Parasitic helminths and protozoa: Treasure boxes of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.
Yoshio Osada; Shoichi Shimizu; Kentaro Morita
Parasitology international, Apr. 2025, Reviewed

IL-10 is not required for the alleviation of collagen-induced arthritis by non-lethal malarial infection in mice.
Shoichi Shimizu; Junko Shin; Takuma Ota; Hirofumi Kondo; Susumu Nakae; Katsuko Sudo; Eman M Gaballah; Kentaro Morita; Yoshio Osada
Parasitology international, Feb. 2025, Reviewed

Helminth-induced impairment of humoral immunity differently contribute to their anti-arthritic effects in mice: Comparison of Schistosoma mansoni and Trichinella spiralis.
Yoshio Osada; Shoichi Shimizu; Kentaro Morita; Eman M Gaballah; Zhiliang Wu; Yoichi Maekawa
Experimental parasitology, Jun. 2024, Reviewed

Non-lethal rodent malarial infection prevents collagen-induced arthritis in mice via anti-arthritic immunomodulation.
Eman M Gaballah; Kentaro Morita; Shoichi Shimizu; Abeer A Elhenawy; Nairmen Nabih; Aliaa M Elsawey; Salama A Abdel-Mageed; Yoshio Osada
Parasite immunology, Jan. 2022, Reviewed

Mitogen-activated protein kinases are involved in cucurbitacin D-induced antitumor effects on adult T-cell leukemia cells.
Duo Wang; Mengyue Shen; Noriaki Kitamura; Yusuke Sennari; Kentaro Morita; Junichi Tsukada; Tamotsu Kanazawa; Yasuhiro Yoshida
Investigational new drugs, Feb. 2021, Reviewed

In vivo immune activation of splenocytes following exposure to tar from Asian sand dust.
Mengyue Shen; Yuan Song; Takamichi Ichinose; Kentaro Morita; Duo Wang; Keiichi Arashidani; Yasuhiro Yoshida
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A, Oct. 2020, Reviewed

Particulate Matter, Asian Sand Dust Delays Cyclophosphamide-induced Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice.
Kentaro Morita; Duo Wang; Ryoko Baba; Hiroyuki Morimoto; Yuan Song; Tamotsu Kanazawa; Yasuhiro Yoshida
Immunological investigations, Oct. 2020, Reviewed
Lead

Nuclear factor of activated T cells as a marker of in vivo low-dose dibenzo[a,h]anthracene exposure.
Cuiying He; Mengyue Shen; Kentaro Morita; Duo Wang; Tamotsu Kanazawa; Yasuhiro Yoshida
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, Sep. 2020, Reviewed

ERK is involved in the differentiation and function of dimethyl sulfoxide-induced HL-60 neutrophil-like cells, which mimic inflammatory neutrophils.
Duo Wang; Yusuke Sennari; Mengyue Shen; Kentaro Morita; Tamotsu Kanazawa; Yasuhiro Yoshida
International immunopharmacology, Jul. 2020, Reviewed

Th2 signals are not essential for the anti-arthritic effects of Trichinella spiralis in mice.
Yoshio Osada; Kentaro Morita; Sayaka Tahara; Tsubasa Ishihara; Zhiliang Wu; Isao Nagano; Yoichi Maekawa; Susumu Nakae; Katsuko Sudo; Tamotsu Kanazawa
Parasite immunology, Jan. 2020, Reviewed

The toll like receptor 4-myeloid differentiation factor 88 pathway is essential for particulate matter-induced activation of CD4-positive cells.
Yuan Song; Takamichi Ichinose; Kentaro Morita; Yasuhiro Yoshida
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, Feb. 2019, Reviewed

Endocytosis of particulate matter induces cytokine production by neutrophil via Toll-like receptor 4.
Tadahiro Miyake; Duo Wang; Hidetada Matsuoka; Kentaro Morita; Hiroshi Yasuda; Kazuhiro Yatera; Tamotsu Kanazawa; Yasuhiro Yoshida
International immunopharmacology, Apr. 2018, Reviewed

Lipopolysaccharide levels adherent to PM2.5 play an important role in particulate matter induced-immunosuppressive effects in mouse splenocytes.
Cuiying He; Yuan Song; Takamichi Ichinose; Miao He; Kentaro Morita; Duo Wang; Tamotsu Kanazawa; Yasuhiro Yoshida
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, Apr. 2018, Reviewed

Lipopolysaccharide attached to urban particulate matter 10 suppresses immune responses in splenocytes while particulate matter itself activates NF-κB.
Yuan Song; Takamichi Ichinose; Miao He; Cuiying He; Kentaro Morita; Yasuhiro Yoshida
Toxicology research, Sep. 2016, Reviewed

Autophagy is associated with cucurbitacin D-induced apoptosis in human T cell leukemia cells.
Tsukasa Nakanishi; Yuan Song; Cuiying He; Duo Wang; Kentaro Morita; Junichi Tsukada; Tamotsu Kanazawa; Yasuhiro Yoshida
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), Apr. 2016, Reviewed

Relationship between triterpenoid anticancer drug resistance, autophagy, and caspase-1 in adult T-cell leukemia.
Tsukasa Nakanishi; Yuan Song; Cuiying He; Duo Wang; Kentaro Morita; Junichi Tsukada; Tamotsu Kanazawa; Yasuhiro Yoshida
PeerJ, 2016, Reviewed

Asian sand dust causes subacute peripheral immune modification with NF-κB activation.
Yuan Song; Takamichi Ichinose; Kentaro Morita; Tsukasa Nakanishi; Tamotsu Kanazawa; Yasuhiro Yoshida
Environmental toxicology, May 2015, Reviewed

Protein kinase N1, a cell inhibitor of Akt kinase, has a central role in quality control of germinal center formation.
Teruhito Yasui; Kaori Sakakibara-Yada; Taki Nishimura; Kentaro Morita; Satoru Tada; George Mosialos; Elliott Kieff; Hitoshi Kikutani
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Dec. 2012, Reviewed

The basic helix-loop-helix proteins differentiated embryo chondrocyte (DEC) 1 and DEC2 function as corepressors of retinoid X receptors.
Yoshitake Cho; Mitsuhide Noshiro; Mihwa Choi; Kentaro Morita; Takeshi Kawamoto; Katsumi Fujimoto; Yukio Kato; Makoto Makishima
Molecular pharmacology, Dec. 2009, Reviewed

Identification of a novel distal enhancer in human adiponectin gene
Katsumori Segawa; Morihiro Matsuda; Atsunori Fukuhara; Kentaro Morita; Yosuke Okuno; Ryutaro Komuro; Iichiro Shimomura
Journal of Endocrinology, Oct. 2008, Reviewed

Adipose expression of catalase is regulated via a novel remote PPARγ-responsive region
Yosuke Okuno; Morihiro Matsuda; Hironori Kobayashi; Kentaro Morita; Emi Suzuki; Atsunori Fukuhara; Ryutaro Komuro; Michio Shimabukuro; Iichiro Shimomura
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Feb. 2008, Reviewed

Foxo1 represses expression of musclin, a skeletal muscle-derived secretory factor
Atsutaka Yasui; Hitoshi Nishizawa; Yosuke Okuno; Kentaro Morita; Hironori Kobayashi; Kenichiro Kawai; Morihiro Matsuda; Ken Kishida; Shinji Kihara; Yasutomi Kamei; Yoshihiro Ogawa; Tohru Funahashi; Iichiro Shimomura
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Dec. 2007, Reviewed

Visfatin in adipocytes is upregulated by hypoxia through HIF1α-dependent mechanism
Katsumori Segawa; Atsunori Fukuhara; Naomi Hosogai; Kentaro Morita; Yosuke Okuno; Masaki Tanaka; Yasuhiko Nakagawa; Shinji Kihara; Tohru Funahashi; Ryutaro Komuro; Morihiro Matsuda; Iichiro Shimomura
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Oct. 2006, Reviewed

Selective allosteric ligand activation of the retinoid X receptor heterodimers of NGFI-B and Nurr1
Kentaro Morita; Katsuyoshi Kawana; Mariko Sodeyama; Iichiro Shimomura; Hiroyuki Kagechika; Makoto Makishima
Biochemical Pharmacology, Dec. 2005, Reviewed
Lead

Glucosamine induces lipid accumulation and adipogenic change in C2C12 myoblasts
Takuya Fujita; Shigetada Furukawa; Kentaro Morita; Tomomi Ishihara; Masaharu Shiotani; Yasuaki Matsushita; Morihiro Matsuda; Iichiro Shimomura
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Mar. 2005, Reviewed

Helminth-induced impairment of humoral immunity differently contribute to their anti-arthritic effects in mice: Comparison of Schistosoma mansoni and Trichinella spiralis.
Osada Yoshio, Shimizu Shoichi, Morita Kentaro, Gaballah Eman M, Wu Zhiliang, Maekawa Yoichi
Experimental parasitology, Apr. 2024, Reviewed, No invitation

Particulate Matter, Asian Sand Dust Delays Cyclophosphamide-induced Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice.
Morita Kentaro, Wang Duo, Baba Ryoko, Morimoto Hiroyuki, Song Yuan, Kanazawa Tamotsu, Yoshida Yasuhiro
Immunological investigations, Dec. 2019, Reviewed, No invitation
Lead

ERK is involved in the differentiation and function of dimethyl sulfoxide-induced HL-60 neutrophil-like cells, which mimic inflammatory neutrophils.
Wang Duo, Sennari Yusuke, Shen Mengyue, Morita Kentaro, Kanazawa Tamotsu, Yoshida Yasuhiro
International immunopharmacology, Jul. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation

Mitogen-activated protein kinases are involved in cucurbitacin D-induced antitumor effects on adult T-cell leukemia cells.
Wang Duo, Shen Mengyue, Kitamura Noriaki, Sennari Yusuke, Morita Kentaro, Tsukada Junichi, Kanazawa Tamotsu, Yoshida Yasuhiro
Investigational new drugs, Sep. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation

Nuclear factor of activated T cells as a marker of in vivo low-dose dibenzo[a,h]anthracene exposure.
He Cuiying, Shen Mengyue, Morita Kentaro, Wang Duo, Kanazawa Tamotsu, Yoshida Yasuhiro
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, Sep. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation

The toll like receptor 4-myeloid differentiation factor 88 pathway is essential for particulate matter-induced activation of CD4-positive cells.
Song Yuan, Ichinose Takamichi, Morita Kentaro, Yoshida Yasuhiro
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, Feb. 2019, Reviewed, Null

Lipopolysaccharide levels adherent to PM2.5 play an important role in particulate matter induced-immunosuppressive effects in mouse splenocytes.
He Cuiying, Song Yuan, Ichinose Takamichi, He Miao, Morita Kentaro, Wang Duo, Kanazawa Tamotsu, Yoshida Yasuhiro
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, Apr. 2018, Reviewed, No invitation

In vivo immune activation of splenocytes following exposure to tar from Asian sand dust.
Shen Mengyue, Song Yuan, Ichinose Takamichi, Morita Kentaro, Wang Duo, Arashidani Keiichi, Yoshida Yasuhiro
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A, Oct. 2020, Reviewed, No invitation

Autophagy is associated with cucurbitacin D-induced apoptosis in human T cell leukemia cells.
Nakanishi Tsukasa, Song Yuan, He Cuiying, Wang Duo, Morita Kentaro, Tsukada Junichi, Kanazawa Tamotsu, Yoshida Yasuhiro
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), Apr. 2016, Reviewed, No invitation

Non-lethal rodent malarial infection prevents collagen-induced arthritis in mice via anti-arthritic immunomodulation.
Gaballah Eman M, Morita Kentaro, Shimizu Shoichi, Elhenawy Abeer A, Nabih Nairmen, Elsawey Aliaa M, Abdel-Mageed Salama A, Osada Yoshio
Parasite Immunology, Jan. 2022, Reviewed, No invitation

Th2 signals are not essential for the anti-arthritic effects of Trichinella spiralis in mice．
Osada Y, Morita K, Tahara S, Ishihara T, Wu Z, Nagano l, Maekawa Y, Nakae S, Sudo K, Kanazawa T
Parasite Immunology, Jan. 2020, Reviewed, Null

Parasitic helminths and protozoa: Treasure boxes of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.
Osada Yoshio, Shimizu Shoichi, Morita Kentaro
Parasitology international, Apr. 2025, Reviewed, Null

Relationship between triterpenoid anticancer drug resistance, autophagy, and caspase-1 in adult T-cell leukemia.
Nakanishi Tsukasa, Song Yuan, He Cuiying, Wang Duo, Morita Kentaro, Tsukada Junichi, Kanazawa Tamotsu, Yoshida Yasuhiro
PeerJ, Apr. 2016, Reviewed, No invitation