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Akihiko Yoshimura

Akihiko Yoshimura

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Biology and Biochemistry
Japan
2026
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Medicine
Japan
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
148
Citations
78523
World Ranking
198
National Ranking
5

Medicine

D-Index
147
Citations
77989
World Ranking
1293
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Akihiko Yoshimura is affiliated with Keio University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work spans subfields such as Oncology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

Yoshimura's research topics primarily focus on Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy, Genomics, Phytochemicals and Oxidative Stress, and Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases.

The scientist has published research in several notable venues, including:

  • International Immunology
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Physical Review Applied
  • American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Science Immunology

Among recent papers, key works are:

  • "TGF-β-induced epigenetic deregulation of SOCS3 facilitates STAT3 signaling to promote fibrosis," published in 2020 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "Essential role of IL-23 in the development of acute exacerbation of pulmonary fibrosis," published in 2021 in the American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • "Diamond quantum magnetometer with dc sensitivity of sub-10 pT Hz−1/2 toward measurement of biomagnetic field," published in 2024 in Physical Review Applied
  • "Cholesterol 25-hydroxylase is a metabolic switch to constrain T cell-mediated inflammation in the skin," published in 2021 in Science Immunology
  • "SOCS3-microtubule interaction via CLIP-170 and CLASP2 is critical for modulation of endothelial inflammation and lung injury," published in 2020 in Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Naota Sekiguchi
  • Chikara Shinei
  • Masashi Miyakawa
  • Takashi Taniguchi
  • Tokuyuki Teraji

Best Publications

  • SOCS proteins, cytokine signalling and immune regulation.

    Akihiko Yoshimura;Tetsuji Naka;Masato Kubo

  • A new protein containing an SH2 domain that inhibits JAK kinases

    Takaho A. Endo;Masaaki Masuhara;Masahiro Yokouchi;Ritsu Suzuki

  • Interleukin 27 negatively regulates the development of interleukin 17-producing T helper cells during chronic inflammation of the central nervous system.

    Jason S Stumhofer;Arian Laurence;Emma H Wilson;Elaine Huang

  • Function of miR-146a in Controlling Treg Cell-Mediated Regulation of Th1 Responses

    Li Fan Lu;Mark P. Boldin;Ashutosh Chaudhry;Ling Li Lin

  • Conditional ablation of Stat3 or Socs3 discloses a dual role for reactive astrocytes after spinal cord injury.

    Seiji Okada;Masaya Nakamura;Hiroyuki Katoh;Tamaki Miyao

  • Foxp3-dependent microRNA155 confers competitive fitness to regulatory T cells by targeting SOCS1 protein.

    Li Fan Lu;To Ha Thai;Dinis Pedro Calado;Ashutosh Chaudhry

  • Pivotal role of cerebral interleukin-17-producing gammadeltaT cells in the delayed phase of ischemic brain injury.

    Takashi Shichita;Yuki Sugiyama;Hiroaki Ooboshi;Hiroaki Ooboshi;Hiroshi Sugimori

  • Regulation of cytokine signaling and inflammation

    Toshitkatsu Hanada;Akihiko Yoshimura

  • A novel cytokine-inducible gene CIS encodes an SH2-containing protein that binds to tyrosine-phosphorylated interleukin 3 and erythropoietin receptors.

    Akihiko Yoshimura;Tadashi Ohkubo;Toru Kiguchi;Nancy A. Jenkins

  • IL-6 induces an anti-inflammatory response in the absence of SOCS3 in macrophages.

    Hideo Yasukawa;Masanobu Ohishi;Hiroyuki Mori;Masaaki Murakami

  • The JAK‐binding protein JAB inhibits Janus tyrosine kinase activity through binding in the activation loop

    Hideo Yasukawa;Hiroyuki Misawa;Hiroshi Sakamoto;Masaaki Masuhara

  • Stat3/Socs3 activation by IL-6 transsignaling promotes progression of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia and development of pancreatic cancer.

    Marina Lesina;Magdalena U. Kurkowski;Katharina Ludes;Stefan Rose-John

  • SOCS1/JAB is a negative regulator of LPS-induced macrophage activation

    Ichiko Kinjyo;Toshikatsu Hanada;Kyoko Inagaki-Ohara;Hiroyuki Mori

  • Selective regulatory function of Socs3 in the formation of IL-17-secreting T cells.

    Zhi Chen;Arian Laurence;Yuka Kanno;Margit Pacher-Zavisin

  • Suppressors of cytokine signaling and immunity

    Masato Kubo;Toshikatsu Hanada;Akihiko Yoshimura

  • Negative Regulation of Cytokine Signaling Pathways

    Hideo Yasukawa;Atsuo Sasaki;Akihiko Yoshimura

  • Socs3 deficiency in the brain elevates leptin sensitivity and confers resistance to diet-induced obesity

    Hiroyuki Mori;Reiko Hanada;Toshikatsu Hanada;Daisuke Aki

  • Cutting Edge: Role of IL-27/WSX-1 Signaling for Induction of T-Bet Through Activation of STAT1 During Initial Th1 Commitment

    Atsunobu Takeda;Shinjiro Hamano;Atsushi Yamanaka;Toshikatsu Hanada

  • Hepatitis C Virus Down-Regulates Insulin Receptor Substrates 1 and 2 through Up-Regulation of Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3

    Takumi Kawaguchi;Takafumi Yoshida;Masaru Harada;Takao Hisamoto

  • CIS, a cytokine inducible SH2 protein, is a target of the JAK-STAT5 pathway and modulates STAT5 activation.

    Akira Matsumoto;Masaaki Masuhara;Masaaki Masuhara;Kaoru Mitsui;Kaoru Mitsui;Masahiro Yokouchi;Masahiro Yokouchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Takashi Kobayashi
Takashi Kobayashi Oita University
Atsuo T. Sasaki
Atsuo T. Sasaki University of Cincinnati
Tadashi Matsuda
Tadashi Matsuda Hokkaido University
Hiroki Yoshida
Hiroki Yoshida Saga University
Akihiro Kusumi
Akihiro Kusumi Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Hiromasa Inoue
Hiromasa Inoue Kagoshima University
Toshihide Kobayashi
Toshihide Kobayashi University of Strasbourg
Tsutomu Takeuchi
Tsutomu Takeuchi Keio University
Takanori Kanai
Takanori Kanai Keio University

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