Mycobacterium abscessus resides within lipid droplets and acquires a dormancy-like phenotype in adipocytes.
Yusuke Kurihara; Akinori Shimizu; Ryo Ozuru; Michinobu Yoshimura; Bin Chou; Ryota Itoh; Kazunari Ishii; Yuko Hirota; Satoshi Takagi; Masaki Fujita; Masahiro Inoue; Kenji Hiromatsu
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 12 Apr. 2025, 758:151645 - 151645

The appearance of anti-spike receptor binding domain immunoglobulin G4 responses after repetitive immunization with messenger RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines.
Michinobu Yoshimura; Atsuhiko Sakamoto; Ryo Ozuru; Yusuke Kurihara; Ryota Itoh; Kazunari Ishii; Akinori Shimizu; Bin Chou; Shigeki Nabeshima; Kenji Hiromatsu
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, Feb. 2024, 139:1 - 5

Insufficient anti-spike RBD IgA responses after triple vaccination with intramuscular mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.
Michinobu Yoshimura; Atsuhiko Sakamoto; Ryo Ozuru; Yusuke Kurihara; Ryota Itoh; Kazunari Ishii; Akinori Shimizu; Bin Chou; Yusuke Sechi; Aya Fujikane; Shigeki Nabeshima; Kenji Hiromatsu
Heliyon, 15 Jan. 2024, 10(1):e23595

Chlamydia pneumoniae Lung Infection in Mice Induces Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 4-Dependent White Adipose Tissue Pathology.
Yusuke Kurihara; Nirwana Fitriani Walenna; Kazunari Ishii; Toshinori Soejima; Bin Chou; Michinobu Yoshimura; Ryo Ozuru; Akinori Shimizu; Ryota Itoh; Masato Furuhashi; Gökhan S Hotamisligil; Kenji Hiromatsu
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 15 Apr. 2023, 210(8):1086 - 1097

Chlamydia pneumoniae infection-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress causes fatty acid-binding protein 4 secretion in murine adipocytes.
Nirwana Fitriani Walenna; Yusuke Kurihara; Bin Chou; Kazunari Ishii; Toshinori Soejima; Kenji Hiromatsu
The Journal of biological chemistry, 28 Feb. 2020, 295(9):2713 - 2723

Chlamydia trachomatis targets mitochondrial dynamics to promote intracellular survival and proliferation.
Kurihara Y; Itoh R; Shimizu A; Walenna NF; Chou B; Ishii K; Soejima T; Fujikane A; Hiromatsu K
Cell Microbiol., 12 Oct. 2018, 21(1):e12962

Chlamydia pneumoniae exploits adipocyte lipid chaperone FABP4 to facilitate fat mobilization and intracellular growth in murine adipocytes
Nirwana Fitriani Walenna; Yusuke Kurihara; Bin Chou; Kazunari Ishii; Toshinori Soejima; Ryota Itoh; Akinori Shimizu; Takeshi Ichinohe; Kenji Hiromatsu
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 01 Jan. 2018, 495(1):353 - 359

Chlamydia pneumoniae harness host NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated caspase-1 activation for optimal intracellular growth in murine macrophages
Itoh R; Murakami I; Chou B; Ishii K; Soejima T; Suzuki T; Hiromatsu K
Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 26 Sep. 2014, 452(3):689 - 694

Resistance to Malaria by Enhanced Phagocytosis of Erythrocytes in LMP7-deficient Mice
Xuefeng Duan; Takashi Imai; Bin Chou; Liping Tu; Kunisuke Himeno; Kazutomo Suzue; Makoto Hirai; Tomoyo Taniguchi; Hiroko Okada; Chikako Shimokawa; Hajime Hisaeda
PLOS ONE, Mar. 2013, 8(3):e59633

Vitamin D-dependent cathelicidin inhibits Mycobacterium marinum infection in human monocytic cells
Sato E; Imafuku S; Ishii K; Itoh R; Chou B; Soejima T; Nakayama J; Hiromatsu K
J Dermatol Sci., 09 Feb. 2013, 70(3):166 - 172

Antiangiogenic Tumor Therapy by DNA Vaccine Inducing Aquaporin-1-Specific CTL Based on Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in Mice
Bin Chou; Kenji Hiromatsu; Shinji Okano; Kazunari Ishii; Xuefeng Duan; Tohru Sakai; Shigeo Murata; Keiji Tanaka; Kunisuke Himeno
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, Aug. 2012, 189(4):1618 - 1626, Refereed

Topical vitamin D₃ analogues induce thymic stromal lymphopoietin and cathelicidin in psoriatic skin lesions
E. Sato-Deguchi; S. Imafuku; B. Chou; K. Ishii; K. Hiromatsu; J. Nakayama
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Jul. 2012, 167(1):77 - 84, Refereed

Involvement of CD8(+) T cells in protective immunity against murine blood-stage infection with Plasmodium yoelii 17XL strain
Takashi Imai; Jianying Shen; Bin Chou; Xuefeng Duan; Liping Tu; Kohhei Tetsutani; Chikako Moriya; Hidekazu Ishida; Shinjiro Hamano; Chikako Shimokawa; Hajime Hisaeda; Kunisuke Himeno
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, Apr. 2010, 40(4):1053 - 1061, Refereed

Genetic immunization based on the ubiquitin-fusion degradation pathway against Trypanosoma cruzi
Bin Chou; Kenji Hiromatsu; Hajime Hisaeda; Xuefeng Duan; Takashi Imai; Shigeo Murata; Keiji Tanaka; Kunisuke Himeno
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, Feb. 2010, 392(3):277 - 282, Refereed

Efficient protective immunity against Trypanosoma cruzi infection after nasal vaccination with recombinant Sendai virus vector expressing amastigote surface protein-2
Xuefeng Duan; Yoshikazu Yonemitsu; Bin Chou; Kumi Yoshida; Sakura Tanaka; Mamoru Hasegawa; Kohhei Tetsutani; Hidekazu Ishida; Kunisuke Himeno; Hajime Hisaeda
VACCINE, Oct. 2009, 27(44):6154 - 6159, Refereed

Critical contribution of immunoproteasomes in the induction of protective immunity against Trypanosoma cruzi in mice vaccinated with a plasmid encoding a CTL epitope fused to green fluorescence protein
Bin Chou; Hajime Hisaeda; Jianying Shen; Xuefeng Duan; Takashi Imai; Liping Tu; Shigeo Murata; Keiji Tanaka; Kunisuke Himeno
MICROBES AND INFECTION, Mar. 2008, 10(3):241 - 250, Refereed

Malaria parasites require TLR9 signaling for immune evasion by activating regulatory T cells
Hajime Hisaeda; Kohhei Tetsutani; Takashi Imai; Chikako Moriya; Liping Tu; Shinjiro Hamano; Xuefeng Duan; Bin Chou; Hidekazu Ishida; Akiko Aramaki; Jianying Shen; Ken J. Ishii; Cevayir Coban; Shizuo Akira; Kiyoshi Takeda; Koji Yasutomo; Motomi Torii; Kunisuke Himeno
JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, Feb. 2008, 180(4):2496 - 2503, Refereed

Ubiquitin-fusion degradation pathway: A new strategy for inducing CD8 cells specific for mycobacterial HSP65
Jianying Shen; Hajime Hisaeda; Bin Chou; Qingsheng Yu; Liping Tu; Kunisuke Himeno
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, Jan. 2008, 365(4):621 - 627, Refereed

The ubiquitin-proteasome system plays essential roles in presenting an 8-mer CTL epitope expressed in APC to corresponding CD8(+) T cells
XF Duan; H Hisaeda; JY Shen; LP Tu; T Imai; B Chou; S Murata; T Chiba; K Tanaka; HJ Fehling; T Koga; K Sueishi; K Himeno
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY, May 2006, 18(5):679 - 687, Refereed

A novel DNA vaccine based on ubiquitin-proteasome pathway targeting 'self'-antigens expressed in melanoma/melanocyte
M Zhang; C Obata; H Hisaeda; K Ishii; S Murata; T Chiba; K Tanaka; Y Li; M Furue; B Chou; T Imai; Duan, X; K Himeno
GENE THERAPY, Jul. 2005, 12(13):1049 - 1057, Refereed

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