Junko Kiyoshima‐Shibata

Bacterial Teichoic Acids Reverse Predominant IL-12 Production Induced by Certain <i>Lactobacillus</i> Strains into Predominant IL-10 Production via TLR2-Dependent ERK Activation in Macrophages

Rumi Kaji, Junko Kiyoshima‐Shibata, Masato Nagaoka et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2010 · 190 citations · Full text

Microbial Pathogens, Innate Immune System, Immune Regulation +21

Induction of Interleukin-12 by Lactobacillus Strains Having a Rigid Cell Wall Resistant to Intracellular Digestion

K. Shida, Junko Kiyoshima‐Shibata, Masato Nagaoka et al. · Journal of Dairy Science · 2006 · 153 citations · Full text

Peptidoglycan from lactobacilli inhibits interleukin‐12 production by macrophages induced by <i>Lactobacillus casei</i> through Toll‐like receptor 2‐dependent and independent mechanisms

Kan Shida, Junko Kiyoshima‐Shibata, Rumi Kaji et al. · Immunology · 2009 · 118 citations · Full text

Lactobacilli Inhibits, Microbial Pathogens, Innate Immune System +21

Well‐controlled proinflammatory cytokine responses of Peyer’s patch cells to probiotic <i>Lactobacillus casei</i>

Yukihide Chiba, Kan Shida, Satoru Nagata et al. · Immunology · 2010 · 101 citations · Full text

Dysbiosis, Microbial Pathogens, Immunology +17

Essential Roles of Monocytes in Stimulating Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells with <i>Lactobacillus casei</i> To Produce Cytokines and Augment Natural Killer Cell Activity

Kan Shida, Tomomi Suzuki, Junko Kiyoshima‐Shibata et al. · Clinical and Vaccine Immunology · 2006 · 94 citations · Full text