Tohru Akahoshi

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Tohru Akahoshi is a scholar working on Immunology, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tohru Akahoshi has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Immunology, 19 papers in Oncology and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Tohru Akahoshi's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (15 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (10 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (8 papers). Tohru Akahoshi is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (15 papers), Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (10 papers) and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (8 papers). Tohru Akahoshi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and China. Tohru Akahoshi's co-authors include Kouji Matsushima, Naofumi Mukaida, Nobuaki Sekido, Takashi Wada, Akihisa Harada, Joost J. Oppenheim, Hidero Kitasato, Sadao Kashiwazaki, Yousuke Murakami and Hirobumi Kondo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Tohru Akahoshi

79 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Essential involvement of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in acute inflammation

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tohru Akahoshi Japan	32	1.5k	924	722	460	304	83	3.4k
J. Alastair Gracie United Kingdom	27	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	394 0.5×	760 1.7×	187 0.6×	52	3.8k
Sílvia Passos Andrade Brazil	36	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	521 0.7×	333 0.7×	367 1.2×	126	4.9k
Jean‐Pierre Revillard France	37	2.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.3×	506 0.7×	254 0.6×	163 0.5×	158	4.9k
Sandra Sacre United Kingdom	24	1.4k 0.9×	992 1.1×	312 0.4×	388 0.8×	403 1.3×	50	3.1k
Tetsuya Matsuguchi Japan	41	2.4k 1.7×	1.8k 2.0×	772 1.1×	311 0.7×	608 2.0×	106	5.2k
Sankichi Horiuchi Japan	18	1.1k 0.7×	875 0.9×	877 1.2×	193 0.4×	241 0.8×	40	2.8k
Wai‐Ki Ip Hong Kong	34	2.5k 1.7×	1.2k 1.3×	358 0.5×	267 0.6×	215 0.7×	46	5.2k
Bernd Echtenacher Germany	30	3.0k 2.1×	1.2k 1.3×	761 1.1×	199 0.4×	408 1.3×	56	5.1k
Sun‐Sang J. Sung United States	33	2.3k 1.6×	873 0.9×	305 0.4×	299 0.7×	118 0.4×	87	4.0k
Sylvie Chollet‐Martin France	43	2.2k 1.5×	1.0k 1.1×	403 0.6×	765 1.7×	133 0.4×	150	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Tohru Akahoshi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tohru Akahoshi

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Tsuchiya, Benio, Keiichi Iwaya, Norio Kohno, et al.. (2012). Clinical significance of DJ‐1 as a secretory molecule: retrospective study of DJ‐1 expression at mRNA and protein levels in ductal carcinoma of the breast. Histopathology. 61(1). 69–77. 28 indexed citations

Kanoh, Yuhsaku, Tadashi Ohara, & Tohru Akahoshi. (2011). Acute inflammatory biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid as indicators of blood cerebrospinal fluid barrier damage in Japanese subjects with infectious meningitis.. PubMed. 57(1-2). 37–46. 7 indexed citations

Danbara, Mikio, Masafumi Yoshida, Yoshinori Kanoh, et al.. (2009). Flow Cytometric Detection of Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells with Aberrant CD45 Expression in Micrometastatic Bone Marrow. Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology. 39(11). 771–775. 5 indexed citations

Takayama, Yoko, et al.. (2008). A foodborne outbreak of a group A streptococcal infection in a Japanese university hospital. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 28(3). 305–308. 5 indexed citations

Kanoh, Yuhsaku, Tadashi Ohara, Shin Egawa, Shiro Baba, & Tohru Akahoshi. (2008). Prognostic potential of a PSA complex in sera of prostate cancer patients with α2‐macroglobulin deficiency. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis. 22(4). 302–306. 7 indexed citations

Itoh, Yuka, Hidetoshi Hayashi, Keiji Miyazawa, et al.. (2007). 17β-Estradiol Induces IL-1 α Gene Expression in Rheumatoid Fibroblast-Like Synovial Cells through Estrogen Receptor α (ERα) and Augmentation of Transcriptional Activity of Sp1 by Dissociating Histone Deacetylase 2 from ERα. The Journal of Immunology. 178(5). 3059–3066. 37 indexed citations

Murakami, Yousuke, Hitoshi Kohsaka, Hidero Kitasato, & Tohru Akahoshi. (2007). Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Up-Regulation of Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 Expression on Macrophages Is Regulated by Endogenous Prostaglandin E2. The Journal of Immunology. 178(2). 1144–1150. 58 indexed citations

Takayama, Yoko, Keisuke Sunakawa, & Tohru Akahoshi. (2003). Meningitis caused by Enterococcus gallinarum in patients with ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 9(4). 348–350. 22 indexed citations

Uchida, Τοyoaki, Jiangping Gao, Chunxi Wang, et al.. (2001). Antitumor Effect of bcl-2 Antisense Phosphorothioate Oligodeoxynucleotides on Human Renal-Cell Carcinoma Cells in Vitro and in Mice. PubMed. 5(2). 71–78. 14 indexed citations

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Kitasato, Hidero, Makoto Noda, Tohru Akahoshi, et al.. (2001). Activated Ras modifies the proliferative response of rheumatoid synovial cells to TNF-α and TGF-α. Inflammation Research. 50(12). 592–597. 9 indexed citations

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Kurihara, Yoshitaka, Hideki Endo, Tohru Akahoshi, & Hirofumi Kondo. (2001). Up-regulation of prostaglandin E receptor EP2 and EP4 subtypes in rat synovial tissues with adjuvant arthritis. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 123(2). 323–330. 35 indexed citations

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Akahoshi, Tohru, Hideho Endo, Harumi Kondo, et al.. (1994). Essential involvement of interleukin-8 in neutrophil recruitment in rabbits with acute experimental arthritis induced by lipopolysaccharide and interleukin-1.. PubMed. 13(2). 113–6. 68 indexed citations

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Hakoda, Masayuki, et al.. (1994). Intermittent treatment with D-penicillamine is effective in lower doses and with fewer adverse effects in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.. PubMed. 21(9). 1637–41. 6 indexed citations

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Endo, Hideki, Tohru Akahoshi, Kenji Takagishi, et al.. (1994). Experimental arthritis induced by continuous infusion of IL-8 into rabbit knee joints. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 96(1). 31–35. 42 indexed citations

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Akahoshi, Tohru, et al.. (1992). Production of interleukin 8 by cultured synovial cells in response to interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor. Rheumatology International. 12(1). 13–16. 17 indexed citations

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Takii, Takemasa, Tohru Akahoshi, Koichi Kato, et al.. (1992). Interleukin‐1 up‐regulates transcription of its own receptor in a human fibroblast cell line TIG‐1: role of endogenous PGE₂ and cAMP. European Journal of Immunology. 22(5). 1221–1227. 46 indexed citations

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Akahoshi, Tohru, Joost J. Oppenheim, & Kouji Matsushima. (1988). Interleukin 1 stimulates its own receptor expression on human fibroblasts through the endogenous production of prostaglandin(s).. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 82(4). 1219–1224. 91 indexed citations

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Jj, Oppenheim, et al.. (1988). Aspects of cytokine induced modulation of immunity and inflammation with emphasis on interleukin 1.. PubMed. 38(3A). 461–5. 5 indexed citations

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Matsushima, Kouji, Tohru Akahoshi, Muneo Yamada, Yoshiyuki Furutani, & Joost J. Oppenheim. (1986). Properties of a specific interleukin 1 (IL 1) receptor on human Epstein Barr virus-transformed B lymphocytes: identity of the receptor for IL 1-alpha and IL 1-beta.. The Journal of Immunology. 136(12). 4496–4502. 199 indexed citations

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Akahoshi, Tohru, et al.. (1984). D-Penicillamine Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis. 14(3). 182–186. 1 indexed citations

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