K. Nakatani

Interfacial Behavior of Sulforhodamine 101 at the Polarized Water|1,2-Dichloroethane Interface Studied by Spectroelectrochemical Techniques (2007)

Nagatani, H, Suzuki, S, Fermin, DJ, Girault, HH, Nakatani, K

The transfer mechanism of an amphoteric rhodamine, sulforhodamine 101 (SR101), across the polarized water/1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) interface was investigated using cyclic voltammetry, differential...

Design, synthesis, structural and nonlinear optical properties of photochromic crystals : toward reversible molecular switches. (2005)

Sliwa, M., Letard, S., Malfant, I., Nierliech, M., Lacroix, P.G., Asahi, T., ...

Transfer and adsorption of 1-pyrene sulfonate at the water |1,2-dichloroethane interface studied by potential modulated fluorescence spectroscopy (2005)

Nakatani, K., Nagatani, H., FermÍn, D. J., Girault, H. H.

N,N '-Bis(3-aminopropyl)-2,7-diamino-1,8-naphthyridine stabilized a single pyrimidine bulge in duplex DNA (2005)

Suda, H, Kobori, A, Zhang, JH, Hayashi, G, Nakatani, K

A new ligand binding to G-G mismatch having improved thermal and alkaline stability (2005)

Peng, T, Murase, T, Goto, Y, Kobori, A, Nakatani, K

Small-molecule ligand induces nucleotide flipping in (CAG)(n) trinucleotide repeats (2005)

Nakatani, K, Hagihara, S, Goto, Y, Kobori, A, Hagihara, M, Hayashi, G, ...

Effect of interferon gamma on sepsis-related death in patients with immunoparalysis (2004)

Takeyama, N, Tanaka, T, Yabuki, T, Nakatani, K, Nakatani, T

No abstract available.

The SPR sensor detecting cytosine-cytosine mismatches (2004)

Kobori, A, Horie, S, Suda, H, Saito, I, Nakatani, K

2-Ureidoquinoline: a useful molecular element for stabilizing single cytosine and thymine bulges (2004)

Kobori, A, Murase, T, Suda, H, Saito, I, Nakatani, K

Charge transport in duplex DNA containing modified nucleotide bases (2004)

Nakatani, K, Saito, I

Chemistry challenges in SNP typing (2004)

Nakatani, K

The binding of guanine-guanine mismatched DNA to naphthyridine dimer immobilized sensor surfaces: kinetic aspects (2004)

Nakatani, K, Kobori, A, Kumasawa, H, Goto, Y, Saito, I

Highly sensitive detection of GG mismatched DNA by surfaces immobilized naphthyridine dimer through poly(ethylene oxide) linkers (2004)

Nakatani, K, Kobori, A, Kumasawa, H, Saito, I

Solvent effects on the suppression of oxidative decomposition of guanines by phenyl group attachment in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (2004)

Yokojima, S, Yanoi, W, Yoshiki, N, Kurita, N, Tanaka, S, Nakatani, K, ...

Detection of guanine-adenine mismatches by surface plasmon resonance sensor carrying naphthyridine-azaquinolone hybrid on the surface (2004)

Hagihara, S, Kumasawa, H, Goto, Y, Hayashi, G, Kobori, A, Saito, I, ...

Quadratic optical nonlinearities of N-methyl and N-aryl pyridinium salts (2003)

Coe, B.J., Harris, J.A., Asselberghs, I., Wostyn, K., Clays, K., Persoons, A., ...

Four series of dyes with dimethylamino electron donor groups and N-R-pyridinium (R = methyl Me, phenyl Ph, 2,4-dinitrophenyl 2,4-DNPh, or 2-pyrimidyl 2-Pym) electron acceptors are studied as their...

Induction of a remarkable conformational change in a human telomeric sequence by the binding of naphthyridine dimer: Inhibition of the elongation of a telomeric repeat by telomerase (2003)

Nakatani, K, Hagihara, S, Sando, S, Sakamoto, S, Yamaguchi, K, Maesawa, C, ...

Assessment of the sequence dependency for the binding of 2-aminonaphthyridine to the guanine bulge (2003)

Nakatani, K, Horie, S, Murase, T, Hagihara, S, Saito, I

Hole trapping at N-6-cyclopropyideoxyadenosine suggests a direct contribution of adenine bases to hole transport through DNA (2003)

Dohno, C, Ogawa, A, Nakatani, K, Saito, I

Formation and destruction of the guanine quartet in solution observed by cold-spray ionization mass spectrometry (2003)

Sakamoto, S, Nakatani, K, Saito, I, Yamaguchi, K

Affinity labeling of a single guanine bulge (2003)

Nakatani, K, Horie, S, Saito, I

Detection of C-C mismatched base pair by SPR assay using sensors immobilized with a cytosine-specific ligand. (2003)

Kobori, A, Nakatani, K, Saito, I

Spatial and temporal distribution of larvae and juveniles of Hoplias aff. malabaricus (Characiformes, Erythrinidae) in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil (2002)

BIALETZKI,A., NAKATANI,K., SANCHES,P. V., BAUMGARTNER,G.

Spatial and temporal distribution of larvae and juveniles of trahira, Hoplias aff. malabaricus (Erythrinidae), and their relationship with environmental parameters in the Upper Paraná River...

Suppression of DNA-mediated charge transport by BamHI binding (2002)

Nakatani, K, Dohno, C, Ogawa, A, Saito, I

Recognition of DNA mismatches by small molecules. (2002)

Hagihara, S, Nakatani, K, Saito, I

Photochemistry of benzophenone immobilized in a major groove of DNA: Formation of thermally reversible interstrand cross-link (2002)

Nakatani, K, Yoshida, T, Saito, I

Chemically induced hairpin formation in DNA monolayers (2002)

Smith, EA, Kyo, M, Kumasawa, H, Nakatani, K, Saito, I, Corn, RM

N-2-Phenyldeoxyguanosine: Modulation of the chemical properties of deoxyguanosine toward one-electron oxidation in DNA (2002)

Nakatani, K, Dohno, C, Saito, I

Guanine of the third strand of C center dot G*G triplex serves as an effective hole trap (2002)

Dohno, C, Nakatani, K, Saito, I

Scanning of guanine-guanine mismatches in DNA by synthetic ligands using surface plasmon resonance (2001)

Nakatani, K, Sando, S, Saito, I

Specific binding of 2-amino-1,8-naphthyridine into a single guanine bulge as evidenced by photooxidation of GG doublet (2001)

Nakatani, K, Sando, S, Yoshida, K, Saito, I

Selective intercalation of charge neutral intercalators into GG and CG steps: Implication of HOMO-LUMO interaction for sequence-selective drug intercalation into DNA (2001)

Nakatani, K, Matsuno, T, Adachi, K, Hagihara, S, Saito, I

Sequence selectivity for the guanine alkylation by DNA alkylating intercalators (2001)

Nakatani, K, Saito, I

Improved selectivity for the binding of naphthyridine dimer to guanine-guanine mismatch (2001)

Nakatani, K, Sando, S, Saito, I

Recognition of guanine-guanine mismatches by the dimeric form of 2-amino-1,8-naphthyridine (2001)

Nakatani, K, Sando, S, Kumasawa, H, Kikuchi, J, Saito, I

Acute respiratory distress syndrome in a University Hospital ICU in Japan (2000)

Yukioka, H, Nakatani, K

No abstract available.

Site selective formation of thymine glycol-containing oligodeoxynucleotides by oxidation with osmium tetroxide and bipyridine-tethered oligonucleotide (2000)

Nakatani, K, Hagihara, S, Sando, S, Miyazaki, H, Tanabe, K, Saito, I

Recognition of a single guanine bulge by 2-acylamino-1,8-naphthyridine (2000)

Nakatani, K, Sando, S, Saito, I

Site-selective DNA alkylation of GG steps by naphthaldiimide derivatives possessing enantiomeric epoxide (2000)

Okamoto, A, Nakamura, T, Yoshida, K, Nakatani, K, Saito, I

Site selective generation of guanine radical cation in duplex DNA: modulation of the direction of hole transport (2000)

Nakatani, K, Dohno, C, Saito, I

Modulation of DNA-mediated hole-transport efficiency by changing superexchange electronic interaction (2000)

Nakatani, K, Dohno, C, Saito, I

Mapping of highest occupied molecular orbitals of duplex DNA by cobalt-mediated guanine oxidation (2000)

Saito, I, Nakamura, T, Nakatani, K

Morphological description of the developmental stages of Parauchenipterus galeatus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Siluriformes, Auchenipteridae) on the floodplain of the upper Paraná River (1999)

SANCHES,P. V., NAKATANI,K., BIALETZKI,A.

We provide morphological and morphometric descriptions of the developmental stages of Parauchenipterus galeatus, from the floodplain of the Upper Paraná River. Specimens were obtained by induced...

CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF MOLECULAR BASED FERROMAGNETS (1988)

Journaux, Y., Van Koningsbruggen, P., Lloret, F., Nakatani, K., Pei, Y., Kahn, O., ...

We propose a strategy to design molecular based ferromagnets, consisting of assembling ferrimagnetic chains within the crystal lattice in a ferromagnetic fashion. The chains may be either regular or...

CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF MOLECULAR BASED FERROMAGNETS (1988)

Journaux, Y., Van Koningsbruggen, P., Lloret, F., Nakatani, K., Pei, Y., Kahn, O., ...

We propose a strategy to design molecular based ferromagnets, consisting of assembling ferrimagnetic chains within the crystal lattice in a ferromagnetic fashion. The chains may be either regular or...

CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS OF MOLECULAR BASED FERROMAGNETS (1988)

Journaux, Y., Van Koningsbruggen, P., Lloret, F., Nakatani, K., Pei, Y., Kahn, O., ...

We propose a strategy to design molecular based ferromagnets, consisting of assembling ferrimagnetic chains within the crystal lattice in a ferromagnetic fashion. The chains may be either regular or...

Regulation of Mycobacterium bovis BCG and foreign body granulomas in mice by the Bcg gene.

Sato, I Y, Kobayashi, K, Kasama, T, Kaga, S, Kasahara, K, Kanemitsu, H, ...

Natural bactericidal resistance to Mycobacterium bovis BCG is under the control of a single gene, designated Bcg. Lung granuloma formation in susceptible (Bcgs) and resistant (Bcgr) mice was studied...

Cyclic GMP diffusion coefficient in rod photoreceptor outer segments.

Koutalos, Y, Nakatani, K, Yau, K W

Cyclic GMP (cGMP) is the intracellular messenger that mediates phototransduction in retinal rods. As photoisomerizations of rhodopsin molecules are local events, the longitudinal diffusion of cGMP in...

Ca2+ modulation of the cGMP-gated channel of bullfrog retinal rod photoreceptors.

Nakatani, K, Koutalos, Y, Yau, K W

1. The outer segment of an isolated rod photoreceptor from the bullfrog retina was drawn into a pipette containing choline solution for recording membrane current. The rest of the cell was sheared...

Sodium-dependent calcium extrusion and sensitivity regulation in retinal cones of the salamander.

Nakatani, K, Yau, K W

1. Membrane current was recorded from an isolated, dark-adapted salamander cone by sucking its inner segment into a tight-fitting glass pipette containing Ringer solution. The outer segment of the...

Calcium and magnesium fluxes across the plasma membrane of the toad rod outer segment.

Nakatani, K, Yau, K W

1. Membrane current was recorded from an isolated, dark-adapted toad rod by sucking either its inner segment or outer segment into a tight-fitting glass pipette containing Ringer solution. The...

Guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-activated conductance studied in a truncated rod outer segment of the toad.

Nakatani, K, Yau, K W

1. In darkness, a single rod outer segment isolated from the toad retina was sucked partially, tip first, into a tight-fitting, Ringer solution-filled glass pipette for recording membrane current....

Regulation of Mycobacterium bovis BCG and foreign body granulomas in mice by the Bcg gene.

Sato, I Y, Kobayashi, K, Kasama, T, Kaga, S, Kasahara, K, Kanemitsu, H, ...

Natural bactericidal resistance to Mycobacterium bovis BCG is under the control of a single gene, designated Bcg. Lung granuloma formation in susceptible (Bcgs) and resistant (Bcgr) mice was studied...

Ca2+ modulation of the cGMP-gated channel of bullfrog retinal rod photoreceptors.

Nakatani, K, Koutalos, Y, Yau, K W

1. The outer segment of an isolated rod photoreceptor from the bullfrog retina was drawn into a pipette containing choline solution for recording membrane current. The rest of the cell was sheared...

Sodium-dependent calcium extrusion and sensitivity regulation in retinal cones of the salamander.

Nakatani, K, Yau, K W

1. Membrane current was recorded from an isolated, dark-adapted salamander cone by sucking its inner segment into a tight-fitting glass pipette containing Ringer solution. The outer segment of the...

Calcium and magnesium fluxes across the plasma membrane of the toad rod outer segment.

Nakatani, K, Yau, K W

1. Membrane current was recorded from an isolated, dark-adapted toad rod by sucking either its inner segment or outer segment into a tight-fitting glass pipette containing Ringer solution. The...

Guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-activated conductance studied in a truncated rod outer segment of the toad.

Nakatani, K, Yau, K W

1. In darkness, a single rod outer segment isolated from the toad retina was sucked partially, tip first, into a tight-fitting, Ringer solution-filled glass pipette for recording membrane current....

Cyclic GMP diffusion coefficient in rod photoreceptor outer segments.

Koutalos, Y, Nakatani, K, Yau, K W

Cyclic GMP (cGMP) is the intracellular messenger that mediates phototransduction in retinal rods. As photoisomerizations of rhodopsin molecules are local events, the longitudinal diffusion of cGMP in...

Circulating endothelial cells in Kawasaki disease

Nakatani, K, Takeshita, S, Tsujimoto, H, Kawamura, Y, Tokutomi, T, Sekine, I

Recent reports have demonstrated that circulating endothelial cells (CECs) are observed in several diseases with vascular injury. Because Kawasaki disease (KD) is one type of systemic vasculitis, we...

Circulating soluble selectins in Kawasaki disease

TAKESHITA, S, DOBASHI, H, NAKATANI, K, KOIKE, Y, TSUJIMOTO, H, HIRAYAMA, K, ...

To investigate the significance of circulating adhesion molecules associated with leucocyte–endothelial cell interaction in Kawasaki disease (KD), serum levels of soluble E-, P-, L-selectin (sE-,...

Inhibition of IL-12 synthesis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) stimulated with a bacterial superantigen by pooled human immunoglobulin: implications for its effect on Kawasaki disease (KD)

Takata, Y, Seki, S, Dobashi, H, Takeshita, S, Nakatani, K, Kamezawa, Y, ...

The aim of this study was to further assess the role of pooled human immunoglobulin (PHIG) on cytokine production from PBMC stimulated with a bacterial superantigen. Human PBMC were cultured with...

Regulation of the expression of Fcγ receptor on circulating neutrophils and monocytes in Kawasaki disease

Nakatani, K, Takeshita, S, Tsujimoto, H, Kawamura, Y, Kawase, H, Sekine, I

To investigate the regulation of Fcγ receptor (FcγR) expression on circulating phagocytes in Kawasaki disease (KD), we analysed the expressions of FcγRI, II and III on neutrophils and monocytes in...

Increased levels of circulating soluble CD14 in Kawasaki disease

Takeshita, S, Nakatani, K, Tsujimoto, H, Kawamura, Y, Kawase, H, Sekine, I

The CD14 molecule, which is known to be a receptor for endotoxin, is expressed on monocytes and neutrophils. It is found as a soluble CD14 (sCD14) in circulation, and the plasma level has been shown...

Elevated serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in Kawasaki disease

Takeshita, S, Tokutomi, T, Kawase, H, Nakatani, K, Tsujimoto, H, Kawamura, Y, ...

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play an important role in the progression of tumour cells and the invasion of inflammatory cells by degrading the extracellular matrix. In the MMP family, MMP-9...

Delayed apoptosis of circulating neutrophils in Kawasaki disease

Tsujimoto, H, Takeshita, S, Nakatani, K, Kawamura, Y, Tokutomi, T, Sekine, I

Circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are known to increase in number and are functionally activated in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease (KD). In the present study, we investigated...

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) preparations induce apoptosis in TNF-α-stimulated endothelial cells via a mitochondria-dependent pathway

NAKATANI, K, TAKESHITA, S, TSUJIMOTO, H, SEKINE, I

Endothelial cells (ECs) are a target in inflammation, and the death of EC is regulated by various factors. Although intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) preparations are known to be beneficial...

Transient infantile hyperthyrotropinaemia. Report of a case.

Miyai, K, Amino, N, Nishi, K, Fujie, T, Nakatani, K, Nose, O, ...

A case of transient hyperthyrotropinaemia was found by mass screening for neonatal hypothyroidism using the paired TSH assay method. The patient was a baby boy born at term after a normal pregnancy...

Protein Kinase C Activity and Light Sensitivity of Single Amphibian Rods

Nakatani, K., Ye, B.

Biochemical experiments by others have indicated that protein kinase C activity is present in the rod outer segment, with potential or demonstrated targets including rhodopsin, transducin,...