Masaki Tohyama

IL-12 protects mice against pulmonary and disseminated infection caused by <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>

Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Masaki Tohyama, Qiang-min Xie et al. · Clinical & Experimental Immunology · 1996 · 149 citations · Full text

Microbial Pathogens, Lung Inflammation, Innate Immune System +19

Expression of cytokines and inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA in the lungs of mice infected with Cryptococcus neoformans: effects of interleukin-12

K Kawakami, Masaki Tohyama, Atsushi Saitô · Infection and Immunity · 1997 · 116 citations · Full text

Inflammatory Lung Disease, Lung Inflammation, Innate Immune System +18

Contribution of interferon-γ in protecting mice during pulmonary and disseminated infection with<i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>

Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Masaki Tohyama, Katsuji Teruya et al. · FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology · 1996 · 89 citations

Anti-ifn-gamma Monoclonal Antibody, Inflammatory Lung Disease, Microbial Pathogens +26

Contribution of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in host defence mechanism against <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>

Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Masaki Tohyama, Mahboob Qureshi et al. · Clinical & Experimental Immunology · 1996 · 83 citations · Full text

Microbial Pathogens, Lung Inflammation, Innate Immune System +24

T Cell‐Dependent Activation of Macrophages and Enhancement of Their Phagocytic Activity in the Lungs of Mice Inoculated with Heat‐Killed <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i>: Involvement of IFN‐γ and Its Protective Effect against Cryptococcal Infection

Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Shigeru Kohno, Jun‐ichi Kadota et al. · Microbiology and Immunology · 1995 · 63 citations

Inflammatory Lung Disease, Microbial Pathogens, Lung Inflammation +21