Masahiro Takigawa

Human hair follicles display a functional equivalent of the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis and synthesize cortisol

Natsuho Ito, Taisuke Ito, Arno Kromminga et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2005 · 493 citations

Human Hair Follicles, Adrenal Gland, Pituitary Gland +10

Maintenance of Hair Follicle Immune Privilege Is Linked to Prevention of NK Cell Attack

Taisuke Ito, Natsuho Ito, Matthias Saatoff et al. · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2007 · 285 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Autoimmune Disease, Immunology +9

Collapse and Restoration of MHC Class-I-Dependent Immune Privilege

Taisuke Ito, Natsuho Ito, Albrecht Bettermann et al. · American Journal Of Pathology · 2004 · 279 citations

Immunogenetics, Autoimmune Disease, Hla Immunogenetics +6

A randomized double-blind trial of intravenous immunoglobulin for pemphigus

Masayuki Amagai, Shigaku Ikeda, Hiroshi Shimizu et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2009 · 250 citations

Veterinary Vaccine, Randomized Double-blind Trial, Immunology +4

Immunology of the Human Nail Apparatus: The Nail Matrix Is a Site of Relative Immune Privilege

Taisuke Ito, Natsuho Ito, Matthias Saathoff et al. · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2005 · 149 citations · Full text

Human Nail Apparatus, Relative Immune Privilege, Autoimmune Disease +7