# Shizuo Akira

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/shizuo-akira/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 340,174 |
| Field | Immune Response and Inflammation |
| h-index | 271 |
| i10-index | 1,141 |
| Last Known Institution | Osaka International University |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5018553332 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7602-9617 |
| Works | 1,480 |

## Researcher papers

- [Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy](https://scholariq.org/papers/guidelines-for-the-use-and-interpretation-of-assays-for-monitoring-autophagy/)
- [Differential roles of MDA5 and RIG-I helicases in the recognition of RNA viruses](https://scholariq.org/papers/differential-roles-of-mda5-and-rig-i-helicases-in-the-recognition-of-rna-viruses/)
- [Mitochondrial DNA that escapes from autophagy causes inflammation and heart failure](https://scholariq.org/papers/mitochondrial-dna-that-escapes-from-autophagy-causes-inflammation-and-heart/)
- [Targeted disruption of the Chop gene delays endoplasmic reticulum stress–mediated diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/targeted-disruption-of-the-chop-gene-delays-endoplasmic-reticulum-stress/)
- [Direct recognition of the mycobacterial glycolipid, trehalose dimycolate, by C-type lectin Mincle](https://scholariq.org/papers/direct-recognition-of-the-mycobacterial-glycolipid-trehalose-dimycolate-by-c/)
- [Targeted disruption of the Chop gene delays endoplasmic reticulum stress–mediated diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/targeted-disruption-of-the-chop-gene-delays-endoplasmic-reticulum-stress-2/)
- [Nitric oxide-induced apoptosis in pancreatic β cells is mediated by the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway](https://scholariq.org/papers/nitric-oxide-induced-apoptosis-in-pancreatic-cells-is-mediated-by-the/)
- [Host Innate Immune Receptors and Beyond: Making Sense of Microbial Infections](https://scholariq.org/papers/host-innate-immune-receptors-and-beyond-making-sense-of-microbial-infections/)
- [Peroxiredoxin family proteins are key initiators of post-ischemic inflammation in the brain](https://scholariq.org/papers/peroxiredoxin-family-proteins-are-key-initiators-of-post-ischemic-inflammation/)
- [Malt1-Induced Cleavage of Regnase-1 in CD4+ Helper T Cells Regulates Immune Activation](https://scholariq.org/papers/malt1-induced-cleavage-of-regnase-1-in-cd4-helper-t-cells-regulates-immune/)
- [STAT3-dependent reactive astrogliosis in the spinal dorsal horn underlies chronic itch](https://scholariq.org/papers/stat3-dependent-reactive-astrogliosis-in-the-spinal-dorsal-horn-underlies/)
- [Silica Crystals and Aluminum Salts Regulate the Production of Prostaglandin in Macrophages via NALP3 Inflammasome-Independent Mechanisms](https://scholariq.org/papers/silica-crystals-and-aluminum-salts-regulate-the-production-of-prostaglandin-in/)

## Researcher topics

- [Immune Response and Inflammation](https://scholariq.org/topics/immune-response-and-inflammation/)
- [interferon and immune responses](https://scholariq.org/topics/interferon-and-immune-responses/)
- [Immune Cell Function and Interaction](https://scholariq.org/topics/immune-cell-function-and-interaction/)
- [NF-κB Signaling Pathways](https://scholariq.org/topics/nf-b-signaling-pathways/)
- [Immunotherapy and Immune Responses](https://scholariq.org/topics/immunotherapy-and-immune-responses/)

## Researcher university

- [Osaka International University](https://scholariq.org/institutions/osaka-international-university/)

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