Author

Takahiro Ohkura

Institutions: Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Okayama Medical Center, Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Saint Louis University

Observed institutions: Harvard University, Okayama University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Okayama Medical Center, Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Saint Louis University

ORCID: 0000-0002-4168-167X

Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-4168-167X

OpenAlex ID: A5066306510

Spred2 Regulates High Fat Diet-Induced Adipose Tissue Inflammation, and Metabolic Abnormalities in Mice

2019 · Takahiro Ohkura, Teizo Yoshimura, et al. · Frontiers in Immunology · 37

Optogenetic Activation of Cholinergic Enteric Neurons Reduces Inflammation in Experimental Colitis

2024 · Ahmed A. Rahman, Rhian Stavely, et al. · Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 26

Enteric neural stem cell transplant restores gut motility in mice with Hirschsprung disease

2024 · Ahmed A. Rahman, Takahiro Ohkura, et al. · JCI Insight · 24

Mature enteric neurons have the capacity to reinnervate the intestine with glial cells as their guide

2024 · Rhian Stavely, Ahmed A. Rahman, et al. · Neuron · 24

A Novel Role of Spred2 in the Colonic Epithelial Cell Homeostasis and Inflammation

2016 · Sakuma Takahashi, Teizo Yoshimura, et al. · Scientific Reports · 18

Autologous cell transplantation for treatment of colorectal aganglionosis in mice

2024 · Weikang Pan, Ahmed A. Rahman, et al. · Nature Communications · 17

Isolation, Expansion, and Endoscopic Delivery of Autologous Enteric Neuronal Stem Cells in Swine

2023 · Ryo Hotta, Weikang Pan, et al. · Cell Transplantation · 8

Resolving Resident Colonic Muscularis Macrophage Diversity and Plasticity During Colitis

2024 · Kensuke Ohishi, David Dora, et al. · Inflammatory Bowel Diseases · 7

Updates and Challenges in ENS Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Neurointestinal Diseases

2024 · Takahiro Ohkura, Alan J. Burns, et al. · Biomolecules · 6

Effects of aged garlic extract on aging‑related changes in gastrointestinal function and enteric nervous system cells

2025 · Kensuke Ohishi, Ahmed Rahman, et al. · Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine · 2

Glial Cell Line-derived Neurotrophic Factor and Retinoic Acid Synergy Unlocks Neurogenesis in Adult Myenteric Glia/Neural Progenitors

2026 · Christopher Y. Han, Vipin Chauhan, et al. · Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 1

473 Optogenetic Activation of Cholinergic System in the Gut: a Novel Therapeutic Approach for Intestinal Inflammation by Neuroimmune Modulation

2023 · Ahmed A. Rahman, Rhian Stavely, et al. · Gastroenterology · 1

Distal Recirculation of Enteral contents Augmented Mechanically (DREAM) Promotes Intestinal Adaptation and Restores Enterohepatic Signaling in Short Bowel Syndrome

2026 · Shaurya Mehta, Kento Kurashima, et al. · Gastroenterology

Prophylactic appendectomy during Ladd’s procedure: a multicenter survey of institutional approaches and their rationales in Japan

2026 · Shojiro Hanaki, Yudai Goto, et al. · Pediatric Surgery International

Sa1240 ENTERIC NEURAL STEM CELLS PROLONG SURVIVAL IN MICE WITH HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE

2023 · Ryo Hotta, Sukhada M. Bhave, et al. · Gastroenterology

Works count: 15

Citation count: 171

H-index: 7

I10-index: 6