Arata Kikuchi

Human autoantibodies against the 230-kD bullous pemphigoid antigen (BPAG1) bind only to the intracellular domain of the hemidesmosome, whereas those against the 180-kD bullous pemphigoid antigen (BPAG2) bind along the plasma membrane of the hemidesmosome in normal human and swine skin.

Akira Ishiko, Hiroyuki Shimizu, Arata Kikuchi et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1993 · 178 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Dermatology, Immunology +17

Clinical and Histopathological Characteristics of Basal Cell Carcinoma in Japanese Patients

Arata Kikuchi · Archives of Dermatology · 1996 · 95 citations

Medicine, Dermatology, Pathology +16

Pemphigus Vulgaris and Pemphigus Foliaceus Sera Show an Inversely Graded Binding Pattern to Extracellular Regions of Desmosomes in Different Layers of Human Epidermis

Hiroshi Shimizu, Takuji Masunaga, Akira Ishiko et al. · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1995 · 92 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Dermatology +16

Parapsoriasis en plaques: Its potential for progression to malignant lymphoma

Arata Kikuchi, Wataru Naka, Takashi Harada et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1993 · 76 citations

Medicine, Dermatology, Oncology +9

Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Studies

Arata Kikuchi, Masashi Akiyama, Hiroshi Hanyaku et al. · American Journal of Dermatopathology · 1993 · 72 citations

Medicine, Oncology, Pathology +17