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Overview

Ken Ohta is affiliated with Teikyo University in Japan and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Physiology, and Surgery. Their research covers multiple aspects of respiratory health and infectious diseases with a significant publication record.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Intranasal corticosteroids in allergic rhinitis in COVID-19 infected patients: An ARIA-EAACI statement (2020, Allergy)
  • Handling of allergen immunotherapy in the COVID-19 pandemic: An ARIA-EAACI statement (2020, Allergy)
  • COVID-19 pandemic: Practical considerations on the organization of an allergy clinic-An EAACI/ARIA Position Paper (2020, Allergy)
  • ARIA-EAACI statement on asthma and COVID-19 (June 2, 2020) (2020, Allergy)
  • Differentiation of COVID-19 signs and symptoms from allergic rhinitis and common cold: An ARIA-EAACI-GA2LEN consensus (2021, Allergy)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ken Ohta include:

  • Kozo Morimoto
  • Masafumi Shimoda
  • Yoshiaki Tanaka
  • Kozo Yoshimori
  • Takashi Yoshiyama

Their publications are commonly found in the following venues:

  • Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Respiratory Investigation
  • Allergy
  • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

The subject matter addressed in Ken Ohta's work involves several primary research topics:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
  • Infectious Diseases and Mycology

Best Publications

  • Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) 2008 update (in collaboration with the World Health Organization, GA(2)LEN and AllerGen)

    J. Bousquet;N. Khaltaev;A. A. Cruz;J. Denburg

  • Global strategy for asthma management and prevention: GINA executive summary.

    Bateman Ed;Hurd Ss;Barnes Pj;Bousquet J

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines—2016 revision

    Jan L. Brożek;Jean Bousquet;Ioana Agache;Arnav Agarwal

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines: 2010 Revision

    Jan L. Brożek;Jean Bousquet;Carlos E. Baena-Cagnani;Sergio Bonini

  • Benralizumab, an anti-interleukin-5 receptor α monoclonal antibody, as add-on treatment for patients with severe, uncontrolled, eosinophilic asthma (CALIMA): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial

    J Mark FitzGerald;Eugene R Bleecker;Parameswaran Nair;Stephanie Korn

  • Practical guide to skin prick tests in allergy to aeroallergens

    J. Bousquet;J. Bousquet;L. Heinzerling;C. Bachert;N. G. Papadopoulos

  • Next-generation Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines for allergic rhinitis based on Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) and real-world evidence

    Jean Bousquet;Holger J. Schünemann;Akdis Togias;Claus Bachert

  • Expression and Function of Toll-Like Receptors in Eosinophils: Activation by Toll-Like Receptor 7 Ligand

    Hiroyuki Nagase;Shu Okugawa;Yasuo Ota;Masao Yamaguchi

  • An IL-1 Cytokine Member, IL-33, Induces Human Basophil Activation via Its ST2 Receptor

    Maho Suzukawa;Motoyasu Iikura;Rikiya Koketsu;Hiroyuki Nagase

  • Common characteristics of upper and lower airways in rhinitis and asthma: ARIA update, in collaboration with GA(2)LEN.

    A. A. Cruz;T. Popov;R. Pawankar;I. Annesi-Maesano

  • Inducible Expression of a Th2-Type CC Chemokine Thymus- and Activation-Regulated Chemokine by Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells

    Takashi Sekiya;Misato Miyamasu;Masako Imanishi;Hirokazu Yamada

  • MACVIA-ARIA Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis (MASK-rhinitis): the new generation guideline implementation

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schunemann;J. Fonseca;B. Samolinski

  • Interleukin-33 enhances adhesion, CD11b expression and survival in human eosinophils.

    Maho Suzukawa;Rikiya Koketsu;Motoyasu Iikura;Susumu Nakae

  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and high prevalence of serum antibodies to hepatitis C virus.

    Takashi Ueda;Ken Ohta;Naohito Suzuki;Masao Yamaguchi

  • Modulation of human basophil histamine release by hemopoietic growth factors.

    K Hirai;Y Morita;Y Misaki;K Ohta

  • Diesel exhaust particles stimulate human airway epithelial cells to produce cytokines relevant to airway inflammation in vitro

    Takayuki Ohtoshi;Hajime Takizawa;Hitoshi Okazaki;Shin Kawasaki

  • ARIA 2016: Care pathways implementing emerging technologies for predictive medicine in rhinitis and asthma across the life cycle

    J Bousquet;P W Hellings;I Agache;A Bedbrook

  • Allergic rhinitis management pocket reference 2008.

    J. Bousquet;J. Reid;C. Van Weel;C. Baena Cagnani

  • Japanese guidelines for adult asthma 2017.

    Masakazu Ichinose;Hisatoshi Sugiura;Hiroyuki Nagase;Masao Yamaguchi

  • Expression of CXCR4 in Eosinophils: Functional Analyses and Cytokine-Mediated Regulation

    Hiroyuki Nagase;Misato Miyamasu;Masao Yamaguchi;Takao Fujisawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Hirai
Koichi Hirai University of Tokyo
Mitsuru Adachi
Mitsuru Adachi Showa University
Kazuo Akiyama
Kazuo Akiyama University of Tokyo
Jean Bousquet
Jean Bousquet University of Montpellier
Torsten Zuberbier
Torsten Zuberbier Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Hirohisa Saito
Hirohisa Saito Juntendo University
Claus Bachert
Claus Bachert Karolinska Institute
Kouji Matsushima
Kouji Matsushima Tokyo University of Science
Hajime Takizawa
Hajime Takizawa University of Tokyo

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