Eiji Matsuura
Eiji Matsuura received his Ph.D. degree in immunology from the Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan, and he is an Associate Professor of the Department of Cell Chemistry at Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences. After the training at the Department of Medicine at the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, Colo, USA, 1986–1988, he worked at Yamasa Corporation, Chiba, Japan, 1998–1995, and then at the Department of Biochemistry, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, 1995–1997. Since 1997, he has been working at the current department. He has published about 160 original peer-reviewed articles and invited reviews and 20 book chapters, has been currently serving on the editorial board of another two journals, which are Journal of Autoimmunity and Autoimmunity Reviews, and has been granted 17 patents. Major interest of Dr. Matsuura is pathophysiology of atherosclerosis, autoimmune-mediated thrombosis and vasculitis (antiphosholipid syndrome), infection-accelerated atherosclerosis, primary biliary cirrhosis, and so on.
Biography Updated on 26 June 2007
Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]
- Cancer-associated immune-mediated syndromes: Pathogenic values and clinical implementation
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 323–337, 2007 - Antibodies against heat shock protein 60 derived from Helicobacter pylori: Diagnostic implications in cardiovascular disease
Journal of Autoimmunity, vol. 29, no. 2-3, pp. 106–115, 2007 - Intracellular trafficking of ß2-glycoprotein I complexes with lipid vesicles in macrophages: Implications on the development of antiphospholipid syndrome
Journal of Autoimmunity, vol. 29, no. 2-3, pp. 164–173, 2007 - Different pattern of HSP47 expression in skeletal muscle of patients with neuromuscular diseases
Neuromuscular Disorders, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 221–226, 2007 - Elevated Serum sFlt-1/Ang-2 Ratio in Women with Preeclampsia
Nephron Clinical Practice, vol. 106, no. 1, pp. c43–c50, 2007 - The association of C-reactive protein with an oxidative metabolite of LDL and its implication in atherosclerosis
The Journal of Lipid Research, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 768–781, 2007 - Determination of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins (ox-LDL) versus ox-LDL/beta2GPI Complexes for the Assessment of Autoimmune-Mediated Atherosclerosis
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1109, no. 1, pp. 303–310, 2007 - Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: New Cardiac Risk Factors?
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1108, no. 1, pp. 466–474, 2007 - Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1108, no. 1, pp. 475–480, 2007 - Atherogenic Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1108, no. 1, pp. 489–496, 2007 - Chronic Infections and Atherosclerosis
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1108, no. 1, pp. 594–602, 2007 - Postinfectious immunodeficiency and autoimmunity: pathogenic and clinical values and implications
Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 323–331, 2007 - Oxidized low-density lipoprotein and β2-glycoprotein I in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and increased carotid intima-media thickness: implications in autoimmune-mediated atherosclerosis
Lupus, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 80–86, 2006 - Atherogenic oxidized low-density lipoprotein/ß2-glycoprotein I (oxLDL/ß2GPI) complexes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome
Lupus, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 478–483, 2006 - Antibodies against ß 2 -glycoprotein I complexed with an oxidised lipoprotein relate to intima thickening of carotid arteries in primary antiphospholipid syndrome
Clinical and Developmental Immunology, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1–9, 2006 - Oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein and immune regulation of atherosclerosis
Progress in Lipid Research, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 466–486, 2006 - Accelerated Atheroma in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 537–551, 2006 - MRI studies of spinal visceral larva migrans syndrome
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, vol. 249, no. 1, pp. 7–12, 2006 - Significance of valine/leucine247 polymorphism of ?2-glycoprotein I in antiphospholipid syndrome: Increased reactivity of anti-?2-glycoprotein I autoantibodies to the valine247 ?2-glycoprotein I variant
Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 212–218, 2005 - Increase of Serum Angiopoietin-2 During Pregnancy Is Suppressed in Women With Preeclampsia
American Journal of Hypertension, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 1181–1188, 2005 - From animal models to human genetics: research on the induction and pathogenicity of autoantibodies
Autoimmunity Reviews, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 178–187, 2005 - Research around ß2-glycoprotein I: A major target for antiphospholipid antibodies
Autoimmunity, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 377–381, 2005 - Characterization of a murine anti-laminin-1 monoclonal antibody (AK8) produced by immunization with mouse-derived laminin-1
Clinical and Developmental Immunology, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 67–73, 2005 - Antigenic structures recognized by anti- 2-glycoprotein I auto-antibodies
International Immunology, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 1533–1542, 2005 - Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein/ 2-Glycoprotein I Complexes and Autoantibodies in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1051, no. 1, pp. 97–103, 2005 - Pregnancy Loss and Endometriosis: Pathogenic Role of Anti-Laminin-1 Autoantibodies
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1051, no. 1, pp. 174–184, 2005 - OxLDL/ 2GPI Complexes and Autoantibodies in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Sclerosis, and Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Pathogenic Implications for Vascular Involvement
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1051, no. 1, pp. 313–322, 2005 - The Role of Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in the Development of Atherosclerosis
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1051, no. 1, pp. 442–454, 2005 - Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Circulation, vol. 112, no. 21, pp. 3337–3347, 2005 - Binding of 2-glycoprotein I to anionic phospholipids facilitates processing and presentation of a cryptic epitope that activates pathogenic autoreactive T cells
Blood, vol. 105, no. 4, pp. 1552–1557, 2005 - Lymphocyte subpopulations and intima media thickness in primary antiphospholipd syndrome
Lupus, vol. 14, no. 10, pp. 809–813, 2005 - Oxidized LDL/β2-glycoprotein I complexes: new aspects in atherosclerosis
Lupus, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 736–741, 2005 - Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Atherosclerosis
Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 311–320, 2005 - Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein/b 2 -Glycoprotein I Complexes and Autoantibodies to oxLig-1/b 2 -Glycoprotein I in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, vol. 121, no. 3, pp. 426–436, 2004 - Nicked ?2-glycoprotein I: a marker of cerebral infarct and a novel role in the negative feedback pathway of extrinsic fibrinolysis
Blood, vol. 103, no. 10, pp. 3766–3772, 2004 - Are Anti-Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Antibodies Pathogenic or Protective?
Circulation, vol. 110, no. 17, pp. 2552–2558, 2004 - Clinical Significance of Serum Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein/β2-Glycoprotein I Complexes in Patients with Chronic Renal Diseases
Nephron Clinical Practice, vol. 98, no. 1, pp. c15–c24, 2004 - Are Oxidized LDL/β2-glycoprotein I Complexes Pathogenic Antigens in Autoimmune-mediated Atherosclerosis?
Clinical and Developmental Immunology, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 103–111, 2004 - Anti-laminin-1 Autoantibodies, Pregnancy Loss and Endometriosis
Clinical and Developmental Immunology, vol. 11, no. 3-4, pp. 261–266, 2004 - IgG Autoantibodies against β2-Glycoprotein I Complexed with a Lipid Ligand Derived from Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein are Associated with Arterial Thrombosis in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Clinical & Developmental Immunology, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 203–211, 2003 - An association of IgG anti-laminin-1 autoantibodies with endometriosis in infertile patients
Human Reproduction, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 544–549, 2003 - Circulating oxidized LDL forms complexes with beta2-glycoprotein I: implication as an atherogenic autoantigen
The Journal of Lipid Research, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 716–726, 2003 - Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 53–57, 2003
- Immunization of Naive Mice with Mouse Laminin-1 Affected Pregnancy Outcome in a Mouse Model
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 159–165, 2003 - Hybridomas Expressing gammadelta T-Cell Receptors Respond to Cardiolipin and beta2-Glycoprotein 1 (Apolipoprotein H)
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 374–381, 2003 - Atherogenic autoantigen: oxidized LDL complexes with ?2-glycoprotein I
Immunobiology, vol. 207, no. 1, pp. 17–22, 2003 - Anti-idiotypes to Oxidized LDL Antibodies in Intravenous Immunoglobulin Preparations--Possible Immunomodulation of Atherosclerosis
Autoimmunity, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 91–97, 2003 - Oxidized low-density lipoprotein as a risk factor of thrombosis in antiphospholipid syndrome
Lupus, vol. 12, no. 7, pp. 550–554, 2003 - Autoantibody-mediated atherosclerosis
Autoimmunity Reviews, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 348–353, 2002 - Anti-β 2 -Glycoprotein I Autoantibodies and Atherosclerosis
International Reviews Of Immunology, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 51–66, 2002 - The Orientation of ß2GPI on the Plate is Important for the Binding of Anti-ß2GPI Autoantibodies by ELISA
Journal of Autoimmunity, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 289–297, 2002 - omega-Carboxyl variants of 7-ketocholesteryl esters are ligands for beta2-glycoprotein I and mediate antibody-dependent uptake of oxidized LDL by macrophages
The Journal of Lipid Research, vol. 43, no. 9, pp. 1486–1495, 2002 - Anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies in children with atopic dermatitis
International Immunology, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 823–830, 2002 - Analysis of Epitopes of Mouse Monoclonal Antibodies against Human Alpha-Fetoprotein
Tumor Biology, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 254–261, 2001 - Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in tuberculous meningitis
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, vol. 186, no. 1-2, pp. 75–79, 2001 - Marked increase of matrix metalloproteinase 9 in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with fungal or tuberculous meningoencephalitis
Journal of the Neurological Sciences, vol. 173, no. 1, pp. 45–52, 2000 - ß2-glycoprotein I deficiency: prevalence, genetic background and effects on plasma lipoprotein metabolism and hemostasis
Atherosclerosis, vol. 152, no. 2, pp. 337–346, 2000 - ß2-glycoprotein I–anti-ß2-glycoprotein I Interaction
Journal of Autoimmunity, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 97–100, 2000 - Association of autoantibodies against the phosphatidylserine–prothrombin complex with manifestations of the antiphospholipid syndrome and with the presence of lupus anticoagulant
Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 43, no. 9, pp. 1982–1993, 2000 - Proteolytic cleavage of beta2-glycoprotein I: reduction of antigenicity and the structural relationship
International Immunology, vol. 12, no. 8, pp. 1183–1192, 2000 - Accelerated atheroma and anti β2-glycoprotein I antibodies
Lupus, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 210–216, 2000 - Modulation of T Cell Function by Alpha-Fetoprotein: An in vivo Study on Porcine Thyroid Peroxidase-Induced Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Transgenic Mice Producing Human Alpha-Fetoprotein
Tumor Biology, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 162–171, 1999 - ?2-glycoprotein I is necessary to inhibit protein C activity by monoclonal anticardiolipin antibodies
Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 167–174, 1999 - A chimeric antibody with the human ?1 constant region as a putative standard for assays to detect IgG ?2-glycoprotein I-dependent anticardiolipin and anti-?2-glycoprotein I antibodies
Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 42, no. 11, pp. 2461–2470, 1999 - Use of various methods for anticardiolipin detection in the updated American College of Rheumatology revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus: Comment on the letter by Hochberg
Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 1326–1327, 1998 - A 50-kDa variant form of human surfactant protein D
European Respiratory Journal, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1147–1155, 1998 - Immunologic characterization and functional properties of murine antibodies raised against deleted mutants of human beta 2-glycoprotein I
International Immunology, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 913–921, 1997 - DNA-alginate complex recognized by autoantibodies against DNA
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 75–77, 1997 - Antibodies to ß2-glycoprotein I and clinical manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 39, no. 9, pp. 1466–1474, 1996 - Relationship of microparticles with ?2-glycoprotein I and P-selectin positivity to anticardiolipin antibodies in immune thrombocytopenic purpura
Annals of Hematology, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 25–30, 1995 - Clinical significance of $beta;2-glycoprotein I-dependent anticardiolipin antibodies in the reproductive autoimmune failure syndrome: Correlation with conventional antiphospholipid antibody detection systems
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 172, no. 3, pp. 926–931, 1995 - Systemic lupus erythematosus and anticardiolipin antibodies in Klinefelter's syndrome
Lupus, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 236–238, 1995 - Anticardiolipin antibodies recognize beta 2-glycoprotein I structure altered by interacting with an oxygen modified solid phase surface
Journal of Experimental Medicine, vol. 179, no. 2, pp. 457–462, 1994 - Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for human pulmonary surfactant protein D
Journal of Immunological Methods, vol. 173, no. 2, pp. 157–164, 1994 - ß2-GPI-dependent and independent binding of anticardiolipin antibodies in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortions
Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 255–259, 1994 - ß2-Glycoprotein i reactivity of monoclonal anticardiolipin antibodies from patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome
Arthritis & Rheumatism, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 1453–1461, 1994 - What is the "true" antigen for anticardiolipin antibodies?
The Lancet, vol. 337, no. 8742, pp. 671–672, 1991 - Anticardiolipin cofactor(s) and differential diagnosis of autoimmune disease
The Lancet, vol. 336, no. 8708, pp. 177–178, 1990