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Shinobu Saijo

Shinobu Saijo

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Immunology

D-Index
52
Citations
15196
World Ranking
4026
National Ranking
156

Overview

Shinobu Saijo is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and focuses primarily on the fields of medicine and immunology and microbiology. Their research emphasizes immunology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, plant science, and rehabilitation, with a total of 21 publications in medicine and 16 in immunology and microbiology. Subfields include immunology (15 publications), epidemiology (8), and infectious diseases (6).

The scientist's work centers on key topics such as antifungal resistance and susceptibility, fungal infections and studies, immunotherapy and immune responses, immune cell function and interaction, toxin mechanisms and immunotoxins, T-cell and B-cell immunology, and wound healing and treatments.

Frequent publication venues for Saijo's work include Frontiers in Immunology (3 publications), Infection and Immunity (2), Nature Communications (1), The Journal of Infectious Diseases (1), and International Immunology (1).

Shinobu Saijo has collaborated extensively with the following coauthors:

  • Yoichiro Iwakura (9 collaborations)
  • Sho Yamasaki (7 collaborations)
  • Kazuyoshi Kawakami (6 collaborations)
  • Ko Sato (5 collaborations)
  • Emi Kanno (5 collaborations)

Selected recent papers include:

  • Role of Dectin-2 in the Phagocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans by Dendritic Cells, 2021, Infection and Immunity
  • Distinct Roles for Dectin-1 and Dectin-2 in Skin Wound Healing and Neutrophilic Inflammatory Responses, 2020, Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • TARM1 contributes to development of arthritis by activating dendritic cells through recognition of collagens, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Keratinocyte IL-36 Receptor/MyD88 Signaling MediatesMalassezia-Induced IL-17-Dependent Skin Inflammation, 2021, The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Epidermal clearance ofCandida albicans is mediated by IL-17 but independent of fungal innate immune receptors, 2022, International Immunology

Best Publications

  • Functional Specialization of Interleukin-17 Family Members

    Yoichiro Iwakura;Harumichi Ishigame;Shinobu Saijo;Susumu Nakae

  • Development of Chronic Inflammatory Arthropathy Resembling Rheumatoid Arthritis in Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist–Deficient Mice

    Reiko Horai;Shinobu Saijo;Hidetoshi Tanioka;Susumu Nakae

  • Dectin-1 is required for host defense against Pneumocystis carinii but not against Candida albicans.

    Shinobu Saijo;Noriyuki Fujikado;Takahisa Furuta;Soo Hyun Chung

  • Dectin-2 Recognition of α-Mannans and Induction of Th17 Cell Differentiation Is Essential for Host Defense against Candida albicans

    Shinobu Saijo;Satoshi Ikeda;Keiko Yamabe;Shigeru Kakuta

  • IL-17 production from activated T cells is required for the spontaneous development of destructive arthritis in mice deficient in IL-1 receptor antagonist

    Susumu Nakae;Shinobu Saijo;Reiko Horai;Katsuko Sudo

  • The roles of IL-17A in inflammatory immune responses and host defense against pathogens

    Yoichiro Iwakura;Susumu Nakae;Shinobu Saijo;Harumichi Ishigame

  • STING manifests self DNA-dependent inflammatory disease

    Jeonghyun Ahn;Delia Gutman;Shinobu Saijo;Glen N. Barber

  • Loss of DExD/H Box RNA Helicase LGP2 Manifests Disparate Antiviral Responses

    Thiagarajan Venkataraman;Maikel Valdes;Rachel Elsby;Shigeru Kakuta

  • The adaptor protein CARD9 is essential for the activation of myeloid cells through ITAM-associated and Toll-like receptors.

    Hiromitsu Hara;Chitose Ishihara;Arata Takeuchi;Takayuki Imanishi

  • Inhibition of Dectin-1 Signaling Ameliorates Colitis by Inducing Lactobacillus-Mediated Regulatory T Cell Expansion in the Intestine

    Ce Tang;Ce Tang;Tomonori Kamiya;Yang Liu;Yang Liu;Motohiko Kadoki;Motohiko Kadoki

  • Schistosoma mansoni triggers Dectin-2, which activates the Nlrp3 inflammasome and alters adaptive immune responses.

    Manuel Ritter;Olaf Gross;Sarah Kays;Jürgen Ruland

  • Staphylococcus aureus Virulent PSMα Peptides Induce Keratinocyte Alarmin Release to Orchestrate IL-17-Dependent Skin Inflammation

    Seitaro Nakagawa;Masanori Matsumoto;Yuki Katayama;Rena Oguma

  • Differential pathways regulating innate and adaptive antitumor immune responses by particulate and soluble yeast-derived β-glucans

    Chunjian Qi;Chunjian Qi;Yihua Cai;Lacey Gunn;Chuanlin Ding

  • Dectin-2 Is a Direct Receptor for Mannose-Capped Lipoarabinomannan of Mycobacteria

    Akiko Yonekawa;Shinobu Saijo;Shinobu Saijo;Yoshihiko Hoshino;Yasunobu Miyake

  • Identification of distinct ligands for the C-type lectin receptors mincle and dectin-2 in the pathogenic fungus Malassezia

    Tetsuaki Ishikawa;Fumie Itoh;Sayumi Yoshida;Shinobu Saijo;Shinobu Saijo

  • Dectin-1 and Dectin-2 in innate immunity against fungi

    Shinobu Saijo;Yoichiro Iwakura

  • Dcir deficiency causes development of autoimmune diseases in mice due to excess expansion of dendritic cells.

    Noriyuki Fujikado;Shinobu Saijo;Tomo Yonezawa;Kazusuke Shimamori

  • The role of Syk/CARD9 coupled C-type lectins in antifungal immunity

    Rebecca A. Drummond;Shinobu Saijo;Yoichiro Iwakura;Gordon D. Brown

  • Recognition of tumor cells by Dectin-1 orchestrates innate immune cells for anti-tumor responses

    Shiho Chiba;Hiroaki Ikushima;Hiroshi Ueki;Hideyuki Yanai

  • Dectin-1 diversifies Aspergillus fumigatus–specific T cell responses by inhibiting T helper type 1 CD4 T cell differentiation

    Amariliz Rivera;Tobias M. Hohl;Nichole Collins;Ingrid Leiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoichiro Iwakura
Yoichiro Iwakura Tokyo University of Science
Naohito Ohno
Naohito Ohno Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Sho Yamasaki
Sho Yamasaki Osaka University
Shizuo Akira
Shizuo Akira Osaka University
Susumu Nakae
Susumu Nakae Hiroshima University
Yoshiyuki Adachi
Yoshiyuki Adachi Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
Katsuko Sudo
Katsuko Sudo Tokyo Medical University
Masahide Asano
Masahide Asano Kyoto University
Kazuyoshi Kawakami
Kazuyoshi Kawakami University of the Ryukyus
Masahira Hattori
Masahira Hattori Waseda University

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