KUNIKO MIZUTA

Last Updated :2025/04/03

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences(Dentistry & Oral Health Sciences), Assistant Professor
E-mail
mihtahiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I am an oral surgeon and specialize in the treatment of jaw deformities and maxillofacial trauma. I'm also interested in the research of cemento-osseous lesions of the jaws.

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Dental Science, Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy;Dentistry;Surgical dentistry

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • The Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • The Japanese Society for Jaw Deformities
  • Japanese Society of Oral Oncology
  • Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma
  • Japanese Association for Oral Infectious Diseases
  • Japanese Society of Oral Implantology

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Topics in Dental Research II
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Examination and Diagnosis
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Dental Research Practices I
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Basic Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine I
  7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Basic Practice of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine II
  8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Dental Research Practices II
  9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Advanced Course in Applied Oral Biology and Medicine
  10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Advanced Course in Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine
  11. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Dental Research Practices III
  12. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Academic Year, Clinical Practice (Oral Surgery II)
  13. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Seminar on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  14. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Seminar on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  15. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Advanced Research on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  16. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Advanced Research on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Malignant ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of the tongue: case report and review of the literature, HEAD & FACE MEDICINE, 9, 20130624
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  2. TMEM16E (GDD1) exhibits protein instability and distinct characteristics in chloride channel/pore forming ability., J Cell Physiol, 20130701
  3. Expression and distribution of Gpr119 in the pancreatic islets of mice and rats: Predominant localization in pancreatic polypeptide-secreting PP-cells, BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, 351(2), 474-480, 20061215
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  4. Recessive Mutations in the Putative Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel Anoctamin 5 Cause Proximal LGMD2L and Distal MMD3 Muscular Dystrophies, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, 86(2), 213-221, 20100212
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  5. Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression and TLR‑mediated interleukin-8 production by human submandibular gland epithelial cells., Molecular medicine reports, 10(5), 2377-2382, 2014
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  6. TMEM16E (GDD1) exhibits protein instability and distinct characteristics in chloride channel/pore forming ability., Journal of cellular physiology, 229(2), 181-190, 2014
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  7. Transgenic expression of a mutated cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4/R24C) in pancreatic beta-cells prevents progression of diabetes in db/db mice., Diabetes research and clinical practice., 82(1), 33-41, 2008
  8. A case of synchronous double cancer of the posterior mandible : cystadenocarcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma, Journal of Oral Surgery Society of Japan, 58(5), 322-326, 20120520
  9. Preoperative oral health care reduces postoperative inflammation and complications in oral cancer patients., Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 12(3), 2016
  10. Correlation of CENP-F gene expression with tumor-proliferating activity in human salivary gland tumors., Oral oncology, 41(7), 2005
  11. Increased expression of CENP-H gene in human oral squamous cell carcinomas harboring high-proliferative activity., Oncology reports, 16(5), 2006
  12. Histopathological evaluation including cytokeratin 13 and Ki-67 in the border between Lugol-stained and -unstained areas., Oncology reports, 24(1), 9-14, 20100701
  13. Molecular characterization of GDD1/TMEM16E, the gene product responsible for autosomal dominant gnathodiaphyseal dysplasia., Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 357(1), 126-132, 20070501

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Study of prognostic prediction using pre-treatment PET/CT in oral cancer patients, Kuniko Mizuta, Kouji Ohta, Shinichi Fujimoto, Ryo Uetsuki, Masaaki Takechi, 96th AAOMS Annual Meeting, 2014/09/11, Without Invitation, English
  2. Characterization of TMEM16E/GDD1 That Causes Gnatho-Diaphyseal Dysplaseia and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy through Distinct Gene Mutations, Kazumi Kubozono, Kuniko Mizuta, Shinichi Fujimoto, Masaaki Takechi, 96th AAOMS Annual Meeting, 2014/09/11, Without Invitation, English
  3. Prognostic utility of standardized uptake value using pre-treatment PET/CT in oral cancer patients., Kuniko Mizuta, Kouji Ohta, Shigehiro Ono, Takayuki Nakagawa, Shinichi Fujimoto, Toshiya Okumura, Ryo Uetsuki, Masaaki Takechi, 2014/06/21, Without Invitation, English
  4. Functional analysis of gene TMEM16E/GDD1 that causes Gnatho-Diaphyseal Dysplaseia and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Kazumi Kubozono, Kuniko Mizuta, Shinichi Fujimoto, Masaaki Takechi, 2014/06/21, Without Invitation, English