細菌学分野
分野紹介
研究内容
構成員紹介
最近の業績
分野風景
大阪市立大学大学院
医学研究科/医学部

English

2008

  1. Nishimura, J., H. Saiga, S. Sato, M. Okuyama, H. Kayama, H. Kuwata, S. Matsumoto, T. Nishida, Y. Sawa, S. Akira, Y. Yoshikai, M. Yamamoto, and K. Takeda. 2008. Potent antimycobacterial activity of mouse secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor. J Immunol 180:4032-4039. [PubMed]
  2. Nakata, N., N. Fujiwara, T. Naka, I. Yano, K. Kobayashi, and S. Maeda. 2008. Identification and characterization of two novel methyltransferase genes that determine the serotype 12-specific structure of glycopeptidolipids of Mycobacterium intracellulare . J Bacteriol 190:1064-1071. [PubMed]
  3. Fujiwara, N., N. Nakata, T. Naka, I. Yano, M. Doe, D. Chatterjee, M. McNeil, P. J. Brennan, K. Kobayashi, M. Makino, S. Matsumoto, H. Ogura, and S. Maeda. 2008. Structural analysis and biosynthesis gene cluster of an antigenic glycopeptidolipid from Mycobacterium intracellulare . J Bacteriol, in press.

2007

  1. Takahashi, T., Y. Nishizawa, F. Hato, H. Shintaku, N. Maeda, N. Fujiwara, M. Inaba, K. Kobayashi, and S. Kitagawa. 2007. Neutrophil-activating activity and platelet-activating factor synthesis in cytokine-stimulated endothelial cells: Reduced activity in growth-arrested cells. Microvasc. Res. 73:29-34. [PubMed]
  2. Fujiwara, N., N. Nakata, S. Maeda, T. Naka, M. Doe, I. Yano, and K. Kobayashi. 2007. Structural characterization of a specific glycopeptidolipid containing a novel N -acyl-deoxy sugar from Mycobacterium intracellulare serotype 7 and genetic analysis of its glycosylation pathway. J. Bacteriol. 189:1099-1108. [PubMed]
  3. Bhatt, A., N. Fujiwara, K. Bhatt, S. S. Gurcha, L. Kremer, B. Chen, J. Chan, S. A. Porcelli, K. Kobayashi, G. S. Besra, and W. R. Jacobs, Jr. 2007. Deletion of kasB in Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes loss of acid-fastness and subclinical latent tuberculosis in immunocompetent mice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104:5157-5162. [PubMed]
  4. Katsube, T., S. Matsumoto, M. Takatsuka, M. Okuyama, Y. Ozeki, M. Naito, Y. Nishiuchi, N. Fujiwara, M. Yoshimura, T. Tsuboi, M. Torii, N. Oshitani, T. Arakawa, and K. Kobayashi. 2007. Control of cell wall assembly by a histone-like protein in mycobacteria. J Bacteriol. 2007; 189: 8241?8249. [PubMed]

2006

  1. Ozeki, Y., H. Tsutsui, N. Kawada, H. Suzuki, M. Kataoka, T. Kodama, I. Yano, K. Kaneda, and K. Kobayashi. 2006 Macrophage scavenger receptor down-regulates mycobacterial cord factor-induced proinflammatory cytokine production by alveolar and hepatic macrophages. Microb. Pathog. 40:171-176. [PubMed]
  2. Masaki, T., K. Ohkusu, H. Hata, N. Fujiwara, H. Iihara, M. Yamada-Noda, P. H. Nhung, M. Hayashi, Y. Asano, Y. Kawamura, and T. Ezaki. 2006. Mycobacterium kumamotonense Sp. Nov. Recovered from Clinical Specimen and the First Isolation Report of Mycobacterium arupense in Japan: Novel Slowly Growing, Nonchromogenic Clinical Isolates Related to Mycobacterium terrae Complex. Microbiol. Immunol. 50:889-897. [PubMed]

2005

  1. Kitada, S., R. Maekura, N. Toyoshima, T. Naka, N. Fujiwara, M. Kobayashi, I. Yano, M. Ito, and K. Kobayashi. 2005. Use of glycopeptidolipid core antigen for serodiagnosis of Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease in immunocompetent patients. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 12: 44-51. [PubMed]
  2. Rao, V., N. Fujiwara, S.A. Porcelli, and M.S. Glickman. 2005. Mycobacterium tuberculosis controls host innate immune activation through cyclopropane modification of a glycolipid effector molecule. J. Exp. Med. 201:535-543. [PubMed] Yu, K.O., J.S. Im, A. Molano, Y. Dutronc, P.A. Illarionov, C. Forestier, N. Fujiwara, I. Arias, S. Miyake, T. Yamamura, Y.T. Chang, G.S. Besra, and S.A. Porcelli. 2005. Modulation of CD1d-restricted NKT cell responses by using N-acyl variants of a-galactosylceramides. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A 102:3383-3388. [PubMed]
  3. Oiso, R., N. Fujiwara, H. Yamagami, S. Maeda, S. Matsumoto, S. Nakamura, N. Oshitani, T. Matsumoto, T. Arakawa, and K. Kobayashi. 2005. Mycobacterial trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate preferentially induces type 1 helper T cell responses through signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 protein. Microb. Pathog. 39: 35-43. [PubMed]
  4. Fujiwara, N. and K. Kobayashi. 2005. Macrophages in inflammation. Curr. Drug Targets Inflamm. Allergy 4: 281-286. [PubMed]
  5. Matsumoto, S., M. Matsumoto, K. Umemori, Y. Ozeki, M. Furugen, T. Tatsuo, Y. Hirayama, S. Yamamoto, T. Yamada, and K. Kobayashi. 2005. DNA augments antigenicity of mycobacterial DNA-binding protein 1 and confers protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in mice. J. Immunol. 175:441-449. [PubMed]
  6. Maekura, R., Y. Okuda, A. Hirotani, S. Kitada, T. Hiraga, K. Yoshimura, I. Yano, K. Kobayashi, and M. Ito. 2005. Clinical and prognostic importance of serotyping Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare complex isolates in human immunodeficiency virus-negative patients. J. Clin. Microbiol. 43: 3150-3158. [PubMed]
  7. Kanekiyo, M., K. Matsuo, M. Hamatake, T. Hamano, T. Ohsu, S. Matsumoto, T. Yamada, S. Yamazaki, A. Hasegawa, N. Yamamoto, and M. Honda. 2005. Mycobacterial codon optimization enhances antigen expression and virus-specific immune responses in recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guerin expressing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Gag. J. Virol. 79:8716-8723. [PubMed]
  8. Ami, Y., Y. Izumi, K. Matsuo, K. Someya, M. Kanekiyo, S. Horibata, N. Yoshino, K. Sakai, K. Shinohara, S. Matsumoto, T. Yamada, S. Yamazaki, N. Yamamoto, and M. Honda. 2005. Priming-boosting vaccination with recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin and a nonreplicating vaccinia virus recombinant leads to long-lasting and effective immunity. J. Virol. 79:12871-12879. [PubMed]

2004

  1. Aoki, K., S. Matsumoto, Y. Hirayama, T. Wada, Y. Ozeki, M. Niki, P. Domenech, K. Umemori, S. Yamamoto, A. Mineda, M. Matsumoto, and K. Kobayashi. 2004. Extracellular mycobacterial DNA binding protein 1 participates in Mycobacterium -lung epithelial cell interaction through hyaluronic acid. J. Biol. Chem. 279: 39798-39806. [PubMed]
  2. Wada, T., S. Maeda, A. Tamaru, S. Imai, A. Hase, and K. Kobayashi. 2004. Dual-probe assay for rapid detection of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by real-time PCR. J. Clin. Microbiol. 42: 5277-5285. [PubMed]
  3. Kai, M., Y. Maeda, S. Maeda, Y. Fukutomi, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kashiwabara, M. Makino, M. A. Abbasi, M. Z. Zubair, and P. A. Shah. 2004. Active surveillance of leprosy contacts in country with low prevalence rate. Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis. 72: 50-53. [PubMed]
  4. Li, Y., Y. Kawamura, N. Fujiwara, T. Naka, H. Liu, X. Huang, K. Kobayashi, and T. Ezaki. 2004. Sphingomonas yabuuchiae sp. nov. and Brevundimonas nasdae sp. nov., isolated from the Russian space laboratory Mir. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 819-825. [PubMed]
  5. Li, Y., Y. Kawamura, N. Fujiwara, T. Naka, H. Liu, X. Huang, K. Kobayashi, and T. Ezaki. 2004. Rothia aeria sp. nov., Rhodococcus baikonurensis sp. nov. and Arthrobacter russicus sp. nov., isolated from air in the Russian space laboratory Mir. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 827-835. [PubMed]

2003

  1. Minamino, M., I. Sakaguchi, T. Naka, N. Ikeda, K. Kato, I. Tomiyasu, I. Yano, and K. Kobayashi. 2003. Bacterial ceramides and sphingophospholipids induce apoptosis of human leukaemic cells. Microbiology 149: 2071-2081. [PubMed]
  2. Li, Y., Y. Kawamura, N. Fujiwara, T. Naka, H. Liu, X. Huang, K. Kobayashi, and T. Ezaki. 2003. Chryseobacterium miricola sp. nov., a novel species isolated from condensation water of space station Mir. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 26: 523-528. [PubMed]
  3. Naka, T., N. Fujiwara, I. Yano, S. Maeda, M. Doe, M. Minamino, N. Ikeda, Y. Kato, K. Watabe, Y. Kumazawa, I. Tomiyasu, and K. Kobayashi. 2003. Structural analysis of sphingophospholipids derived from Sphingobacterium spiritivorum , the type species of genus Sphingobacterium . Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1635: 83-92. [PubMed]

2002

  1. Yabuuchi, E., Y. Kosako, N. Fujiwara, T. Naka, I. Matsunaga, H. Ogura, and K. Kobayashi. 2002. Emendation of the genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al . 1990 and junior objective synonymy of the species of three genera, Sphingobium , Novosphingobium and Sphingopyxis , in conjunction with Blastomonas ursincola . Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.52: 1485-1496. [PubMed]
  2. Matsunaga, I. , A. Yamada, D.-S. Lee, E. Obayashi, N. Fujiwara, K. Kobayashi, H. Ogura, and Y. Shiro. 2002. Enzymatic reaction of hydrogen peroxide-dependent peroxygenase cytochrome P450s: kinetic deuterium isotope effects and analyses by resonance Raman spectroscopy. Biochemistry 41: 1886-1892. [PubMed]
  3. Tominaga, K., K. Higuchi, N. Hamasaki, M. Hamaguchi, T. Takashima, Tanigawa, T., T. Watanabe, Y. Fujiwara, Y. Tezuka, T. Nagaoka, S. Kadota, E. Ishii, K. Kobayashi, and T. Arakawa. 2002. In vivo action of novel alkyl methyl quinolone alkaloids against Helicobacter pylori . J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 50: 547-552. [PubMed]
  4. Buonaurio, R., V. M. Stravato, Y. Kosako, N. Fujiwara, T. Naka, K. Kobayashi, C. Cappelli, and E. Yabuuchi. 2002. Sphingomonas melonis sp. nov., a novel pathogen that causes brown spots on yellow Spanish melon fruits. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 2081-2087. [PubMed]
  5. Kitada, S., R. Maekura, N. Toyoshima, N. Fujiwara, I. Yano, T. Ogura, M. Ito, and K. Kobayashi. 2002. Serodiagnosis of pulmonary disease due to Mycobacterium avium complex with an enzyme immunoassay that uses a mixture of glycopeptidolipid antigens. Clin. Infect. Dis. 35: 1328-1335. [PubMed]
  6. Kasama, T., M. Muramatsu, K. Kobayashi, N. Yajima, F. Shiozawa, R. Hanaoka, Y. Miwa, M. Negishi, H. Ide, and M. Adachi. 2002. Interaction of monocytes with vascular endothelial cells synergistically induces interferon-gamma-inducible protein 10 expression through activation of specific cell surface molecules and cytokines. Cell. Immunol. 219: 131-139. [PubMed]

2001

  1. Yamagami H., T. Matsumoto, N. Fujiwara, T. Arakawa, K. Kaneda, I. Yano, and K. Kobayashi. 2001. Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (Cord factor) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces foreign-body- and hypersensitivity-type granulomas in mice. Infect. Immun. 69: 810-815. [PubMed]
  2. Ueda S., N. Fujiwara, T. Naka, I. Sakaguchi, Y. Ozeki, I. Yano, T. Kasama, and K. Kobayashi. 2001. Structure-activity relationship of mycoloyl glycolipids derived from Rhodococcus sp. 4306. Microb. Pathog. 30: 91-99. [PubMed]
  3. Yabuuchi, E., H. Yamamoto, S. Terakubo, N. Okamura, T. Naka, N. Fujiwara, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kosako, and A. Hiraishi. 2001. Proposal of Sphingomonas wittichii sp. nov. for the strain RW1 known as dibenzo- p -dioxin-metabolizer. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 281-292. [PubMed]
  4. Kobayashi, K., K. Kaneda, T. Kasama. 2001. Immunopathogenesis of delayed-type hypersensitivity. Microsc. Res. Tech. 53: 241-245. [PubMed]
  5. Ryll, R., K. Watanabe, N. Fujiwara, H. Takimoto, R. Hasunuma, Y. Kumazawa, M. Okada, and I. Yano. 2001. Mycobacterial cord factor, but not sulfolipid, causes depletion of NKT cells and upregulation of CD1d1 on murine macrophages. Microbes. Infect. 3: 611-619. [PubMed]
  6. Kawasaki, S., H. Takizawa, K. Takami, M. Desaki, H. Okazaki, T. Kasama, K. Kobayashi, K. Yamamoto, K. Nakahara, M. Tanaka, M. Sagai, and T. Ohtoshi. 2001. Benzene-extracted components are important for the major activity of diesel exhaust particles. Effect on interleukin-8 gene expression in human bronchial epithelial cells. Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 24: 419-426. [PubMed]
  7. Kasama, T., F. Shiozawa, K. Kobayashi, N. Yajima, M. Hanyuda, H.T. Takeuchi, Y. Mori, M. Negishi, H. Ide, and M. Adachi. 2001. Vascular endothelial growth factor expression by activated synovial leukocytes in rheumatoid arthritis. Critical involvement of the interaction with synovial fibroblasts. Arthritis Rheum. 44: 2512-2524. [PubMed]
  8. Maeda, S., M. Matsuoka, N. Nakata, M. Kai, Y. Maeda, K. Hashimoto, H. Kimura, K. Kobayashi, and Y. Kashiwabara. 2001. Multidrug resistant Mycobacterium leprae from patients with leprosy. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 45: 3635-3639. [PubMed]

2000

  1. Sakaguchi, I., N. Ikeda, M. Nakayama, Y. Kato, I. Yano, and K. Kaneda. 2000. Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (Cord factor) enhances neovascularization through vascular endothelial growth factor production by neutrophils and macrophages. Infect. Immun. 68: 2043-2052. [PubMed]
  2. Hamasaki, N., K. Isowa, K. Kamada, Y. Terano, T. Matsumoto, T. Arakawa, K. Kobayashi, and I. Yano. 2000. In vivo administration of mycobacterial cord factor (trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate) can induce lung and liver granulomas and thymic atrophy in rabbits. Infect. Immun. 68: 3704-3709. [PubMed]
  3. Saita, N., N. Fujiwara, I. Yano, K. Soejima, and K. Kobayashi. 2000. Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate/cord factor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces corneal angiogenesis in rats. Infect. Immun. 68: 5991-5997. [PubMed]
  4. Naka, T., N. Fujiwara, E. Yabuuchi, M. Doe, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kato, and I. Yano. 2000. A novel sphingoglycolipid containing galacturonic acid and 2-hydroxy fatty acid in cellular lipids of Sphingomonas yanoikuyae. J. Bacteriol. 182: 2660-2663. [PubMed]
  5. Nishiuchi, Y., T. Baba, and I. Yano. 2000. Mycolic acids from Rhodococcus , Gordonia , and Dietzia. J. Microbiol. Methods 40: 1-9. [PubMed]
  6. Nishiuchi, Y., M. Doe, H. Hotta, and K. Kobayashi. 2000. Structure and serologic properties of O-specific polysaccharide from Citrobacter freundii possessing cross-reactivity with Escherichia coli O157:H7. FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 28: 163-171. [PubMed]
  7. Hamasaki, N., E. Ishii, K. Tominaga, Y. Tezuka, T. Nagaoka, S. Kadota, T. Kuroki, and I. Yano. 2000. Highly selective antibacterial activity of novel alkyl quinolone alkaloids from a Chinese herbal medicine, Gosyuyu (Wu-Chu-Yu), against Helicobacter pylori in vitro. Microbiol. Immunol. 44: 9-15. [PubMed]
  8. Lu, J., T. Kasama, K. Kobayashi, Y. Yoda, F. Shiozawa, M. Hanyuda, M. Negishi, H. Ide, and M. Adachi. 2000. Vascular endothelial growth factor expression and regulation of murine collagen-induced arthritis. J. Immunol. 164: 5922-5927. [PubMed]
  9. Kasama, T., K. Kobayashi, N. Yajima, F. Shiozawa, Y. Yoda, H. T. Takeuchi, Y. Mori, M. Negishi, H. Ide, and M. Adachi. 2000. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor by synovial fluid neutrophils in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Clin. Exp. Immunol. 121: 533-538. [PubMed]
  10. Yabuuchi,E., Y. Kawamura, T. Ezaki, M. Ikedo, N. Fujiwara, T. Naka, and K. Kobayashi. 2000. Burkholderia uboniae sp. nov., L-arabinose-assimilating but different from Burkholderia thailandensis and Burkholderia vietnamiensis. Microbiol. Immunol. 44: 307-317. [PubMed]
  11. Kosako, Y., E. Yabuuchi, T. Naka, N. Fujiwara, and K. Kobayashi. 2000. Proposal of Sphingomonadasea Fam. Nov. consisting of Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990; Erythrobacter Shiba and Shimidu. 1982; Erythromicrobium Yurkov et al. 1994; Porphyrobacter Fuerst et al. 1993 Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel. 1936; and Sandaracinobacter Yurkov et al. 1997; with the type genus Sphingomonas Yabuuchi et al. 1990. Microbiol. Immunol. 44: 563-575. [PubMed]
  12. Desaki, M., H. Takizawa, T. Kasama, K. Kobayashi, Y. Morita, and K. Yamamoto. 2000. Nuclear factor-k B activation in silica-induced interleukin 8 production by human bronchial epithelial cells. Cytokine 12: 1257-1260. [PubMed]
  13. Desaki, M., H. Takizawa, T. Ohtoshi, T. Kasama, K. Kobayashi, T. Sunazuka, S. Omura, K. Yamamoto, and K. Ito. 2000. Erythromycin suppresses nuclear factor-k B and activator protein-1 activation in human bronchial epithelial cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 267: 124-128. [PubMed]
  14. Matsuoka, M., S. Maeda, M. Kai, N. Nakata, G.-t. Chae, T. P. Gillis, K. Kobayashi, S. Izumi, and Y. Kashiwabara. 2000. Mycobacterium leprae typing by genomic diversity and global distribution of genotypes. Int. J. Lepr. Other Mycobact. Dis. 68: 121-128. [PubMed]
  15. Jamal M.A., S. Maeda, N. Nakata, M. Kai, K. Fukuchi, and Y. Kashiwabara. 2000. Molecular basis of clarithromycin resistance in Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex. Tuber. Lung Dis. 80: 1-4. [PubMed]

1999

  1. Fujiwara, N., J. Pan, K. Enomoto, Y. Terano, T. Honda, and I. Yano. 1999. Production and partial characterization of anti-cord factor (trehalose-6,6'-dimycolate) IgG antibody in rabbits recognizing mycolic acid subclasses of Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium avium . FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 24: 141-149. [PubMed]
  2. Fujiwara, N., S. Oka, M. Ide, K. Kashima, T. Honda, and I. Yano. 1999. Production and partial characterization of antibody to cord factor (trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate) in mice. Microbiol. Immunol. 43: 785-793. [PubMed]
  3. Hatano, Y., T. Kasama, H. Iwabuchi, R. Hanaoka, H. T. Takeuchi, L. Jing, Y. Mori, K. Kobayashi, M. Negishi, H. Ide, and M. Adachi. 1999. Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha expression by synovial fluid neutrophils in rheumatoid arthritis. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 58: 297-302. [PubMed]
  4. Iwabuchi, H., T. Kasama, R. Hanaoka, Y. Miwa, Y. Hatano, K. Kobayashi, Y. Mori, M. Negishi, H. Ide, and M. Adachi. 1999. Downregulation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression on human synovial fibroblasts by endothelin-1. J. Rheumatol. 26: 522-531. [PubMed]
  5. Kai, M., M. Matsuoka, N. Nakata, S. Maeda, M. Gidoh, Y. Maeda, K. Hashimoto, K. Kobayashi, and Y. Kashiwabara. 1999. Diaminodiphenylsulfone resistance of Mycobacterium leprae due to mutations in the dihydropteroate synthase gene. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 177: 231-235. [PubMed]
  6. Kasama, T., J. Yamazaki, R. Hanaoka, Y. Miwa, Y. Hatano, K. Kobayashi, M. Negishi, H. Ide, and M. Adachi. 1999. Biphasic regulation of the development of murine type II collagen-induced arthritis by interleukin-12: possible involvement of endogenous interleukin-10 and tumor necrosis factor a. Arthritis Rheum. 42: 100-109. [ PubMed]
  7. Nishiuchi, Y., T. Baba, H. H. Hotta, and I. Yano. 1999. Mycolic acid analysis in Nocardia species. The mycolic acid compositions of Nocardia asteroides , N. farcinica , and N. nova . J. Microbiol. Methods. 37: 111-122. [PubMed]
  8. Pan, J., N. Fujiwara, S. Oka, R. Maekura, T. Ogura, and I. Yano. 1999. Anti-cord factor (trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate) IgG antibody in tuberculosis patients recognizes mycolic acid subclasses. Microbiol. Immunol. 43: 863-869. [PubMed]
  9. Takizawa, H., T. Ohtoshi, S. Kawasaki, T. Kohyama, M. Desaki, T. Kasama, K. Kobayashi, K. Nakahara, K. Yamamoto, K. Matsushima, and S. Kudoh. 1999. Diesel exhaust particles induce NF-kB activation in human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. Importance in cytokine transcription. J. Immunol. 162: 4705-4711. [PubMed]
  10. Wang, L., S. Izumi, H. He, N. Fujiwara, N. Saita, I. Yano, K. Kobayashi, and N. Tatsumi. 1999. Serodiagnosis of Hansen's disease/leprosy by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using cord factor (trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate) as an antigen. Jpn. J. Lepr. 68: 165-174. [PubMed]
  11. Yabuuchi, E., Y. Kosako, T. Naka, S. Suzuki, and I. Yano. 1999. Proposal of Sphingomonas suberifaciens (van Bruggen, Jochimsen and Brown 1990) comb. nov., Sphingomonas natatoria (Sly 1985) comb. nov., Sphingomonas ursincola (Yurkov et al. 1997) comb. nov., and emendation of the genus Sphingomonas . Microbiol. Immunol. 43: 339-349. [PubMed]
  12. Watanabe, K., R. Hasunuma, T. Horikoshi, H. Yamana, H. Maruyama, N. Fujiwara, Y. Kumazawa, and I. Yano. 1999. Induction of hypersensitivity to endotoxin lethality in mice by treatment with trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate but not with 2,3,6,6'-tetraacyl trehalose 2'-sulfate. J. Endotox. Res. 5: 23-30. [PubMed]

1998

  1. Enomoto, K., S. Oka, N. Fujiwara, T. Okamoto, Y. Okuda, R. Maekura, T. Kuroki, and I. Yano. 1998. Rapid serodiagnosis of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex infection by ELISA with cord factor (trehalose 6, 6'-dimycolate), and serotyping using the glycopeptidolipid antigen. Microbiol. Immunol. 42: 689-696. [PubMed]
  2. Kasahara, K., I. Sato, K. Ogura, H. Takeuchi, K. Kobayashi, and M. Adachi. 1998. Expression of chemokines and induction of rapid cell death in human blood neutrophils by Mycobacterium tuberculosis . J. Infect. Dis. 178: 127-137. [PubMed]
  3. Kawasaki, S., H. Takizawa, T. Ohtoshi, N. Takeuchi, T. Kohyama, H. Nakamura, T. Kasama, K. Kobayashi, K. Nakahara, Y. Morita, and K. Yamamoto. 1998. Roxithromycin inhibits cytokine production by and neutrophil attachment to human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 42: 1499-1502. [PubMed]
  4. Kobayashi, K., M. Kai, M. Gidoh, N. Nakata, M. Endoh, R. P. Singh, T. Kasama, and H. Saito. 1998. The possible role of interleukin (IL)-12 and interferon-g-inducing factor/IL-18 in protection against experimental Mycobacterium leprae infection in mice. Clin. Immunol. Immunopathol. 88: 226-231. [PubMed]
  5. Ohta, T. M., T. Kasama, M. Hanyuda, Y. Hatano, K. Kobayashi, M. Negishi, H. Ide, and M. Adachi. 1998. Interleukin-13 down-regulates the expression of neutrophil-derived macrophage inflammatory protein-1a. Inflammation Res. 47: 361-368. [PubMed]

1997

  1. Chaicumpar, K., N. Fujiwara, O. Nishimura, H. Hotta, J. W. Pan, M. Takahashi, C. Abe, and I. Yano. 1997. Studies of polymorphic DNA fingerprinting and lipid pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis patient isolates in Japan. Microbiol. Immunol. 41: 107-119. [PubMed]
  2. Hu, Z.-H., K. Kobayashi, N. Zenda, and T. Shimamura. 1997. Tumor necrosis factor-a- and interleukin-6-triggered mast cell development from mouse spleen cells. Blood. 89: 526-533. [PubMed]
  3. Kobayashi, K., N. Nakata, M. Kai, T. Kasama, Y. Hanyuda, and Y. Hatano. 1997. Decreased expression of cytokines that induce type 1 helper T cell/interferon-g responses in genetically susceptible mice infected with Mycobacterium avium . Clin. Immunol. Immunopathol. 85: 112-116. [PubMed]
  4. Ozeki, Y., K. Kaneda, N. Fujiwara, M. Morimoto, S. Oka, and I. Yano. 1997. In vivo induction of apoptosis in the thymus by administration of mycobacterial cord factor (trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate). Infect. Immun. 65: 1793-1799. [PubMed]
  5. Takizawa, H., M. Desaki, T. Ohtoshi, S. Kawasaki, T. Kohyama, M. Sato, M. Tanaka, T. Kasama, K. Kobayashi, J. Nakajima, and K. Ito. 1997. Erythromycin modulates IL-8 expression in normal and inflamed human bronchial epithelial cells. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 156: 266-271. [PubMed]

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