Search Results - "HIMENO, K"

Low-bending-loss single-mode fibers for fiber-to-the-home by Himeno, K., Matsuo, S., Ning Guan, Wada, A.

“…Recent progress on low-bending-loss single-mode optical fibers for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) is reviewed. Designing and manufacturing for three types of…”
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Identification and characterization of novel multiple bacteriocins produced by Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides QU 15 by Sawa, N, Okamura, K, Zendo, T, Himeno, K, Nakayama, J, Sonomoto, K

“…To characterize novel multiple bacteriocins produced by Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides QU 15. Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides QU 15 isolated from Nukadoko…”
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Malaria parasite induces tryptophan-related immune suppression in mice by Tetsutani, K, To, H, Torii, M, Hisaeda, H, Himeno, K

“…Plasmodium spp. cause the worst parasitic diseases in humans and evade host immunity in complicated ways. Activated catabolism of tryptophan in dendritic cells…”
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Nippocystatin, a cysteine protease inhibitor from Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, inhibits antigen processing and modulates antigen-specific immune response by DAINICHI, Teruki, MAEKAWA, Yoichi, ISHII, Kazunari, TIANQIAN ZHANG, BAHER FAWZY NASHED, SAKAI, Tohru, TAKASHIMA, Miwa, HIMENO, Kunisuke

“…During infection, parasites evade the host immune system by modulating or exploiting the immune system; e.g., they suppress expression of major…”
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Boundary element method for analysis of holey optical fibers by Ning Guan, Habu, S., Takenaga, K., Himeno, K., Wada, A.

“…By using a full-vector boundary element method (BEM) based on a formulation in terms of transverse magnetic field components, holey fibers (HFs) are…”
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Insights into the roles of cathepsins in antigen processing and presentation revealed by specific inhibitors by Katunuma, Nobuhiko, Matsunaga, Yoichi, Himeno, Kunisuke, Hayashi, Yoshio

“…Eleven human cathepsins have been identified, however, the in vivo roles of individual cathepsins are still largely unknown. In this brief review we will…”
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A novel DNA vaccine based on ubiquitin-proteasome pathway targeting 'self'-antigens expressed in melanoma melanocyte by ZHANG, M, OBATA, C, IMAI, T, DUAN, X, HIMENO, K, HISAEDA, H, ISHII, K, MURATA, S, CHIBA, T, TANAKA, K, LI, Y, FURUE, M, CHOU, B

“…Cancer vaccine that targets 'self'-antigens expressed at high levels in tumor cells is a potentially useful immunotherapy, but immunological tolerance often…”
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On-Spool PMD Estimation Method for Low-PMD Fibers With High Repeatability by Local-DGD Measurement Using POTDR by Goto, R., Tanigawa, S., Matsuo, S., Himeno, K.

“…A new polarization mode dispersion (PMD) estimation method by measuring local differential group delay using polarization optical time-domain reflectometry…”
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Hypothalamic neuronal histamine as a target of leptin in feeding behavior by YOSHIMATSU, H, ITATEYAMA, E, KONDOU, S, TAJIMA, D, HIMENO, K, HIDAKA, S, KUROKAWA, M, SAKATA, T

“…Hypothalamic neuronal histamine as a target of leptin in feeding behavior. H Yoshimatsu , E Itateyama , S Kondou , D Tajima , K Himeno , S Hidaka , M Kurokawa…”
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Multimode fibers for compensating intermodal dispersion of graded-index multimode fibers by Ning Guan, Takenaga, K., Matsuo, S., Himeno, K.

“…This paper proposes a novel type of multimode dispersion compensation fiber (MM-DCF) by which the intermodal dispersion of multimode fibers (MMFs) can be…”
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IL-18 gene therapy develops Th1-type immune responses in Leishmania major-infected BALB c mice: is the effect mediated by the CpG signaling TLR9? by LI, Y, ISHII, K, IWAKURA, Y, HIMENO, K, HISAEDA, H, HAMANO, S, ZHANG, M, NAKANISHI, K, YOSHIMOTO, T, HEMMI, H, TAKEDA, K, AKIRA, S

“…IL-18 regulates either Th1 or Th2 responses depending on the cytokine microenvironment. Administration of recombinant IL-18 (rIL-18) alone does not promote Th1…”
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Lysosomal cathepsin B plays an important role in antigen processing, while cathepsin D is involved in degradation of the invariant chain in
ovalbumin‐immunized mice by Zhang, T., Maekawa, Y., Hanba, J., Dainichi, T., Nashed, B. F., Hisaeda, H., Sakai, T, Asao, T, Himeno, K., Good, R. A., Katunuma, N.

“…Summary We previously reported that CA074, a specific inhibitor of cathepsin B, modulates specific immune responses from the T helper 2 (Th2) type to Th1 type…”
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Gene gun‐mediated delivery of an interleukin‐12 expression plasmid protects against infections with the intracellular protozoan parasites Leishmania major and Trypanosoma cruzi in mice by Sakai, T., Hisaeda, H., Nakano, Y., Ishikawa, H., Maekawa, Y., Ishii, K., Nitta, Y., Miyazaki, J., Himeno, K.

“…Summary An interleukin‐12 (IL‐12) expression plasmid was transferred, using a gene gun, to mice infected with Leishmania major or Trypanosoma cruzi. Transfer…”
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Human Vδ 2+γ δ T-Cell Tolerance to Foreign Antigens of Toxoplasma gondii by Hara, Toshiro, Ohashi, Shizuko, Yamashita, Yushiro, Abe, Toshiaki, Hisaeda, Hajime, Himeno, Kunisuke, Good, Robert A., Takeshita, Kenzo

“…Little is known about the mechanisms involved in human γ δ T-cell tolerance to self or to foreign antigens. Patients with congenital toxoplasmosis offer a…”
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Inhibition of Intracellular Cathepsin Activities and Suppression of Immune Responses Mediated by Helper T Lymphocyte Type-2 by Peroral or Intraperitoneal Administration of Vitamin B6 by Katunuma, N., Matsui, A., Endo, K., Hanba, J., Sato, A., Nakano, M., Yuto, Y., Tada, Y., Asao, T., Himeno, K., Maekawa, Y., Inubushi, T.

“…We reported that pyridoxal phosphate (PAP), a coenzyme form of vitamin B6, strongly inhibits activities of cathepsin B and weakly inhibits those of cathepsins…”
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Escape of malaria parasites from host immunity requires CD4 + CD25 + regulatory T cells by Yasutomo, Koji, Hisaeda, Hajime, Maekawa, Yoichi, Iwakawa, Daiji, Okada, Hiroko, Himeno, Kunisuke, Kishihara, Kenji, Tsukumo, Shin-ichi

“…Infection with malaria parasites frequently induces total immune suppression, which makes it difficult for the host to maintain long-lasting immunity. Here we…”
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Loss of SOCS3 in T helper cells resulted in reduced immune responses and hyperproduction of interleukin 10 and transforming growth factor-beta 1 by Kinjyo, Ichiko, Inoue, Hiromasa, Hamano, Shinjiro, Fukuyama, Satoru, Yoshimura, Takeru, Koga, Keiko, Takaki, Hiromi, Himeno, Kunisuke, Takaesu, Giichi, Kobayashi, Takashi, Yoshimura, Akihiko

“…Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)3 is a major negative feedback regulator of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3-activating…”
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Macrophages expressing heat‐shock protein 65 play an essential role in protection of mice infected with Plasmodium yoelii by Zhang, M, Hisaeda, H, Sakai, T, Ishikawa, H, Hao, Y P, Nakano, Y, Ito, Y, Himeno, K

“…C57BL/6 (B6) mice are resistant to infection with the non‐lethal (NL) strain of Plasmodium yoelii 17X, while being susceptible to that with the lethal (L)…”
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Endotoxin-induced uveitis in mice. 1. Induction of uveitis and role of T lymphocytes by Kogiso, M, Tanouchi, Y, Mimura, Y, Nagasawa, H, Himeno, K

“…Endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) with a high frequency of posterior iris synechiae was induced by the systemic injection of 200 micrograms of endotoxin into…”
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Defect in negative selection in lpr donor-derived T cells differentiating in non-lpr host thymus by MATSUMOTO, K, YOSHIKAI, Y, ASANO, T, HIMENO, K, IWASAKI, A, NOMOTO, K

“…Transplantation of bone marrow cells of lpr/lpr mice into irradiated normal mice fails to develop massive lymphadenopathy or autoimmunity but causes severe…”
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