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Riichiro Abe

Riichiro Abe

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
11850
World Ranking
15531
National Ranking
1102

Overview

Riichiro Abe is affiliated with Niigata University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a particular focus on pharmacology, dermatology, pathology and forensic medicine, rheumatology, and epidemiology. Their research encompasses various subfields emphasizing the mechanisms and clinical aspects of drug-induced adverse reactions and autoimmune skin diseases.

The scientist's body of work includes studies on drug-induced adverse reactions, autoimmune bullous skin diseases, urticaria, cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders, dermatology and skin diseases, skin and cellular biology research, and contact dermatitis and allergies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Riichiro Abe include Ryota Hayashi, Akito Hasegawa, Natsumi Hama, Satoru Shinkuma, and Masashi Akiyama, reflecting a collaborative research environment.

Riichiro Abe has published numerous papers in renowned journals and professional venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Recent advances in managing and understanding Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis," 2020, F1000Research
  • "Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DIHS)/Drug Reaction With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS): Clinical Features and Pathogenesis," 2022, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • "Spatial proteomics identifies JAKi as treatment for a lethal skin disease," 2024, Nature
  • "Neutrophils initiate and exacerbate Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis," 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • "SJS/TEN 2019: From science to translation," 2020, Journal of Dermatological Science

The majority of Riichiro Abe's publications appear in specialized dermatology and related journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Dermatology
  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Journal of Dermatological Science

Their research contributes to a more detailed understanding of clinical and pathophysiological aspects of various dermatological conditions, especially those triggered by drugs or involving immune system dysregulation.

Best Publications

  • Peripheral blood fibrocytes differentiation pathway and migration to wound sites

    Riichiro Abe;Richard Bucala;Seamas Donnelly;Christine Metz

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are Recruited into Wounded Skin and Contribute to Wound Repair by Transdifferentiation into Multiple Skin Cell Type

    Mikako Sasaki;Riichiro Abe;Yasuyuki Fujita;Satomi Ando

  • Fibrocytes induce an angiogenic phenotype in cultured endothelial cells and promote angiogenesis in vivo

    Ingo Hartlapp;Riichiro Abe;Rubina W. Saeed;Tina Peng

  • Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome are induced by soluble Fas ligand

    Riichiro Abe;Tadamichi Shimizu;Akihiko Shibaki;Hideki Nakamura

  • Angiogenesis induced by advanced glycation end products and its prevention by cerivastatin

    Tamami Okamoto;Sho ichi Yamagishi;Yosuke Inagaki;Shinjiro Amano

  • High Expression of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Human Melanoma Cells and Its Role in Tumor Cell Growth and Angiogenesis

    Tadamichi Shimizu;Riichiro Abe;Hideki Nakamura;Akira Ohkawara

  • A Novel Polymorphic CAAT/Enhancer-Binding Protein β Element in the FasL Gene Promoter Alters Fas Ligand Expression: A Candidate Background Gene in African American Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

    Jianming Wu;Christine Metz;Xiulong Xu;Riichiro Abe

  • Proteomic and bioinformatic characterization of the biogenesis and function of melanosomes.

    An Chi;Julio C. Valencia;Zhang Zhi Hu;Hidenori Watabe

  • Regulation of Human Melanoma Growth and Metastasis by AGE–AGE Receptor Interactions

    Riichiro Abe;Tadamichi Shimizu;Hiroshi Sugawara;Hirokazu Watanabe

  • Regulation of the ctl response by macrophage migration inhibitory factor

    Riichiro Abe;Richard Bucala;Christine Metz

  • AGE-RAGE System and Carcinogenesis

    Riichiro Abe;Sho-ichi Yamagishi

  • Lupus erythematosus panniculitis (lupus profundus): clinical, histopathological, and molecular analysis of nine cases.

    Cesare Massone;Kazuo Kodama;Kazuo Kodama;Wolfgang Salmhofer;Riichiro Abe

  • Overexpression of pigment epithelium-derived factor decreases angiogenesis and inhibits the growth of human malignant melanoma cells in vivo.

    Riichiro Abe;Tadamichi Shimizu;Sho-ichi Yamagishi;Akihiko Shibaki

  • Pigment epithelium-derived factor inhibits TNF-α-induced interleukin-6 expression in endothelial cells by suppressing NADPH oxidase-mediated reactive oxygen species generation

    Sho Ichi Yamagishi;Yosuke Inagaki;Kazuo Nakamura;Riichiro Abe

  • An Updated Review of the Molecular Mechanisms in Drug Hypersensitivity.

    Chun-Bing Chen;Riichiro Abe;Ren-You Pan;Ren-You Pan;Chuang-Wei Wang;Chuang-Wei Wang

  • SJS/TEN 2017: Building Multidisciplinary Networks to Drive Science and Translation

    Katie D. White;Riichiro Abe;Michael Ardern-Jones;Thomas Beachkofsky

  • Enhancement of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) expression in injured epidermis and cultured fibroblasts

    Riichiro Abe;Tadamichi Shimizu;Akira Ohkawara;Jun Nishihira

  • An annexin A1–FPR1 interaction contributes to necroptosis of keratinocytes in severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions

    Nao Saito;Hongjiang Qiao;Teruki Yanagi;Satoru Shinkuma

  • Sequelae in 145 patients with drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome/drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms: survey conducted by the Asian Research Committee on Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (ASCAR).

    Yoko Kano;Mikiko Tohyama;Michiko Aihara;Setsuko Matsukura

  • Granulysin as a Marker for Early Diagnosis of the Stevens–Johnson Syndrome

    Riichiro Abe;Naoya Yoshioka;Junko Murata;Yasuyuki Fujita

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroshi Shimizu
Hiroshi Shimizu Hokkaido University
Masashi Akiyama
Masashi Akiyama Nagoya University
Sho-ichi Yamagishi
Sho-ichi Yamagishi Kurume University
Jun Nishihira
Jun Nishihira Hokkaido University
Christine N. Metz
Christine N. Metz Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Richard Bucala
Richard Bucala Yale University
Gang Wang
Gang Wang Xijing Hospital
Masatsugu Shimomura
Masatsugu Shimomura Tohoku University
Hironobu Ihn
Hironobu Ihn Kumamoto University
Elizabeth J. Phillips
Elizabeth J. Phillips Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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