Nami Yamada

Dr. Nami Yamada

Department of Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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Academic Career Length

16Years (2011-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 July 2015 in Cancer Letters
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KTKohei Taniguchi
Kohei Taniguchi
NSNobuhiko Sugito
Nobuhiko Sugito
MKMinami Kumazaki
Minami Kumazaki
HSHaruka Shinohara
Haruka Shinohara
NYNami Yamada
Nami Yamada
Yukihiro AkaoYukihiro Akao
Yukihiro Akao

1 November 2014 in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
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NYNami Yamada
Nami Yamada
NTNonoka Tsujimura
Nonoka Tsujimura
MKMinami Kumazaki
Minami Kumazaki
HSHaruka Shinohara
Haruka Shinohara
KTKohei Taniguchi
Kohei Taniguchi
YAYukihiro Akao
Yukihiro Akao

27 January 2016 in Oncotarget
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NYNami Yamada
Nami Yamada
YKYuki Kuranaga
Yuki Kuranaga
MKMinami Kumazaki
Minami Kumazaki
HSHaruka Shinohara
Haruka Shinohara
KTKohei Taniguchi
Kohei Taniguchi
YAYukihiro Akao
Yukihiro Akao
Emerging studies on tumor cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) have shown the biological significance in tumor development and microenvironment through reprogramming immune cells around cancer cells. In this study, we used colorectal cancer cells as EVs donor, and T cells as recipients to examine whether EVs impair the T cell function. As a result, we found that colorectal cancer cell-derived EVs (CRC-EVs) were enriched with TGF-β1. Interestingly, CRC-EVs induced phenotypic alteration of the T cells to Treg-like cells through activating TGF-β/Smad signaling and inactivating SAPK signaling. Furthermore, the CRC-EVs-induced-Treg-like cells had a remarkable tumor-growth promoting activity in vitro and in vivo. These results suggest that colorectal cancer cells utilize EVs to tame immune cells for their prosperity.

1 January 2013 in Cancer Letters
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SNShunsuke Noguchi
Shunsuke Noguchi
YYYuki Yasui
Yuki Yasui
JIJunya Iwasaki
Junya Iwasaki
MKMinami Kumazaki
Minami Kumazaki
NYNami Yamada
Nami Yamada
YAYukihiro Akao
Yukihiro Akao

1 August 2011 in Cancer Letters
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SNSyunsuke Noguchi
Syunsuke Noguchi
TMTakashi Mori
Takashi Mori
YHYuki Hoshino
Yuki Hoshino
KMKohji Maruo
Kohji Maruo
NYNami Yamada
Nami Yamada
YAYukihiro Akao
Yukihiro Akao

1 November 2013 in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
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MKMinami Kumazaki
Minami Kumazaki
SNShunsuke Noguchi
Shunsuke Noguchi
YYYuki Yasui
Yuki Yasui
JIJunya Iwasaki
Junya Iwasaki
HSHaruka Shinohara
Haruka Shinohara
YAYukihiro Akao
Yukihiro Akao