Kenji Sekikawa

6.4k citations

103 papers · 5.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 34

Immunology top 1%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Epidemiology top 2%
Physiology top 5%
Genetics top 5%

Co-authors: Yoichiro Iwakura Yoh‐ichi Tagawa Mitsuru Seishima Masahide Asano Aya Nambu Ikuo Homma Yutaka Komiyama Katsuko Sudo
Topics: Virus-based gene therapy research (10 papers)Immune Response and Inflammation (9 papers)Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers)
Cited by: Biological Psychiatry Immunology Behavioral Neuroscience
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Circulation Journal of Clinical Investigation
Partner nations: Japan Kenya United States

In The Last Decade

Kenji Sekikawa

103 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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Antigen-Specific T Cell Sensitization Is Impaired in IL-17-Deficient Mice, Causing Suppression of Allergic Cellular and Humoral Responses

2002 905 citations Susumu Nakae, Yutaka Komiyama et al. Immunity profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Expression and Purification of Recombinant Mouse Interleukin-4 and -6 from Transgenic Rice Seeds 2016 ·Molecular Biotechnology ·Yoshihiro Fujiwara,Lijun Yang,Fumio Takaiwa,Kenji Sekikawa	6
2	Extraction and purification of human interleukin-10 from transgenic rice seeds 2010 ·Protein Expression and Purification ·Yoshihiro Fujiwara,Yasuhiko Aiki,Lijun Yang,Fumio Takaiwa,Akemi Kosaka,Noriko M. Tsuji,Kentaro Shiraki,Kenji Sekikawa	34
3	Protective effects of antimicrobial peptides derived from the beetle Allomyrina dichotoma defensin on endotoxic shock in mice 2005 ·International Immunopharmacology ·Yukari Koyama,Maki Motobu,Kenji Hikosaka,Manabu Yamada,Kikuyasu Nakamura,Hisako Saido‐Sakanaka,Ai Asaoka,Minoru Yamakawa,Kenji Sekikawa,Hiroshi Kitani,Kameo SHIMURA,Yutaka Nakai,Yoshikazu Hirota	21
4	Distinct contribution of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1, and IL-10 to T cell–mediated spontaneous autoimmune arthritis in mice 2004 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Hiroshi Hata,Noriko Sakaguchi,Hiroyuki Yoshitomi,(unknown),Kenji Sekikawa,Yoshiaki Azuma,(unknown),Eiko Moriizumi,Takashi Nomura,Takashi Nakamura,Shimon Sakaguchi	228
5	Susceptibility of TNF-α-deficient mice to Trypanosoma congolense is not due to a defective antibody response 2004 ·Acta Tropica ·Jan Naessens,Hiroshi Kitani,Eiichi Momotani,Kenji Sekikawa,Joseph Nthale,Fuad A. Iraqi	24
6	The secretion of acute phase proteins and inflammatory cytokines during Trypanosoma congolense infection is not affected by the absence of the TNF-α gene 2004 ·Acta Tropica ·Hiroshi Kitani,Yukio Yagi,Jan Naessens,Kenji Sekikawa,Fuad A. Iraqi	12
7	Genetic Determinants of Sable and Umbrous Coat Color Phenotypes in Mice 2003 ·Pigment Cell Research ·Jun-ichi SUTO,Kenji Sekikawa	4
8	Tnfa and Il‐10 deficiencies have contrasting effects on lung tumor susceptibility: Gender‐dependent modulation of IL‐10 haploinsufficiency 2003 ·Molecular Carcinogenesis ·(unknown),Kenji Sekikawa,Richard A. Radcliffe,Fuad A. Iraqi,Ming You,Alvin M. Malkinson	32
9	Role of IFN- γ and Tumor Necrosis Factor- α in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Infection 2002 ·Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research ·Masato Minami,Masakazu Kita,(unknown),Toshiro Yamamoto,Tohko Iida,Kenji Sekikawa,Yoichiro Iwakura,Jirô Imanishi	62
10	Genetic analysis of inferior nurturing ability in RR mice 2002 ·Reproduction ·Jun-ichi SUTO,Hisashi Yamanaka,Kenji Sekikawa	8
11	Involvement of tumor necrosis factor α, rather than interleukin‐1α/β or nitric oxides in the heme oxygenase‐1 gene expression by lipopolysaccharide in the mouse liver 2002 ·FEBS Letters ·Takiko Oguro,Yuko Takahashi,Takashi Ashino,Atsushi Takaki,Seiji Shioda,Reiko Horai,Masahide Asano,Kenji Sekikawa,Yoichiro Iwakura,Takemi Yoshida	33
12	Roles of gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in shiga toxin lethality 2002 ·Microbial Pathogenesis ·Sanae Sasaki,Katsuhiko Omoe,Yoh‐ichi Tagawa,Yoichiro Iwakura,Kenji Sekikawa,Kunihiro Shinagawa,Akio Nakane	3
13	Antigen-Specific T Cell Sensitization Is Impaired in IL-17-Deficient Mice, Causing Suppression of Allergic Cellular and Humoral Responsesbreakdown → 2002 ·Immunity ·Susumu Nakae,Yutaka Komiyama,Aya Nambu,Katsuko Sudo,Michiko Iwase,Ikuo Homma,Kenji Sekikawa,Masahide Asano,Yoichiro Iwakura	905
14	The Roles of Nramp1 and Tnfa Genes in Nitric Oxide Production and Their Effect on the Growth of Salmonella typhimurium in Macrophages from Nramp1 Congenic and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α ^-/- Mice 2001 ·Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research ·Gene P. Ables,Daisuke Takamatsu,(unknown),Samir A. El‐Shazly,Hee Kyung Jin,Takahide Taniguchi,Kenji Sekikawa,Tomomasa Watanabe	27
15	Overexpression of the Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein N-Terminal Domain in Transgenic Mice Inhibits T Cell Proliferative Responses Via TCR Signaling Without Affecting Cytoskeletal Rearrangements 2001 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Mitsuru Sato,Noriko M. Tsuji,Hideo Gotoh,Keizo Yamashita,Kouichi Hashimoto,(unknown),(unknown),Kenji Sekikawa,Yasuhiro Hashimoto	20
16	Indispensable Role for TNF-α and IFN-γ at the Effector Phase of Liver Injury Mediated by Th1 Cells Specific to Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen 2000 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Akio Ohta,Masashi Sekimoto,Marimo Sato,Toshiaki Koda,Shin‐Ichiro Nishimura,Yoichiro Iwakura,Kenji Sekikawa,Takashi Nishimura	59
17	Lipopolysaccharide-induced HIV-1 expression in transgenic mice is mediated by tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1, but not by interferon-γ nor interleukin-6 2000 ·AIDS ·(unknown),Hidenori Ozaki,Jiro Yasuda,Reiko Horai,Yoh‐ichi Tagawa,Masahide Asano,Shinobu Saijo,Mitsunobu Imai,Kenji Sekikawa,Manfred Köpf,Yoichiro Iwakura	14
18	Roles of endogenous cytokines in liver apoptosis of mice in lethalListeria monocytogenesinfection 2000 ·FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology ·Tomisato Miura,Shinsuke Nishikawa,Sanae Sasaki,(unknown),Suguru Hasegawa,(unknown),(unknown),Ichiro Hatayama,Kenji Sekikawa,Yoh‐ichi Tagawa,Yoichiro Iwakura,Akio Nakane	13
19	Resistance to trypanosomosis: of markers, genes and mechanisms 1999 ·CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) ·A.J. Teale,Morris Agaba,(unknown),A. Gelhaus,Chris Haley,Olivier Hanotte,R. Horstmann,(unknown),Stephen J. Kemp,(unknown),M. Schwerin,Kenji Sekikawa,M. Soller,Yukihiro Sugimoto,James E. Womack	3
20	Quantitative trait loci that regulate plasma lipid concentration in hereditary obese KK and KK-Ay mice 1999 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease ·Jun-ichi SUTO,(unknown),(unknown),Kenji Sekikawa	42

About Kenji Sekikawa

Kenji Sekikawa is a scholar working on Immunology, Biological Psychiatry and Immunology and Allergy, having authored 103 papers that have together received 5.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Virus-based gene therapy research (10 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (9 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (289 citations), Immunology (2.2k citations) and Behavioral Neuroscience (192 citations). Kenji Sekikawa has collaborated with scholars based in Japan, Kenya and United States. Frequent co-authors include Yoichiro Iwakura, Yoh‐ichi Tagawa, Mitsuru Seishima, Masahide Asano, Aya Nambu, Ikuo Homma, Yutaka Komiyama, Katsuko Sudo, Michiko Iwase and Susumu Nakae. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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