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Yoshitaka Okamoto

Yoshitaka Okamoto

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Microbiology

D-Index
68
Citations
19904
World Ranking
2139
National Ranking
66

Overview

Yoshitaka Okamoto is affiliated with Chiba University in Japan and has a substantial body of research focused mainly in the field of medicine, particularly immunology and allergy. Their work prominently addresses allergic rhinitis, asthma, and respiratory conditions, as well as dermatological and sensory functions connected to these diseases.

Their recent publications include key papers such as:

  • Japanese guidelines for allergic rhinitis 2020, 2020, Allergology International
  • Intranasal corticosteroids in allergic rhinitis in COVID-19 infected patients: An ARIA-EAACI statement, 2020, Allergy
  • Handling of allergen immunotherapy in the COVID-19 pandemic: An ARIA-EAACI statement, 2020, Allergy
  • COVID-19 pandemic: Practical considerations on the organization of an allergy clinic-An EAACI/ARIA Position Paper, 2020, Allergy
  • Rhinitis associated with asthma is distinct from rhinitis alone: The ARIA-MeDALL hypothesis, 2023, Allergy

Their frequent coauthors include Oliver Pfaar, Jean Bousquet, Piotr Kuna, Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos, and Ludger Klimek, highlighting collaboration with several researchers active in allergy and respiratory medicine.

Okamoto publishes most frequently in the following venues:

  • Allergy
  • Allergology International
  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • Clinical and Translational Allergy
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Their research spans multiple specialties, with main fields including:

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Physiology
  • Dermatology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Surgery

Okamoto's core topics of research cover:

  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
  • Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies

Best Publications

  • Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) 2008 update (in collaboration with the World Health Organization, GA(2)LEN and AllerGen)

    J. Bousquet;N. Khaltaev;A. A. Cruz;J. Denburg

  • Next-generation Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines for allergic rhinitis based on Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) and real-world evidence

    Jean Bousquet;Holger J. Schünemann;Akdis Togias;Claus Bachert

  • Th2 Cells in Health and Disease.

    Toshinori Nakayama;Kiyoshi Hirahara;Atsushi Onodera;Yusuke Endo

  • A phase I study of in vitro expanded natural killer T cells in patients with advanced and recurrent non-small cell lung cancer

    Shinichiro Motohashi;Aki Ishikawa;Eiichi Ishikawa;Mizuto Otsuji

  • MACVIA-ARIA Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis (MASK-rhinitis): the new generation guideline implementation

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schunemann;J. Fonseca;B. Samolinski

  • Combination therapy of in vitro-expanded natural killer T cells and α-galactosylceramide-pulsed antigen-presenting cells in patients with recurrent head and neck carcinoma

    Naoki Kunii;Shigetoshi Horiguchi;Shinichiro Motohashi;Heizaburo Yamamoto

  • Japanese guidelines for allergic rhinitis 2017

    Kimihiro Okubo;Yuichi Kurono;Keiichi Ichimura;Tadao Enomoto

  • The Interleukin-33-p38 Kinase Axis Confers Memory T Helper 2 Cell Pathogenicity in the Airway

    Yusuke Endo;Kiyoshi Hirahara;Tomohisa Iinuma;Kenta Shinoda

  • Amphiregulin-Producing Pathogenic Memory T Helper 2 Cells Instruct Eosinophils to Secrete Osteopontin and Facilitate Airway Fibrosis.

    Yuki Morimoto;Kiyoshi Hirahara;Masahiro Kiuchi;Tomoko Wada

  • Japanese guidelines for allergic rhinitis 2020

    Kimihiro Okubo;Yuichi Kurono;Keiichi Ichimura;Tadao Enomoto

  • Induction of NKT cell-specific immune responses in cancer tissues after NKT cell-targeted adoptive immunotherapy

    Kazuki Yamasaki;Shigetoshi Horiguchi;Motoyoshi Kurosaki;Naoki Kunii

  • ARIA 2016: Care pathways implementing emerging technologies for predictive medicine in rhinitis and asthma across the life cycle

    J Bousquet;P W Hellings;I Agache;A Bedbrook

  • Phase I study of α-galactosylceramide-pulsed antigen presenting cells administration to the nasal submucosa in unresectable or recurrent head and neck cancer

    Tetsuro Uchida;Shigetoshi Horiguchi;Yuriko Tanaka;Heizaburo Yamamoto

  • miR-1 as a tumor suppressive microRNA targeting TAGLN2 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

    Nijiro Nohata;Yaeko Sone;Toyoyuki Hanazawa;Miki Fuse

  • Activated macrophages induce structural abnormalities of the T cell receptor-CD3 complex.

    Tomohiko Aoe;Yasuhiro Okamoto;Takashi Saito

  • 2019 ARIA Care pathways for allergen immunotherapy

    Jean Bousquet;Oliver Pfaar;Alkis Togias;Holger J Schünemann

  • Intranasal corticosteroids in allergic rhinitis in COVID-19 infected patients: An ARIA-EAACI statement.

    Jean Bousquet;Jean Bousquet;Cezmi Akdis;Marek Jutel;Claus Bachert

  • miR-489 is a tumour-suppressive miRNA target PTPN11 in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HSCC).

    N Kikkawa;T Hanazawa;L Fujimura;N Nohata

  • Plectin promotes migration and invasion of cancer cells and is a novel prognostic marker for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

    Koji Katada;Takeshi Tomonaga;Mamoru Satoh;Kazuyuki Matsushita

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) Phase 4 (2018): Change management in allergic rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity using mobile technology

    Jean Bousquet;Jean Bousquet;Peter W. Hellings;Ioana Agache;Flore Amat

  • MASK 2017: ARIA digitally-enabled, integrated, person-centred care for rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity using real-world-evidence

    J. Bousquet;S. Arnavielhe;A. Bedbrook;M. Bewick

  • Asymmetric Action of STAT Transcription Factors Drives Transcriptional Outputs and Cytokine Specificity.

    Kiyoshi Hirahara;Kiyoshi Hirahara;Atsushi Onodera;Alejandro V. Villarino;Michael Bonelli

  • IL-21-induced Bε cell apoptosis mediated by natural killer T cells suppresses IgE responses

    Michishige Harada;Kumiko Magara-Koyanagi;Hiroshi Watarai;Yuko Nagata

  • NKT cells as an ideal anti-tumor immunotherapeutic.

    Shin-ichiro Fujii;Kanako Shimizu;Yoshitaka Okamoto;Naoki Kunii

  • Tumor suppressive microRNA-218 inhibits cancer cell migration and invasion through targeting laminin-332 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

    Takashi Kinoshita;Toyoyuki Hanazawa;Nijiro Nohata;Naoko Kikkawa

  • Tumor suppressive microRNA-375 regulates oncogene AEG-1 / MTDH in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

    Nijiro Nohata;Toyoyuki Hanazawa;Naoko Kikkawa;Muradil Mutallip

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshinori Nakayama
Toshinori Nakayama Chiba University
Naohiko Seki
Naohiko Seki Chiba University
Jean Bousquet
Jean Bousquet University of Montpellier
Claus Bachert
Claus Bachert Karolinska Institute
Masayuki Nakagawa
Masayuki Nakagawa Kagoshima University
Hideki Enokida
Hideki Enokida Kagoshima University
Torsten Zuberbier
Torsten Zuberbier Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Yoichi Suzuki
Yoichi Suzuki Chiba University
Piotr Kuna
Piotr Kuna Medical University of Lodz
Oliver Pfaar
Oliver Pfaar Philipp University of Marburg

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