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Shigeki Momohara
Researcher at Keio University
Publications - 229
Citations - 8288
Shigeki Momohara is an academic researcher from Keio University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rheumatoid arthritis & Arthritis. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 224 publications receiving 7380 citations. Previous affiliations of Shigeki Momohara include Rush University Medical Center.
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Declining use of synovectomy surgery for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in Japan.
Shigeki Momohara,Katsunori Ikari,Takeshi Mochizuki,Kouichiro Kawamura,So Tsukahara,Hiroe Toki,Masako Hara,Naoyuki Kamatani,H. Yamanaka,Taisuke Tomatsu +9 more
TL;DR: Several studies from different countries suggest that the rates of orthopaedic surgery have decreased for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in recent years.
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A twin study of rheumatoid arthritis in the Japanese population
Chikashi Terao,Chikashi Terao,Chikashi Terao,Katsunori Ikari,Shingo Nakayamada,Yusuke Takahashi,Ryo Yamada,Koichiro Ohmura,Motomu Hashimoto,Moritoshi Furu,Hiromu Ito,Takao Fujii,Shinji Yoshida,Kazuyoshi Saito,Atsuo Taniguchi,Shigeki Momohara,Hisashi Yamanaka,Tsuneyo Mimori,Fumihiko Matsuda +18 more
TL;DR: Heritability of RA onset in the Japanese population is estimated to be comparable with that in European populations, compatible with previous overlap of RA susceptibility genes between Japanese and European populations.
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The study of bone mineral density and bone turnover markers in postmenopausal women with active rheumatoid arthritis
Shigeki Momohara,Hiroshi Okamoto,Toru Yago,Takefumi Furuya,Yuki Nanke,Shigeru Kotake,Makoto Soejima,Tamao Mizumura,Katsunori Ikari,Taisuke Tomatsu +9 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that generalized bone loss occurs in active RA and is characterized by evidence of bone resorption that is correlated with the high levels of inflammation.
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ErratumCorrection to: Estimates of the prevalence of and current treatment practices for rheumatoid arthritis in Japan using reimbursement data from health insurance societies and the IORRA cohort (I)
TL;DR: In this article, the authors notified the editor that the legend of Figure 1b was written incorrectly: “Of all patients being treated for RA” should read “of all patients diagnos
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Matrix metalloproteinase 28/epilysin expression in cartilage from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: Comment on the article by Kevorkian et al
Shigeki Momohara,Hiroshi Okamoto,Kouichirou Komiya,Katsunori Ikari,Masahiro Takeuchi,Taisuke Tomatsu,Naoyuki Kamatani +6 more