Sita R. Dewamitta

Critical Roles of ASC Inflammasomes in Caspase-1 Activation and Host Innate Resistance to <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> Infection

Rendong Fang, K. Tsuchiya, Ikuo Kawamura et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2011 · 160 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Involvement of Absent in Melanoma 2 in Inflammasome Activation in Macrophages Infected with <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>

K. Tsuchiya, Hideki Hara, Ikuo Kawamura et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2010 · 114 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +17

Toll-Like Receptor 2- and MyD88-Dependent Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Rac1 Activation Facilitates the Phagocytosis of<i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>by Murine Macrophages

Yanna Shen, Ikuo Kawamura, Takamasa Nomura et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2010 · 86 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

The RD1 Locus in the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Genome Contributes to Activation of Caspase-1 via Induction of Potassium Ion Efflux in Infected Macrophages

Takeshi Kurenuma, Ikuo Kawamura, Hideki Hara et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2009 · 61 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +17

Expression of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis PPE37 protein in Mycobacterium smegmatis induces low tumour necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 6 production in murine macrophages

Sylvia Daim, Ikuo Kawamura, K. Tsuchiya et al. · Journal of Medical Microbiology · 2011 · 50 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +16