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Masashi Akiyama

Masashi Akiyama

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Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
27031
World Ranking
15541
National Ranking
478

Overview

Masashi Akiyama is affiliated with Nagoya University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily spans dermatology, molecular biology, cell biology, pathology and forensic medicine, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Skin and Cellular Biology Research
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Akiyama has coauthored numerous papers with researchers frequently appearing in their collaborations. Notable frequent co-authors include Takuya Takeichi, Yoshinao Muro, Mariko Ogawa-Momohara, Yuta Yamashita, and Haruka Koizumi.

They have published extensively in dermatology-related journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • The Journal of Dermatology
  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • European Journal of Dermatology
  • Journal of Dermatological Science
  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Selected recent publications demonstrate the diversity and focus of Akiyama's research:

  • "Pituitary dysfunction induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors is associated with better overall survival in both malignant melanoma and non-small cell lung carcinoma: a prospective study" (2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer)
  • "Staphylococcus Agr virulence is critical for epidermal colonization and associates with atopic dermatitis development" (2020, Science Translational Medicine)
  • "Anti-thyroid antibodies and thyroid echo pattern at baseline as risk factors for thyroid dysfunction induced by anti-programmed cell death-1 antibodies: a prospective study" (2020, British Journal of Cancer)
  • "Real world data of liver injury induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors in Japanese patients with advanced malignancies" (2020, Journal of Gastroenterology)
  • "Ichthyosis" (2023, Nature Reviews Disease Primers)

The research of Masashi Akiyama spans clinical and molecular aspects of dermatological diseases, autoimmune disorders, and cancer immunotherapy. Their body of work integrates both experimental and clinical studies, contributing to understanding disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic markers.

Best Publications

  • Revised nomenclature and classification of inherited ichthyoses: Results of the First Ichthyosis Consensus Conference in Sorèze 2009

    Vinzenz Oji;Gianluca Tadini;Masashi Akiyama;Claudine Blanchet Bardon

  • Restricted feeding entrains liver clock without participation of the suprachiasmatic nucleus

    Reiko Hara;Keiko Wan;Hisanori Wakamatsu;Reiko Aida

  • Mutations in lipid transporter ABCA12 in harlequin ichthyosis and functional recovery by corrective gene transfer

    Masashi Akiyama;Yoriko Sugiyama-Nakagiri;Kaori Sakai;James R. McMillan

  • Restricted-feeding-induced anticipatory activity rhythm is associated with a phase-shift of the expression of mPer1 and mPer2 mRNA in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus but not in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of mice.

    Hisanori Wakamatsu;Yuko Yoshinobu;Reiko Aida;Takahiro Moriya

  • Germline NLRP1 Mutations Cause Skin Inflammatory and Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes via Inflammasome Activation

    Franklin L. Zhong;Ons Mamaï;Lorenzo Sborgi;Lobna Boussofara

  • Adrenergic regulation of clock gene expression in mouse liver

    Hideyuki Terazono;Tatsushi Mutoh;Shun Yamaguchi;Masaki Kobayashi

  • Inhibition of Light- or Glutamate-Induced mPer1 Expression Represses the Phase Shifts into the Mouse Circadian Locomotor and Suprachiasmatic Firing Rhythms

    Masashi Akiyama;Yasuko Kouzu;Satomi Takahashi;Hisanori Wakamatsu

  • Loss of kindlin-1, a human homolog of the Caenorhabditis elegans actin-extracellular-matrix linker protein UNC-112, causes Kindler syndrome

    Dawn H. Siegel;Gabrielle H.S. Ashton;Homero G. Penagos;James V. Lee

  • Humanization of autoantigen

    Wataru Nishie;Daisuke Sawamura;Maki Goto;Kei Ito

  • Unique mutations in the filaggrin gene in Japanese patients with ichthyosis vulgaris and atopic dermatitis.

    Toshifumi Nomura;Aileen Sandilands;Masashi Akiyama;Haihui Liao

  • The majority of generalized pustular psoriasis without psoriasis vulgaris is caused by deficiency of interleukin-36 receptor antagonist.

    Kazumitsu Sugiura;Akemi Takemoto;Michiya Yamaguchi;Hidetoshi Takahashi

  • Nonphotic entrainment by 5-HT1A/7 receptor agonists accompanied by reduced Per1 and Per2 mRNA levels in the suprachiasmatic nuclei.

    Kazumasa Horikawa;Shin Ichi Yokota;Kazuyuki Fuji;Masashi Akiyama

  • Reduced food anticipatory activity in genetically orexin (hypocretin) neuron-ablated mice

    Masashi Akiyama;Tomoyo Yuasa;Naomi Hayasaka;Kazumasa Horikawa

  • Clinical Severity Correlates with Impaired Barrier in Filaggrin-Related Eczema

    Ikue Nemoto-Hasebe;Masashi Akiyama;Toshifumi Nomura;Aileen Sandilands

  • Prevalence of dermatological disorders in Japan: A nationwide, cross-sectional, seasonal, multicenter, hospital-based study

    Masutaka Furue;Souji Yamazaki;Koichi Jimbow;Tetsuya Tsuchida

  • Japanese guidelines for the management and treatment of generalized pustular psoriasis: The new pathogenesis and treatment of GPP

    Hideki Fujita;Tadashi Terui;Koremasa Hayama;Masashi Akiyama

  • Hair Follicle Stem Cells

    Robert M. Lavker;Tung Tien Sun;Hideo Oshima;Yann Barrandon

  • Circadian profile of Per gene mRNA expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus, paraventricular nucleus, and pineal body of aged rats

    Makoto Asai;Yuko Yoshinobu;Satoshi Kaneko;Akiko Mori

  • Inherited ichthyosis: Non‐syndromic forms

    Takuya Takeichi;Masashi Akiyama

  • FLG mutations in ichthyosis vulgaris and atopic eczema: spectrum of mutations and population genetics.

    M. Akiyama

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Hokkaido University
John A. McGrath
John A. McGrath King's College London
Shigenobu Shibata
Shigenobu Shibata Waseda University
Takahiro Moriya
Takahiro Moriya Tohoku University
Riichiro Abe
Riichiro Abe Niigata University
Toshiyuki Miyata
Toshiyuki Miyata Kyushu University
W.H. Irwin McLean
W.H. Irwin McLean University of Dundee
Michael A. Simpson
Michael A. Simpson King's College London
Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto
Akemi Ishida-Yamamoto Asahikawa Medical University
Takashi Hashimoto
Takashi Hashimoto Osaka Metropolitan University

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