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Overview

Nobuo Ohta is affiliated with Tokyo Medical and Dental University in Japan. Their research expertise lies primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Surgery, Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Otorhinolaryngology, and Immunology and Allergy.

The scholar's recent published papers cover topics related to allergic and respiratory conditions. Notable publications include:

  • Dupilumab efficacy in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps from SINUS-52 is unaffected by eosinophilic status (2021), published in Allergy
  • Executive summary: Japanese guidelines for allergic rhinitis 2020 (2022), published in Allergology International
  • Characteristics of aspiration pneumonia patients in acute care hospitals: A multicenter, retrospective survey in Northern Japan (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • Practical guideline for the management of allergic rhinitis in Japan 2024 (2025), published in Auris Nasus Larynx
  • Aggregated eosinophils and neutrophils characterize the properties of mucus in chronic rhinosinusitis (2024), published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Ohta frequently collaborates with fellow researchers, including Teruyuki Sato, Yutaka Tateda, Naoya Noguchi, Ryoukichi Ikeda, and Yukio Katori. These collaborations have contributed to a range of publications across several specialized venues.

Common publication venues for Ohta's work include:

  • The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Practica Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica
  • Auris Nasus Larynx
  • Nippon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho
  • Allergology International

The main topics covered in Ohta's research encompass:

  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Sinusitis and nasal conditions
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Voice and Speech Disorders
  • Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
  • Ear and Head Tumors

The body of work by Nobuo Ohta reflects considerable engagement with clinical and translational aspects within otorhinolaryngology and pulmonary medicine, with an emphasis on allergic and respiratory pathologies.

Best Publications

  • HLA-DQ is epistatic to HLA-DR in controlling the immune response to schistosomal antigen in humans.

    Kenji Hirayama;Sho Matsushita;Ikuo Kikuchi;Masahiko Iuchi

  • HLA‐Linked Genes Controlling Immune Response and Disease Susceptibility

    Takehiko Sasazuki;Yasuharu Nrshimura;Masahiko Muto;Nobuo Ohta

  • Association between HLA and Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Nobuo Ohta;Yoshi K. Nishimura;Kiyoaki Tanimoto;Yoshihiko Horiuchi

  • Leishmanicidal effect of curcumin in vitro

    Tatsuo Koide;Mitsuhiko Nose;Yuiko Ogihara;Yoshisada Yabu

  • An antibiotic, ascofuranone, specifically inhibits respiration and in vitro growth of long slender bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei brucei.

    Nobuko Minagawa;Yoshisada Yabu;Kiyoshi Kita;Kazuo Nagai

  • The skin is an important bulwark of acquired immunity against intestinal helminths.

    Kazushige Obata-Ninomiya;Kenji Ishiwata;Hidemitsu Tsutsui;Yuichiro Nei

  • IL-18 with IL-2 protects against Strongyloides venezuelensis infection by activating mucosal mast cell–dependent type 2 innate immunity

    Yuki Sasaki;Tomohiro Yoshimoto;Haruhiko Maruyama;Tatsuya Tegoshi

  • Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP): Early detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice

    Qing-Ming Kong;Shao-Hong Lu;Qun-Bo Tong;Di Lou

  • Infant schistosomiasis in Ghana: a survey in an irrigation community.

    K. M. Bosompem;Irene A. Bentum;J. Otchere;W. K. Anyan

  • Treatment of Ranula with Intracystic Injection of the Streptococcal Preparation Ok-432:

    Shigeru Fukase;Kazutoshi Inamura;Nobuo Ohta;Masaru Aoyagi

  • Trypanocidal Effects of Curcumin in Vitro

    Mitsuhiko Nose;Tatsuo Koide;Yukio Ogihara;Yoshisada Yabu

  • A Role of Mast Cell Glycosaminoglycans for the Immunological Expulsion of Intestinal Nematode, Strongyloides venezuelensis

    Haruhiko Maruyama;Yoshisada Yabu;Ayako Yoshida;Yukifumi Nawa

  • The efficacy of ascofuranone in a consecutive treatment on Trypanosoma brucei brucei in mice

    Yoshisada Yabu;Ayako Yoshida;Takashi Suzuki;Coh-ichi Nihei

  • Toxocariasis in Japan

    Nobuaki Akao;Nobuo Ohta

  • Schistosoma mansoni infection cancels the susceptibility to Plasmodium chabaudi through induction of type 1 immune responses in A/J mice.

    Ayako Yoshida;Haruhiko Maruyama;Takashi Kumagai;Teruaki Amano

  • Vaccination with Calpain Induces a Th1-Biased Protective Immune Response against Schistosoma japonicum

    Renli Zhang;Ayako Yoshida;Takashi Kumagai;Hitoshi Kawaguchi

  • Discovery of Point Mutations in the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel from African Aedes aegypti Populations: Potential Phylogenetic Reasons for Gene Introgression

    Hitoshi Kawada;Yukiko Higa;Kyoko Futami;Yuto Muranami

  • Detection of Early and Single Infections of Schistosoma japonicum in the Intermediate Host Snail, Oncomelania hupensis, by PCR and Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay

    Takashi Kumagai;Rieko Furushima-Shimogawara;Hiroshi Ohmae;Tian-Ping Wang

  • Purification, characterization and molecular cloning of Cha o 1, a major allergen of Chamaecyparis obtusa (Japanese cypress) pollen

    Motohiko Suzuki;Naoki Komiyama;Makoto Itoh;Hirotaka Itoh

  • Autophagy-Related Atg8 Localizes to the Apicoplast of the Human Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    Kei-ichiro Kitamura;Chieko Kishi-Itakura;Takafumi Tsuboi;Shigeharu Sato

Frequent Co-Authors

Kiyoshi Kita
Kiyoshi Kita Nagasaki University
Kazuo Nagai
Kazuo Nagai Chubu University
Takehiko Sasazuki
Takehiko Sasazuki Kyushu University
Shoji Yamaoka
Shoji Yamaoka Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Yukihiro Shoyama
Yukihiro Shoyama Nagasaki International University
Yukifumi Nawa
Yukifumi Nawa Khon Kaen University
Yasuhito Tanaka
Yasuhito Tanaka Kumamoto University
Masashi Mizokami
Masashi Mizokami National Center For Global Health and Medicine
Xiao-Nong Zhou
Xiao-Nong Zhou Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention
Kazuyuki Tanabe
Kazuyuki Tanabe Osaka University

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