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Dietary Chitin Particles Called Mimetic Fungi Ameliorate Colitis in Toll-Like Receptor 2/CD14- and Sex-Dependent Manners by Louis, Patricia, Mercer, Brian, Cirone, Aiko M, Johnston, Christina, Lee, Zachary J, Esiobu, Nwadiuto, Li, Zhongwei, Wei, Jianning, Dorey, C Kathleen, Shibata, Yoshimi, Nan, Changlong

“…Chitin is a natural -acetylglucosamine polymer and a major structural component of fungal cell walls. Dietary chitin is mucoadhesive; anti-inflammatory effects…”
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression ex vivo in obesity by Huang, Chun-Jung, Mari, David C, Whitehurst, Michael, Slusher, Aaron, Wilson, Alan, Shibata, Yoshimi

“…Abstract Obesity is associated with an increased risk in neurodegenerative diseases. To counteract the neuronal damage, the human body increases brain-derived…”
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Chitin protects the gut epithelial barrier in a protochordate model of DSS-induced colitis by Liberti, Assunta, Zucchetti, Ivana, Melillo, Daniela, Skapura, Diana, Shibata, Yoshimi, De Santis, Rosaria, Pinto, Maria Rosaria, Litman, Gary W, Dishaw, Larry J

“…The gastrointestinal tract of , a solitary tunicate that siphon-filters water, shares similarities with its mammalian counterpart. The gut exhibits other…”
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Chitin microparticles for the control of intestinal inflammation by Nagatani, Katsuya, Wang, Sen, Llado, Victoria, Lau, Cindy W., Li, Zongxi, Mizoguchi, Atsushi, Nagler, Cathryn R., Shibata, Yoshimi, Reinecker, Hans‐Christian, Mora, J. Rodrigo, Mizoguchi, Emiko

“…Background: Chitin is a polymer of N‐acetylglucosamine with the ability to regulate innate and adaptive immune responses. However, the detailed mechanisms of…”
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Glucocorticoid inhibition of leptin- and lipopolysaccharide-induced interleukin-6 production in obesity by Huang, Chun-Jung, Acevedo, Edmund O, Mari, David C, Randazzo, Christopher, Shibata, Yoshimi

“…Highlight • Our study provides new information regarding the relationship between GC sensitivity and leptin and LPS mediated inflammation in obese individuals…”
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Chitin particles induce size-dependent but carbohydrate-independent innate eosinophilia by Kogiso, Mari, Nishiyama, Akihito, Shinohara, Tsutomu, Nakamura, Masataka, Mizoguchi, Emiko, Misawa, Yoshinori, Guinet, Elisabeth, Nouri‐Shirazi, Mahyar, Dorey, C. Kathleen, Henriksen, Ruth Ann, Shibata, Yoshimi

“…Large non‐phagocytosable beads, independent of the chemical composition, induce innate eosinophilia and macrophage activation with high arginase I expression…”
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Cholera Toxin Induces a Shift from Inactive to Active Cyclooxygenase 2 in Alveolar Macrophages Activated by Mycobacterium bovis BCG by Kogiso, Mari, Shinohara, Tsutomu, Dorey, C Kathleen, Shibata, Yoshimi

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Grignard allylic substitution catalyzed by imidazol-2-ylidene- and imidazol-4-ylidene-magnesium complexes by Okamoto, Sentaro, Ishikawa, Hiroyuki, Shibata, Yoshimi, Suhara, Yu-ichiro

“…Imidazol-2- and -4-yildenes, generated in situ from the corresponding imidazolium salts, catalytically activates alkyl Grignard reagents to enable S…”
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Differential structure and activity between human and mouse intelectin-1: Human intelectin-1 is a disulfide-linked trimer, whereas mouse homologue is a monomer by Tsuji, Shoutaro, Yamashita, Makiko, Nishiyama, Akihito, Shinohara, Tsutomu, Li, Zhongwei, Myrvik, Quentin N, Hoffman, Donald R, Henriksen, Ruth Ann, Shibata, Yoshimi

“…Human intelectin-1 (hITLN-1) is a 120-kDa lectin recognizing galactofuranosyl residues found in cell walls of various microorganisms but not in mammalian…”
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Splenic PGE2-releasing macrophages regulate Th1 and Th2 immune responses in mice treated with heat-killed BCG by Shibata, Yoshimi, Henriksen, Ruth Ann, Honda, Ikuro, Nakamura, Reiko M., Myrvik, Quentin N.

“…Hosts infected with low doses of mycobacteria develop T helper cell type 1 (Th1) immunity, but at relatively higher doses, a switch to Th2 immunity occurs…”
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Oral Administration of Chitin Down-Regulates Serum IgE Levels and Lung Eosinophilia in the Allergic Mouse by Shibata, Yoshimi, Foster, L. Ann, Bradfield, John F, Myrvik, Quentin N

“…Previous studies showed that local macrophages phagocytose nonantigenic chitin particles (1-10 micrometer polymers of N-acetyl-<cmd SC>d<cmd /SC> -glucosamine)…”
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Heat-killed BCG induces biphasic cyclooxygenase 2+ splenic macrophage formation—role of IL-10 and bone marrow precursors by Shibata, Yoshimi, Gabbard, Jon, Yamashita, Makiko, Tsuji, Shoutaro, Smith, Mike, Nishiyama, Akihito, Henriksen, Ruth Ann, Myrvik, Quentin N.

“…Previous studies have shown that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) release by splenic F4/80+ cyclooxygenase (COX)‐2+ macrophages (MØ) isolated from mice, treated with…”
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Th1 Adjuvant N-Acetyl-d-Glucosamine Polymer Up-Regulates Th1 Immunity but Down-Regulates Th2 Immunity against a Mycobacterial Protein (MPB-59) in Interleukin-10-Knockout and Wild-Type Mice by SHIBATA, Yoshimi, HONDA, Ikuro, JUSTICE, J. Paul, VAN SCOTT, Michael R, NAKAMURA, Reiko M, MYRVIK, Quentin N

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Dust mite-induced asthma in cynomolgus monkeys by Van Scott, Michael R, Hooker, Jerry L, Ehrmann, David, Shibata, Yoshimi, Kukoly, Cynthia, Salleng, Kenneth, Westergaard, Greg, Sandrasagra, Anthony, Nyce, Jonathan

“…Departments of 1 Physiology, 2 Medicine, and 3 Comparative Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858; 4 LABS of Virginia c ,…”
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Efficacy of high-frequency ultrasound probes for the preoperative staging of invasion depth in flat and depressed colorectal tumors by Saitoh, Yusuke, Obara, Takeshi, Einami, Katsuya, Nomura, Masafumi, Taruishi, Masaki, Ayabe, Tokiyoshi, Ashida, Toshifumi, Shibata, Yoshimi, Kohgo, Yutaka

“…Background: Flat and depressed nonpolypoid types of colorectal tumors have drawn much attention. Since endoscopic mucosal resection technique is available, it…”
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Differential effects of IL-10 on prostaglandin H synthase-2 expression and prostaglandin E2 biosynthesis between spleen and bone marrow macrophages by Shibata, Yoshimi, Nishiyama, Akihito, Ohata, Hiroyoshi, Gabbard, Jon, Myrvik, Quentin N., Henriksen, Ruth Ann

“…Different populations of mononuclear phagocytes (MØ) show considerable diversity of cellular function including prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) biosynthesis. Certain…”
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Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication for gastroesophageal reflux disease in Japan by Takeyama, Satoshi, Numata, Akihiko, Nenohi, Masaaki, Shibata, Yoshimi, Okushiba, Shun-ichi, Katoh, Hiroyuki

“…Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is the standard treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in Western countries where this disorder is common;…”
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Induction of proinflammatory mediators by CHI3L1 is reduced by chitin treatment: Decreased tumor metastasis in a breast cancer model by Libreros, Stephania, Garcia-Areas, Ramon, Shibata, Yoshimi, Carrio, Roberto, Torroella-Kouri, Marta, Iragavarapu-Charyulu, Vijaya

“…Disseminated metastasis accounts for over 90% of breast cancer deaths. Recently, elevated serum levels of a glycoprotein known as chitinase‐3 like‐protein‐1…”
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Exercise reduced pentraxin 3 levels produced by endotoxin-stimulated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in obese individuals by Slusher, Aaron L, Shibata, Yoshimi, Whitehurst, Michael, Maharaj, Arun, Quiles, Justin M, Huang, Chun-Jung

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether obesity would reduce the capacity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to produce the…”
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Exercise-mediated Pentraxin 3 Expression From In Vitro Stimulation Of Human PBMCs With LPS In Obese Individuals: 2660 Board #183 June 3, 9 by Slusher, Aaron L., Shibata, Yoshimi, Whitehurst, Michael, Maharaj, Arun, Quiles, Justin, Huang, Chun-Jung

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