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Yasuhiro Suzuki is affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States and specializes primarily in medicine. Their research covers several subfields, including parasitology, epidemiology, molecular biology, genetics, and immunology.

The scientist's work frequently addresses key topics such as Toxoplasma gondii research studies, cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research, parasitic infections and diagnostics, herpesvirus infections and treatments, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, and sports performance and training.

Recent scholarly publications by Yasuhiro Suzuki include:

  • Biallelic variants in HPDL cause pure and complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia, 2021, published in Brain
  • Relationship between resting medial gastrocnemius stiffness and drop jump performance, 2021, published in Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
  • Deficiency in indoleamine-2, 3-dioxygenase induces upregulation of guanylate binding protein 1 and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in the brain during cerebral infection with Toxoplasma gondii in genetically resistant BALB/c mice but not in genetically susceptible C57BL/6 mice, 2021, published in Microbes and Infection
  • Selective Upregulation of Transcripts for Six Molecules Related to T Cell Costimulation and Phagocyte Recruitment and Activation among 734 Immunity-Related Genes in the Brain during Perforin-Dependent, CD8+T Cell-Mediated Elimination of Toxoplasma gondii Cysts, 2020, published in mSystems
  • Tubulin carboxypeptidase activity of vasohibin-1 inhibits angiogenesis by interfering with endocytosis and trafficking of pro-angiogenic factor receptors, 2020, published in Angiogenesis

The research collaboration network of Yasuhiro Suzuki comprises several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Rajesh Mani
  • Ryosuke Ando
  • Mohamed Hamed Abdelaziz
  • Qila Sa
  • Yasufumi Sato

The scientist regularly publishes in venues that include:

  • Microbes and Infection
  • Brain and Development
  • European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • Allergology International
  • Frontiers in Immunology

The focus of Yasuhiro Suzuki's publications indicates an overlap between infectious disease research and neurological and muscular conditions, alongside an interest in physiological performance and immunological mechanisms. The body of research reflects interdisciplinary efforts, combining molecular biology, genetics, and epidemiological methods within medical science.

Best Publications

  • Interferon-gamma: the major mediator of resistance against Toxoplasma gondii.

    Yasuhiro Suzuki;Manuel A. Orellana;Robert D. Schreiber;Jack S. Remington

  • Importance of endogenous IFN-gamma for prevention of toxoplasmic encephalitis in mice.

    Y Suzuki;F K Conley;J S Remington

  • Association of CD4+ T cell-dependent, interferon-gamma-mediated necrosis of the small intestine with genetic susceptibility of mice to peroral infection with Toxoplasma gondii.

    O Liesenfeld;J Kosek;J S Remington;Y Suzuki

  • Success and virulence in Toxoplasma as the result of sexual recombination between two distinct ancestries.

    Michael E. Grigg;Serge Bonnefoy;Adrian B. Hehl;Yasuhiro Suzuki;Yasuhiro Suzuki

  • Dual regulation of resistance against Toxoplasma gondii infection by Lyt-2+ and Lyt-1+, L3T4+ T cells in mice.

    Y Suzuki;J S Remington

  • Effects of Toxoplasma gondii Infection on the Brain

    Vern B. Carruthers;Yasuhiro Suzuki

  • Decreased Resistance of B Cell-Deficient Mice to Infection with Toxoplasma gondii Despite Unimpaired Expression of IFN-γ, TNF-α, and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase

    Hoil Kang;Jack S. Remington;Yasuhiro Suzuki

  • IL-10 Is Required for Prevention of Necrosis in the Small Intestine and Mortality in Both Genetically Resistant BALB/c and Susceptible C57BL/6 Mice Following Peroral Infection with Toxoplasma gondii

    Yasuhiro Suzuki;Yasuhiro Suzuki;Alan Sher;George Yap;Daniel Park

  • Neurological and behavioral abnormalities, ventricular dilatation, altered cellular functions, inflammation, and neuronal injury in brains of mice due to common, persistent, parasitic infection

    Gretchen Hermes;James W Ajioka;Krystyna A Kelly;Ernest J Mui

  • The effect of anti-IFN-gamma antibody on the protective effect of Lyt-2+ immune T cells against toxoplasmosis in mice.

    Y Suzuki;J S Remington

  • Diverse Transcriptional Response of CD4+ T Cells to Stromal Cell-Derived Factor (SDF)-1: Cell Survival Promotion and Priming Effects of SDF-1 on CD4+ T Cells

    Yasuhiro Suzuki;Monzur Rahman;Hiroaki Mitsuya

  • TNF-α, nitric oxide and IFN-γ are all critical for development of necrosis in the small intestine and early mortality in genetically susceptible mice infected perorally with Toxoplasma gondii

    Oliver Liesenfeld;Hoil Kang;Hoil Kang;Daniel Park;Thu A. Nguyen

  • A gene(s) within the H-2D region determines the development of toxoplasmic encephalitis in mice.

    Y Suzuki;K Joh;M A Orellana;F K Conley

  • Impaired resistance to the development of toxoplasmic encephalitis in interleukin-6-deficient mice.

    Y Suzuki;S Rani;O Liesenfeld;T Kojima

  • Procyanidins and butanol extract of Cinnamomi Cortex inhibit SARS-CoV infection.

    Min Zhuang;Hong Jiang;Yasuhiro Suzuki;Xiaoguang Li

  • Host resistance in the brain against Toxoplasma gondii.

    Yasuhiro Suzuki

  • Microglia and macrophages as innate producers of interferon-gamma in the brain following infection with Toxoplasma gondii.

    Yasuhiro Suzuki;Jennifer Claflin;Xisheng Wang;Andrea Lengi

  • Evidence for Genetic Regulation of Susceptibility to Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in AIDS Patients

    Yasuhiro Suzuki;Sin-Yew Wong;F. Carl Grumet;Jeffrey Fessel

  • Interferon-gamma- and perforin-mediated immune responses for resistance against Toxoplasma gondii in the brain.

    Yasuhiro Suzuki;Qila Sa;Marie Gehman;Eri Ochiai

  • Serological pattern consistent with infection with type I Toxoplasma gondii in mothers and risk of psychosis among adult offspring.

    Jianchun Xiao;Stephen L. Buka;Tyrone D. Cannon;Yasuhiro Suzuki

  • Comparison of tumor‐infiltrating lymphocytes between primary and metastatic tumors in breast cancer patients

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  • Removal of Toxoplasma gondii cysts from the brain by perforin-mediated activity of CD8+ T cells

    Yasuhiro Suzuki;Xisheng Wang;Benard Jortner;Laura Payne

  • Removal of Toxoplasma gondii cysts from the brain by perforin-mediated activity of CD8+ T cells.

    Yasuhiro Suzuki;Yasuhiro Suzuki;Xisheng Wang;Benard S. Jortner;Laura Payne

  • IL-4 is protective against development of toxoplasmic encephalitis.

    Y Suzuki;Q Yang;S Yang;N Nguyen

  • Gamma interferon induces Fas-dependent apoptosis of Peyer's patch T cells in mice following peroral infection with Toxoplasma gondii.

    O Liesenfeld;J C Kosek;Y Suzuki

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack S. Remington
Jack S. Remington Stanford University
Fausto G. Araujo
Fausto G. Araujo Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Rima McLeod
Rima McLeod University of Chicago
Alan Sher
Alan Sher National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Michael E. Grigg
Michael E. Grigg National Institutes of Health
Sara A. Michie
Sara A. Michie Stanford University
David S. Lindsay
David S. Lindsay Virginia Tech
Craig W. Roberts
Craig W. Roberts University of Strathclyde
Jitender P. Dubey
Jitender P. Dubey Agricultural Research Service

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