Biography

Education: Completed his Msc in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Tokyo College of Pharmacy in Japan In 1991 Dr Itoh moved to the University of Kansas Medical Center, USA to work with Prof Hideaki Nagase Using his research outcomes, he received a PhD from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Japan in 1996 In 1997 he became an Assistant Professor in Prof Motoharu Seiki's department at the Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Tokyo. Research Interests: Cancer, arthritis, mechanisms of cellular invasion and tissue destruction

Research Intrest

Cancer

List of Publications
1. Itoh Y Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases: Their functions and regulations Matrix Biol (2015) 44-46: 207–223. 2. Weaver SA, Wolters B, Ito N, Woskowicz AM, Kaneko K, Shitomi Y, Seiki M, Itoh Y Basal localization of MT1-MMP is essential for epithelial cell morphogenesis in 3D collagen matrix J Cell Sci (2014) 127: 1203 1213. 3. Shitomi Y, Thøgersen IB, Ito N, Leitinger B, Enghild JJ, Itoh Y ADAM10 controls collagen signaling and cell migration on collagen by shedding the ectodomain of discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) Mol Biol Cell (205) 26: 65-673. 4. Manning HB, Nickdel MB, Yamamoto K, Lagarto JL, Kelly DJ, Talbot CB, Kennedy G, Dudhia J, Lever J, Dunsby C, French P, Itoh Y. Detection of cartilage matrix degradation by autofluorescence lifetime. Matrix Biol (2013) 32: 32 38.

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