Personnel Information

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KITAGAWA NORIO


Job title

Associate Professor

Research Areas, Keywords

Gross anatomy, Regulatory science, Clinical anatomy of the oral and maxillofacial region, External carotid artery, Submandibular space
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Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Nagasaki University, Faculty of Dentistry, 2006.03, Graduated

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Kyushu University, Graduate School, Division of Dental Research, Dental Science, Doctor's Course, 2011.03, Completed

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Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2022.09
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    2023.08
    Tokyo Medical and Dental University， Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences， Medical and Dental Sciences， Division of Maxillofacial and Neck Reconstruction， Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy， Junior Associate Professor
  • 2023.09
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    2024.09
    Tokyo Medical and Dental University， Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences， Medical and Dental Sciences， Division of Maxillofacial and Neck Reconstruction， Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy， Associate Professor
  • 2024.10
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    Now
    Institute of Science Tokyo， -， Graduate Schools， Maxillofacial and Neck Reconstruction， Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy， Associate Professor
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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2006
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    2007
    , Trainee Resident of Dentistry
  • 2007
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    2012
    , Visiting Lecturer
  • 2011
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    2012
    , Visiting Lecturer
  • 2012
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    2017
    , Assistant Professor
  • 2017
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    2022.08
    , Visiting Lecturer
  • 2017
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    2022.08
    , Junior Associate Professor

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Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】

  • THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF ANATOMISTS

  • The Stomatological Society, Japan

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Anatomy

  • Social dentistry

  • Surgical dentistry

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Qualification Acquired 【 display / non-display 】

  • Dentist

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Research Theme 【 display / non-display 】

  • Anatomical Regulatory Science(ARS), 2022.09 - Now

  • Revisit the external carotid artery and its branches., 2022.09 - Now

  • Cell competition at the lateral invasion front of oral squamous cell carcinoma, 2019.04 - 2022.03

  • Does "humoral anticancer factor" secreted by normal epithelium cooperate with "cell competition" for cancer protection?, 2017.04 - 2020.03

  • "cancer vs. normal cells." Study on the role of tight junction in cell competition., 2015.04 - 2018.03

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Published Papers & Misc 【 display / non-display 】

  1. Joe Iwanaga, Rarinthorn Samrid, Norio Kitagawa, Basem Ishak, Hisaaki Uchikado, Sassan Keshavarzi, Christopher M Maulucci, Aaron S Dumont, R Shane Tubbs. Persistence of the midline septum of the odontoid process: anatomical and radiological study. Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA. 2025.08; 47 (1): 183. ( PubMed, DOI )

  2. Eiji Iwata, Kyoichi Obata, Shogo Kikuta, Naoki Kaneko, Kotaro Sato, Norio Kitagawa, Yohei Takeshita, Katsuhisa Matsuo, Junsei Sameshima, Akira Tachibana, Shintaro Kawano, Jingo Kusukawa, Masaya Akashi, Joe Iwanaga, Soichiro Ibaragi. Admission prognostic nutritional index predicts prolonged hospitalization in severe odontogenic deep neck infections. Odontology. 2025.07; ( PubMed, DOI )

  3. Joe Iwanaga, Kyoichi Obata, Tomotaka Kato, Rarinthorn Samrid, Emma R Lesser, Juan J Cardona, Keishiro Kikuchi, Chung Yoh Kim, Kisho Ono, Anthony D' Antoni, Noritaka Komune, Yoko Tabira, Mi-Sun Hur, Norio Kitagawa, Hee-Jin Kim, Marios Loukas, Koichi Watanabe, R Shane Tubbs. What Is the Appropriate Sample Size in Human Cadaveric Studies? A Quantitative Review of 770 Articles. Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.). 2025.07; ( PubMed, DOI )

  4. Htike SK, Kitagawa N, Fukino K, Ishii S, Komune N, Sañudo JR, Tubbs RS, Iwanaga J. The mental ossicles: A narrative review. Morphologie. 2025.07; 109 (367): ( PubMed, DOI )

  5. Fukino K, Obata M, Fujiwara H, Kitagawa N, Akita K, Iwanaga J. Anatomical examination of the relationship between the temporomandibular joint capsule and lateral ligament: a cadaveric study. International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery. 2025.05; ( PubMed, DOI )

  6. Soichiro Ishii, Norio Kitagawa, Shogo Kikuta, Eiji Iwata, Saw Kalyar Htike, Keiko Fukino, Yohei Takeshita, Kenji Mitsudo, R Shane Tubbs, Joe Iwanaga. Clinical anatomy of the submental vein. Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA. 2025.04; 47 (1): 127. ( PubMed, DOI )

  7. Iwanaga, J; Kabak, SL; He, PH; Hamada, Y; Kikuta, S; Takeshita, Y; Samrid, R; Berkban, T; Kitagawa, N; Wada, J; Toriumi, T; Matsushita, Y; Ibaragi, S; Hur, MS; Kim, HJ. Evidence-Based Anatomical Terminology in Dentistry Developed by a Consortium of Experts Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.). 2025.04; 38 (3): 374-406. ( PubMed, DOI )

  8. Takeshita, Y; Iwanaga, J; Ohyama, Y; Ibaragi, S; Matsushita, Y; Tubbs, RS; Kitagawa, N; Kawazu, T; Hisatomi, M; Okada, S; Fujikura, M; Asaumi, J. Radiological assessment of the dissection area in supraomohyoid neck dissection (vol 46, pg 1643, 2024) Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA. 2024.12; 46 (12): 1993-1994. ( PubMed, DOI )

  9. Manabe A, Fukino K, Kinoshita Y, Kitagawa N, Iwanaga J, Ono T. A cephalometric analysis of the antegonial notch in relation to the direction of mandibular growth. Scientific reports. 2024.10; 14 (1): 23241. ( PubMed, DOI )

  10. Fukino, K; Iitsuka, M; Kitagawa, N; Tubbs, RS; Akita, K; Iwanaga, J. Three-dimensional Analysis of the Muscles Related to the So-Called "Pterygomandibular Raphe": An Anatomical and Histological Study DYSPHAGIA. 2024.08; 39 (4): 642-647. ( PubMed, DOI )

  11. Takeshita, Y; Iwanaga, J; Ohyama, Y; Ibaragi, S; Matsushita, Y; Tubbs, RS; Kitagawa, N; Kawazu, T; Hisatomi, M; Okada, S; Fujikura, M; Asaumi, J. Radiological assessment of the dissection area in supraomohyoid neck dissection SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY. 2024.08; 46 (10): 1643-1652. ( PubMed, DOI )

  12. Iwanaga, J; Fukino, K; Kitagawa, N; Carrera, A; Reina, F; Manzanares-Cespedes, MC; Hur, MS; Reina, MA; Tubbs, RS. Newly revealed anatomy of the bucinator muscle: An anatomical and histological study ANNALS OF ANATOMY-ANATOMISCHER ANZEIGER. 2024.08; 255 152297. ( PubMed, DOI )

  13. Kitagawa, N; Fukino, K; Irani, C; Abe, Y; Kunisada, Y; Ibaragi, S; Tubbs, RS; Iwanaga, J. Lingual nerve revisited-A comprehensive review Part I: Anatomy and variations CLINICAL ANATOMY. 2024.08; ( PubMed, DOI )

  14. Iwanaga, J; Kikuchi, K; Tabuchi, K; Dave, M; Anabalagan, M; Fukino, K; Kitagawa, N; Reina, MA; Reina, F; Carrera, A; Nonaka, T; Rajaram-Gilkes, M; Khalil, MK; Matsushita, Y; Tubbs, RS. A histology guide for performing human cadaveric studies: SQIP 2024 what to look for with light microscopy CLINICAL ANATOMY. 2024.07; 37 (5): 555-562. ( PubMed, DOI )

  15. Iwanaga, J; Kitagawa, N; Fukino, K; Kikuta, S; Tubbs, RS; Yoda, T. Perforation of the temporomandibular joint disc: cadaveric anatomical study INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. 2024.05; 53 (5): 422-429. ( PubMed, DOI )

  16. Vutukuri R, Kitagawa N, Fukino K, Tubbs RS, Iwanaga J. The pterygomandibular raphe: a comprehensive review. Anatomy & cell biology. 2024.03; 57 (1): 7-12. ( PubMed, DOI )

  17. Patel, J; Iwanaga, J; Kitagawa, N; Dumont, AS; Tubbs, RS. Unreported variant foramen of the frontal bone: the latero-orbital foramen SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY. 2024.02; 46 (2): 181-184. ( PubMed, DOI )

  18. Tsakiris, E; Kitagawa, N; Fukino, K; Shekhawat, D; Iwanaga, J; Tubbs, RS. A rare case of the auriculotemporal and inferior alveolar nerves communication SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY. 2024.02; 46 (2): 191-194. ( PubMed, DOI )

  19. Obata, K; Kitagawa, N; Ono, K; Kanemoto, H; Fukino, K; Takeshita, Y; Ibaragi, S; Tubbs, RS; Iwanaga, J. Mylohyoid Muscle: Current Understanding for Clinical Management Part II: Clinical Anatomy, Radiology, and Surgical/Clinical Relevance JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY. 2024.01; 35 (1): 256-260. ( PubMed, DOI )

  20. Obata, K; Kitagawa, N; Ono, K; Kanemoto, H; Fukino, K; Takeshita, Y; Ibaragi, S; Tubbs, RS; Iwanaga, J. Mylohyoid Muscle: Current Understanding for Clinical Management-Part I: Anatomy and Embryology JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY. 2024.01; 35 (1): 251-255. ( PubMed, DOI )

  21. Ono K, Ibaragi S, Obata K, Okui T, Kitagawa N, Tubbs RS, Iwanaga J. Preservation of the Nerve to the Mylohyoid Muscle During Submental Island Flaps: An Anatomic Feasibility Study for Facial Nerve Reanimation Procedures. The Journal of craniofacial surgery. 2023.08; ( PubMed, DOI )

  22. Kitagawa Norio, Fukino Keiko, Iwanaga Joe. Clinical dental anatomy active learning JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION. 2023.06; ( PubMed, DOI )

  23. Kitagawa N, Fukino K, Matsushita Y, Ibaragi S, Tubbs RS, Iwanaga J. The notch of the mandible: what do different fields call it? Anatomy & cell biology. 2023.04; 56 (3): 308 -312 . ( PubMed, DOI )

  24. Iwanaga Joe, Jackson Neal, Toriumi Taku, Kageyama Ikuo, Reina Francisco, Carrera Ana, Fukino Keiko, Kitagawa Norio, Tubbs R. Shane. The sublingual branch of the lingual nerve: Anatomical study and suggestion for a new terminology CLINICAL ANATOMY. 2023.03; 36 (6): 900-904. ( PubMed, DOI )

  25. Iwanaga Joe, He Puhan, Fukino Keiko, Hur Mi-Sun, Kim Hee-Jin, Han Aya, Watanabe Koichi, Ibaragi Soichiro, Kitagawa Norio, Tubbs R. Shane. What is a superior labial frenulum? An anatomical and histological study CLINICAL ANATOMY. 2023.01; 36 (1): 161-169. ( PubMed, DOI )

  26. The interosseus crural nerve: An anatomical study of a rarely described structure. 2022.10; 35 (7): 927-933. ( PubMed, DOI )

  27. Kitagawa N, Iwanaga J, Tubbs RS, Kim H, Moon YS, Hur MS. Variant muscle fibers connecting the orbicularis oculi to the orbicularis oris: case report. Anatomy & cell biology. 2022.09; 55 (4): 497-500. ( PubMed, DOI )

  28. Norio Kitagawa. Antimicrobial peptide nisin induces spherical distribution of macropinocytosis-like cytokeratin 5 and cytokeratin 17 following immediate derangement of the cell membrane. Anatomy & cell biology. 2022.06; 55 (2): 190-204. ( PubMed, DOI )

  29. Tatsuya Abé, Norio Kitagawa, Shohei Yoshimoto, Satoshi Maruyama, Manabu Yamazaki, Tetsuichiro Inai, Shuichi Hashimoto, Takashi Saku. Keratin 17-positive Civatte bodies in oral lichen planus-distribution variety, diagnostic significance and histopathogenesis. Scientific reports. 2020.09; 10 (1): 14586. ( PubMed, DOI )

  30. Ozaki A, Otani T, Kitagawa N, Ogata K, Iida H, Kojima H, Inai T. Serum affects keratinization and tight junctions in three-dimensional cultures of the mouse keratinocyte cell line COCA through retinoic acid receptor-mediated signaling. Histochemistry and cell biology. 2019.04; 151 (4): 315-326. ( PubMed, DOI )

  31. Norio Kitagawa, Takahito Otani, Tetsuichiro Inai. Nisin, a food preservative produced by Lactococcus lactis, affects the localization pattern of intermediate filament protein in HaCaT cells Anatomical Science International. 2019.03; 94 (2): 163-171. ( PubMed, DOI )

  32. Otani T, Matsuda M, Mizokami A, Kitagawa N, Takeuchi H, Jimi E, Inai T, Hirata M. Osteocalcin triggers Fas/FasL-mediated necroptosis in adipocytes via activation of p300. Cell death & disease. 2018.12; 9 (12): 1194. ( PubMed, DOI )

  33. Hideaki Nakayama, Norio Kitagawa, Takahito Otani, Hiroshi Iida, Hisashi Anan, Tetsuichiro Inai. Ochratoxin A, citrinin and deoxynivalenol decrease claudin-2 expression in mouse rectum CMT93-II cells Microscopy. 2018.04; 67 (2): 99-111. ( PubMed, DOI )

  34. Masahiko Minakami, Norio Kitagawa, Hiroshi Iida, Hisashi Anan, Tetsuichiro Inai. p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase and c-Jun NH2-terminal protein kinase regulate the accumulation of a tight junction protein, ZO-1, in cell-cell contacts in HaCaT cells. Tissue Cell. 2015.02; 47 (1): 1-9. ( PubMed, DOI )

  35. Norio Kitagawa, Yuko Inai, Yoshinori Higuchi, Hiroshi Iida, Tetsuichiro Inai. Inhibition of JNK in HaCaT cells induced tight junction formation with decreased expression of cytokeratin 5, cytokeratin 17 and desmoglein 3. Histochem Cell Biol. 2014.10; 142 (4): 389-399. ( PubMed, DOI )

  36. Norio Kitagawa, Susumu Shiota, Yukie Shibata, Toru Takeshita, Yoshihisa Yamashita. Characterization of MbrC involved in bacitracin resistance in Streptococcus mutans. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 2011.05; 318 (1): 61-67. ( PubMed, DOI )

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Conference Activities & Talks 【 display / non-display 】

  1. Kitagawa N, Iwanaga J. Minimizing Vascular Injury in Palatal Graft Harvesting: A Quantitative Cadaveric Study. American Association of Clinical Anatomists Annual Meeting 2025.06 Bellevue, WA, US

  2. Htike SK, Kitagawa N, Ishii S, Fukino K, Iwanaga J. . Anatomical cases of the lingual artery originating from the common carotid artery and branching to the submandibular gland.. The 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Anatomists 2025.03 Chiba, Japan

  3. Oguchi K, Fukino K, Ishii S, Akita K, Kitagawa N. Morphological analysis of temporomandibular joint related muscles focusing on the attachments to pterygoid fovea of the mandibular condyle. The 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Anatomists 2025.03 Chiba, Japan

  4. Iitsuka M, Fukino K, Iwanaga J, Kitagawa N. Anatomical analysis and clinical relevance of the fascia on the conjoint tendon of the temporalis and bucinator. The 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Anatomists 2025.03 Chiba, Japan

  5. Ishii S, Kitagawa N, Htike SK, Fukino K, Iwanaga J. Internal oblique ridge vs. internal oblique line: Evidence-based anatomical terminology in dentistry. The 130th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Anatomists 2025.03 Chiba, Japan

  6. Norio Kitagawa, Hiroaki Kitajima, Thewarid Berkban. New Anatomical Insights of Anterior Branches of External Carotid Artery: What Do Surgeons Think?. International Federation of Associations of Anatomists 2024 2024.09.05 Gwangju, Korea

  7. Norio Kitagawa, Takahito Otani, Kayoko Ogata, Tetsuichiro Inai. Effect of antimicrobial peptide Nisin on keratinocytes. The 8th Asia Pacific International Congress of Anatomists 2018.10 Busan, Korea

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Awards & Honors 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research Publication Award，IAOMS/IJOMS，2025

  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Institute of Science Tokyo，Institute of Science Tokyo，2024

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Campus class subject 【 display / non-display 】

  • International summer program，2023

  • Basic-Clinical Borderless Education，2022 - Now

  • Oral and Maxillofacial anatomy，2022 - Now

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