Akira Shimizu

Heart transplantation in baboons using α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout pigs as donors: initial experience

Kenji Kuwaki, Yau‐Lin Tseng, Frank J. M. F. Dor et al. · Nature Medicine · 2004 · 690 citations

Regenerative Medicine, α1,3-Galactosyltransferase Gene-knockout Pigs, Transplantation +9

Marked prolongation of porcine renal xenograft survival in baboons through the use of α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout donors and the cotransplantation of vascularized thymic tissue

Kazuhiko Yamada, Koji Yazawa, Akira Shimizu et al. · Nature Medicine · 2004 · 600 citations

Animal Physiology, Urology, Xenotransplantation +10

Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding human interleukin-2 receptor

Toshio Nikaido, Akira Shimizu, Norio Ishida et al. · Nature · 1984 · 566 citations

Cytokine, Molecular Immunology, Autoimmune Disease +6

Reconstitution of a functional human immune system in immunodeficient mice through combined human fetal thymus/liver and CD34+ cell transplantation

Ping Lan, Noriko Tonomura, Akira Shimizu et al. · Blood · 2006 · 464 citations · Full text

Lymph Node Fibroblastic Reticular Cells Construct the Stromal Reticulum via Contact with Lymphocytes

Tomoya Katakai, Takahiro Hara, Manabu Sugai et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2004 · 361 citations · Full text