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Kenji Kishihara is a researcher affiliated with Nagasaki International University in Japan. Their work centers on immunology and microbiology, with a focus on immune cell function and interaction, as well as cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research. The primary fields of study include immunology and microbiology alongside medicine, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding immune responses.

Kishihara's recent research outputs include publications in the field of immunology. A notable paper published in 2022 is titled Age-related functional decline of human B cells, which appeared in the journal Cytotechnology. This publication addresses changes in immune function related to aging, specifically focusing on human B cell activity.

Frequent collaborators in Kishihara's research include Tsukasa Fujiki, Shin-ei Matsumoto, and Yoshinori Katakura. These coauthors have contributed to a range of studies associated with the immune system, reflecting a collaborative research environment.

  • Tsukasa Fujiki
  • Shin-ei Matsumoto
  • Yoshinori Katakura

The scientist's work has been published in venues specializing in cellular and immunological research, with Cytotechnology as a key publication platform. This suggests a focus on cellular biology techniques in the context of immune system studies.

  • Cytotechnology

Main research topics include:

  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology

Subfields covered by Kishihara's research highlight a concentrated interest in immunology and epidemiology, addressing both specific immune cell mechanisms and broader population health aspects.

  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology

Specific publications recorded:

  • Age-related functional decline of human B cells, 2022, Cytotechnology

Best Publications

  • Mice deficient for the 55 kd tumor necrosis factor receptor are resistant to endotoxic shock, yet succumb to L. monocytogenes infection.

    Klaus Pfeffer;Toshifumi Matsuyama;Thomas M. Kündig;Andrew Wakeham

  • Differential T cell costimulatory requirements in CD28-deficient mice

    Arda Shahinian;Klaus Pfeffer;Kelvin P. Lee;Thomas M. Kündig

  • Profound block in thymocyte development in mice lacking p56lck.

    T. J. Molina;K. Kishihara;D. P. Siderovskid;W. van Ewijk

  • Targeted disruption of IRF-1 or IRF-2 results in abnormal type I IFN gene induction and aberrant lymphocyte development

    Toshifumi Matsuyama;Toshifumi Matsuyama;Tohru Kimura;Tohru Kimura;Tohru Kimura;Motoo Kitagawa;Klaus Pfeffer;Klaus Pfeffer

  • Normal B lymphocyte development but impaired T cell maturation in CD45-Exon6 protein tyrosine phosphatase-deficient mice

    Kenji Kishihara;Kenji Kishihara;Josef Penninger;Josef Penninger;Valerie A. Wallace;Valerie A. Wallace;Thomas M. Kündig

  • Resident Vδ1+ γδ T Cells Control Early Infiltration of Neutrophils after Escherichia coli Infection via IL-17 Production

    Kensuke Shibata;Hisakata Yamada;Hiromitsu Hara;Kenji Kishihara

  • Escape of malaria parasites from host immunity requires CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells

    Hajime Hisaeda;Yoichi Maekawa;Daiji Iwakawa;Hiroko Okada

  • Essential Role of IL-17A in the Formation of a Mycobacterial Infection-Induced Granuloma in the Lung

    Yuko Okamoto Yoshida;Masayuki Umemura;Ayano Yahagi;Rebecca L. O’Brien

  • Delta1-Notch3 Interactions Bias the Functional Differentiation of Activated CD4+ T Cells

    Yoichi Maekawa;Shin-ichi Tsukumo;Shigeru Chiba;Hisamaru Hirai

  • Regulation of B-lymphocyte negative and positive selection by tyrosine phosphatase CD45

    Jason G. Cyster;James I. Healy;Kenji Kishihara;Tak W. Mak

  • Direct involvement of the receptor-mediated apoptotic pathways in cisplatin-induced renal tubular cell death.

    Kazuhiko Tsuruya;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Masanori Tokumoto;Makoto Hirakawa

  • Genetic variations of Toll-like receptor 9 predispose to systemic lupus erythematosus in Japanese population

    Kayoko Tao;Mutsuko Fujii;Shin Ichi Tsukumo;Yoichi Maekawa

  • Notch signaling drives IL-22 secretion in CD4+ T cells by stimulating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

    Muhammad Shamsul Alam;Yoichi Maekawa;Akiko Kitamura;Kenji Tanigaki

  • IL-12 protects from psoriasiform skin inflammation

    Paulina Kulig;Stephanie Musiol;Sandra Nicole Freiberger;Bettina Schreiner

  • Cloning and expression of an inducible lymphoid-specific, protein tyrosine phosphatase (HePTPase).

    Brent Zanke;Haruhiko Suzuki;Kenji Kishihara;Lee Mizzen

  • β-estradiol suppresses T cell-mediated delayed-type hypersensitivity through suppression of antigen-presenting cell function and Th1 induction

    Mohamed Labib Salem;Goro Matsuzaki;Kenji Kishihara;Gamal A. Madkour

  • Restraint stress-induced immunosuppression by inhibiting leukocyte migration and Th1 cytokine expression during the intraperitoneal infection of Listeria monocytogenes.

    Donglei Zhang;Kenji Kishihara;Bing Wang;Koji Mizobe

  • Dendritic cell-mediated NK cell activation is controlled by Jagged2–Notch interaction

    Mika Kijima;Takeshi Yamaguchi;Chieko Ishifune;Yoichi Maekawa

  • Requirement for tyrosine kinase p56lck for thymic development of transgenic gamma delta T cells

    Josef Penninger;Kenji Kishihara;Thierry Molina;Valerie A. Wallace

  • Stimulation of all T cells bearing Vβ1, Vβ3, Vβ11 and Vβ12 by staphylococcal enterotoxin A

    Hiroaki Takimoto;Yasunobu Yoshikai;Kenji Kishihara;Goro Matsuzaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Kikuo Nomoto
Kikuo Nomoto Kyushu University
Yasunobu Yoshikai
Yasunobu Yoshikai Kyushu University
Tak W. Mak
Tak W. Mak Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia
Pamela S. Ohashi
Pamela S. Ohashi Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Andrew Wakeham
Andrew Wakeham Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Thomas M. Kündig
Thomas M. Kündig University of Zurich
Young-Yun Kong
Young-Yun Kong Seoul National University
Klaus Pfeffer
Klaus Pfeffer Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Hisakata Yamada
Hisakata Yamada Kyushu University

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