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Overview

Shozo Izui is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans several subfields including Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Hematology.

The scientist has contributed to a range of topics central to immunological research. Key areas of focus include:

  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation

Shozo Izui's notable recent papers encompass a diversity of immunological topics published in several scientific venues. Some of the recent publications include:

  • "Antibody bivalency improves antiviral efficacy by inhibiting virion release independently of Fc gamma receptors," 2022, Cell Reports
  • "Functions of IgM fc receptor (FcµR) related to autoimmunity," 2024, Autoimmunity
  • "Involvement of Virus-Induced Interferon Production in IgG Autoantibody-Mediated Anemia," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "In Memoriam: Peter A. Miescher, 1923-2020," 2020, Seminars in Immunopathology
  • "Role of Gas6 in erythropoiesis and anemia in mice," 2020, UNC Libraries

Throughout their scientific career, Shozo Izui has collaborated with a range of coauthors. Most frequent collaborators include:

  • J. Sjef Verbeek
  • Sahin Mehmet
  • Mélissa M. Remy
  • Bénédict Fallet
  • Rami Sommerstein

Publications by Shozo Izui have appeared in various respected venues such as:

  • Cell Reports
  • Autoimmunity
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Seminars in Immunopathology
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Spontaneous murine lupus-like syndromes. Clinical and immunopathological manifestations in several strains.

    B S Andrews;R A Eisenberg;A N Theofilopoulos;S Izui

  • Induction of various autoantibodies by mutant gene lpr in several strains of mice.

    Shozo Izui;V. E. Kelley;K. Masuda;Haruyoshi Yoshida

  • Critical role of galectin-3 in phagocytosis by macrophages

    Hideki Sano;Daniel K. Hsu;Daniel K. Hsu;John R. Apgar;Lan Yu;Lan Yu

  • In vitro demonstration of a particular affinity of glomerular basement membrane and collagen for DNA. A possible basis for a local formation of DNA-anti-DNA complexes in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Shozo Izui;Paul Henri Lambert;P. A. Miescher

  • Evidence for an Interferon-Inducible Gene, Ifi202, in the Susceptibility to Systemic Lupus

    Stephen J Rozzo;John D Allard;Divaker Choubey;Timothy J Vyse

  • A fish oil diet rich in eicosapentaenoic acid reduces cyclooxygenase metabolites, and suppresses lupus in MRL-lpr mice.

    V. E. Kelley;A. Ferretti;Shozo Izui;T. B. Strom

  • Increased Spontaneous Polyclonal Activation of B Lymphocytes in Mice with Spontaneous Autoimmune Disease

    Shozo Izui;Patricia J. McConahey;Frank J. Dixon

  • Imbalance towards Th1 predominance is associated with acceleration of lupus-like autoimmune syndrome in MRL mice.

    S Takahashi;L Fossati;M Iwamoto;R Merino

  • FcgammaRI (CD64) contributes substantially to severity of arthritis, hypersensitivity responses, and protection from bacterial infection.

    A Ioan-Facsinay;S.J de Kimpe;S.M.M Hellwig;P.L van Lent

  • Prolactin influences autoimmune disease activity in the female B/W mouse.

    R. McMurray;D. Keisler;K. Kanuckel;Shozo Izui

  • Association of circulating retroviral gp70-anti-gp70 immune complexes with murine systemic lupus erythematosus

    S Izui;P J McConahey;A N Theofilopoulos;F J Dixon

  • Markedly different pathogenicity of four immunoglobulin G isotype-switch variants of an antierythrocyte autoantibody is based on their capacity to interact in vivo with the low-affinity Fcgamma receptor III.

    Liliane Fossati-Jimack;A. Ioan-Facsinay;Luc Reininger;Yves Chicheportiche

  • Features of systemic lupus erythematosus in mice injected with bacterial lipopolysaccharides: identificantion of circulating DNA and renal localization of DNA-anti-DNA complexes.

    Shozo Izui;Paul Henri Lambert;Gilbert Jean Marie Fournie;Hans Turler

  • Induction of murine autoimmune disease by chronic polyclonal B cell activation.

    Leming Hang;John H. Slack;Cathy Amundson;Shozo Izui

  • Complement Activation Selectively Potentiates the Pathogenicity of the IgG2b and IgG3 Isotypes of a High Affinity Anti-Erythrocyte Autoantibody

    Samareh Azeredo da Silveira;Shuichi Kikuchi;Liliane Fossati-Jimack;Thomas Moll

  • Critical role of TLR7 in the acceleration of systemic lupus erythematosus in TLR9-deficient mice

    Marie Laure Santiago-Raber;Isabelle Dunand-Sauthier;Tianfu Wu;Quan Zhen Li

  • Long-term observations of autoimmune-prone mice treated for autoimmune disease by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

    S. Ikehara;R. Yasumizu;M. Inaba;Shozo Izui

  • TWEAK is expressed by glial cells, induces astrocyte proliferation and increases EAE severity.

    Sophie Desplat-Jégo;Simone Varriale;Rita Creidy;Rafik Terra

  • FcγRIII (CD16)-Deficient Mice Show IgG Isotype-Dependent Protection to Experimental Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

    D. Meyer;C. Schiller;C. Schiller;J. Westermann;J. Westermann;Shozo Izui;Shozo Izui

  • Control of multiple autoantibodies linked with a lupus nephritis susceptibility locus in New Zealand black mice.

    Timothy J. Vyse;Stephen J. Rozzo;Charles G. Drake;Shozo Izui

  • IgM Rheumatoid Factors in Mice Injected with Bacterial Lipopolysaccharides

    Shozo Izui;Robert A. Eisenberg;Frank J. Dixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramón Merino
Ramón Merino Spanish National Research Council
Paul-Henri Lambert
Paul-Henri Lambert University of Geneva
Brian L. Kotzin
Brian L. Kotzin University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Thierry Berney
Thierry Berney University of Geneva
Pierre Vassalli
Pierre Vassalli University of Geneva
Satoru Takahashi
Satoru Takahashi University of Tsukuba
Timothy J. Vyse
Timothy J. Vyse King's College London
J. Sjef Verbeek
J. Sjef Verbeek Leiden University Medical Center
Frank J. Dixon
Frank J. Dixon Scripps Health
Jürg A. Schifferli
Jürg A. Schifferli University Hospital of Basel

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