K. Amano

Publication List Details

Period

1965 - 2009

Number

83

Co-Authors

Messenger ribonucleic acid expression profile in peripheral blood cells from RA patients following treatment with an anti-TNF-{alpha} monoclonal antibody, infliximab (2008)

Sekiguchi, N., Kawauchi, S., Furuya, T., Inaba, N., Matsuda, K., Ando, S., ...

Objectives. We monitored the mRNA expression profiles of peripheral blood cells during treatment with a TNF-α inhibitor, infliximab, in patients with RA. Using a DNA microarray analysis, we...

Enhanced Neural Responses Correlated with Perceptual Binding of Color and Motion (2006)

K Amano, S Nishida, T Takeda

When both color and motion direction of visual stimuli are alternated in physical synchrony at a relatively higher frequency (~2 Hz), the changes in motion direction are perceived to be delayed. On...

Enhanced Neural Responses Correlated with Perceptual Binding of Color and Motion (2006)

K Amano, S Nishida, T Takeda

When both color and motion direction of visual stimuli are alternated in physical synchrony at a relatively higher frequency (~2 Hz), the changes in motion direction are perceived to be delayed. On...

Enhanced Neural Responses Correlated with Perceptual Binding of Color and Motion (2006)

K Amano, S Nishida, T Takeda

When both color and motion direction of visual stimuli are alternated in physical synchrony at a relatively higher frequency (~2 Hz), the changes in motion direction are perceived to be delayed. On...

Enhanced Neural Responses Correlated with Perceptual Binding of Color and Motion (2006)

K Amano, S Nishida, T Takeda

When both color and motion direction of visual stimuli are alternated in physical synchrony at a relatively higher frequency (~2 Hz), the changes in motion direction are perceived to be delayed. On...

Neural oscillations and illusory jitter (2006)

Arnold, D. H., Amano, K., Takeda, T., Johnston, A., Gregory, R. L.

Moving borders defined by small luminance changes (or colour) can appear to jitter at a characteristic frequency when they are placed in close proximity to borders defined by large luminance changes...

Watching the brain oscillate: Identifying the neural correlates of illusory jitter (2006)

Arnold, D., Amano, K., Takeda, T., Johnston, A., Lipp, O., Price, S.

Moving borders defined by small luminance changes (or colour) can appear to jitter at a characteristic frequency when they are placed in close proximity to moving borders defined by large luminance...

Watching the brain oscillate: Identifying the neural correlates of illusory jitter (2006)

Arnold, D., Amano, K., Takeda, T., Johnston, A.

Moving borders defined by small luminance changes (or colour) can appear to jitter at a characteristic frequency when they are placed in close proximity to moving borders defined by large luminance...

Neural oscillations and illusory jitter (2006)

Arnold, D. H., Amano, K., Takeda, T., Johnston, A.

Moving borders defined by small luminance changes (or colour) can appear to jitter at a characteristic frequency when they are placed in close proximity to borders defined by large luminance changes...

Watching the brain oscillate: Identifying the neural correlates of illusory jitter (2006)

Arnold, D., Amano, K., Takeda, T., Johnston, A.

Moving borders defined by small luminance changes (or colour) can appear to jitter at a characteristic frequency when they are placed in close proximity to moving borders defined by large luminance...

Neural oscillations and illusory jitter (2006)

Arnold, D. H., Amano, K., Takeda, T., Johnston, A.

Moving borders defined by small luminance changes (or colour) can appear to jitter at a characteristic frequency when they are placed in close proximity to borders defined by large luminance changes...

Topology change in ISO(2,1) Chern-Simons gravity (1992)

Amano, K., Higuchi, S.

In 2+1 dimensional gravity, a dreibein and the compatible spin connection can represent a space-time containing a closed spacelike surface $\Sigma$ only if the associated SO(2,1) bundle restricted to...

本校の学校行事について : その実際と問題点(II一般研究) (1965)

天野, 菊三郎, Amano, K.

国立情報学研究所で電子化したコンテンツを使用している。

Reactivities of Lewis antigen monoclonal antibodies with the lipopolysaccharides of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Japan.

Amano, K, Hayashi, S, Kubota, T, Fujii, N, Yokota, S

We have examined the reactivity of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for Lewis antigens (Le(x), Le(y), Le(a), and Le(b)) with Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharides (LPS) by immunoblot analysis...

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 capsular-polysaccharide-like polysaccharide promotes osteoclast-like cell formation by interleukin-1 alpha production in mouse marrow cultures.

Nishihara, T, Ueda, N, Amano, K, Ishihara, Y, Hayakawa, H, Kuroyanagi, T, ...

The mechanism of osteoclast-like cell formation induced by periodontopathic bacterium Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 (serotype b) capsular-polysaccharide-like polysaccharide (capsular-like...

Low antigenicity of the polysaccharide region of Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharides derived from tumors of patients with gastric cancer.

Yokota, S, Amano, K, Hayashi, S, Fujii, N

We have examined the antibody response to Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide (LPS) during natural infection in humans. The sera of over 70% of H. pylori-infected individuals were found to contain...

Biochemical and immunological properties of Coxiella burnetii cell wall and peptidoglycan-protein complex fractions.

Amano, K, Williams, J C, McCaul, T F, Peacock, M G

Coxiella burnetii morphological cell types were fractionated into large-cell variant cell walls, two fractions of small-cell variant cell walls, and one fraction of small-cell variant whole cells....

Sensitivity of Coxiella burnetii peptidoglycan to lysozyme hydrolysis and correlation of sacculus rigidity with peptidoglycan-associated proteins.

Amano, K, Williams, J C

The protease-resistant proteins associated with the peptidoglycan (PG) of the phase I small-cell variant Coxiella burnetii were either partially released from the PG by boiling the PG-protein complex...

Chemical and immunological characterization of lipopolysaccharides from phase I and phase II Coxiella burnetii.

Amano, K, Williams, J C

Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) isolated from phase I and phase II Coxiella burnetii (LPS I and LPS II, respectively) were analyzed for chemical compositions, molecular heterogeneity by sodium dodecyl...

Peptidoglycan of Legionella pneumophila: apparent resistance to lysozyme hydrolysis correlates with a high degree of peptide cross-linking.

Amano, K, Williams, J C

Peptidoglycan (PG) from Legionella pneumophila was composed of muramic acid, glucosamine, glutamic acid, alanine, and meso-diaminopimelic acid in a molar ratio of 0.8:0.8:1.1:1.7:1. Partially...

Chlamydia trachomatis has penicillin-binding proteins but not detectable muramic acid.

Barbour, A G, Amano, K, Hackstadt, T, Perry, L, Caldwell, H D

Chlamydia trachomatis LGV-434 was grown in HeLa 229 cells. Benzylpenicillin completely inhibited the formation of infectious elementary bodies (EBs) at a concentration of 19 pmol/ml or higher and...

Q fever pneumonia in children in Japan.

To, H, Kako, N, Zhang, G Q, Otsuka, H, Ogawa, M, Ochiai, O, ...

The prevalence of Q fever pneumonia among children with atypical pneumonia from whom only an acute-phase serum sample was available was traced by using an indirect immunofluorescence (IF) test,...

Murine macrophage interleukin-1 release by capsularlike serotype-specific polysaccharide antigens of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.

Takahashi, T, Nishihara, T, Ishihara, Y, Amano, K, Shibuya, N, Moro, I, ...

Serotype-specific polysaccharide antigens (SPAs) were extracted from whole cells of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans ATCC 29523 (serotype a), Y4 (serotype b), and NCTC 9710 (serotype c) by...

Deficiency of peptidoglycan and lipopolysaccharide components in Rickettsia tsutsugamushi.

Amano, K, Tamura, A, Ohashi, N, Urakami, H, Kaya, S, Fukushi, K

Analyses of chemical composition in whole cells of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi were performed and compared with those of the other rickettsiae and gram-negative bacteria. The results indicated that R....

Immunochemical and structural characterization of a serotype-specific polysaccharide antigen from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 (serotype b).

Amano, K, Nishihara, T, Shibuya, N, Noguchi, T, Koga, T

A serotype-specific polysaccharide antigen of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 (serotype b) was extracted from whole cells by autoclaving. The extract was purified by chromatography on...

Characterization of a phase I Coxiella burnetii chloroform-methanol residue vaccine that induces active immunity against Q fever in C57BL/10 ScN mice.

Williams, J C, Damrow, T A, Waag, D M, Amano, K

The effect of phase I Coxiella burnetii chloroform-methanol residue vaccine (CMRV) on the response of murine splenic lymphocytes to mitogenic and antigenic stimuli was evaluated in C57BL/10 ScN...

Prevalence of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii in Japan.

Htwe, K K, Yoshida, T, Hayashi, S, Miyake, T, Amano, K, Morita, C, ...

We evaluated the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies in 626 human serum samples (275 from veterinarians, 107 from meat-processing workers, 184 from respiratory-disorder patients, and 60 from...

Serological studies of antigenic similarity between Japanese spotted fever rickettsiae and Weil-Felix test antigens.

Amano, K, Hatakeyama, H, Okuta, M, Suto, T, Mahara, F

Acute and convalescent-phase sera obtained from 10 patients infected with a Japanese strain of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsia were tested by the indirect immunoperoxidase test, the Weil-Felix...

Chemical properties of lipopolysaccharides from spotted fever group rickettsiae and their common antigenicity with lipopolysaccharides from Proteus species.

Amano, K, Fujita, M, Suto, T

The lipopolysaccharides (LPS) isolated from spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsia strains Thai tick typhus TT-118 and Katayama were characterized by chemical analyses, sodium dodecyl...

Upregulated expression and function of integrin adhesive receptors in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with vasculitis.

Takeuchi, T, Amano, K, Sekine, H, Koide, J, Abe, T

Upregulation of integrin adhesive receptors has been implicated in various pathological conditions. We examined expression and function of integrin adhesive receptors on peripheral blood lymphocytes...

Reactivities of Lewis antigen monoclonal antibodies with the lipopolysaccharides of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Japan.

Amano, K, Hayashi, S, Kubota, T, Fujii, N, Yokota, S

We have examined the reactivity of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for Lewis antigens (Le(x), Le(y), Le(a), and Le(b)) with Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharides (LPS) by immunoblot analysis...

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 capsular-polysaccharide-like polysaccharide promotes osteoclast-like cell formation by interleukin-1 alpha production in mouse marrow cultures.

Nishihara, T, Ueda, N, Amano, K, Ishihara, Y, Hayakawa, H, Kuroyanagi, T, ...

The mechanism of osteoclast-like cell formation induced by periodontopathic bacterium Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 (serotype b) capsular-polysaccharide-like polysaccharide (capsular-like...

Low antigenicity of the polysaccharide region of Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharides derived from tumors of patients with gastric cancer.

Yokota, S, Amano, K, Hayashi, S, Fujii, N

We have examined the antibody response to Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide (LPS) during natural infection in humans. The sera of over 70% of H. pylori-infected individuals were found to contain...

Biochemical and immunological properties of Coxiella burnetii cell wall and peptidoglycan-protein complex fractions.

Amano, K, Williams, J C, McCaul, T F, Peacock, M G

Coxiella burnetii morphological cell types were fractionated into large-cell variant cell walls, two fractions of small-cell variant cell walls, and one fraction of small-cell variant whole cells....

Sensitivity of Coxiella burnetii peptidoglycan to lysozyme hydrolysis and correlation of sacculus rigidity with peptidoglycan-associated proteins.

Amano, K, Williams, J C

The protease-resistant proteins associated with the peptidoglycan (PG) of the phase I small-cell variant Coxiella burnetii were either partially released from the PG by boiling the PG-protein complex...

Chemical and immunological characterization of lipopolysaccharides from phase I and phase II Coxiella burnetii.

Amano, K, Williams, J C

Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) isolated from phase I and phase II Coxiella burnetii (LPS I and LPS II, respectively) were analyzed for chemical compositions, molecular heterogeneity by sodium dodecyl...

Peptidoglycan of Legionella pneumophila: apparent resistance to lysozyme hydrolysis correlates with a high degree of peptide cross-linking.

Amano, K, Williams, J C

Peptidoglycan (PG) from Legionella pneumophila was composed of muramic acid, glucosamine, glutamic acid, alanine, and meso-diaminopimelic acid in a molar ratio of 0.8:0.8:1.1:1.7:1. Partially...

Chlamydia trachomatis has penicillin-binding proteins but not detectable muramic acid.

Barbour, A G, Amano, K, Hackstadt, T, Perry, L, Caldwell, H D

Chlamydia trachomatis LGV-434 was grown in HeLa 229 cells. Benzylpenicillin completely inhibited the formation of infectious elementary bodies (EBs) at a concentration of 19 pmol/ml or higher and...

Q fever pneumonia in children in Japan.

To, H, Kako, N, Zhang, G Q, Otsuka, H, Ogawa, M, Ochiai, O, ...

The prevalence of Q fever pneumonia among children with atypical pneumonia from whom only an acute-phase serum sample was available was traced by using an indirect immunofluorescence (IF) test,...

Murine macrophage interleukin-1 release by capsularlike serotype-specific polysaccharide antigens of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.

Takahashi, T, Nishihara, T, Ishihara, Y, Amano, K, Shibuya, N, Moro, I, ...

Serotype-specific polysaccharide antigens (SPAs) were extracted from whole cells of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans ATCC 29523 (serotype a), Y4 (serotype b), and NCTC 9710 (serotype c) by...

Deficiency of peptidoglycan and lipopolysaccharide components in Rickettsia tsutsugamushi.

Amano, K, Tamura, A, Ohashi, N, Urakami, H, Kaya, S, Fukushi, K

Analyses of chemical composition in whole cells of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi were performed and compared with those of the other rickettsiae and gram-negative bacteria. The results indicated that R....

Immunochemical and structural characterization of a serotype-specific polysaccharide antigen from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 (serotype b).

Amano, K, Nishihara, T, Shibuya, N, Noguchi, T, Koga, T

A serotype-specific polysaccharide antigen of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Y4 (serotype b) was extracted from whole cells by autoclaving. The extract was purified by chromatography on...

Characterization of a phase I Coxiella burnetii chloroform-methanol residue vaccine that induces active immunity against Q fever in C57BL/10 ScN mice.

Williams, J C, Damrow, T A, Waag, D M, Amano, K

The effect of phase I Coxiella burnetii chloroform-methanol residue vaccine (CMRV) on the response of murine splenic lymphocytes to mitogenic and antigenic stimuli was evaluated in C57BL/10 ScN...

Prevalence of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii in Japan.

Htwe, K K, Yoshida, T, Hayashi, S, Miyake, T, Amano, K, Morita, C, ...

We evaluated the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies in 626 human serum samples (275 from veterinarians, 107 from meat-processing workers, 184 from respiratory-disorder patients, and 60 from...

Serological studies of antigenic similarity between Japanese spotted fever rickettsiae and Weil-Felix test antigens.

Amano, K, Hatakeyama, H, Okuta, M, Suto, T, Mahara, F

Acute and convalescent-phase sera obtained from 10 patients infected with a Japanese strain of spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsia were tested by the indirect immunoperoxidase test, the Weil-Felix...

Chemical properties of lipopolysaccharides from spotted fever group rickettsiae and their common antigenicity with lipopolysaccharides from Proteus species.

Amano, K, Fujita, M, Suto, T

The lipopolysaccharides (LPS) isolated from spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsia strains Thai tick typhus TT-118 and Katayama were characterized by chemical analyses, sodium dodecyl...

Upregulated expression and function of integrin adhesive receptors in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with vasculitis.

Takeuchi, T, Amano, K, Sekine, H, Koide, J, Abe, T

Upregulation of integrin adhesive receptors has been implicated in various pathological conditions. We examined expression and function of integrin adhesive receptors on peripheral blood lymphocytes...

Assessment of the thickness of the right ventricular free wall by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Suzuki, J, Sakamoto, T, Takenaka, K, Kawakubo, K, Amano, K, Takahashi, H, ...

Electrocardiogram gated magnetic resonance imaging was performed in nine healthy volunteers, in four patients with pulmonary hypertension, and in 16 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Fifty...

Aortic regurgitation associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a colour Doppler echocardiographic study.

Shiota, T, Sakamoto, T, Takenaka, K, Amano, K, Hada, Y, Hasegawa, I, ...

The frequency, severity, and cause of aortic regurgitation were assessed by colour Doppler and cross sectional echocardiography in 87 patients (mean SD) age 57 (12) years) with hypertrophic...

Reduced protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTPase) activity of CD45 on peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

TAKEUCHI, T, PANG, M, AMANO, K, KOIDE, J, ABE, T

To disclose the mechanism of aberrant function of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) in SLE, we focused on the catalytic function of CD45, and determined the CD45 PTPase activity in SLE patients. The...

Defective expression and tyrosine phosphorylation of the T cell receptor zeta chain in peripheral blood T cells from systemic lupus erythematosus patients

PANG, M, SETOYAMA, Y, TSUZAKA, K, YOSHIMOTO, K, AMANO, K, ABE, T, ...

We have reported that tyrosine phosphorylation and expression of the T cell receptor zeta chain (TCR ζ) was decreased in two systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with an abnormal TCR ζ...

Asymmetric apical hypertrophy: ten years experience.

Sakamoto, T., Amano, K., Hada, Y., Tei, C., Takenaka, K., Hasegawa, I., ...

This paper reports 10 years experience of 31 patients with asymmetric apical hypertrophy, in whom left ventricular hypertrophy involved the apex exclusively and giant T wave inversion in the left...