Ishizu T, Osoegawa M, Mei FJ, Kikuchi H, Tanaka M, Takakura Y, Minohara M, Murai H, Mihara F, Taniwaki T, Kira J: Intrathecal activation of the IL-17/IL-8 axis in opticospinal multiple sclerosis. Brain 128: 988-1002, 2005.
Ishizu T, Minohara M, Ichiyama T, Kira R, Tanaka M, Osoegawa M, Hara T, Furukawa S, Kira J: CSF cytokine and chemokine profiles in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. J Neuroimmunol 175: 52-58, 2006.
Ishizu T, Kira J, Osoegawa M, Fukazawa T, Kikuchi S, Fujihara K, Matsui M, Kohriyama T, Sobue G, Yamamura T, Itoyama Y, Saida T, Sakata K; Research Committee of Neuroimmunological Diseases: Heterogeneity and continuum of multiple sclerosis phenotypes in Japanese according to the results of the fourth nationwide survey. J Neurol Sci. 280: 22-28, 2009.
Mei FJ, Ishizu T, Murai H, Osoegawa M, Minohara M, Zhang KN, Kira J: Th1 shift CIDP versus Th2 shift in vasculitic neuropathy in CSF. J Neurol Sci. 228: 75-85, 2005.
Su JJ, Osoegawa M, Matsuoka T, Minohara M, Tanaka M, Ishizu T, Mihara F, Taniwaki T, Kira J: Upregulation of vascular growth factors in multiple sclerosis: correlation with MRI findings. J Neurol Sci. 243: 21-30, 2006.
Mei FJ, Osoegawa M, Ochi H, Minohara M, Nan S, Murai H, Ishizu T, Taniwaki T, Kira J: Long-term favorable response to interferon beta-1b is linked to cytokine deviation toward the Th2 and Tc2 sides in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Sci. 246: 71-77, 2006.
Minohara M, Matsuoka T, Li W, Osoegawa M, Ishizu T, Ohyagi Y, Kira J: Upregulation of myeloperoxidase in patients with opticospinal multiple sclerosis: positive correlation with disease severity. J Neuroimmunol. 178: 156-160, 2006.
Tanaka M, Kikuchi H, Ishizu T, Minohara M, Osoegawa M, Motomura K, Tateishi T, Ohyagi Y, Kira J: Intrathecal upregulation of G-CSF and its neuroprotective actions on motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 65: 816-825, 2006.
Sun X, Minohara M, Kikuchi H, Ishizu T, Tanaka M, Piao H, Osoegawa M, Ohyagi Y, Shimokawa H, Kira J: The selective Rho-kinase inhibitor Fasudil is protective and therapeutic in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. J Neuroimmunol. 180: 126-134, 2006.
Li W, Minohara M, Su JJ, Matsuoka T, Osoegawa M, Ishizu T, Kira J: Helicobacter pylori infection is a potential protective factor against conventional multiple sclerosis in the Japanese population. J Neuroimmunol. 184: 227-231, 2007.
Matsuoka T, Matsushita T, Kawano Y, Osoegawa M, Ochi H, Ishizu T, Minohara M, Kikuchi H, Mihara F, Ohyagi Y, Kira J: Heterogeneity of aquaporin-4 autoimmunity and spinal cord lesions in multiple sclerosis in Japanese. Brain 130: 1206-1223, 2007.
Matsushita T, Matsuoka T, Ishizu T, Kikuchi H, Osoegawa M, Kawano Y, Mihara F, Ohyagi Y, Kira JI: Anterior periventricular linear lesions in optic-spinal multiple sclerosis: a combined neuroimaging and neuropathological study. Mult scler. 14(3): 343-353, 2008.
Tanaka M*, Ishizu T*, Ochi H, Kawano Y, Ohyagi Y, Kira J (*equal contribution): Intrathecal upregulation of IFN-g and MIP-1b in juvenile muscular atrophy of the distal upper extremity. J Neurol Sci 275: 74-77, 2008.
Shi N, Kawano Y, Matsuoka T, Mei F, Ishizu T, Ohyagi Y, Kira J: Increase of CD4+ TNFa+ IL-2- T cells in cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients. Mult scler. 15(1): 120-123, 2009.
Doi H, Matsushita T, Isobe N, Ishizu T, Ohyagi Y, Kira J: Frequency of chronic headaches in Japanese patients with multiple sclerosis: with special reference to opticospinal and common forms of multiple sclerosis. Headache 49(10): 1513-1520, 2009.
Matsushita T, Isobe N, Matsuoka T, Shi N, Kawano Y, Wu XM, Yoshiura T, Nakao Y, Ishizu T, Kira JI: Aquaporin-4 autoimmune syndrome and anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-negative opticospinal multiple sclerosis in Japanese. Mult scler. 15(7): 834-847, 2009.
Matsushita T, Isobe N, Matsuoka T, Ishizu T, Kawano Y, Yoshiura T, Ohyagi Y, Kira J: Extensive vasogenic edema of anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-related brain lesions. Mult scler. 15(9): 1113-1117, 2009.
Isobe N, Kira J, Kawamura N, Ishizu T, Arimura K, Kawano Y: Neural damage associated with atopic diathesis: a nationwide survey in Japan. Neurology 73(10): 790-797, 2009.
Matsushita T, Isobe N, Piao H, Matsuoka T, Ishizu T, Doi H, Masaki K, Yoshiura T, Yamasaki R, Ohyagi Y, Kira J: Reappraisal of brain MRI features in patients with multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica according to anti-aquaporin-4 antibody status. J Neurol Sci 291: 37-43, 2010.