Chikara Nakasone

Critical role of Vα14⁺ natural killer T cells in the innate phase of host protection against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> infection

Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Natsuo Yamamoto, Yuki Kinjo et al. · European Journal of Immunology · 2003 · 189 citations

Accumulation of gamma/delta T cells in the lungs and their roles in neutrophil-mediated host defense against pneumococcal infection

Chikara Nakasone, Natsuo Yamamoto, Masashi Nakamatsu et al. · Microbes and Infection · 2006 · 96 citations

Inflammation, Pneumococcal Infection, Lung Inflammation +9

Role of interferon-γ in Vα14+ natural killer T cell-mediated host defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection in murine lungs

Masashi Nakamatsu, Natsuo Yamamoto, Chikara Nakasone et al. · Microbes and Infection · 2007 · 92 citations

Murine Lungs, Host Response, Streptococcus Pneumoniae Infection +11

Essential role for the p40 subunit of interleukin-12 in neutrophil-mediated early host defense against pulmonary infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae: involvement of interferon-γ

Natsuo Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Kawakami, Yuki Kinjo et al. · Microbes and Infection · 2004 · 57 citations

Inflammation, Cytokine, Streptococcus Pneumoniae +14

Isolation of Legionella anisa from multiple sites of a hospital water system: the eradication of Legionella contamination

Natsuo Yamamoto, Toru Kubota, Masao Tateyama et al. · Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy · 2003 · 22 citations

Hospital Water System, Legionella Anisa, Healthcare-associated Infection +9