Department of Viral Infections

Subjects:

1. Analysis of host genetic factors affecting disease courses of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
2. Studies on chemokines and chemokine receptors.
3. Analysis of molecular mechanisms of HIV entry into target cells.
4. Analysis of molecular mechanisms of HIV virion formation.
5. Development of a novel vector system based on Sendai virus.

Published Papers

1. Protective effects of IL4-589T and RANTES-28G on HIV-1 disease progression in infected Thai females.

   Nuanjun Wichukchinda, Emi E Nakayama, Archawin Rojanawiwat, Panita Pathipvanich, Wattana Auwanit, Suthon Vongsheree, Koya Ariyoshi, Pathom Sawanpanyalert and Tatsuo Shioda

   AIDS, 20 (2), 189-196, 2006.
2. Effects of human interleukin 7 on HIV-1 replication in monocyte-derived human macrophages.

   Haihan Song, Emi E Nakayama and Tatsuo Shioda

   AIDS, 20 (6), 937-939, 2006.
3. A dominant-negative effect of cynomolgus monkey tripartite motif protein TRIM5alpha on anti-simian immunodeficiency virus SIVmac activity of an African green monkey orthologue.

   Emi E Nakayama, Hikoichiro Maegawa and Tatsuo Shioda

   Virology, 350 (1), 158-163, 2006.
4. Development of a rapid and convenient method for the quantification of HIV-1 budding.

   Sayuri Sakuragi, Jun-ichi Sakuragi, Yuko Morikawa and Tatsuo Shioda

   Microbes Infect, 8 (7), 1875-1881, 2006.
5. Human genetic polymorphisms affecting HIV-1 diseases.

   Tatsuo Shioda and Emi E Nakayama

   Int J Hematol, 84 (1), 12-17, 2006.

Link

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