Hiroaki Niiro

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
145 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Hiroaki Niiro is a scholar working on Immunology, Rheumatology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroaki Niiro has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Immunology, 55 papers in Rheumatology and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Hiroaki Niiro's work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (31 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (30 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers). Hiroaki Niiro is often cited by papers focused on T-cell and B-cell Immunology (31 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (30 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (26 papers). Hiroaki Niiro collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Australia. Hiroaki Niiro's co-authors include Edward A. Clark, Koichi Akashi, Hitoshi Nakashima, Yoshiyuki Niho, Toshihiro Miyamoto, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Mitsuteru Akahoshi, Yojiro Arinobu, Takahiko Horiuchi and Yoshikane Kikushige and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Hiroaki Niiro

134 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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Regulation of B-cell fate by antigen-receptor signals

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Protein Kinase aPKC as Well as the Small GTPases RhoA and Cdc42 Regulates Neutrophil Chemotaxis Partly by Recruiting the ROCK Kinase to the Leading Edge 2025 ·Genes to Cells ·Atsushi Naito, Sachiko Kamakura, (unknown), (unknown), Hiroaki Niiro, (unknown), Hideki Sumimoto	0
2	Homeostatic signals, including IL-7 and self-MHC recognition, induce the development of peripheral helper T cells, which are enriched in the joints of rheumatoid arthritis 2024 ·Journal of Translational Autoimmunity ·(unknown), Hisakata Yamada, Takashi Natori, (unknown), Yukio Akasaki, Shinya Kawahara, Hiroaki Niiro, Yuya Kunisaki, (unknown)	1
3	Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis from retroperitoneal panniculitis during the treatment with anti-IL-6 receptor antibody: A case report 2024 ·Modern Rheumatology Case Reports ·(unknown), Yoshihiro Eriguchi, (unknown), (unknown), Akiko Yonekawa, Noriko Miyake, Nobuyuki Ono, Hiroaki Niiro	0
4	Comparative efficacy and safety of belimumab and hydroxychloroquine in the maintenance phase in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective cohort study 2024 ·Kôichi Kimura, Masahiro Ayano, (unknown), (unknown), Yasutaka Kimoto, Hiroki Mitoma, Nobuyuki Ono, Yojiro Arinobu, Koichi Akashi, Takahiko Horiuchi, Hiroaki Niiro	0
5	Establishing clinical remission criteria for giant cell arteritis: Results of a Delphi exercise carried out by an expert panel of the Japan Research Committee of the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare for Intractable Vasculitis 2023 ·Modern Rheumatology ·Takahiko Sugihara, Hajime Yoshifuji, Haruhito A. Uchida, Yasuhiro Maejima, (unknown), Kazuo Tanemoto, (unknown), (unknown), Jun Ishizaki, Tsuyoshi Shirai, Hiroko Nagafuchi, Hitoshi Hasegawa, Hiroaki Niiro, Tomonori Ishii, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Masayoshi Harigai	2
6	Granzyme K– and amphiregulin-expressing cytotoxic T cells and activated extrafollicular B cells are potential drivers of IgG4-related disease 2023 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·(unknown), Takashi Maehara, (unknown), Ryusuke Munemura, (unknown), Atsushi Doi, Michihito Kono, Hidetaka Yamamoto, Hiroaki Niiro, Tamotsu Kiyoshima, Mika Tanabe, Toshiaki Nakano, Yuta Matsukuma, Mitsuhiro Kawano, John H. Stone, Shiv Pillai, Seiji Nakamura, Shintaro Kawano	15
7	Peripheral helper-T-cell-derived CXCL13 is a crucial pathogenic factor in idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease 2023 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Yoshikane Kikushige, Toshihiro Miyamoto, Kazuko Uno, Hiroaki Niiro, Atsushi Kawakami, Tomohiro Koga, Koichi Akashi, Kazuyuki Yoshizaki	11
8	Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in patients with rheumatic diseases in Japan: Interim analysis of a multicentre cohort study 2022 ·Modern Rheumatology ·(unknown), Yasutaka Kimoto, Takuya Sawabe, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Masahiro Ayano, Hiroki Mitoma, Nobuyuki Ono, Yojiro Arinobu, Hiroaki Niiro, Taeko Hotta, (unknown), Koichi Akashi, Shiro Ohshima, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Takahiko Horiuchi	9
9	Effects of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and tocilizumab on the glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis; an observational study 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Chikako Kiyohara, (unknown), Takuya Sawabe, Shuji Nagano, Yasutaka Kimoto, Masahiro Ayano, Hiroki Mitoma, Mitsuteru Akahoshi, Yojiro Arinobu, Hiroaki Niiro, Koichi Akashi, Takahiko Horiuchi	44
10	Long-term efficacy of infliximab treatment and the predictors of treatment outcomes in patients with refractory uveitis associated with Behçet’s disease 2017 ·European Journal of Rheumatology ·Yojiro Arinobu, Koichi Akashi, Koh‐Hei Sonoda, Tatsuro Ishibashi, (unknown), (unknown), Takahiko Horiuchi, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Hiroaki Niiro, (unknown), Hiroki Mitoma, Yasutaka Kimoto, Masahiro Ayano, (unknown), Yasushi Inoue, Atsunobu Takeda, Mitsuteru Akahoshi	10
11	Amplification of IL-21 signalling pathway through Bruton’s tyrosine kinase in human B cell activation 2015 ·Lara D. Veeken ·(unknown), S. Iwata, Shingo Nakayamada, Hiroaki Niiro, Siamak Jabbarzadeh‐Tabrizi, Masahiro Kondo, Satoshi Kubo, Maiko Yoshikawa, Yoshiya Tanaka	36
12	Four cases of MPO-ANCA-positive vasculitis with otitis media, and review of the literature 2012 ·Modern Rheumatology ·Nobuyuki Ono, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shigehiro Uezono, (unknown), Daisuke Himeji, Hiroaki Niiro, Akira Ueda	8
13	Self-Renewing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Is the Primary Target in Pathogenesis of Human Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia 2011 ·Cancer Cell ·Yoshikane Kikushige, Fumihiko Ishikawa, Toshihiro Miyamoto, Takahiro Shima, Shingo Urata, Goichi Yoshimoto, Yasuo Mori, Tadafumi Iino, Takuji Yamauchi, Tetsuya Eto, Hiroaki Niiro, Hiromi Iwasaki, Katsuto Takenaka, Koichi Akashi	200
14	A Critical Role of c-Cbl-Interacting Protein of 85 kDa in the Development and Progression of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas through the Ras-ERK Pathway 2010 ·Neoplasia ·Takahiro Wakasaki, Muneyuki Masuda, Hiroaki Niiro, Siamak Jabbarzadeh‐Tabrizi, (unknown), Tadayoshi Taniyama, Shizuo Komune, Koichi Akashi	24
15	FLT3-ITD up-regulates MCL-1 to promote survival of stem cells in acute myeloid leukemia via FLT3-ITD–specific STAT5 activation 2009 ·Blood ·Goichi Yoshimoto, Toshihiro Miyamoto, Siamak Jabbarzadeh‐Tabrizi, Tadafumi Iino, Jennifer L. Rocnik, Yoshikane Kikushige, Yasuo Mori, Takahiro Shima, Hiromi Iwasaki, Katsuto Takenaka, Koji Nagafuji, Shin-ichi Mizuno, Hiroaki Niiro, Gary Gilliland, Koichi Akashi	200
16	T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma 1 and Galectin-1 Regulate Survival/Cell Death Pathways in Human Naive and IgM+ Memory B Cells through Altering Balances in Bcl-2 Family Proteins 2009 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Sarah J. Tabrizi, Hiroaki Niiro, (unknown), Goichi Yoshimoto, Tadafumi Iino, Yoshikane Kikushige, Takahiro Wakasaki, Eishi Baba, Shinji Shimoda, Toshihiro Miyamoto, Toshiro Hara, Koichi Akashi	40
17	Peripheral Tolerance and the Qualitative Characteristics of Autoreactive T Cell Clones in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis 2007 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Akira Kawano, Shinji Shimoda, Takashi Kamihira, Fumihiko Ishikawa, Hiroaki Niiro, Yuji Soejima, Akinobu Taketomi, Yoshihiko Maehara, Minoru Nakamura, Atsumasa Komori, Kiyoshi Migita, Hiromi Ishibashi, Miyuki Azuma, M. Eric Gershwin, Mine Harada	11
18	Novel Regulatory Mechanisms of CD40-Induced Prostanoid Synthesis by IL-4 and IL-10 in Human Monocytes 2004 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Yasushi Inoue, Takeshi Otsuka, Hiroaki Niiro, Shuji Nagano, (unknown), (unknown), Mitsuteru Akahoshi, Katsuhisa Miyake, Ichiro Ninomiya, Sakiko Shimizu, Hitoshi Nakashima, Mine Harada	27
19	Selective DNA-Binding Activity of Interleukin-10-Stimulated STAT Molecules in Human Monocytes 1999 ·Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research ·Kunihiro Yamaoka, Takeshi Otsuka, Hiroaki Niiro, Hitoshi Nakashima, Yosuke Tanaka, (unknown), (unknown), Yoshiyuki Niho, Naotaka Hamasaki, Kenji Izuhara	13
20	Activation of STAT5 by Lipopolysaccharide Through Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Production in Human Monocytes 1998 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Kunihiro Yamaoka, Takeshi Otsuka, Hiroaki Niiro, Yojiro Arinobu, Yoshiyuki Niho, Naotaka Hamasaki, Kenji Izuhara	49

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