Y. Okubo

Publication List Details

Period

2000 - 2005

Number

35

Co-Authors

A follow-up study on the association of working conditions and lifestyles with the development of (perceived) mental symptoms in workers of a telecommunication enterprise (2003)

Suwazono, Y., Okubo, Y., Kobayashi, E., Kido, T., Nogawa, K.

Aim This study investigated the association of working conditions and lifestyle with mental health in Japanese workers. Methods A follow‐up study was carried out in the Kanto district of Japan...

Concurrent left-sided spontaneous penumothorax in Japanese monogerminal twins (2001)

Okubo, Y, Ota, M, Kubo, K

Monogerminal twin brothers aged 17 were admitted because of concurrent left-sided spontaneous pneumothorax. A familial background of this common disease in association with the human leukocyte...

Mating pheromone-induced alteration of cell surface proteins in the heterobasidiomycetous yeast Tremella mesenterica.

Miyakawa, T, Kadota, T, Okubo, Y, Hatano, T, Tsuchiya, E, Fukui, S

Mating pheromone-induced alteration of the cell surface proteins of haploid cells, presumed to play crucial roles in the specific cell-cell interactions during sexual conjugation of Tremella...

Relationship between phosphate content and serological activities of the mannans of Candida albicans strains NIH A-207, NIH B-792, and J-1012.

Okubo, Y, Honma, Y, Suzuki, S

The mannans from Candida albicans strains NIH A-207 (serotype A), NIH B-792 (serotype B), and J-1012 (serotype C) were fractionated on a column of diethylaminoethyl-Sephadex into five subfractions...

Relationship between phosphate content and immunochemical properties of subfractions of bakers' yeast mannan.

Okubo, Y, Ichikawa, T, Suzuki, S

The mannan of bakers' yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) was fractionated on a column of diethylaminoethyl-Sephadex into five subfractions. Phosphate content of these mannan subfractions was...

Production of human interferon-gamma in serum-free medium.

Tsujimoto, M, Tarutani, T, Ogawa, K, Akashi, K, Okubo, Y, Higashi, N

Interferon (IFN)-gamma was produced with a high yield in cultures of human peripheral mononuclear cells by combined stimulation with OK-432 and staphylococcal enterotoxin B. Human mononuclear cells...

Immunochemical studies of the mannans of Saccharomyces cerevisiae X2180-1A-5 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 4484-24D-1 mutant strains, with special reference to their phosphate content.

Okubo, Y, Shibata, N, Matsumoto, T, Suzuki, M, Schuerch, C, Suzuki, S

The mannans from Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant strains X2180-1A-5 and 4484-24D-1, both of which were shown to contain small amounts of phosphate (less than 0.2%), were fractionated on a column of...

Falciparum malaria parasites invade erythrocytes that lack glycophorin A and B (MkMk). Strain differences indicate receptor heterogeneity and two pathways for invasion.

Hadley, T J, Klotz, F W, Pasvol, G, Haynes, J D, McGinniss, M H, Okubo, Y, ...

To determine the ligands on erythrocytes for invasion by Plasmodium falciparum, we tested invasion into MkMk erythrocytes that lack glycophorins A and B and enzyme-treated erythrocytes by parasites...

The RHD gene is highly detectable in RhD-negative Japanese donors.

Okuda, H, Kawano, M, Iwamoto, S, Tanaka, M, Seno, T, Okubo, Y, ...

Recent molecular studies on the Rh blood group system have shown that the Rh locus of each haploid RhD-positive chromosome is composed of two structural genes: RHD and RHCE, whereas the locus is made...

Cross-reaction between the mycelial galactomannas of three Hormodendrum strains and the mannans of two Candida albicans strains of different serotypes, A and B.

Takeda, N, Okubo, Y, Ichikawa, T, Suzuki, S

Cross-reactivity between galactomannans of three representative Hormodendrum strains, H. pedrosoi IFO 6071, H. compactum IFO 6726, and H. dermatitidis IFO 6421, and the mannans of two Candida...

An enzyme basis for blood type A intermediate status.

Yoshida, A, Davé, V, Branch, D R, Yamaguchi, H, Okubo, Y

The blood type A is known to be subclassified as A1, A2, and A1-A2 intermediate (Aint), depending upon red cell agglutinability with anti-A1 and anti-H lectins. Approximately 80% of the blood group...

Genetic mechanism of cis-AB inheritance. I. A case associated with unequal chromosomal crossing over.

Yoshida, A, Yamaguchi, H, Okubo, Y

In contradiction to the general Mendelian inheritance of blood group ABO expression, the A and B characteristics are inherited together from one parent in the rare Cis-AB phenotype. Since the...

Genetic mechanism of Cis-AB inheritance. II. Cases associated with structural mutation of blood group glycosyltransferase.

Yoshida, A, Yamaguchi, H, Okubo, Y

The genetic mechanism of the rare occurrence of Cis-AB expression, that is, AB and/or O offspring from AB X O parents, has not been fully understood. The synthesis of blood group A and B substances...

Mating pheromone-induced alteration of cell surface proteins in the heterobasidiomycetous yeast Tremella mesenterica.

Miyakawa, T, Kadota, T, Okubo, Y, Hatano, T, Tsuchiya, E, Fukui, S

Mating pheromone-induced alteration of the cell surface proteins of haploid cells, presumed to play crucial roles in the specific cell-cell interactions during sexual conjugation of Tremella...

Relationship between phosphate content and serological activities of the mannans of Candida albicans strains NIH A-207, NIH B-792, and J-1012.

Okubo, Y, Honma, Y, Suzuki, S

The mannans from Candida albicans strains NIH A-207 (serotype A), NIH B-792 (serotype B), and J-1012 (serotype C) were fractionated on a column of diethylaminoethyl-Sephadex into five subfractions...

Relationship between phosphate content and immunochemical properties of subfractions of bakers' yeast mannan.

Okubo, Y, Ichikawa, T, Suzuki, S

The mannan of bakers' yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) was fractionated on a column of diethylaminoethyl-Sephadex into five subfractions. Phosphate content of these mannan subfractions was...

Production of human interferon-gamma in serum-free medium.

Tsujimoto, M, Tarutani, T, Ogawa, K, Akashi, K, Okubo, Y, Higashi, N

Interferon (IFN)-gamma was produced with a high yield in cultures of human peripheral mononuclear cells by combined stimulation with OK-432 and staphylococcal enterotoxin B. Human mononuclear cells...

Immunochemical studies of the mannans of Saccharomyces cerevisiae X2180-1A-5 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 4484-24D-1 mutant strains, with special reference to their phosphate content.

Okubo, Y, Shibata, N, Matsumoto, T, Suzuki, M, Schuerch, C, Suzuki, S

The mannans from Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant strains X2180-1A-5 and 4484-24D-1, both of which were shown to contain small amounts of phosphate (less than 0.2%), were fractionated on a column of...

Falciparum malaria parasites invade erythrocytes that lack glycophorin A and B (MkMk). Strain differences indicate receptor heterogeneity and two pathways for invasion.

Hadley, T J, Klotz, F W, Pasvol, G, Haynes, J D, McGinniss, M H, Okubo, Y, ...

To determine the ligands on erythrocytes for invasion by Plasmodium falciparum, we tested invasion into MkMk erythrocytes that lack glycophorins A and B and enzyme-treated erythrocytes by parasites...

The RHD gene is highly detectable in RhD-negative Japanese donors.

Okuda, H, Kawano, M, Iwamoto, S, Tanaka, M, Seno, T, Okubo, Y, ...

Recent molecular studies on the Rh blood group system have shown that the Rh locus of each haploid RhD-positive chromosome is composed of two structural genes: RHD and RHCE, whereas the locus is made...

Cross-reaction between the mycelial galactomannas of three Hormodendrum strains and the mannans of two Candida albicans strains of different serotypes, A and B.

Takeda, N, Okubo, Y, Ichikawa, T, Suzuki, S

Cross-reactivity between galactomannans of three representative Hormodendrum strains, H. pedrosoi IFO 6071, H. compactum IFO 6726, and H. dermatitidis IFO 6421, and the mannans of two Candida...

An enzyme basis for blood type A intermediate status.

Yoshida, A, Davé, V, Branch, D R, Yamaguchi, H, Okubo, Y

The blood type A is known to be subclassified as A1, A2, and A1-A2 intermediate (Aint), depending upon red cell agglutinability with anti-A1 and anti-H lectins. Approximately 80% of the blood group...

Genetic mechanism of cis-AB inheritance. I. A case associated with unequal chromosomal crossing over.

Yoshida, A, Yamaguchi, H, Okubo, Y

In contradiction to the general Mendelian inheritance of blood group ABO expression, the A and B characteristics are inherited together from one parent in the rare Cis-AB phenotype. Since the...

Genetic mechanism of Cis-AB inheritance. II. Cases associated with structural mutation of blood group glycosyltransferase.

Yoshida, A, Yamaguchi, H, Okubo, Y

The genetic mechanism of the rare occurrence of Cis-AB expression, that is, AB and/or O offspring from AB X O parents, has not been fully understood. The synthesis of blood group A and B substances...

Induction of the 2B9 antigen/dipeptidyl peptidase IV/CD26 on human natural killer cells by IL-2, IL-12 or IL-15.

Yamabe, T, Takakura, K, Sugie, K, Kitaoka, Y, Takeda, S, Okubo, Y, ...

Activation of human natural killer (NK) cells involves sequential events including cytokine production and induction of cell surface molecules, resulting in the enhancement of cytolytic activity. To...

Analysis of recombinant human tumour necrosis factor-alpha-induced CD4 expression on human eosinophils.

Hossain, M, Okubo, Y, Horie, S, Sekiguchi, M

We examined the hypothesis that one of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), could induce expression of the adhesion molecule CD4 on human eosinophils. We further...

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 on eosinophils is involved in eosinophil protein X release induced by cytokines.

Horie, S, Okubo, Y, Hossain, M, Momose, T, Suzuki, J, Isobe, M, ...

Recent evidence suggests that adhesion molecules play important roles in eosinophil functions such as degranulation and superoxide anion production. CD11b/CD18 (Mac-1) and CD49d/CD29 (VLA-4) are...

FK506, a novel immunosuppressive agent, induces antigen-specific immunotolerance in active Heymann's nephritis and in the autologous phase of Masugi nephritis.

Okubo, Y, Tsukada, Y, Maezawa, A, Ono, K, Yano, S, Naruse, T

FK506 is a new drug which has potent immunosuppressive activity. We studied its immunosuppressive effects on active Heymann's nephritis and the autologous phase of Masugi nephritis. The induction of...

Molecular definition of red cell Rh haplotypes by tightly linked SphI RFLPs.

Huang, C. H., Reid, M. E., Chen, Y., Coghlan, G., Okubo, Y.

The Rh blood group system of human red cells contains five major antigens D, C/c, and E/e (the latter four designated "non-D") that are specified by eight gene complexes known as Rh haplotypes. In...

Influence of years engaged in agriculture and number of pregnancies and deliveries on mortality of inhabitants of the Jinzu River basin area, Japan

Kobayashi, E, Okubo, Y, Suwazono, Y, Kido, T, Nishijo, M, Nakagawa, H, ...

Background: The occurrence of itai-itai disease is thought to be affected by such factors as pregnancy, lactation, hormonal disorders, aging, and calcium deficiency.