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Y. Okunuki · SciRah

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Y. Okunuki

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h-index: 24
Works: 93
Citations: 1,611

Most-cited papers

Retinal microglia initiate neuroinflammation in ocular autoimmunity
Y. Okunuki, Ryo Mukai, Takeshi Nakao, Steven J. Tabor +4 more
2019Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America184 citations Open access
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Microglia inhibit photoreceptor cell death and regulate immune cell infiltration in response to retinal detachment
Y. Okunuki, Ryo Mukai, E. Pearsall, Garrett Klokman +8 more
2018Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America149 citations Open access
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Suppression of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by inducing differentiation of regulatory T cells via activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
Li-Na Zhang, Juan Ma, M. Takeuchi, Y. Usui +6 more
2010Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science101 citations Open access
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CORRELATION OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR WITH CHEMOKINES IN THE VITREOUS IN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Y. Usui, Y. Okunuki, T. Kezuka +3 more
2010Retina74 citations
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Functional expression of B7H1 on retinal pigment epithelial cells.
Y. Usui, Y. Okunuki, T. Hattori, T. Kezuka +6 more
2008Experimental Eye Research68 citations
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Intraocular VEGF level as a risk factor for postoperative complications after vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Y. Usui, Y. Okunuki, Shun-ichiro Ueda +4 more
2012Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science62 citations
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PROFILE OF INTRAOCULAR IMMUNE MEDIATORS IN PATIENTS WITH AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND THE EFFECT OF INTRAVITREAL BEVACIZUMAB INJECTION
Tsuyoshi Agawa, Y. Usui, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Y. Okunuki +6 more
2014Retina61 citations
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The Complement System Is Critical in Maintaining Retinal Integrity during Aging
Ryo Mukai, Y. Okunuki, D. Husain, Clifford B. Kim +2 more
2018Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience55 citations Open access
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Immune responses to interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein and S-antigen in Behcet's patients with uveitis.
M. Takeuchi, Y. Usui, Y. Okunuki, Li-Na Zhang +6 more
2010Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science46 citations Open access
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Correlation of complement fragment C5a with inflammatory cytokines in the vitreous of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Daisuke Muramatsu, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Y. Usui, Y. Okunuki +2 more
2012Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology42 citations
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Effects of dioxin on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production in the retina associated with choroidal neovascularization.
A. Takeuchi, M. Takeuchi, K. Oikawa, K. Sonoda +8 more
2009Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science40 citations
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Cytochrome P450 monooxygenase lipid metabolites are significant second messengers in the resolution of choroidal neovascularization
Eiichi Hasegawa, Saori Inafuku, L. Mulki, Y. Okunuki +15 more
2017Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America39 citations Open access
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Relation of intraocular concentrations of inflammatory factors and improvement of macular edema after vitrectomy in branch retinal vein occlusion.
Y. Okunuki, Y. Usui, N. Katai, T. Kezuka +3 more
2011American journal of ophthalmology-glaucoma36 citations
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Clinical Profile of Anti-Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody Seropositive Cases of Optic Neuritis
R. Matsuda, T. Kezuka, Akihiko Umazume, Y. Okunuki +2 more
2015Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press. 1980)34 citations Open access
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Functional and morphological changes in the eyes of Behçet’s patients with uveitis
M. Takeuchi, T. Iwasaki, T. Kezuka, Y. Usui +3 more
2010Acta ophthalmologica34 citations Open access
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Suppression of experimental autoimmune uveitis by angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker telmisartan.
Y. Okunuki, Y. Usui, N. Nagai, T. Kezuka +3 more
2009Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science34 citations
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Elevated serum levels of CXCL9/monokine induced by interferon-γ and cxcl10/interferon-γ-inducible protein-10 in ocular sarcoidosis
M. Takeuchi, K. Oh-i, J. Suzuki, T. Hattori +4 more
200634 citations Open access
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Differences in the clinical features of two types of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease: serous retinal detachment and optic disc swelling
Y. Okunuki, Kinya Tsubota, T. Kezuka, H. Goto
2015Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology33 citations
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Immune mediators in vitreous fluids from patients with vitreoretinal B-cell lymphoma.
Y. Usui, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Y. Okunuki, Keisuke Kimura +9 more
2012Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science31 citations Open access
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INCREASES OF VITREOUS MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1 AND INTERLEUKIN 8 LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH CONCURRENT HYPERTENSION AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Y. Usui, Y. Okunuki, T. Kezuka +4 more
2011Retina31 citations
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Mouse model of ocular hypertension with retinal ganglion cell degeneration
Ryo Mukai, D. Park, Y. Okunuki, Eiichi Hasegawa +7 more
2019PLoS ONE30 citations Open access
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Suppression of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by regulatory dendritic cells in mice.
Y. Usui, M. Takeuchi, T. Hattori, Y. Okunuki +6 more
2009A M A Archives of Ophthalmology28 citations
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Proteomic surveillance of retinal autoantigens in endogenous uveitis: implication of esterase D and brain-type creatine kinase as novel autoantigens
Y. Okunuki, Y. Usui, T. Kezuka, T. Hattori +8 more
2008Molecular Vision28 citations
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The role of the ICOS/B7RP‐1 T cell costimulatory pathway in murine experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis
Y. Usui, H. Akiba, M. Takeuchi, T. Kezuka +7 more
2006European Journal of Immunology24 citations
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Four cases of bilateral acute retinal necrosis with a long interval after the initial onset
Y. Okunuki, Y. Usui, T. Kezuka, M. Takeuchi +1 more
2011British Journal of Ophthalmology23 citations
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Human uveal melanoma cells inhibit the immunostimulatory function of dendritic cells.
Juan Ma, Y. Usui, M. Takeuchi, Y. Okunuki +4 more
2010Experimental Eye Research23 citations
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Elevated serum levels of CXCL9/monokine induced by interferon-gamma and CXCL10/interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10 in ocular sarcoidosis.
M. Takeuchi, K. Oh-i, J. Suzuki, T. Hattori +4 more
2006Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science22 citations
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Suppression of murine experimental autoimmune optic neuritis by mature dendritic cells transfected with calcitonin gene-related Peptide gene.
R. Matsuda, T. Kezuka, C. Nishiyama, Y. Usui +6 more
2012Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science21 citations Open access
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Aqueous immune mediators in malignant uveal melanomas in comparison to benign pigmented intraocular tumors
Y. Usui, Kinya Tsubota, Tsuyoshi Agawa, Shun-ichiro Ueda +5 more
2016Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology20 citations Open access
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Interleukin-10 gene-transfected mature dendritic cells suppress murine experimental autoimmune optic neuritis.
R. Matsuda, T. Kezuka, C. Nishiyama, Y. Usui +6 more
2012Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science20 citations
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CCR5-deficient mice develop experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis in the context of a deviant effector response.
A. Takeuchi, Y. Usui, M. Takeuchi, T. Hattori +7 more
2005Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science20 citations Open access
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Prediction of severe cardiac involvement by fundus lesion in sarcoidosis
Akihiko Umazume, T. Kezuka, Y. Okunuki, Masayo Ooshita +4 more
2013Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology18 citations
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ agonist pioglitazone suppresses experimental autoimmune uveitis.
Y. Okunuki, Y. Usui, Hayate Nakagawa, Kazuki Tajima +5 more
2013Experimental Eye Research18 citations
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Costimulatory molecule expression on human uveal melanoma cells: functional analysis of CD40 and B7-H1.
Juan Ma, Y. Usui, T. Kezuka, Y. Okunuki +4 more
2012Experimental Eye Research18 citations
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EFFECTS OF SOLUBLE CD14 AND CYTOKINE LEVELS ON DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA AND VISUAL ACUITY
K. Umazume, Y. Usui, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Y. Okunuki +2 more
2013Retina17 citations
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A case of herpes zoster uveitis with severe hyphema
Y. Okunuki, J. Sakai, T. Kezuka, H. Goto
2014BMC Ophthalmology15 citations Open access
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CD47 Deficiency Ameliorates Ocular Autoimmune Inflammation
Y. Okunuki, Steven J. Tabor, May Y Lee, Kip M. Connor
2021Frontiers in Immunology14 citations Open access
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Expression and function of inducible costimulator on peripheral blood CD4+ T cells in Behçet's patients with uveitis: a new activity marker?
Y. Usui, M. Takeuchi, N. Yamakawa, A. Takeuchi +6 more
2010Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science13 citations
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Blockade of the OX40 ligand prolongs corneal allograft survival
T. Hattori, Y. Usui, Y. Okunuki, Y. Sonoda +7 more
2007European Journal of Immunology12 citations Open access
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[Pars plana vitrectomy in patients with acute retinal necrosis syndrome: surgical results in 52 patients].
Y. Usui, M. Takeuchi, Y. Yamauchi, T. Kezuka +4 more
2010Nippon Ganka Gakkai zasshi9 citations
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Human iris pigment epithelial cells suppress T-cell activation via direct cell contact.
T. Hattori, T. Kezuka, Y. Usui, Y. Okunuki +5 more
2009Experimental Eye Research9 citations
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Proteomic surveillance of autoimmunity in Behcet's disease with uveitis: selenium binding protein is a novel autoantigen in Behcet's disease.
Y. Okunuki, Y. Usui, M. Takeuchi, T. Kezuka +7 more
2007Experimental Eye Research8 citations
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Possibility of inducing anterior chamber-associated immune deviation by TGF-beta2 treatment of monocytes isolated from Behcet's patients.
M. Takeuchi, H. Keino, J. Suzuki, Y. Usui +6 more
2006Experimental Eye Research8 citations
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Editorial: Next Therapeutic Targets in Ocular Diseases
R. Yanai, Y. Okunuki, D. Park, E. Zunaina
2022Frontiers in Medicine4 citations Open access
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The Role of OX40/OX40L Pathway in Murine Experimental Autoimmune Uveoretinitis (EAU)
Y. Usui, H. Akiba, M. Takeuchi, Y. Okunuki +5 more
20052 citations
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Analysis of Multiple Chemokines and Growth Factors in the Vitreous of Patients With Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
Y. Okunuki, Y. Usui, N. Katai, M. Takeuchi +3 more
20091 citations
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Association Between Smoking and Patients With Uveitis in Japan
T. Yamamoto, S. Sakamoto, M. Takeuchi, Keisuke Kimura +5 more
20081 citations
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Microglial development in the eye and brain
Ryo Mukai, Y. Okunuki, Clifford B. Kim, D. Park +2 more
20180 citations
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The Complement System is required in maintaining retinal function
Ryo Mukai, Y. Okunuki, Garrett Klokman, Saori Inafuku +4 more
20170 citations
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miR-155 regulates microglia activation in a murine model of retinal detachment
Y. Okunuki, Garrett Klokman, Kip M. Connor
20170 citations
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