Division of Animal Sciences

Animal Immune and Cell Biology Research Unit


2013-2015   2011-2012

  1. Iwamaru Y, Takenouchi T, Murayama Y, Okada H, Imamura M, Shimizu Y, Hashimoto M, Mohri S, Yokoyama T, Kitani H (2012) Anti-prion activity of Brilliant Blue G PLoS ONE 7(5):e37896
  2. Kawano A, Tsukimoto M, Mori D, Noguchi T, Harada H, Takenouchi T, Kitani H, Kojima S (2012) Regulation of P2X7-dependent inflammatory functions by P2X4 receptor in mouse macrophages Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 420(1):102-107
  3. Kawano A, Tsukimoto M, Noguchi T, Hotta N, Harada H, Takenouchi T, Kitani H, Kojima S (2012) Involvement of P2X4 receptor in P2X7 receptor-dependent cell death of mouse macrophages Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 419(2):374-380
  4. Kita Y.F, Ando A, Tanaka K, Suzuki S, Ozaki Y, Uenishi H, Inoko H, Kulski J.K, Shiina T (2012) Application of high-resolution, massively parallel pyrosequencing for estimation of haplotypes and gene expression levels of swine leukocyte antigen (SLA) class I genes Immunogenetics 64(3):187-199
  5. Sakuma C, Sato M, Takenouchi T, Chiba J, Kitani H (2012) Single-chain variable fragment intrabody impairs LPS-induced inflammatory responses by interfering with the interaction between the WASP N-terminal domain and Btk in macrophages Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 423(1):164-169
  6. Sakuma C, Sato M, Takenouchi T, Chiba J, Kitani H (2012) Critical roles of the WASP N-terminal domain and Btk in LPS-induced inflammatory response in macrophages PLoS ONE 7(1):e30351
  7. Sato M, Kojima K, Sakuma C, Murakami M, Aratani E, Takenouchi T, Tamada Y, Kitani H (2012) Production of scFv-conjugated affinity silk powder by transgenic silkworm technology PLoS ONE 7(4):e34632
  8. Sekiyama K, Fujita M, Sekigawa A, Takamatsu Y, Waragai M, Takenouchi T, Sugama S, Hashimoto M (2012) Ibuprofen ameliorates protein aggregation and astrocytic gliosis, but not cognitive dysfunction, in a transgenic mouse expressing dementia with Lewy bodies-linked P123H β-synuclein Neuroscience Letters 515(1):97-101
  9. Sekiyama K, Nakai M, Fujita M, Takenouchi T, Waragai M, Wei J, Sekigawa A, Takamatsu Y, Sugama S, Kitani H, Hashimoto M (2012) Theaflavins stimulate autophagic degradation of α-synuclein in neuronal cells Open Journal of Neuroscience 2:1
  10. Shinkai H, Arakawa A, Tanaka-Matsuda M, Ide-Okumura H, Terada K, Chikyu M, Kawarasaki T, Ando A, Uenishi H (2012) Genetic variability in swine leukocyte antigen class II and Toll-like receptors affects immune responses to vaccination for bacterial infections in pigs Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 35(6):523-532
  11. Shinkai H, Okumura N, Suzuki R, Muneta Y, Uenishi H (2012) Toll-like receptor 4 polymorphism impairing lipopolysaccharide signaling in Sus scrofa, and its restricted distribution among Japanese wild boar populations DNA and Cell Biology
  12. Tada Y, Takezawa T, Tani A, Nakamura T, Omori K (2012) Collagen vitrigel scaffold for regenerative medicine of the trachea: Experimental study and quantitative evaluation Acta Oto-Laryngologica 132(4):447-452
  13. Takano T, Yamaguchi S, Matsunuma E, Komiya S, Shinkai M, Takezawa T, Nagamune T (2012) Cell transfer printing from patterned poly(ethylene glycol)-oleyl surfaces to biological hydrogels for rapid and efficient cell micropatterning Biotechnology and Bioengineering 109(1):244-251
  14. Tani A, Tada Y, Takezawa T, Imaizumi M, Nomoto Y, Nakamura T, Omori K (2012) Regeneration of tracheal epithelium using a collagen vitrigel–sponge scaffold containing basic fibroblast growth factor Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 121(4):261-268
  15. Yanagitai M, Itoh S, Kitagawa T, Takenouchi T, Kitani H, Satoh T (2012) Carnosic acid, a pro-electrophilic compound, inhibits LPS-induced activation of microglia Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 418(1):22-26
  16. Aoki S, Makino J, Nagashima A, Takezawa T, Nomoto N, Uchihashi K, Matsunobu A, Sanai T, Sugihara H, Toda S (2011) Fluid flow stress affects peritoneal cell kinetics: Possible pathogenesis of peritoneal fibrosis Peritoneal Dialysis International (First published)
  17. Kitani H, Takenouchi T, Sato M, Yoshioka M, Yamanaka N (2011) A simple and efficient method to isolate macrophages from mixed primary cultures of adult liver cells Journal of Visualized Experiments (51):2757, DOI: 10.3791/2757
  18. Kotani N, Maeda K, Watanabe T, Hiramatsu M, Gong L-k, Bi Y-a, Takezawa T, Kusuhara H, Sugiyama Y (2011) Culture-period-dependent changes in the uptake of transporter substrates in sandwich-cultured rat and human hepatocytes Drug Metabolism and Disposition (Published online):before print
  19. Sato M, Sawahata R, Takenouchi T, Kitani H (2011) Identification of Fyn as the binding partner for the WASP N-terminal domain in T cells International Immunology (Advance Access)
  20. Sugama S, Takenouchi T, Sekiyama K, Kitani H, Hashimoto M (2011) Immunological responses of astroglia in the rat brain under acute stress: Il-1β co-localized in astroglia Neuroscience (Article in Press):Accepted Manuscript
  21. Takezawa T, Nishikawa K, Wang P-C (2011) Development of a human corneal epithelium model utilizing a collagen vitrigel membrane and the changes of its barrier function induced by exposing eye-irritant chemicals Toxicology in Vitro (Article in Press):Corrected Proof
  22. Uenishi H, Shinkai H, Morozumi T, Muneta Y, Jozaki K, Kojima-Shibata C, Suzuki E (2011) Polymorphisms in pattern recognition receptors and their relationship to infectious disease susceptibility in pigs BMC Proceedings 5(Suppl 4):S27