Novel mechanism of glucocorticoid-mediated gene repression. Nuclear factor-kappa B is target for glucocorticoid-mediated interleukin 8 gene repression.

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Journal of Biological Chemistry

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NK Cells Cause Liver Injury and Facilitate the Induction of T Cell-Mediated Immunity to a Viral Liver Infection

Zhang‐Xu Liu, Sugantha Govindarajan, Shigefumi Okamoto, +1

The Journal of Immunology

Interleukin-1 Family Cytokines as Mucosal Vaccine Adjuvants for Induction of Protective Immunity against Influenza Virus

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Journal of Virology

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Measuring the Antimicrobial Activity of Lauric Acid against Various Bacteria in Human Gut Microbiota Using a New Method

Miki Matsue, Yumiko Mori, Satoshi Nagase, +6

Cell Transplantation

A Comparison of Techniques for Collecting Skin Microbiome Samples: Swabbing Versus Tape-Stripping

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Frontiers in Microbiology

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Influenza A Virus-Infected Hosts Boost an Invasive Type of<i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>Infection in Mice

Shigefumi Okamoto, Shigetada Kawabata, Ichirô Nakagawa, +4

Journal of Virology

Poly(γ-glutamic acid) nano-particles combined with mucosal influenza virus hemagglutinin vaccine protects against influenza virus infection in mice

Shigefumi Okamoto, Masaaki Matsuura, Takami Akagi, +6

Vaccine

VaccinationNanomedicineCross-protectionMucosal VaccinationImmunology +7

Comparison of Varicella‐Zoster Virus–Specific Immunity of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Healthy Individuals

Shigefumi Okamoto, Atsuko Hata, Kay Sadaoka, +2

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Gut bacterial aromatic amine production: aromatic amino acid decarboxylase and its effects on peripheral serotonin production

Yuta Sugiyama, Yumiko Mori, Misaki Nara, +15

Gut Microbes

Measurement of Varicella‐Zoster Virus (VZV)–Specific Cell‐Mediated Immunity: Comparison between VZV Skin Test and Interferon‐γ Enzyme‐Linked Immunospot Assay

Kay Sadaoka, Shigefumi Okamoto, Yasuyuki Gomi, +6

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Laboratory ImmunologyViral DiagnosticsHumoral ResponseViral PathogenesisImmunology +19