Kimika Saito

Levan (β‐2, 6‐fructan), a major fraction of fermented soybean mucilage, displays immunostimulating properties via Toll‐like receptor 4 signalling: induction of interleukin‐12 production and suppression of T‐helper type 2 response and immunoglobulin E production

Qian Xu, Toshiki Yajima, Wenxiao Li et al. · Clinical & Experimental Allergy · 2005 · 91 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Nutritional Sciences +17

Soluble Branched β-(1,4)Glucans from Acetobacter Species Show Strong Activities to Induce Interleukin-12 in Vitro and Inhibit T-helper 2 Cellular Response with Immunoglobulin E Production in Vivo

Kimika Saito, Toshiki Yajima, Hitoshi Nishimura et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2003 · 45 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

Interleukin-15 as an Immune Adjuvant To Increase the Efficacy of <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination

Masayuki Umemura, Hitoshi Nishimura, Kimika Saito et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2003 · 35 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

Impaired Protection against <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Infection in IL-15-Deficient Mice

Kimika Saito, Toshiki Yajima, Shino Kumabe et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2006 · 30 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +17

Oral administration of bovine colostrum stimulates intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes to polarize Th1-type in mice

Yasuko Yoshioka, Satsuki Kudo, Hitoshi Nishimura et al. · International Immunopharmacology · 2004 · 24 citations

Life Sciences, Dairy Science, Immunology +13