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Toshinori Nakayama

Toshinori Nakayama

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
108
Citations
39418
World Ranking
534
National Ranking
18

Medicine

D-Index
108
Citations
39421
World Ranking
6045
National Ranking
135

Overview

Toshinori Nakayama is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Immunology and Microbiology, as well as Medicine. Their published work extensively covers multiple subfields including Immunology, Physiology, Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

Their research interests and published topics include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immune cells in cancer

Nakayama has contributed to various papers, with notable recent publications such as:

  • "Antibody responses to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and their predictors among healthcare workers in a tertiary referral hospital in Japan," 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "Conventional and pathogenic Th2 cells in inflammation, tissue repair, and fibrosis," 2022, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Roles of TET and TDG in DNA demethylation in proliferating and non-proliferating immune cells," 2021, Genome Biology
  • "Eosinophils: Cells known for over 140 years with broad and new functions," 2020, Allergology International
  • "Phase II study of α-galactosylceramide-pulsed antigen-presenting cells in patients with advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer," 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

The most frequent publication venues where Nakayama's work appears include:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • International Immunology
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Allergology International

Nakayama collaborates regularly with several co-authors, among them:

  • Kiyoshi Hirahara
  • Masahiro Kiuchi
  • Kota Kokubo
  • Atsushi Onodera
  • Motoko Y. Kimura

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • Tracking the response of natural killer T cells to a glycolipid antigen using CD1d tetramers.

    Jennifer L. Matsuda;Jennifer L. Matsuda;Olga V. Naidenko;Laurent Gapin;Toshinori Nakayama

  • The Regulatory Role of Vα14 NKT Cells in Innate and Acquired Immune Response

    Masaru Taniguchi;Michishige Harada;Satoshi Kojo;Toshinori Nakayama

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • Phosphate-activated glutaminase (GLS2), a p53-inducible regulator of glutamine metabolism and reactive oxygen species

    Sawako Suzuki;Tomoaki Tanaka;Masha V. Poyurovsky;Hidekazu Nagano

  • Essential role of NKT cells producing IL-4 and IL-13 in the development of allergen-induced airway hyperreactivity

    Omid Akbari;Philippe Stock;Everett Meyer;Mitchell Kronenberg

  • Activation of natural killer T cells by α -galactosylceramide treatment prevents the onset and recurrence of autoimmune Type 1 diabetes

    Shayan Sharif;Guillermo A. Arreaza;Peter Zucker;Qing-Sheng Mi

  • Natural killer-like nonspecific tumor cell lysis mediated by specific ligand-activated Vα14 NKT cells

    Tetsu Kawano;Junqing Cui;Yasuhiko Koezuka;Isao Toura

  • Augmentation of Vα14 Nkt Cell–Mediated Cytotoxicity by Interleukin 4 in an Autocrine Mechanism Resulting in the Development of Concanavalin a–Induced Hepatitis

    Yoshikatsu Kaneko;Michishige Harada;Tetsu Kawano;Masakatsu Yamashita

  • A Phase I Study of α-Galactosylceramide (KRN7000)–Pulsed Dendritic Cells in Patients with Advanced and Recurrent Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Aki Ishikawa;Shinichiro Motohashi;Eiichi Ishikawa;Hiroki Fuchida

  • CD4+ T cell subsets in inflammatory diseases: beyond the Th1/Th2 paradigm

    Kiyoshi Hirahara;Toshinori Nakayama

  • Rap1 translates chemokine signals to integrin activation, cell polarization, and motility across vascular endothelium under flow

    Mika Shimonaka;Mika Shimonaka;Koko Katagiri;Toshinori Nakayama;Naoya Fujita

  • Estrogen modulates cutaneous wound healing by downregulating macrophage migration inhibitory factor

    Gillian S. Ashcroft;Stuart J. Mills;KeJian Lei;Linda Gibbons

  • Transcriptional reprogramming of mature CD4+ helper T cells generates distinct MHC class II-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocytes

    Daniel Mucida;Mohammad Mushtaq Husain;Sawako Muroi;Femke Van Wijk

  • Th2 Cells in Health and Disease.

    Toshinori Nakayama;Kiyoshi Hirahara;Atsushi Onodera;Yusuke Endo

  • The Transcription Factor GATA3 Is Critical for the Development of All IL-7Rα-Expressing Innate Lymphoid Cells

    Ryoji Yagi;Chao Zhong;Daniel L. Northrup;Fang Yu

  • Natural Killer T Cell Ligand α-Galactosylceramide Enhances Protective Immunity Induced by Malaria Vaccines

    Gloria Gonzalez-Aseguinolaza;Luc Van Kaer;Cornelia C. Bergmann;James M. Wilson

  • Cutting edge: inhibition of experimental tumor metastasis by dendritic cells pulsed with alpha-galactosylceramide.

    Isao Toura;Tetsu Kawano;Yasunori Akutsu;Toshinori Nakayama

  • Tyk2 Plays a Restricted Role in IFNα Signaling, Although It Is Required for IL-12-Mediated T Cell Function

    Kazuya Shimoda;Kouji Kato;Kenichi Aoki;Tadashi Matsuda

  • Antitumor Cytotoxicity Mediated by Ligand-activated Human Vα24 NKT Cells

    Tetsu Kawano;Toshinori Nakayama;Noriaki Kamada;Yoshikatsu Kaneko

  • Requirement for natural killer T (NKT) cells in the induction of allograft tolerance.

    Ken-ichiro Seino;Katashi Fukao;Kenzo Muramoto;Kazuhiko Yanagisawa

Frequent Co-Authors

Masakatsu Yamashita
Masakatsu Yamashita Ehime University
Kiyoshi Hirahara
Kiyoshi Hirahara Chiba University
Masaru Taniguchi
Masaru Taniguchi Chiba University
Yoshitaka Okamoto
Yoshitaka Okamoto Chiba University
Kazuo Suzuki
Kazuo Suzuki Teikyo University
Tomio Tada
Tomio Tada University of Tokyo
Haruhiko Koseki
Haruhiko Koseki RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
Hiroshi Nakajima
Hiroshi Nakajima Chiba University

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