Hirofumi Kiyokawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor, Medicine

Other Positions
- Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Websites
Education
- Kyoto University, MD
- , PhD
Publications
- Published on 2/25/2025
Berical AC, Kiyokawa H, Beermann ML, Wallman D, Cherfane G, Dunphy V, Pan J, Tilston-Lunel A, Varelas X, Horani A, Brody SL, Kotton DN, Hawkins FJ. Reply to Huang et al.: Sowing Tailored Seeds: Gene-edited Basal Cells for Precision Regulation of Airway Phenotypes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Feb 25. PMID: 39999444.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/8/2024
Berical AC, Kiyokawa H, Beermann ML, Wallman D, Cherfane G, Dunphy V, Pan J, Tilston-Lunel A, Varelas X, Horani A, Brody SL, Kotton DN, Hawkins FJ. Airway Disease Modeling with Gene-edited Human Basal Cell Transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Nov 08; 211(1):131-4. PMID: 39514838.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/24/2023
Ma L, Thapa BR, Le Suer JA, Tilston-Lünel A, Herriges MJ, Berical A, Beermann ML, Wang F, Bawa PS, Kohn A, Ysasi AB, Kiyokawa H, Matte TM, Randell SH, Varelas X, Hawkins FJ, Kotton DN. Airway stem cell reconstitution by the transplantation of primary or pluripotent stem cell-derived basal cells. Cell Stem Cell. 2023 Sep 07; 30(9):1199-1216.e7. PMID: 37625411.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/7/2021
Kiyokawa H, Hoshino Y, Sakaguchi K, Muro S, Yodoi J. Redox Regulation in Aging Lungs and Therapeutic Implications of Antioxidants in COPD. Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Sep 07; 10(9). PMID: 34573061.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/14/2021
Kiyokawa H, Yamaoka A, Matsuoka C, Tokuhara T, Abe T, Morimoto M. Airway basal stem cells reutilize the embryonic proliferation regulator, Tgfß-Id2 axis, for tissue regeneration. Dev Cell. 2021 Jul 12; 56(13):1917-1929.e9. PMID: 34129836.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/6/2021
Kiyokawa H, Morimoto M. Molecular crosstalk in tracheal development and its recurrence in adult tissue regeneration. Dev Dyn. 2021 Nov; 250(11):1552-1567. PMID: 33840142.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/12/2021
Ridzuan N, Zakaria N, Widera D, Sheard J, Morimoto M, Kiyokawa H, Mohd Isa SA, Chatar Singh GK, Then KY, Ooi GC, Yahaya BH. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles ameliorate airway inflammation in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Stem Cell Res Ther. 2021 Jan 12; 12(1):54. PMID: 33436065.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/15/2019
Kiyokawa H, Morimoto M. Notch signaling in the mammalian respiratory system, specifically the trachea and lungs, in development, homeostasis, regeneration, and disease. Dev Growth Differ. 2020 Jan; 62(1):67-79. PMID: 31613406.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/10/2014
Marumo S, Teranishi T, Higami Y, Koshimo Y, Kiyokawa H, Kato M. Effectiveness of azithromycin in aspiration pneumonia: a prospective observational study. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Dec 10; 14:685. PMID: 25491126.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/13/2014
Kinose D, Ogawa E, Kudo M, Marumo S, Kiyokawa H, Hoshino Y, Hirai T, Chin K, Muro S, Mishima M. Association of COPD exacerbation frequency with gene expression of pattern recognition receptors in inflammatory cells in induced sputum. Clin Respir J. 2016 Jan; 10(1):11-21. PMID: 24902764.
Read at: PubMed
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