List of works - Atsushi Okada

A case of oncocytic papillary renal cell carcinoma.

scientific article published in September 2009

A paracrine mechanism involving renal tubular cells, adipocytes and macrophages promotes kidney stone formation in a simulated metabolic syndrome environment.

scientific article published on 8 February 2014

A polymorphism of the osteopontin gene is related to urinary calcium stones.

scientific article

A replication study for three nephrolithiasis loci at 5q35.3, 7p14.3 and 13q14.1 in the Japanese population

scientific article published on 30 May 2013

Active Phagocytosis and Diachronic Processing of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystals in an in vitro Macrophage Model

scientific article published on 11 September 2019

Administration of the selective alpha 1A-adrenoceptor antagonist silodosin facilitates expulsion of size 5-10 mm distal ureteral stones, as compared to control

scientific article published on 31 March 2013

Adrenal Neuroblastoma in an Adult: Effect of Radiotherapy on Local Progression after Surgical Removal

scientific article published on 27 July 2016

Alendronate reduces the excretion of risk factors for calcium phosphate stone formation in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

scientific article published on 10 September 2009

Aortic calcification in urolithiasis patients

scientific article published in January 2007

Association of osteopontin gene haplotypes with nephrolithiasis

scientific article published on 23 May 2007

Biomolecular mechanism of urinary stone formation involving osteopontin ⬇️

scientific article published on November 6, 2012

Bisphosphonate Use May Reduce the Risk of Urolithiasis in Astronauts on Long‐Term Spaceflights

scientific article published in 2021

Characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from balanoposthitis patients presumably transmitted by penile-oral sexual intercourse

scientific article

Colony-stimulating factor-1 signaling suppresses renal crystal formation.

scientific article

Complete surgical removal of multiple tumor lesions in malignant pheochromocytomas produces a good prognosis

scientific article published on 27 March 2019

Congenital urethrocutaneous fistula

scientific article published on 01 September 2000

Crucial role of the cryptic epitope SLAYGLR within osteopontin in renal crystal formation of mice ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2011

Deregulated MTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase) is responsible for autophagy defects exacerbating kidney stone development

scientific article published on 29 June 2019

Developments in the technique of endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery in the prone split-leg position.

scientific article

Differential Roles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-α and Receptor-γ on Renal Crystal Formation in Hyperoxaluric Rodents

scientific article published on 28 February 2016

Do teas rich in antioxidants reduce the physicochemical and peroxidative risk factors for calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis in humans? Pilot studies with Rooibos herbal tea and Japanese green tea.

scientific article published on 31 December 2015

Dual ureteral stent placement after redo laser endoureterotomy to manage persistent ureteral stricture

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Effect of adiponectin on kidney crystal formation in metabolic syndrome model mice via inhibition of inflammation and apoptosis

scientific article

Effects of impaired functional domains of osteopontin on renal crystal formation: Analyses of OPN transgenic and OPN knockout mice

scientific article published on 14 December 2009

Efficacy of endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery in the prone split-leg position for staghorn calculi

scientific article

Efficacy of retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for the treatment of large proximal ureteric stones and its impact on renal function.

scientific article

Efficacy of selective α1A adrenoceptor antagonist silodosin in the medical expulsive therapy for ureteral stones

scientific article published on 26 June 2011

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the prostate.

scientific article published on 20 January 2010

Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery for large calculi: simultaneous use of flexible ureteroscopy and mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy overcomes the disadvantageous of percutaneous nephrolithotomy monotherapy.

scientific article published on 24 October 2013

Evaluation of side effects of radiofrequency capacitive hyperthermia with magnetite on the blood vessel walls of tumor metastatic lesion surrounding the abdominal large vessels: an agar phantom study

scientific article

Examination of the anti-oxidative effect in renal tubular cells and apoptosis by oxidative stress.

scientific article

First case report of staghorn calculi successfully removed by mini-endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery in a 2-year-old boy.

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

Gemcitabine and docetaxel, an effective second-line chemotherapy for lung metastasis of urothelial carcinoma

scientific article

Genetic differences in C57BL/6 mouse substrains affect kidney crystal deposition.

scientific article

Genome-wide analysis of genes related to kidney stone formation and elimination in the calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis model mouse: detection of stone-preventive factors and involvement of macrophage activity.

scientific article published on May 2009

Glyoxylate induces renal tubular cell injury and microstructural changes in experimental mouse

scientific article published on 10 June 2008

Hemothorax during miniaturized endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery under ureteroscope-assisted ultrasound-guided access

scientific article published on 09 June 2019

Identification of new urinary risk markers for urinary stones using a logistic model and multinomial logit model

scientific article published on 18 January 2019

Identification of promoter regions involved in cell- and developmental stage-specific osteopontin expression in bone, kidney, placenta, and mammary gland: an analysis of transgenic mice.

scientific article published in January 2004

Impact of insulin resistance, insulin and adiponectin on kidney stones in the Japanese population.

scientific article published on 22 December 2010

Impact of official technical training for urologists on the efficacy of shock wave lithotripsy.

scientific article published on 3 July 2013

Impact of prostate weight on perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy with a posterior approach to the seminal vesicle

scientific article published on 9 January 2014

Increased crystal-cell interaction in vitro under co-culture of renal tubular cells and adipocytes by in vitro co-culture paracrine systems simulating metabolic syndrome.

scientific article published on 27 October 2013

Kidney stone formation is positively associated with conventional risk factors for coronary heart disease in Japanese men

scientific article published on 14 November 2012

Kidney stone formers have more renal parenchymal crystals than non-stone formers, particularly in the papilla region.

scientific article published on 12 March 2018

Laparoendoscopic single-site partial nephrectomy without hilar clamping using a microwave tissue coagulator

scientific article published on 8 January 2014

Long-term follow-up of nephrotoxicity in rats administered both melamine and cyanuric acid

scientific article

Matrix Gla protein expression in NRK-52E cells exposed to oxalate and calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals.

scientific article published on 4 August 2010

Mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening induces the initial process of renal calcium crystallization

scientific article published on 18 January 2012

Morphological conversion of calcium oxalate crystals into stones is regulated by osteopontin in mouse kidney

scientific article published in October 2008

NF-kappaB activation in renal tubular epithelial cells by oxalate stimulation.

scientific article

Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Kidney and Bladder with Loss of Heterozygosity and Changes in Chromosome 3 Copy Number

scientific article

Novel effect of the inhibitor of mitochondrial cyclophilin D activation, N-methyl-4-isoleucine cyclosporin, on renal calcium crystallization.

scientific article published on 24 March 2014

Oxygen nano-bubble water reduces calcium oxalate deposits and tubular cell injury in ethylene glycol-treated rat kidney

scientific article published on 11 June 2013

Pioglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ agonist, decreases renal crystal deposition, oxidative stress and inflammation in hyperoxaluric rats.

scientific article published on 21 July 2012

Pitfalls of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a comparison of positive surgical margins between robotic and laparoscopic surgery

scientific article published on 10 June 2014

Prevalence and epidemiologic characteristics of lower urinary tract stones in Japan

scientific article published on 25 September 2008

Preventive effects of green tea on renal stone formation and the role of oxidative stress in nephrolithiasis

scientific article published in January 2005

Proinflammatory and Metabolic Changes Facilitate Renal Crystal Deposition in an Obese Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome.

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Renal macrophage migration and crystal phagocytosis via inflammatory-related gene expression during kidney stone formation and elimination in mice: Detection by association analysis of stone-related gene expression and microstructural observation.

scientific article published on 23 June 2010

Renal tubular epithelial cell injury and oxidative stress induce calcium oxalate crystal formation in mouse kidney.

scientific article published on 16 November 2009

Risk of renal stone formation induced by long-term bed rest could be decreased by premedication with bisphosphonate and increased by resistive exercise

scientific article published on 8 May 2008

Role of osteopontin in early phase of renal crystal formation: immunohistochemical and microstructural comparisons with osteopontin knock-out mice

scientific article published on 11 August 2011

Simple method of preventing postoperative inguinal hernia after radical retropubic prostatectomy

scientific article published on 13 July 2010

Successful formation of calcium oxalate crystal deposition in mouse kidney by intraabdominal glyoxylate injection.

scientific article published on 14 February 2007

The association between the incidence of urolithiasis and nutrition based on Japanese National Health and Nutrition Surveys

scientific article published on 30 April 2013

Transurethral marking incision of the bladder neck: a helpful technique in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy involving post-transurethral resection of the prostate and cancers protruding into the bladder neck.

scientific article

List of works by Atsushi Okada

A case of oncocytic papillary renal cell carcinoma.

A paracrine mechanism involving renal tubular cells, adipocytes and macrophages promotes kidney stone formation in a simulated metabolic syndrome environment.

A polymorphism of the osteopontin gene is related to urinary calcium stones.

A replication study for three nephrolithiasis loci at 5q35.3, 7p14.3 and 13q14.1 in the Japanese population

Active Phagocytosis and Diachronic Processing of Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystals in an in vitro Macrophage Model

Administration of the selective alpha 1A-adrenoceptor antagonist silodosin facilitates expulsion of size 5-10 mm distal ureteral stones, as compared to control

Adrenal Neuroblastoma in an Adult: Effect of Radiotherapy on Local Progression after Surgical Removal

Alendronate reduces the excretion of risk factors for calcium phosphate stone formation in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Aortic calcification in urolithiasis patients

Association of osteopontin gene haplotypes with nephrolithiasis

Biomolecular mechanism of urinary stone formation involving osteopontin ⬇️

Bisphosphonate Use May Reduce the Risk of Urolithiasis in Astronauts on Long‐Term Spaceflights

Characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes isolated from balanoposthitis patients presumably transmitted by penile-oral sexual intercourse

Colony-stimulating factor-1 signaling suppresses renal crystal formation.

Complete surgical removal of multiple tumor lesions in malignant pheochromocytomas produces a good prognosis

Congenital urethrocutaneous fistula

Crucial role of the cryptic epitope SLAYGLR within osteopontin in renal crystal formation of mice ⬇️

Deregulated MTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase) is responsible for autophagy defects exacerbating kidney stone development

Developments in the technique of endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery in the prone split-leg position.

Differential Roles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-α and Receptor-γ on Renal Crystal Formation in Hyperoxaluric Rodents

Do teas rich in antioxidants reduce the physicochemical and peroxidative risk factors for calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis in humans? Pilot studies with Rooibos herbal tea and Japanese green tea.

Dual ureteral stent placement after redo laser endoureterotomy to manage persistent ureteral stricture

Effect of adiponectin on kidney crystal formation in metabolic syndrome model mice via inhibition of inflammation and apoptosis

Effects of impaired functional domains of osteopontin on renal crystal formation: Analyses of OPN transgenic and OPN knockout mice

Efficacy of endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery in the prone split-leg position for staghorn calculi

Efficacy of retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for the treatment of large proximal ureteric stones and its impact on renal function.

Efficacy of selective α1A adrenoceptor antagonist silodosin in the medical expulsive therapy for ureteral stones

Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the prostate.

Endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery for large calculi: simultaneous use of flexible ureteroscopy and mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy overcomes the disadvantageous of percutaneous nephrolithotomy monotherapy.

Evaluation of side effects of radiofrequency capacitive hyperthermia with magnetite on the blood vessel walls of tumor metastatic lesion surrounding the abdominal large vessels: an agar phantom study

Examination of the anti-oxidative effect in renal tubular cells and apoptosis by oxidative stress.

First case report of staghorn calculi successfully removed by mini-endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery in a 2-year-old boy.

Gemcitabine and docetaxel, an effective second-line chemotherapy for lung metastasis of urothelial carcinoma

Genetic differences in C57BL/6 mouse substrains affect kidney crystal deposition.

Genome-wide analysis of genes related to kidney stone formation and elimination in the calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis model mouse: detection of stone-preventive factors and involvement of macrophage activity.

Glyoxylate induces renal tubular cell injury and microstructural changes in experimental mouse

Hemothorax during miniaturized endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery under ureteroscope-assisted ultrasound-guided access

Identification of new urinary risk markers for urinary stones using a logistic model and multinomial logit model

Identification of promoter regions involved in cell- and developmental stage-specific osteopontin expression in bone, kidney, placenta, and mammary gland: an analysis of transgenic mice.

Impact of insulin resistance, insulin and adiponectin on kidney stones in the Japanese population.

Impact of official technical training for urologists on the efficacy of shock wave lithotripsy.

Impact of prostate weight on perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy with a posterior approach to the seminal vesicle

Increased crystal-cell interaction in vitro under co-culture of renal tubular cells and adipocytes by in vitro co-culture paracrine systems simulating metabolic syndrome.

Kidney stone formation is positively associated with conventional risk factors for coronary heart disease in Japanese men

Kidney stone formers have more renal parenchymal crystals than non-stone formers, particularly in the papilla region.

Laparoendoscopic single-site partial nephrectomy without hilar clamping using a microwave tissue coagulator

Long-term follow-up of nephrotoxicity in rats administered both melamine and cyanuric acid

Matrix Gla protein expression in NRK-52E cells exposed to oxalate and calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals.

Mitochondrial permeability transition pore opening induces the initial process of renal calcium crystallization

Morphological conversion of calcium oxalate crystals into stones is regulated by osteopontin in mouse kidney

NF-kappaB activation in renal tubular epithelial cells by oxalate stimulation.

Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Kidney and Bladder with Loss of Heterozygosity and Changes in Chromosome 3 Copy Number

Novel effect of the inhibitor of mitochondrial cyclophilin D activation, N-methyl-4-isoleucine cyclosporin, on renal calcium crystallization.

Oxygen nano-bubble water reduces calcium oxalate deposits and tubular cell injury in ethylene glycol-treated rat kidney

Pioglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ agonist, decreases renal crystal deposition, oxidative stress and inflammation in hyperoxaluric rats.

Pitfalls of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a comparison of positive surgical margins between robotic and laparoscopic surgery

Prevalence and epidemiologic characteristics of lower urinary tract stones in Japan

Preventive effects of green tea on renal stone formation and the role of oxidative stress in nephrolithiasis

Proinflammatory and Metabolic Changes Facilitate Renal Crystal Deposition in an Obese Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome.

Renal macrophage migration and crystal phagocytosis via inflammatory-related gene expression during kidney stone formation and elimination in mice: Detection by association analysis of stone-related gene expression and microstructural observation.

Renal tubular epithelial cell injury and oxidative stress induce calcium oxalate crystal formation in mouse kidney.

Risk of renal stone formation induced by long-term bed rest could be decreased by premedication with bisphosphonate and increased by resistive exercise

Role of osteopontin in early phase of renal crystal formation: immunohistochemical and microstructural comparisons with osteopontin knock-out mice

Simple method of preventing postoperative inguinal hernia after radical retropubic prostatectomy

Successful formation of calcium oxalate crystal deposition in mouse kidney by intraabdominal glyoxylate injection.

The association between the incidence of urolithiasis and nutrition based on Japanese National Health and Nutrition Surveys

Transurethral marking incision of the bladder neck: a helpful technique in robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy involving post-transurethral resection of the prostate and cancers protruding into the bladder neck.