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Yasuharu Nishimura

Yasuharu Nishimura

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Immunology

D-Index
66
Citations
12855
World Ranking
2794
National Ranking
116

Overview

Yasuharu Nishimura is affiliated with Kumamoto University in Japan and focuses their research primarily on medicine, with notable contributions in immunology and microbiology. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including immunology, oncology, dermatology, immunology and allergy, and surgery.

The main topics that Yasuharu Nishimura investigates include:

  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases

Among their recent scientific papers, notable examples are:

  • "A novel coculture system for assessing respiratory sensitizing potential by IL-4 in T cells," 2022, published in ALTEX
  • "Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived myeloid cells expressing OX40 ligand amplify antigen-specific T cells in advanced melanoma," 2020, published in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
  • "Contributions of the N-terminal flanking residues of an antigenic peptide from the Japanese cedar pollen allergen Cry j 1 to the T-cell activation by HLA-DP5," 2023, published in International Immunology
  • "Development of HLA-modified induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dendritic cells for a novel cancer immunotherapy," 2022, published in Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine and Pathology
  • "PD12-12 TUMOR ANTIGEN VACCINE ENHANCES ANTI-TUMOR EFFECTS OF IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITORS AGAINST REFRACTORY CANCERS," 2022, published in The Journal of Urology

Yasuharu Nishimura frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • The Journal of Urology (2 publications)
  • ALTEX (1 publication)
  • Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (1 publication)
  • International Immunology (1 publication)
  • Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Medicine and Pathology (1 publication)

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Atsushi Irie (3 coauthored works)
  • Satoru Senju (2 coauthored works)
  • Shohei Ueda (2 coauthored works)
  • Masatoshi Eto (2 coauthored works)
  • Izuru Mizoguchi (1 coauthored work)

Best Publications

  • Glypican-3, overexpressed specifically in human hepatocellular carcinoma, is a novel tumor marker.

    Tetsuya Nakatsura;Yoshihiro Yoshitake;Satoru Senju;Mikio Monji

  • Ribosome stalling induced by mutation of a CNS-specific tRNA causes neurodegeneration

    Ryuta Ishimura;Gabor Nagy;Ivan Dotu;Huihao Zhou

  • Western versus asian types of multiple sclerosis: Immunogenetically and clinically distinct disorders

    Jun Ichi Kira;Takayuki Kanai;Yasuharu Nishimura;Kenji Yamasaki

  • Combined Blockade of IL6 and PD-1/PD-L1 Signaling Abrogates Mutual Regulation of Their Immunosuppressive Effects in the Tumor Microenvironment.

    Hirotake Tsukamoto;Koji Fujieda;Azusa Miyashita;Satoshi Fukushima

  • Identification of HLA-A2- or HLA-A24-restricted CTL epitopes possibly useful for glypican-3-specific immunotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Hiroyuki Komori;Tetsuya Nakatsura;Satoru Senju;Yoshihiro Yoshitake

  • Identification of glypican-3 as a novel tumor marker for melanoma.

    Tetsuya Nakatsura;Toshiro Kageshita;Shosuke Ito;Kazumasa Wakamatsu

  • HLA-DPB1*0501-associated opticospinal multiple sclerosis: clinical, neuroimaging and immunogenetic studies.

    Kenji Yamasaki;Izumi Horiuchi;Motozumi Minohara;Yuji Kawano

  • Generation of dendritic cells and macrophages from human induced pluripotent stem cells aiming at cell therapy

    S Senju;M Haruta;K Matsumura;Y Matsunaga

  • Prevention of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by transfer of embryonic stem cell-derived dendritic cells expressing myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide along with TRAIL or programmed death-1 ligand.

    Shinya Hirata;Satoru Senju;Hidetake Matsuyoshi;Daiki Fukuma

  • Association between HLA and Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Nobuo Ohta;Yoshi K. Nishimura;Kiyoaki Tanimoto;Yoshihiko Horiuchi

  • Immune-suppressive effects of interleukin-6 on T-cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity.

    Hirotake Tsukamoto;Koji Fujieda;Satoru Senju;Tokunori Ikeda

  • Phase II Clinical Trial of Multiple Peptide Vaccination for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients Revealed Induction of Immune Responses and Improved OS

    Yoshihiro Yoshitake;Daiki Fukuma;Akira Yuno;Masatoshi Hirayama

  • Peptides and drugs containing the same

    Yasuharu Nishimura;Tetsuya Nakatsura;Yusuke Nakamura

  • Allele specificity of structural requirement for peptides bound to HLA-DRB1*0405 and -DRB1*0406 complexes: Implication for the HLA-associated susceptibility to methimazole-induced insulin autoimmune syndrome

    Sho Matsushita;Katsushi Takahashi;Masamichi Motoki;Keiji Komoriya

  • Association of the HLA‐DPB1*0501 allele with anti‐aquaporin‐4 antibody positivity in Japanese patients with idiopathic central nervous system demyelinating disorders

    T. Matsushita;T. Matsuoka;N. Isobe;Y. Kawano

  • Cellular and humoral immune responses to a human pancreatic cancer antigen, coactosin-like protein, originally defined by the SEREX method.

    Tetsuya Nakatsura;Tetsuya Nakatsura;Satoru Senju;Masaaki Ito;Yasuharu Nishimura

  • HLA-A and DPB1 loci confer susceptibility to Grave's disease

    Rui Ping Dong;Akinori Kimura;Ryoko Okubo;Hirotoshi Shinagawa

  • Identification of a novel tumor-associated antigen, cadherin 3/P-cadherin, as a possible target for immunotherapy of pancreatic, gastric, and colorectal cancers

    Katsunori Imai;Shinya Hirata;Atsushi Irie;Satoru Senju

  • Generation and genetic modification of dendritic cells derived from mouse embryonic stem cells

    Satoru Senju;Shinya Hirata;Hidetake Matsuyoshi;Masako Masuda

  • The present status and future prospects of peptide-based cancer vaccines.

    Masatoshi Hirayama;Yasuharu Nishimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Jun-ichi Kira
Jun-ichi Kira Kyushu University
Hideo Baba
Hideo Baba Kumamoto University
Takehiko Sasazuki
Takehiko Sasazuki Kyushu University
Michio Ogawa
Michio Ogawa Kumamoto University
Hironobu Ihn
Hironobu Ihn Kumamoto University
Akinori Kimura
Akinori Kimura Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Hisao Ogawa
Hisao Ogawa Kumamoto University
Michihiro Yoshimura
Michihiro Yoshimura Jikei University School of Medicine
Hiroshi Hashimoto
Hiroshi Hashimoto Juntendo University

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