Yasushi Iwao

Interleukin 7 is produced by human intestinal epithelial cells and regulates the proliferation of intestinal mucosal lymphocytes.

Masahiko Watanabe, Yoshitaka Ueno, Tomoharu Yajima et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1995 · 378 citations · Full text

Immunology, Immune Regulation, Pathology +17

Imbalance in intestinal microflora constitution could be involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease

Hiromasa Takaishi, Takahiro Matsuki, Atsushi Nakazawa et al. · International Journal of Medical Microbiology · 2007 · 323 citations

Inflammation, Intestinal Microflora Constitution, Dysbiosis +12

Interleukin 7 Transgenic Mice Develop Chronic Colitis with Decreased Interleukin 7 Protein Accumulation in the Colonic Mucosa

Mamoru Watanabe, Yoshitaka Ueno, Tomoharu Yajima et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1998 · 223 citations · Full text

Cytomegalovirus Is Frequently Reactivated and Disappears Without Antiviral Agents in Ulcerative Colitis Patients

Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Yasushi Iwao, Takeshi Mori et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2006 · 199 citations

Comparison of Targeted vs Random Biopsies for Surveillance of Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer

Toshiaki Watanabe, Yoichi Ajioka, Keiichi Mitsuyama et al. · Gastroenterology · 2016 · 194 citations · Full text