Takamasa Nomura

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 · 113 citations

Macrophages Infected, Microbial Pathogens, Inflammasome Activation +19

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 · 84 citations · Full text

Critical Involvement of Pneumolysin in Production of Interleukin-1α and Caspase-1-Dependent Cytokines in Infection with<i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>In Vitro: a Novel Function of Pneumolysin in Caspase-1 Activation

Shereen Shoma, K. Tsuchiya, Ikuo Kawamura et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2008 · 77 citations

Caspase-1-dependent Cytokines, Microbial Pathogens, Klebsiella Pneumoniae +22

Essential Role of Interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-18 for Gamma Interferon Production Induced by Listeriolysin O in Mouse Spleen Cells

Takamasa Nomura, Ikuo Kawamura, K. Tsuchiya et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2002 · 77 citations · Full text

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