Home【Research Keywords】
Metabolic syndrome, Lifestyle-related diseases, Obesity, Medical big data, Medical education, Probiotics, Helicobacter pylori infection
【Recent highlights】
・Establishment of Hiroshima Center of General Medicine (Hiroshima CGM) (https://hiroshima-cgm.com/)
・Publication of basic research papers (J Gastroenterol Hepatol, J Pathol, Nutrients)
・Publication of clinical research papers (BMC Geriatr, J Infect, J Am Med Dir Assoc)
・Publication of case report papers（Lancet, Mayo Clin Proc, Intern Med）
Prof. ITO Masanori
【Major Papers of the Laboratory】
・Miyamori, D., Nagasaki, Y., Yoshida, S., Kashima, S., Omori, W., Itagaki, K., & Ito, M. (2025). Role of regular medical visits in mitigating increased suicide risk during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Kobe, Japan. BMC Prim Care, 26(1), 18. doi:10.1186/s12875-025-02707-2
・Shiozaki M, Kanno K, Yonezawa S, Otani Y, Shigenobu Y, Haratake D, Murakami E, Oka S, Ito M. Integrator complex subunit 6 promotes hepatocellular steatosis via β-catenin-PPARγ axis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 2024 Oct;1869(7):159532.
・Sakai K, Miyamori D. Hyperviscosity syndrome caused by cryoglobulinemia diagnosed by observing the reversible formation of gel upon cooling and warming the patient's serum. Lancet. 2023 Nov 18;402(10415):1866.
・Ito M, Maruyama Y, Terao S, Okubo K, Hidaka K, Sakamoto T, Haruma K. A new anti-parietal cell antibody titer measurement kit for diagnosis of autoimmune gastritis. Digestion (2025), Online ahead of print.
【Education】
Communication Skill, General Internal Medicine, Symptomatic Diagnostics, Clinical Practice, Health Administration and Medical Management, OSCE(Medical Interviews)
【Research】
Basic research: Pathophysiology of life style-related disease and metabolic syndrome focusing on adipose tissue.
Epidemiological research: Medical big data, medical education, and disaster medicine.
Clinical research: Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer.
