J. Kimura

Publication List Details

Period

1998 - 2007

Number

53

Co-Authors

Hydrothermal Systems in Small Ocean Planets (2007)

Vance, S., Harnmeijer, J., Kimura, J., Hussmann, H., Brown, M.

We examine means for driving hydrothermal activity in extraterrestrial oceans on planets and satellites of less than one Earth mass, with implications for sustaining a low level of biological...

Early stages in the evolution of Izu–Bonin arc volcanism: new age, chemical, and isotopic constraints (2006)

Ishizuka, O., Kimura, J., Li, Y.B., Stern, R.J., Taylor, R.N., Ohara, Y., ...

A remarkable record of early arc volcanism in the Izu–Bonin–Mariana (IBM) arc is exposed in and around the Bonin Islands, an uplifted segment of the IBM forearc. New 40Ar/39Ar dating results...

Volcanism in Response to Plate Flexure (2006)

Hirano, N., Takahashi, E., Yamamoto, J., Abe, N., Ingle, S.P., Kaneoka, I., ...

Volcanism on Earth is known to occur in three tectonic settings: divergent plate boundaries (such as mid-ocean ridges), convergent plate boundaries (such as island arcs), and hot spots. We report...

In vitro and in vivo antifungal activities of ER-30346, a novel oral triazole with a broad antifungal spectrum.

Hata, K, Kimura, J, Miki, H, Toyosawa, T, Nakamura, T, Katsu, K

ER-30346 is a novel oral triazole with a broad spectrum of potent activity against a wide range of fungi. ER-30346, with MICs at which 90% of the strains tested are inhibited (MIC90s) ranging from...

Efficacy of ER-30346, a novel oral triazole antifungal agent, in experimental models of aspergillosis, candidiasis, and cryptococcosis.

Hata, K, Kimura, J, Miki, H, Toyosawa, T, Moriyama, M, Katsu, K

ER-30346 is a novel oral triazole with a broad spectrum of potent activity against a wide range of fungi. In the present study, we investigated the therapeutic effects of oral ER-30346 on...

Alpha/beta T-cell antigen receptor gene and protein expression occurs at early stages of thymocyte differentiation.

Richie, E R, McEntire, B, Crispe, N, Kimura, J, Lanier, L L, Allison, J P

Alterations in gene expression that orchestrate eukaryotic cellular differentiation often require appropriate interactions between differentiating cells and a specialized microenvironment. During...

Limited diversity of T-cell receptor gamma-chain expression of murine Thy-1+ dendritic epidermal cells revealed by V gamma 3-specific monoclonal antibody.

Havran, W L, Grell, S, Duwe, G, Kimura, J, Wilson, A, Kruisbeek, A M, ...

To study the origin of and the degree of T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) diversity of Thy-1+ dendritic epidermal cells (Thy-1+ dECs) in mice, we have developed a monoclonal antibody (mAb 536) to the...

Epitope mapping of a monoclonal antibody to human glutathione transferase P1-1 the binding of which is inhibited by glutathione.

Takahata, T, Tsuchida, S, Oomura, M, Matsumoto, T, Azumi, J, Hatayama, I, ...

Although the three-dimensional structure of human glutathione transferase (GST) P1-1 crystallized with a GSH analogue has been reported, its structure in the non-complexed form has not been...

Altered glutathione transferase levels in rat skin inflamed due to contact hypersensitivity: induction of the alpha-class subunit 1.

Kimura, J, Hayakari, M, Kumano, T, Nakano, H, Satoh, K, Tsuchida, S

Since glutathione transferases (GSTs) are suggested to be involved in the prevention of tissue damage by oxidative stress, quantitative and qualitative alterations of GST forms were examined in rat...

Polymorphism of the glutathione transferase subunit 3 in Sprague-Dawley rats involves a reactive cysteine residue.

Kumano, T, Kimura, J, Hayakari, M, Yamazaki, T, Sawamura, D, Tsuchida, S

Comparison of Hirosaki hairless rat (HHR) and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat liver glutathione transferase (GST) subunits by HPLC revealed differences in subunit 3; a new peak was detected in HHR GSTs and...

Angiotensin II activation of a chloride current in rabbit cardiac myocytes.

Morita, H, Kimura, J, Endoh, M

1. The effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) on membrane currents were investigated in single ventricular myocytes from the rabbit heart by the whole-cell voltage-clamp method. 2. In the presence of an...

Identification of sodium-calcium exchange current in single ventricular cells of guinea-pig.

Kimura, J, Miyamae, S, Noma, A

1. The Na-Ca exchange current was investigated in single ventricular cells from guinea-pig hearts by combining the techniques of whole-cell voltage clamp and intracellular perfusion. 2. The membrane...

Cardiac musculature of the cranial vena cava in the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis).

Endo, H, Maeda, S, Kimura, J, Yamada, J, Rerkamnuaychoke, W, Chungsamarnyart, N, ...

Cardiac musculature of the cranial vena cava in the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis) was examined by light and transmission electron microscopy. The common tree shrew has well developed cardiac...

An ultrastructural and lectin-histochemical study on the seminiferous epithelium of the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis).

Kurohmaru, M, Maeda, S, Suda, A, Hondo, E, Ogawa, K, Endo, H, ...

The seminiferous epithelium of the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis) was investigated using transmission electron microscopy and lectin-histochemistry. It was compared with that of shrews examined in...

In vitro and in vivo antifungal activities of ER-30346, a novel oral triazole with a broad antifungal spectrum.

Hata, K, Kimura, J, Miki, H, Toyosawa, T, Nakamura, T, Katsu, K

ER-30346 is a novel oral triazole with a broad spectrum of potent activity against a wide range of fungi. ER-30346, with MICs at which 90% of the strains tested are inhibited (MIC90s) ranging from...

Efficacy of ER-30346, a novel oral triazole antifungal agent, in experimental models of aspergillosis, candidiasis, and cryptococcosis.

Hata, K, Kimura, J, Miki, H, Toyosawa, T, Moriyama, M, Katsu, K

ER-30346 is a novel oral triazole with a broad spectrum of potent activity against a wide range of fungi. In the present study, we investigated the therapeutic effects of oral ER-30346 on...

Alpha/beta T-cell antigen receptor gene and protein expression occurs at early stages of thymocyte differentiation.

Richie, E R, McEntire, B, Crispe, N, Kimura, J, Lanier, L L, Allison, J P

Alterations in gene expression that orchestrate eukaryotic cellular differentiation often require appropriate interactions between differentiating cells and a specialized microenvironment. During...

Limited diversity of T-cell receptor gamma-chain expression of murine Thy-1+ dendritic epidermal cells revealed by V gamma 3-specific monoclonal antibody.

Havran, W L, Grell, S, Duwe, G, Kimura, J, Wilson, A, Kruisbeek, A M, ...

To study the origin of and the degree of T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) diversity of Thy-1+ dendritic epidermal cells (Thy-1+ dECs) in mice, we have developed a monoclonal antibody (mAb 536) to the...

Angiotensin II activation of a chloride current in rabbit cardiac myocytes.

Morita, H, Kimura, J, Endoh, M

1. The effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) on membrane currents were investigated in single ventricular myocytes from the rabbit heart by the whole-cell voltage-clamp method. 2. In the presence of an...

Cardiac musculature of the cranial vena cava in the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis).

Endo, H, Maeda, S, Kimura, J, Yamada, J, Rerkamnuaychoke, W, Chungsamarnyart, N, ...

Cardiac musculature of the cranial vena cava in the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis) was examined by light and transmission electron microscopy. The common tree shrew has well developed cardiac...

An ultrastructural and lectin-histochemical study on the seminiferous epithelium of the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis).

Kurohmaru, M, Maeda, S, Suda, A, Hondo, E, Ogawa, K, Endo, H, ...

The seminiferous epithelium of the common tree shrew (Tupaia glis) was investigated using transmission electron microscopy and lectin-histochemistry. It was compared with that of shrews examined in...

Identification of sodium-calcium exchange current in single ventricular cells of guinea-pig.

Kimura, J, Miyamae, S, Noma, A

1. The Na-Ca exchange current was investigated in single ventricular cells from guinea-pig hearts by combining the techniques of whole-cell voltage clamp and intracellular perfusion. 2. The membrane...

Epitope mapping of a monoclonal antibody to human glutathione transferase P1-1 the binding of which is inhibited by glutathione.

Takahata, T, Tsuchida, S, Oomura, M, Matsumoto, T, Azumi, J, Hatayama, I, ...

Although the three-dimensional structure of human glutathione transferase (GST) P1-1 crystallized with a GSH analogue has been reported, its structure in the non-complexed form has not been...

Altered glutathione transferase levels in rat skin inflamed due to contact hypersensitivity: induction of the alpha-class subunit 1.

Kimura, J, Hayakari, M, Kumano, T, Nakano, H, Satoh, K, Tsuchida, S

Since glutathione transferases (GSTs) are suggested to be involved in the prevention of tissue damage by oxidative stress, quantitative and qualitative alterations of GST forms were examined in rat...

Polymorphism of the glutathione transferase subunit 3 in Sprague-Dawley rats involves a reactive cysteine residue.

Kumano, T, Kimura, J, Hayakari, M, Yamazaki, T, Sawamura, D, Tsuchida, S

Comparison of Hirosaki hairless rat (HHR) and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat liver glutathione transferase (GST) subunits by HPLC revealed differences in subunit 3; a new peak was detected in HHR GSTs and...

Immunocytochemical characterization of glial fibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease brain.

Nishimura, M., Tomimoto, H., Suenaga, T., Namba, Y., Ikeda, K., Akiguchi, I., ...

Neurofibrillary tangle is a major cytoskeletal pathology in Alzheimer's disease brains, and has been considered to develop exclusively in neuronal cells. We examined brains with Alzheimer's disease...

Aberrant accumulation of phospholipase C-delta in Alzheimer brains.

Shimohama, S., Homma, Y., Suenaga, T., Fujimoto, S., Taniguchi, T., Araki, W., ...

Since phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC) is one of the key molecules in signal transduction, the authors assessed its involvement in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Immunostaining of a...

Beta/A4 proteinlike immunoreactive granular structures in the brain of senescence-accelerated mouse.

Takemura, M., Nakamura, S., Akiguchi, I., Ueno, M., Oka, N., Ishikawa, S., ...

The immunohistochemical localization of amyloid beta/A4 protein in the senescence-accelerated mouse brain was studied using six different antisera against human amyloid precursor protein peptides....

T-cell infiltration and expression of MHC class II antigen by macrophages and microglia in a heterogeneous group in leukoencephalopathy.

Tomimoto, H., Akiguchi, I., Akiyama, H., Kimura, J., Yanagihara, T.

We report here on T-cell infiltration and diffuse expression of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen in a heterogeneous group of macrophages and microglia in...

Induction of brain tumors by a newly isolated JC virus (Tokyo-1 strain).

Nagashima, K., Yasui, K., Kimura, J., Washizu, M., Yamaguchi, K., Mori, W.

A newly isolated virus from a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) (Tokyo-1 strain) was found serologically identical to JC virus (Mad-1 strain) and showed high...

Th1 and Th2 cytokine production is suppressed at the level of transcriptional regulation in Kawasaki disease

Kimura, J, Takada, H, Nomura, A, Ohno, T, Mizuno, Y, Saito, M, ...

To clarify the functional state of T cells in Kawasaki disease, we analysed mRNA expression levels of Th1/Th2 cytokines (IFN-γ and IL-4) along with Th1/Th2-inducing transcription factors, T-bet and...

A novel antagonist, No. 7943, of the Na+/Ca2+ exchange current in guinea-pig cardiac ventricular cells.

Watano, T., Kimura, J., Morita, T., Nakanishi, H.

1. The effects of No. 7943 on the Na+/Ca2+ exchange current and on other membrane currents were investigated in single cardiac ventricular cells of guinea-pig with the whole-cell voltage-clamp...

Progression of atrophy of the corpus callosum with deterioration of cerebral cortical oxygen metabolism after carotid artery occlusion: a follow up study with MRI and PET.

Yamauchi, H, Pagani, M, Fukuyama, H, Ouchi, Y, Nagahama, Y, Matsuzaki, S, ...

In cerebrovascular disease, progression of brain atrophy may reflect an increase in ischaemic changes. The purpose of this study was to determine whether atrophy of the corpus callosum progresses in...

Evidence of misery perfusion and risk for recurrent stroke in major cerebral arterial occlusive diseases from PET.

Yamauchi, H, Fukuyama, H, Nagahama, Y, Nabatame, H, Nakamura, K, Yamamoto, Y, ...

OBJECTIVES--In major cerebral arterial occlusive diseases, patients with inadequate blood supply relative to metabolic demand (misery perfusion) may be at increased risk for cerebral ischaemia. This...

Refractory period of human motor nerve fibres.

Kimura, J, Yamada, T, Rodnitzky, R L

Using a collision technique, the ulnar nerve was made refractory for a shorter distance normally covered in 0.5 ms or a longer distance covered in 1.5 ms. Studying the shorter refractory segment with...

Loss of large myelinated nerve fibres of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in patients with multiple system atrophy and vocal cord palsy.

Hayashi, M, Isozaki, E, Oda, M, Tanabe, H, Kimura, J

OBJECTIVES: Vocal cord palsy seen in some patients with multiple system atrophy may result from neuronopathy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. METHODS: Six controls and six patients with multiple...

Apolipoprotein E polymorphism in Japanese patients with Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia.

Kawamata, J, Tanaka, S, Shimohama, S, Ueda, K, Kimura, J

Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) plays a key part in lipid metabolism both in the liver, and in the CNS. To clarify the association of ApoE polymorphism with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in...

Optimisation of botulinum treatment for cervical and axial dystonias: experience with a Japanese type A toxin.

Mezaki, T, Kaji, R, Hamano, T, Nagamine, T, Shibasaki, H, Shimizu, T, ...

Twenty two patients with cervical and axial dystonias were treated with Japanese type A botulinum toxin. Injections were given repeatedly at intervals of 28-30 days to carefully chosen muscles with...

Presence of Bereitschaftspotential preceding psychogenic myoclonus: clinical application of jerk-locked back averaging.

Terada, K, Ikeda, A, Van Ness, P C, Nagamine, T, Kaji, R, Kimura, J, ...

The method of jerk-locked back averaging was applied to six patients with clinically diagnosed psychogenic myoclonus. Five patients had a slow negative EEG shift corresponding to...

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy in elderly people: a high incidence of conduction block at C3-4 or C4-5

Tani, T, Yamamoto, H, Kimura, J

OBJECTIVES—To precisely localise the site of conduction block in elderly patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy in the presence of multilevel compression shown by MRI.
METHODS—A total of...

Human second somatosensory area: subdural and magnetoencephalographic recording of somatosensory evoked responses

Mima, T., Ikeda, A., Nagamine, T., Yazawa, S., Kunieda, T., Mikuni, N., ...

OBJECTIVE—To investigate somesthetic functions of the perisylvian cortex. Methods—Somatosensory evoked magnetic fields (SEFs) and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) of the perisylvian cortex...

REM sleep motor dysfunction in multiple system atrophy: with special emphasis on sleep talk as its early clinical manifestation

Tachibana, N, Kimura, K, Kitajima, K, Shinde, A, Kimura, J, Shibasaki, H

Various neurodegenerative diseases involving brainstem structures as one of the main pathological lesions are reported to be associated with REM sleep behaviour disorder. Full blown REM sleep...

HAPTEN-SANDWICH LABELING : I. A GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR SIMULTANEOUS LABELING OF MULTIPLE CELL SURFACE ANTIGENS FOR FLUORESCENCE AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

Wofsy, L., Baker, P. C., Thompson, K., Goodman, J., Kimura, J., Henry, C.

A hapten-sandwich procedure has been developed for specific labeling of cell surface antigens for fluorescence or electron microscopy. Haptens are azo-coupled to immunoglobulins specific for a cell...