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An Antimicrobial Cathelicidin Peptide, Human CAP18/LL-37, Suppresses Neutrophil Apoptosis via the Activation of Formyl-Peptide Receptor-Like 1 and P2X7 by Nagaoka, Isao, Tamura, Hiroshi, Hirata, Michimasa

“…Peptide antibiotics possess the potent antimicrobial activities against invading microorganisms and contribute to the innate host defense. An antibacterial…”
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Polysaccharides from a Fermented Beverage Induce Nitric Oxide and Cytokines in Murine Macrophage Cell Line by Okada, Hideki, Yamamori, Akira, Kawazoe, Naoki, Ueno, Keiji, Onodera, Shuichi, Hirata, Michimasa

“…Super Ohtaka®, a fermented beverage of plant extracts, is prepared from approximately 50 kinds of fruits and vegetables. Natural fermentation is mainly…”
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Evaluation of the effect of human β-defensins on neutrophil apoptosis by Nagaoka, Isao, Niyonsaba, François, Tsutsumi-Ishii, Yuko, Tamura, Hiroshi, Hirata, Michimasa

“…Peptide antibiotics possess the potent antimicrobial activities against invading microorganisms and contribute to the innate host defense. Antimicrobial human…”
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A cathelicidin family of human antibacterial peptide LL‐37 induces mast cell chemotaxis by Niyonsaba, François, Iwabuchi, Kazuhisa, Someya, Akimasa, Hirata, Michimasa, Matsuda, Hiroshi, Ogawa, Hideoki, Nagaoka, Isao

“…Summary The mast cell is one of the major effector cells in inflammatory reactions and can be found in most tissues throughout the body. During inflammation,…”
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C-terminal domain of human CAP18 antimicrobial peptide induces apoptosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma SAS-H1 cells by Okumura, Kazuhiko, Itoh, Akifumi, Isogai, Emiko, Hirose, Kimiharu, Hosokawa, Yoichiro, Abiko, Yoshihiro, Shibata, Takatoshi, Hirata, Michimasa, Isogai, Hiroshi

“…Mammalian myeloid and epithelial cells express many antimicrobiotic peptides that contribute to innate host defense against invading microbes. In the present…”
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Augmentation of the lipopolysaccharide-neutralizing activities of human cathelicidin CAP18/LL-37-derived antimicrobial peptides by replacement with hydrophobic and cationic amino acid residues by Nagaoka, Isao, Hirota, Satoko, Niyonsaba, François, Hirata, Michimasa, Adachi, Yoshiyuki, Tamura, Hiroshi, Tanaka, Shigenori, Heumann, Didier

“…Mammalian myeloid and epithelial cells express various peptide antibiotics (such as defensins and cathelicidins) that contribute to the innate host defense…”
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Horseshoe Crab Hemocyte-derived Antimicrobial Polypeptides, Tachystatins, with Sequence Similarity to Spider Neurotoxins by Osaki, Tsukasa, Omotezako, Miyuki, Nagayama, Ranko, Hirata, Michimasa, Iwanaga, Sadaaki, Kasahara, Jiro, Hattori, Junji, Ito, Isao, Sugiyama, Hiroyuki, Kawabata, Shun-ichiro

“…Antimicrobial peptides, named tachystatins A, B, and C, were identified from hemocytes of the horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus. Tachystatins exhibited a…”
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Protective Effects of a Human 18-Kilodalton Cationic Antimicrobial Protein (CAP18)-Derived Peptide against Murine Endotoxemia by KIRIKAE, T, HIRATA, M, YAMASU, H, KIRIKAE, F, TAMURA, H, KAYAMA, F, NAKATSUKA, K, YOKOCHI, T, NAKANO, M

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Modulation of Neutrophil Apoptosis by Antimicrobial Peptides by Nagaoka, Isao, Suzuki, Kaori, Niyonsaba, François, Tamura, Hiroshi, Hirata, Michimasa

“…Peptide antibiotics possess the potent antimicrobial activities against invading microorganisms and contribute to the innate host defense. Human antimicrobial…”
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A novel big defensin identified in horseshoe crab hemocytes: isolation, amino acid sequence, and antibacterial activity by Saito, T, Kawabata, S, Shigenaga, T, Takayenoki, Y, Cho, J, Nakajima, H, Hirata, M, Iwanaga, S

“…Hemocytes of the horseshoe crab (limulus) contain a family of arthropodous peptide antibiotics, termed the tachyplesin family, and antibacterial protein,…”
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Study of the Determination of the Ultimate Aerobic Biodegradability of Plastic Materials Under Controlled Composting Conditions by Hoshino, Akira, Tsuji, Maso, Momochi, Masanori, Mizutani, Akiko, Sawada, Hideo, Kohnami, Setsuo, Nakagomi, Hiroki, Ito, Michio, Saida, Hisato, Ohnishi, Munehiro, Hirata, Michimasa, Kunioka, Masao, Funabash, Masahiro, Uematsu, Shogo

“…Several ISO standards for determining the ultimate aerobic/anaerobic biodegradability of plastic materials have been published. In particular, ISO 14855-1 is a…”
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Tachycitin, a Small Granular Component in Horseshoe Crab Hemocytes, Is an Antimicrobial Protein with Chitin-Binding Activity by Kawabata, Shun-ichiro, Nagayama, Ranko, Hirata, Michimasa, Shigenaga, Takeshi, Agarwala, Kishan Lal, Saito, Tetsu, Cho, Junko, Nakajima, Hiroshi, Takagi, Toshio, Iwanaga, Sadaaki

“…Small granules of horseshoe crab hemocytes contain two known major antimicrobial substances, tachyplesin and big defensin (S5), and at least five protein…”
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A Novel Type of limulus Lectin-L6. PURIFICATION, PRIMARY STRUCTURE, AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY by Saito, Tetsu, Kawabata, Shun-ichiro, Hirata, Michimasa, Iwanaga, Sadaaki

“…Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein(s) was first screened in the detergent extract of horseshoe crab (limulus) hemocytes, using LPS-immobilized agarose. A…”
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Purification, Characterization, and cDNA Cloning of a 27-kDa Lectin (L10) from Horseshoe Crab Hemocytes (∗) by Okino, Nozomu, Kawabata, Shun-ichiro, Saito, Tetsu, Hirata, Michimasa, Takagi, Toshio, Iwanaga, Sadaaki

“…We separated granular components of horseshoe crab hemocytes by a combination of centrifugation on sucrose density gradient and high performance liquid…”
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Evaluation of the expression of human CAP18 gene during neutrophil maturation in the bone marrow by Nagaoka, Isao, Hirata, Michimasa, Sugimoto, Koichi, Tsutsumi‐Ishii, Yuko, Someya, Akimasa, Saionji, Katsu, Igari, Jun

“…To understand the gene expression of CAP18 (18‐kDa cationic antibacterial protein), a member of cathelicidins, we evaluated mRNA and protein expression of…”
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Evaluation of the effects of peptide antibiotics human β‐defensins‐1/‐2 and LL‐37 on histamine release and prostaglandin D 2 production from mast cells by Niyonsaba, François, Someya, Akimasa, Hirata, Michimasa, Ogawa, Hideoki, Nagaoka, Isao

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A Cysteine Protease Inhibitor Stored in the Large Granules of Horseshoe Crab Hemocytes: Purification, Characterization, cDNA Cloning and Tissue Localization by Agarwala, Kishan Lai, Kawabata, Shun-ichiro, Hirata, Michimasa, Miyagi, Masaru, Tsunasawa, Susumu, Iwanaga, Sadaaki

“…A cysteine protease inhibitor with an apparent Mr = 12,600, designated limulus (L)-cystatin, was isolated from hemocyte lysates of the Japanese horseshoe crab…”
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Cathelicidin family of antibacterial peptides CAP18 and CAP11 inhibit the expression of TNF-alpha by blocking the binding of LPS to CD14(+) cells by Nagaoka, I, Hirota, S, Niyonsaba, F, Hirata, M, Adachi, Y, Tamura, H, Heumann, D

“…Mammalian myeloid and epithelial cells express several kinds of antibacterial peptides (alpha-/beta-defensins and cathelicidins) that contribute to the innate…”
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Evaluation of the effect of α-defensin human neutrophil peptides on neutrophil apoptosis by Nagaoka, Isao, Suzuki, Kaori, Murakami, Taisuke, Niyonsaba, François, Tamura, Hiroshi, Hirata, Michimasa

“…Peptide antibiotics possess potent antimicrobial activities against invading micro-organisms and contribute to the innate host defense. Antimicrobial…”
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An Antimicrobial Cathelicidin Peptide, Human CAP18/LL-37, Suppresses Neutrophil Apoptosis via the Activation of Formyl-Peptide Receptor-Like 1 and P2X sub(7) by Nagaoka, Isao, Tamura, Hiroshi, Hirata, Michimasa

“…Peptide antibiotics possess the potent antimicrobial activities against invading microorganisms and contribute to the innate host defense. An antibacterial…”
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