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  • Takata, A., Otsuka, M., Yoshikawa, T., Kishikawa, T., Hikiba, Y., Obi, S., Goto, T., Kang, Y. J., Maeda, S., Yoshida, H., Omata, M., Asahara, H., et al. MicroRNA-140 acts as a liver tumor suppressor by controlling NF-kappaB activity by directly targeting DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt1) expression Hepatology  2013 57:162-170  DOI:10.1002/hep.26011  PMID:22898998  PMCID:PMC3521841
  • Kojima, K., Takata, A., Vadnais, C., Otsuka, M., Yoshikawa, T., Akanuma, M., Kondo, Y., Kang, Y. J., Kishikawa, T., Kato, N., Xie, Z. F., Zhang, W. P. J., et al. Microrna122 is a key regulator of alpha-fetoprotein expression and influences the aggressiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma Nature Communications  2011 2:338  DOI:10.1038/ncomms1345  PMID:21654638
  • Otsuka, M., Kang, Y. J., Ren, J. L., Jiang, H., Wang, Y., Omata, M., Han, J. Distinct effects of p38alpha deletion in myeloid lineage and gut epithelia in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease Gastroenterology  2010 138:1255-1265  DOI:10.1053/j.gastro.2010.01.005  PMID:20080092  PMCID:PMC2846963
  • Ikeda, H., Watanabe, N., Ishii, I., Shimosawa, T., Kume, Y., Tomiya, T., Inoue, Y., Nishikawa, T., Ohtomo, N., Tanoue, Y., Iitsuka, S., Fujita, R., et al. Sphingosine 1-phosphate regulates regeneration and fibrosis after liver injury via sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 2 Journal of Lipid Research  2009 50:556-564  DOI:10.1194/jlr.M800496-JLR200  PMID:18955732  PMCID:PMC2638109