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Toshio Tanaka

Toshio Tanaka

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
90
Citations
36517
World Ranking
2401
National Ranking
148

Overview

Toshio Tanaka is a researcher affiliated with Mie University in Japan, specializing in the field of Medicine. Their work spans a range of subfields including Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Epidemiology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research interests cover several main topics such as COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, SARS-CoV-2 Detection and Testing, Air Quality and Health Impacts, and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms.

Tanaka's recent publications include:

  • IL-6 trans-signaling induces plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 from vascular endothelial cells in cytokine release syndrome, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Clinical COVID-19 diagnostic methods: Comparison of reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) and quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR), 2021, Journal of Clinical Virology
  • A review and comparison of the indoor air quality requirements in selected building standards and certifications, 2022, Building and Environment
  • Noncanonical STAT1 phosphorylation expands its transcriptional activity into promoting LPS-induced IL-6 and IL-12p40 production, 2020, Science Signaling
  • Adipocytokine Profile Reveals Resistin Forming a Prognostic-Related Cytokine Network in the Acute Phase of Sepsis, 2021, Shock

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tanaka include:

  • Shoji Hashimoto (11 publications)
  • Hisatake Matsumoto (7 publications)
  • Yoshitaka Tamura (6 publications)
  • Tomonori Hirashima (6 publications)
  • Emi E. Nakayama (6 publications)

Tanaka's research is often published in various scientific venues. Notable publication venues where they have multiple papers include:

  • Scientific Reports (3 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)
  • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy (2 publications)
  • Letters in Applied Microbiology (2 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • IL-6 in Inflammation, Immunity, and Disease

    Toshio Tanaka;Masashi Narazaki;Tadamitsu Kishimoto

  • N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide, a calmodulin antagonist, inhibits cell proliferation

    Hiroyoshi Hidaka;Yasuharu Sasaki;Toshio Tanaka;Toyoshi Endo

  • Targeting Interleukin-6 Signaling in Clinic

    Sujin Kang;Toshio Tanaka;Masashi Narazaki;Tadamitsu Kishimoto

  • Immunotherapeutic implications of IL-6 blockade for cytokine storm

    Toshio Tanaka;Masashi Narazaki;Tadamitsu Kishimoto

  • Interleukin 6 Plays a Key Role in the Development of Antigen-Induced Arthritis

    Shiro Ohshima;Yukihiko Saeki;Toru Mima;Mitsuko Sasai

  • Energetic comparison between photoinduced electron-transfer reactions from NADH model compounds to organic and inorganic oxidants and hydride-transfer reactions from NADH model compounds to p-benzoquinone derivatives

    Shunichi Fukuzumi;Shintaro Koumitsu;Katsuhiko Hironaka;Toshio Tanaka

  • Hydrophobic regions function in calmodulin-enzyme(s) interactions.

    T Tanaka;H Hidaka

  • Calcium-regulated modulator protein interacting agents inhibit smooth muscle calcium-stimulated protein kinase and ATPase.

    Hiroyoshi Hidaka;Tokuo Yamaki;Michiko Naka;Toshio Tanaka

  • Impairment of cell-mediated immunity functions by dietary zinc deficiency in mice

    Gabriel Fernandes;Madhavan Nair;Kazunori Onoe;Toshio Tanaka

  • Flavonoids and Related Compounds as Anti-Allergic Substances

    Mari Kawai;Toru Hirano;Shinji Higa;Junsuke Arimitsu

  • The Biology and Medical Implications of Interleukin-6

    Toshio Tanaka;Tadamitsu Kishimoto

  • Diet-induced obesity in zebrafish shares common pathophysiological pathways with mammalian obesity.

    Takehiko Oka;Yuhei Nishimura;Liqing Zang;Minoru Hirano

  • Characterization of the myosin-binding subunit of smooth muscle myosin phosphatase.

    H Shimizu;M Ito;M Miyahara;K Ichikawa

  • Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation and platelet secretion.

    Masakatsu Nishikawa;Toshio Tanaka;Hiroyoshi Hidaka

  • Targeting interleukin-6: all the way to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

    Toshio Tanaka;Tadamitsu Kishimoto

  • Interleukin (IL-6) Immunotherapy

    Toshio Tanaka;Masashi Narazaki;Tadamitsu Kishimoto

  • Therapeutic targeting of the interleukin-6 receptor.

    Toshio Tanaka;Masashi Narazaki;Tadamitsu Kishimoto

  • IL-6 trans-signaling induces plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 from vascular endothelial cells in cytokine release syndrome.

    Sujin Kang;Toshio Tanaka;Hitomi Inoue;Chikako Ono

  • Effects of Cilostazol, a Selective cAMP Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor on the Contraction of Vascular Smooth Muscle

    Toshio Tanaka;Tomohiko Ishikawa;Masatoshi Hagiwara;Koji Onoda

  • Impairment of cell-mediated immunity functions by dietary zinc deficiency in mice (thymic atrophy/T killer cells/natural killer cells)

    Gabriel Fernandes;Madhavan Nair;Kazunori Onoe;Toshio Tanaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Hiroyoshi Hidaka
Hiroyoshi Hidaka D. Western Therapeutics Institute (Japan)
Masaaki Ito
Masaaki Ito Mie University
Tadamitsu Kishimoto
Tadamitsu Kishimoto Osaka University
Shunichi Fukuzumi
Shunichi Fukuzumi Osaka University
Masaki Inagaki
Masaki Inagaki Mie University
Masatoshi Hagiwara
Masatoshi Hagiwara Kyoto University
Gozoh Tsujimoto
Gozoh Tsujimoto Kyoto University
Ryoji Noyori
Ryoji Noyori Nagoya University
Hirohisa Saito
Hirohisa Saito Juntendo University
Kanji Kuma
Kanji Kuma Kuma Hospital

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