text

Agriculture, Microbiology, Nutritional Sciences +16

Spontaneous regression of cervical lymph node metastasis in a patient with mesopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue: possible association between apoptosis and tumor regression

Masakazu Kurita, Koichi Hirano, Satoshi Ebihara et al. · International Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2007 · 17 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Otolaryngology +15