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Naoto Ishii

Naoto Ishii

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
18124
World Ranking
9036
National Ranking
606

Overview

Naoto Ishii is affiliated with Tohoku University in Japan and has contributed extensively to research in immunology, microbiology, and medicine. Their work spans several interconnected fields including immunology, molecular biology, physiology, rheumatology, and oncology.

Their research focuses on major topics such as immune cell function and interaction, T-cell and B-cell immunology, immunotherapy and immune responses, asthma and respiratory diseases, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, NF-κB signaling pathways, and interstitial lung diseases and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Naoto Ishii has published in notable scientific journals and venues with frequent appearances in:

  • The Journal of Immunology (7 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (5 publications)
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (3 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)
  • ImmunoHorizons (2 publications)

Recent significant papers include:

  • Study Profile of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study, 2020, Journal of Epidemiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus skin colonization promotes SLE-like autoimmune inflammation via neutrophil activation and the IL-23/IL-17 axis, 2022, Science Immunology
  • Germ-Free Conditions Modulate Host Purine Metabolism, Exacerbating Adenine-Induced Kidney Damage, 2020, Toxins
  • Dysregulation of Rnf 213 gene contributes to T cell response via antigen uptake, processing, and presentation, 2021, Journal of Cellular Physiology
  • The Curcumin Analog GO-Y030 Controls the Generation and Stability of Regulatory T Cells, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology

Naoto Ishii's frequent collaborators include Takeshi Kawabe, Shunichi Tayama, Akihisa Kawajiri, Yuko Okuyama, and Shuhei Kobayashi, indicating a network of sustained collaborations contributing to their research output.

Best Publications

  • Cloning of the gamma chain of the human IL-2 receptor

    Toshikazu Takeshita;Hironobu Asao;Kiyoshi Ohtani;Naoto Ishii

  • Sharing of the interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor gamma chain between receptors for IL-2 and IL-4.

    Motonari Kondo;Toshikazu Takeshita;Naoto Ishii;Masataka Nakamura

  • ATP drives lamina propria T H 17 cell differentiation

    Koji Atarashi;Junichi Nishimura;Tatsuichiro Shima;Yoshinori Umesaki

  • Cutting Edge: The Common γ-Chain Is an Indispensable Subunit of the IL-21 Receptor Complex

    Hironobu Asao;Chikara Okuyama;Satoru Kumaki;Naoto Ishii

  • A genome-wide association study identifies RNF213 as the first Moyamoya disease gene

    Fumiaki Kamada;Yoko Aoki;Ayumi Narisawa;Yu Abe

  • The interleukin-2 receptor gamma chain: its role in the multiple cytokine receptor complexes and T cell development in XSCID.

    Kazuo Sugamura;Hironobu Asao;Motonari Kondo;Nobuyuki Tanaka

  • OX40 costimulation turns off Foxp3+ Tregs.

    Minh Diem Vu;Xiang Xiao;Wenda Gao;Nicolas Degauque

  • Therapeutic targeting of the effector T-cell co-stimulatory molecule OX40

    Kazuo Sugamura;Naoto Ishii;Andrew D. Weinberg

  • The Tohoku Medical Megabank Project: Design and Mission

    Shinichi Kuriyama;Nobuo Yaegashi;Fuji Nagami;Tomohiko Arai

  • Distinct Roles for the OX40-OX40 Ligand Interaction in Regulatory and Nonregulatory T Cells

    Ikuo Takeda;Shoji Ine;Nigel Killeen;Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu

  • Regulatory T cells are necessary for implantation and maintenance of early pregnancy but not late pregnancy in allogeneic mice

    Tomoko Shima;Yasushi Sasaki;Mika Itoh;Akitoshi Nakashima

  • Impairment of Antigen-Presenting Cell Function in Mice Lacking Expression of Ox40 Ligand

    Kazuko Murata;Naoto Ishii;Hiroshi Takano;Shigeto Miura

  • Positional identification of TNFSF4 , encoding OX40 ligand, as a gene that influences atherosclerosis susceptibility

    Xiaosong Wang;Massimiliano Ria;Peter M Kelmenson;Per Eriksson

  • TIGIT Marks Exhausted T Cells, Correlates with Disease Progression, and Serves as a Target for Immune Restoration in HIV and SIV Infection.

    Glen M. Chew;Tsuyoshi Fujita;Tsuyoshi Fujita;Gabriela M. Webb;Benjamin J. Burwitz;Benjamin J. Burwitz

  • The analysis of the functions of human B and T cells in humanized NOD/shi-scid/γcnull (NOG) mice (hu-HSC NOG mice)

    Yohei Watanabe;Takeshi Takahashi;Akira Okajima;Miho Shiokawa

  • Important Role of Endogenous Erythropoietin System in Recruitment of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Mice

    Kimio Satoh;Yutaka Kagaya;Makoto Nakano;Yoshitaka Ito

  • During viral infection of the respiratory tract, CD27, 4-1BB, and OX40 collectively determine formation of CD8(+) memory T cells and their capacity for secondary expansion

    Jenny Hendriks;Yanling Xiao;John W A Rossen;Koenraad F van der Sluijs

  • Sharing of the IL-2 receptor γ chain with the functional IL-9 receptor complex

    Yutaka Kimura;Toshikazu Takeshita;Motonari Kondo;Naoto Ishii

  • Important Role of Erythropoietin Receptor to Promote VEGF Expression and Angiogenesis in Peripheral Ischemia in Mice

    Makoto Nakano;Kimio Satoh;Yoshihiro Fukumoto;Yoshitaka Ito

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuo Sugamura
Kazuo Sugamura Tohoku University
Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu
Lishomwa C. Ndhlovu Cornell University
Shigeo Kure
Shigeo Kure Tohoku University
Hiroaki Shimokawa
Hiroaki Shimokawa Tohoku University
Keiko Nakayama
Keiko Nakayama Tohoku University
Toshio Imai
Toshio Imai Kindai University
Nobuo Yaegashi
Nobuo Yaegashi Tohoku University
Masato Nose
Masato Nose Ehime University
Xian Chang Li
Xian Chang Li Cornell University
Kazuo Fujihara
Kazuo Fujihara Fukushima Medical University

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