Yojiro Kawabe

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Yojiro Kawabe is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yojiro Kawabe has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Immunology, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Yojiro Kawabe's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers). Yojiro Kawabe is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (7 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (7 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (6 papers). Yojiro Kawabe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Canada and United Kingdom. Yojiro Kawabe's co-authors include Atsuo Ochi, Katsumi Eguchi, Kiyoshi Migita, Atsushi Kawakami, Masahiko Tsuboi, Shigenobu Nagataki, Takahiko Aoyagi, Tomoki Nakashima, Tomoki Origuchi and Satoshi Urayama and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Blood and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Yojiro Kawabe

50 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Programmed cell death and extrathymic reduction of Vβ8+CD... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Programmed cell death and extrathymic reduction of Vβ8+CD4+ T cells in mice tolerant to Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B
    1991 592 citations Yojiro Kawabe et al. profile →

Peers

Yojiro Kawabe
P Seckinger Switzerland
H Loetscher Switzerland
Gilbert J. Fournié France
J H Korn United States
Saba Alzabin United Kingdom
Joan Ní Gabhann Ireland
Marc Ehlers Germany
Regina L. Turetskaya Russia
Maogen Chen China
Diego Catalán Chile
P Seckinger Switzerland
Yojiro Kawabe
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yojiro Kawabe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yojiro Kawabe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yojiro Kawabe based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yojiro Kawabe. Yojiro Kawabe is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Nishimura, Motonobu, Yasuhisa Kato, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, et al.. (2013). Significance of estimating the glomerular filtration rate for the management of hypertension in type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria. Hypertension Research. 36(8). 705–710. 12 indexed citations
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Origuchi, Tomoki, Kazuhiko Arima, Shin‐ya Kawashiri, et al.. (2011). High serum matrix metalloproteinase 3 is characteristic of patients with paraneoplastic remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema syndrome. Modern Rheumatology. 22(4). 584–588. 31 indexed citations
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Ida, Hiroaki, Toshiyuki Aramaki, Hideki Nakamura, et al.. (2009). Different expression levels of TNF receptors on the rheumatoid synovial macrophages derived from surgery and a synovectomy as detected by a new flow cytometric analysis. Cytotechnology. 60(1-3). 161–164. 2 indexed citations
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Migita, Kiyoshi, Taichiro Miyashita, Yümi Maeda, et al.. (2004). FK506 suppresses the stimulation of matrix metalloproteinase 13 synthesis by interleukin-1β in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts. Immunology Letters. 98(2). 194–199. 16 indexed citations
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Migita, Kiyoshi, Yasuko Hirai, Yukitaka Ueki, et al.. (2000). Induction of COX-2 Expression by Nitric Oxide in Rheumatoid Synovial Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 268(3). 928–931. 28 indexed citations
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Migita, Kiyoshi, Hirotoshi Tanaka, Kensaku Okamoto, et al.. (2000). FK506 Augments Glucocorticoid-Mediated Cyclooxygenase–2 Down-Regulation in Human Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts. Laboratory Investigation. 80(2). 135–141. 22 indexed citations
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Kawakami, Atsushi, Naoki Matsuoka, Masahiko Tsuboi, et al.. (2000). CD4+ T Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity Toward Thyrocytes: The Importance of Fas/Fas Ligand Interaction Inducing Apoptosis of Thyrocytes and the Inhibitory Effect of Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone. Laboratory Investigation. 80(4). 471–484. 13 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Hideki, Atsushi Kawakami, Satoshi Yamasaki, et al.. (2000). Expression and Function of X Chromosome-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein in Sjögren's Syndrome. Laboratory Investigation. 80(9). 1421–1427. 22 indexed citations
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Origuchi, Tomoki, Kiyoshi Migita, Tomoki Nakashima, et al.. (2000). Regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human osteoblastic cells by N-acetylcysteine. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 136(5). 390–394. 19 indexed citations
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Tominaga, Masahiro, Tomoki Origuchi, Yojiro Kawabe, et al.. (1999). Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 in human synovial cells by β2-microglobulin. Kidney International. 55(2). 572–578. 14 indexed citations
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Migita, Kiyoshi, Tomoki Origuchi, Yojiro Kawabe, et al.. (1999). FK506 MARKEDLY ENHANCES APOPTOSIS OF ANTIGEN-STIMULATED PERIPHERAL T CELLS BY DOWN-REGULATION OF Bcl-xL1. Transplantation. 68(7). 1018–1023. 24 indexed citations
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Tsuboi, Masahiko, Atsushi Kawakami, Tomoki Nakashima, et al.. (1999). Tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β increase the Fas-mediated apoptosis of human osteoblasts. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 134(3). 222–231. 110 indexed citations
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Kawakami, Atsushi, Tomoki Nakashima, Masahiko Tsuboi, et al.. (1998). Insulin-like Growth Factor I Stimulates Proliferation and Fas-Mediated Apoptosis of Human Osteoblasts. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 247(1). 46–51. 43 indexed citations
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Eguchi, Katsumi, et al.. (1997). FK506 POTENTIATES STEROID-INDUCED T-CELL APOPTOSIS1. Transplantation. 64(9). 1365–1369. 17 indexed citations
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Urayama, Satoshi, Atsushi Kawakami, Naoki Matsuoka, et al.. (1997). Fas/Fas Ligand Interaction Regulates Cytotoxicity of CD4+T Cells against Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B-Pulsed Endothelial Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 239(3). 782–788. 6 indexed citations
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Eguchi, Katsumi, Yojiro Kawabe, Tatsufumi Nakamura, et al.. (1997). APOPTOSIS INDUCTION IN HUMAN PERIPHERAL BLOOD T LYMPHOCYTES BY HIGH-DOSE STEROID THERAPY. Transplantation. 63(4). 583–587. 52 indexed citations
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Kita, Masako, Katsumi Eguchi, Yojiro Kawabe, et al.. (1996). Abnormal Liver Function in Patients with Sjogren's Syndrome. Nagasaki University's Academic Output SITE (Nagasaki University). 41(3). 31–37. 3 indexed citations
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Kawakami, Atsushi, Katsumi Eguchi, Naoki Matsuoka, et al.. (1996). Inhibition of fas antigen‐mediated apoptosis of rheumatoid synovial cells in vitro by transforming growth factor β1. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 39(8). 1267–1276. 73 indexed citations
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Matsunaga, Mayumi, Katsumi Eguchi, Takaaki Fukuda, et al.. (1988). The effects of cytokines, antithyroidal drugs and glucocorticoids on phagocytosis by thyroid cells. European Journal of Endocrinology. 119(3). 413–419. 4 indexed citations

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