Laboratory of Clinical Research Infectious Diseases

Subjects:

1. Pneumococcal vaccines.
2. Streptococcus suis infection.
3. Dengue virus infections.

Published Papers

1. Functional cloning of Vibrio parahaemolyticus type III secretion system 1 in Escherichia coli K-12 strain as a molecular syringe.

   Yukihiro Akeda, Tomomi Kimura, Aiko Yamasaki, Toshio Kodama, Tetsuya Iida, Takeshi Honda and Kazunori Oishi

   Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 427 (2), 242-247, 2012.
2. Fifteen Streptococcus suis serotypes identified by multiplex PCR.

   Kerdsin Anusak, Surang Dejsirilert, Yukihiro Akeda, Tsutomu Sekizaki, Shigeyuki Hamada, Marcelo Gottschalk and Kazunori Oishi

   J Med Microbiol, 61 (Pt.12), 1669-1672, 2012.
3. A possible relationship of natural killer T cells with humoral immune response to 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in clinical settings.

   Tomomitsu Miyasaka, Tetsuji Aoyagi, Binei Uchiyama, Kazunori Oishi, Toshinori Nakayama, Yuki Kinjo, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Kunishima, Yoichi Hirakata, Mitsuo Kaku and Kazuyoshi Kawakami

   Vaccine, 30 (22), 3304-3310, 2012.
4. Platelet Apoptosis and Apoptotic Platelet Clearance by Macrophages in Secondary Dengue Virus Infections.

   Maria Terrese G Alonzo, Talitha Lea V Lacuesta, Efren M Dimaano, Takeshi Kurosu, Lady-Anne C Suarez, Cynthia A Mapua, Yukihiro Akeda, Ronald R Matias, David J Kuter, Shigekazu Nagata, Filipinas F Natividad and Kazunori Oishi

   J Infect Dis, 205 (8), 1321-1329, 2012.
5. Population-Based Study of Streptococcus suis Infection in Humans in Phayao Province in Northern Thailand.

   Dan Takeuchi, Anusak Kerdsin, Anupong Pienpringam, Phacharaphan Loetthong, Sutit Samerchea, Pakkinee Luangsuk, Kasean Khamisara, Nithita Wongwan, Prasanee Areeratana, Piphat Chiranairadul, Suwat Lertchayanti, Sininat Petcharat, Amara Yowang, Phanupong Chaiwongsaen, Tatsuya Nakayama, Yukihiro Akeda, Shigeyuki Hamada, Pathom Sawanpanyalert, Surang Dejsirilert and Kazunori Oishi

   PLoS One, 7 (2), e31265, 2012.

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