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Papers ​

  • Hideharu Numata: Flies and Biology, Insects and Nature, vol. 57, pp. 5-9, 2022

  • Hideya Mitsui: Why Do Maggots Heal Foot Gangrene?, Insects and Nature, vol. 57, pp. 10-13, 2022

  • Kei Yoshida: Saving Feet with Maggot Therapy, Insects and Nature, vol. 57, pp. 14-19, 2022

  • Toshi Nishimoto : Utilizing Flies in Strawberry Cultivation, Insects and Nature, vol. 57, pp. 20-25, 2022

  • Tadasu Okada: Maggot Therapy and Pollination by the Fruit Fly Lucilia sericata. Insects and Nature, vol. 57, pp. 2-4, 2022

  • Shimomae, K., Sato, T., Yoshida, Y., Naing, S. S., & Miyatake, T. Longevity of Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826) used as pollinator. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 101999, 2022

  • Yoshida, T., Aonuma, H., Otsuka, S., Ichimura, H., Saiki, E., Hashimoto, K., Kanuka, H. A human tissue-based assay identifies a novel carrion blowfly strain for maggot debridement therapy. Scientific Reports, 12, 2022

  • Maeda T, Yamamoto Y, Murao N, et al. Maggot debridement therapy in critical limb ischaemia: a case study. Journal of Wound Care. 29(12): S28-S32, 2020

  • Tadasu Okada: Maggot Therapy. Encyclopedia of Sanitary Animals, Asakura Shoten, 28-29, 2020

  • Ichikawa, Aoi, Motohiro Ikeda, and Shin G. Goto. “Cold storage of diapausing larvae and post-storage performance of adults in the blowfly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae).” Applied Entomology and Zoology . 55, 321-327, 2020

  • Akinobu Takemoto, Naoki Abe, Yukitomo Urata: Maggot Therapy for Gangrene of the Foot in a Case of Anti-Centromere Antibody-Positive Systemic Scleroderma. Dermatology and Venereology. 41(12), 1129-32, 2019

  • Nishijima, Akio; Kanuka, Hiroki: Limb Salvage Project Using Novel Medical Maggots. Modern Physician. 39(7), 653-58, 2019

  • Toshi Nishimoto; Minami, Daisuke; Yasukawa, Hitomi; Horikawa, Daisuke; Higashi, Kimie; Yaoku, Yasuaki; Sato, Takuya; Yoshida, Yuichi: Damage to Pistils Caused by Honeybee Visits Before Full Petal Opening in Forced Cultivation of Strawberries, Resulting in Deformed Fruit Occurrence, and Utilization of the Fruit Fly as a Pollinating Insect. Nara Agricultural Research Center Research Report. 50: 1-10, 2019

  • Tadasu Okada: What is Maggot Therapy? Insect. 21(3), 175-184, 2018

  • Tadasu Okada: “What Practicing Physicians Can Do, What Practicing Physicians Should Do” - Aiming for Limb Salvage with Maggot Therapy. Journal of the Japanese Society of Clinical Dermatology. 34(6), 679-683, 2017

  • Nishijima A, Gosho M, Yoshida R, et al : Effective wound bed preparation by maggot debridement therapy for patients with critical limb ischemia. Journal of Wound Care. 2;26(8):483-489, 2017

  • Nishijima A, Yamamoto N, Yoshida R, et al : Maggot debridement therapy with a direct dressing can cause compression injuries in patients with chronic limb ischemia. Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 4(1):84-88, 2017

  • Nishijima A, Yamamoto N, Yoshida R, et al : Maggot debridement therapy for a patient with critical limb ischemia and severe cardiac dysfunction: possibility of limb salvage. Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 4(1): 42-47, 2017

  • Otsuka Saori, Aonuma Hiroyoshi, Kanuka Hiroki: Past, Present, and Future of Maggot Therapy Using Medical Maggots. Osaka Journal of Health and Medical Sciences. 606:31−5,2017

  • Yanagi, T., H. Miura, S. Isobe, N. Okuda and Y. Yoshida: Effect of insect pollinator on inbreeding versus outbreeding in open pollinated strawberry seeds. Sci. Hortic. 215: 112–116, 2017

  • Kimie Higashi, Toshi Nishimoto, Yasuaki Yao, Akihiro Nemoto, Takuya Sato, Yuichi Yoshida: Practicality of the Strawberry Flower Fly as a Pollinator for Greenhouse-Grown Strawberries. Horticultural Science Research. 16 (Supplement 1): 320, 2017

  • Kimie Higashi, Toshi Nishimoto, Akihiro Nemoto, Haruyuki Atsumi, Takuya Sato: Effects of Chemicals on the Strawberry Pollinator, the Fruit Fly (Drosophila suzukii). Journal of Horticultural Science. 16(Supplement 2): 433, 2017

  • Yamazaki, K., Nishimoto, T., Sato, T., Yoshida, Y., Kanamori, K., Murakami, K., Ikoma, Y.: Relationship between Eclosion of the Pollen-Pollinating Insect, the Japanese Flower Fly, and Direct Solar Radiation in Strawberry Cultivation. Horticultural Science Research. 16(Supplement 2): 432, 2017

  • Kenichi Kanamori, Shinichiro Sasaki, Toshihiro Nishimoto, Takuya Sato, Yuichi Yoshida, Keisuke Yamazaki, Fumito Ishizu: Effects of Cultivation Environment on the Emergence of the Strawberry Pollinator Fly (Drosophila hiruzuki) as a Strawberry Pollinator. Journal of Horticultural Science. 16(Suppl. 2): 204, 2017

  • Hanada Atsushi, Yoshida Yuichi, Sato Takuya, Goto Tanshiro, Yasuba Kenichiro, Tanaka Yoshiyuki: Utilization of the Japanese Flower Fly as an Alternative Pollinator to Honeybees. Journal of Horticultural Science. 15: 161–169, 2016

  • Higashita, T.: Maggot Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Ischemic Limbs. Plastic Surgery. 58(8): 863-869, 2015

  • Tadasu Okada., Hideya Mitsui.: The Role of Maggot Therapy in Infection Management of Chronic Wounds. Journal of the Japanese Society for Lower Extremity Salvage and Podiatry 7.1: 25-30, 2015

  • Tadasu Okada, Hideya Mitsui: Implementation of Maggot Therapy in an Outpatient Clinic. Plastic Surgery 58; 887-894, 2015

  • Maeda, T. M., Kimura, C. K., Takahashi, K. T., Ichimura, K. I. (2014) . Increase in skin perfusion pressure after maggot debridement therapy for critical limb ischemia. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 39(8), 911-914, 2014

  • Tadasu Okada, Hideya Mitsui: The Role of Maggot Therapy in Outpatient Clinics. Wound4.3: 149-155, 2013

  • Hoshi, T., Kudo, F.; Yamagishi, K.: Limb-Saving Treatment for Infectious Foot Lesions Complicating Diabetes: Treatment Outcomes with Maggot Therapy. Journal of the Japanese Society for Bone and Joint Infections, 27: 17-20, 2013

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: Maggot Therapy: How Maggots Heal Skin Ulcers. Vascular Street Vol.7-8:1-4,2012

  • Hideya Mitsui: Maggot Therapy. Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 33.1: 66-72, 2011

  • Naohiro Taniguchi, Hideya Mitsui, et al: A Case of Maggot Debridement Therapy Being Effective for Severe Diabetic Foot Gangrene. Diabetes, 54(6), 406-410, 2011

  • Hoshi, T., Imaure, N.; Kudo, F.: Wound Treatment for Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Infection. Journal of the Japanese Society for Bone and Joint Infections, 25: 22-25, 2011

  • Kawabata, T., Mitsui H, et al: Induction of antibacterial activity in larvae of the blowfly Lucilia sericata by an infected environment. Medical and veterinary entomology 24.4: 375-381, 2010

  • Zhang, B., Numata, H., Mitsui, H., and Goto, S.G.: A simple and heat-sterilizable artificial diet excluding animal-derived ingredients for Lucilia sericata adults. Med. Veter. Entomol. 23: 443-447, 2009

  • Hideya Mitsui: Potential of maggot therapy for diabetic gangrene. Okayama Laboratory Animal Science Association Bulletin 25: 20-21, 2009

  • Zhang, B., Numata, H., Mitsui, H. and Goto, S.G.: Short-term cold storage of blowfly Lucilia sericata (Meigen) embryos. Insect Sci. 15: 225-228, 2008

  • Kei Yoshida, Ryosuke Aoki: A case of postoperative infection in a lower leg fracture treated with maggot therapy. Journal of the Japan Rural Medical Association, 57(1): 22-27, 2008

  • Kei Yoshida, Aoki, Ryosuke: Experience with Maggot Therapy (Medical Maggot Treatment). Niigata Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 24: 87-92, 2008

  • Tadasu Okada, Hideya Mitsui: Maggot Therapy for Diabetic Ulcers and Gangrene. Journal of the Japanese Dermatological Association. 118(3):409-413, 2008

  • Mitsui, Hideya, et al: Wound Bed Preparation By Maggot Debridement Therapy. Wound Repair and Regeneration 14.1: A8,2006

  • Tachibana, S.-I. and Numata, H.: Seasonal prevalence of blowflies and flesh flies in Osaka City. Entomol. Sci. 9: 341-345, 2006

  • Mitsui Hideya, et al: Maggot Therapy for Diabetic Gangrene. Journal of the Japanese Surgical Society 107.2: 570, 2006

  • Oura Norihiko, Mitsui Hideya, et al: Maggot Therapy (MDT) for Chronic Skin Ulcers. Clinical Dermatology, 60(5), 152-155, 2006

  • Tachibana, S.-I., Numata, H. and Goto, S.G.: Gene expression of heat-shock proteins (Hsp23, Hsp70 and Hsp90) during and after larval diapause in the blow fly Lucilia sericata. J. Insect Physiol. 51: 641-647, 2005

  • Hideya Mitsui, et al: Maggot therapy for diabetic foot. Angiology 45.7: 443-450, 2005

  • Hideya Mitsui: A case of treatment for severe ischemic ulcer of the lower limb using sterile maggots (aseptic maggots); combined with liposomal PGE_1. Angiology Frontier Vol. 4, No. 3: 243-247, 2005

  • Osawa, S., Mitsui, H., et al: Treatment Strategy for Cases of Severe Ischemic Limbs Unsuitable for Revascularization: Maggot Therapy. Circulation Journal: Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society, 69, 918, 2005

  • Hideya Mitsui et al: Maggot Debridement Therapy for Severe Diabetic Foot Ulcer. The Japanese Journal of Vascular Surgery: Official Journal of the Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery 14.3: 249, 2005

  • Mitsui, Hideya, et al: Successful treatment of severe ischemic foot ulcer with sterile maggots: the first case in this country. Jpn J Vasc Surg 14: 653-657, 2005

  • Tachibana, S.-I. and Numata, H.: Maternal induction of larval diapause and its sensitive stage in the blow fly Lucilia sericata. Entomol. Sci. 7: 231-235, 2004

  • Tachibana, S.-I. and Numata, H.: Parental and direct effects of photoperiod and temperature on the induction of larval diapause in the blow fly Lucilia sericata. Physiol. Entomol. 29: 39-44, 2004

  • Tachibana, S.-I. and Numata, H.: Effects of temperature and photoperiod on the termination of larval diapause in Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Zool. Sci. 21: 197-202, 2004

  • Mitsui, H.: Treatment of refractory ulcers using sterile blowfly larvae. Diagnosis and New Drugs 41.9: 32-32, 2004

  • Tachibana, S.-I. and Numata, H.: An artificial diet for blow fly larvae, Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Appl. Entomol. Zool. 36: 521-523, 2001

  • Chernysh, S.I., Numata, E.: Mass-Rearing Facilities for Saprophagous Flies and Environmental Issues. Biological Science News September 1991 Issue (No.238): 77-79, 1991

​Conference  presentation

  • Hideharu Numata & Hideya Mitsui (Trans.), Maggot Therapy: Wound Treatment Using Maggots, Osaka Public University Joint Publications, 2006

      Lectures & Conference Presentations

  • Hideharu Numata: “The Astonishing Capabilities of Flies and Their Relationship with Humans,” 123rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association, Kyoto, 2024

  • Toshi Nishimoto: “The History of Japanese Strawberries and Recent Variety Development in Nara Prefecture, the Birthplace of Greenhouse Forced Cultivation,” Ryukoku University, 2024

  • Tadasu Okada: “Maggot Therapy” Radio NIKKEI Doctor Salon, 2024

  • Hideharu Numata: “The Relationship Between Insects and Humans and the Story of Maggot Therapy” Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Society and Humanity, 2023 Online Public Lecture, Kyoto, 2023

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “Expanding Your Toolkit with Maggot Therapy,” 3rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care and Podiatry Society, Nara, 2023

  • Akinobu Takemoto: “Tips for Maggot Therapy Based on Foot Wound Locations,” 3rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care and Podiatry Society, Nara, 2023

  • Ryuji Higashita: “Common Mistakes in Choosing Maggot Therapy” 3rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Foot Care and Podiatry, Nara, 2023​

  • Kei Yoshida : “Do Orthopedic Surgeons Only Amputate? - Utilizing Maggot Therapy”

  • The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care and Podiatry Society, Nara, 2023

  • Maeda Taku, Kimura Naka, Yamamoto Yuhei: "Equip Yourself with the New Weapon of Maggot Therapy! The Wound Healing Promotion Effects of Maggot Therapy“ 3rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Foot Care and Podiatry, Nara, 2023

  • Tadasu Okada: ”One Treatment Option for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: What Exactly is Maggot Therapy?" 47th Jichi Medical University Diabetes Center Joint Conference, Tochigi, 2022

  • Nishimoto, T.: “Bee Fly: Agricultural Applications of the Hirozuki Fly Used in the Medical Field” Biological Control Subcommittee, Tokyo University of Agriculture Comprehensive Research Institute, 2021

  • Takeuchi, Kazuma: “Comprehensive Lower Limb Salvage Methods and Judgment Regarding Lower Limb Amputation” The 72nd Chubu Academic Conference of the Japanese Dermatological Association, Nara, 2021

  • Tadasu Okada: “Explanation of Treatment Methods for Necrotic Ulcers Using Sterile Maggots” 72nd Central Japan Dermatology Conference, Nara, 2021

  • Hironobu Takemoto: “The Usefulness of Peripheral Nerve Blocks in the Surgical Treatment of the Foot” 2nd Tohoku Regional Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care and Podiatry Association, Hirosaki, 2021

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “From the Era of Aggressive Limb Salvage to Care Supporting Lifelong Walking and Preserving Smiles” 2nd Japan Foot Care and Podiatry Society Tohoku Regional Meeting, Hirosaki, 2021

  • Tadasu Okada: “Maggot Therapy Night Talk” 2nd Japan Foot Care and Podiatry Society Tohoku Regional Meeting, Hirosaki, 2021

  • Hideharu Numata: “The Fly as a Living Organism: Its Astonishing Capabilities” The 120th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association, Yokohama, 2021

  • Shoichiro Kurata: “The Innate Immune System of Insects” The 120th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association, Yokohama, 2021

  • Hideya Mitsui: “The Deep Connection Between Flies and Us: Japan's First Maggot Therapy Treatment” 120th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association, Yokohama, 2021

  • Hironobu Takemoto: “New Treatments for Diabetic Ulcers and Gangrene” 120th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association, Yokohama, 2021

  • Toru Hoshi: “Limb-Saving Therapy for Lower Limb Trauma: A New Treatment Combining Maggot Therapy” 120th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association, Yokohama, 2021

  • Hirotaka Kanuka: “Flies, Pathogens, and Wounds” 120th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association, Yokohama, 2021

  • Tadasu Okada: “Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Maggot Therapy” The 477th Osaka Regional Meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association, Osaka, 2020

  • Toru Hoshi: “Basic Course to Protect Dialysis Patients' Feet: Limb-Saving Therapy for Foot Gangrene - The Struggle of the World's Smallest Surgeons (Maggots)” Takatsuki Dialysis Seminar, Takatsuki, 2019

  • Nishijima Akio: “Points to Note Regarding Maggot Therapy Dressings in Severe Lower Limb Ischemia” 17th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care Society, Nagoya, 2019

  • Kagura Yuriku: “A New Era of Disease Treatment Utilizing Biological Functions” 17th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care Society, Nagoya, 2019

  • Tsuyoshi Nakano: “The Ecology of Honeybees, Beekeeping, the Future of the Pollination Industry, and Expectations for BeeFly” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Study Meeting, Kyoto, 2018

  • Toshi Nishimoto: “Collaborative Research on Using the Fruit Fly in Strawberry Cultivation: Results from Three Years!” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Study Meeting, Kyoto, 2018

  • Jun Ishibashi: “Attempts to Apply Insect Antimicrobial Proteins” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Study Meeting, Kyoto, 2018

  • Shinsuke Goto: “The Fascinating Nature of the Fruit Fly as a Living Creature” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Study Meeting, Kyoto, 2018

  • Nishijima, Akio: “Transport and Packaging Trials for Jikei Maggots (Three-Group Parallel Comparative Trial)” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Study Meeting, Kyoto, 2018

  • Hashimoto, Kōsei: “Variation in Human Tissue Consumption and Size Increase in Local Populations of the Hirozuki Fly in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Study Meeting, Kyoto, 2018

  • Kei Yoshida: “How Long Should MDT Continue? (From Experience with Small Amputations)” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Study Meeting, Kyoto, 2018

  • Toru Hoshi: “Urban Legends of Maggot Therapy: How Far Can We Reach Out to the Growing Number of Maggot Refugees Across the Country?” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2018

  • Shunsuke Abe: “Regarding the Applicability of Medical Maggots in Japan” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2018

  • Tadasu Okada: “The Future and Prospects of Maggot Therapy” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2018

  • Hideya Mitsui: “The Role of Maggot Therapy in Chronic Wound Treatment” 6th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2018

  • Shinsuke Goto: “A New Relationship Between Insects and Humans: Insects Supporting Our Lives,” Nishinomiya City Lifelong Learning University Miyamizu Gakuen, Nishinomiya, 2018

  • Toru Hoshi: “Treatment Outcomes of Maggot Therapy in Diabetic Foot Ulcers,” 10th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Lower Extremity Salvage and Foot Disease, Sapporo, 2018

  • Hideya Mitsui: “What is Currently Required of Vascular Surgery” Kashiba City Medical Association General Meeting, Nara, 2018

  • Hirotaka Kanuka: “Healing Disease with the Power of Living Creatures” Yamanashi Prefectural Kofu Minami High School Science Forum, Yamanashi, 2018

  • Akio Nishijima: “Introduction of a Retrospective Cohort Study on Maggot Therapy in 39 CLI Cases,” The 16th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care Society, Fukuoka, 2018

  • Hideharu Numata: “What Exactly Are Insects?”, Osaka City Museum of Natural History Friends Association Public Lecture, Osaka, 2018

  • Shinsuke Goto: “Insects Are Amazing ①: The Power of Insects to Survive in This World” Nishinomiya City Lifelong Learning University Miyamizu Gakuen, Nishinomiya, 2017

  • Kimie Higashi, Toshiko Nishimoto: “Effects of Pesticides on the Strawberry Pollinator, the Strawberry Fruit Fly” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Tokyo, 2017

  • Saori Otsuka, Hiroyoshi Aonuma, Hiroki Kanuka et al.: “Maggot-Based Research at North Carolina State University, USA” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Study Meeting, Tokyo, 2017

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroyoshi Aonuma, Hiroki Kanuka et al.: “Functional Evaluation of a Novel Medical Maggot Strain with High Debridement Effect,” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Taku Maeda: “Indications for Maggot Therapy in Severe Lower Limb Ischemia,” 12th Japan Foot Care and Podiatry Association Hokkaido Regional Meeting, Sapporo, 2017

  • Hideya Mitsui: “Maggot Therapy Aimed at Limb Salvage,” 12th Hokkaido Regional Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care and Podiatry Association, Sapporo, 2017

  • Akio Nishijima; Aonuma, Hiroyoshi; Kanuka, Hiroki et al.: “Exploratory Study on Granulation Tissue Formation Using Maggot Therapy with Human Specimens.” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Shinsuke Goto: “Toward Low-Temperature Preservation of Hiruzukin Fly Larvae Utilizing Dormant States” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Shoichiro Kurata: “The Neural Circuit Governing Fly Defense Against Ingested Bacteria” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “A Case of Significant Improvement with Maggot Therapy, Minimal Skin Defect, and Early Social Reintegration” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Kaoru Isokawa: “A Case of MDT Using Outdoor Gap Waterproof Tape” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • HironobuTakemoto: “A Case of Foot Gangrene Associated with Anti-Centromere Antibody-Positive Systemic Sclerosis Achieving Wound Healing via Maggot Therapy - Approaches to Managing Treatment Pain in Severely Ischemic Limbs” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Kei Yoshida: “A Case Presenting Challenges in Post-Maggot Therapy Management” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Ryuji Higashita, Yuhei Natori, Shin Hagiwara, Sachiko Ishiguro: “Maggot Therapy for Severe Lower Limb Ischemia, Diabetes, and Dialysis Patients with Extensive Calcaneal Skin Ulcers: Cases Following Maggot Therapy Introduction at AOI International Hospital” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Shunsuke Abe: “For the Future of Maggot Therapy” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Hideya Mitsui: “The Goals of Maggot Therapy” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Tokyo, 2017

  • Hideharu Numata: “Maggot Therapy: Wound Treatment Using Maggots” 8th Japan Insect Science Union Symposium / Science Council of Japan Public Symposium “The Benefits of Insects - Their Multifaceted Nature -”, University of Tokyo, 2017

  • Hideya Mitsui: “Indications and Practical Application of Maggot Therapy” 9th Japan Society for Lower Limb Salvage & Podiatry, Hakata, 2017

  • HironobuTakemoto: “Ankle Block: A Diagnostic Tool Essential for Utilizing Maggot Therapy - From a Dermatologist's Perspective” 9th Japan Society for Lower Extremity Salvage and Podiatry, Hakata, 2017

  • Ryuji Higashita: “Maggot Therapy for Severe Ischemic Limbs” Japan Society for Lower Extremity Salvage and Podiatry, Hakata, 2017

  • Kei Yoshida: “How to Use Maggot Therapy: From an Orthopedic Surgeon's Perspective” The 9th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Lower Extremity Salvage and Podiatry, Fukuoka, 2017

  • Takuya Sato: “Propagation Techniques for Hiruzukin Flies and Treatment of Gangrene Using Maggot Therapy” NPO Chugoku-Shikoku AgriTech 2017 Crop Seminar, Okayama, 2017

  • Yuichi Yoshida: “Pollination Capability and Practicality of Bee Fly as a Pollinator for Strawberries” NPO Chugoku-Shikoku Agri-Tech 2017 Crop Seminar, Okayama, 2017

  • Higashi, Kimie, Nishimoto, Toshi: “Effects of Chemicals on Adult Hirozuki Flies” NPO Chugoku-Shikoku Agri-Tech 2017 Crop Seminar, Okayama, 2017

  • TadasuOkada: “Aiming for Lower Limb Salvage with Maggot Therapy” Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Clinical Dermatology, Kobe, 2017

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroyoshi Aonuma, Tsuyoshi Miyawaki et al.: “Establishment of a Novel Medical Maggot Strain with High Debridement Effect” 26th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, General Presentation, Osaka, 2017

  • Akio Nishijima: “Maggot Therapy for Severe Lower Limb Ischemia: From a Plastic Surgeon's Perspective” 10th Tsukuba University Plastic Surgery Alumni Meeting, Tsukuba, 2017

  • Akio Nishijima: “Maggot Therapy: From a Plastic Surgeon's Perspective” 9th Lower Limb Salvage & Foot Disease Society Academic Meeting Symposium 10, Fukuoka, 2017

  • Akio Nishijima: “Maggot Therapy for Severe Lower Limb Ischemia: From the Perspective of a Plastic Surgeon” 9th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Wound Healing and Foot Care, Gifu, 2017

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “Utilization of Maggots from the Perspective of Vascular Surgery and Cardiology” 3rd Kansai Regional Meeting of the Japanese Society for Limb Salvage and Foot Care, Nara, 2017

  • Akio Nishijima: “Plastic Surgery: Maggots Enable Excellent WBP!” Symposium, 3rd Kansai Regional Meeting of the Japanese Society for Limb Salvage and Podiatry, Nara, 2017

  • Toru Hoshi: “Not Just Cutting: Limb Salvage with Maggots!” Symposium, 3rd Kansai Regional Meeting of the Japanese Society for Limb Salvage and Podiatry, Nara, 2017

  • Hideya Mitsui: “History and Future Prospects of Maggot Therapy” 15th Japan Foot Care Society Academic Meeting, Okayama, 2017

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “A Case of Significant Response to Maggot Therapy with Minimal Skin Defect and Early Social Reintegration” 5th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Tokyo, 2017

  • Ryuji Higashita: “Maggot Therapy in Patients with Lower Limb Ischemia: From a Vascular Surgeon's Perspective” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Kyoto, 2016

  • Shinsuke Goto: “Unlocking the Potential of Hiroshima Maggots: Short-Term Low-Temperature Storage and Meat-Free Rearing Methods” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Kyoto, 2016

  • Kei Yoshida: “A Case of MDT with Expanded Necrotic Area” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2016

  • Kei Yoshida: “How to Use Maggot Therapy: From an Orthopedic Surgeon's Perspective” 4th Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2016

  • Toshi Nishimoto: “Joint Research on Using the Fruit Fly in Strawberry Cultivation: Full-Scale Launch!” The 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Kyoto University, 2016

  • Tadasu Okada: “How to Use Maggot Therapy in Clinics” The 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Kyoto University, 2016

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroka Aonuma, Takeshi Miyawaki et al: “Enhanced Maggot Debridement Therapy by Artificial Control of Development of Lucilia sericata Larvae” The Second Tokyo Vector Encounter ~International Symposium on Frontier Science of Pathogen-transmitting Vectors~, Tokyo, 2016

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroka Aonuma, Takeshi Miyawaki et al: “Attempts to Improve Lucilia sericata Larvae Used in Maggot Therapy” 68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology, General Presentation, Utsunomiya, 2016

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroyoshi Aonuma, Tsuyoshi Miyawaki et al.: “Attempts to Improve Medical Maggots Used in Maggot Therapy,” 59th Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, General Presentation, Fukuoka, 2016

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroyoshi Aonuma, Tsuyoshi Miyawaki et al.: “Attempts to Improve Medical Maggots Used in Wound Treatment,” 8th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Wound Healing, General Presentation, Tokyo, 2016

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroyoshi Aonuma, Tsuyoshi Miyawaki et al.: “Establishment of an Evaluation System for Maggot Therapy Using Human Tissue,” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Kyoto, 2016

  • Akio Nishijima: “Maggot Therapy: From the Perspective of a Plastic Surgeon,” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Kyoto, 2016

  • Akio Nishijima: “Points to Note Regarding Dressings in Maggot Therapy” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Kyoto, 2016

  • Hideya Mitsui: “Current Status and Future Issues in Maggot Therapy” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Kyoto, 2016

  • HironobuTakemoto: “Maggot Therapy for Lower Limb Salvage: From a Dermatologist's Perspective” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2016

  • Toru Hoshi: “Practical Limb Salvage Treatment with Maggot Therapy: From an Orthopedic Surgeon's Perspective” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2016

  • Hironobu Takemoto: “A Case of Left Foot Diabetic Gangrene with Cutaneous Myiasis” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2016

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “A Case of Limb Salvage Achieved Through Maggot Therapy in a Delayed-Healing Wound Following Total Toe Amputation” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2016

  • Tadasu Okada: “Maggot Therapy Case Review via Email Consultation” 4th Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Kyoto, 2016

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “Innovations and Practical Treatment with Maggot Therapy at Nakagawa Hospital” The 14th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care Association, Kobe, 2016

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “A Case of Limb Salvage Achieved Through Maggot Therapy in a Delayed-Healing Wound Following Total Toe Amputation” The 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery, Nara, 2016

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “A Case of Limb Salvage Achieved with Maggot Therapy” Fukuoka Practical Foot Care Study Group 4th Foot Lesion Collaborative Network Symposium, Fukuoka, 2016

  • Ryuji Higashita: “Maggot Therapy for Severely Ischemic Limbs” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Okayama, 2015

  • Shinsuke Goto: “Flies that heal human ulcers” Nishinomiya City Lifelong Learning University / Miyamizu Gakuen Master Course, Nishinomiya, 2015

  • Kei Yoshida: “Limitations of maggot therapy for severe lower limb ischemia” The 13th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Foot Care Association, Tokyo, 2015

  • Kei Yoshida: “Two Cases of Severe Lower Limb Ischemia Treated with MDT” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2015

  • Tadasu Okada: “Maggot Therapy Study Group” Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery, Hamamatsu, 2015

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroyoshi Aonuma, Kiyoshi Okado et al.: “Attempts to Improve Medical Maggots for Wound Treatment” 7th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Wound Healing, Tokyo, 2015

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroyoshi Aonuma, Tsuyoshi Miyawaki et al.: “International Status of Maggot Therapy” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2015

  • Atsushi Hanada, Yuichi Yoshida et al.: “Utilization of the Hirozuki Fly as an Alternative/Complementary Pollinator to Honeybees” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Okayama, 2015

  • Takuya Sato: “Maggot Production Launched in Okayama” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Okayama, 2015

  • Hideya Mitsui: “Current Status and Future Prospects of Maggot Therapy” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2015

  • Hirotka Kanuka: “Flies, Pathogens, Wounds ~ Unraveling the Life Events of Flies Supporting MDT ~” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2015

  • Kanako Tsukimori: “A Case of Maggot Death During MDT at Our Hospital” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2015

  • Toru Hoshi: “Introduction of an Effective MDT Case for Severe Deep Infection Following an Open Ankle Fracture” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2015

  • Naoki Yoshizawa: “A Case of Rapid Progression of Toe Ischemia During Maggot Therapy” 3rd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2015

  • Takuma Yoshida, Hiroka Aonuma, Takeshi Miyawaki et al: “Artificial Control of Development of Lucilia sericata Larvae in Maggot Debridement Therapy” International Wound & Biotherapy Conference 2015 Symposium, Malaysia, 2015

  • Ryuji Higashida: “Symposium: Positioning of Maggot Therapy in PAD Treatment from a Vascular Surgery Perspective” 3rd Maggot Therapy Research Meeting, Shonan Kamakura, 2014

  • Hideharu Numata: “Insects and Human Life” 2nd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Okayama, 2014

  • Kei Yoshida: “Challenges in Maggot Therapy” 2nd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Okayama, 2014

  • Toshi Nishimoto: “Utilization of the Fruit Fly in Strawberry Forced Cultivation” 2nd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Okayama, 2014

  • Takuya Sato: “Production of Sterile Medical Maggots” 2nd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2014

  • Hideya Mitsui: “Current Status Surrounding Maggot Therapy (The History of Maggot Therapy at Okayama University)” 2nd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2014

  • Mayu Akaza: “Case Report of Maggot Therapy at Our Hospital,” 2nd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2014

  • Toru Hoshi: “A Case of Maggot Therapy for Deep Infection Following Scrotal Abscess Treatment,” 2nd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2014

  • Hironobu Takemoto: “Clinical Evaluation of 14 Cases of Maggot Therapy Performed to Avoid High Limb Amputation” 2nd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2014

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “Progress Report on a 40s-Year-Old Diabetic Gangrene Case Currently Undergoing Maggot Therapy” 2nd Japan Maggot Therapy Case Conference, Okayama, 2014

  • Tadasu Okada: “Saving Lower Limb Amputation with Maggot Therapy” Nara Prefecture Vascular Conference, Nara, 2014

  • Tadasu Okada: “The Role of Maggot Therapy in Managing Chronic Wound Infections” Annual Meeting of the Lower Limb Salvage Society, Sapporo, 2014

  • Tadasu Okada: “Wound Treatment Using Maggot Therapy” 133rd Osaka Vascular Surgery Society Meeting, Osaka, 2014

  • Tadasu Okada: “Saving Lower Limb Amputations with Maggot Therapy” Takatsuki Foot Care Seminar, Takatsuki, 2014

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “Practical Maggot Therapy and Practical Ingrown Toenail Treatment” 13th Saga Practical Foot Care Study Group, Saga, 2014

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “About Maggot Therapy,” Fukuoka University Hospital EVT Live Demonstration FUSION 2014, Fukuoka, 2014

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “The Future of Maggot Therapy: The Need for Awareness Activities and Tracking Implementation Facilities and Clinical Outcomes,” 3rd Maggot Therapy Study Group, Kamakura, 2014

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “A Case Avoiding Amputation Through Maggot Therapy” 241st Nanjaro Meeting, Fukuoka, 2014

  • Hideya Mitsui: “The Current State of Maggot Therapy: Protecting Patients' Lives and Feet from Diabetic Gangrene” 24th Diabetes Education Network KUMAMOTO, Kumamoto, 2013

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Maggot Therapy, and Treatment Techniques for Ingrown Toenails and Embedded Nails,” Fukuoka Practical Foot Care Study Group Practical Lecture, Fukuoka, 2013

  • Tadasu Okada: “The Role of Maggot Therapy in Clinic Outpatient Settings,” Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Wound Healing, Hakata, 2012

  • Tadasu Okada: “The Role of Maggot Therapy in Clinic Outpatient Settings,” Nara Prefecture Dermatology Study Group, Nara, 2012

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “Practical Application of Maggot (Sterile Larvae) Therapy for Gangrene,” Nagao Hospital 2nd Lifestyle-Related Disease Seminar, Fukuoka, 2012

  • Kazuma Takeuchi: “Maggot Therapy, Continuous Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy,” Nagao Hospital Wound Research Meeting, Fukuoka, 2012

  • Ryuji Higashita: “Multidisciplinary Treatment Including Negative Pressure Therapy, Maggots, and PRP for Foot Ulcers and Gangrene Due to Diabetes and Critical Limb Ischemia,” 3rd Japan Society for Lower Extremity Salvage and Foot Disease Morning Seminar, Yokohama, 2011

  • Ryuji Higashita, Hiroko Narita, Junko Abe: “A Case of Severe Lower Limb Ischemia Treated with Maggot Therapy: Combined with Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy” Maggot Therapy Study Group, Tokyo, 2010

  • Katsura Yoshida: “Experience with Maggot Therapy” Maggot Therapy Study Group, Tokyo, 2010

  • Tadasu Okada: “About Maggot Therapy” Kashiba City Medical Association General Meeting, Nara, 2010

  • Tadasu Okada: “Saving Limb Amputation with Maggot Therapy” Japan Dermatological Association Chubu Branch General Meeting, Osaka, 2010

  • Tadasu Okada: “Indications and Dissemination of Maggot Therapy” Maggot Therapy Research Group, Tokyo, 2010

  • Tadasu Okada: “About Maggot Therapy” Nara Diabetes Seminar, Nara, 2010

  • Tadasu Okada, Hideya Mitsui: The usefulness of maggot therapy for diabetic foot ulcers at outpatient clinic. 8th International Conference on Biotherapy, Los Angeles, 2010

  • Hideya Mitsui: “Maggot Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers” 66th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Parasitology, Western Japan Branch, Okayama, 2010

  • Shinsuke Goto, Hiroshi Zhang, Eiji Numata, Hideya Mitsui: “Method for Completing the Entire Life Cycle of the House Fly Without Meat” 52nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology, Utsunomiya, 2008

  • Hideharu Numata: “The Astonishing Power of the Hiroshima Maggot” 1st Japan Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Okayama, 2008

  • Kei Yoshida, Ryosuke Aoki: “Experience with Maggot Therapy (Medical Maggot Treatment)” 192nd Niigata Orthopedic Research Meeting, Niigata, 2008

  • Kei Yoshida: “Experience with Maggot Therapy” 1st Maggot Therapy Case Review Meeting, Okayama, 2008

  • Tadasu Okada: “Maggot Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Gangrene” Maggot Therapy Research Meeting, Okayama, 2008

  • Hideya Mitsui: “Maggot Therapy for Foot Infections” 60th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology, Jichi Medical University, 2008

  • Hideharu Numata: “What Kind of Creatures Are Maggots?” 14th OMUP Salon, Osaka, 2007

  • Kei Yoshida, Ryosuke Aoki: “A Case of Postoperative Infection in a Lower Leg Fracture Treated with Maggot Therapy,” 56th Annual Meeting of the Japan Rural Medical Association, Nagaoka, 2007

  • Hideya Mitsui: “How to Control an Infected Limb: Maggot Therapy,” 5th Annual Meeting of the Japan Foot Care Association, Kobe, 2007

  • Hideya Mitsui.: “Maggot Therapy” 4th Foot (Leg) Health Seminar, Okayama, 2007

  • Hideya Mitsui: “Maggot Therapy for Diabetic Ulcers” 6th Kurashiki Pressure Ulcer and Skin Ulcer Research Meeting, Kurashiki, 2005

  • Goto, S.G., Tachibana S.-I. and Numata, H.: Heat-shock responsive genes are not involved in the expression of diapause in two dipteran species, Drosophila triauraria and Lucilia sericata. XXII International Congress of Entomology, Brisbane, Australia, 2004

  • Shinichiro Tachibana, Hideharu Numata, Shinsuke Goto: “Expression of Heat Shock Protein Genes in Larvae of Drosophila triauraria” The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Japan, Atsugi, 2003

  • Patent

  • Hideharu Numata, Shinsuke Goto, Hideya Mitsui: “Ovarian Developmental Stages and Egg-Laying Media for Diptera and Diptera Insects, Rearing Methods for Diptera and Diptera Insects, and Insects for Medical Use” Patent No. 5065399. Patent Granted August 17, 2012

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