Related academic papers
（Papers published in the past by Etsuro Ito, Waseda University professor）
Malaria
Yuki Kobayashi, Kyo Okita, Po-Kai Chen, Mitsumasa Hasunuma, Taisei Tsuneki, Eri Saki H Hayakawa, Teruki Yoshimura, Etsuro Ito.(2025)
Ultrasensitive ELISA for Accurate Detection of Plasmodium falciparum Infection
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2025, ofaf711,
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf711
Cancer & Infectious Disease (GRP78)
Sato A, Ito E. (2025)
GRP78: A Multifaceted Role in Cancer Progression and Infectious Disease Transmission
Journal of Cellular Immunology 2025, 7(1), 9-13.
Respiratory Infectious Viruses
Kobayashi Y, Kyosei Y, Ogawa R, Okita K,Yoshimura T and Ito E (2024)
Ultrasensitive protein-level detection for respiratory infectious viruses.
Frontiers in Immunology 2024, 15(12), 1445771
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1445771
Cervical cancer
Makioka, D., Inada, M., Awano, M., Saito, E., Shinoda, T., Abe, S., Yoshimura, T., Muller, M., Sasagawa, T., & Ito, E., (2024)
Quantification of HPV16 E7 Oncoproteins in Urine Specimens from Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia,
Microorganisms 2024, 12(6), 1205
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/6/1205
Dengue fever
Chen, P. K., Chang, J. H., Ke, L. Y., Kao, J. K., Chen, C. H., Yang, R. C., Yoshimura, T., Ito, E., & Tsai, J. J. (2023). Advanced detection method for dengue NS1 protein using ultrasensitive ELISA with thio-NAD cycling. Viruses, 15(9), 1894.https://doi.org/10.3390/v15091894
Stomach cancer
(exosome)
Iha, K., Sato, A., Tsai, H. Y., Sonoda, H., Watabe, S., Yoshimura, T., Lin, M. W., & Ito, E. (2022). Gastric cancer cell-derived exosomal GRP78 enhances angiogenesis upon stimulation of vascular endothelial cells. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 44(12), 6145–6157.https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb44120419
SARS-CoV-2
Spike protein
Kyosei, Y., Namba, M., Makioka, D., Kokubun, A., Watabe, S., Yoshimura, T., Sasaki, T., Shioda, T., & Ito, E. (2021). Ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins using the thio-NAD cycling reaction: A preliminary study before clinical trials. Microorganisms, 9(11), 2214.https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9112214
ALP detection
Iha, K., Kyosei, Y., Namba, M., Makioka, D., Yamura, S., Watabe, S., Yoshimura, T., & Ito, E. (2021). Zeptomole detection of an enzyme by a simple colorimetric method. Analytical Sciences, 37(10), 1469–1472.https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.21N009
Tuberculosis
Wang, W. H., Takeuchi, R., Jain, S. H., Jiang, Y. H., Watanuki, S., Ohtaki, Y., Nakaishi, K., Watabe, S., Lu, P. L., & Ito, E. (2020) A novel, rapid (within hours) culture-free diagnostic method for detecting live Mycobacterium tuberculosis with high sensitivity. EBioMedicine, 60, 103007.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.103007
Adiponectin
Yamakado, S., Cho, H., Inada, M., Morikawa, M., Jiang, Y. H., Saito, K., Nakaishi, K., Watabe, S., Takagi, H., Kaneda, M., Nakatsuma , A., Ninomiya, M., Imachi, H., Arai, T., Yoshimoto, T., Murao, K., Chang, J. H., Chen, S. M., Shih, Y. C., Zeng, M. J., … Ito, E. (2019). Urinary adiponectin as a new diagnostic index for chronic kidney disease due to diabetic nephropathy. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 7(1), e000661.https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000661