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Hirokazu Kimura

Hirokazu Kimura

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
50
Citations
11021
World Ranking
17521
National Ranking
500

Overview

Hirokazu Kimura is a researcher affiliated with RMIT University in Australia, specializing primarily in the field of Medicine with a focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their work also spans related subfields such as Physiology, Immunology, Surgery, and Infectious Diseases.

The research topics covered by Kimura include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

Kimura has contributed to multiple publication venues with a concentration of research appearing in:

  • Allergology International
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
  • Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global

Among recent papers, the following represent key works authored or coauthored by Kimura, listing title, year, and venue:

  • Further evidence for association of YKL-40 with severe asthma airway remodeling, 2022, Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
  • Parenchymal destruction in asthma: Fixed airflow obstruction and lung function trajectory, 2021, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with atopic, nonatopic, and sans asthma-Factor analysis, 2023, Allergy
  • Rhinovirus Infection and Virus-Induced Asthma, 2022, Viruses
  • Ruxolitinib inhibits poly(I:C) and type 2 cytokines-induced CCL5 production in bronchial epithelial cells: A potential therapeutic agent for severe eosinophilic asthma, 2021, Immunity Inflammation and Disease

Frequent collaborators in Kimura's research include:

  • Satoshi Konno
  • Kaoruko Shimizu
  • Masaru Suzuki
  • Masaharu Nishimura
  • Hironi Makita

Best Publications

  • Genetic Analysis of Human Norovirus Strains in Japan in 2016-2017.

    Koo Nagasawa;Yuki Matsushima;Takumi Motoya;Fuminori Mizukoshi

  • Particle size and composition distribution analysis of automotive brake abrasion dusts for the evaluation of antimony sources of airborne particulate matter

    Akihiro Iijima;Keiichi Sato;Kiyoko Yano;Hiroshi Tago

  • Genetic analyses of GII.17 norovirus strains in diarrheal disease outbreaks from December 2014 to March 2015 in Japan reveal a novel polymerase sequence and amino acid substitutions in the capsid region.

    Y Matsushima;M Ishikawa;T Shimizu;A Komane

  • Detection, quantitation, and phylogenetic analysis of noroviruses in Japanese oysters.

    Tomoko Nishida;Hirokazu Kimura;Mika Saitoh;Michiyo Shinohara

  • A sensitive and specific chemiluminescence method for estimating the ability of human granulocytes and monocytes to generate O2

    Akira Nishida;Hirokazu Kimura;Minoru Nakano;Toshio Goto

  • Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia and bronchoalveolar lung carcinoma. Analysis by morphometry and the expressions of p53 and carcinoembryonic antigen.

    Hitoshi Kitamura;Yoichi Kameda;Nobuo Nakamura;Yoshiaki Inayama

  • Release of cytokines/chemokines and cell death in UVB-irradiated human keratinocytes, HaCaT

    Masakazu Yoshizumi;Tadashi Nakamura;Masahiko Kato;Taisei Ishioka

  • Induction of cells with cancer stem cell properties from nontumorigenic human mammary epithelial cells by defined reprogramming factors

    M Nishi;Y Sakai;H Akutsu;Y Nagashima

  • Novel aspects on the pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia and therapeutic implications.

    Takeshi Saraya;Daisuke Kurai;Kazuhide Nakagaki;Yoshiko Sasaki

  • Lysophosphatidylethanolamine in Grifola frondosa as a neurotrophic activator via activation of MAPK

    Atsuyoshi Nishina;Hirokazu Kimura;Akihiro Sekiguchi;Ryo-hei Fukumoto

  • Serum procalcitonin concentration in patients with Kawasaki disease

    Yasunori Okada;Hisanori Minakami;Takeshi Tomomasa;Masahiko Kato

  • Analysis of monthly isolation of respiratory viruses from children by cell culture using a microplate method: a two-year study from 2004 to 2005 in yamagata, Japan.

    Katsumi Mizuta;Chieko Abiko;Yoko Aoki;Asuka Suto

  • Acute respiratory infections due to enterovirus 68 in Yamagata, Japan between 2005 and 2010

    Tatsuya Ikeda;Katsumi Mizuta;Chieko Abiko;Yoko Aoki

  • Genotyping and quantitation of noroviruses in oysters from two distinct sea areas in Japan.

    Tomoko Nishida;Osamu Nishio;Masahiko Kato;Takehisa Chuma

  • Plasma exchange for refractory Kawasaki disease

    Tomoyuki Imagawa;Masaaki Mori;Takako Miyamae;Shuichi Ito

  • Isolation and phylogenetic analysis of arcobacter spp. in ground chicken meat and environmental water in Japan and Thailand.

    Yukio Morita;Soichi Maruyama;Hidenori Kabeya;Sumalee Boonmar

  • Oligoclonal expansion of T lymphocytes with multiple second-site mutations leads to Omenn syndrome in a patient with RAG1-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency

    Taizo Wada;Tomoko Toma;Hiroyuki Okamoto;Yoshihito Kasahara

  • Fetal origin of the GATA1 mutation in identical twins with transient myeloproliferative disorder and acute megakaryoblastic leukemia accompanying Down syndrome.

    Akira Shimada;Gang Xu;Tsutomu Toki;Hirokazu Kimura

  • Toxicity and roles of reactive oxygen species.

    H Kimura;T Sawada;S Oshima;K Kozawa

  • Molecular evolution of human respiratory syncytial virus attachment glycoprotein (G) gene of new genotype ON1 and ancestor NA1.

    Eiko Hirano;Miho Kobayashi;Hiroyuki Tsukagoshi;Lay Myint Yoshida

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihide Ryo
Akihide Ryo Yokohama City University
Makoto Kuroda
Makoto Kuroda National Institutes of Health
Kazuhiko Katayama
Kazuhiko Katayama Kitasato University
Kazunori Oishi
Kazunori Oishi National Institutes of Health
Masaharu Nishimura
Masaharu Nishimura Hokkaido University
Yasuhide Hayashi
Yasuhide Hayashi Gunma Children's Medical Center
Mamoru Koketsu
Mamoru Koketsu Gifu University
Hirohito Kita
Hirohito Kita Mayo Clinic
Naoki Yamamoto
Naoki Yamamoto Kyoto University
Makoto Takeda
Makoto Takeda National Institutes of Health

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