Akira Ohkawara

High Expression of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Human Melanoma Cells and Its Role in Tumor Cell Growth and Angiogenesis

Tadamichi Shimizu, Riichiro Abe, Hideki Nakamura et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 1999 · 205 citations

Medicine, Cancer Biology, Oncology +16

Identification of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in human skin and its immunohistochemical localization

Tadamichi Shimizu, Akira Ohkawara, Jun Nishihira et al. · FEBS Letters · 1996 · 133 citations · Full text

Medicine, Immunology, Molecular Biology +16

A survey of psoriasis patients in Japan from 1982 to 2001

Akira Kawada, Tadashi Tezuka, Yoshio Nakamizo et al. · Journal of Dermatological Science · 2003 · 128 citations

Medicine, Dermatology, Clinical Epidemiology +8

Carbohydrate Metabolism in Psoriasis: An Enzymatic Study**From the Department of Dermatology, The University of Oregon Medical School, Portland, Oregon.

Kenneth M. Halprin, Akira Ohkawara · Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 1966 · 118 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Dermatology +13

Generalized pustular psoriasis in Japan: two distinct groups formed by differences in symptoms and genetic background.

Akira Ohkawara, Hisakazu Yasuda, H. Kobayashi et al. · Acta Dermato Venereologica · 1996 · 118 citations · Full text

Medicine, Dermatology, Pathology +9