Research Areas
- Aging
- Alveolar Epithelial Cells
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Innate Immunity
- Lung Cell Biology
- Oxidative Stress
- Gender:
- Female
Education & Training
Education
- 1994
- Hokkaido University School of Medicine (Hokkaido, Japan), MD
- 2003
- Keio University School of Medicine (Tokyo, Japan), PhD
Professional Memberships
American Thoracic Society
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Japanese Respiratory Society
Japanese Society for Respiratory Endoscopy
Japanese Society for Tobacco Control
Industrial Health in Japan
Awards & Recognition
2008-2010: A Scientific Research Grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
2007: Astrazeneca Research Grant, Japan
2007: Uehara Foundation Research Fellowship
Publications
Hypoxia Inducible Factor Regulates Surfactant Protein Expression in Alveolar Type II Cells in vitro. Ito Y, Ahmad A, Kewley E, Mason RJ. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2011 Mar 31. [Epub ahead of print]
Innate Immune Response to Influenza A Virus in Differentiated Human Alveolar Type II cells. Wang J, Nikrad MP, Phang T, Gao B, Alford T, Ito Y, Edeen K, Travanty EA, Kosmider B, Hartshorn K, Mason RJ. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2011 Jan 14. [Epub ahead of print]
The effect of interleukin-13 (IL-13) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) on expression of surfactant proteins in adult human alveolar type II cells in vitro. Ito Y, Mason RJ. Respir Res. 2010 Nov 10;11:157.
Rat respiratory coronavirus infection: replication in airway and alveolar epithelial cells and the innate immune response.
Funk CJ, Manzer R, Miura TA, Groshong SD, Ito Y, Travanty EA, Leete J, Holmes KV, Mason RJ. J Gen Virol. 2009 Dec;90(Pt 12):2956-64.
