Takehiko Yokomizo

14.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
186 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Takehiko Yokomizo is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Takehiko Yokomizo has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Physiology, 59 papers in Molecular Biology and 51 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Takehiko Yokomizo's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (54 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (25 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (25 papers). Takehiko Yokomizo is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (54 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (25 papers) and Immune Response and Inflammation (25 papers). Takehiko Yokomizo collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Takehiko Yokomizo's co-authors include Takao Shimizu, Takashi Izumi, Toshiaki Okuno, Yoh Takuwa, Kyungho Chang, Kan Terawaki, Kazuhiko Kato, Sven‐Erik Dahlén, Kazuko Saeki and Jeffrey M. Drazen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Takehiko Yokomizo

183 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A G-protein-coupled receptor for leukotriene B4 that mediates chemotaxis

1997 801 citations Takehiko Yokomizo, Takao Shimizu et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Takehiko Yokomizo Japan	48	3.3k	2.4k	2.2k	909	858	186	8.2k
Jesper Z. Haeggström Sweden	49	3.7k 1.1×	2.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	192	9.2k
János G. Filep Canada	59	2.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	2.8k 1.3×	552 0.6×	533 0.6×	196	9.0k
Karin Bornfeldt United States	53	5.2k 1.6×	1.7k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	436 0.5×	497 0.6×	151	11.1k
Christina C. Leslie United States	49	4.9k 1.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	856 0.9×	768 0.9×	100	7.8k
Walter C. Hubbard United States	50	2.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	625 0.7×	1.0k 1.2×	132	7.3k
Agnes Görlach Germany	50	4.2k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	544 0.6×	394 0.5×	112	9.4k
Ákos Heinemann Austria	54	1.8k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	472 0.5×	1.4k 1.6×	214	7.2k
Robert W. Egan United States	54	3.9k 1.2×	3.9k 1.6×	3.3k 1.5×	796 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	183	10.9k
Satoru Eguchi United States	59	5.4k 1.6×	2.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	401 0.4×	549 0.6×	201	11.1k
Norbert Leitinger United States	60	5.7k 1.7×	1.4k 0.6×	4.7k 2.2×	1.0k 1.1×	453 0.5×	133	12.5k

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Liu, Min, Dan Huang, Meng Cheng, et al.. (2025). Clostridium butyricum Restores Intestinal Barrier Integrity via the IL-22/Reg3 Pathway Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice. Journal of Neurotrauma. 42(19-20). 1843–1867. 1 indexed citations

Ishii, Yumiko, Kosuke Makita, Emily M. Nakada, et al.. (2025). Leukotriene C4 Synthase Deficiency Causes Spontaneous Emphysema in Female Mice. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 74(1). 27–39.

Lee, Hyeon‐Cheol, et al.. (2024). Recent advances on the physiological and pathophysiological roles of polyunsaturated fatty acids and their biosynthetic pathway. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1870(1). 159564–159564. 12 indexed citations

Inaba, Toshiki, Takahiro Osada, Tomohiro Nishizawa, et al.. (2024). Bicarbonate signalling via G protein-coupled receptor regulates ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1530–1530. 6 indexed citations

Ishimura, Ryosuke, Daisuke Noshiro, Yasuko Ono, et al.. (2022). The UFM1 system regulates ER-phagy through the ufmylation of CYB5R3. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7857–7857. 50 indexed citations

Okuno, Toshiaki, Daisuke Saigusa, Kuniyuki Kano, et al.. (2022). Lysophosphatidic acid receptor_1/3 antagonist inhibits the activation of satellite glial cells and reduces acute nociceptive responses. Kyushu University Institutional Repository (QIR) (Kyushu University). 6 indexed citations

Ito, Nobuko, Takaharu Sasaki, Takehiko Yokomizo, et al.. (2022). Role of leukotriene B4 (LTB4)-LTB4 receptor 1 signaling in post-incisional nociceptive sensitization and local inflammation in mice. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0276135–e0276135. 12 indexed citations

Okuno, Toshiaki, Hiroki Fujii, Shintaro Makino, et al.. (2021). Up-regulation of cytosolic prostaglandin E synthase in fetal-membrane and amniotic prostaglandin E2 accumulation in labor. PLoS ONE. 16(4). e0250638–e0250638. 8 indexed citations

Nakashima, Fumie, Takashi Suzuki, Odaine N. Gordon, et al.. (2021). Biosynthetic Crossover of 5-Lipoxygenase and Cyclooxygenase-2 Yields 5-Hydroxy-PGE ₂ and 5-Hydroxy-PGD ₂. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(9). 1380–1388. 7 indexed citations

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Okuno, Toshiaki, Mai Ohba, Yuichiro Endo, et al.. (2021). Eicosanoid profiling in patients with complete form of pachydermoperiostosis carrying SLCO2A1 mutations. The Journal of Dermatology. 48(9). 1442–1446. 2 indexed citations

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Yasukawa, Ken, Toshiaki Okuno, & Takehiko Yokomizo. (2020). Eicosanoids in Skin Wound Healing. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(22). 8435–8435. 41 indexed citations

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Kon, Kazuyoshi, Hyeon‐Cheol Lee, Kumiko Arai, et al.. (2020). Aging exacerbates high‐fat diet‐induced steatohepatitis through alteration in hepatic lipid metabolism in mice. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 35(8). 1437–1448. 15 indexed citations

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Sou, Yu‐shin, Tetsuya Saito, Akiko Kuma, et al.. (2019). Loss of autophagy impairs physiological steatosis by accumulation of NCoR1. Life Science Alliance. 3(1). e201900513–e201900513. 23 indexed citations

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Bäck, Magnus, Charles Brink, Nan Chiang, et al.. (2019). Leukotriene receptors (version 2019.4) in the IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology Database. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE. 2019(4). 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Juan, Huai‐Dong Song, Hui Qin, et al.. (2018). Leukotriene B4 receptor 2 regulates the proliferation, migration, and barrier integrity of bronchial epithelial cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 233(8). 6117–6124. 13 indexed citations

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Koga, Tomoaki, et al.. (2016). Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Regulates Leukotriene B ₄ Receptor 1 Signaling. DNA and Cell Biology. 35(12). 747–750. 7 indexed citations

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Yokomizo, Takehiko, et al.. (2008). Characterization of an Orphan G Protein-coupled Receptor, GPR20, That Constitutively Activates Gi Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(19). 12747–12755. 24 indexed citations

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Terawaki, Kan, Takehiko Yokomizo, Takahide Nagase, et al.. (2005). Absence of Leukotriene B4 Receptor 1 Confers Resistance to Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Th2-Type Immune Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 175(7). 4217–4225. 133 indexed citations

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Brink, Charles, Sven‐Erik Dahlén, Jeffrey M. Drazen, et al.. (2003). International Union of Pharmacology XXXVII. Nomenclature for Leukotriene and Lipoxin Receptors. Pharmacological Reviews. 55(1). 195–227. 228 indexed citations

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Toda, Akiko, Takehiko Yokomizo, & Takao Shimizu. (2002). Leukotriene B4 receptors. Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators. 68-69. 575–585. 89 indexed citations

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