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High-risk HLA allele mismatch combinations responsible for severe acute graft-versus-host disease and implication for its molecular mechanism by Kawase, Takakazu, Morishima, Yasuo, Matsuo, Keitaro, Kashiwase, Koichi, Inoko, Hidetoshi, Saji, Hiroh, Kato, Shunichi, Juji, Takeo, Kodera, Yoshihisa, Sasazuki, Takehiko

“…In allogenic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation, an effect of HLA locus mismatch in allele level on clinical outcome has been clarified. However, the…”
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Therapeutic activation of Vα24+Vβ11+ NKT cells in human subjects results in highly coordinated secondary activation of acquired and innate immunity by Nieda, Mie, Okai, Miki, Tazbirkova, Andrea, Lin, Henry, Yamaura, Ayako, Ide, Kazuki, Abraham, Rick, Juji, Takeo, Macfarlane, David J., Nicol, Andrew J.

“…Human Vα24+Vβ11+ natural killer T (NKT) cells are a distinct CD1d-restricted lymphoid subset specifically and potently activated by α-galactosylceramide…”
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Genetic origins of the Ainu inferred from combined DNA analyses of maternal and paternal lineages by Tajima, Atsushi, Hayami, Masanori, Tokunaga, Katsushi, Juji, Takeo, Matsuo, Masafumi, Marzuki, Sangkot, Omoto, Keiichi, Horai, Satoshi

“…The Ainu, a minority ethnic group from the northernmost island of Japan, was investigated for DNA polymorphisms both from maternal (mitochondrial DNA) and…”
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Effect of Matching of Class I HLA Alleles on Clinical Outcome after Transplantation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells from an Unrelated Donor by Sasazuki, Takehiko, Juji, Takeo, Morishima, Yasuo, Kinukawa, Naoko, Kashiwabara, Hidehiko, Inoko, Hidetoshi, Yoshida, Takato, Kimura, Akinori, Akaza, Tatsuya, Kamikawaji, Nobuhiro, Kodera, Yoshihisa, Takaku, Fumimaro, Nose, Yoshiaki, Ono, Takashi, Sakamaki, Takeo, Kato, Shunichi, Akiyama, Yuichi, Okamoto, Shinichiro, Dohy, Hiroo, Harada, Mine, Asano, Shigetaka

“…Patients with malignant hematologic diseases, various forms of marrow failure, and certain congenital disorders can be successfully treated with…”
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Genomewide Association Analysis of Human Narcolepsy and a New Resistance Gene by Kawashima, Minae, Tamiya, Gen, Oka, Akira, Hohjoh, Hirohiko, Juji, Takeo, Ebisawa, Takashi, Honda, Yutaka, Inoko, Hidetoshi, Tokunaga, Katsushi

“…Human narcolepsy is a hypersomnia that is affected by multiple genetic and environmental factors. One genetic factor strongly associated with narcolepsy is the…”
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Polymorphism in RANTES Chemokine Promoter Affects HIV-1 Disease Progression by Liu, Huanliang, Chao, David, Nakayama, Emi E., Taguchi, Hitomi, Goto, Mieko, Xin, Xiaomi, Takamatsu, Jun-ki, Saito, Hidehiko, Ishikawa, Yoshihide, Akaza, Tatsuya, Juji, Takeo, Takebe, Yutaka, Ohishi, Takeshi, Fukutake, Katsuyuki, Maruyama, Yoshikazu, Yashiki, Shinji, Sonoda, Shunro, Nakamura, Tetsuya, Nagai, Yoshiyuki, Iwamoto, Aikichi, Shioda, Tatsuo

“…RANTES (regulated on activation normal T cell expressed and secreted) is one of the natural ligands for the chemokine recptor CCR5 and potently suppresses in…”
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TGF-β1 Reciprocally Controls Chemotaxis of Human Peripheral Blood Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells Via Chemokine Receptors by Sato, Katsuaki, Kawasaki, Hiroshi, Nagayama, Hitomi, Enomoto, Makoto, Morimoto, Chikao, Tadokoro, Kenji, Juji, Takeo, Takahashi, Tsuneo A.

“…Abstract We examined the effect of TGF-β1 on the chemotactic migratory ability of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs). Treatment of immature DCs with…”
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Highly efficient recovery of functional single-chain Fv fragments from inclusion bodies overexpressed in Escherichia coli by controlled introduction of oxidizing reagent—application to a human single-chain Fv fragment by Tsumoto, Kouhei, Shinoki, Katsutoshi, Kondo, Hidemasa, Uchikawa, Makoto, Juji, Takeo, Kumagai, Izumi

“…An improved and efficient refolding system for a single-chain antibody fragment (scFv) from inclusion bodies expressed in Escherichia coli was developed…”
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Genetic link between Asians and native Americans: evidence from HLA genes and haplotypes by Tokunaga, K, Ohashi, J, Bannai, M, Juji, T

“…We have been studying polymorphisms of HLA class I and II genes in East Asians including Buryat in Siberia, Mongolian, Han Chinese, Man Chinese, Korean…”
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Activation and suppression of renin–angiotensin system in human dendritic cells by Lapteva, Natalia, Ide, Kazuki, Nieda, Mie, Ando, Yoshitaka, Hatta-Ohashi, Yoko, Minami, Mutsuhiko, Dymshits, Grigory, Egawa, Koichi, Juji, Takeo, Tokunaga, Katsushi

“…We previously identified the gene expression of renin–angiotensin system in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs). This study was conducted to examine…”
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IL-12 Responsiveness and Expression of IL-12 Receptor in Human Peripheral Blood Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells by Nagayama, Hitomi, Sato, Katsuaki, Kawasaki, Hiroshi, Enomoto, Makoto, Morimoto, Chikao, Tadokoro, Kenji, Juji, Takeo, Asano, Shigetaka, Takahashi, Tsuneo A

“…We analyzed the expression of IL-12Rbeta1 and IL-12Rbeta2 and the role of IL-12 in the activation of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs) via…”
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Killer Cell Immunoglobulin Receptors and T Cell Receptors Bind Peptide-Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I with Distinct Thermodynamic and Kinetic Properties by Maenaka, Katsumi, Juji, Takeo, Nakayama, Takahiro, Wyer, Jessica R., Gao, George F., Maenaka, Taeko, Zaccai, Nathan R., Kikuchi, Akiko, Yabe, Toshio, Tokunaga, Katsushi, Tadokoro, Kenji, Stuart, David I., Jones, E. Yvonne, van der Merwe, P. Anton

“…Human natural killer cells and a subset of T cells express a repertoire of killer cell immunoglobulin receptors (KIRs) that recognize major histocompatibility…”
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Frequent presence of HBV in the sera of HBsAg-negative, anti-HBc-positive blood donors by Yotsuyanagi, Hiroshi, Yasuda, Kiyomi, Moriya, Kyoji, Shintani, Yoshizumi, Fujie, Hajime, Tsutsumi, Takeya, Nojiri, Noriyoshi, Juji, Takeo, Hoshino, Hiromi, Shimoda, Kazumi, Hino, Kunihiko, Kimura, Satoshi, Iino, Shiro, Koike, Kazuhiko

“…BACKGROUND: Recent studies have revealed that HBV may not be cleared even after the disappearance of serum HBsAg. The purpose of this study was to investigate…”
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Crystal structure of the human p58 killer cell inhibitory receptor (KIR2DL3) specific for HLA-Cw3-related MHC class I by Maenaka, Katsumi, Juji, Takeo, Stuart, David I, Jones, E Yvonne

“…Background: T cells and natural killer (NK) cells perform complementary roles in the cellular immune system. T cells identify infected cells directly through…”
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Three major lineages of Asian Y chromosomes: implications for the peopling of east and southeast Asia by TAJIMA, Atsushi, PAN, I.-Hung, FUCHAROEN, Goonnapa, FUCHAROEN, Supan, MATSUO, Masafumi, TOKUNAGA, Katsushi, JUJI, Takeo, HAYAMI, Masanori, OMOTO, Keiichi, HORAI, Satoshi

“…DNA variation on the non-recombining portion of the Y chromosome was examined in 610 male samples from 14 global populations in north, east, and southeast…”
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Sequence-based association analysis of HLA class I and II alleles in Japanese supports conservation of common haplotypes by Tokunaga, K, Ishikawa, Y, Ogawa, A, Wang, H, Mitsunaga, S, Moriyama, S, Lin, L, Bannai, M, Watanabe, Y, Kashiwase, K, Tanaka, H, Akaza, T, Tadokoro, K, Juji, T

“…Alleles of HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1, and DPB1 loci were fully determined in 117 healthy Japanese. A*2402, A*3303, A*1101, A*0201, B*4403, B*5201, Cw*0102,…”
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CC chemokine receptors, CCR-1 and CCR-3, are potentially involved in antigen-presenting cell function of human peripheral blood monocyte-derived dendritic cells by SATO, K, KAWASAKI, H, TAKAHASHI, T. A, NAGAYAMA, H, SERIZAWA, R, IKEDA, J, MORIMOTO, C, YASUNAGA, K, YAMAJI, N, TADOKORO, K, JUJI, T

“…We examined the potential involvement of two CC chemokine receptors (CCRs), CCR-1 and CCR-3, in the functional activation of granulocyte-macrophage…”
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Extensive polymorphism of ABO blood group gene : three major lineages of the alleles for the common ABO phenotypes by OGASAWARA, K, BANNAI, M, TOKUNAGA, K, SAITOU, N, YABE, R, NAKATA, K, TAKENAKA, M, FUJISAWA, K, UCHIKAWA, M, ISHIKAWA, Y, JUJI, T

“…Polymorphism of the ABO blood group gene was investigated in 262 healthy Japanese donors by a polymerase chain reactions-single-strand conformation…”
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MIC-A polymorphism in Japanese and a MIC-A-MIC-B null haplotype by Komatsu-Wakui, M, Tokunaga, K, Ishikawa, Y, Kashiwase, K, Moriyama, S, Tsuchiya, N, Ando, H, Shiina, T, Geraghty, D E, Inoko, H, Juji, T

“…A polymorphic gene, MIC-A, is one of the MIC family of genes which is composed of a group of homologous genes interspersed in the class III and class I regions…”
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Signaling events following chemokine receptor ligation in human dendritic cells at different developmental stages by Sato, Katsuaki, Kawasaki, Hiroshi, Nagayama, Hitomi, Enomoto, Makoto, Morimoto, Chikao, Tadokoro, Kenji, Juji, Takeo, Takahashi, Tsuneo A.

“…Responsiveness of dendritic cells (DC) to inflammatory CC chemokines is down-regulated during their maturation. We analyzed the mechanism underlying these…”
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