Hiroshi Kitani

Publications

• Critical Roles of the WASP N-Terminal Domain and Btk in LPS-Induced Inflammatory Response in Macrophages
  PloS One. 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22253930
• Carnosic Acid, a Pro-electrophilic Compound, Inhibits LPS-induced Activation of Microglia
  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. Feb, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22214931
• PLD$ is Involved in Phagocytosis of Microglia: Expression and Localization Changes of PLD4 Are Correlated with Activation State of Microglia
  PloS One. 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 22102906
• Identification of Fyn As the Binding Partner for the WASP N-terminal Domain in T Cells
  International Immunology. Aug, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21705469
• The Activation of P2X7 Receptor Induces Cathepsin D-dependent Production of a 20-kDa Form of IL-1β Under Acidic Extracellular PH in LPS-primed Microglial Cells
  Journal of Neurochemistry. May, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21395581
• Isolation and Characterization of Macrophages from a Mixed Primary Culture of Bovine Liver Cells
  Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. Apr, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21334751
• Angiopoietin-1/Tie2 Signal Augments Basal Notch Signal Controlling Vascular Quiescence by Inducing Delta-like 4 Expression Through AKT-mediated Activation of Beta-catenin
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Mar, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21212269
• Cold Stress Induced Morphological Microglial Activation and Increased IL-1β Expression in Astroglial Cells in Rat Brain
  Journal of Neuroimmunology. Apr, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21115202
• Enhancement of Phagocytotic Activity by Prion Protein in PrP-deficient Macrophage Cells
  International Journal of Molecular Medicine. Oct, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20818492
• A Novel Isolation Method for Macrophage-like Cells from Mixed Primary Cultures of Adult Rat Liver Cells
  Journal of Immunological Methods. Aug, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20600081
• Celastrol Suppresses Morphological and Transcriptional Responses in Microglial Cells Upon Stimulation with Double-stranded RNA
  The International Journal of Neuroscience. Apr, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20374071
• P2X7 Receptor Signaling Pathway As a Therapeutic Target for Neurodegenerative Diseases
  Archivum Immunologiae Et Therapiae Experimentalis. Apr, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20143170
• Gamma-Irradiation Induces P2X(7) Receptor-dependent ATP Release from B16 Melanoma Cells
  Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. Jan, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 19854240
• Possible Roles of Microglial Cells for Neurotoxicity in Clinical Neurodegenerative Diseases and Experimental Animal Models
  Inflammation & Allergy Drug Targets. Sep, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19754411
• Modulation of the ATP-lnduced Release and Processing of IL-1beta in Microglial Cells
  Critical Reviews in Immunology. 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19673687
• Characteristics of Novel Insect Defensin-based Membrane-disrupting Trypanocidal Peptides
  Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry. Jul, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19584534
• The Role of the P2X7 Receptor Signaling Pathway for the Release of Autolysosomes in Microglial Cells
  Autophagy. Jul, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19337025
• Synthetic Nonamer Peptides Derived from Insect Defensin Mediate the Killing of African Trypanosomes in Axenic Culture
  Parasitology Research. Jul, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19308456
• The Activation of P2X7 Receptor Impairs Lysosomal Functions and Stimulates the Release of Autophagolysosomes in Microglial Cells
  Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). Feb, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19201858
• Microglial Activation is Inhibited by Corticosterone in Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration
  Journal of Neuroimmunology. Mar, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19201037
• Cytoplasmic Expression and Specific Binding of the VH/VL Single Domain Intrabodies in Transfected NIH3T3 Cells
  Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Feb, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19094983
• Establishment of an SV40 Large T Antigen-immortalized Bovine Brain Cell Line and Its Neuronal Differentiation by Dibutyryl-cyclic AMP
  Cell Biology International. Feb, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19032985
• Lactoferrin Induces Cell Surface Retention of Prion Protein and Inhibits Prion Accumulation
  Journal of Neurochemistry. Nov, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18717818
• [Establishment and Characterization of Prion-infected Microglial Cells]
  Seikagaku. The Journal of Japanese Biochemical Society. Jul, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18712065
• Lysophospholipids and ATP Mutually Suppress Maturation and Release of IL-1 Beta in Mouse Microglial Cells Using a Rho-dependent Pathway
  Journal of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). Jun, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 18523246
• Activin As an Anti-inflammatory Cytokine Produced by Microglia
  Journal of Neuroimmunology. Dec, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17976743
• Impaired LPS-induced Signaling in Microglia Overexpressing the Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein N-terminal Domain
  International Immunology. Aug, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17698982
• Prion Infection Correlates with Hypersensitivity of P2X7 Nucleotide Receptor in a Mouse Microglial Cell Line
  FEBS Letters. Jun, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17544414
• Lysophosphatidylcholine Potentiates Ca2+ Influx, Pore Formation and P44/42 MAP Kinase Phosphorylation Mediated by P2X7 Receptor Activation in Mouse Microglial Cells
  Journal of Neurochemistry. Sep, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17437542
• Roles of NF-kappaB and MAPK Signaling Pathways in Morphological and Cytoskeletal Responses of Microglia to Double-stranded RNA
  Neuroscience Letters. Mar, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17284350
• Microglial Cell Line Established from Prion Protein-overexpressing Mice is Susceptible to Various Murine Prion Strains
  Journal of Virology. Feb, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17121794
• Establishment and Characterization of SV40 Large T Antigen-immortalized Cell Lines Derived from Fetal Bovine Brain Tissues After Prolonged Cryopreservation
  Cell Biology International. Jan, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17049468
• Suppressive Effect of Simvastatin on Interferon-beta-induced Expression of CC Chemokine Ligand 5 in Microglia
  Neuroscience Letters. Oct, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16978784
• Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells Are Not Susceptible to Cytomegalovirus but Acquire Susceptibility During Differentiation
  Birth Defects Research. Part A, Clinical and Molecular Teratology. Feb, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16470616
• Protective Effects of Antimicrobial Peptides Derived from the Beetle Allomyrina Dichotoma Defensin on Endotoxic Shock in Mice
  International Immunopharmacology. Feb, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16399628
• Intrabodies Against the EVH1 Domain of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Protein Inhibit T Cell Receptor Signaling in Transgenic Mice T Cells
  The FEBS Journal. Dec, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16302976
• Inhibitory Effects of U73122 and U73343 on Ca2+ Influx and Pore Formation Induced by the Activation of P2X7 Nucleotide Receptors in Mouse Microglial Cell Line
  Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. Nov, 2005  |   Pubmed ID: 16122875
• Susceptibility of TNF-alpha-deficient Mice to Trypanosoma Congolense is Not Due to a Defective Antibody Response
  Acta Tropica. Nov-Dec, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15533287
• The Secretion of Acute Phase Proteins and Inflammatory Cytokines During Trypanosoma Congolense Infection is Not Affected by the Absence of the TNF-alpha Gene
  Acta Tropica. Sep, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 15301973
• Evaluation of the Delta Subunit of Bovine Adaptor Protein Complex 3 As a Receptor for Bovine Leukaemia Virus
  The Journal of General Virology. May, 2003  |   Pubmed ID: 12692298
• Recombinant Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Does Not Inhibit the Growth of African Trypanosomes in Axenic Cultures
  Infection and Immunity. Apr, 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 11895989