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Koichi Hirai

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1 Interleukin-12 p40 gene (IL12B) 3'-untranslated region polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis and psoriasis vulgaris. J Dermatol Sci 2002 1.75
2 Expression and function of Toll-like receptors in eosinophils: activation by Toll-like receptor 7 ligand. J Immunol 2003 1.72
3 Production of eosinophilic chemokines by normal pleural mesothelial cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2002 1.46
4 Involvement of IRAK-M in peptidoglycan-induced tolerance in macrophages. J Biol Chem 2003 1.38
5 Concerted expression of eotaxin-1, eotaxin-2, and eotaxin-3 in human bronchial epithelial cells. Cell Immunol 2003 1.32
6 Attenuation of airway hyperresponsiveness in a murine asthma model by neutralization of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). Cell Immunol 2002 1.27
7 Cytokine-mediated regulation of CXCR4 expression in human neutrophils. J Leukoc Biol 2002 1.11
8 Expression and function of toll-like receptors in human basophils. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2006 1.01
9 Eotaxin gene single nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter and exon regions are not associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis, but two of them in the promoter region are associated with serum IgE levels in patients with atopic dermatitis. J Dermatol Sci 2002 1.00
10 Activation markers of human basophils: CD69 expression is strongly and preferentially induced by IL-3. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002 0.95
11 Interleukin-13 gene polymorphism G4257A is associated with atopic dermatitis in Japanese patients. J Dermatol Sci 2002 0.94
12 Infiltrating eosinophils and eotaxin: their association with idiopathic eosinophilic esophagitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2002 0.94
13 Transendothelial migration of human basophils. J Immunol 2004 0.93
14 Identification of granulocyte subtype-selective receptors and ion channels by using a high-density oligonucleotide probe array. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004 0.89
15 A functional study on CysLT(1) receptors in human eosinophils. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2002 0.87
16 Variations in the human Th2-specific chemokine TARC gene. Immunogenetics 2003 0.86
17 5-Lipoxygenase products regulate basophil functions: 5-Oxo-ETE elicits migration, and leukotriene B(4) induces degranulation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005 0.86
18 IgE- and FcepsilonRI-mediated migration of human basophils. Int Immunol 2005 0.83
19 Macrophage tolerance induced by stimulation with Toll-like receptor 7/8 ligands. Immunol Lett 2007 0.82
20 Changing expression of IL-3 and IL-5 receptors in cultured human eosinophils. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003 0.82
21 Induction of basophil desensitization in physiological medium: enhancement after IgE-dependent upregulation of surface IgE binding on basophils. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2003 0.81
22 Lack of association of CCR4 single nucleotide polymorphism with atopic dermatitis in Japanese patients. Acta Derm Venereol 2004 0.80
23 Comparative effects of basophil-directed growth factors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003 0.78
24 Trans-basement membrane migration of human basophils: role of matrix metalloproteinase-9. Int Immunol 2006 0.78
25 Evaluation of human thymus and activation-regulated chemokine concentrations in blood using a new sandwich ELISA based on monoclonal antibodies. Clin Chim Acta 2002 0.77
26 CC-chemokine receptor 3: a possible target in treatment of allergy-related corneal ulcer. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002 0.77
27 Hange-koboku-to, a Kampo medicine, modulates cerebral levels of 5-HT (5-hydroxytryptamine), NA (noradrenaline) and DA (dopamine) in mice. Phytother Res 2005 0.77
28 Mutation screening of the muscarinic m2 and m3 receptor genes in asthmatics, outgrow subjects, and normal controls. Ann Genet 2002 0.77
29 Lack of association of CCR3 single nucleotide polymorphism with atopic dermatitis in Japanese population. J Dermatol Sci 2003 0.76
30 The -431C>T polymorphism of thymus and activation-regulated chemokine increases the promoter activity but is not associated with susceptibility to atopic dermatitis in Japanese patients. Exp Dermatol 2004 0.76
31 Case report: streptomycin-induced anaphylactic shock during oocyte retrieval procedures for in vitro fertilization. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002 0.75