Michimasa Hirata

Human CAP18: a novel antimicrobial lipopolysaccharide-binding protein

James W. Larrick, Michimasa Hirata, Robert F. Balint et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1995 · 570 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Proteinlipid Interaction, Biochemistry +15

A cathelicidin family of human antibacterial peptide LL‐37 induces mast cell chemotaxis

François Niyonsaba, Kazuhisa Iwabuchi, Akimasa Someya et al. · Immunology · 2002 · 398 citations · Full text

Evaluation of the effects of peptide antibiotics human β‐defensins‐1/‐2 and LL‐37 on histamine release and prostaglandin D₂production from mast cells

François Niyonsaba, Akimasa Someya, Michimasa Hirata et al. · European Journal of Immunology · 2001 · 344 citations

Inflammation, Generate Pgd, Cytokine +13

An Antimicrobial Cathelicidin Peptide, Human CAP18/LL-37, Suppresses Neutrophil Apoptosis via the Activation of Formyl-Peptide Receptor-Like 1 and P2X7

Isao Nagaoka, Hiroshi Tamura, Michimasa Hirata · The Journal of Immunology · 2006 · 263 citations · Full text

Cathelicidin Family of Antibacterial Peptides CAP18 and CAP11 Inhibit the Expression of TNF-α by Blocking the Binding of LPS to CD14+ Cells

Isao Nagaoka, François Niyonsaba, Michimasa Hirata et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2001 · 260 citations · Full text