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Mechanisms and Significance of Phagocytic Elimination of Cells Undergoing Apoptotic Death by Nonaka, Saori, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nagaosa, Kaz, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Cells that have become unwanted by the body need to be selectively, rapidly, and safely removed. The removal of these cells is achieved by apoptosis-dependent…”
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Inhibitory effects of viral infection on cancer development by Rahmatika, Dini, Kuroda, Nanae, Min, Zhang, Nainu, Firzan, Nagaosa, Kaz, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Immune responses evoked on viral infections prevent the dissemination of infection that otherwise leads to the development of diseases in host organisms. In…”
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Oral Administration of Edible Seaweed Undaria Pinnatifida (Wakame) Modifies Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Rats: A DNA Microarray Analysis by Yoshinaga, Keiko, Nakai, Yuji, Izumi, Hikari, Nagaosa, Kaz, Ishijima, Tomoko, Nakano, Takahisa, Abe, Keiko

“…Scope Wakame is an edible seaweed that is a common constituent in the Japanese diet. Previous studies showed that wakame consumption is associated with the…”
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Role for phagocytosis in the prevention of neoplastic transformation in Drosophila by Zhang, Min, Nagaosa, Kaz, Nakai, Yuji, Yasugi, Tetsuo, Kushihiki, Masako, Rahmatika, Dini, Sato, Makoto, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Immunity is considered to be involved in the prevention of cancer. Although both humoral and cellular immune reactions may participate, underlying mechanisms…”
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Independent Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus by Two Receptors for Phagocytosis in Drosophila by Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Mori, Toshinobu, Sakurai, Kenji, Nagaosa, Kaz, Sekimizu, Kazuhisa, Lee, Bok Luel, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Integrin βν, one of two β subunits of Drosophila integrin, acts as a receptor in the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells. We here examined the involvement of this…”
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Phosphatidylserine recognition and induction of apoptotic cell clearance by Drosophila engulfment receptor Draper by Tung, Tran Thanh, Nagaosa, Kaz, Fujita, Yu, Kita, Asana, Mori, Hiroki, Okada, Ryo, Nonaka, Saori, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…The membrane phospholipid phosphatidylserine is exposed on the cell surface during apoptosis and acts as an eat-me signal in the phagocytosis of apoptotic…”
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Pretaporter, a Drosophila protein serving as a ligand for Draper in the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by Kuraishi, Takayuki, Nakagawa, Yukiko, Nagaosa, Kaz, Hashimoto, Yumi, Ishimoto, Takashi, Moki, Takeshi, Fujita, Yu, Nakayama, Hiroshi, Dohmae, Naoshi, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Yamamoto, Naoko, Ueda, Koichi, Yamaguchi, Masamitsu, Awasaki, Takeshi, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Phagocytic removal of cells undergoing apoptosis is necessary for animal development and tissue homeostasis. Draper, a homologue of the Caenorhabditis elegans…”
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Phagocytic removal of cells that have become unwanted: Implications for animal development and tissue homeostasis by Nakanishi, Yoshinobu, Nagaosa, Kaz, Shiratsuchi, Akiko

“…Cells that have become unwanted need to be promptly, selectively, and safely removed. This is made possible by apoptosis‐dependent phagocytosis, in which cells…”
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Immune response to bacteria in seminiferous epithelium by Nagaosa, Kaz, Nakashima, Chie, Kishimoto, Atsushi, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…The luminal part of the seminiferous epithelium, a tissue compartment protected by the blood–testis barrier, has been considered a site of immune privilege…”
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Phospholipid Flip-Flop and Phospholipid Scramblase 1 (PLSCR1) Co-localize to Uropod Rafts in Formylated Met-Leu-Phe-stimulated Neutrophils by Frasch, S. Courtney, Henson, Peter M., Nagaosa, Kaz, Fessler, Michael B., Borregaard, Niels, Bratton, Donna L.

“…Movement of phosphatidylserine (PS) to the plasma membrane outer leaflet is a nearly universal marker of apoptosis and occurs during activation of many cells…”
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Peptidoglycan recognition protein-triggered induction of Escherichia coli gene in Drosophila melanogaster by Kong, Qingquan, Nakai, Yuji, Kuroda, Nanae, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nagaosa, Kaz, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Interaction between the host and pathogen determines the fate of both organisms during the infectious state. The host is equipped with a battery of immune…”
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Role of NPxY motif in Draper-mediated apoptotic cell clearance in Drosophila by Fujita, Yu, Nagaosa, Kaz, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Draper, a receptor responsible for the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells in Drosophila, possesses atypical epidermal growth factor (EGF)like sequences in the…”
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Phosphatidylserine Binding of Class B Scavenger Receptor Type I, a Phagocytosis Receptor of Testicular Sertoli Cells by Kawasaki, Yuki, Nakagawa, Akihisa, Nagaosa, Kaz, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Testicular Sertoli cells phagocytose apoptotic spermatogenic cells in a manner depending on the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylserine (PS) expressed at the…”
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Perturbation of spermatogenesis by androgen antagonists directly injected into seminiferous tubules of live mice by Nagaosa, Kaz, Kishimoto, Atsushi, Kizu, Ryoichi, Nakagawa, Akihisa, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Natural and artificial substances present in the environment can affect our health. Testicular toxicants in particular are troublesome, because they disturb…”
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Expression and function of class B scavenger receptor type I on both apical and basolateral sides of the plasma membrane of polarized testicular Sertoli cells of the rat by Nakagawa, Akihisa, Nagaosa, Kaz, Hirose, Tomoe, Tsuda, Kayoko, Hasegawa, Kunio, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Class B scavenger receptor type I (SR‐BI), a multiligand membrane protein, exists in various organs and cell types. In the testis, SR‐BI is expressed in two…”
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Determination of Cell Type Specificity and Estrous Cycle Dependency of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Expression in Corpora Lutea of Normally Cycling Rats in Relation to Apoptosis and Monocyte/Macrophage Accumulation by NAGAOSA, Kaz, SHIRATSUCHI, Akiko, NAKANISHI, Yoshinobu

“…In regressive corpora lutea, apoptosis of luteal cells, expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and accumulation of monocytes/macrophages…”
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Phosphatidylserine‐ and integrin‐mediated phagocytosis of apoptotic luteal cells by macrophages of the rat by Kato, Shinya, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nagaosa, Kaz, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…Corpora lutea disappear from ovaries in the absence of conception. The present study was undertaken to examine the hypothesis that disappearance of corpora…”
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Determination of Cell Type Specificity and Estrous Cycle Dependency of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Expression in Corpora Lutea of Normally Cycling Rats in Relation to Apoptosis and Monocyte/Macrophage Accumulation1 by Nagaosa, Kaz, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…In regressive corpora lutea, apoptosis of luteal cells, expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and accumulation of monocytes/macrophages…”
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Signaling pathway for phagocyte priming upon encounter with apoptotic cells by Nonaka, Saori, Ando, Yuki, Kanetani, Takuto, Hoshi, Chiharu, Nakai, Yuji, Nainu, Firzan, Nagaosa, Kaz, Shiratsuchi, Akiko, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…The phagocytic elimination of cells undergoing apoptosis is an evolutionarily conserved innate immune mechanism for eliminating unnecessary cells. Previous…”
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Integrin βν-mediated Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Cells in Drosophila Embryos by Nagaosa, Kaz, Okada, Ryo, Nonaka, Saori, Takeuchi, Kazuki, Fujita, Yu, Miyasaka, Tomoyuki, Manaka, Junko, Ando, István, Nakanishi, Yoshinobu

“…To identify molecules that play roles in the clearance of apoptotic cells by Drosophila phagocytes, we examined a series of monoclonal antibodies raised…”
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