Publication List in 2025

  1. Efficacy of tafenoquine in dogs naturally infected with Babesia gibsoni.
    Aiko Iguchi, Yukako Mochiduki, Hitoshi Akiyama, Hisashi Kamiya, Xuenan Xuan, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2025 May 15;87(5):532-535. doi: 10.1292/jvms.24-0443. 
  2. Protective efficacy of the NcGRA7-deficient parasite as a live attenuated vaccine against Neospora caninum infection in mice.
    Ahmed M Abdou, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2025 May 1;87(5):472-480. doi: 10.1292/jvms.24-0460. 
  3. Pushing the frontiers of babesiosis research: in vitro culture and gene editing.
    Dong-Fang Li, Sen Wang, Carlos E Suarez, Xuenan Xuan, Lan He, Jun-Long Zhao, Trends in Parasitology. 2025 Apr;41(4):317-329. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2025.02.008.
  4. Synthesis and in vitro antitrypanosomatid activity of novel 5-nitroindole-rhodanine conjugates.
    Emce Badenhorst, Janine Aucamp, Christina Kannigadu, Helena D Janse van Rensburg, Keisuke Suganuma, David D N’Da, Future Medicinal Chemistry. 2025 Mar;17(5):557-573. doi: 10.1080/17568919.2025.2470110.
  5. Deletion of the chloroquine resistance transporter gene confers reduced piperaquine susceptibility to the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. 
    Makoto Hirai, Meiji Arai, Soki Hayamichi, Ayako Uchida, Megumi Sudo, Rie Kubota, Naoaki Shinzawa, Toshihiro Mita, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2025 Apr 2;69(4):e0158924. doi: 10.1128/aac.01589-24. 
  6. Prevalence and molecular characterization of Ascaridia galli in chickens from Minoufiya Governorate, Egypt.
    Mahmoud AbouLaila, Maram Mahmoud, Heba Wheeb, Makoto Igarashi, Ahmed Elkhtam, Soad Menshawy, Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 2025 Jan:57:101170. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2024.101170.
  7. Molecular epidemiological survey of Babesia species infecting cattle in Paraguay.
    Claudia Esther Silvera Rojas, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Ngigi Noel Muthoni Mumbi, Believe Ahedor, Maria Fátima Rodríguez Valinotti, Tomás Javier Acosta, Naoaki Yokoyama, Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 2025 Jan:57:101162. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2024.101162.
  8. Discovery of Evolutionary Loss of the Ubiquitin-like Autophagy-Related ATG12 System in a Lineage of Apicomplexa.
    Xiaoxia X Lin, Yun D Bai, Sichang T Wang, Akira Nozawa, Tatsuya Sawasaki, Tatsunori Masatani, Kenji Hikosaka, Masahito Asada, Hirokazu Sakamoto, Cells. 2025 Jan 15;14(2):121. doi: 10.3390/cells14020121.
  9. Isolation of Antiplasmodial Oxazoles and Isoflavonoids from the Roots of Oxytropis trichophysa and Total Synthesis of Oxazole-type Alkaloids.
    Buyanmandakh Buyankhishig, Toshihiro Murata, Koichi Narita, Chinbat Delgermaa, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Nanang R Ariefta, Baasandorj Gantumur, Tseesuren Byambajav, Yoshinobu Ishikawa, Bekh-Ochir Davaapurev, Kenroh Sasaki, Javzan Batkhuu, Journal of Natural Products. 2025 Feb 28;88(2):448-457. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c01254.  
  10. Seasonal activities, morphological characteristics, and veterinary importance of Haemaphysalis mageshimaensis in Ishigaki and Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan.
    Satoko Nakao, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Yuko Takakuwa, Hajime Suzuki, Keiichiro Ohta, Keiko Nakamura, Osamu Tsuha, Yuzuru Ikehara, Sanae Ikehara, Syota Ohki, Mizue Inumaru, Yukiko Higa, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2025 Jan;16(1):102440. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2025.102440.
  11. Epidemiological Study on Humans, Animals and Snails for Schistosomiasis in Two Endemic Municipalities Nearing Elimination in Bohol, the Philippines.
    Jose Ma M Angeles, Katrina Theresa M Balboa, Frances Paula L Miaral, Klyde Irene M Ligot, Kevin Austin L Ona, Maria Luz B Belleza, Elena A Villacorte, Pilarita T Rivera, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Aya Yajima, Acta Parasitologica. 2025 Jan 4;70(1):4. doi: 10.1007/s11686-024-00973-1.
  12. Study of the naturally occurring lignan brachangobinan A as antiplasmodial agent: synthesis, biological evaluation, and in silico prediction.
    Nanang R Ariefta, Koichi Narita, Toshihiro Murata, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Chemico-Biological Interactions. 2025 Jan 25:406:111362. doi: 10.1016/j.cbi.2024.111362.
  13. Silicone oil, an intraocular surgical adjuvant, induces retinal ferroptosis.
    Hideyuki Shimizu, Hiroshi Tanaka, Akira Tazaki, Kazuhisa Yamada, Ayana Suzumura, Junya Ota, Nanako Ushio-Watanabe, Hao Zheng, Keiko Kataoka, Hideaki Hara, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Tsutomu Yasukawa, Kiyoshi Suzuma, Hiroko Terasaki, Koji M Nishiguchi, Masashi Kato, Shinya Toyokuni, Hiroki Kaneko, Free radical biology & medicine. 2025 Feb 16:228:33-43. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.12.039.
  14. Morphological identification and first molecular characterization of Lobothorax typus (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitizing Trichiurus lepturus (Scombriformes: Trichiuridae) in the Philippines.
    Adrian Miki C Macalanda, Eloiza May S Galon, John Carlo T Hipolito, Nikki S Simo, Gideon F Gayares, Rezin C Bahia, Vernadyn A Morillo, Emmanuel R Mago, Cherry R Alvarez, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2025 Feb 4;87(2):189-193. doi: 10.1292/jvms.24-0388.
  15. Preassembled complexes of hAgo2 and ssRNA delivered by nanoparticles: A novel silencing gene expression approach overcoming the absence of the canonical pathway of siRNA processing in the apicomplexan parasite Babesia microti, blood parasite of veterinary and zoonotic importance.
    Shimaa A E-S El-Sayed, Mohamed A Rizk, Hang Li, Uday Kumar Mohanta, Iqra Zafar, Shengwei Ji, Zhuowei Ma, Thom Do, Yongc Hang Li, Daisuke Kondoh,  Xuenan Xuan, Emerging microbes & infections. 2025 Dec;14(1):2438658. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2024.2438658. 
  16. Toxoplasma GRA15 expression on dendritic cells inhibits B cell differentiation and antibody production.
    Yuki Nakayama, Fumiaki Ihara, Daisuke Okuzaki, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Miwa Sasai, Masahiro Yamamoto, Parasitology International. 2025 Apr:105:102995. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2024.102995.
  17. Diversity of piroplasma species in small rodents and ticks captured in suburbs of Gifu City, central Japan.
    Yuka Matsuda, Misuzu Okajima, Yuji Fujii, Fumiki Izumi, Maho R Takahashi, Yuki Iwatake, Kyoko Saito, Yasuyo Terashi, Junji Moribe, Yasuhiro Takashima, Naoto Ito, Tatsunori Masatani, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2025 Jan 1;87(1):43-51. doi: 10.1292/jvms.24-0398.　
  18. Investigation of novel isatinylhydantoin derivatives as potential anti-kinetoplastid agents.
    Keamogetswe Sechoaro, Janine Aucamp, Christina Kannigadu, Helena D Janse van Rensburg, Keisuke Suganuma, David D N’Da, ChemMedChem. 2025 Jan 2;20(1):e202400533. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202400533.