Takahashi Y., Zhang Z., Tanaka I., Lee I., He J., Koura Y., Sato S., Kojima H., Okabe T., Kiyono H., Sasaki T., Yamauchi Y.,Kurashima Y., Sato R. Organoid phenotypic screening identified glycyrrhizin that confers protection against tumor necrosis factor-induced cell death. Stem cell reports. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2026.102891. 2026.
Kiuchi M., Nemoto M., Yagyu H., Aoki A., Iwamura C., Sugimoto H., Masuo Y., Morita H., Ma S., Okuno Y., Hishiya T., Tsuji K., Sasaki A., Kokubo K., Ohishi K., Shinmi R., Sonobe Y., Iinuma T., Yonekura S., Yokomizo T., Komatsu N., Onodera A., Okumura S., Ito T., Hatano E., Tsuruyama T., Kurashima Y., Mato N., Suzuki T., Yagi-Kimura M., Motohashi S., Kawakami E., Ueno H., T Damon J., Hanazawa T., Nakayama T., Hirahara K. Hepatic leukemia factor directs tissue residency of proinflammatory memory CD4+ T cells. Science . doi: 10.1126/science.adp0714. 2025.
Adachi T., Watanabe S., Kuwabara Y., Abe Y., Futamura M., Inomata T., Ito K., Kimura M., Kan-o K., Koguchi-Yoshioka H., Kurashima Y., Masaki K., Matsunaga M., Miki H., Nakajima S., Nakamura Y., Ogawa Y., Oka A, Sakashita M, Sato S, Takahashi K., Tamari M, Tsuda T., Yonekura S., Tamari M., Muto K., Morita H. Exploring Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement in Allergy Research: Cross‐Disease and Cross‐Stakeholder Perspectives in Japan. Allergy. doi: 10.1111/all.70064. 2025.
Sato K., Tomioka M., Akiyama M., Matsuda Y., Hara H., Sasa H., Kurashima Y., Inoue J., Fukuda S., Kim Yun-Gi. Dietary fermentable polyols fuel gut inflammation through M1 macrophage polarization and gut microbiota. iScience. 28(7): 112934-112934. doi: 10.1016/j.isci. 2025.11.
Jena P.K., Wakita D., Gomez A.C., Carvalho T.T., Atici A.E., Aubuchon E., Narayanan M., Lee Y., Fishbein M.C., Takasato Y., Kurashima Y., Kiyono H., Cani P.D., de Vos W.M., Underhill D.M., Devkota S., Chen S., Shimada K., Crother T.R., Arditi M., Noval Rivas M. Intestinal Microbiota Contributes to the Development of Cardiovascular Inflammation and Vasculitis in Mice. Circulation research. 136(8): e53-e72. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.124.325079. 2025.
Sato K, Tomioka M., Akiyama M., Matsuda Y., Hara H., Sasa H.,Kurashima Y., Inoue J., Fukuda S., Kim Y. Dietary fermentable polyols fuel gut inflammation through M1 macrophage polarization and gut microbiota. iScience. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.112934.
Adachi T., Narimatsu N., Ogawa Y., Toriya M., Fukushi T., Shirabe M., Futamura M., Inomata T., Kainuma K., Kan-o K., Kurashima Y., Masaki K., Nakajima S., Sakashita M., Sato S., Tamari M., Morita H., Koizumi A. Research team diversity impacts scientific output in allergy and immunology programs. The World Allergy Organization journal. 18(1):101004. doi: 10.1016/j.waojou.2024.101004. 2025.
Akasaki Y., Inomata T., Iwagami M., Sung J., Nagino K., Adachi T., Morita H., Tamari M., Kainuma K., Kan-o K., Ogata H., Sakashita M., Futamura M., Kurashima Y., Nakajima S., Masaki K., Ogawa Y., Sato S., Miyagawa A., Midorikawa-Inomata A., Fujimoto K., Okumura Y., Fujio K., Huang T., Hirosawa K ., Morooka Y., Murakami A., Nakao S. The impact of COVID-19 on hay fever treatment in Japan: A retrospective cohort study based on the Japanese claims database. Clinical and translational allergy. 14(9): e12394. doi: 10.1002/clt2.12394. 2024.
Zhang Z., Tanaka I., Nakahashi-Ouchida R., Ernst P.B., Kiyono H., Kurashima Y. Glycoprotein 2 as a gut gate keeper for mucosal equilibrium between inflammation and immunity. Seminars in immunopathology. doi: 10.1007/s00281-023-00999-z. 2024.
Kan-o K., Noda T., Ogata H., Masaki K., Nishioka Y., Myojin T., Adachi T., Morita H., Imamura T., Tamari M., Kainuma K., ENGAGE NDB Task Force. Insights from the trends of omalizumab and mepolizumab utilization in patients with asthma: A population-based cohort study using the National Database in Japan. Respiratory investigation. 62(1):113-120 doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2023.11.003. 2023.
Akasaki Y., Iwagami M., Sung J., Nagino K., Adachi T., Morita H., Tamari M., Kainuma K., Kan-o K., Ogata H., Sakashita M., Futamura M., Kurashima Y., Nakajima S., Masaki K., Ogawa Y., Sato S., Miyagawa A., Midorikawa‐Inomata A., Fujimoto K., Okumura Y., Fujio K., Huang T., Hirosawa K., Morooka Y., Nakao S., Murakami A., Kobayashi H., Inomata T. Impact of COVID‐19 on care‐seeking patterns for hay fever in Japan: A retrospective claims database cohort study. Allergy. 79(4):1056-1060. doi: 10.1111/all.15947. 2023.
Umemoto S., Nakahashi-Ouchida R., Yuki Y., Kurokawa S., Machita T., Uchida Y., Mori H., Yamanoue T., Shibata T., Sawada S., Ishige K., Hirano T., Fujihashi K., Akiyoshi K., Kurashima Y., Tokuhara D., Ernst P.B., Suzuki M., Kiyono H. Cationic-nanogel nasal vaccine containing the ectodomain of RSV-small hydrophobic protein induces protective immunity in rodents. NPJ vaccines. 8(1):106. doi: 10.1038/s41541-023-00700-3. 2023.
Nakahashi-Ouchida R., Fujihashi K., Kurashima Y., Yuki Y., Kiyono H. Nasal vaccines: solutions for respiratory infectious diseases. Trends Mol Med. 29(2):124-140. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2022.10.009. 2023
Kobayashi H., Kimura M.Y., Hasegawa I., Suganuma E., Ikehara Y., Azuma K., Ito T., Ebata R., Kurashima Y., Kawasaki Y., Shiko Y., Saito N., Iwase H., Lee Y., Rivas M.N., Arditi M., Zuka M., Hamada H., Nakayama T. Increased Myosin light chain 9 expression during Kawasaki disease vasculitis. Front Immunol. 13:1036672. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1036672. 2023.
Kurashima Y. et al. Intestinal Mucosal Defense and Diseases: A Prospective Review of the Pancreatic-Gut Axis. Chiba Medical Journal. 99(2):9-16. 2023. 千葉医学会
Zhang Z., Ernst P.B., Kiyono H., Kurashima Y. Utilizing mast cells in a positive manner to overcome inflammatory and allergic diseases. Front Immunol. 13:937120. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.937120.2022
Zhang Z., Tanaka I., Pan Z., Ernst P.B., Kiyono H., Kurashima Y. Intestinal homeostasis and inflammation: Gut microbiota at the crossroads of pancreas-intestinal barrier axis. Eur J Immunol. 52(7):1035-1046. doi:10.1002/eji.20214953.2022
Sato S., Kainuma K., Noda T., Ebisawa M., Futamura M., Imamura T., Miyagawa A., Nakajima S., Ogawa Y., Inomata T., Kan-o K., Kurashima Y., Masaki K., Myojin T., Nishioka Y., Sakashita M., Tamari M., Morita H., Adachi T. Evaluation of adrenaline auto-injector prescription profiles: A population-based, retrospective cohort study within the National Insurance Claims Database of Japan. Allergology International. 71(3):354-361. doi:10.1016/j.alit.2022.02.002. 2022.
Adachi T., Ogawa Y., Fukushi T., Ito K., Koizumi A., Shirabe M., Toriya M., Hirako J., Inomata T., Masaki K., Sasano R., Sato S., Kainuma K., Futamura M., Kano K., Kurashima Y., Nakajima S., Sakashita M., Morita H., Iwamoto A., Nishima S., Tamari M., Iizuka H. Research impact analysis of international funding agencies in the realm of allergy and immunology. Allergy. 77(5):1602-1606. doi:10.1111/all.15249. 2022.
Kamioka M., Goto Y., Nakamura K., Yokoi Y., Sugimoto R., Ohira S., Kurashima Y., Umemoto S., Sato S., Kunisawa J., Takahashi Y., Domino S.E., Renauld J.C., Nakae S., Iwakura Y., Ernst P.B., Ayabe T., Kiyono H. Intestinal commensal microbiota and cytokines regulate Fut2 + Paneth cells for gut defense. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 18:119(3). e2115230119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2115230119. 2022.
Zhang Z., Kurashima Y. Two sides of the coin: Mast cells as a key regulator of allergy and acute/Chronic inflammation. Cells. 10(7):1615. doi:10.3390/cells1007161. 2021.
Takasato Y., Kurashima Y., Kiuchi M., Hirahara K., Murasaki S., Arai F., Izawa K., Kaitani A., Shimada K., Saito Y., Toyoshima S., Nakamura M., Fujisawa K., Okayama Y., Kunisawa J., Kubo M., Takemura N., Uematsu S., Akira S., Kitaura J., Takahashi T., Nakayama T., Kiyono H. Orally desensitized intestinal mast cells acquire regulatory characteristics for food allergy control. Mucosal Immunol. 14(3): 640–651. doi: 10.1038/s41385-020-00358-3. 2021.
Kurashima Y., Kigoshi T., Murasaki S., Arai F., Shimada K., Natsumi Seki N., Kim Y. G., Hase K., Ohno H., Kawano K., Ashida H., Suzuki T., Morimoto M., Saito Y., Sasou A., Goda Y., Yuki Y., Inagaki Y., Iijima H., Suda W., Hattori M., Kiyono H. Pancreatic glycoprotein 2 is a first line of defense for mucosal protection in intestinal inflammation. Nat. Commun. 12(1):1067. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21277-2. 2021.
Matsumura S., Kurashima Y., Murasaki S., Morimoto M., Arai F., Saito Y., Katayama N., Kim D., Inagaki Y., Kudo T., Ernst PB., Shimizu T., Kiyono H. Stratified layer analysis reveals intrinsic leptin stimulates cryptal mesenchymal cells for controlling mucosal inflammation. Sci Rep. 10(1):18351. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-75186-3. 2020.
Takahashi I., Hosomi K., Nagatake T., Tobou H., Yamamoto D., Hayashi I., Kurashima Y., Sato S., Shibata N., Goto Y., Maruyama F., Nakagawa I., Kuwae A., Abe A., Kunisawa J., Kiyono H. Persistent colonization of non-lymphoid tissue-resident macrophages by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Int Immunol. 7; 32(2):133-141. doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxz071.2020.
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Joo S., Suwanto A., Sato A., Nakahashi-Ouchida R., Mori H., Uchida Y., Sato S., Kurashima Y., Yuki Y., Fujihashi K., Kawaguchi Y., Kiyono H. A role for the CCR5–CCL5 interaction in the preferential migration of HSV-2-specific effector cells to the vaginal mucosa upon nasal immunization. Mucosal Immunology. 12(6):1391-1403. doi: 10.1038/s41385-019-0203-z. 2019.
Nishida K., Hasegawa A., Yamasaki S., Uchida R., Ohashi W., Kurashima Y., Kunisawa J., Kimura S., Iwanaga T., Watarai H., Hase K., Ogura H., Nakayama M., Kashiwakura JI., Okayama Y., Kubo M., Ohara O., Kiyono H., Koseki H., Murakami M., Hirano T. Mast cells play role in wound healing through the ZnT2 / GPR39 / IL-6 axis. Sci Rep. 25; 9(1):10842. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47132-5. 2019.
Kurashima Y., Tokuhara D., Kamioka M., Inagaki Y., Kiyono H. Intrinsic control of surface immune and epithelial homeostasis by tissue-resident gut stromal cells. Front Immunol. 19; 10:1281. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01281. 2019.
Hashizume-Takizawa T., Shibata N., Kurashima Y., Kiyono H., Kurita-Ochiai T., Fujihashi K. Distinct roles for peyer’s patch B cells for induction of antigen-specific IgA antibody responses in mice administered oral recombinant Salmonella. Int Immunol. 31(8):531-541. doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxz029. 2019.
Tokuhara D., KurashimaY., Kamioka M., Nakayama T., Ernst PB., Kiyono H. A comprehensive understanding of the gut mucosal immune system in allergic inflammation. Allergol Int. 68(1):17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2018.09.004. 2019.
Inami A., Kiyono H., Kurashima Y. ATP as a pathophysiologic mediator of bacteria-host crosstalk in the gastrointestinal tract. Int J Mol Sci. 19(8). pii: E2371. doi: 10.3390/ijms19082371. 2018.
Takemura N., Kurashima Y., Mori Y., Okada K., Ogino T., Osawa H., Matsuno H., Aayam L., Kaneto S., Park EJ., Sato S., Matsunaga K., Tamura Y., Ouchi Y., Kumagai Y., Kobayashi D., Suzuki Y., Yoshioka Y., Nishimura J., Mori M., Ishii KJ., Rothenberg ME., Kiyono H., Akira S., Uematsu S. Eosinophil depletion suppresses radiation-induced small intestinal fibrosis. Sci Transl Med. 10(429). doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aan0333. 2018.
Takahashi Y., Sato S., Kurashima Y., Yamamoto T., Kurokawa S., Yuki Y., Takemura N., Uematsu S., Lai CY., Otsu M., Matsuno H., Osawa H., Mizushima T., Nishimura J., Hayashi M., Yamaguchi T., Kiyono H. A refined culture system for human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived intestinal epithelial organoids. Stem Cell Reports. 10(1):314-328. pii: S2213-6711(17)30490-3. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.11.004. 2017.
Kurashima Y., Yamamoto D., Nelson S., Uematsu S., Ernst PB., Nakayama T., Kiyono H. Mucosal mesenchymal cells: Secondary barrier and peripheral educator for the gut immune system. Front Immunol. 8:1787. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01787. 2017.
Takahashi Y., Sato S., Kurashima Y., Lai CY., Otsu M., Hayashi M., Yamaguchi T., Kiyono H. Reciprocal inflammatory signaling between intestinal epithelial cells and adipocytes in the absence of immune cells. EBioMedicine. 23:34-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.07.027. 2017.
Shimokawa C., Kanaya T., Hachisuka M., Ishiwata K., Hisaeda H., Kurashima Y., Kiyono H., Yoshimoto T., Kaisho T., Ohno H. Mast cells are crucial for induction of group 2 innate lymphoid cells and clearance of helminth infections. Immunity. 46(5):863-874. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2017.04.017. 2017.
Kurashima Y., Kiyono H. Mucosal ecological network of epithelium and immune cells for gut homeostasis and tissue healing. Annu Rev Immunol. 35:119-147. doi: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-051116-052424. 2017.
Furuta Y., Tsai SH., Kinoshita M., Fujimoto K., Okumura R., Umemoto E., Kurashima Y., Kiyono H., Kayama H., Takeda K. E-NPP3 controls plasmacytoid dendritic cell numbers in the small intestine. PLoS ONE. 12(2): e0172509. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172509. 2017.
Toyoshima S., Wakamatsu E., Ishida Y., Obata Y., Kurashima Y., Kiyono H., Abe R. The spleen is the site where mast cells are induced in the development of food allergy, Int Immunol. 29(1):31-45. doi:10.1093/intimm/dxx005. 2017.
Joo S., Fukuyama Y., Park EJ., Yuki Y., Kurashima Y., Ouchida R., Ziegler SF., Kiyono H. Critical role of TSLP-responsive mucosal dendritic cells in the induction of nasal antigen-specific IgA response. Mucosal Immunol. 10(4):901-911doi: 10.1038/mi.2016.103. 2017.
Nelson S., Kiyono H., Kurashima Y. Epithelial extracellular ATP: an initiator of immunity to parasitic infections. Immunol. Cell Biol. 95(2):117-118. doi: 10.1038/icb.2016.106. 2016.
Wakita D., Kurashima Y., Crother T., Rivas M.N., Lee Y., Chen S., Fury W., Bai Y., Wagner S., Li D., Lehman T., Fishbein M., Hoffman H., Shah P., Shimada K., Arditi M. Role of Interleukin-1 signaling in a mouse model of Kawasaki disease-associated abdominal aortic aneurysm.Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 36(5):886-897. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.307072. 2016.
Goto Y., Kurashima Y., Kiyono H. The gut microbiota and inflammatory bowel disease. Curr Opin Rheumatol. 27(4):388-396. doi: 10.1097/BOR.0000000000000192. 2015.
Kishida K., Kohyama M., Kurashima Y., Kogure Y., Wang J., Hirayasu K., Suenaga T., Kiyono H., Kunisawa J., Arase H. Negative regulation of DSS-induced experimental colitis by PILRα. Int Immunol. 27(6):307-314. doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxv004. 2015.
Tsai SH., Kinoshita M., Kusu T., Kayama H., Okumura R., Ikeda K., Shimada Y., Takeda A., Yoshikawa S., Obata-Ninomiya K., Kurashima Y., Sato S., Umemoto E., Kiyono H., Karasuyama H., Takeda K. The ectoenzyme E-NPP3 negatively regulates ATP-dependent chronic allergic responses by basophils and mast cells. Immunity. 42(2):279-293. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.01.015. 2015.
Kunisawa J., Arita M., Hayasaka T., Harada T., Iwamoto R., Nagasawa R., Shikata S., Nagatake T., Suzuki H., Hashimoto E., Kurashima Y., Suzuki Y., Arai H., Setou M., Kiyono H. Dietary ω3 fatty acid exerts anti-allergic effect through the conversion to 17,18-epoxyeicostetraenoic acid in the gut. Sci Rep. 5:9750. doi: 10.1038/srep09750. 2015.
Kurashima Y., Kiyono H., Kunisawa J. Pathophysiological role of extracellular purinergic mediators in the control of intestinal inflammation. Mediators Inflamm. 2015:427125:1-8. doi: 10.1155/2015/427125. 2015.
Nakajima-Adachi H., Kikuchi A., Fujimura Y., Shibahara K., Makino T., Goseki-Sone M., Kihara-Fujioka M., Nochi T., Kurashima Y., Igarashi O., Yamamoto M., Kunisawa J., Toda M., Kaminogawa S., Sato R., Kiyono H., Hachimura S. Peyer’s patches and mesenteric lymph nodes cooperatively promote enteropathy in a mouse model of food allergy. PLoS ONE. 9(10):e107492. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107492. 2014.
Kurashima Y., Amiya T., Fujisawa K., Shibata N., Suzuki Y., Kogure Y., Hashimoto E., Otsuka A., Kabashima K., Sato S., Sato T., Kubo M., Akira S., Miyake K., Kunisawa J., Kiyono H. The enzyme Cyp26b1 mediates inhibition of mast cell activation by fibroblasts to maintain skin-barrier homeostasis. Immunity.40:530-541. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.01.014. 2014.
Kurashima Y., Kiyono H. New era for mucosal mast cells: their roles in inflammation, allergic immune responses and adjuvant development. Exp Mol Med. 46:e83. doi: 10.1038/emm.2014.7. 2014.
Kurashima Y., Goto Y., Kiyono H. Mucosal innate immune cells regulate both gut homeostasis and intestinal inflammation. Eur J Immunol. 43(12):3108-3115. doi: 10.1002/eji.201343782. 2013.
Kunisawa J., Gohda M., Hashimoto E., Ishikawa I., Higuchi M., Suzuki Y., Goto Y., Panea C., Ivanov II., Sumiya R., Aayam L., Wake T., Tajiri S., Kurashima Y., Shikata S., Akira S., Takeda K., Kiyono H. Microbe-dependent CD11b+ IgA+ plasma cells mediate robust early-phase intestinal IgA responses in mice. Nat Commun. 4:1772. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2718. 2013.
Kurashima Y., Amiya T., Nochi T., Fujisawa K., Haraguchi T., Iba H., Tsutsui H., Sato S., Nakajima S., Iijima H., Kubo M., Kunisawa J., Kiyono H. Extracellular ATP mediates mast cell-dependent intestinal inflammation through P2X7 purinoceptors. Nat Commun. 3:1034. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2023. 2012.
Tanaka S., Saito Y., Kunisawa J., Kurashima Y., Wake T., Suzuki N., Shultz LD., Kiyono H., Ishikawa F. Development of mature and functional human myeloid subsets in hematopoietic stem cell-engrafted NOD/SCID/IL2rγKO mice. J Immunol. 188(12):6145-6155. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103660. 2012.
Kunisawa J., Kurashima Y., Kiyono H. Gut-associated lymphoid tissues for the development of oral vaccines. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 64(6):523-530.107: 7419-7424. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2011.07.003. 2012.
Kunisawa J., Gohda M., Kurashima Y., Ishikawa I., Higuchi M., Kiyono H. Sphingosine 1-phosphate-dependent trafficking of peritoneal B cells requires functional NFkappaB-inducing kinase in stromal cells. Blood. 111(9):4646-4652. doi: 10.1182/blood-2007-10-120071. 2008.
Gohda M., Kunisawa J., Miura F., Kagiyama Y., Kurashima Y., Higuchi M., Ishikawa I., Ogahara I., Kiyono H. Sphingosine 1-phosphate regulates the egress of IgA plasmablasts from Peyer's patches for intestinal IgA responses. J Immunol. 180(8): 5335-5343. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.8.5335, 2008.
Kunisawa J., Kurashima Y., Higuchi M., Gohda M., Ishikawa I., Ogahara I., Kim N., Shimizu M., Kiyono H. Sphingosine 1-phosphate dependence in the regulation of lymphocyte trafficking to the gut epithelium. J Exp Med.204(10): 2335-2348. doi: 10.1084/jem.20062446. 2007.
Kurashima Y., Kunisawa J., Higuchi M., Gohda M., Ishikawa I., Shimizu M., Takayama N., Kiyono H. Sphingosine 1-phosphate-mediated trafficking of pathogenic Th2 and mast cells for the control of food allergy. J Immunol.179(3):1577–1585. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.3.1577. 2007.
Kunisawa J., Kurashima Y., Gohda M., Higuchi M., Ishikawa I., Miura F., Ogahara I., Kiyono H. Sphingosine 1-phosphate regulates peritoneal B cell trafficking for subsequent intestinal IgA production. Blood. 109(9):3749-3756. doi: 10.1182/blood-2006-08-041582. 2007.
Ernst P.B., Kurashima Y., Kiyono H., Chu H. Mucosal Immunity.Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, volume One. Elsevier (Tenth Edition). (7)81-88. 2026 (ISBN: 9780323934992)
Kurashima Y. Establishing a novel and innovation treatment for allergic and inflammatory disease in mucosa. Impact. 2018 Dec 1; 2018(10): 63-65. 2018
Kurashima Y., Kiyono H. Physiological and Pathological Inflammation at the Mucosal Frontline. Chronic Inflammation; Mechanisms and Regulation(Editors: Miyasaka M., Takatsu K.). 567-590. 2016