Takanori Asakura

SARS-CoV-2 Reverse Genetics Reveals a Variable Infection Gradient in the Respiratory Tract

Yixuan J. Hou, Kenichi Okuda, Caitlin E. Edwards et al. · Cell · 2020 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +16

Human Lung Stem Cell-Based Alveolospheres Provide Insights into SARS-CoV-2-Mediated Interferon Responses and Pneumocyte Dysfunction

Hiroaki Katsura, Vishwaraj Sontake, Aleksandra Tata et al. · Cell stem cell · 2020 · 425 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +12

Secretory Cells Dominate Airway CFTR Expression and Function in Human Airway Superficial Epithelia

Kenichi Okuda, Hong Dang, Yoshihiko Kobayashi et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2020 · 201 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +16

Natural history of Mycobacterium fortuitum pulmonary infection presenting with migratory infiltrates: a case report with microbiological analysis

Satoshi Okamori, Takanori Asakura, Tomoyasu Nishimura et al. · BMC Infectious Diseases · 2018 · 134 citations · Full text

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

SARS-CoV-2 infection produces chronic pulmonary epithelial and immune cell dysfunction with fibrosis in mice

Kenneth H. Dinnon, Sarah R. Leist, Kenichi Okuda et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2022 · 120 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pathobiology +17