Naofumi Mukaida

Mechanisms of Legionella pneumophila-induced interleukin-8 expression in human lung epithelial cells (2007)

Teruya, Hiromitsu, Higa, Futoshi, Akamine, Morikazu, Ishikawa, Chie, Okudaira, Taeko, Tomimori, Koh, ...

Abstract Background Legionella pneumophila is a facultative intracellular bacterium, capable of replicating within the phagosomes of macrophages and monocytes, but little is known about its...

Redistributions of macrophages expressing the macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin (MGL) during antigen-induced chronic granulation tissue formation (2005)

Sato, Kayoko, Imai, Yasuyuki, Higashi, Nobuaki, Kumamoto, Yosuke, Mukaida, Naofumi, Irimura, Tatsuro

Cell surface lectins are known to regulate trafficking of cells in the immune system, yet the role of macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin 1 and 2 (MGL1/2) is poorly understood. In this study,...

Redistributions of macrophages expressing the macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin (MGL) during antigen-induced chronic granulation tissue formation (2005)

Sato, Kayoko, Imai, Yasuyuki, Higashi, Nobuaki, Kumamoto, Yosuke, Mukaida, Naofumi, Irimura, Tatsuro

Cell surface lectins are known to regulate trafficking of cells in the immune system, yet the role of macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin 1 and 2 (MGL1/2) is poorly understood. In this study,...

p38 MAPK phosphorylation and NF-{kappa}B activation in human crescentic glomerulonephritis (2002)

Sakai, Norihiko, Wada, Takashi, Furuichi, Kengo, Iwata, Yasunori, Yoshimoto, Keiichi, Kitagawa, Kiyoki, ...

Background. p38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) followed by the activation of NF‐κB participates in the intracellular signal transduction and production of...

Administration of FR167653, a new anti-inflammatory compound, prevents renal ischaemia/reperfusion injury in mice (2002)

Furuichi, Kengo, Wada, Takashi, Iwata, Yasunori, Sakai, Norihiko, Yoshimoto, Keiichi, Kobayashi, Ken-ichi, ...

Background. Various types of chemokines/cytokines play important roles in ischaemia/reperfusion injury in kidneys. However, the roles of p38 mitogen‐activated protein kinase...

Prevention of endotoxin shock by an antibody against leukocyte integrin {beta}2through inhibiting production and action of TNF (1995)

Watanabe, Shun-ichi, Mukaida, Naofumi, Ikeda, Naoki, Akiyama, Mariko, Harada, Akihisa, Nakanishi, Isao, ...

Septic shock remains a serious disorder associated with high mortality. Accumulating evidence indicates that TNF is a major and essential mediator of endotoxin shock. We report here that...

Expression of recombinant rabbit IL-8 in Escherichia coli and establishment of the essential involvement of IL-8 in recruiting neutrophils into lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory site of rabbit skin (1993)

Harada, Akihisa, Sekido, Nobuaki, Kuno, Kouji, Aklyama, Mariko, Kasahara, Tadashi, Nakanishi, Isao, ...

In order to establish the pathophyslological roles of IL-8, rabbit IL-8 was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity by sequential chromatography on heparin agarose, CM-HPLC, and...

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...

Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural 5A Protein Induces Interleukin-8, Leading to Partial Inhibition of the Interferon-Induced Antiviral Response

Polyak, Stephen J., Khabar, Khalid S. A., Paschal, Denise M., Ezelle, Heather J., Duverlie, Gilles, Barber, Glen N., ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major cause of liver disease worldwide, is frequently resistant to the antiviral alpha interferon (IFN). The HCV nonstructural 5A (NS5A) protein has been implicated in HCV...

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...

Hepatitis C Virus Nonstructural 5A Protein Induces Interleukin-8, Leading to Partial Inhibition of the Interferon-Induced Antiviral Response

Polyak, Stephen J., Khabar, Khalid S. A., Paschal, Denise M., Ezelle, Heather J., Duverlie, Gilles, Barber, Glen N., ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major cause of liver disease worldwide, is frequently resistant to the antiviral alpha interferon (IFN). The HCV nonstructural 5A (NS5A) protein has been implicated in HCV...

Augmented expression of tumour necrosis factor-α induced by lipopolysaccharide in spleen of human monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 transgenic mouse enhances the lipopolysaccharide sensitivity of the marginal zone macrophages

Ato, Manabu, Iwabuchi, Kazuya, Shimada, Shigeki, Mukaida, Naofumi, Onoé, Kazunori

Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is a protective cytokine in murine endotoxaemia induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In this study, LPS-induced pathophysiology in the human (h) MCP-1...

Blockade of CCR2 Ameliorates Progressive Fibrosis in Kidney

Kitagawa, Kiyoki, Wada, Takashi, Furuichi, Kengo, Hashimoto, Hiroyuki, Ishiwata, Yoshiro, Asano, Masahide, ...

Fibrosis is a hallmark of progressive organ diseases. Monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, also termed as macrophage chemotactic and activating factor (MCAF/CCL2) and its receptor, CCR2 are...

Interferon-γ Plays Protective Roles in Sodium Arsenite-Induced Renal Injury by Up-Regulating Intrarenal Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 1 Expression

Kimura, Akihiko, Ishida, Yuko, Hayashi, Takahito, Wada, Takashi, Yokoyama, Hitoshi, Sugaya, Takeshi, ...

Subcutaneous injection of sodium arsenite (NaAs, 12.5 mg/kg) into BALB/c [wild-type (WT)] mice causes acute renal dysfunction characterized by severe hemorrhages, acute tubular necrosis, and cast...

Potential Interaction between CCR1 and Its Ligand, CCL3, Induced by Endogenously Produced Interleukin-1 in Human Hepatomas

Lu, Peirong, Nakamoto, Yasunari, Nemoto-Sasaki, Yoko, Fujii, Chifumi, Wang, Hui, Hashii, Minako, ...

Hepatoma cell lines can produce a massive amount of chemokines in response to various stimuli including hepatitis viruses and their products. However, it remains elusive on the types of chemokine...

Essential Roles of the CC Chemokine Ligand 3-CC Chemokine Receptor 5 Axis in Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis through Regulation of Macrophage and Fibrocyte Infiltration

Ishida, Yuko, Kimura, Akihiko, Kondo, Toshikazu, Hayashi, Takahito, Ueno, Masaya, Takakura, Nobuyuki, ...

We investigated the pathogenic roles of CC chemokine ligand (CCL)3 and its receptors, CC chemokine receptor (CCR)1 and CCR5, in bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis (PF). An intratracheal...

Effect of thromboxane A2 antagonists on bronchial hyperresponsiveness induced immediately after interleukin-8 inhalation in guinea-pigs

Fujimura, Masaki, Myou, Shigeharu, Nomura, Masaharu, Matsuda, Tamotsu, Harada, Akihisa, Mukaida, Naofumi, ...

Although repeated intranasal administration of interleukin-8 (IL-8) causes bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) mediated via thromboxane A2 (TXA2) and airway neutrophil accumulation in guinea-pigs,...

Blocking TNF-α in mice reduces colorectal carcinogenesis associated with chronic colitis

Popivanova, Boryana K., Kitamura, Kazuya, Wu, Yu, Kondo, Toshikazu, Kagaya, Takashi, Kaneko, Shiuchi, ...

The inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis (UC) frequently progresses to colon cancer. To understand the mechanisms by which UC patients develop colon carcinomas, we used a mouse model of the...

The α Chemokine, Interleukin 8, Inhibits the Antiviral Action of Interferon α

Khabar, Khalid S.A., Al-Zoghaibi, Fahad, Al-Ahdal, Mohammed N., Murayama, Tsugiya, Dhalla, Mohammed, Mukaida, Naofumi, ...

Interferon (IFN) exhibits a potent antiviral activity in vitro and plays a major role in the early defense against viruses. Like IFN, the proinflammatory chemokine, interleukin (IL)-8, is induced by...