Research field (3):
Dermatology
, Neuropathology
, Developmental biology
Research theme for competitive and other funds (5):
2016 - 2019 Elucidation of mechanisms of peripheral itch hypersensitivity focusing on dorsal root ganglia and development for its therapeutic application
2016 - 2018 Effect of antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin on atopic dermatitis
2014 - 2017 Effect of skin-derived antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin LL-37 on the regulation of skin barrier function
2014 - 2016 A method to differentiate peripheral neurons mediating itch from human induced pluripotent stem cells
2014 - 2016 Cathelicidin LL-37 induces semaphorin 3A expression in human epidermal keratinocytes: implications for possible application to pruritus
Juan Valentin Trujillo-Paez, Ge Peng, Hai Le Thanh Nguyen, Masahiro Nakamura, Yoshie Umehara, Hainan Yue, Risa Ikutama, Miho Takahashi, Shigaku Ikeda, Hideoki Ogawa, et al. Calcitriol modulates epidermal tight junction barrier function in human keratinocytes. Journal of dermatological science. 2024. 114. 1. 13-23
Yoshie Umehara, Juan Valentin Trujillo-Paez, Hainan Yue, Ge Peng, Hai Le Thanh Nguyen, Ko Okumura, Hideoki Ogawa, François Niyonsaba. Calcitriol, an Active Form of Vitamin D3, Mitigates Skin Barrier Dysfunction in Atopic Dermatitis NC/Nga Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023. 24. 11. 9347-9347
H. Yue, G. Peng, Y. Umehara, L. Nguyen, A. Ikeda, K. Okumura, H. Ogawa, S. Ikeda, F. Niyonsaba. 330 The aryl hydrocarbon receptor contributes to histamine-evoked itch with the involvement of TRPV1 in dorsal root ganglia. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2023. 143. 5. S57-S57
Y. Umehara, M. Takahashi, H. Yue, J. Trujillo-Paez, G. Peng, L. Nguyen, K. Okumura, H. Ogawa, F. Niyonsaba. 1486 Skin-derived antimicrobial peptides human β-defensins induce the secretion of angiogenic factor angiogenin from human dermal fibroblasts. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2023. 143. 5. S255-S255