Kazunori Oishi

Molecular Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Causative Agent of Bronchopulmonary Infection: Relation to Colonization in the Upper Respiratory Tract

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Masaki, Hironori, Asoh, Norichika, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, Kobayashi, Shinobu, ...

Using five diagnostic markers, we compared the types of 72 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated simultaneously from the nasal cavity, pharynx, and sputum from 24...

Low Concentrations of Mupirocin in the Pharynx following Intranasal Application May Contribute to Mupirocin Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Masaki, Hironori, Asoh, Norichika, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, Kobayashi, Shinobu, ...

We describe a patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonizing the pharynx. The MIC of mupirocin was 0.25 μg/ml before treatment and increased after treatment to 8 μg/ml....

Nitrite Reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Released by Antimicrobial Agents and Complement Induces Interleukin-8 Production in Bronchial Epithelial Cells

Sar, Borann, Oishi, Kazunori, Wada, Akihiro, Hirayama, Toshiya, Matsushima, Kouji, Nagatake, Tsuyoshi

We have recently reported that nitrite reductase, a bifunctional enzyme located in the periplasmic space of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, could induce interleukin-8 (IL-8) generation in a variety of...

Essential Role of Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor-κB in Regulation of Interleukin-8 Gene Expression by Nitrite Reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Respiratory Epithelial Cells

Mori, Naoki, Oishi, Kazunori, Sar, Borann, Mukaida, Naofumi, Nagatake, Tsuyoshi, Matsushima, Kouji, ...

Persistent infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa increases interleukin-8 (IL-8) levels and causes dense neutrophil infiltrations in the airways of patients with chronic airway diseases. Recently, we...

Impairment of Endotoxin-Induced Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 2 Gene Expression in Alveolar Macrophages in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Mice

Amano, Hideaki, Yamamoto, Hidefumi, Senba, Masachika, Oishi, Kazunori, Suzuki, Shoichi, Fukushima, Kenichi, ...

To elucidate the mechanism of the high incidence of lower respiratory tract infections in patients with diabetes mellitus, we investigated the kinetics of production of macrophage inflammatory...

Fourteen-Member Macrolides Suppress Interleukin-8 Production but Do Not Promote Apoptosis of Activated Neutrophils

Tsuchihashi, Yoshiko, Oishi, Kazunori, Yoshimine, Hiroyuki, Suzuki, Shoichi, Kumatori, Atsushi, Sunazuka, Toshiaki, ...

A 14-member macrolide was found to inhibit interleukin-8 (IL-8) synthesis in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated neutrophils but did not accelerate apoptosis in activated neutrophils. These data suggest...

High Rate of Transmission of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae between Parents and Children

Hoshino, Kazuhiko, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Sugita, Rinya, Asoh, Norichika, Ntabaguzi, Simon Angelo, Watanabe, Kiwao, ...

Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae between children and their parents was evaluated in 29 pairs from 25 families. The serotypes of 35 pneumococcal isolates from 18 (62.1%) of 29 child-parent...

Fourteen-Member Macrolides Promote the Phosphatidylserine Receptor-Dependent Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Neutrophils by Alveolar Macrophages

Yamaryo, Takeshi, Oishi, Kazunori, Yoshimine, Hiroyuki, Tsuchihashi, Yoshiko, Matsushima, Kouji, Nagatake, Tsuyoshi

An inflammation of the airway of patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB), is characterized by dense neutrophil infiltration. Resolution of the inflammation can be achieved by the removal of...

Emergence of Rifampin-Resistant Rhodococcus equi with Several Types of Mutations in the rpoB Gene among AIDS Patients in Northern Thailand

Asoh, Norichika, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Fines-Guyon, Marguerite, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, Kositsakulchai, Weerayut, ...

The antimicrobial susceptibilities of 30 Rhodococcus equi isolates obtained from 30 patients between 1993 and 2001 in northern Thailand were investigated. The MICs showed a tendency toward resistance...

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Serotype 19F, 6B, and 23F Pneumococci in Northern Thailand

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Asoh, Norichika, Hoshino, Kazuhiko, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, Kositsakulchai, Weerayut, ...

Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae is widely spread worldwide. Our study was undertaken to examine the susceptibility and serotypes of S. pneumoniae in northern Thailand. Ninety-three S....

Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance and Serotype Composition of Carriage and Invasive Pneumococci among Bangladeshi Children: Implications for Treatment Policy and Vaccine Formulation

Saha, Samir K., Baqui, Abdullah H., Darmstadt, Gary L., Ruhulamin, M., Hanif, Mohammed, El Arifeen, Shams, ...

The nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae is thought to pose a risk for invasive pneumococcal diseases, and the evaluation of carriage strains is thus often used to inform antibiotic...

Possible High Rate of Transmission of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, Including β-Lactamase-Negative Ampicillin-Resistant Strains, between Children and Their Parents

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Hoshino, Kazuhiko, Sugita, Rinya, Asoh, Norichika, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, ...

The possible transmission of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae between children and their parents was evaluated in 18 pairs of subjects from 15 families. Of the 33 isolates, 31 were found to be...

Comparative Molecular Analysis of Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Young Children with Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Meningitis in Hanoi, Vietnam

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Kaji, Chiharu, Anh, Dang Duc, Huong, Phan Le Thanh, Anh, Nguyen Thi Hien, Huong, Vu Thi, ...

Thirty-seven Haemophilus influenzae strains from nasopharyngeal swabs (NP) and 44 H. influenzae strains from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were investigated. Of the 37 H. influenzae isolates from NP, the...

Molecular Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Causative Agent of Bronchopulmonary Infection: Relation to Colonization in the Upper Respiratory Tract

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Masaki, Hironori, Asoh, Norichika, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, Kobayashi, Shinobu, ...

Using five diagnostic markers, we compared the types of 72 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated simultaneously from the nasal cavity, pharynx, and sputum from 24...

Low Concentrations of Mupirocin in the Pharynx following Intranasal Application May Contribute to Mupirocin Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Masaki, Hironori, Asoh, Norichika, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, Kobayashi, Shinobu, ...

We describe a patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonizing the pharynx. The MIC of mupirocin was 0.25 μg/ml before treatment and increased after treatment to 8 μg/ml....

Nitrite Reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Released by Antimicrobial Agents and Complement Induces Interleukin-8 Production in Bronchial Epithelial Cells

Sar, Borann, Oishi, Kazunori, Wada, Akihiro, Hirayama, Toshiya, Matsushima, Kouji, Nagatake, Tsuyoshi

We have recently reported that nitrite reductase, a bifunctional enzyme located in the periplasmic space of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, could induce interleukin-8 (IL-8) generation in a variety of...

Essential Role of Transcription Factor Nuclear Factor-κB in Regulation of Interleukin-8 Gene Expression by Nitrite Reductase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Respiratory Epithelial Cells

Mori, Naoki, Oishi, Kazunori, Sar, Borann, Mukaida, Naofumi, Nagatake, Tsuyoshi, Matsushima, Kouji, ...

Persistent infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa increases interleukin-8 (IL-8) levels and causes dense neutrophil infiltrations in the airways of patients with chronic airway diseases. Recently, we...

Impairment of Endotoxin-Induced Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 2 Gene Expression in Alveolar Macrophages in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Mice

Amano, Hideaki, Yamamoto, Hidefumi, Senba, Masachika, Oishi, Kazunori, Suzuki, Shoichi, Fukushima, Kenichi, ...

To elucidate the mechanism of the high incidence of lower respiratory tract infections in patients with diabetes mellitus, we investigated the kinetics of production of macrophage inflammatory...

Fourteen-Member Macrolides Suppress Interleukin-8 Production but Do Not Promote Apoptosis of Activated Neutrophils

Tsuchihashi, Yoshiko, Oishi, Kazunori, Yoshimine, Hiroyuki, Suzuki, Shoichi, Kumatori, Atsushi, Sunazuka, Toshiaki, ...

A 14-member macrolide was found to inhibit interleukin-8 (IL-8) synthesis in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated neutrophils but did not accelerate apoptosis in activated neutrophils. These data suggest...

High Rate of Transmission of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae between Parents and Children

Hoshino, Kazuhiko, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Sugita, Rinya, Asoh, Norichika, Ntabaguzi, Simon Angelo, Watanabe, Kiwao, ...

Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae between children and their parents was evaluated in 29 pairs from 25 families. The serotypes of 35 pneumococcal isolates from 18 (62.1%) of 29 child-parent...

Fourteen-Member Macrolides Promote the Phosphatidylserine Receptor-Dependent Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Neutrophils by Alveolar Macrophages

Yamaryo, Takeshi, Oishi, Kazunori, Yoshimine, Hiroyuki, Tsuchihashi, Yoshiko, Matsushima, Kouji, Nagatake, Tsuyoshi

An inflammation of the airway of patients with diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB), is characterized by dense neutrophil infiltration. Resolution of the inflammation can be achieved by the removal of...

Emergence of Rifampin-Resistant Rhodococcus equi with Several Types of Mutations in the rpoB Gene among AIDS Patients in Northern Thailand

Asoh, Norichika, Watanabe, Hiroshi, Fines-Guyon, Marguerite, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, Kositsakulchai, Weerayut, ...

The antimicrobial susceptibilities of 30 Rhodococcus equi isolates obtained from 30 patients between 1993 and 2001 in northern Thailand were investigated. The MICs showed a tendency toward resistance...

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Serotype 19F, 6B, and 23F Pneumococci in Northern Thailand

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Asoh, Norichika, Hoshino, Kazuhiko, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, Kositsakulchai, Weerayut, ...

Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae is widely spread worldwide. Our study was undertaken to examine the susceptibility and serotypes of S. pneumoniae in northern Thailand. Ninety-three S....

Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance and Serotype Composition of Carriage and Invasive Pneumococci among Bangladeshi Children: Implications for Treatment Policy and Vaccine Formulation

Saha, Samir K., Baqui, Abdullah H., Darmstadt, Gary L., Ruhulamin, M., Hanif, Mohammed, El Arifeen, Shams, ...

The nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae is thought to pose a risk for invasive pneumococcal diseases, and the evaluation of carriage strains is thus often used to inform antibiotic...

Possible High Rate of Transmission of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, Including β-Lactamase-Negative Ampicillin-Resistant Strains, between Children and Their Parents

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Hoshino, Kazuhiko, Sugita, Rinya, Asoh, Norichika, Watanabe, Kiwao, Oishi, Kazunori, ...

The possible transmission of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae between children and their parents was evaluated in 18 pairs of subjects from 15 families. Of the 33 isolates, 31 were found to be...

Comparative Molecular Analysis of Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Young Children with Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Meningitis in Hanoi, Vietnam

Watanabe, Hiroshi, Kaji, Chiharu, Anh, Dang Duc, Huong, Phan Le Thanh, Anh, Nguyen Thi Hien, Huong, Vu Thi, ...

Thirty-seven Haemophilus influenzae strains from nasopharyngeal swabs (NP) and 44 H. influenzae strains from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were investigated. Of the 37 H. influenzae isolates from NP, the...

Comparative Immune Responses of Patients with Chronic Pulmonary Diseases during the 2-Year Period after Pneumococcal Vaccination▿

Chen, Meng, Hisatomi, Yuki, Furumoto, Akitsugu, Kawakami, Kenji, Masaki, Hironori, Nagatake, Tsuyoshi, ...

Antibody responses to a 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine for Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 6B, 14, 19F, and 23F in 84 patients with chronic pulmonary diseases over a 2-year period after...

Characteristics of a Large Cohort of Patients with Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Japan

Inoue, Yoshikazu, Trapnell, Bruce C., Tazawa, Ryushi, Arai, Toru, Takada, Toshinori, Hizawa, Nobuyuki, ...

Rationale: Acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a syndrome characterized by pulmonary surfactant accumulation occurring in association with granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating...