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Manabu Fujimoto

Manabu Fujimoto

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Immunology

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Medicine

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Overview

Manabu Fujimoto is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has a research focus primarily in medicine, with a significant concentration on dermatology and immunology.

Their work covers several specialized subfields, including:

  • Dermatology
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Molecular Biology

Fujimoto's main research topics include:

  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • Skin Diseases and Diabetes
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

The scientist has contributed to multiple recent papers with notable publications such as:

  • "Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies," 2021, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "International Guideline for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy-Associated Cancer Screening: an International Myositis Assessment and Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) initiative," 2023, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • "Dermatomyositis," 2021, Neurology
  • "Association of Dermatomyositis Sine Dermatitis With Anti-Nuclear Matrix Protein 2 Autoantibodies," 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • "Dihydroartemisinin inhibits melanoma by regulating CTL/Treg anti-tumor immunity and STAT3-mediated apoptosis via IL-10 dependent manner," 2020, Journal of Dermatological Science

Frequent coauthors in Fujimoto's research include:

  • Atsushi Tanemura
  • Naoko Okiyama
  • Rei Watanabe
  • Noriko Arase
  • Eiji Kiyohara

Fujimoto's work is regularly published in various academic venues, with a concentration in dermatology-related journals such as:

  • The Journal of Dermatology
  • Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Journal of Dermatological Science
  • Lara D. Veeken

Best Publications

  • A Regulatory B Cell Subset with a Unique CD1dhiCD5+ Phenotype Controls T Cell-Dependent Inflammatory Responses

    Koichi Yanaba;Jean-David Bouaziz;Karen M. Haas;Jonathan C. Poe

  • Regulatory B cells inhibit EAE initiation in mice while other B cells promote disease progression

    Takashi Matsushita;Koichi Yanaba;Jean-David Bouaziz;Manabu Fujimoto

  • Connective Tissue Growth Factor Gene Expression in Tissue Sections From Localized Scleroderma, Keloid, and Other Fibrotic Skin Disorders

    Atsuyuki Igarashi;Kiyoko Nashiro;Kanako Kikuchi;Shinichi Sato

  • Elevated serum levels of interleukin 4 (IL-4), IL-10, and IL-13 in patients with systemic sclerosis.

    Hasegawa M;Fujimoto M;Kikuchi K;Takehara K

  • Quantitative Genetic Variation in CD19 Expression Correlates with Autoimmunity

    Shinichi Sato;Minoru Hasegawa;Manabu Fujimoto;Thomas F. Tedder

  • Common and distinct clinical features in adult patients with anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies: heterogeneity within the syndrome.

    Yasuhito Hamaguchi;Manabu Fujimoto;Takashi Matsushita;Kenzo Kaji

  • Regulatory B cells (B10 cells) have a suppressive role in murine lupus: CD19 and B10 cell deficiency exacerbates systemic autoimmunity.

    Rei Watanabe;Nobuko Ishiura;Hiroko Nakashima;Yoshihiro Kuwano

  • Clinical correlations with dermatomyositis-specific autoantibodies in adult Japanese patients with dermatomyositis: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

    Yasuhito Hamaguchi;Masataka Kuwana;Kana Hoshino;Minoru Hasegawa

  • Altered blood B lymphocyte homeostasis in systemic sclerosis: Expanded naive B cells and diminished but activated memory B cells

    Shinichi Sato;Manabu Fujimoto;Minoru Hasegawa;Kazukiko Takehara

  • Identification of a novel autoantibody reactive with 155 and 140 kDa nuclear proteins in patients with dermatomyositis: an association with malignancy

    K. Kaji;M. Fujimoto;M. Hasegawa;M. Kondo

  • The diagnostic utility of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody testing for predicting the prognosis of Japanese patients with DM.

    Tomohiro Koga;Keita Fujikawa;Yoshiro Horai;Akitomo Okada

  • CD19-dependent B lymphocyte signaling thresholds influence skin fibrosis and autoimmunity in the tight-skin mouse.

    Eriko Saito;Manabu Fujimoto;Minoru Hasegawa;Kazuhiro Komura

  • Myositis-specific anti-155/140 autoantibodies target transcription intermediary factor 1 family proteins.

    Manabu Fujimoto;Yasuhito Hamaguchi;Kenzo Kaji;Takashi Matsushita

  • Deep-learning-based, computer-aided classifier developed with a small dataset of clinical images surpasses board-certified dermatologists in skin tumour diagnosis.

    Y. Fujisawa;Y. Otomo;Y. Ogata;Y. Nakamura

  • CD83 expression influences CD4+ T cell development in the thymus.

    Yoko Fujimoto;LiLi Tu;Ann S. Miller;Cheryl Bock

  • Anti-NXP2 autoantibodies in adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: possible association with malignancy

    Yuki Ichimura;Takashi Matsushita;Yasuhito Hamaguchi;Kenzo Kaji

  • CD19 regulates skin and lung fibrosis via Toll-like receptor signaling in a model of bleomycin-induced scleroderma.

    Ayumi Yoshizaki;Yohei Iwata;Kazuhiro Komura;Fumihide Ogawa

  • CD19 regulates Src family protein tyrosine kinase activation in B lymphocytes through processive amplification.

    Manabu Fujimoto;Yoko Fujimoto;Jonathan C Poe;Paul J Jansen

  • Impaired IL-17 signaling pathway contributes to the increased collagen expression in scleroderma fibroblasts

    Taiji Nakashima;Masatoshi Jinnin;Keitaro Yamane;Noritoshi Honda

  • Correlation between vitiligo occurrence and clinical benefit in advanced melanoma patients treated with nivolumab: A multi-institutional retrospective study.

    Yasuhiro Nakamura;Ryota Tanaka;Yuri Asami;Yukiko Teramoto

Frequent Co-Authors

Minoru Hasegawa
Minoru Hasegawa University of Fukui
Shinichi Sato
Shinichi Sato University of Tokyo
Kazuhiko Takehara
Kazuhiko Takehara Kanazawa University
Hironobu Ihn
Hironobu Ihn Kumamoto University
Kunihiko Tamaki
Kunihiko Tamaki University of Tokyo
Thomas F. Tedder
Thomas F. Tedder Duke University
Masataka Kuwana
Masataka Kuwana Nippon Medical School
Yoshihide Asano
Yoshihide Asano University of Tokyo
Koichi Yanaba
Koichi Yanaba Jikei University School of Medicine
Masatoshi Jinnin
Masatoshi Jinnin Wakayama Medical University

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