Katsuyuki Takeda MD, PhD

  • Department of Pediatrics
  • Assistant Professor
Phone
303-398-1190
Fax
303-270-2182
Email
takedak@njhealth.org
Gender
Male

Board Certified

Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Industrial Health in Japan
Japanese Society of Allergology

Research Interests

Bronchial asthma. Immunological analysis in the mechanisms of airway hyperresponsiveness as hallmark of bronchial asthma.

Education & Training

Education

Okayama Medical School
PhD, 1993
Tottori University
MD, 1984

Awards & Recognition

1998: Astra Research Grant (Competitive Grant for Asthma Research, Japan)

Recent or Important Publications

Takeda K, et al. Surfactant Protein D Regulates Airway Function and Allergic Inflammation through Modulation of Macrophage Function. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2003;168:783-9.

Takeda K, et al. Strain dependence of airway hyperresponsiveness reflects differences in eosinophil localization in the lung. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2001 281:L394-402.

Takeda K, et al. Development of eosinophilic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in mast cell-deficient mice. J Exp Med. 1997;186:449-54.

Appointments

1-800-222-5864

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