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Overview

Teizo Fujita is affiliated with the Fukushima Prefectural General Hygiene Institute in Japan. Their research primarily focuses on the complement system in diseases, with significant work in immunology, nephrology, and hematology.

The scientist's recent publications cover several aspects of immunological and hematological research. Notable papers include:

  • Role of the lectin pathway of complement in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-associated endothelial injury and thrombotic microangiopathy, 2021, Experimental Hematology and Oncology
  • Factor D, 2022, Immunological Reviews
  • The complex formation of MASP-3 with pattern recognition molecules of the lectin complement pathway retains MASP-3 in the circulation, 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • A novel complement inhibitor sMAP-FH targeting both the lectin and alternative complement pathways, 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • 106 Lack of MASP-1 results in delayed onset of albuminuria and prolonged survival in lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice, 2023, Immunobiology

Key topics in their body of work include:

  • Complement system in diseases
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Their fields of study involve medicine broadly, with a stronger emphasis on immunology and microbiology. Subfields where they have contributed include immunology, nephrology, hematology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and genetics.

Frequent collaborators include Hideharu Sekine, Takeshi Machida, Yumi Ishida, Tomoko Omori, and Toshiyuki Suzuki, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Fujita's work has been published in venues such as:

  • Experimental Hematology and Oncology
  • Immunological Reviews
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Immunobiology

Best Publications

  • Tumor rejection by in vivo administration of anti-CD25 (interleukin-2 receptor alpha) monoclonal antibody.

    Shozaburo Onizuka;Isao Tawara;Jun Shimizu;Shimon Sakaguchi

  • Deficiency of the GPI anchor caused by a somatic mutation of the PIG-A gene in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.

    Junji Takeda;Toshio Miyata;Kazuyoshi Kawagoe;Yoshiyasu Iida;Yoshiyasu Iida

  • Evolution of the lectin–complement pathway and its role in innate immunity

    Teizo Fujita

  • The lectin‐complement pathway – its role in innate immunity and evolution

    Teizo Fujita;Misao Matsushita;Yuichi Endo

  • Glomerular activation of the lectin pathway of complement in IgA nephropathy is associated with more severe renal disease.

    Anja Roos;Maria Pia Rastaldi;Novella Calvaresi;Beatrijs D. Oortwijn

  • Fc alpha/mu receptor mediates endocytosis of IgM-coated microbes.

    Akira Shibuya;Norihisa Sakamoto;Norihisa Sakamoto;Yoshio Shimizu;Kazuko Shibuya;Kazuko Shibuya

  • MASP-3 and Its Association with Distinct Complexes of the Mannan-Binding Lectin Complement Activation Pathway

    Mads R. Dahl;Steffen Thiel;Misao Matsushita;Teizo Fujita

  • Cutting edge: complement-activating complex of ficolin and mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease.

    Misao Matsushita;Yuichi Endo;Teizo Fujita

  • A Novel Human Serum Lectin with Collagen- and Fibrinogen-like Domains That Functions as an Opsonin

    Misao Matsushita;Yuichi Endo;Satoshi Taira;Yasuo Sato

  • Modulation of the classical pathway C3 convertase by plasma proteins C4 binding protein and C3b inactivator

    Irma Gigli;Teizo Fujita;Victor Nussenzweig

  • Proteolytic Activities of Two Types of Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Serine Protease

    Misao Matsushita;Steffen Thiel;Jens C. Jensenius;Itaru Terai

  • Human C4-binding protein. II. Role in proteolysis of C4b by C3b-inactivator.

    Teizo Fujita;Irma Gigli;Victor Nussenzweig

  • Human M-Ficolin Is a Secretory Protein That Activates the Lectin Complement Pathway

    Yu Liu;Yuichi Endo;Daisuke Iwaki;Munehiro Nakata

  • L-Ficolin Specifically Binds to Lipoteichoic Acid, a Cell Wall Constituent of Gram-Positive Bacteria, and Activates the Lectin Pathway of Complement

    Nicholas J. Lynch;Silke Roscher;Thomas Hartung;Siegfried Morath

  • Activation of the lectin complement pathway by H-ficolin (Hakata antigen).

    Misao Matsushita;Mikio Kuraya;Naotaka Hamasaki;Mitsushi Tsujimura

  • A truncated form of mannose-binding lectin-associated serine protease (MASP)-2 expressed by alternative polyadenylation is a component of the lectin complement pathway

    Minoru Takahashi;Yuichi Endo;Teizo Fujita;Misao Matsushita

  • L-ficolin Is a Pattern Recognition Molecule Specific for Acetyl Groups

    Anders Krarup;Steffen Thiel;Annette Hansen;Teizo Fujita

  • Ficolins and the lectin complement pathway

    Misao Matsushita;Teizo Fujita

  • Molecular characterization of a novel serine protease involved in activation of the complement system by mannose-binding protein

    Tetsuo Sato;Yuichi Endo;Misao Matsushita;Teizo Fujita

  • Hrs is associated with STAM, a signal-transducing adaptor molecule. Its suppressive effect on cytokine-induced cell growth.

    Hironobu Asao;Yoshiteru Sasaki;Tomikazu Arita;Nobuyuki Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Misao Matsushita
Misao Matsushita Tokai University
Yuichi Endo
Yuichi Endo Fukushima Medical University
Wilhelm J. Schwaeble
Wilhelm J. Schwaeble University of Leicester
Steffen Thiel
Steffen Thiel Aarhus University
Kazue Takahashi
Kazue Takahashi Harvard University
Gregory L. Stahl
Gregory L. Stahl Brigham and Women's Hospital
Masaru Nonaka
Masaru Nonaka University of Tokyo
Yasushi Shiratori
Yasushi Shiratori Okayama University
V. Michael Holers
V. Michael Holers University of Colorado Denver
Nicole M. Thielens
Nicole M. Thielens Grenoble Alpes University

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