A. Matsumoto

Publication List Details

Period

1983 - 2008

Number

70

Co-Authors

Insulin resistance and hepatitis C virus: a case-control study of non-obese, non-alcoholic and non-steatotic hepatitis virus carriers with persistently normal serum aminotransferase (2008)

Tanaka, N, Nagaya, T, Komatsu, M, Horiuchi, A, Tsuruta, G, Shirakawa, H, ...

Author Posting. © The Authors 2008 This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Liver International,...

Fabrication of high performance MgB2 wires by an internal Mg diffusion process (2007)

Hur, J. M., Togano, K., Matsumoto, A., Kumakura, H., Wada, H., Kimura, K.

We succeeded in the fabrication of high-Jc MgB2/Fe wires applying the internal Mg diffusion (IMD) process with pure Mg core and SiC addition. A pure Mg rod with 2 mm diameter was placed at the center...

Molecular formations in ultracold mixtures of interacting and noninteracting atomic gases (2007)

Nishimura, T., Matsumoto, A., Yabu, H.

Atom-molecule equilibrium for molecular formation processes is discussed for boson-fermion, fermion-fermion, and boson-boson mixtures of ultracold atomic gases in the framework of quasichemical...

Temperature and magnetic field dependence of the soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism intensity for the Mn-L3 edge of MnFeP0.78Ge0.22 (2007)

Tsunekawa, M., Imada, S., Matsumoto, A., Yamasaki, A., Suga, S., Schmid, B., ...

Soft X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements were performed at the L3 edge of manganese for MnFeP0.78Ge0.22 at 290 and 279 K. Temperature and magnetic field dependence of the XMCD...

Improvement of critical current density in Fe-sheathed MgB2 tapes by ZrSi2, ZrB2 and WSi2 doping (2003)

Ma, Yanwei, Kumakura, H., Matsumoto, A., Hatakeyama, H., Togano, K.

Fe-sheathed MgB2 tapes were prepared through the in situ powder-in-tube technique by 5 at.% ZrSi2, ZrB2 and WSi2 doping, respectively. The doping effect of these compounds on the microstructure and...

High transport critical current density obtained for Powder-In-Tube-processed MgB2 tapes and wires using stainless steel and Cu-Ni tubes (2001)

Kumakura, H., Matsumoto, A., Fujii, H., Togano, K.

MgB2 tapes and wires were fabricated by the Powder-In-Tube method. Stainless steel and Cu-Ni tubes were used as sheath materials, and no heat treatment was applied. The tapes made of stainless steel...

Human macrophage scavenger receptors: primary structure, expression, and localization in atherosclerotic lesions.

Matsumoto, A, Naito, M, Itakura, H, Ikemoto, S, Asaoka, H, Hayakawa, I, ...

Two types of cDNAs for human macrophage scavenger receptors were cloned from a cDNA library derived from the phorbol ester-treated human monocytic cell line THP-1. The type I and type II human...

Phenotypic and genetic diversity of chlorine-resistant Methylobacterium strains isolated from various environments.

Hiraishi, A, Furuhata, K, Matsumoto, A, Koike, K A, Fukuyama, M, Tabuchi, K

Strains of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs which were isolated previously from various environments and assigned tentatively to the genus Methylobacterium were characterized in comparison...

An autolysin ring associated with cell separation of Staphylococcus aureus.

Yamada, S, Sugai, M, Komatsuzawa, H, Nakashima, S, Oshida, T, Matsumoto, A, ...

atl is a newly discovered autolysin gene in Staphylococcus aureus. The gene product, ATL, is a unique, bifunctional protein that has an amidase domain and a glucosaminidase domain. It undergoes...

Localized perforation of the cell wall by a major autolysin: atl gene products and the onset of penicillin-induced lysis of Staphylococcus aureus.

Sugai, M, Yamada, S, Nakashima, S, Komatsuzawa, H, Matsumoto, A, Oshida, T, ...

We investigated the cell surface localization of the atl gene products of Staphylococcus aureus exposed to a lytic concentration (4 MIC) of penicillin G (PCG) by means of immunoelectron microscopy...

Anti-human immunodeficiency virus activity of a novel synthetic peptide, T22 ([Tyr-5,12, Lys-7]polyphemusin II): a possible inhibitor of virus-cell fusion.

Nakashima, H, Masuda, M, Murakami, T, Koyanagi, Y, Matsumoto, A, Fujii, N, ...

More than 40 peptides associated with tachyplesin and polyphemusin, which are highly abundant in hemocyte debris of the horseshoe crabs Tachypleus tridentatus and Limulus polyphemus, were...

Isolation and electron microscopic observations of intracytoplasmic inclusions containing Chlamydia psittaci.

Matsumoto, A

Intracytoplasmic inclusions containing Chlamydia psittaci were isolated by a newly established method. Infected L-cells at 20 h after infection were suspended in 0.25 M...

Electron microscopic observations of surface projections on Chlamydia psittaci reticulate bodies.

Matsumoto, A

Electron microscopic observations were carried out to confirm the presence of surface projections on Chlamydia psittaci reticulate bodies (RBs). The morphology of the projections on RBs was identical...

Electron Microscopic Observations on the Structure of the Envelopes of Mature Elementary Bodies and Developmental Reticulate Forms of Chlamydia psittaci

Tamura, A., Matsumoto, A., Manire, G. P., Higashi, N.

Purified suspensions of Chlamydia psittaci were prepared from L cells. Thin sections of intact elementary bodies and intact developmental reticulate bodies and of their purified envelopes were...

Electron Microscopic Observations on the Effects of Penicillin on the Morphology of Chlamydia psittaci

Matsumoto, A., Manire, G. P.

L cells were infected at high multiplicity with meningopneumonitis organisms and incubated in medium containing 200 units per ml of penicillin. At intervals up to 48 hr after infection, cells were...

Characterization of Chlamydia pneumoniae species-specific proteins immunodominant in humans.

Iijima, Y, Miyashita, N, Kishimoto, T, Kanamoto, Y, Soejima, R, Matsumoto, A

Proteins of Chlamydia pneumoniae immunodominant in humans were characterized with the sera of 13 patients who were not likely to have been exposed to C. trachomatis or C. psittaci. The serological...

Establishment of a particle-counting method for purified elementary bodies of chlamydiae and evaluation of sensitivities of the IDEIA Chlamydia kit and DNA probe by using the purified elementary bodies.

Miyashita, N, Matsumoto, A

To evaluate the sensitivity of commercially available test kits for detection of chlamydiae, we established a method of purifying Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae elementary bodies...

Molecular analysis of a female Lesch-Nyhan patient.

Ogasawara, N, Stout, J T, Goto, H, Sonta, S, Matsumoto, A, Caskey, C T

We report the identification of a female patient with the X-linked recessive Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase [HPRT] deficiency). Cytogenetic and carrier studies revealed...

Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of a ligase chain reaction test kit for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis.

Miyashita, N, Matsumoto, A, Niki, Y, Matsushima, T

The sensitivity and specificity of a newly developed ligase chain reaction (LCR) test kit were examined by the use of highly purified elementary bodies (EBs) and in situ inclusions containing...

Immunological detection of fructated proteins in vitro and in vivo.

Miyazawa, N, Kawasaki, Y, Fujii, J, Theingi, M, Hoshi, A, Hamaoka, R, ...

An antibody has been raised against fructated lysine in proteins by immunizing fructated lysine-conjugated ovalbumin in rabbits. The affinity-purified antibody specifically recognized proteins...

A phosphotyrosine-containing quenched fluorogenic peptide as a novel substrate for protein tyrosine phosphatases.

Nishikata, M, Suzuki, K, Yoshimura, Y, Deyama, Y, Matsumoto, A

Mca-Gly-Asp-Ala-Glu-Tyr(PO(3)H(2))-Ala- Ala-Lys(DNP)-Arg-NH(2), where Mca is (7-methoxycoumarin-4-yl)acetyl and DNP is 2,4-dinitrophenyl, was synthesized as a fluorogenic substrate for protein...

Human macrophage scavenger receptors: primary structure, expression, and localization in atherosclerotic lesions.

Matsumoto, A, Naito, M, Itakura, H, Ikemoto, S, Asaoka, H, Hayakawa, I, ...

Two types of cDNAs for human macrophage scavenger receptors were cloned from a cDNA library derived from the phorbol ester-treated human monocytic cell line THP-1. The type I and type II human...

Phenotypic and genetic diversity of chlorine-resistant Methylobacterium strains isolated from various environments.

Hiraishi, A, Furuhata, K, Matsumoto, A, Koike, K A, Fukuyama, M, Tabuchi, K

Strains of pink-pigmented facultative methylotrophs which were isolated previously from various environments and assigned tentatively to the genus Methylobacterium were characterized in comparison...

An autolysin ring associated with cell separation of Staphylococcus aureus.

Yamada, S, Sugai, M, Komatsuzawa, H, Nakashima, S, Oshida, T, Matsumoto, A, ...

atl is a newly discovered autolysin gene in Staphylococcus aureus. The gene product, ATL, is a unique, bifunctional protein that has an amidase domain and a glucosaminidase domain. It undergoes...

Localized perforation of the cell wall by a major autolysin: atl gene products and the onset of penicillin-induced lysis of Staphylococcus aureus.

Sugai, M, Yamada, S, Nakashima, S, Komatsuzawa, H, Matsumoto, A, Oshida, T, ...

We investigated the cell surface localization of the atl gene products of Staphylococcus aureus exposed to a lytic concentration (4 MIC) of penicillin G (PCG) by means of immunoelectron microscopy...

Anti-human immunodeficiency virus activity of a novel synthetic peptide, T22 ([Tyr-5,12, Lys-7]polyphemusin II): a possible inhibitor of virus-cell fusion.

Nakashima, H, Masuda, M, Murakami, T, Koyanagi, Y, Matsumoto, A, Fujii, N, ...

More than 40 peptides associated with tachyplesin and polyphemusin, which are highly abundant in hemocyte debris of the horseshoe crabs Tachypleus tridentatus and Limulus polyphemus, were...

Isolation and electron microscopic observations of intracytoplasmic inclusions containing Chlamydia psittaci.

Matsumoto, A

Intracytoplasmic inclusions containing Chlamydia psittaci were isolated by a newly established method. Infected L-cells at 20 h after infection were suspended in 0.25 M...

Electron microscopic observations of surface projections on Chlamydia psittaci reticulate bodies.

Matsumoto, A

Electron microscopic observations were carried out to confirm the presence of surface projections on Chlamydia psittaci reticulate bodies (RBs). The morphology of the projections on RBs was identical...

Electron Microscopic Observations on the Structure of the Envelopes of Mature Elementary Bodies and Developmental Reticulate Forms of Chlamydia psittaci

Tamura, A., Matsumoto, A., Manire, G. P., Higashi, N.

Purified suspensions of Chlamydia psittaci were prepared from L cells. Thin sections of intact elementary bodies and intact developmental reticulate bodies and of their purified envelopes were...

Electron Microscopic Observations on the Effects of Penicillin on the Morphology of Chlamydia psittaci

Matsumoto, A., Manire, G. P.

L cells were infected at high multiplicity with meningopneumonitis organisms and incubated in medium containing 200 units per ml of penicillin. At intervals up to 48 hr after infection, cells were...

Characterization of Chlamydia pneumoniae species-specific proteins immunodominant in humans.

Iijima, Y, Miyashita, N, Kishimoto, T, Kanamoto, Y, Soejima, R, Matsumoto, A

Proteins of Chlamydia pneumoniae immunodominant in humans were characterized with the sera of 13 patients who were not likely to have been exposed to C. trachomatis or C. psittaci. The serological...

Establishment of a particle-counting method for purified elementary bodies of chlamydiae and evaluation of sensitivities of the IDEIA Chlamydia kit and DNA probe by using the purified elementary bodies.

Miyashita, N, Matsumoto, A

To evaluate the sensitivity of commercially available test kits for detection of chlamydiae, we established a method of purifying Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae elementary bodies...

Molecular analysis of a female Lesch-Nyhan patient.

Ogasawara, N, Stout, J T, Goto, H, Sonta, S, Matsumoto, A, Caskey, C T

We report the identification of a female patient with the X-linked recessive Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase [HPRT] deficiency). Cytogenetic and carrier studies revealed...

Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of a ligase chain reaction test kit for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis.

Miyashita, N, Matsumoto, A, Niki, Y, Matsushima, T

The sensitivity and specificity of a newly developed ligase chain reaction (LCR) test kit were examined by the use of highly purified elementary bodies (EBs) and in situ inclusions containing...

Immunological detection of fructated proteins in vitro and in vivo.

Miyazawa, N, Kawasaki, Y, Fujii, J, Theingi, M, Hoshi, A, Hamaoka, R, ...

An antibody has been raised against fructated lysine in proteins by immunizing fructated lysine-conjugated ovalbumin in rabbits. The affinity-purified antibody specifically recognized proteins...

A phosphotyrosine-containing quenched fluorogenic peptide as a novel substrate for protein tyrosine phosphatases.

Nishikata, M, Suzuki, K, Yoshimura, Y, Deyama, Y, Matsumoto, A

Mca-Gly-Asp-Ala-Glu-Tyr(PO(3)H(2))-Ala- Ala-Lys(DNP)-Arg-NH(2), where Mca is (7-methoxycoumarin-4-yl)acetyl and DNP is 2,4-dinitrophenyl, was synthesized as a fluorogenic substrate for protein...

Altered interleukin-2 receptor alpha-chain is expressed in human T-cell leukaemia virus type-I-infected T-cell lines and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells of adult T-cell leukaemia patients through an alternative splicing mechanism.

Horiuchi, S, Koyanagi, Y, Tanaka, Y, Waki, M, Matsumoto, A, Zhou, Y W, ...

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was used to detect the interleukin-2 receptor alpha-chain (IL-2R alpha) chain which lacks the conventional transmembrane (TM) domain in mRNA from human T-cell...

High-level production of alternatively spliced soluble interleukin-6 receptor in serum of patients with adult T-cell leukaemia/HTLV-I-associated myelopathy.

Horiuchi, S, Ampofo, W, Koyanagi, Y, Yamashita, A, Waki, M, Matsumoto, A, ...

We have previously shown, using human T-cell lymphocytotrophic virus-I (HTLV-I)-infected cell lines, that soluble interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R) is generated through an alternative splicing...

Tissue distribution, intracellular localization, and in vitro expression of bovine macrophage scavenger receptors.

Naito, M., Kodama, T., Matsumoto, A., Doi, T., Takahashi, K.

Macrophage scavenger receptors are trimeric membrane proteins implicated in the pathologic deposition of cholesterol in atherogenesis. The authors have studied the tissue distribution and...

Coexpression of type I and type II human macrophage scavenger receptors in macrophages of various organs and foam cells in atherosclerotic lesions.

Naito, M., Suzuki, H., Mori, T., Matsumoto, A., Kodama, T., Takahashi, K.

Macrophage scavenger receptors are trimeric membrane glycoproteins implicated in the pathologic deposition of cholesterol in arterial walls during atherogenesis. Two types of cDNAs for functional...

Multiple interleukin-18 injections promote both mouse Th1 and Th2 responses after sublethal Escherichia coli infection

Kinoshita, M, Kuranaga, N, Matsumoto, A, Ono, S, Shinomiya, N, Hiraide, H, ...

Interleukin (IL)-18 is considered to induce exclusively the Th1 immune response but not the Th2 response in the presence of adequate IL-12 stimulation in bacterial infections. However, we demonstrate...

The aetiology of mirror writing: a new hypothesis.

Tashiro, K, Matsumoto, A, Hamada, T, Moriwaka, F

Twenty-eight cases of mirror writing were seen during a period of three and a half years. These consisted of 12 patients with essential tremor, nine with Parkinson's disease, three with...