Kouji Matsushima

Research interests

Publications

• Interleukin-8: An evolving chemokine

  Cytokine · 2022 · 10.1016/j.cyto.2022.155828

• CCR4 and its ligands: from bench to bedside

  International Immunology · 2014 · 10.1093/intimm/dxu079

• Treg induction by a rationally selected mixture of Clostridia strains from the human microbiota

  Nature · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12331

• International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXXIX. Update on the Extended Family of Chemokine Receptors and Introducing a New Nomenclature for Atypical Chemokine Receptors

  Pharmacological Reviews · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1124/pr.113.007724

• The medaka draft genome and insights into vertebrate genome evolution

  Nature · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05846

• Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine in atopic dermatitis: Serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine level is closely related with disease activity

  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2001 · 10.1067/mai.2001.113237

• International Union of Pharmacology. XXII. Nomenclature for Chemokine Receptors

  Pharmacological Reviews · 2000 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-6997(24)01439-x

• Significance of macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 in macrophage recruitment, angiogenesis, and survival in human breast cancer.

  PubMed · 2000

• Selective recruitment of CCR4-bearing Th2 cells toward antigen-presenting cells by the CC chemokines thymus and activation-regulated chemokine and macrophage-derived chemokine

  International Immunology · 1999 · 10.1093/intimm/11.1.81

• Molecular Cloning of a Gene Encoding a New Type of Metalloproteinase-disintegrin Family Protein with Thrombospondin Motifs as an Inflammation Associated Gene

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1997 · 10.1074/jbc.272.1.556

• Molecular mechanism of interleukin-8 gene expression

  Journal of Leukocyte Biology · 1994 · 10.1002/jlb.56.5.554

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

  Journal of Leukocyte Biology · 1994 · 10.1002/jlb.56.5.559

• Prevention of lung reperfusion injury in rabbits by a monoclonal antibody against interleukin-8

  Nature · 1993 · 10.1038/365654a0

• Transcription factors NF-IL6 and NF-kappa B synergistically activate transcription of the inflammatory cytokines, interleukin 6 and interleukin 8.

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1993 · https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.90.21.10193

• Recombinant human interferon-inducible protein 10 is a chemoattractant for human monocytes and T lymphocytes and promotes T cell adhesion to endothelial cells.

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1993 · 10.1084/jem.177.6.1809

• Tumor necrosis factor alpha and interferon gamma synergistically induce interleukin 8 production in a human gastric cancer cell line through acting concurrently on AP-1 and NF-kB-like binding sites of the interleukin 8 gene.

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1992 · 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)41701-2

• Properties of the Novel Proinflammatory Supergene "Intercrine" Cytokine Family

  Annual Review of Immunology · 1991 · https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.iy.09.040191.003153

• Cooperative interaction of nuclear factor-kappa B- and cis-regulatory enhancer binding protein-like factor binding elements in activating the interleukin-8 gene by pro-inflammatory cytokines.

  Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1990 · 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)45336-1

• Three-dimensional structure of interleukin 8 in solution

  Biochemistry · 1990 · 10.1021/bi00459a004

• Production of interleukin-8 by human dermal fibroblasts and keratinocytes in response to interleukin-1 or tumour necrosis factor.

  PubMed · 1989

• Purification and characterization of a novel monocyte chemotactic and activating factor produced by a human myelomonocytic cell line.

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1989 · 10.1084/jem.169.4.1485

• The Neutrophil-Activating Protein (NAP-1) Is Also Chemotactic for T Lymphocytes

  Science · 1989 · 10.1126/science.2648569

• Interleukin 8 and MCAF: novel inflammatory cytokines inducible by IL 1 and TNF

  Cytokine · 1989 · 10.1016/1043-4666(89)91043-0

• Molecular cloning of a human monocyte-derived neutrophil chemotactic factor (MDNCF) and the induction of MDNCF mRNA by interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor.

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1988 · 10.1084/jem.167.6.1883

• There is more than one interleukin 1

  Immunology Today · 1986 · https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5699(86)90124-6

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