Research

Clinical and Endoscopic Management of Pancreatitis
Gastrointestinal Malignancy
Complex Biliary Disease
Development of Biomarkers for Pancreatic and Gastric Cancer

Signaling Pathways Involved in Liver Cell Death
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Acetaminophen Toxicity and Acute Liver Failure

Role of Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell in Liver Injury Recovery and Liver Fibrosis
Drug-Induced Liver Injury

Liver Transplantation
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Complications of Portal Hypertension

Complications of End-Stage Liver Diseases and Liver Transplantation
Treatment of Chronic Viral Hepatitis

Viral Hepatitis
Liver Transplantation
Complications of End Stage Liver Disease

Novel Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Nutritional Monitoring and Interventions in IBD, Microscopic Colitis and Celiac Disease
Issues of Adherence and Disparities in IBD
Colon Cancer Surveillance in IBD

Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening and Prevention
Diagnosis and Management of Hereditary/Familial Cancer Syndromes
Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Endoscopic Screening, Chemoprevention

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress and Liver Disease
Hyperhomocysteinemia
Hepatotoxicity of HIV Drugs and Alcohol
Tackling Alcohol Intoxication with Nanotechnology

Liver Transplantation
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Acute Liver Failure
Portal Hypertension

Drug Toxicity
Signal Transduction
Oxidative Stress
Glutathione Metabolism
Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress
Mitochondrial Biogenesis

Drug Toxicity
Signal Transduction
Oxidative Stress
Glutathione Metabolism
Pathogenesis of Alcoholic Liver Disease
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress
Mitochondrial Biogenesis

Hepatitis C Treatment
Liver Transplantation
Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy

Liver Transplantation
Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus
Acute Liver Failure
Complications of Portal Hypertension

Foregut Disorders
Treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus with EMR and Barrx Radiofrequency
Esophageal Chest Pain
Motor Disorders
Deep Enteroscopy Using the Spirus Technique

Function of Liver NK and NKT Cells
Liver Immunology and Diseases
Innate Immunity in Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity

Methylation and Trans-Sulfuration Pathways
Tracer-Kinetics and Mathematical Modeling-Simulation

Diagnosis and Endoscopic Management of Complex Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders
Endoscopic Ultrasound for Evaluation of Pancreatic Cysts and Malignancies
Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Large Colonic Polyps

Molecular Virology of Hepatitis C Virus
Intrahepatic Innate Immunity against Hepatitis Virus
Interferon Biology
Synergism between Metabolic Liver Disease and Viral Hepatitis

Lab site: https://sites.usc.edu/saito-lab/

Epithelial-Stromal Interactions in GI Tract Injury, Repair and Carcinogenesis

Health Maintenance in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Pregnancy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Management of Variceal and Tumor Bleeding

Mechanisms of Cell Death in the Intestine
Enterocyte Signal Transduction
Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Mucosal Immunology
Intestinal Epithelial Cells
Colorectal Cancer

Motility Disorders of the GI Tract

Gene Regulation by Oxidant Stress
Dysregulation of Androgen Metabolism in Prostate Cancer
Drug-Induced Liver Injury/Alcoholic Hepatitis and NAFLD

Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Liver Diseases
Signal Transduction across Mitochondrial Membrane

Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic, Esophageal, Gastric and Colorectal Cancers
Advanced Endoscopic Management of Pancreatic Cysts, Large Common Bile Duct Stones, Complex Biliary Strictures and Large Colonic Polyps

Signal Transduction in Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity, Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis and Alcoholic Hepatitis
Identification of Therapeutic Target to Prevent Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity
Mitochondrial Biogenesis
Oxidative Stress

Students’ research program

Liver Transplantation
Complications of Cirrhosis
Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Alcoholic Liver Diseases

Risk Profile for Colon Cancer on Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy
Demographics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease