- First detection of Babesia venatorum (EU1) in Ixodes persulcatus ticks in Mongolia. Tuvshintulga B., Battsetseg B., Battur B., Myagmarsuren P., Narantsatsral S., Sivakumar T., Takemae H., Igarashi I., Inoue N. and Yokoyama N., J. Protozool. Res. 25, 29-37 (2015).
- Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium andersoni isolated from Japanese black calves in Tokachi district, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Junya Aita, Madoka Ichikawa-Sekia, N Fukumoto, Masahito Asada, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Tadashi Itagaki., J Protozool Res. 2015. Dec. 25(1-2):44-47.
- The vector potential of Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks for Babesia microti parasites under experimental condition.Kodai Kusakisako, Hiroki Maeda, Remil Linggatong Galay, Tomohide Matsuo, Masashi Tsujio, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Masami Mochizuki, Kozo Fujisaki, Tetsuya Tanaka., J. Protozool. Res. 2015. Dec: 25(1-2):8-17.
- Evaluation of Eimeria krijgsmanni as a murine model for testing the efficacy of anti-parasitic agents. Toshinori Takeo, Tetsuya Tanaka, Makoto Matsubayashi, Masashi Tsujio, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naotoshi Tsuji, Kozo Fujisaki, Toshihiro Matsui and Tomohide Matsuo., Acta Parasitologica, 2015 Jun 1;60(2):p190-195.
- Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium parvum from two different Japanese prefectures, Okinawa and Hokkaido. Madoka Ichikawa-Sekia, Junya Aita, Tatsunori Masatani, Moemi Suzuki, Yoshiki Nitta, Genta Tamayose, Takehiro Iso, Keisuke Suganuma, Takashi Fujiwara, Keita Matsuyama, Tadamasa Niikura, Naoaki Yokoyama, Hiroshi Suzuki, Kazuhiro Yamakawa, Hisashi Inokuma, Tadashi Itagaki, Satoshi Zakimi, Yoshifumi Nishikawa., Parasitology International. 2015 Apr;64(2):p161-166.
- Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii glyoxalase 1 and evaluation of inhibitory effects of curcumin on the enzyme and parasite cultures., Goo Youn-Kyoung, Yamagishi Junya, Ueno Akio, Terkawi Mohamad Alaa, Aboge Gabriel Oluga, Kwak Dongmi, Hong Yeonchul, Chung Dong-I, Igarashi Makoto, Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Xuan Xuenan., Parasites & Vectors. 2015 Dec 23;8(1):p654.
- Novel methods for the molecular discrimination of Fasciola spp. on the basis of nuclear protein-coding genes.Shoriki Takuya, Ichikawa-Seki Madoka, Suganuma Keisuke, Naito Ikunori, Hayashi Kei, Nakao Minoru, Aita Junya, Mohanta Uday Kumar, Inoue Noboru, Murakami Kenji, Itagaki Tadashi., Parasitology International. 2015 Dec 8;65(3):p180-183.
- Detection of G119S ace-1 (R) mutation in field-collected Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes using allele-specific loop-mediated isothermal amplification (AS-LAMP) method. Badolo Athanase, Bando Hironori, Traoré Alphonse, Ko-ketsu Mami, Guelbeogo Wamdaogo Moussa, Kanuka Hirotaka, Ranson Hilary, Sagnon N’Falé, Fukumoto Shinya., Malaria Journal. 2015 Dec 1;14(1):p.477.
- The PCR detection and phylogenetic characterization of Babesia microti in questing ticks in Mongolia. Tuvshintulga Bumduuren, Sivakumar Thillaiampalam, Battsetseg Badgar, Narantsatsaral Sandag-ochir, Enkhtaivan Batsaikhan, Battur Banzragch, Hayashida Kyoko, Okubo Kazuhiro, Ishizaki Takahiro, Inoue Noboru, Igarashi Ikuo, Yokoyama Naoaki., Parasitology International. 2015 Dec;64(6):p.527-532.
- Seroprevalence of antibody to TgGRA7 antigen of Toxoplasma gondii in livestock animals from Western Java, Indonesia. Ichikawa-Seki Madoka, Guswanto Azirwan, Allamanda Puttik, Mariamah Euis Siti, Wibowo Putut Eko, Igarashi Ikuo, Nishikawa Yoshifumi., Parasitology International. 2015 Dec;64(6):p.484-486.
- Cocktail of Theileria equi antigens for detecting infection in equines. El-Sayed Shimaa Abd El-Salam, Rizk Mohamed Abdo, Terkawi Mohamed Alaa, Mousa Ahmed, El Said El Said El Shirbini, Elsayed Gehad, Fouda Mohamed, Yokoyama Naoaki, Igarashi Ikuo., Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. Volume 5, Issue 12, December 2015, p 977–981
- A new immunoreactive recombinant protein designated as rBoSA2 from Babesia ovis: Its molecular characterization, subcellular localization and antibody recognition by infected sheep. Sevinc Ferda, Cao Shinuo, Zhou Mo, Sevinc Mutlu, Ceylan Onur, Xuan Xuenan., Veterinary Parasitology.2015 Nov 30;214(1-2):p.213-218.
- A TeGM6-4r antigen-based immunochromatographic test (ICT) for animal trypanosomosis. Nguyen Thu-Thuy, Ruttayaporn Ngasaman, Goto Yasuyuki, Kawazu Shin-ichiro, Sakurai Tatsuya, Inoue Noboru., Parasitology Research. 2015 Nov;114(11):p.4319-4325.
- Molecular Characterization of Babesia bovis M17 Leucine Aminopeptidase and Inhibition of Babesia Growth by Bestatin. Aboge Gabriel Oluga, Cao Shinuo, Terkawi Mohamad Alaa, Masatani Tatsunori, Goo Younkyoung, AbouLaila Mahmoud, Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Igarashi Ikuo, Suzuki Hiroshi, Xuan Xuenan., Journal of Parasitology. 2015 Oct;101(5):p.536-541.
- Molecular detection and characterization of Babesia bovis, Babesia bigemina, Theileria species and Anaplasma marginale isolated from cattle in Kenya. Adjou Moumouni Paul Franck, Aboge Gabriel Oluga, Terkawi Mohamad Alaa, Masatani Tatsunori, Cao Shinuo, Kamyingkird Ketsarin, Jirapattharasate Charoonluk, Zhou Mo, Wang Guanbo, Liu Mingming, Iguchi Aiko, Vudriko Patrick, Ybanez Adrian Patalinghug, Inokuma Hisashi, Shirafuji-Umemiya Rika, Suzuki Hiroshi, Xuan Xuenan., Parasites & Vectors. 2015 Sep 30;8:p.496.
- Studies of trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa valley, north-eastern Zambia. Laohasinnarong Dusit, Goto Yasuhuki, Asada Masahito, Nakao Ryo, Hayashida Kyoko, Kajino Kiichi, Kawazu Shin-ichiro, Sugimoto Chihiro, Inoue Noboru, Namangala Boniface., Parasites & Vectors. 2015 Sep 30;8:p.497.
Erratum to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26493091 - Distribution of follicles in canine ovary – A simple and rapid method for counting follicles. Hayashi Mizuki, Hariya Madoka, Kayano Mitsunori, Suzuki Hiroshi., Cryobiology. 2015 Sep 25. pii: S0011-2240(15)p.241-242.
- Generation of a Recombinant Akabane Virus Expressing Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein. Takenaka-Uema Akiko, Murata Yousuke, Gen Fumihiro, Ishihara-Saeki Yukari, Watanabe Ken-ichi, Uchida Kazuyuki, Kato Kentaro, Murakami Shin, Haga Takeshi, Akashi Hiroomi and Horimoto Taisuke., Journal Of Virology. 2015 Sep; 89(18): p9477-9484. Epub 2015 Jul 8.
- Probucol-Induced α-Tocopherol Deficiency Protects Mice against Malaria Infection. Herbas Maria Shirely, Shichiri Mototada, Ishida Noriko, Kume Aiko, Hagihara Yoshihisa, Yoshida Yasukazu, Suzuki Hiroshi., PLoS One. 2015 Aug 21;10(8):e0136014.
- Cytoprotective Effects of Lysophospholipids from Sea Cucumber Holothuria atra. Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Furukawa Ayumi, Shiga Ikumi, Muroi Yoshikage, Ishii Toshiaki, Hongo Yayoi, Takahashi Shunya, Sugawara Tatsuya, Koshino Hiroyuki, Ohnishi Masao., PLoS One. 2015 Aug 14;10(8):e0135701.
- Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium parvum detected in Japanese black and Holstein calves in Iwate Prefecture and Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Aita Junya , Ichikawa-Seki Madoka, Kinami Aiko, Yaita Seiko, Kumagai Yoshihiro, Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Itagaki Tadashi., Journal of Veterinary Medical Science.. 2015 Aug; 77(8): p997–999.Published online 2015 Mar 27.
- Virulence characterization of Campylobacter jejuni isolated from resident wild birds in Tokachi area , Japan. Shyaka Anselme, Kusumoto Akiko, Chaisowwong Warangkhana, Okouchi Yoshiki, Fukumoto Shinya, Yoshimura Aya, Kawamoto Keiko.,Journal of Veterinary Medical Science.. 2015 Aug;77(8):p.967-972.
- Seroprevalence of antibody to NcSAG1 antigen of Neospora caninum in cattle from Western Java, Indonesia.Ichikawa-Seki Madoka, Guswanto Azirwan, Allamanda Puttik, Mariamah Euis Siti, Wibowo Putut Eko, Nishikawa Yoshifumi.,Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. Article ID: 15-0382, [Advance Publication] Released 2015/08/10
- Water buffalo as sentinel animals for schistosomiasis surveillance. Angeles Jose Ma M, Leonardo Lydia R, Goto Yasuyuki, Masashi Kirinoki, Villacorte Elena A. Hakimi Hassan, Kharleezelle Moendeg, Lee S, Rivera PT, Inoue Noboru, Chigusa Y, Kawazu Shin-ichiro., Bulletin Of The World Health Organization. 2015 Jul 1;93(7):p.511-512.
- Heparin interacts with elongation factor 1α of Cryptosporidium parvum and inhibits invasion. Inomata Atsuko, Murakoshi Fumi, Ishiwa Akiko, Takano Ryo, Takemae Hitoshi, Sugi Tatsuki, Cagayat Recuenco Frances, Horimoto Taisuke, Kato Kentaro., Scientific Reports. 2015 Jul 1;5:p.11599.
- Development of monoclonal antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum thioredoxin peroxidase 1 and its possible application for malaria diagnosis. Hakimi Hassan, Goto Yasuyuki, Suganuma Keisuke, Angeles Jose Ma M, Kawai Satoru, Inoue Noboru, Kawazu Shin-ichiro., Experimental Parasitology. 2015 Jul;154:p.62-66.
- Detection of monoclonal integration of bovine leukemia virus proviral DNA as a malignant marker in two enzootic bovine leukosis cases with difficult clinical diagnosis. Miura Saori, Horiuchi Noriyuki, Matsumoto Kotaro, Kobayashi Yoshiyasu, Kawazu Shin-ichiro, Inokuma Hisashi., Journal of Veterinary Medical Science.2015 Jul;77(7):p.883-887.
- Mechanisms of interferon-beta-induced inhibition of Toxoplasma gondii growth in murine macrophages and embryonic fibroblasts: role of immunity-related GTPase M1. Mahmoud Motamed Elsayed, Ui Fumiki, Salman Doaa, Nishimura Maki, Nishikawa Yoshifumi., Cellular Microbiology. 2015 Jul;17(7):p.1069-1083.
- Effect of thioredoxin peroxidase-1 gene disruption on the liver stages of the rodent malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei. Usui Miho, Masuda-Suganuma Hirono , Fukumoto Shinya, Angeles Jose Ma. M., Hakimi Hassan, Inoue Noboru, Kawazu Shin-ichiro., Parasitology International. Volume 64, Issue 3, June 2015, p 290–294.
- Cats as a potential source of emerging influenza virus infections. Horimoto Taisuke, Gen Fumihiro, Murakami Shin, Iwatsuki-Horimoto Kiyoko, Kato Kentaro, Hisasue Masaharu, Sakaguchi Masahiro, Nidom Chairul A., Kawaoka Yoshihiro.,Virologica Sinica. June 2015, Volume 30, Issue 3, p 221-223. First online: 05 May 2015
- Transfection of Babesia bovis by Double Selection with WR99210 and Blasticidin-S and Its Application for Functional Analysis of Thioredoxin Peroxidase-1. Asada Masahito, Yahata Kazuhide, Hakimi Hassan, Yokoyama Naoaki, Igarashi Ikuo, Kaneko Osamu, Suarez Carlos E., Kawazu Shin-ichiro., PLoS One. 2015 May 11;10(5):e0125993.
- Simultaneous administration of 2-aminoethyl diphenylborinate and chloroquine reverses chloroquine resistance in malaria parasites. Mossaad Ehab, Furuyama Wakako, Enomoto Masahiro, Kawai Satoru, Mikoshiba Katsuhiko, Kawazu Shin-ichiro., Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2015 May; 59(5): p.2890-2892.
- Optimization of a Fluorescence-Based Assay for Large-Scale Drug Screening against Babesia and TheileriaParasites. Rizk Mohamed Abdo, El-Sayed Shimaa Abd El-Salam, Terkawi Mohamed Alaa, Youssef Mohamed Ahmed, El Said el Sel Shirbini, Elsayed Gehad, El-Khodery Sabry, El-Ashker Maged, Elsify Ahmed, Omar Mosaab, Salama Akram, Yokoyama Naoaki, Igarashi Ikuo., PLoS One. 2015 Apr 27;10(4):e0125276.
- Exposure to 50 Hz electric fields reduces stress-induced glucocorticoid levels in BALB/c mice in a kV/m- and duration-dependent manner. Hori Takuya, Inoue Noboru, Suzuki Hiroshi, Harakawa Shinji., Bioelectromagnetics.2015 Apr;36(4):p.302-308.
- A single mutation in the gatekeeper residue in TgMAPKL-1 restores the inhibitory effect of a bumped kinase inhibitor on the cell cycle. Sugi Tatsuki, Kawazu Shin-ichiro, Horimoto Taisuke, Kato Kentaro., International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. Volume 5, Issue 1, April 2015, p 1–8
- Development and optimization of cocktail-ELISA for a unified surveillance of zoonotic schistosomiasis in multiple host species. Moendeg Kharleezelle J., Angeles Jose Ma. M., Goto Yasuyuki, Leonardo Lydia R., Kirinoki Masashi, Villacorte Elena A., Rivera Pilarita T., Inoue Noboru, Chigusa Yuichi, Kawazu Shin-ichiro., Parasitology Research. 2015 Mar ; 114(3):p1225-1228.
- Genetic variations in merozoite surface antigen genes of Babesia bovis detected in Vietnamese cattle and water buffaloes. Yokoyama Naoaki, Sivakumar Thillaiampalam, Tuvshintulga Bumduuren, Hayashida Kyoko, Igarashi Ikuo, Inoue Noboru, Long Phung Thang, Lan Dinh Thi Bich., Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2015 Mar;30:p288-295.
- The role of carbohydrates in infection strategies of enteric pathogens. Kato Kentaro,and Ishiwa Akiko., Tropical Medicine and Health. 2015 Mar;43(1):p41-52.
- Application of crude and recombinant ELISAs and immunochromatographic test for serodiagnosis of animal trypanosomosis in the Umkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Nguyen Thu-Thuy , Motsiri Mono Sophie , Taioe Moeti Oriel, Mtshali Moses Sibusiso, Goto Yasuyuki, Kawazu Shin-Ichiro, Thekisoe Oriel Matlhahane Molifi, and Inoue Noboru., Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2015 Feb;77(2):p217-220.
- An epidemiological survey of bovine Babesia and Theileria parasites in cattle, buffaloes, and sheep in Egypt. Elsify Ahmed, Sivakumar Thillaiampalam, Nayel Mohammed, Salama Akram, Elkhtam Ahmed, Rizk Mohamed, Mosaab Omar, Sultan Khaled, Elsayed Shimaa, Igarashi Ikuo, Yokoyama Naoaki., Parasitology International. 2015 Feb;64(1):p79-85.
- Structural and functional divergence of the aldolase fold in Toxoplasma gondii. Tonkin Michelle L., Halavaty Andrei S., Ramaswamy Raghavendran, Ruan Jiapeng, Igarashi Makoto, Ngô Huân M., Boulanger Martin J. Journal of Molecular Biology. 2015 Feb 27;427(4):p840-852.
- Application of crude and recombinant ELISAs and immunochromatographic test for serodiagnosis of animal trypanosomosis in the Umkhanyakude district of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Nguyen Thu-Thuy, Motsiri Mono Sophie, Taioe Moeti Oriel, Mtshali Moses Sibusiso, Goto Yasuyuki, Kawazu Shin-Ichiro, Thekisoe Oriel Matlhahane Molifi, and Inoue Noboru., Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2015 Feb;77(2):p217-220.
- Genetic diversity in Trypanosoma theileri from Sri Lankan cattle and water buffaloes. Yokoyama Naoaki, Sivakumar Thillaiampalam, Fukushi Shintaro, Tattiyapong Muncharee, Tuvshintulga Bumduuren, Kothalawala Hemal, Silva Seekkuge Susil Priyantha, Igarashi Ikuo, Inoue Noboru., Veterinary Parasitology. 2015 Jan 30;207(3-4):p335-341.
- Calcium ions are involved in egress of Babesia bovis merozoites from bovine erythrocytes. Mossaad Ehab, Asada Masahito, Nakatani Daichi, Inoue Noboru, Yokoyama Naoaki, Kaneko Osamu, and Kawazu Shin-ichiro., Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2015 Jan ; 77(1):p53-58.
- Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with exposure of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) to Neospora caninumin northeast Thailand. Kengradomkij Chanya, Inpankaew Tawin, Kamyingkird Ketsarin, Wongpanit Kannika, Wongnakphet Sirichai, Mitchell Thomas J., Xuan Xuenan, Igarashi Ikuo, Jittapalapong Sathaporn, Stich Roger W. Veterinary Parasitology. 2015 Jan 15;207(1-2):p156-160.
- DB-AT: a 2015 update to the Full-parasites database brings a multitude of new transcriptomic data for apicomplexan parasites. Jąkalski Marcin, Wakaguri Hiroyuki, Kischka Tabea G., Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Kawazu Shin-ichiro, Matsubayashi Makoto, Kawahara Fumiya, Tsuji Naotoshi, Cao Shinuo, Sunaga Fujiko, Xuan Xuenan, Okubo Kazuhiro, Igarashi Ikuo, Tuda Josef, Mongan Arthur E., Eshita Yuki, Maeda Ryuichiro, Makałowski Wojciech, Suzuki Yutaka, and Yamagishi JunyaNucleic Acids Research. 2015 Jan;43(Database issue):D631-6.
- Macrophages are the determinant of resistance to and outcome of nonlethal Babesia microti infection in mice.Terkawi Mohamad Alaa, Cao Shinuo, Herbas Maria S., Nishimura Maki, Li Yan, Moumouni Paul Franck Adjou, Pyarokhil Asadullah Hamid, Kondoh Daisuke, Kitamura Nobuo, Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Kato Kentaro, Yokoyama Naoaki, Zhou Jinlin, Suzuki Hiroshi, Igarashi Ikuo and Xuan Xuenan., Infection and Immunity. 2015 Jan ; 83(1):p8-16.
- Role of the chemokine receptor CCR5-dependent host defense system in Neospora caninum infections. Abe Chisa, Tanaka Sachi, Nishimura Maki, Ihara Fumiaki, Xuan Xuenan and Nishikawa Yoshifumi., Parasites & Vectors. 2015 Jan 6;8:5.
- Sperm membrane proteome in wild Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) and Sika deer (Cervus nippon). Kawase Osamu, Cao Shinuo, Xuan Xuenan., Theriogenology. 2015 Jan 1;83(1):p95-102.
- Transcriptome and histopathological changes in mouse brain infected with Neospora caninum. Nishimura Maki, Tanaka Sachi, Ihara Fumiaki, Muroi Yoshikage, Yamagishi Junya, Furuoka Hidefumi, Suzuki Yutaka & Nishikawa Yoshifumi.,Scientific Reports. 2015 Jan 21;5:p7936.
- RNA polymerase sub-unit β (rpoB) characterization of Ehrlichia canis detected from dogs and Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks in Cebu, Philippines. Ybañez Adrian P., Ybañez Rochelle Haidee D., Yokoyama Naoaki, Inokuma Hisashi.,Veterinarski arhiv, Vol.85 No.6 Prosinac 2015.
- Optimization and validation of an ELISA using recombinant Toxoplasma gondii matrix antigen 1 for serodiagnosis of the infection. Tumurjav Buyannemekh, Terkawi Mohamad Alaa, Zhang Houshuang, Zhang Guohong, Jia Honglin, Yamagishi Junya, Nishikawa Yoshifumi, Igarashi Ikuo, Sugimoto Chihiro, Xuan Xuenan., Mongolian Journal of Agricultural SciencesVol.15(2) 2015; p56-60
- Identification and Expression of Babesia ovis Secreted Antigen 1 and Evaluation of Its Diagnostic Potential in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. Sevinc Ferda, Cao Shinuo, Xuan Xuenan, Sevinc Mutlu and Ceylan Onur., Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Accepted 13 February 2015.Accepted manuscript posted online 18 February 2015.