Publications
Research Results
2025
- . Histopathological Analysis of Tumor Microenvironmental Changes after Near-Infrared Photoimmunotherapy. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology. 2025 37 (4), 807 DOI 10.1016/j.ajoms.2025.01.006
- . Near-Infrared Photoimmunotherapy Using antiGD2 Antibody for Neuroblastoma and Osteosarcoma. EJC Paediatric Oncology 2025 5 100233 DOI 10.1016/j.ejcped.2025.100233
- . X-Ray Photolysis of a Hypervalent Iodine Compound, 4-Carboxy-2-Iodosobenzoic Acid, via Iodine K-Shell Excitations and Ionizations. Rad Phys Chem. 2025 237 112992 DOI 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115634
- . Effect of Hydroxy Groups on X-Ray-Induced Reactions of Azo Benzene Derivatives. Org Biomol Chem. 2025 23 (15), 3595 PMID 40116707
2024
- . Investigation of the substituent effect of indocyanine green derivatives for lymph imaging. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2024 110 (1), 117824 PMID 38981218
- . Piperazine based pH-responsive cyanine dyes for cancer cell photoacoustic imaging. J Photochem Photobiol A. 2024 453 , 115634 DOI 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2024.115634
- . Attenuated polyethylene glycol immunogenicity and overcoming accelerated blood clearance of a fully PEGylated dendrimer. Int J Pharmaceut. 2024 659 , 124193 PMID 38703934
- . Development of small molecule–drug conjugates based on derivatives of natural proteasome inhibitors that exhibit selectivity for PSMA-expressing cancer cells. Bioorg Med Chem. 2024 108 , 117773 PMID 38850999
- . Decomposition characteristics of a hypervalent iodine compound, 2-iodosobenzoic acid, exposed to monochromatic X-rays around the iodine L3-edge energy region. Rad Phys Chem. 2024 216 , 111394 DOI 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2023.111394
- . Development of a red-shifted photosensitizer for near-infrared photoimmunotherapy of cancer. J Photochem Photobiol. 2024 <--20 , 100230 DOI 10.1016/j.jpap.2024.100230
- . Theoretical Design and Synthesis of Caged Compounds Using X-Ray-Triggered Azo Bond Cleavage. Adv Sci. 2024 e2306586 PMID 38225711
2023
- . Novel Auger-Electron-Emitting [191Pt-Labeled Pyrrole-Imidazole Polyamide Targeting MYCN Increases Cytotoxicity and Cytosolic dsDNA Granules in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma. Pharmaceutics. 2023 16 (11), 1526 PMID 38004392
- . Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy and anti-cancer immunity. Int Immunol. 2023
- . X-ray irradiation-induced ligand cleavage of a phthalocyanine derivative, tin (IV) phthalocyanine dichloride: A potential for X-ray activation of caged compounds. Rad Phys Chem. 2023 822 , 111394 DOI 10.1016/j.cplett.2023.140508
- . DNA Repair Inhibitors: Potential Targets and Partners for Targeted Radionuclide Therapy. Pharmaceutics. 2023 15 (7), 1926 PMID 34571072
- . In vivo imaging of acute physiological responses after treatment of cancer with near-infrared photoimmunotherapy. Mol Imaging Biol. 2023 25 (4), 648-658 DOI 10.1007/s11307-023-01822-9
- . Altered choline level in atherosclerotic lesions: Upregulation of choline transporter-like protein 1 in human coronary unstable plaque. Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2023 102289 , PMID 34571072
- . Altered choline level in atherosclerotic lesions: Upregulation of choline transporter-like protein 1 in human coronary unstable plaque. 2023 18 (2), e0281730 PMID 34571072
2022
- . Application of Imaging for Antibody-Based Cancer Therapies: Photoimmunotherapy and Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy. Journal of the Imaging Society of Japan 2022. 61 (6), 643-651. DOI 10.11370/isj.61.643
- . Dynamic imaging analysis reveals Auger electron-emitting radio-cisplatin induces DNA damage depending on the cell cycle. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022. 637, 286-293. PMID 36410278
- . Precise quantitative evaluation of pharmacokinetics of cisplatin using a radio-platinum tracer in tumor-bearing mice. Nucl Med Commun 2022. 43 (11), 1121-1127. PMID 36410278
- . Special radionuclide production activities – recent developments at QST and throughout Japan. Radiochimica Acta 2022. DOI 10.1515/ract-2021-1124
- . Ligand release from silicon phthalocyanine dyes triggered by X-ray irradiation. Org Biomol Chem 2022. 20 (36) 7270-7277. PMID 35972402
- . PD1 blockade alters cell-cycle distribution and affects 3'-deoxy-3'-[18F]fluorothymidine uptake in a mouse CT26 tumor model. Ann Nucl Med 2022. Online ahead of print. PMID 35969311
- . Correction: Takakura et al. In Vitro and In Vivo Cell Uptake of a Cell-Penetrating Peptide Conjugated with Fluorescent Dyes Having Different Chemical Properties. Cancers 2021, 13, 2245. Cancers (Basel) 2022, 14 (8), 1880. PMID 35454954 (Correction to PMID 34067065)
- . Reduction of tumor hypoxia by anti-PD-1 therapy assessed using pimonidazole and [18F]FMISO. Nucl Med Biol 2022, 108-109, 85-92. PMID 35367730
- . Development of novel 191Pt-labeled Hoechst33258: 191Pt is more suitable than 111In for targeting DNA. J Med Chem 2022, 65 (7), 5690-5700. PMID 35358392
- . EPR Characterisation of Phthalocyanine Radical Anions in Near-Infrared Photocleavage of the Hydrophilic Axial Ligand of a Photoimmunotherapeutic Reagent, IR700. ChemPhotoChem 2022, 6 (1), e202100172. DOI 10.1002/cptc.202100172 (Cover Profile:DOI 10.1002/cptc.202100277)
- . Axial-ligand-cleavable silicon phthalocyanines triggered by near-infrared light toward design of photosensitizers for photoimmunotherapy. J Photochem Photobiol A: Chem 2022, 426 (1), 113749. DOI 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113749
2021
- . Comparison of low-molecular-weight ligand and whole antibody in prostate-specific membrane antigen targeted near-infrared photoimmunotherapy. Int J Pharm 2021, 609, 121135. *Contributed equally. PMID 34571072
- . Uptake of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor imaging agent is reduced in the pro-inflammatory macrophage. Nucl Med Biol 2021, 102-103, 45-55. PMID 34619460
- . Electron Donors Rather Than Reactive Oxygen Species Needed for Therapeutic Photochemical Reaction of Near-Infrared Photoimmunotherapy. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2021, 4 (5), 1689-1701. PMID 34661083
- . Photoimmunotherapy: A new cancer treatment using photochemical reactions. Bioorg Med Chem 2021, 43, 116274. PMID 34139484
- . Transition-metal-free nucleophilic 211At-astatination of spirocyclic aryliodonium ylides. Org Biomol Chem 2021, 19 (25), 5525-5528. PMID 34124736
- . An imaging approach for determining the mechanism of enhancement of intestinal absorption of an L-theanine supplement. PLoS One 2021, 16 (6), e0253066. PMID 34115818
- . In Vitro Evaluation of No-carrier-added Radiolabeled Cisplatin ([189, 191Pt]cisplatin) Emitting Auger Electrons. Int J Mol Sci 2021, 22, 4622. PMID 33924843
- . Synthesis of no-carrier-added [188, 189, 191Pt]cisplatin from a cyclotron produced 188, 189, 191PtCl42-) complex. Sci Rep 2021, 11, 8140. PMID 33854142
- . Analysis of the triplet-state kinetics of a photosensitizer for photoimmunotherapy by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. J Photochem Photobiol A: Chem 2021, 408, 113094.
- . Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) on cholangiocarcinoma using a novel catheter device with light emitting diodes. Cancer Sci 2021. 112, 828-838. PMID 33345417
2020
- . Phototoxicity in near-infrared photoimmunotherapy is influenced by the subcellular localization of antibody-IR700. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020, 31 , 101926. PMID 32717450
- . Association of Hydrophobic Carboxyl-Terminal Dendrimers with Lymph Node-Resident Lymphocytes. Polymers 2020, 12 (7), 1474. PMID 32630042
- . Theoretical and Experimental Studies on the Near-Infrared Photoreaction Mechanism of a Silicon Phthalocyanine Photoimmunotherapy Dye: Photoinduced Hydrolysis by Radical Anion Generation. Chempluschem 2020, 85, 1-6. PMID 32449613 (Cover Profile:PMID 32830450)
- . Potential Role of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta 1/Smad Signaling in Secondary Lymphedema After Cancer Surgery. Cancer Sci 2020, 111 (7), 2620-2634. PMID 32412154
- . Surface modification of liposomes using IR700 enables efficient controlled contents release triggered by near-IR light. Bio Pharm Bull 2020, 43 (4), 736-741. PMID 32238716
- . Influence on [18F]FDG uptake by cancer cells after anti PD-1 therapy in an enforced-immune activated mouse tumor. EJNMMI Res 2020, 10 (1), 24. PMID 32189078
- . Carboxyl-, sulfonyl-, and phosphate-terminal dendrimers as a nanoplatform with lymph node targeting. Int J Pharm 2020, 576, 119021. PMID 31917298
- . Investigation of changes in tumor environment after photoimmunotherapy with [18F]FDG and [18F]FMISO. JSMI Report 2020, 13 (1), 17-22.
- . Elucidation of the mechanism in photoimmunotherapy with small peptides as a targeting ligand. JSMI Report 2020, 13 (1), 23-26.
2019
- . From the Respective Expert Viewpoints of the ANM Specialty Editors. Ann Nucl Med 2019, 33 (12), 877-889. PMID 31745811
- . Macrophage-targeted, enzyme-triggered fluorescence switch-on system for detection of embolism-vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques. J Control Release 2019 302, 105-115. PMID 30936020
- . Accumulation of hypoxia imaging probe "[18F]FMISO" in macrophages depends on macrophage polarization in addition to hypoxic state. Ann Nucl Med 2019, 33 (5), 362-367. *equally contributed. PMID 30694443
2018
- . Photoinduced Ligand Release from a Silicon Phthalocyanine Dye Conjugated with Monoclonal Antibodies: A Mechanism of Cancer Cell Cytotoxicity after Near-Infrared Photoimmunotherapy. ACS Cent Sci 2018, 4 (11), 1559-1569. PMID 30555909
- . Anti PD-1 treatment increases [18F]FDG uptake by cancer cells in a mouse B16F10 melanoma model. EJNMMI Research 2018, 8, 82. PMID 30117062
- . Evaluation of drug effects on cerebral blood flow and glucose uptake in un-anesthetized and un-stimulated rats: application of free-moving apparatus enabling to keep rats free during PET/SPECT tracer injection and uptake. Nucl Med Commun 2018, 39 (8), 753-760. PMID 29771718
- . Changes in plasma membrane damage inducing cell death after treatment with near-infrared photoimmunotherapy. Cancer Sci 2018 109 (9) 2889-2896. PMID 29949672
- . A Novel PET Probe "[18F]DiFA" Accumulates in Hypoxic Region via Glutathione Conjugation Following Reductive Metabolism. Mol Imaging Biol 2018 . [Epub ahead of print] PMID 29845425
- . Implantable wireless powered light emitting diode (LED) for near-infrared photoimmunotherapy: device development and experimental assessment in vitro and in vivo. Oncotarget 2018, 9 (28), 20048-20057. PMID 29732002
- . In Vivo Molecular Imaging for Biomedical Analysis and Therapies. Anal Sci 2018, 34 (3), 273-281. PMID 29526893
2017
- . Long time-lapse nanoscopy with spontaneously blinking membrane probes. Nature Biotechnol 2017, 35, 773-780. *equally contributed. PMID 28071662
- . Immunogenic cancer cell death selectively induced by near infrared photoimmunotherapy initiates host tumor immunity. Oncotarget 2017, 8 (6), 10425-10436. PMID 28060726
- . Immunoglobulin G (IgG)-Based Imaging Probe Accumulates in M1 Macrophage-Infiltrated Atherosclerotic Plaques Independent of IgG Target Molecule Expression. Mol Imaging Biol 2017, 19 (4), 531-539. PMID 27981470
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Elucidation of the cell death mechanism induced by near infrared photoimmunotherapy.
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2016
- . Peptide-based tumor inhibitor encoding mitochondrial p14(ARF) is highly efficacious to diverse tumors. Cancer Sci 2016, 107 (9), 1290-1301. PMID 27317619
- . Monoclonal antibody-based optical molecular imaging probes; considerations and caveats in chemistry, biology and pharmacology. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2016, 33, 32-38. PMID 27281509
- . Imaging Mass Spectrometry Revealed the Accumulation Characteristics of the 2-nitroimidazole-based Agent “Pimonidazole” in Hypoxia. PLoS One 2016, 11 (8), e0161639. *equally contributed. PMID 27580239
- . Characterization of the role of sphingomyelin synthase 2 in glucose metabolism in whole-body and peripheral tissues in mice. Biochim Biophys Acta 2016, 1861 (8PtA), 688-702. PMID 27151272
- . Imaging mass spectrometry reveals acyl-chain- and region-specific sphingolipid metabolism in the kidneys of sphingomyelin synthase 2-deficient mice. PLoS One 2016, 11 (3), e0152191. PMID 27010944
- . Recent Advances in the Development of PET/SPECT Probes for Atherosclerosis Imaging. Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2016, 50 (4), 284-291. PMID 27994683
- . Preclinical Evaluation of a Thymidine Phosphorylase Imaging Probe, [123I]IIMU, for Translational Research. Perspectives on Nuclea Medicine for Molecular Diagnosis and Integrated Therapy (Springer Open) 2016, 125-130.
- . Discovery and Evaluation of Biomarkers for Atherosclerosis: Differential Proteomics of Plasma and Tissues. Perspectives on Nuclear Medicine for Molecular Diagnosis and Integrated Therapy (Springer Open) 2016, 131-140.
- . Radioimmunodetection of Atherosclerotic Lesions Focusing on the Accumulation Mechanism of Immunoglobulin G. Perspectives on Nuclear Medicine for Molecular Diagnosis and Integrated Therapy (Springer Open) 2016, 141-150.
- . Bioluminescent indicator for highly sensitive analysis of estrogenic activity in a cell-based format. Bioconjug Chem 2016, 27, 2689-2694. PMID 27690388
2015
- . Optimization of dendrimer structure for sentinel lymph node imaging: Effects of generation and terminal group. Nanomedicine 2015, 11 (8), 2119-2127. PMID 26348654
- . Sensitive beta-galactosidase-targeting fluorescence probe for visualizing small peritoneal metastatic tumours in vivo. Nat Commun 2015, 6, 6463. PMID 25765713
- . PEG modification on111In-labeled phosphatidyl serine liposomes for imaging of atherosclerotic plaques. Nucl Med Biol 2015, 42 (3), 299-304. PMID 25533763
- . Development of radioiodinated lipophilic cationic compounds for myocardial imaging. Nucl Med Biol 2015, 42 (5), 482-487. PMID 25735221
- . Radiosynthesis and in vivo evaluation of two imidazopyridineacetamides, [11C]CB184 and [11C]CB190, as a PET tracer for 18 kDa translocator protein: direct comparison with [11C](R)-PK11195. Ann Nucl Med 2015, 29 (4), 325-335. PMID 25616581
- . Development of a Sensitive Bioluminogenic Probe for Imaging Highly Reactive Oxygen Species in Living Rats. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015, 54 (49), 14768-14771. PMID 26474404
- . New class of bioluminogenic probe based on bioluminescent enzyme-induced electron transfer: BioLeT. J Am Chem Soc 2015, 137 (12), 4010-4013. PMID 25761130
- . Cell-based assays and animal models for GPCR drug screening. Methods Mol Biol 2015, 1272, 257-270. PMID 25563190
- . The accumulation mechanism of the hypoxia imaging probe “FMISO” by imaging mass spectrometry: possible involvement of low-molecular metabolites. Sci Rep 2015, 5, 16802. PMID 26582591
- . Histological analyses by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-imaging mass spectrometry reveal differential localization of sphingomyelin molecular species regulated by particular ceramide synthase in mouse brains. Biochim Biophys Acta 2105, 1851 (12), 1554-1565. PMID 26398595
- . In vivo HER2-targeted photoacoustic tumor imaging using anti-HER2 fragment antibody conjugated to iron oxide nanoparticles. Nanomedicine 2015, 11 (8), 2051-2060.
- . Radioiodinated Peptidic Imaging Probes for In Vivo Detection of Membrane Type-1 Matrix Metalloproteinase in Cancers. Biol Pharm Bull 2015, 38 (9), 1375-1382. PMID 26328493
- . Relationship between biodistribution of a novel thymidine phosphorylase (TP) imaging probe and TP expression levels in normal mice. Ann Nucl Med 2015, 29 (7), 582-587. PMID 25976738
- . Irbesartan reduces atherosclerosis in Watanabe Heritable Hyperlipidemic (WHHL) rabbits: Non-invasive imaging of inflammation with 18F-FDG PET. Mol Imaging 2015, 14 (5). PMID 25812568
- . Radiolabeled BMIPP for imaging hepatic fatty acid metabolism: Evaluation of hepatic distribution and metabolism in mice at various metabolic status induced by fasting in comparison with palmitic acid. Mol Imaging 2015, 14 , 1-11. PMID 25744134
- . Gallium-68-Labeled Anti-HER2 Single-Chain Fv Fragment: Development and In Vivo Monitoring of HER2 Expression. Mol Imaging Biol 2015, 17 (1), 102-110. PMID 25049073
2014
- . 18F-FDG PET and intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) images compared with histology of atherosclerotic plaques: 18F-FDG accumulates in foamy macrophages. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2014, 41 (4), 624-633. PMID 24258009
- . Lymphangiogenesis and angiogenesis in abdominal aortic aneurysm. PLoS One 2014, 9 (3), e89830. PMID 24651519
- . A design strategy for small molecule-based targeted MRI contrast agents: their application for detection of atherosclerotic plaques. Org Biomol Chem 2014, 12 (43), 8611-8618. PMID 25186130
- . Radiolabeled γ-polyglutamic acid complex as a nano-platform for sentinel lymph node imaging. J Control Release 2014, 194, 310-315. PMID 25238958
- . Prolonged local retention of subcutaneously injected polymers monitored by noninvasive SPECT imaging. Int J Pharm 2014, 476 (1-2), 164-168. PMID 25280883
- . Development of 111In-labeled liposomes for vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque imaging. J Nucl Med 2014, 55 (1), 115-120. PMID 24337605
- . A Investigation of dynamic morphological changes of cancer cells during photoimmunotherapy (PIT) by low-coherence quantitative phase microscopy. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging 2014, 8931, 893110-893113.
- . Relationship between uptake of a radioiodinated quinazoline derivative and radiosensitivity in non-small cell lung cancer. Am J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2014, 4 (4), 293-302. PMID 24982815
- . Super-resolution imaging of the Golgi in live cells with a bioorthogonal ceramide probe. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014, 53 (38), 10242-10246. PMID 25081303
- . Micelle-based Activatable Probe for in vivo Near-Infrared Optical Imaging of Cancer Biomolecules. Nanomedicine 2014, 10 (1), 187-195. PMID 23811292
- . Investigation of cyanine dyes for in vivo optical imaging of altered mitochondrial membrane potential in tumors. Cancer Med 2014, 3 (4), 775-786. PMID 24737784
- . In vivo Imaging of Membrane Type-1 Matrix Metalloproteinase with a Novel Activatable Near-Infrared Fluorescence Probe. Cancer Sci 2014, 105 (8), 1056-1062. PMID 24863849