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Hiromi Fujiwara

Hiromi Fujiwara

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Immunology

D-Index
65
Citations
12698
World Ranking
2874
National Ranking
120

Overview

Hiromi Fujiwara is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and specializes in engineering, with a focus on civil and structural engineering, building and construction, and environmental engineering. Their research encompasses various aspects of concrete and cement materials, exploring structural behavior, reinforcement methods, corrosion, durability, and applications of microbial techniques in construction materials.

The scientist's recent publications include work in diverse venues such as Cement Science and Concrete Technology, MATEC Web of Conferences, Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction, and Applied Sciences. Notable papers include:

  • Development of Narrow Loop Joint for Precast Concrete Slabs with Fiber-Reinforced Mortar: Experimental Investigation of Material Properties and Flexural Behavior of Joint (2021, Applied Sciences)
  • Application of RFID Corrosion Environment Sensing System to Repair Work and Results of 10-year study (2022, MATEC Web of Conferences)
  • IMPROVEMENT OF EARLY AGE STRENGTH AND SULFURIC ACID RESISTANCE OF SULFURIC ACID RESISTANT CEMENT BY ULTRAFINE POWDER (2020, Cement Science and Concrete Technology)
  • EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON SUPPRESSING THE INCREASE IN THE pH OF THE SURROUNDING WATER OF PLASTIC GROUT (2021, Cement Science and Concrete Technology)
  • EFFECT OF PORE STRUCTURE OF USING GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG BY THE SINGLE MICRON PARTICLE ON SHRINKAGE OF CEMENT PASTE (2021, Cement Science and Concrete Technology)

Their frequent coauthors include Masanori Maruoka, Satoshi Fujiwara, Nobukazu NITO, Shuichi Fujikura, and Nguyễn Minh Hải.

Publication venues where this scientist has contributed multiple articles include:

  • Cement Science and Concrete Technology
  • MATEC Web of Conferences
  • Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction
  • Applied Sciences

Their primary fields of study are:

  • Engineering

Within this broad area, focused subfields consist of:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Environmental Engineering

Research topics addressed in their work include:

  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
  • Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
  • Concrete Corrosion and Durability
  • Microbial Applications in Construction Materials
  • Fire effects on concrete materials
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics

Best Publications

  • T cell activation-associated hepatic injury: mediation by tumor necrosis factors and protection by interleukin 6.

    Hidekazu Mizuhara;Elaine O'Neill;Nobuo Seki;Toshikazu Ogawa

  • A mechanism underlying synergy between IL-12 and IFN-gamma-inducing factor in enhanced production of IFN-gamma.

    H J Ahn;S Maruo;M Tomura;J Mu

  • Type II collagen-induced murine arthritis. I. Induction and perpetuation of arthritis require synergy between humoral and cell-mediated immunity.

    N Seki;Y Sudo;T Yoshioka;S Sugihara

  • Transforming growth factor-beta-induced inhibition of T cell function. Susceptibility difference in T cells of various phenotypes and functions and its relevance to immunosuppression in the tumor-bearing state.

    T. Tada;S. Ohzeki;K. Utsumi;H. Takiuchi

  • Synergy of IL-12 and IL-18 for IFN-γ Gene Expression: IL-12-Induced STAT4 Contributes to IFN-γ Promoter Activation by Up-Regulating the Binding Activity of IL-18-Induced Activator Protein 1

    Masakiyo Nakahira;Hyun Jong Ahn;Woong Ryeon Park;Ping Gao

  • A pivotal involvement of IFN-γ in the pathogenesis of acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury

    Yuko Ishida;Toshikazu Kondo;Tohru Ohshima;Hiromi Fujiwara

  • A Novel Function of Vα14+CD4+NKT Cells: Stimulation of IL-12 Production by Antigen-Presenting Cells in the Innate Immune System

    Michio Tomura;Wen-Gong Yu;Hyun-Jong Ahn;Motozo Yamashita

  • Systemic administration of rIL-12 induces complete tumor regression and protective immunity: response is correlated with a striking reversal of suppressed IFN-γ production by anti-tumor T cells

    Jian-Ping Zou;Norihiko Yamamoto;Tetsuya Fujii;Hiroshi Takenaka

  • Critical involvement of interferon gamma in the pathogenesis of T-cell activation-associated hepatitis and regulatory mechanisms of interleukin-6 for the manifestations of hepatitis.

    H Mizuhara;M Uno;N Seki;M Yamashita

  • Enhanced Induction of Antitumor T-Cell Responses by Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte-associated Molecule-4 Blockade: The Effect Is Manifested Only at the Restricted Tumor-bearing Stages

    Yi Fu Yang;Jian Ping Zou;Jie Mu;Rishani Wijesuriya

  • The role of tumor-specific Lyt-1+2- T cells in eradicating tumor cells in vivo. I. Lyt-1+2- T cells do not necessarily require recruitment of host's cytotoxic T cell precursors for implementation of in vivo immunity.

    H Fujiwara;M Fukuzawa;T Yoshioka;H Nakajima

  • Non-CD28 costimulatory molecules present in T cell rafts induce T cell costimulation by enhancing the association of TCR with rafts.

    Yumi Yashiro-Ohtani;Xu-Yu Zhou;Kazuhito Toyo-oka;Xu-Guang Tai

  • Administration of Recombinant Interleukin 12 Prevents Outgrowth of Tumor Cells Metastasizing Spontaneously to Lung and Lymph Nodes

    Jie Mu;Jian-Ping Zou;Norihiko Yamamoto;Tateki Tsutsui

  • A Critical Role for IL-18 in the Proliferation and Activation of NK1.1+CD3− Cells

    Michio Tomura;Xu-Yu Zhou;Seiji Maruo;Hyun-Jong Ahn

  • Differential capacities of CD4+, CD8+, and CD4-CD8- T cell subsets to express IL-18 receptor and produce IFN-gamma in response to IL-18.

    Michio Tomura;Seiji Maruo;Jie Mu;Xu-Yu Zhou

  • The unique target specificity of a nonpeptide chemokine receptor antagonist: selective blockade of two Th1 chemokine receptors CCR5 and CXCR3

    Ping Gao;Xu Yu Zhou;Yumi Yashiro-Ohtani;Yi Fu Yang

  • A role of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in tumor immunity: T cells with the capacity to reject tumor cells are generated but fail to migrate to tumor sites in IFN-gamma-deficient mice.

    Chigusa Nakajima;Yasuhiro Uekusa;Masayuki Iwasaki;Nobuya Yamaguchi

  • Induction of the chemokine receptor CXCR3 on TCR-stimulated T cells: dependence on the release from persistent TCR-triggering and requirement for IFN-γ stimulation

    Chigusa Nakajima;Takao Mukai;Nobuya Yamaguchi;Yasunari Morimoto

  • Induction of tolerance to topically applied TNCB using TNP-conjugated ultraviolet light-irradiated epidermal cells.

    D N Sauder;K Tamaki;A N Moshell;H Fujiwara

  • HIV Entry Inhibitor TAK-779 Attenuates Atherogenesis in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor–Deficient Mice

    Eva J.A. van Wanrooij;Hester Happé;Arnaud D. Hauer;Paula de Vos

  • Molecular mechanisms underlying IFN-gamma-mediated tumor growth inhibition induced during tumor immunotherapy with rIL-12.

    Wen-Gong Yu;Noriniko Yamamoto;Hiroshi Takenaka;Jie Mu

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshiyuki Hamaoka
Toshiyuki Hamaoka Osaka University
Masashi Kurimoto
Masashi Kurimoto Okayama University
Ryo Abe
Ryo Abe Teikyo University
Kunihiko Tamaki
Kunihiko Tamaki University of Tokyo
Gene M. Shearer
Gene M. Shearer National Institutes of Health
Kenji Nakanishi
Kenji Nakanishi Hyogo College of Medicine
Hideo Yagita
Hideo Yagita Juntendo University
Kensuke Miyake
Kensuke Miyake Tokyo University of Science
Stephen I. Katz
Stephen I. Katz National Institutes of Health
Ko Okumura
Ko Okumura Juntendo University

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