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
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Masuda, K. and Kishimoto, T. (2016). CD5: A New Partner for IL-6. Immunity 44(4): 720-722.
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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.
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Masuda, K. and Kishimoto, T. (2014). Th17 cells: inflammation and regulation. Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology 18(8).
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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.
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Tanaka, T., Narazaki, M., Masuda, K. and Kishimoto, T. (2013). Interleukin-6; pathogenesis and treatment of autoimmune inflammatory diseases. Inflammation Regeneration, 33:54-65.
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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.
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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.
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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.