SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 83(2) 139-150 2016年2月 [査読有り]
The identification and specific functions of Kupffer cells (KCs), a liver resident macrophage subpopulation, are still unclear. We compared KCs with peritoneal macrophages using cDNA microarray analysis and found that these cells share some antige...
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 24(1) 43-54 2011年1月 [査読有り]
Kakkon-to, a traditional herbal medicine (Kampo formula), has been used historically in China and Japan for the treatment of infectious diseases such as influenza and the common cold. However, the biological mechanism of its therapeutic action has...
Control of cell cycle progression in somatic cells or terminally differentiated cells is a key technology for cell-based therapies such as regenerative therapy. We have prepared an artificial cell cycle progression peptide composed of a human immu...
Apoptosis of hepatocytes plays a key role in the pathogenesis of immune-mediated hepatitis. However, the detailed mechanisms of apoptotic signaling remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the involvement of ER stress in a model of IFN-gamma...