Akira Shimizu

Research interests

Publications

• The Renal Pathology of Obesity

  Kidney International Reports · 2017 · 10.1016/j.ekir.2017.01.007

• Mitochondrial function provides instructive signals for activation-induced B-cell fates

  Nature Communications · 2015 · 10.1038/ncomms7750

• Canonical Thermal Pure Quantum State

  Physical Review Letters · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.111.010401

• Renal disease in the elderly and the very elderly Japanese: analysis of the Japan Renal Biopsy Registry (J-RBR)

  Clinical and Experimental Nephrology · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-012-0673-8

• Organizer-Like Reticular Stromal Cell Layer Common to Adult Secondary Lymphoid Organs

  The Journal of Immunology · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.181.9.6189

• Thrombotic Microangiopathy Associated with Humoral Rejection of Cardiac Xenografts from α1,3-Galactosyltransferase Gene-Knockout Pigs in Baboons

  American Journal Of Pathology · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.2353/ajpath.2008.070672

• Reconstitution of a functional human immune system in immunodeficient mice through combined human fetal thymus/liver and CD34+ cell transplantation

  Blood · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2005-11-4388

• α1,3-Galactosyltransferase Gene-Knockout Pig Heart Transplantation in Baboons with Survival Approaching 6 Months

  Transplantation · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1097/01.tp.0000181397.41143.fa

• Marked prolongation of porcine renal xenograft survival in baboons through the use of α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout donors and the cotransplantation of vascularized thymic tissue

  Nature Medicine · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1172

• Heart transplantation in baboons using α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout pigs as donors: initial experience

  Nature Medicine · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1171

• Lymph Node Fibroblastic Reticular Cells Construct the Stromal Reticulum via Contact with Lymphocytes

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20040254

• Pharmacokinetics, safety, and endocrine and appetite effects of ghrelin administration in young healthy subjects

  European Journal of Endocrinology · 2004 · 10.1530/eje.0.1500447

• Roles of p-ERM and Rho–ROCK signaling in lymphocyte polarity and uropod formation

  The Journal of Cell Biology · 2004 · 10.1083/jcb.200403091

• The Balance Between Pax5 and Id2 Activities Is the Key to AID Gene Expression

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20030802

• Transcription-Coupled Events Associating with Immunoglobulin Switch Region Chromatin

  Science · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1092481

• Peritubular Capillary Regression during the Progression of Experimental Obstructive Nephropathy

  Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2002 · 10.1097/01.asn.0000018408.51388.57

• The IL-7 Receptor Controls the Accessibility of the TCRγ Locus by Stat5 and Histone Acetylation

  Immunity · 2001 · 10.1016/s1074-7613(01)00230-8

• Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Enhances Glomerular Capillary Repair and Accelerates Resolution of Experimentally Induced Glomerulonephritis

  American Journal Of Pathology · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61731-2

• Mixed chimerism and tolerance without whole body irradiation in a large animal model

  Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2000 · https://doi.org/10.1172/jci8721

• Apoptosis in the repair process of experimental proliferative glomerulonephritis

  Kidney International · 1995 · 10.1038/ki.1995.13

• A transgenic model of autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1992 · 10.1084/jem.175.1.71

• Circular DNA is excised by immunoglobulin class switch recombination

  Cell · 1990 · https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-8674(90)90248-d

• Origin of human T-lymphotrophic virus I-positive T cell lines in adult T cell leukemia. Analysis of T cell receptor gene rearrangement.

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1985 · 10.1084/jem.162.6.2169

• Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding human interleukin-2 receptor

  Nature · 1984 · https://doi.org/10.1038/311631a0

• Immunoglobulin class switching

  Cell · 1984 · 10.1016/0092-8674(84)90029-1

• Organization of the constant-region gene family of the mouse immunoglobulin heavy chain

  Cell · 1982 · https://doi.org/10.1016/0092-8674(82)90204-5

• Contribution of peptides and amino acids to the taste of foods

  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 1969 · https://doi.org/10.1021/jf60164a031

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