# Kouji Matsushima

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/kouji-matsushima/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 65,495 |
| Field | Chemokine receptors and signaling |
| h-index | 131 |
| i10-index | 504 |
| Last Known Institution | Tokyo University of Science |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5005730268 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1056-171X |
| Works | 776 |

## Researcher papers

- [Essential involvement of interleukin-8 (IL-8) in acute inflammation](https://scholariq.org/papers/essential-involvement-of-interleukin-8-il-8-in-acute-inflammation/)
- [Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine in atopic dermatitis: Serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine level is closely related with disease activity](https://scholariq.org/papers/thymus-and-activation-regulated-chemokine-in-atopic-dermatitis-serum-thymus-and/)
- [Overproduction of Th2-specific chemokines in NC/Nga mice exhibiting atopic dermatitis–like lesions](https://scholariq.org/papers/overproduction-of-th2-specific-chemokines-in-nc-nga-mice-exhibiting-atopic/)
- [Up-regulation of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in tubulointerstitial lesions of human diabetic nephropathy](https://scholariq.org/papers/up-regulation-of-monocyte-chemoattractant-protein-1-in-tubulointerstitial/)
- [Blockade of CCR2 Ameliorates Progressive Fibrosis in Kidney](https://scholariq.org/papers/blockade-of-ccr2-ameliorates-progressive-fibrosis-in-kidney/)
- [ADAMTS-1: a metalloproteinase-disintegrin essential for normal growth, fertility, and organ morphology and function](https://scholariq.org/papers/adamts-1-a-metalloproteinase-disintegrin-essential-for-normal-growth-fertility/)
- [Secondary lymphoid tissue chemokine (SLC/CCL21)/CCR7 signaling regulates fibrocytes in renal fibrosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/secondary-lymphoid-tissue-chemokine-slc-ccl21-ccr7-signaling-regulates/)
- [CCR2 Signaling Contributes to Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Kidney](https://scholariq.org/papers/ccr2-signaling-contributes-to-ischemia-reperfusion-injury-in-kidney/)
- [Intervention of crescentic glomerulonephritis by antibodies to monocyte chemotactic and activating factor (MCAF/MCP‐1)](https://scholariq.org/papers/intervention-of-crescentic-glomerulonephritis-by-antibodies-to-monocyte/)
- [Generation of a p16 Reporter Mouse and Its Use to Characterize and Target p16high Cells In Vivo](https://scholariq.org/papers/generation-of-a-p16-reporter-mouse-and-its-use-to-characterize-and-target/)
- [Gene Therapy via Blockade of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 for Renal Fibrosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/gene-therapy-via-blockade-of-monocyte-chemoattractant-protein-1-for-renal/)

## Researcher topics

- [Chemokine receptors and signaling](https://scholariq.org/topics/chemokine-receptors-and-signaling/)
- [Immunotherapy and Immune Responses](https://scholariq.org/topics/immunotherapy-and-immune-responses/)
- [Immune Cell Function and Interaction](https://scholariq.org/topics/immune-cell-function-and-interaction/)
- [Immune Response and Inflammation](https://scholariq.org/topics/immune-response-and-inflammation/)
- [T-cell and B-cell Immunology](https://scholariq.org/topics/t-cell-and-b-cell-immunology/)

## Researcher university

- [Tokyo University of Science](https://scholariq.org/institutions/tokyo-university-of-science/)

---
Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.