Kenji Akita

Cloning of a new cytokine that induces IFN-γ production by T cells

Haruki Okamura, Hiroko Tsutsui, Toshinori Komatsu et al. · Nature · 1995 · 2.6K citations

Immune Cell Development, Immunology, Immune Regulation +10

Involvement of Caspase-1 and Caspase-3 in the Production and Processing of Mature Human Interleukin 18 in Monocytic THP.1 Cells

Kenji Akita, Takashi Ohtsuki, Yoshiyuki Nukada et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1997 · 204 citations · Full text

Cloning and expression of interleukin‐18 binding protein

Yasushi Aizawa, Kenji Akita, Madoka Taniai et al. · FEBS Letters · 1999 · 120 citations · Full text

Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Patients with Sarcoidosis

Takashi Niimi, Hiroshi Tomita, Shigeki Sato et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 1999 · 59 citations

Intracellular production of interleukin-18 in human epithelial-like cell lines is enhanced by hyperosmotic stress in vitro

Makoto Takeuchi, Takanori Okura, Tetsuya Mori et al. · Cell and Tissue Research · 1999 · 59 citations

Inflammation, Cytokine, Immunology +10