Kaoru Kusano

Ameloblastic carcinoma ex ameloblastoma: report of a case–possible involvement of CpG island hypermethylation of the p16 gene in malignant transformation

Yoshihiro Abiko, Hiroki Nagayasu, Maiko Takeshima et al. · Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology · 2006 · 75 citations

Tumor Biology, Cpg Island Hypermethylation, Tumoral Pathology +8

Effect of defensin peptides on eukaryotic cells: primary epithelial cells, fibroblasts and squamous cell carcinoma cell lines

Michiko Nishimura, Yoshihiro Abiko, Yoshihito Kurashige et al. · Journal of Dermatological Science · 2004 · 73 citations

Primary Epithelial Cells, Defensin Peptides, Cell Interaction +12

High frequency of hypermethylation of p14, p15 and p16 in oral pre‐cancerous lesions associated with betel‐quid chewing in Sri Lanka

Maiko Takeshima, Masato Saitoh, Kaoru Kusano et al. · Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine · 2008 · 71 citations

Upregulation of Human Beta-Defensin 2 Peptide Expression in Oral Lichen Planus, Leukoplakia and Candidiasis. An Immunohistochemical Study

Yoshihiro Abiko, Yoshinori Jinbu, Tadahide Noguchi et al. · Pathology - Research and Practice · 2002 · 49 citations

Inflammation, Pathogenesis, Immunology +7

Expression of MIP-3α/CCL20, a macrophage inflammatory protein in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Yoshihiro Abiko, Michiko Nishimura, Kaoru Kusano et al. · Archives of Oral Biology · 2003 · 46 citations

Inflammation, Tumor Biology, Macrophage Inflammatory Protein +10