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Misao Matsushita

Misao Matsushita

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
16284
World Ranking
5150
National Ranking
336

Overview

Misao Matsushita is a researcher affiliated with Tokai University in Japan with a focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work addresses several subfields, including Hematology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Genetics, and Microbiology.

The scientist's research topics include Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Complement system in diseases, Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, Coagulation related processes such as Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema, and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines.

Matsushita has published research in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Journal of Biochemistry
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • BioScience Trends

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Matsushita are:

  • Associations of ficolins and mannose-binding lectin with acute myeloid leukaemia in adults, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Associations of Ficolins With Hematological Malignancies in Patients Receiving High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantations, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • The N2N3 domains of ClfA, FnbpA and FnbpB in Staphylococcus aureus bind to human complement factor H, and their antibodies enhance the bactericidal capability of human blood, 2020, The Journal of Biochemistry
  • Association of the FCN2 Gene Promoter Region Polymorphisms with Very Low Birthweight in Preterm Neonates, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Polymorphisms of the FCN2 Gene 3'UTR Region and Their Clinical Associations in Preterm Newborns, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology

Matsushita collaborates frequently with several researchers including Anna S. Świerzko, Gabriela Gajek, Agnieszka Szala-Poździej, Maciej Cedzyński, and Mateusz Michalski.

Best Publications

  • The lectin‐complement pathway – its role in innate immunity and evolution

    Teizo Fujita;Misao Matsushita;Yuichi Endo

  • Glomerular activation of the lectin pathway of complement in IgA nephropathy is associated with more severe renal disease.

    Anja Roos;Maria Pia Rastaldi;Novella Calvaresi;Beatrijs D. Oortwijn

  • MASP-3 and Its Association with Distinct Complexes of the Mannan-Binding Lectin Complement Activation Pathway

    Mads R. Dahl;Steffen Thiel;Misao Matsushita;Teizo Fujita

  • Cutting edge: complement-activating complex of ficolin and mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease.

    Misao Matsushita;Yuichi Endo;Teizo Fujita

  • A Novel Human Serum Lectin with Collagen- and Fibrinogen-like Domains That Functions as an Opsonin

    Misao Matsushita;Yuichi Endo;Satoshi Taira;Yasuo Sato

  • Proteolytic Activities of Two Types of Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Serine Protease

    Misao Matsushita;Steffen Thiel;Jens C. Jensenius;Itaru Terai

  • L-Ficolin Specifically Binds to Lipoteichoic Acid, a Cell Wall Constituent of Gram-Positive Bacteria, and Activates the Lectin Pathway of Complement

    Nicholas J. Lynch;Silke Roscher;Thomas Hartung;Siegfried Morath

  • Activation of the lectin complement pathway by H-ficolin (Hakata antigen).

    Misao Matsushita;Mikio Kuraya;Naotaka Hamasaki;Mitsushi Tsujimura

  • A truncated form of mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease (MASP)-2 expressed by alternative polyadenylation is a component of the lectin complement pathway

    Minoru Takahashi;Yuichi Endo;Teizo Fujita;Misao Matsushita

  • Effect of capsulation of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria on binding of the pattern recognition molecules mannan-binding lectin, L-ficolin, and H-ficolin.

    Anders Krarup;Uffe B. Skov Sørensen;Misao Matsushita;Jens C. Jensenius

  • Ficolins and the lectin complement pathway

    Misao Matsushita;Teizo Fujita

  • Glomerular deposition of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) indicates a novel mechanism of complement activation in IgA nephropathy.

    M Endo;H Ohi;I Ohsawa;T Fujita

  • Mannan-binding lectin activates C3 and the alternative complement pathway without involvement of C2

    Barbro Selander;Ulla Mårtensson;Andrej Weintraub;Eva Holmström

  • Molecular characterization of a novel serine protease involved in activation of the complement system by mannose-binding protein

    Tetsuo Sato;Yuichi Endo;Misao Matsushita;Teizo Fujita

  • Mannose-binding lectin (MBL)-associated serine protease (MASP)-1 contributes to activation of the lectin complement pathway

    Minoru Takahashi;Daisuke Iwaki;Kazuko Kanno;Yumi Ishida

  • Human mannose-binding lectin and L-ficolin function as specific pattern recognition proteins in the lectin activation pathway of complement.

    Young Gerl Ma;Mi Yhang Cho;Mingyi Zhao;Ji Won Park

  • Polymorphisms in the FCN2 gene determine serum variation and function of Ficolin-2

    Tina Hummelshoj;Lea Munthe-Fog;Hans O. Madsen;Teizo Fujita

  • Cleavage of the third component of complement (C3) by mannose-binding protein-associated serine protease (MASP) with subsequent complement activation.

    Misao Matsushita;Teizo Fujita

  • Structural Insights Into the Innate Immune Recognition Specificities of L- and H-Ficolins.

    Virginie Garlatti;Nicolas Belloy;Lydie Martin;Monique Lacroix

  • Cloning and characterization of the human lectin P35 gene and its related gene.

    Yuichi Endo;Yasuo Sato;Misao Matsushita;Teizo Fujita

Frequent Co-Authors

Teizo Fujita
Teizo Fujita Fukushima Prefectural General Hygiene Institute
Yuichi Endo
Yuichi Endo Fukushima Medical University
Steffen Thiel
Steffen Thiel Aarhus University
Jens C. Jensenius
Jens C. Jensenius Aarhus University
Masaru Nonaka
Masaru Nonaka University of Tokyo
Wilhelm J. Schwaeble
Wilhelm J. Schwaeble University of Leicester
Bok Luel Lee
Bok Luel Lee Pusan National University
Nicole M. Thielens
Nicole M. Thielens Grenoble Alpes University
Haruhiko Takada
Haruhiko Takada Tohoku University
Gérard J. Arlaud
Gérard J. Arlaud Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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