Kazuya Masuda Laboratory of Immune Regulation, World Premier International (WPI) Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Japan

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Kazuya Masuda

Laboratory of Immune Regulation, World Premier International (WPI) Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Japan

Research fields

Biochemistry

Personal information

Education

Ph.D. in molecular biology (Immunology), Osaka University, Japan

Current position

Assistant Professor, Immune Regulation, Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC), Osaka University, Japan

Publications

Masuda, K. and Kishimoto, T. (2016). CD5: A New Partner for IL-6. Immunity 44(4): 720-722.
Masuda, K., Ripley, B., Nyati, K. K., Dubey, P. K., Zaman, M. M., Hanieh, H., Higa, M., Yamashita, K., Standley, D. M., Mashima, T., Katahira, M., Okamoto, T., Matsuura, Y., Takeuchi, O. and Kishimoto, T. (2016). Arid5a regulates naive CD4+ T cell fate through selective stabilization of Stat3 mRNA. J Exp Med 213(4): 605-619.
Masuda, K. and Kishimoto, T. (2014). Th17 cells: inflammation and regulation. Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology 18(8).
Masuda, K., Ripley, B., Nishimura, R., Mino, T., Takeuchi, O., Shioi, G., Kiyonari, H. and Kishimoto, T. (2013). Arid5a controls IL-6 mRNA stability, which contributes to elevation of IL-6 level in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 110(23): 9409-9414.
Tanaka, T., Narazaki, M., Masuda, K. and Kishimoto, T. (2013). Interleukin-6; pathogenesis and treatment of autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Inflammation Regeneration, 33:54-65.
Masuda, K., Kimura, A., Hanieh, H., Nguyen, N. T., Nakahama, T., Chinen, I., Otoyo, Y., Murotani, T., Yamatodani, A. and Kishimoto, T. (2011). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor negatively regulates LPS-induced IL-6 production through suppression of histamine production in macrophages. Int Immunol 23(10): 637-645.
Nguyen, N. T., Kimura, A., Nakahama, T., Chinen, I., Masuda, K., Nohara, K., Fujii-Kuriyama, Y. and Kishimoto, T. (2010). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor negatively regulates dendritic cell immunogenicity via a kynurenine-dependent mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107(46): 19961-19966.
Kimura, A., Naka, T., Nakahama, T., Chinen, I., Masuda, K., Nohara, K., Fujii-Kuriyama, Y. and Kishimoto, T. (2009). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor in combination with Stat1 regulates LPS-induced inflammatory responses. J Exp Med 206(9): 2027-2035.