N. Okahashi

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Oral immunization of interleukin-4 (IL-4) knockout mice with a recombinant Salmonella strain or cholera toxin reveals that CD4+ Th2 cells producing IL-6 and IL-10 are associated with mucosal immunoglobulin A responses.

Okahashi, N, Yamamoto, M, Vancott, J L, Chatfield, S N, Roberts, M, Bluethmann, H, ...

Mucosal immunoglobulin A (IgA) responses are often associated with Th2-type cells and derived cytokines, and interleukin-4 (IL-4) knockout (IL-4-/-) mice with impaired Th2 cells respond poorly to...

Molecular characterization of a negative regulator of Streptococcus sobrinus surface protein antigen gene.

Takahashi, I, Okahashi, N, Hamada, S

Mutans streptococci have been shown to give rise to variants in terms of expression of surface protein antigens by repeated subculturing of the organisms, which in turn induces changes in colonial...

Genetic control of immune responses in mice to synthetic peptides of a Streptococcus mutans surface protein antigen.

Takahashi, I, Matsushita, K, Nisizawa, T, Okahashi, N, Russell, M W, Suzuki, Y, ...

The immune responses to a cell surface protein antigen (PAc) of Streptococcus mutans and a peptide corresponding to residues 301 to 319 of the protein antigen [PAc(301-319)] in various strains of...

Complete nucleotide sequence of the gene for a surface protein antigen of Streptococcus sobrinus.

Tokuda, M, Okahashi, N, Takahashi, I, Nakai, M, Nagaoka, S, Kawagoe, M, ...

The complete nucleotide sequence of the gene for a cell surface protein antigen (SpaA) of Streptococcus sobrinus MT3791 (serotype g) was determined. The spaA gene consisted of 4,698 bp and coded for...

Surface hydrophobicity, adherence, and aggregation of cell surface protein antigen mutants of Streptococcus mutans serotype c.

Koga, T, Okahashi, N, Takahashi, I, Kanamoto, T, Asakawa, H, Iwaki, M

The pac gene of the serotype c strain Streptococcus mutans MT8148 encodes a cell surface protein antigen (PAc) of approximate 190 kilodaltons. The serotype c strain S. mutans GS-5 does not produce...

Biochemical and immunobiological properties of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Bacteroides gingivalis and comparison with LPS from Escherichia coli.

Koga, T, Nishihara, T, Fujiwara, T, Nisizawa, T, Okahashi, N, Noguchi, T, ...

Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) were isolated from Bacteroides gingivalis and Escherichia coli by the phenol-water and butanol-water procedures. The phenol-water-extracted LPS from B. gingivalis 381 was...

Clinical isolates of Streptococcus mutans serotype c with altered colony morphology due to fructan synthesis.

Okahashi, N, Asakawa, H, Koga, T, Masuda, N, Hamada, S

Streptococcus mutans MT6801 , MT6861 , and MT6879 , which form large mucoid colonies on mitis salivarius agar, were isolated from a mother and her two daughters. These isolates were identified as...

Purification and immunochemical characterization of Streptococcus sanguis ATCC 10557 serotype II carbohydrate antigen.

Koga, T, Okahashi, N, Yamamoto, T, Mizuno, J, Inoue, M, Hamada, S

Cell wall carbohydrate antigen of Streptococcus sanguis ATCC 10557 (serotype II/biotype B) was extracted from purified cell walls by treatment with 5% trichloroacetic acid at 4 degrees C for 8 h. The...

Saliva-binding region of Streptococcus mutans surface protein antigen.

Nakai, M, Okahashi, N, Ohta, H, Koga, T

A 190-kDa surface protein antigen (PAc) of Streptococcus mutans binds to human salivary components. For detection of specific binding of the PAc protein to human salivary components, a simple...

Identification of antigenic epitopes in an alanine-rich repeating region of a surface protein antigen of Streptococcus mutants.

Okahashi, N, Takahashi, I, Nakai, M, Senpuku, H, Nisizawa, T, Koga, T

A surface protein antigen (PAc) of Streptococcus mutans with a molecular mass of 190 kDa is considered to play an important role in the initial attachment of this streptococcus to the tooth surface....

Oral immunization with recombinant Streptococcus lactis carrying the Streptococcus mutans surface protein antigen gene.

Iwaki, M, Okahashi, N, Takahashi, I, Kanamoto, T, Sugita-Konishi, Y, Aibara, K, ...

A recombinant Streptococcus lactis strain which carries the structural gene for a surface protein antigen (PAc) of 190,000 daltons from Streptococcus mutans serotype c was constructed for development...

Non-cariogenicity of the disaccharide palatinose in experimental dental caries of rats.

Ooshima, T, Izumitani, A, Sobue, S, Okahashi, N, Hamada, S

The caries-inducing activity of palatinose (isomaltulose, alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-fructose) was examined in in vitro and in vivo experiments, comparing it with other carbohydrates. When...

Purification and immunochemical characterization of Streptococcus sanguis serotype I carbohydrate antigen.

Okahashi, N, Koga, T, Akada, H, Hamada, S

The serotype-specific antigen of Streptococcus sanguis ST3 (serotype I, biotype A) was extracted, chromatographically purified, and characterized by immunological and chemical methods. The antigen...

Oral immunization of interleukin-4 (IL-4) knockout mice with a recombinant Salmonella strain or cholera toxin reveals that CD4+ Th2 cells producing IL-6 and IL-10 are associated with mucosal immunoglobulin A responses.

Okahashi, N, Yamamoto, M, Vancott, J L, Chatfield, S N, Roberts, M, Bluethmann, H, ...

Mucosal immunoglobulin A (IgA) responses are often associated with Th2-type cells and derived cytokines, and interleukin-4 (IL-4) knockout (IL-4-/-) mice with impaired Th2 cells respond poorly to...

Molecular characterization of a negative regulator of Streptococcus sobrinus surface protein antigen gene.

Takahashi, I, Okahashi, N, Hamada, S

Mutans streptococci have been shown to give rise to variants in terms of expression of surface protein antigens by repeated subculturing of the organisms, which in turn induces changes in colonial...

Genetic control of immune responses in mice to synthetic peptides of a Streptococcus mutans surface protein antigen.

Takahashi, I, Matsushita, K, Nisizawa, T, Okahashi, N, Russell, M W, Suzuki, Y, ...

The immune responses to a cell surface protein antigen (PAc) of Streptococcus mutans and a peptide corresponding to residues 301 to 319 of the protein antigen [PAc(301-319)] in various strains of...

Complete nucleotide sequence of the gene for a surface protein antigen of Streptococcus sobrinus.

Tokuda, M, Okahashi, N, Takahashi, I, Nakai, M, Nagaoka, S, Kawagoe, M, ...

The complete nucleotide sequence of the gene for a cell surface protein antigen (SpaA) of Streptococcus sobrinus MT3791 (serotype g) was determined. The spaA gene consisted of 4,698 bp and coded for...

Surface hydrophobicity, adherence, and aggregation of cell surface protein antigen mutants of Streptococcus mutans serotype c.

Koga, T, Okahashi, N, Takahashi, I, Kanamoto, T, Asakawa, H, Iwaki, M

The pac gene of the serotype c strain Streptococcus mutans MT8148 encodes a cell surface protein antigen (PAc) of approximate 190 kilodaltons. The serotype c strain S. mutans GS-5 does not produce...

Biochemical and immunobiological properties of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Bacteroides gingivalis and comparison with LPS from Escherichia coli.

Koga, T, Nishihara, T, Fujiwara, T, Nisizawa, T, Okahashi, N, Noguchi, T, ...

Lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) were isolated from Bacteroides gingivalis and Escherichia coli by the phenol-water and butanol-water procedures. The phenol-water-extracted LPS from B. gingivalis 381 was...

Clinical isolates of Streptococcus mutans serotype c with altered colony morphology due to fructan synthesis.

Okahashi, N, Asakawa, H, Koga, T, Masuda, N, Hamada, S

Streptococcus mutans MT6801 , MT6861 , and MT6879 , which form large mucoid colonies on mitis salivarius agar, were isolated from a mother and her two daughters. These isolates were identified as...

Purification and immunochemical characterization of Streptococcus sanguis ATCC 10557 serotype II carbohydrate antigen.

Koga, T, Okahashi, N, Yamamoto, T, Mizuno, J, Inoue, M, Hamada, S

Cell wall carbohydrate antigen of Streptococcus sanguis ATCC 10557 (serotype II/biotype B) was extracted from purified cell walls by treatment with 5% trichloroacetic acid at 4 degrees C for 8 h. The...

Saliva-binding region of Streptococcus mutans surface protein antigen.

Nakai, M, Okahashi, N, Ohta, H, Koga, T

A 190-kDa surface protein antigen (PAc) of Streptococcus mutans binds to human salivary components. For detection of specific binding of the PAc protein to human salivary components, a simple...

Identification of antigenic epitopes in an alanine-rich repeating region of a surface protein antigen of Streptococcus mutants.

Okahashi, N, Takahashi, I, Nakai, M, Senpuku, H, Nisizawa, T, Koga, T

A surface protein antigen (PAc) of Streptococcus mutans with a molecular mass of 190 kDa is considered to play an important role in the initial attachment of this streptococcus to the tooth surface....

Oral immunization with recombinant Streptococcus lactis carrying the Streptococcus mutans surface protein antigen gene.

Iwaki, M, Okahashi, N, Takahashi, I, Kanamoto, T, Sugita-Konishi, Y, Aibara, K, ...

A recombinant Streptococcus lactis strain which carries the structural gene for a surface protein antigen (PAc) of 190,000 daltons from Streptococcus mutans serotype c was constructed for development...

Non-cariogenicity of the disaccharide palatinose in experimental dental caries of rats.

Ooshima, T, Izumitani, A, Sobue, S, Okahashi, N, Hamada, S

The caries-inducing activity of palatinose (isomaltulose, alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-1,6-fructose) was examined in in vitro and in vivo experiments, comparing it with other carbohydrates. When...

Purification and immunochemical characterization of Streptococcus sanguis serotype I carbohydrate antigen.

Okahashi, N, Koga, T, Akada, H, Hamada, S

The serotype-specific antigen of Streptococcus sanguis ST3 (serotype I, biotype A) was extracted, chromatographically purified, and characterized by immunological and chemical methods. The antigen...