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Kenshi Yamasaki

Kenshi Yamasaki

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
11502
World Ranking
17036
National Ranking
1225

Overview

Kenshi Yamasaki is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and is an active researcher primarily in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on dermatology. Their work spans multiple subfields including dermatology, immunology, rheumatology, pathology and forensic medicine, and epidemiology.

Their research topics center around various aspects of skin diseases and immune-related conditions. The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Melanin and Skin Pigmentation
  • Cutaneous Lymphoproliferative Disorders Research
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management

Kenshi Yamasaki's recent papers demonstrate contributions across diverse research themes and venues:

  • "Psoriasis and Antimicrobial Peptides," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Melanogenesis Connection with Innate Immunity and Toll-Like Receptors," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Staphylococcus aureus skin colonization promotes SLE-like autoimmune inflammation via neutrophil activation and the IL-23/IL-17 axis," 2022, Science Immunology
  • "Convolutional neural network-based skin image segmentation model to improve classification of skin diseases in conventional and non-standardized picture images," 2023, Journal of Dermatological Science
  • "Adalimumab in Japanese patients with active ulcers of pyoderma gangrenosum: Twenty-six-week phase 3 open-label study," 2020, The Journal of Dermatology

The researcher frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Setsuya Aiba
  • H. Terui
  • Toshiya Takahashi
  • Kosuke Shido
  • Kenichiro Tsuchiyama

The most common venues for Kenshi Yamasaki's publications are:

  • The Journal of Dermatology
  • Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Journal of Dermatological Science

The body of work recorded includes over 100 publications focused on medicine, highlighting particularly strong contributions to dermatology with 39 publications, immunology with 22, and rheumatology with 12. The scope of research incorporates clinical studies, immunological mechanisms, and technological approaches such as machine learning in skin disease diagnosis.

Best Publications

  • Increased serine protease activity and cathelicidin promotes skin inflammation in rosacea

    Kenshi Yamasaki;Anna Di Nardo;Antonella Bardan;Masamoto Murakami

  • Kallikrein-mediated proteolysis regulates the antimicrobial effects of cathelicidins in skin

    Kenshi Yamasaki;Jürgen Schauber;Alvin Coda;Henry Lin

  • Recognition of Hyaluronan Released in Sterile Injury Involves a Unique Receptor Complex Dependent on Toll-like Receptor 4, CD44, and MD-2

    Kristen R. Taylor;Kenshi Yamasaki;Katherine A. Radek;Anna Di Nardo

  • Selective antimicrobial action is provided by phenol-soluble modulins derived from Staphylococcus epidermidis, a normal resident of the skin.

    Anna L. Cogen;Kenshi Yamasaki;Katheryn M. Sanchez;Robert A. Dorschner

  • TLR2 Expression Is Increased in Rosacea and Stimulates Enhanced Serine Protease Production by Keratinocytes

    Kenshi Yamasaki;Kenshi Yamasaki;Kimberly Kanada;Daniel T. Macleod;Andrew W. Borkowski

  • The molecular pathology of rosacea.

    Kenshi Yamasaki;Richard L. Gallo

  • NLRP3/Cryopyrin Is Necessary for Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) Release in Response to Hyaluronan, an Endogenous Trigger of Inflammation in Response to Injury

    Kenshi Yamasaki;Jun Muto;Kristen R. Taylor;Anna L. Cogen

  • Control of the innate epithelial antimicrobial response is cell-type specific and dependent on relevant microenvironmental stimuli.

    Jürgen Schauber;Robert A. Dorschner;Kenshi Yamasaki;Brook Brouha

  • Administration of oral vitamin D induces cathelicidin production in atopic individuals.

    Tissa R. Hata;Paul Kotol;Michelle Jackson;Meggie Nguyen

  • Anti-Fungal Activity of Cathelicidins and their Potential Role in Candida albicans Skin Infection

    Belén López-García;Phillip H.A. Lee;Kenshi Yamasaki;Richard L. Gallo

  • Staphylococcus epidermidis Antimicrobial δ-Toxin (Phenol-Soluble Modulin-γ) Cooperates with Host Antimicrobial Peptides to Kill Group A Streptococcus

    Anna L. Cogen;Kenshi Yamasaki;Jun Muto;Katheryn M. Sanchez

  • Antimicrobial peptides in human skin disease

    Kenshi Yamasaki;Richard L Gallo

  • Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 in Psoriasis Enables Keratinocyte Reactivity against TLR9 Ligands

    Shin Morizane;Kenshi Yamasaki;Kenshi Yamasaki;Beda Mühleisen;Paul F. Kotol

  • Rosacea as a Disease of Cathelicidins and Skin Innate Immunity

    Kenshi Yamasaki;Richard L. Gallo

  • Nuclear Translocation of Phosphorylated STAT3 Is Essential for Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-induced Human Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cell Migration and Tube Formation

    Yoko Yahata;Yuji Shirakata;Sho Tokumaru;Kenshi Yamasaki

  • Epiregulin, a Novel Member of the Epidermal Growth Factor Family, Is an Autocrine Growth Factor in Normal Human Keratinocytes

    Yuji Shirakata;Toshi Komurasaki;Hitoshi Toyoda;Yasushi Hanakawa

  • Activation of Epidermal Toll-Like Receptor 2 Enhances Tight Junction Function: Implications for Atopic Dermatitis and Skin Barrier Repair

    I-Hsin Kuo;Amanda Carpenter-Mendini;Takeshi Yoshida;Laura Y. McGirt

  • Sebocytes Express Functional Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptides and Can Act to Kill Propionibacterium Acnes

    Dong Youn Lee;Dong Youn Lee;Kenshi Yamasaki;Jennifer Rudsil;Christos C. Zouboulis

  • Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) is an intracellular inducer of keratinocyte differentiation.

    Koji Sayama;Yasushi Hanakawa;Yuji Shirakata;Kenshi Yamasaki

  • Recognition of Hyaluronan Released in Sterile Injury Involves a Unique Receptor Complex Dependent on Toll-like

    Kristen R. Taylor;Kenshi Yamasaki;Katherine A. Radek;Anna Di Nardo

Frequent Co-Authors

Setsuya Aiba
Setsuya Aiba Tohoku University
Richard L. Gallo
Richard L. Gallo University of California, San Diego
Koji Hashimoto
Koji Hashimoto Ehime University
Matsuhiko Nishizawa
Matsuhiko Nishizawa Tohoku University
Allen F. Ryan
Allen F. Ryan University of California, San Diego
Keiji Iwatsuki
Keiji Iwatsuki Okayama University
Stephen I. Wasserman
Stephen I. Wasserman University of California, San Diego
Victor Nizet
Victor Nizet University of California, San Diego
Alain Hovnanian
Alain Hovnanian Imagine Institute for Genetic Diseases
Mari Dezawa
Mari Dezawa Tohoku University

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