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Michiaki Takahashi

Michiaki Takahashi

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Immunology

D-Index
56
Citations
12079
World Ranking
3713
National Ranking
146

Overview

Michiaki Takahashi was a researcher affiliated with Osaka University in Japan. Their work focused primarily on immunology and microbiology, with a particular concentration in parasitology and veterinary medicine related to infectious diseases.

The body of their research contributed significantly to the understanding of leptospirosis, with multiple publications exploring host-pathogen interactions, protein functionality, and cellular mechanisms. Takahashi's research covered topics such as leptospirosis research and findings, veterinary medicine and infectious diseases, and aspects of cancer research and hormone effects.

Their published papers include:

  • A Review on Host-Leptospira Interactions: What We Know and Future Expectations (2021) in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • The leptospiral LipL21 and LipL41 proteins exhibit a broad spectrum of interactions with host cell components (2021) in Virulence
  • Host Cell Binding Mediated by Leptospira interrogans Adhesins (2022) in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Overcoming Problems to Produce the Recombinant Protein LipL21 of Leptospira interrogans (2023) in BioTechniques
  • In silico analysis and functional characterization of a leucine-rich repeat protein of Leptospira interrogans (2024) in International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Frequent coauthors who collaborated with Takahashi included Ana L. T. O. Nascimento, Aline F. Teixeira, Brenda B. Daroz, Luis G. V. Fernandes, and Maria F. Cavenague. These collaborations likely contributed to several joint research efforts in microbiology and host-pathogen studies.

They published extensively in several scientific venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Virulence
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • BioTechniques
  • International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Their research covered a variety of subfields beyond parasitology, such as small animal studies, cancer research, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and genetics, reflecting a diverse scientific interest.

Best Publications

  • Identification of human herpesvirus-6 as a causal agent for exanthem subitum

    Koichi Yamanishi;Kimiyasu Shiraki;Toshio Kondo;Toshiomi Okuno

  • LIVE VACCINE USED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF VARICELLA IN CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL

    Michiaki Takahashi;Terumasa Otsuka;Yoshiomi Okuno;Yoshizo Asano

  • Seroepidemiology of human herpesvirus 6 infection in normal children and adults.

    T Okuno;K Takahashi;K Balachandra;K Shiraki

  • Latent human herpesvirus 6 infection of human monocytes/macrophages.

    Kazuhiro Kondo;Toshio Kondo;Toshiomi Okuno;Michiaki Takahashi

  • Predominant CD4 T-lymphocyte tropism of human herpesvirus 6-related virus

    K Takahashi;S Sonoda;K Higashi;T Kondo

  • Human herpesvirus 6 infection in renal transplantation.

    Toshiomi Okuno;Kazuhiro Higashi;Kimiyasu Shiraki;Koichi Yamanishi

  • Development of a live attenuated varicella vaccine.

    M Takahashi;Y Okuno;T Otsuka;J Osame

  • Comparison of the Complete DNA Sequences of the Oka Varicella Vaccine and Its Parental Virus

    Yasuyuki Gomi;Hiroki Sunamachi;Yasuko Mori;Kazuhiro Nagaike

  • Long-Term Protective Immunity of Recipients of the OKA Strain of Live Varicella Vaccine

    Yoshizo Asano;Takao Nagai;Takao Miyata;Takehiko Yazaki

  • Increased incidence of herpes zoster in normal children infected with varicella zoster virus during infancy: community-based follow-up study.

    Koichi Baba;Koichi Baba;Hyakuji Yabuuchi;Hyakuji Yabuuchi;Michiaki Takahashi;Michiaki Takahashi;Pearay L. Ogra;Pearay L. Ogra

  • Diagnostic skin test reactions with varicella virus antigen and clinical application of the test.

    Hitoshi Kamiya;Toshiaki Ihara;Akihiko Hattori;Toshiaki Iwasa

  • Synthesis and processing of glycoproteins of Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV) as studied with monoclonal antibodies to VZV antigens

    Toshiomi Okuno;Koichi Yamanishi;Kimiyasu Shiraki;Michiaki Takahashi

  • Detection by polymerase chain reaction amplification of human herpesvirus 6 DNA in peripheral blood of patients with exanthem subitum.

    K Kondo;Y Hayakawa;H Mori;S Sato

  • The Molecular Epidemiology of Varicella-Zoster Virus: Evidence for Geographic Segregation

    Mark Quinlivan;Khidir Hawrami;Winsome Barrett-Muir;Peter Aaby

  • Viral replication and immunologic responses in children naturally infected with varicella-zoster virus and in varicella vaccine recipients.

    Yoshizo Asano;Naoko Itakura;Yuichi Hiroishi;Shigeyuki Hirose

  • Oka varicella vaccine is distinguishable from its parental virus in DNA sequence of open reading frame 62 and its transactivation activity.

    Yasuyuki Gomi;Tadashi Imagawa;Michiaki Takahashi;Koichi Yamanishi

  • Application of a live varicella vaccine in children with acute leukemia or other malignant diseases.

    Tadasu Izawa;Toshiaki Ihara;Akihiko Hattori;Toshiaki Iwasa

  • Poly(γ-glutamic acid) nano-particles combined with mucosal influenza virus hemagglutinin vaccine protects against influenza virus infection in mice

    Shigefumi Okamoto;Masaaki Matsuura;Takami Akagi;Mitsuru Akashi

  • Transformation of hamster embryo and human embryo cells by temperature sensitive mutants of herpes simplex virus type 2.

    Michiaki Takahashi;Koichi Yamanishi

  • Clinical overview of varicella vaccine: development and early studies.

    Michiaki Takahashi

  • CONTACT INFECTION FROM LIVE VARICELLA VACCINE RECIPIENTS

    Yoshizo Asano;Takehiko Yazaki;Shigemitsu Ito;Shin Isomura

Frequent Co-Authors

Koichi Yamanishi
Koichi Yamanishi Osaka University
Yoshizo Asano
Yoshizo Asano Fujita Health University
Kimiyasu Shiraki
Kimiyasu Shiraki University of Toyama
Takeshi Kurata
Takeshi Kurata Juntendo University
Mitsuru Akashi
Mitsuru Akashi Osaka University
Tsuneo Morishima
Tsuneo Morishima Okayama University
Anne A. Gershon
Anne A. Gershon Columbia University
Yoshizo Asano
Yoshizo Asano Fujita Health University
Göran Wadell
Göran Wadell Umeå University
Shintaro Okada
Shintaro Okada Osaka University

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