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Algal-derived 24-ethylcholesta-5,22-dien-3β-ol (stigmasterol) is frequently found in high-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter (HMW-DOM) during summer in freshwater and brackish lakes by Urai, Atsushi, Takahashi, Koji, Chikaraishi, Yoshito, Fukushima, Kazuo

“…Source and formation of high-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter (HMW-DOM) and its interaction with other organic components such as particulate organic…”
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Usefulness of endobronchial ultrasonography for transbronchial lung biopsies of peripheral lung lesions by Shirakawa, Taeko, Imamura, Fumiya, Hamamoto, Junji, Honda, Izumi, Fukushima, Kazuo, Sugimoto, Mineharu, Shirkakusa, Takayuki

“…Peripheral lung lesions are increasing in numbers. Endoscopic diagnosis is essential for the prevention of unnecessary operations. Conventional diagnostic…”
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Prognostic value of immunohistochemical surfactant protein A expression in regenerative/hyperplastic alveolar epithelial cells in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias by Nagata, Nobuhiko, Kitasato, Yasuhiko, Wakamatsu, Kentaro, Kawabata, Masaharu, Fukushima, Kazuo, Kajiki, Akira, Kitahara, Yoshinari, Watanabe, Kentaro

“…It is difficult to predict survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Recently, several proteins, such as surfactant protein (SP) and KL-6, have…”
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Three kinds of antibacterial substances from Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing. (Shiitake, an edible mushroom) by Hirasawa, Masatomo, Shouji, Naoto, Neta, Tomotake, Fukushima, Kazuo, Takada, Kazuko

“…Three kinds of antibacterial substances were extracted by chloroform, ethylacetate or water from dried Shiitake mushrooms ( Lentinus edodes). These substances…”
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Lipopolysaccharide Stimulates Butyric Acid-Induced Apoptosis in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells by KURITA-OCHIAI, T, FUKUSHIMA, K, OCHIAI, K

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Anti-cariogenic properties of a water-soluble extract from cacao by Ito, K. (Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd., Sakado, Saitama (Japan)), Nakamura, Y, Tokunaga, T, Iijima, D

“…The addition of a water-soluble extract from cacao-extracted powder (CEPWS) to a cariogenic model food, a white chocolate-like diet that contains 35% sucrose,…”
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Implications of long-chain anteiso compounds in acidic freshwater lake environments: Inawashiro-ko in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan by Fukushima, Kazuo, Yoda, Arata, Kayama, Masayuki, Miki, Seido

“…A series of long-chain (⩾C 23) monomethyl-branched alkanes, alk-1-enes, alkanoic acids and alkanols were identified in settling particles and surface sediments…”
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Butyric acid-induced T-cell apoptosis is mediated by caspase-8 and -9 activation in a Fas-independent manner by Kurita-Ochiai, T, Ochiai, K, Fukushima, K

“…Our previous study demonstrated that butyric acid, an extracellular metabolite of periodontopathic bacteria, induced apoptosis in murine thymocytes, splenic T…”
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Human Gingival Fibroblasts Rescue Butyric Acid-Induced T-Cell Apoptosis by Kurita-Ochiai, Tomoko, Ochiai, Kuniyasu, Suzuki, Naoto, Otsuka, Kichibee, Fukushima, Kazuo

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Volatile Fatty Acid, Metabolic By-Product of Periodontopathic Bacteria, Induces Apoptosis in WEHI 231 and RAJI B Lymphoma Cells and Splenic B Cells by KURITA-OCHIAI, T, OCHIAI, K, FUKUSHIMA, K

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Expression of the gtfI gene from Streptococcus sobrinus in Streptococcus anginosus using integration-mediated transformation system by Shinozaki-Kuwahara, Noriko, Shiroza, Teruaki, Hayakawa, Mitsuo, Abiko, Yoshimitsu, Fukushima, Kazuo

“…We have constructed a Streptococcus anginosus transformant expressing the gtfI gene from Streptococcus sobrinus, using a previously developed…”
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Feasibility of eradication of mutans streptococci from oral cavities by Nomura, Yoshiaki, Takeuchi, Hiroaki, Kaneko, Noboru, Matin, Khairul, Iguchi, Ritsuko, Toyoshima, Yoshihiro, Kono, Yoshiharu, Ikemi, Takuji, Imai, Susumu, Nishizawa, Toshiki, Fukushima, Kazuo, Hanada, Nobuhiro

“…Objectives: Dental caries prevention programs using chlorhexidine (CHX) have been proposed, but CHX's effect in reducing levels of mutans streptococci (S…”
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Construction of a Chimeric Shuttle Plasmid via a Heterodimer System: Secretion of an scFv Protein from Bacillus brevis Cells Capable of Inhibiting Hemagglutination by SHIROZA, Teruaki, SHIBATA, Yasuko, HAYAKAWA, Mitsuo, SHINOZAKI, Noriko, FUKUSHIMA, Kazuo, UDAKA, Shigezo, ABIKO, Yoshimitsu

“…Passive immunization is an attractive therapy for preventing oral diseases including dental caries and periodontal disease. For this purpose, we attempted to…”
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Purification and characterization of an oligo-isomaltosaccharide synthase from a Streptococcus sobrinus glucosyltransferase-I deficient mutant by Shinozaki Kuwahara, N. (Nihon Univ., Tokyo (Japan)), Hayakawa, M, Shiroza, T, Abiko, Y, Fukushima, K

“…One glucosyltransferase (GTF) -1 deficient mutant of Streptococcus sobrinus strain B13N was isolated through chemical mutagenesis with ethyl methanesulfonate,…”
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Inhibitory Effect of a Self-derived Peptide on Glucosyltransferase of Streptococcus mutans by Eto, Akiko, Saido, Takaomi C., Fukushima, Kazuo, Tomioka, Shigeo, Imai, Susumu, Nisizawa, Tosiki, Hanada, Nobuhiro

“…Glucosyltransferase (GTF) plays an important role in the development of dental caries. We examined the possible presence of self-inhibitory segments within the…”
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Application of the resident plasmid integration technique to construct a strain of Streptococcus godronii able to express the Bacillus circulans cycloisomaltooligosaccharide glucanotransferase gene, and secrete its active gene product by Shiroza, Teruaki, Shinozaki, Noriko, Hayakawa, Mitsuo, Fujii, Takayuki, Oguma, Tetsuya, Kobayashi, Mikihiko, Fukushima, Kazuo, Abiko, Yoshimitsu

“…A novel transformation technique, resident plasmid integration, for the cloning of foreign DNA in oral streptococci was described recently (T. Shiroza and H…”
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Clinical study of mutans streptococci using 3DS and monoclonal antibodies by Takeuchi, H, Fukushima, K, Senpuku, H, Nomura, Y, Kaneko, N, Yano, A, Morita, E, Imai, S, Nisizawa, T, Kono, Y, Ikemi, T, Toyoshima, Y, Hanada, N

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Production of glucosyltransferases by clinical mutans streptococcal isolates as determined by semiquantitative cross-dot assay by Alaluusua, Satu, Grönroos, Lisa, Zhu, Xia, Saarela, Maria, Mättö, Jaana, Asikainen, Sirkka, Fukushima, Kazuo

“…Forty-four clinical isolates of mutans streptococci were examined by a semiquantitative cross-dot assay for in vitro production of glucosyltransferases GTF-I,…”
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Co-aggregation as a virulent factor of Streptococcus sanguis isolated from infective endocarditis by Ochiai, Kuniyasu, Kikuchi, Ken, Fukushima, Kazuo, Kurita-Ochiai, Tomoko

“…The pathogenicity of strains of the Streptococcus sanguis group, isolated from infective endcarditis, was studied by measuring the development of subcutaneous…”
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Cellular Events Involved in Butyric Acid-Induced T Cell Apoptosis by Kurita-Ochiai, Tomoko, Amano, Shigeru, Fukushima, Kazuo, Ochiai, Kuniyasu

“…We have previously demonstrated that butyric acid induces cytotoxicity and apoptosis of murine thymocytes, splenic T cells, and human Jurkat T cells…”
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