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Oral administration of Euglena gracilis Z and its carbohydrate storage substance provides survival protection against influenza virus infection in mice by Nakashima, Ayaka, Suzuki, Kengo, Asayama, Yuta, Konno, Makoto, Saito, Keita, Yamazaki, Noriyuki, Takimoto, Hiroaki

“…Euglena gracilis Z is a micro-algae that is used as a food or nutritional supplement. Paramylon, the carbohydrate storage substance of Euglena gracilis Z has…”
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Oral supplementation of a cell preparation of Enterococcus faecalis strain EC-12 stimulates superoxide dismutase production in the livers of healthy and arthritis-induced mice by Tsukahara, Takamitsu, Makioka-Itaya, Yuko, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Ijichi, Tetsuo

“…Hepatitis, a major human chronic inflammation disease, has been linked to oxidative stress, which can be initiated by radicals produced during the oxidative…”
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Euglena gracilis Z and its carbohydrate storage substance relieve arthritis symptoms by modulating Th17 immunity by Suzuki, Kengo, Nakashima, Ayaka, Igarashi, Masaharu, Saito, Keita, Konno, Makoto, Yamazaki, Noriyuki, Takimoto, Hiroaki

“…Euglena gracilis Z is a microorganism classified as a microalga and is used as a food or nutritional supplement. Paramylon, the carbohydrate storage substance…”
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Potential use of dietary natural products, especially polyphenols, for improving type-1 allergic symptoms by Kumazawa, Yoshio, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Matsumoto, Tsukasa, Kawaguchi, Kiichiro

“…Type-1 allergic diseases consist of two phases. An inductive phase comprises IgE formation to allergens based on the immune system being biased to predominant…”
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Intravenous immunoglobulin preparations attenuate lysolecithin-induced peripheral demyelination in mice and comprise anti-large myelin protein zero antibody by SETOGUCHI, Yuki, HAYASHI, Akiko, KAWADA, Ayami, IBUSUKI, Ayako, YANAOKA, Daigo, SAITO, Ryota, ISHIBASHI, Tomoko, TAKIMOTO, Hiroaki, YAMAGUCHI, Yoshihide, OHTAKI, Hirokazu, BABA, Hiroko

“…Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) has been used to treat inflammatory demyelinating diseases such as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy,…”
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Image quality of abdominal ultrasonography after esophagogastroduodenoscopy is preserved by using carbon dioxide insufflation: A non-inferiority test in the same subject by Tsuyoshi Suda, Yukihiro Shirota, Hiroaki Takimoto, Yasunori Tsukada, Kensaku Takishita, Takahiro Nadamura, Masaki Miyazawa, Yuji Hodo, Tokio Wakabayashi

“…Because bowel gas deteriorates the image quality of abdominal ultrasonography (AUS), it is common to perform AUS prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)…”
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Image quality of abdominal ultrasonography after esophagogastroduodenoscopy is preserved by using carbon dioxide insufflation: A non-inferiority test in the same subject by Suda, Tsuyoshi, Shirota, Yukihiro, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Tsukada, Yasunori, Takishita, Kensaku, Nadamura, Takahiro, Miyazawa, Masaki, Hodo, Yuji, Wakabayashi, Tokio

“…Because bowel gas deteriorates the image quality of abdominal ultrasonography (AUS), it is common to perform AUS prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)…”
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Immunomodulating effects of flavonoids on acute and chronic inflammatory responses caused by tumor necrosis factor alpha by Kumazawa, Yoshio, Kawaguchi, Kiichiro, Takimoto, Hiroaki

“…Flavonoids have beneficial activities which modulate oxidative stress, allergy, tumor growth and viral infection, and which stimulate apoptosis of tumor cells…”
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Modification of lipid A structure and activity by the introduction of palmitoyltransferase gene to the acyltransferase‐knockout mutant of Escherichia coli by Sugawara, Takehiro, Onoue, Sakura, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Kawahara, Kazuyoshi

“…ABSTRACT Lauroyltransferase gene (lpxL), Myristoyltransferase gene (lpxM) and palmitoyltransferase gene (crcA) of Escherichia coli BL21 were independently…”
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Immunomodulating and anti-allergic effects of Negroamaro and Koshu Vitis vinifera fermented grape marc (FGM) by Marzulli, Giuseppe, Magrone, Thea, Vonghia, Luisa, Kaneko, Masahiro, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Kumazawa, Yoshio, Jirillo, Emilio

“…Polyphenols contained in FGM from Negroamaro (N) and Koshu (K) Vitis vinifera have been shown to exhibit several immunomodulating activities. For instance,…”
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Invasion of human microvascular endothelial cells by Mycobacterium leprae through Mce1A protein by Idris, Irfan, Abdurrahman, Ahmad Haykal, Fatulrachman, Aftitah, Vienza Beby, Fadlitha, Viesta Beby, Sato, Naoya, Fujimura, Takao, Takimoto, Hiroaki

“…In patients with lepromatous leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae is often observed inside the human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC) surrounding Schwann cells…”
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The unique tropism of Mycobacterium leprae to the nasal epithelial cells can be explained by the mammalian cell entry protein 1A by Fadlitha, Viesta Beby, Yamamoto, Fuki, Idris, Irfan, Dahlan, Haslindah, Sato, Naoya, Aftitah, Vienza Beby, Febriyanda, Andini, Fujimura, Takao, Takimoto, Hiroaki

“…Leprosy is a chronic infection where the skin and peripheral nervous system is invaded by Mycobacterium leprae. The infection mechanism remains unknown in part…”
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Functional redundancy of the Notch gene family during mouse embryogenesis: Analysis of Notch gene expression in Notch3-deficient mice by Kitamoto, Takeo, Takahashi, Keikichi, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Tomizuka, Kazuma, Hayasaka, Michiko, Tabira, Takeshi, Hanaoka, Kazunori

“…The Notch3 gene, a member of the Notch gene family, is expressed in a wide variety of tissues during development. We generated and analyzed Notch3-deficient…”
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Potentiation of Cytotoxic Activity in Naïve and Tumor-Bearing Mice by Oral Administration of Hot-Water Extracts from Agaricus brazei Fruiting Bodies by Takimoto, Hiroaki, Wakita, Daiko, Kawaguchi, Kiichiro, Kumazawa, Yoshio

“…When hot-water extracts of mushroom Agaricus brazei MURRILL fruiting bodies (Agaricus extracts) were administered orally into Meth A-bearing mice, tumor growth…”
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Role of the NF-ATc transcription factor in morphogenesis of cardiac valves and septum by Mak, Tak W, de la Pompa, José Luis, Timmerman, Luika A, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Yoshida, Hiroki, Elia, Andrew J, Samper, Enrique, Potter, Julia, Wakeham, Andrew, Marengere, Luc, Langille, B. Lowell, Crabtree, Gerald R

“…In lymphocytes, the expression of early immune response genes is regulated by NF-AT transcription factors, which translocate to the nucleus after…”
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Genetic Evidence for Functional Redundancy of Platelet/Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (PECAM-1): CD31-Deficient Mice Reveal PECAM-1-Dependent and PECAM-1-Independent Functions by Duncan, Gordon S, Andrew, David P, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Kaufman, Stephen A, Yoshida, Hiroki, Spellberg, Jason, Luis de la Pompa, Jose, Elia, Andrew, Wakeham, Andrew, Karan-Tamir, Barbara, Muller, William A, Senaldi, Giorgio, Zukowski, Mark M, Mak, Tak W

“…Platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1; CD31), a member of the Ig superfamily, is expressed strongly at endothelial cell-cell junctions, on…”
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Morphometrical and Morphological Alterations of Human Leukocytes Exposed to 1.8 GHz Electromagnetic Radiations: In Vitro Protective Effects Induced by Polyphenols by Biagi, Pier Francesco, Boffola, Sara, Stefanelli, Riccardo, Schiavulli, Luigi, Ligonzo, Teresa, Casamassima, Giuseppe, Pappagallo, Maria Teresa, Kawaguchi, Kiichiro, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Kumazawa, Yoshio, Fontana, Sergio, Laforgia, Flavia, Russo, Matteo Antonio, Magrone, Thea, Jirillo, Emilio

“…Our recent findings have demonstrated that electromagnetic radiations (EMR) (1.8 GHz radiofrequency) are able to in vitro induce morphometrical and…”
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The Transcription Factor NF-ATc1 Regulates Lymphocyte Proliferation and Th2 Cytokine Production by Yoshida, Hiroki, Nishina, Hiroshi, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Marengère, Luc E.M, Wakeham, Andrew C, Bouchard, Denis, Kong, Young-Yun, Ohteki, Toshiaki, Shahinian, Arda, Bachmann, Martin, Ohashi, Pamela S, Penninger, Josef M, Crabtree, Gerald R, Mak, Tak W

“…NF-ATc1 is a member of a family of genes that encodes the cytoplasmic component of the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NF-AT). In activated T cells,…”
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Suppressive Effects of the Flavonoids Quercetin and Luteolin on the Accumulation of Lipid Rafts after Signal Transduction via Receptors by Kaneko, Masahiro, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Sugiyama, Tsuyoshi, Seki, Yoko, Kawaguchi, Kiichiro, Kumazawa, Yoshio

“…Quercetin (QUER) and luteolin (LUTE) are dietary flavonoids capable of regulating the production of cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and…”
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Involvement of Mannose Receptor in Glycopeptidolipid-Mediated Inhibition of Phagosome-Lysosome Fusion by Shimada, Ken-ichi, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Yano, Ikuya, Kumazawa, Yoshio

“…We previously reported that glycopeptidolipid (GPL) isolated from Mycobacterium avium serovar 4 inhibited phagosome‐lysosome (P‐L) fusion when macrophages…”
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