University of California San Francisco

Hirotake Komatsu, MD, PhD
Hirotake
Komatsu
MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Transplant Surgery

Address

513 Parnassus Avenue, HSE, #525A
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Email: [email protected]

ORCID: 0000-0003-0876-4809

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 31
  1. Characterization of Human Pancreatic Islet Cells Using a Single-Cell Western Blot Platform.
    Lenz G, Miao L, Lenz A, Mares J, Quijano J, Zook HN, Komatsu H, Garcia P, Ferreri K, Ku HT, Kandeel F| | PubMed
  2. Biological hypoxia in pre-transplant human pancreatic islets induces transplant failure in diabetic mice.
    Kato H, Salgado M, Mendez D, Gonzalez N, Rawson J, Ligot D, Balandran B, Orr C, Quijano JC, Omori K, Qi M, Al-Abdullah IH, Mullen Y, Ku HT, Kandeel F, Komatsu H| | PubMed
  3. A novel approach to determine the critical survival threshold of cellular oxygen within spheroids via integrating live/dead cell imaging with oxygen modeling.
    Shang KM, Kato H, Gonzalez N, Kandeel F, Tai YC, Komatsu H| | PubMed
  4. Firefly Rats: Illuminating the Scientific Community in Transplantation Research.
    Kobayashi E, Hakamata Y, Enosawa S, Shang KM, Komatsu H| | PubMed
  5. Physiomimetic Fluidic Culture Platform on Microwell-Patterned Porous Collagen Scaffold for Human Pancreatic Islets.
    Kato H, Chen H, Shang KM, Izumi K, Koba N, Tsuchiya T, Kawazoe N, Quijano J, Omori K, Orr C, Qi M, Ku HT, Kandeel F, Tai YC, Chen G, Komatsu H| | PubMed
  6. A scalable human islet 3D-culture platform maintains cell mass and function long-term for transplantation.
    Omori K, Qi M, Salgado M, Gonzalez N, Hui LT, Chen KT, Rawson J, Miao L, Komatsu H, Isenberg JS, Al-Abdullah IH, Mullen Y, Kandeel F| | PubMed
  7. Ubiquitous Luciferase Expression in "Firefly Rats" Does Not Alter the Pancreatic Islet Morphology, Metabolism, and Function.
    Gonzalez N, Kato H, Tixi W, Ortiz J, Orr C, Shih HP, Ku HT, Yee JK, Kandeel F, Mullen Y, Kobayashi E, Komatsu H| | PubMed
  8. Micropyramid-patterned, oxygen-permeable bottomed dish for high density culture of pancreatic islets.
    Myrick RJ, Shang KM, Betts JF, Gonzalez N, Rawson J, Izumi K, Koba N, Tsuchiya T, Kato H, Omori K, Kandeel F, Mullen Y, Tai YC, Botvinick E, Komatsu H| | PubMed
  9. Microwell culture platform maintains viability and mass of human pancreatic islets.
    Kato H, Miwa T, Quijano J, Medrano L, Ortiz J, Desantis A, Omori K, Wada A, Tatsukoshi K, Kandeel F, Mullen Y, Ku HT, Komatsu H| | PubMed
  10. Submilligram Level of Beetle Antifreeze Proteins Minimize Cold-Induced Cell Swelling and Promote Cell Survival.
    Omori K, Gonzalez I, Nguyen C, Raminani SN, Deleon VM, Meza P, Zamalloa J, Perez RG, Gonzalez N, Komatsu H, Al-Abdullah IH, Wen X| | PubMed
  11. Biodistribution of Intra-Arterial and Intravenous Delivery of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in a Rat Model to Guide Delivery Strategies for Diabetes Therapies.
    Li J, Komatsu H, Poku EK, Olafsen T, Huang KX, Huang LA, Chea J, Bowles N, Chang B, Rawson J, Peng J, Wu AM, Shively JE, Kandeel FR| | PubMed
  12. Critical Considerations in Bioluminescence Imaging of Transplanted Islets: Dynamic Signal Change in Early Posttransplant Phase and Signal Absorption by Tissues.
    Komatsu H, Kobayashi E, Gonzalez N, Rawson J, Ortiz J, Donohue C, Ku HT, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  13. A Multiparametric Assessment of Human Islets Predicts Transplant Outcomes in Diabetic Mice.
    Komatsu H, Qi M, Gonzalez N, Salgado M, Medrano L, Rawson J, Orr C, Omori K, Isenberg JS, Kandeel F, Mullen Y, Al-Abdullah IH| | PubMed
  14. Early-Phase Luciferase Signals of Islet Grafts Predicts Successful Subcutaneous Site Transplantation in Rats.
    Komatsu H, Gonzalez N, Ortiz J, Rawson J, Omori K, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  15. Intermittent normobaric oxygen inhalation enhances subcutaneous prevascularization for cell transplantation.
    Komatsu H, Gonzalez N, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  16. High Fractions of Large Islets in Human Islet Preparations Detrimentally Affect Posttransplant Outcomes in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Immunodeficient Mice.
    Komatsu H, Salgado M, Gonzalez N, Medrano L, Rawson J, Omori K, Qi M, Al-Abdullah I, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  17. A subcutaneous pancreatic islet transplantation platform using a clinically applicable, biodegradable Vicryl mesh scaffold - an experimental study.
    Komatsu H, Gonzalez N, Salgado M, Cook CA, Li J, Rawson J, Omori K, Tai YC, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  18. Semi-Automated Assessment of Human Islet Viability Predicts Transplantation Outcomes in a Diabetic Mouse Model.
    Salgado M, Gonzalez N, Medrano L, Rawson J, Omori K, Qi M, Al-Abdullah I, Kandeel F, Mullen Y, Komatsu H| | PubMed
  19. Isolated pancreatic islet yield and quality is inversely related to organ donor age in rats.
    Gonzalez N, Salgado M, Medrano L, Mullen Y, Komatsu H| | PubMed
  20. Optimizing Temperature and Oxygen Supports Long-term Culture of Human Islets.
    Komatsu H, Rawson J, Medrano L, Cook CA, Barriga A, Gonzalez N, Salgado M, Omori K, Kandeel F, Tai YC, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  21. Oxygen transporter for the hypoxic transplantation site.
    Komatsu H, Cook CA, Gonzalez N, Medrano L, Salgado M, Sui F, Li J, Kandeel F, Mullen Y, Tai YC| | PubMed
  22. Surfactants Improve Live Cell Imaging of Human Pancreatic Islets.
    Komatsu H, Omori K, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  23. Impact of Oxygen on Pancreatic Islet Survival.
    Komatsu H, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  24. Oxygen environment and islet size are the primary limiting factors of isolated pancreatic islet survival.
    Komatsu H, Cook C, Wang CH, Medrano L, Lin H, Kandeel F, Tai YC, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  25. Oxygenated thawing and rewarming alleviate rewarming injury of cryopreserved pancreatic islets.
    Komatsu H, Barriga A, Medrano L, Omori K, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  26. Determination of Islet Viability Using a Zinc-Specific Fluorescent Dye and a Semiautomated Assessment Method.
    Komatsu H, Omori K, Parimi M, Rawson J, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  27. Involvement of a proapoptotic gene (BBC3) in islet injury mediated by cold preservation and rewarming.
    Omori K, Kobayashi E, Komatsu H, Rawson J, Agrawal G, Parimi M, Oancea AR, Valiente L, Ferreri K, Al-Abdullah IH, Kandeel F, Takahashi M, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  28. Isolated human islets require hyperoxia to maintain islet mass, metabolism, and function.
    Komatsu H, Kang D, Medrano L, Barriga A, Mendez D, Rawson J, Omori K, Ferreri K, Tai YC, Kandeel F, Mullen Y| | PubMed
  29. Clinicopathological features and surgical outcomes of adenosquamous carcinoma of the pancreas: a retrospective analysis of patients with resectable stage tumors.
    Komatsu H, Egawa S, Motoi F, Morikawa T, Sakata N, Naitoh T, Katayose Y, Ishida K, Unno M| | PubMed
  30. A GNAS mutation found in pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms induces drastic alterations of gene expression profiles with upregulation of mucin genes.
    Komatsu H, Tanji E, Sakata N, Aoki T, Motoi F, Naitoh T, Katayose Y, Egawa S, Unno M, Furukawa T| | PubMed
  31. Fulminant type of emphysematous pancreatitis has risk of massive hemorrhage.
    Komatsu H, Yoshida H, Hayashi H, Sakata N, Morikawa T, Onogawa T, Motoi F, Rikiyama T, Katayose Y, Egawa S, Hirota M, Shimosegawa T, Unno M| | PubMed