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Stimulation of THP-1 Macrophages with LPS Increased the Production of Osteopontin-Encapsulating Exosome by Bai, Gaowa, Matsuba, Takashi, Niki, Toshiro, Hattori, Toshio

“…Osteopontin (OPN) mediates bone remodeling and tissue debridement. The OPN protein is cleaved, but it is unclear how full-length (FL)-OPN or its cleaved form…”
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High Levels of the Cleaved Form of Galectin-9 and Osteopontin in the Plasma Are Associated with Inflammatory Markers That Reflect the Severity of COVID-19 Pneumonia by Bai, Gaowa, Furushima, Daisuke, Niki, Toshiro, Matsuba, Takashi, Maeda, Yosuke, Takahashi, Atsushi, Hattori, Toshio, Ashino, Yugo

“…Numbers of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have increased rapidly worldwide. Plasma levels of full-length galectin-9 (FL-Gal9) and…”
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Plasma N-Cleaved Galectin-9 Is a Surrogate Marker for Determining the Severity of COVID-19 and Monitoring the Therapeutic Effects of Tocilizumab by Iwasaki-Hozumi, Hiroko, Maeda, Yosuke, Niki, Toshiro, Chagan-Yasutan, Haorile, Bai, Gaowa, Matsuba, Takashi, Furushima, Daisuke, Ashino, Yugo, Hattori, Toshio

“…Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is known to contribute to antiviral responses in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Increased circulating Gal-9 in COVID-19 is associated…”
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Stx2 Induces Differential Gene Expression and Disturbs Circadian Rhythm Genes in the Proximal Tubule by Obata, Fumiko, Ozuru, Ryo, Tsuji, Takahiro, Matsuba, Takashi, Fujii, Jun

“…Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) causes proximal tubular defects in the kidney. However, factors altered by Shiga toxin (Stx) within the proximal tubules are yet…”
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Dynamics of Matricellular Protein Levels in Blood Predict Recovery in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Tuberculosis Coinfection by Shete, Ashwini, Ghate, Manisha, Iwasaki-Hozumi, Hiroko, Patil, Sandip, Shidhaye, Pallavi, Bai, Gaowa, Matsuba, Takashi, Pharande, Pratiksha, Mahajan, Bharati, Randive, Aarti, Mukherjee, Anupam, Hattori, Toshio

“…Chronic immune activation in tuberculosis (TB) associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (HIV/TB) modifies their clinical course. We…”
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Synthesis of a Cleaved Form of Osteopontin by THP-1 Cells and Its Alteration by Phorbol 12-Myristate 13-Acetate and BCG Infection by Bai, Gaowa, Motoda, Hirotoshi, Ozuru, Ryo, Chagan-Yasutan, Haorile, Hattori, Toshio, Matsuba, Takashi

“…The protease-cleaved osteopontin (OPN) was proposed to enhance the migration of memory T cells to granulomas in tuberculosis. Various forms of OPN were…”
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Association of SARS-CoV-2 Seropositivity with Persistent Immune Activation in HIV/Tuberculosis Co-Infected Patients by Shete, Ashwini, Ghate, Manisha, Iwasaki-Hozumi, Hiroko, Patil, Sandip, Shidhaye, Pallavi, Matsuba, Takashi, Bai, Gaowa, Pharande, Pratiksha, Hattori, Toshio

“…We asked if SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in HIV/TB co-infected patients plays a role in precipitating active tuberculosis in HIV-infected individuals and alters…”
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Tetanus toxin fragments and Bcl-2 fusion proteins: cytoprotection and retrograde axonal migration by Watanabe, Yasuhiro, Matsuba, Takashi, Nakanishi, Mami, Une, Mio, Hanajima, Ritsuko, Nakashima, Kenji

“…Tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) is taken up at nerve terminals and undergoes retrograde migration. The toxic properties of TeNT reside in the toxin light chain (L),…”
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Both Full-Length and Protease-Cleaved Products of Osteopontin Are Elevated in Infectious Diseases by Hattori, Toshio, Iwasaki-Hozumi, Hiroko, Bai, Gaowa, Chagan-Yasutan, Haorile, Shete, Ashwnini, Telan, Elizabeth Freda, Takahashi, Atsushi, Ashino, Yugo, Matsuba, Takashi

“…Circulating full-length osteopontin (FL-OPN) is elevated in plasma from patients with various infectious diseases, such as adult T-cell leukemia, Mycobacterium…”
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Simple Multiplex PCR Assay for Identification of Beijing Family Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with a Lineage-Specific Mutation in Rv0679c by Nakajima, Chie, Tamaru, Aki, Rahim, Zeaur, Poudel, Ajay, Maharjan, Bhagwan, Khin Saw Aye, Ling, Hong, Hattori, Toshio, Iwamoto, Tomotada, Fukushima, Yukari, Suzuki, Haruka, Suzuki, Yasuhiko, Matsuba, Takashi

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Comparison of antibody responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen Rv0679c in tuberculosis patients from the endemic and non-endemic regions of the Beijing genotype: a case control study by Zhao, Jingge, Matsuba, Takashi, Zhang, Xiaoyan, Leano, Susan, Nakajima, Chie, Chagan-Yasutan, Haorile, Telan, Elizabeth Freda, Suzuki, Yasuhiko, Hattori, Toshio

“…Strains of the Beijing genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) are reportedly associated with the virulence of tuberculosis (TB) infection, unfavorable…”
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Sensitivities of ciprofloxacin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates to fluoroquinolones: role of mutant DNA gyrase subunits in drug resistance by Suzuki, Yasuhiko, Nakajima, Chie, Tamaru, Aki, Kim, Hyun, Matsuba, Takashi, Saito, Hajime

“…Abstract Minimum inhibitory concentrations of sitafloxacin, gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin, sparfloxacin, levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin against 59…”
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Development and evaluation of an interferon-γ release assay in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) by PAUDEL, Sarad, VILLANUEVA, Marvin A., MIKOTA, Susan K., NAKAJIMA, Chie, GAIRHE, Kamal P., SUBEDI, Suraj, RAYAMAJHI, Nabin, SASHIKA, Mariko, SHIMOZURU, Michito, MATSUBA, Takashi, SUZUKI, Yasuhiko, TSUBOTA, Toshio

“…We developed an interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) specific for Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Whole blood collected from forty captive Asian elephants was…”
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Difference in Antibody Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens in Japanese Tuberculosis Patients Infected with the Beijing/Non-Beijing Genotype by Oda, Tetsuya, Ashino, Yugo, Matsuba, Takashi, Yoshiyama, Takashi, Suzuki, Yasuhiko, Hattori, Toshio, Ono, Kenji, Mizuno, Kazue, Nakajima, Chie, Matsumoto, Makoto, Yanai, Hideki, Okumura, Masao, Shiratori, Beata, Zhao, Jingge, Chagan-Yasutan, Haorile

“…The Beijing genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), notorious for its virulence and predisposition to relapse, could be identified by spoligotyping based on…”
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Expression and characterization of the genes encoding azoreductases from Bacillus subtilis and Geobacillus stearothermophilus by Sugiura, W.(Osaka-fu. Inst. of Public Health (Japan)), Yoda, T, Matsuba, T, Tanaka, Y, Suzuki, Y

“…Azoreductases have been characterized as enzymes that can decolorize azo dyes by reducing azo groups. In this study, genes encoding proteins having homology…”
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Zoonotic aspects of tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis by Suzuki, Yasuhiko, Matsuba, Takashi, Nakajima, Chie

“…Pathogens transmitting between the environment, wildlife, livestock and humans are major health concerns for human and domestic animal and in addition, for the…”
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Induction of Apoptosis in Macrophage Cell Line, J774, by the Cell-Free Supernatant from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Zhang, Jianling, Takayama, Hisao, Matsuba, Takashi, Jiang, Ru, Tanaka, Yoshinori

“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa is able to secrete many virulence factors that are cytotoxic towards eukaryotic cells. To investigate the effect of the bacterium on…”
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Inhibition of inflammatory-molecule synthesis in THP-1 cells stimulated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate by brefelamide derivatives by Bai, Gaowa, Matsuba, Takashi, Kikuchi, Haruhisa, Chagan-Yasutan, Haorile, Motoda, Hirotoshi, Ozuru, Ryo, Yamada, Osamu, Oshima, Yoshiteru, Hattori, Toshio

“…Plasma osteopontin (OPN) levels are elevated in tuberculosis patients and may involve granuloma formation. New inhibitors using brefelamide, an aromatic amide…”
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Rescue from Stx2-Producing E. coli-Associated Encephalopathy by Intravenous Injection of Muse Cells in NOD-SCID Mice by Ozuru, Ryo, Wakao, Shohei, Tsuji, Takahiro, Ohara, Naoya, Matsuba, Takashi, Amuran, Muhammad Y., Isobe, Junko, Iino, Morio, Nishida, Naoki, Matsumoto, Sari, Iwadate, Kimiharu, Konishi, Noriko, Yasuda, Kaori, Tashiro, Kosuke, Hida, Misato, Yadoiwa, Arisato, Kato, Shinsuke, Yamashita, Eijiro, Matsumoto, Sohkichi, Kurozawa, Yoichi, Dezawa, Mari, Fujii, Jun

“…Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) causes hemorrhagic colitis, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and acute encephalopathies that may lead to sudden death…”
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Antigenic characterization of dimorphic surface protein in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Matsuba, Takashi, Siddiqi, Umme Ruman, Hattori, Toshio, Nakajima, Chie, Fujii, Jun, Suzuki, Yasuhiko

“…The Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv0679c protein is a surface protein that contributes to host cell invasion. We previously showed that a single nucleotide…”
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