Publication List in 2016

  1. Multiple infections of Anaplasma platys variants in Philippine dogs. Adrian Patalinghug Ybañez, Rochelle Haidee Daclan Ybañez, Naoaki Yokoyama and Hisashi Inokuma, Veterinary World. 2016 Dec,9(12): 1456-1460
  2. Anti-infective and cytotoxic activities of marine fungi derived from Philippine macroalgae and seagrasses. Israel Notarte K, Nakao Y, Yaguchi T, Suganuma K, Edison Dela Cruz T., Planta Medica. 2016 Dec;81(S 01):S1-S381. Epub 2016 Dec 14.
  3. A longitudinal study of Babesia and Theileria infections in cattle in Sri Lanka. Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Hemal Kothalawala, Gayani Weerasooriya, Seekkuge Susil Priyantha Silva, Sumathy Puvanendiran, Tserendorj Munkhjargal, Ikuo Igarashi, Naoaki Yokoyama, Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. Volume 6, December 2016, Pages 20–27
  4. Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth parasites of zoonotic significance in dogs and cats in lower Northern Thailand. Wilawan Pumidonming, Doaa Salman, Dulyatad Gronsang, Abdelbaset E. Abdelbaset, Khamphon Sangkae, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Makoto Igarashi, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. Vol. 78 (2016) No. 12 December p. 1779-1784
  5. Establishment of a novel tick-Babesia experimental infection model. Hiroki Maeda, Takeshi Hatta, M Abdul Alim, Daigo Tsubokawa, Fusako Mikami, Makoto Matsubayashi, Takeharu Miyoshi, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Ikuo Igarashi, Masami Mochizuki, Naotoshi Tsuji & Tetsuya Tanaka, Scientific Reports. 2016 Nov 14;6:37039. doi: 10.1038/srep37039.
  6. Trypanocidal Activity of 2,5-Diphenyloxazoles Isolated from the Roots of Oxytropis lanata. Orkhon Banzragchgarav, Toshihiro Murata, Gendaram Odontuya, Buyanmandakh Buyankhishig, Keisuke Suganuma, Bekh-Ochir Davaapurev, Noboru Inoue, Javzan Batkhuu, and Kenroh Sasaki, Jornal of Natural Products. 2016, 79 (11), pp 2933–2940.
  7. Babesia ovata: Taxonomy, phylogeny and epidemiology. Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Ikuo Igarashi, Naoaki Yokoyama,Veterinary Parasitology. Volume 229, 15 October 2016, Pages 99–106
  8. Peroxiredoxin 3 promotes IL-12 production from macrophages and partially protects mice against infection withToxoplasma gondii. Ragab M. Fereig, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 6, Part A, December 2016, Pages 741–748
  9. Probucol dramatically enhances dihydroartemisinin effect in murine malaria. Aiko Kume, Dang Trinh Minh Anh, Mototada Shichiri, Noriko Ishida and Hiroshi Suzuki, Malaria Journal. December 2016, 15:472.
  10. A PCR-based survey of animal African trypanosomosis and selected piroplasm parasites of cattle and goats in Zambia. Simon Peter Musinguzi, Keisuke Suganuma, Masahito Asada, Dusit Laohasinnarong, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Boniface Namangala, Chihiro Sugimoto, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan, Noboru Inoue, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. Vol. 78 (2016) No. 12 December p. 1819-1824.
  11. Evaluating the use of heparin for synchronization of in vitro culture of Plasmodium falciparum. Kyousuke Kobayashi, Kentaro Kato, Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 5, Part B, October 2016, Pages 549–551
  12. Pull-down method to access the cell surface receptor for Toxoplasma gondii. Haiyan Gong, Kyousuke Kobayashi, Tatsuki Sugi, Hitoshi Takemae, Taisuke Horimoto, Xuenan Xuan, Hiroomi Akashi, Kentaro Kato, Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 5, Part B, October 2016, Pages 514–515
  13. Isolation, cultivation and molecular characterization of a new Trypanosoma equiperdum strain in Mongolia. Keisuke Suganuma, Sandagdorj Narantsatsral, Banzragch Battur, Shino Yamasaki, Davaajav Otgonsuren, Simon Peter Musinguzi, Batdorj Davaasuren, Badgar Battsetseg and Noboru Inoue, Parasites & Vectors. 2016 Aug 31;9:481.
  14. 2-Cys peroxiredoxin is required in successful blood-feeding, reproduction, and antioxidant response in the hard tickHaemaphysalis longicornis. Kodai Kusakisako, Remil Linggatong Galay, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, Hiroki Maeda, Melbourne Rio Talactac, Naotoshi Tsuji, Masami Mochizuki, Kozo Fujisaki and Tetsuya Tanaka, Parasit Vectors.2016 Aug 19;9(1):457.
  15. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays using recombinant TgSAG2 and NcSAG1 to detect Toxoplasma gondii andNeospora caninum-specific antibodies in domestic animals in Turkey. Mo Zhou, Shinuo Cao, Ferda Sevinc, Mutlu Sevinc, Onur Ceylan, Mingming Liu, Guanbo Wang, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Hiroshi Suzuki, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Xuenan Xuan, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. Vol. 78 (2016) No. 12 December p. 1877-1881
  16. Large-scale drug screening against Babesia divergens parasite using a fluorescence-based high-throughput screening assay. Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Mahmoud AbouLaila, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Veterinary Parasitology. Volume 227, 30 August 2016, Pages 93–97
  17. Open Source Drug Discovery with the Malaria Box Compound Collection for Neglected Diseases and Beyond. Van Voorhis WC, Adams JH, Adelfio R, Ahyong V, Akabas MH, Alano P, Alday A, Alemán Resto Y, Alsibaee A, Alzualde A, Andrews KT, Avery SV, Avery VM, Ayong L, Baker M, Baker S, Ben Mamoun C, Bhatia S, Bickle Q, Bounaadja L, Bowling T, Bosch J, Boucher LE, Boyom FF, Brea J, Brennan M, Burton A, Caffrey CR, Camarda G, Carrasquilla M, Carter D, Belen Cassera M, Chih-Chien Cheng K, Chindaudomsate W, Chubb A, Colon BL, Colón-López DD, Corbett Y, Crowther GJ, Cowan N, D’Alessandro S, Le Dang N, Delves M, DeRisi JL, Du AY, Duffy S, Abd El-Salam El-Sayed S, Ferdig MT, Fernández Robledo JA, Fidock DA, Florent I, Fokou PV, Galstian A, Gamo FJ, Gokool S, Gold B, Golub T, Goldgof GM, Guha R, Guiguemde WA, Gural N, Guy RK, Hansen MA, Hanson KK, Hemphill A, Hooft van Huijsduijnen R, Horii T, Horrocks P, Hughes TB, Huston C, Igarashi I, Ingram-Sieber K, Itoe MA, Jadhav A, Naranuntarat Jensen A, Jensen LT, Jiang RH, Kaiser A, Keiser J, Ketas T, Kicka S, Kim S, Kirk K, Kumar VP, Kyle DE, Lafuente MJ, Landfear S, Lee N, Lee S, Lehane AM, Li F, Little D, Liu L, Llinás M, Loza MI, Lubar A, Lucantoni L, Lucet I, Maes L, Mancama D, Mansour NR, March S, McGowan S, Medina Vera I, Meister S, Mercer L, Mestres J, Mfopa AN, Misra RN, Moon S, Moore JP, Morais Rodrigues da Costa F, Müller J, Muriana A, Nakazawa Hewitt S, Nare B, Nathan C, Narraidoo N, Nawaratna S, Ojo KK, Ortiz D, Panic G, Papadatos G, Parapini S, Patra K, Pham N, Prats S, Plouffe DM, Poulsen SA, Pradhan A, Quevedo C, Quinn RJ, Rice CA, Abdo Rizk M, Ruecker A, St Onge R, Salgado Ferreira R, Samra J, Robinett NG, Schlecht U, Schmitt M, Silva Villela F, Silvestrini F, Sinden R, Smith DA, Soldati T, Spitzmüller A, Stamm SM, Sullivan DJ, Sullivan W, Suresh S, Suzuki BM, Suzuki Y, Swamidass SJ, Taramelli D, Tchokouaha LR, Theron A, Thomas D, Tonissen KF, Townson S, Tripathi AK, Trofimov V, Udenze KO, Ullah I, Vallieres C, Vigil E, Vinetz JM, Voong Vinh P, Vu H, Watanabe NA, Weatherby K, White PM, Wilks AF, Winzeler EA, Wojcik E, Wree M, Wu W, Yokoyama N, Zollo PH, Abla N, Blasco B, Burrows J, Laleu B, Leroy D, Spangenberg T, Wells T, Willis PA., PLoS Pathog. 2016 Jul 28;12(7):e1005763. doi: 10. 1371/ journal. ppat. 1005763. eCollection 2016.
  18. Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Mice Impairs Long-Term Fear Memory Consolidation Through Dysfunction of the Cortex and Amygdala. Fumiaki Ihara, Maki Nishimura, Yoshikage Muroi, Motamed Elsayed Mahmoud, Naoaki Yokoyama, Kisaburo Nagamune and Yoshifumi Nishikawa., Infection and Immunity. October 2016 vol. 84 no. 10 2861-2870

    【Topics】 2016.08.08 論文発表 プレス発表

  19. Characterization of a Toxoplasma gondii calcium calmodulin-dependent protein kinase homolog. Kentaro Kato, Tatsuki Sugi, Hitoshi Takemae, Ryo Takano, Haiyan Gong, Akiko Ishiwa, Taisuke Horimoto and Hiroomi Akashi., Parasites & Vectors.2016 Jul 21;9(1):405. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1676-1
  20. Evaluation of the enzyme activity of protozoan protein kinases by using an in vitro kinase assay. Kentaro Kato.,Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 5, Part B, October 2016, Pages 510–513
  21. Primary Babesia rodhaini infection followed by recovery confers protective immunity against B. rodhaini reinfection and Babesia microti challenge infection in mice. Guanbo Wang, Artemis Efstratiou, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Huanping Guo, Yang Gao, Shinuo Cao, Mo zhou, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ikuo Igarashi, Xuenan Xuan.,Experimental Parasitology. 2016 Jul 13. pii: S0014-4894(16)30139-4. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.07.003. [Epub ahead of print]
  22. Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Chicken samples from delta of Egypt using ELISA, histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Hany M. Ibrahim, Fathy Abdel-Ghaffar, Gamalat Y. Osman, Safinaz H. El-Shourbagy, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Reham A. Khattab., Journal of Parasitic Diseases. June 2016, Volume 40, Issue 2, pp 485–490
  23. Human infection by acanthocephalan parasites belonging to the genus Corynosoma found from smallbowel endoscopy. Tomoki Fujita, Eriko Waga, Keisuke Kitaoka, Takayuki Imagawa, Yuuya Komatsu, Kunihiro Takanashi, Fumie Anbo, Tomonori Anbo, Shinichi Katuki, Shin Ichihara, Shunji Fujimori, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Yasuyuki Morishima, Hiromu Sugiyama, Hirotaka Katahira., Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 5, Part A, October 2016, Pages 491–493
  24. Serological detection and epidemiology of Neospora caninum and Cryptosporidium parvum antibodies in cattle in southern Egypt. Ragab M. Fereig, Mahmoud Rezk AbouLaila, Samy G.A. Mohamed, Hassan Y.A.H. Mahmoud, Alsagher O. Ali, Asmaa F. Ali, Mosaad Hilali, Anis Zaid, Adel Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed, Yoshifumi Nishikawa., Acta Tropica. Volume 162, October 2016, Pages 206–211
  25. Immunological Adjuvant Activity of Pectinioside A, the Steroidal Saponin from the Starfish Patiria pectinifera. Kawase O, Ohno O, Suenaga K, Xuan X., Nat Prod Commun. 2016 May;11(5):605-6.
  26. Novel methods for the molecular discrimination of Fasciola spp. on the basis of nuclear protein-coding genes. Takuya Shoriki, Madoka Ichikawa-Seki, Keisuke Suganuma, Ikunori Naito, Kei Hayashi, Minoru Nakao, Junya Aita, Uday Kumar Mohanta, Noboru Inoue, Kenji Murakami, Tadashi Itagaki., Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 3, June 2016, Pages 180–183
  27. Recombinant methionine aminopeptidase protein of Babesia microti: immunobiochemical characterization as a vaccine candidate against human babesiosis. Tserendorj Munkhjargal, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi., Parasitology Research. September 2016, Volume 115, Issue 9, pp 3669–3676
  28. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Fasciola gigantica from western Java, Indonesia. Kei Hayashi, Madoka Ichikawa-Seki, Puttik Allamanda, Putut Eko Wibowo, Uday Kumar Mohanta, Sodirun, Azirwan Guswanto, Yoshifumi Nishikawa., Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 5, Part A, October 2016, Pages 424–427
  29. Toxoplasma gondii Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Subunit 3 Is Involved in the Switch from Tachyzoite to Bradyzoite Development. Tatsuki Sugi, Yan Fen Ma, Tadakimi Tomita, Fumi Murakoshi, Michael S. Eaton, Rama Yakubu, Bing Han, Vincent Tu, Kentaro Kato, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Nishith Gupta, Elena S. Suvorova, Michael W. White, Kami Kim, Louis M. Weiss., MBio. 2016 May 31;7(3). pii: e00755-16. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00755-16.
  30. Optimization of a fluorescence-based assay for mass drug screening against Babesia and Theileria. M.A. Rizk, S.A. El-Sayd, N. Yokoyama, I. Igarashi., Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. April 2016Volume 39, Supplement, Page S106
  31. Incidence of Apoptotic Cells After Vitrification in Canine Ovarian Tissues. Madoka Hariya and Hiroshi Suzuki., Journal of Mammalian Ova Research. 33(1):69-75. May 2016
  32. Effects of Extracts from Thai Piperaceae Plants against Infection with Toxoplasma gondii. Arpron Leesombun, Sookruetai Boonmasawai, Naomi Shimoda, Yoshifumi Nishikawa., PLoS One. 2016 May 23;11(5):e0156116.
  33. Prevalence of Tick-borne Hemolytic Microbes in Free-living Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) Captured in a Deer-overcrowded Area. Yusaku WATANABE, Shinya FUKUMOTO, Ryô HARASAWA., Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. Vol. 21 (2016) No. 1 p. 17-27
  34. Akabane virus nonstructural protein NSm regulates viral growth and pathogenicity in a mouse model. Yukari ISHIHARA, Chieko SHIODA, Norasuthi BANGPHOOMI, Keita SUGIURA, Kohei SAEKI, Shumpei TSUDA, Tatsuya IWANAGA, Akiko TAKENAKA-UEMA, Kentaro KATO, Shin MURAKAMI, Kazuyuki UCHIDA, Hiroomi AKASHI, Taisuke HORIMOTO., Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. Vol. 78 (2016) No. 9 September p. 1391-1397
  35. Characterization of an epimastigote-stage-specific hemoglobin receptor of Trypanosoma congolense. Shino Yamasaki, Keisuke Suganuma, Junya Yamagishi, Masahito Asada, Naoaki Yokoyama, Shin-ichiro Kawazu and Noboru Inoue., Parasites & Vectors. 2016 9:299
  36. Seroprevalence and epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii in farm animals in different regions of Egypt. Ragab M. Fereig, Hassan Y.A.H. Mahmoud, Samy G.A. Mohamed, Mahmoud Rezk AbouLaila, Azza Abdel-Wahab, Salama Ahmed Osman, Sherif Abdallah Zidan, Sabry A. El-Khodary, Adel Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed, Yoshifumi Nishikawa., Veterinary Parasitology Regional Studies and Reports Volumes 3–4, June 2016, Pages 1–6
  37. An improved method for introducing site-directed point mutation into the Toxoplasma gondii genome using CRISPR/Cas9. Tatsuki Sugi, Kentaro Kato, Louis M. Weiss., Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 5, Part B, October 2016, Pages 558–562
  38. Epidemiology of bovine hemoprotozoa parasites in cattle and water buffalo in Vietnam. Gayani WEERASOORIYA, Thillaiampalam SIVAKUMAR, Dinh Thi Bich LAN, Phung Thang LONG, Hitoshi TAKEMAE, Ikuo IGARASHI, Noboru INOUE, Naoaki YOKOYAMA., Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. Vol. 78 (2016) No. 8 August p. 1361-1367
  39. Molecular survey of canine vector-borne diseases in stray dogs in Thailand. Mingming Liu, Ngasaman Ruttayaporn, Vannarat Saechan, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Patrick Vudriko, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Shinuo Cao, Tawin Inpankaew, Adrian P. Ybañez, Hiroshi Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan., Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 4, August 2016, Pages 357–361
  40. Molecular identification and antigenic characterization of a merozoite surface antigen and a secreted antigen ofBabesia canis (BcMSA1 and BcSA1). Mo Zhou, Shinuo Cao, Yuzi Luo, Mingming Liu, Guanbo Wang, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Aiko Iguchi, Patrick Vudriko, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Mario Löwenstein, Angela Kern, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ikuo Igarashi and Xuenan Xuan., Parasites & Vectors. 2016 May 3;9(1):257. doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1518-1.
  41. Mycophenolic Acid and Its Derivatives as Potential Chemotherapeutic Agents Targeting Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase in Trypanosoma congolense. Keisuke Suganuma, Albertus Eka Yudistira Sarwono, Shinya Mitsuhashi, Marcin Jąkalski, Tadashi Okada, Molefe Nthatisi, Junya Yamagishi, Makoto Ubukata and Noboru Inoue., Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2016, 60(7):4391-4393.

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  42. Development of a Plasmodium berghei transgenic parasite expressing the full-length Plasmodium vivaxcircumsporozoite VK247 protein for testing vaccine efficacy in a murine model. Masanori Mizutani, Shinya Fukumoto, Adam Patrice Soubeiga, Akira Soga, Mitsuhiro Iyori and Shigeto Yoshida., Malaria Journal. 2016 Apr 30;15(1):251.
  43. Genetic diversity and antigenicity variation of Babesia bovis merozoite surface antigen-1 (MSA-1) in Thailand.Muncharee Tattiyapong, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Hitoshi Takemae, Pacharathon Simking, Sathaporn Jittapalapong, Ikuo Igarashi, Naoaki Yokoyama., Infection, Genetics and Evolution. Volume 41, July 2016, Pages 255–261
  44. Identification and functional analysis of a novel mitochondria-localized 2-Cys peroxiredoxin, BbTPx-2, from Babesia bovis. Tatsunori Masatani, Masahito Asada, Hassan Hakimi, Kei Hayashi, Junya Yamagishi, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Xuenan Xuan.,Parasitology Research, August 2016, Volume 115, Issue 8, pp 3139–3145
  45. Molecular detection of spotted fever group rickettsiae in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from Benin. Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Shinuo Cao, Mingming Liu, Ryo Nakao, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naoaki Yokoyama, Chihiro Sugimoto, Kozo Fujisaki, Hiroshi Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan., Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases.Volume 7, Issue 5, July 2016, Pages 828–833
  46. Host Immunization with Recombinant Proteins to Screen Antigens for Tick Control. Remil Linggatong Galay, Takeshi Miyata, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Masami Mochizuki, Kozo Fujisaki, Tetsuya Tanaka., Vaccine Design. Volume 1404 of the series Methods in Molecular Biology pp 261-273
  47. Towards a Preventive Strategy for Toxoplasmosis: Current Trends, Challenges, and Future Perspectives for Vaccine Development. Ragab M. Fereig, Yoshifumi Nishikawa., Vaccine Design. Volume 1404 of the series Methods in Molecular Biology pp 153-164
  48. Induction of gene silencing in Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks through immersion in double-stranded RNA. Remil Linggatong Galay, Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, Melbourne Rio Talactac, Hiroki Maeda, Kodai Kusakisako, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Masami Mochizuki, Kozo Fujisaki, Tetsuya Tanak., Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 7, Issue 5, July 2016, Pages 813–816
  49. In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of the phytohormone inhibitor fluridone against Neospora caninum infection. Rochelle Haidee D. Ybañez, Arpron Leesombun, Maki Nishimura, Ryuma Matsubara, Mikiko Kojima, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Kisaburo Nagamune, Yoshifumi Nishikawa., Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 4, August 2016, Pages 319–322
  50. Establishment of transient and stable transfection systems for Babesia ovata. Hassan Hakimi, Junya Yamagishi, Yuto Kegawa, Osamu Kaneko, Shin-ichiro Kawazu and Masahito Asada., Parasites & Vectors. 2016.9:171.
  51. Identification and characterization of profilin antigen among Babesia species as a common vaccine candidate against babesiosis. Tserendorj Munkhjargal, Gabriel Oluga Aboge, Akio Ueno, Mahmoud Aboulaila, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi.,Experimental Parasitology Volume 166, July 2016, Pages 29–36
  52. RBC Invasion and invasion-inhibition assays using free merozoites isolated after cold treatment of Babesia bovis in vitro culture.  Takahiro Ishizaki, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Kyoko Hayashida, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Ikuo Igarashi, Naoaki Yokoyama., Experimental Parasitology. Volume 166, July 2016, Pages 10–15
  53. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition). Daniel J Klionsky, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji (2,467名中2,145番目). Autophagy 2016; 12(1): 1-222.
  54. Ungulate malaria parasites. Templeton TJ, Asada M, Jiratanh M, Ishikawa SA, Tiawsirisup, Sivakumar T, Namangala B, Takeda M, Mohkaew K, Ngamjituea S, Inoue N, Sugimoto C, Inagaki Y, Suzuki Y, Yokoyama N, Kaewthamasorn M, Kaneko O.,Scientific Reports. 2016 Mar 21;6:23230.
  55. Isolation and co-cultivation of human macrophages and neutrophils with Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized erythrocytes: an optimized system to study the phagocytic activity to malarial parasites. Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Takano Ryo, Kato Kentaro., Parasitology International. Volume 65, Issue 5, Part B, October 2016, Pages 545–548
  56. Genetic variations of four immunodominant antigens of Babesia gibsoni isolated from dogs in southwest Japan. Liu Mingming, Cao Shinuo, Zhou Mo, Wang Guanbo, Jirapattharasate Charoonluk, Adjou Moumouni Paul Franck, Iguchi Aiko, Vudriko Patrick, Suzuki Hiroshi, Soma Takehisa, Xuan Xuenan., Ticks and Tick Borne Diseases. Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2016, Pages 298–305.
  57. Induction of depression-related behaviors by reactivation of chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice. Mahmoud Motamed Elsayed, Ihara Fumiaki, Fereig Ragab M., Nishimura Maki, Nishikawa Yoshifumi., Behavioural Brain Research. 2016 Feb 1;298(Pt B):p.125-133.
  58. Type-specific PCR assays for Babesia bovis msa-1 genotypes in Asia: Revisiting the genetic diversity in Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Vietnam. Liyanagunawardena Nilukshi, Sivakumar Thillaiampalam, Kothalawala Hemal, Silva Seekkuge Susil Priyantha, Battsetseg Badgar, Lan Dinh Thi Bich, Inoue Noboru, Igarashi Ikuo, Yokoyama Naoaki., Infection Genetics and Evolution. Volume 37, January 2016, Pages 64–69.
  59. Effect of anti-hyperlipidemia drugs on the alpha-tocopherol concentration and their potential for murine malaria infection. Kume Aiko, Herbas Maria Shirley, Shichiri Mototada, Ishida Noriko, Suzuki Hiroshi., Parasitology Research. Jan 2016 ;115(1), p 69-75.
  60. A novel C-type lectin with triple carbohydrate recognition domains has critical roles for the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis against Gram-negative bacteria. Maeda H, Miyata T, Kusakisako K, Galay RL, Talactac MR, Umemiya-Shirafuji R,Mochizuki M, Fujisaki K, Tanaka T., Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 2016 Apr;57:38-47.
  61. Molecular and biochemical characterization of methionine aminopeptidase of Babesia bovis as a potent drug target.Tserendorj Munkhjargal, Takahiro Ishizaki, Azirwan Guswanto, Hitoshi Takemae, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi., Veterinary Parasitology. Volume 221, 15 May 2016, p14–23.
  62. Development of an improved reverse genetics system for Akabane bunyavirus. Takenaka-Uema Akiko, Sugiura Keita, Bangphoomi Norasuthi, Shioda Chieko, Uchida Kazuyuki, Kato Kentaro, Haga Takeshi, Murakami Shin, Akashi Hiroomi, Horimoto Taisuke., Journal of Virological Methods. Volume 232, June 2016, Pages 16–20.
  63. Changes in neurotransmitter levels and expression of immediate early genes in brain of mice infected with Neospora caninum. Fumiaki Ihara, Maki Nishimura, Yoshikage Muroi, Hidefumi Furuoka, Naoaki Yokoyama, Yoshifumi Nishikawa.Scientific Reports. 2016; 6: 23052.

    【Topics】 2016.03.15 論文発表

  64. Clofazimine inhibits the growth of Babesia and Theileria parasites in vitro and in vivo. Tuvshintulga Bumduuren, AbouLaila Mahmoud, Davaasuren Batdorj, Ishiyama Aki, Sivakumar Thillaiampalam, Yokoyama Naoaki, Iwatsuki Masato, Otoguro Kazuhiko, Ōmura Satoshi and Igarashi Ikuo., Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. May 2016 vol. 60 no. 5 2739-2746

    【Topics】 2016.03.10 論文発表

  65. Dextran sulfate inhibits acute Toxoplama gondii infection in pigs. Kato K (corresponding author), Murata Y, Horiuchi N, Inomata A, Terkawi MA, Ishiwa A, Ogawa Y, Fukumoto S, Matsuhisa F, Koyama K., Parasit Vectors.
  66. Characterization of a recombinant Akabane mutant virus with knockout of a nonstructural protein NSs in a pregnant goat model. Takenaka-Uema A, Bangphoomi N, Shioda C, Uchida K, Gen F, Kato K, Haga T, Murakami S, Akashi H, Horimoto T., Virol Sin.
  67. Evaluation of in vitro inhibitory effect of enoxacin on Babesia and Theileria parasites. Omar Mosaab A, Salama Akram, Elsify Ahmed, Rizk Mohamed Abdo, Al-Aboody Mohammad Saleh, AbouLaila Mahmoud, El-Sayed Shimaa Abd El-Salam, Igarashi Ikuo., Experimental Parasitology. 2016 Feb;161:p62-67.
  68. Detection and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Eimeria species in Philippine bats. Murakoshi Fumi, Recuenco Frances C., Omatsu Tsutomu, Sano Kaori, Taniguchi Satoshi, Masangkay Joseph S., Alviola Philip, Eres Eduardo, Cosico Edison, Alvarez James, Une Yumi, Kyuwa Shigeru, Sugiura Yuki, Kato Kentaro., Parasitology Research pp 1-7,First online: 02 February 2016
  69. Molecular detection and genetic identification of Babesia bigemina, Theileria annulata, Theileria orientalis and Anaplasma marginale in Turkey. Zhou Mo, Cao Shinuo, Sevinc Ferda, Sevinc Mutlu, Ceylan Onur, Adjou Moumouni Paul Franck, Jirapattharasate Charoonluk, Liu Mingming, Wang Guanbo, Iguchi Aiko, Vudriko Patrick, Suzuki Hiroshi, Xuan Xuenan.,Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2016 Feb;7(1):p.126-134.
  70. Molecular epidemiology of bovine Babesia spp. and Theileria orientalis parasites in beef cattle from northern and northeastern Thailand. Jirapattharasate Charoonluk, Adjou Moumouni Paul Franck, Cao Shinuo, Iguchi Aiko, Liu Mingming, Wang Guanbo, Zhou Mo, Vudriko Patrick, Changbunjong Tanasak, Sungpradit Sivapong, Ratanakorn Parntep, Moonarmart Walasinee, Sedwisai Poonyapat, Weluwanarak Thekhawet, Wongsawang Witsanu, Suzuki Hiroshi, Xuan Xuenan., Parasitology International. 2016 Feb; 65(1):p.62-69.
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