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Employment (8)

Waseda University: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JP

2017-04 to present | Guest Professor (Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation)
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Makoto Iwata

Tokushima Bunri University: Sanuki, Kagawa, JP

2005-05 to 2017-03 | Professor of Immunology (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Kagawa Campus)
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Makoto Iwata

Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences: Machida, Tokyo, JP

1999 to 2005-04 | Department Director
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Makoto Iwata

Mitsubishi Kagaku Institute of Life Sciences: Machida, Tokyo, JP

1989 to 2005-04 | Senior Researcher
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Makoto Iwata

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Baltimore, MD, US

1986 to 1989 | Research Associate
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Makoto Iwata

University of Tsukuba School of Medicine: Sakura-mura (Tsukuba City), Ibaraki, JP

1983-06 to 1986 | Lecturer (Assistant Professor) (Microbiology)
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Makoto Iwata

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: Baltimore, MD, US

1981 to 1983 | Research Fellow (Subdepartment of Immunology)
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NIH: Bethesda, MD, US

1980 to 1981 | Visiting Fellow (NIAID)
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Education and qualifications (2)

The University of Tokyo: Tokyo, JP

1975-04-01 to 1980-03-31 | Ph.D. (Immunology & Biochemistry) (Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
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Makoto Iwata

The University of Tokyo: Tokyo, JP

1971-04-01 to 1975-03-31 | Batchelor of Science (Chemistry) (Faculty of Science)
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Works (30)

Beta 1-integrin ligation and TLR ligation enhance GM-CSF–induced ALDH1A2 expression in dendritic cells, but differentially regulate their anti-inflammatory properties

Sci Rep
2016 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Retinoic acid prevents mesenteric lymph node dendritic cells from inducing IL-13-producing inflammatory Th2 cells

Mucosal Immunol
2014 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

CYP26B1 regulates retinoic acid-dependent signals in T cells and its expression is inhibited by transforming growth factor-

PLoS ONE
2011 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Prominent role for plasmacytoid dendritic cells in mucosal T cell-independent IgA induction

Immunity
2011 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Retinoic acid-induced CCR9 expression requires transient TCR stimulation and cooperativity between NFATc2 and the retinoic acid receptor/retinoid X receptor complex

J Immunol
2011 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Lack of retinoic acid leads to increased langerin-expressing dendritic cells in gut-associated lymphoid tissues

Gastroenterology
2010 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

GM-CSF and IL-4 synergistically trigger dendritic cells to acquire retinoic acid-producing capacity

Int Immunol
2009 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Retinoic acid production by intestinal dendritic cells and its role in T-cell trafficking

Semin Immunol
2009 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Vitamin effects on the immune system: Vitamins A and D take centre stage

Nat Rev Immunol
2008 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Regulation of IgA production by naturally occurring TNF/iNOS-producing dendritic cells

Nature
2007 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Generation of gut-homing IgA-secreting B cells by intestinal dendritic cells

Science
2006 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Retinoic acid imprints gut-homing specificity on T cells

Immunity
2004 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Retinoic acids exert direct effects on T cells to suppress Th1 development and enhance Th2 development via retinoic acid receptors

Int Immunol
2003 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Direct and indirect inhibition of Th1 development by progesterone and glucocorticoids

J Immunol
2002 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Successive expression and activation of NFAT family members during thymocyte differentiation

J Biol Chem
2000 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Induction of thymocyte apoptosis by Ca2+-independent protein kinase C (nPKC) activation and its regulation by calcineurin activation

J Biol Chem
1998 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Regulation of thymocyte lineage commitment by the level of classical protein kinase C activity

J Immunol
1997 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Differential induction of helper and killer T cells from isolated CD4+CD8+ thymocytes in suspension culture

Eur J Immunol
1996 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

In vitro differentiation and commitment of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes to the CD4 lineage without T cell receptor engagement

Int Immunol
1996 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Regulation of T cell apoptosis via T cell receptors and steroid receptors

Stem Cells
1996 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Calcineurin activation protects T cells from glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis

J Immunol
1995 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Regulation of apoptosis via steroid receptors

Curr Topics Microbiol Immunol
1995 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Involvement of protein kinase C-ε in glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis in thymocytes

Int Immunol
1994 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Early mobilization of Ca2+ is not required for glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis in thymocytes

J Immunol
1993 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Retinoic acids inhibit activation-induced apoptosis in T cell hybridomas and thymocytes

J Immunol
1992 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Rescue of thymocytes and T cell hybridomas from glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis by stimulation via the T cell receptor/CD3 complex: a possible in vitro model for positive selection of the T cell repertoire

Eur. J. Immunol
1991 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Regulation of T lymphocyte apoptosis: Signals for the antagonism between activation- and glucocorticoid-induced death

J Immunol
1991 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Release of Histamine and arachidonate from mouse mast cells induced by glycosylation-enhancing factor and bradykinin

J Immunol
1985 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Role of lipomodulin, a phospholipase inhibitory protein, in immunoregulation by thymocytes

J Immunol
1983 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata

Kinetics of lymphocyte stimulation by concanavalin A

Nature
1976 | Journal article
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Makoto Iwata