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1Typing Hepatitis B Virus by Homology in Nucleotide Sequence: Comparison of Surface Antigen SubtypesJournal of General Virology1988972
2Interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-18 synergistically induce the fungicidal activity of murine peritoneal exudate cells against Cryptococcus neoformans through production of gamma interferon by natural killer cellsInfection and Immunity1997213
3IL-18 protects mice against pulmonary and disseminated infection with Cryptococcus neoformans by inducing IFN-gamma production.Journal of Immunology1997162
4IL-12 protects mice against pulmonary and disseminated infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformansClinical and Experimental Immunology1996154
5IL-18 protects mice against pulmonary and disseminated infection with Cryptococcus neoformans by inducing IFN-gamma productionJournal of Immunology1997145
6Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1-Dependent Increase of Vα14 NKT Cells in Lungs and Their Roles in Th1 Response and Host Defense in Cryptococcal InfectionJournal of Immunology2001144
7A mechanism of pathogenicity of Streptococcus milleri group" in pulmonary infection: synergy with an anaerobeJournal of Medical Microbiology1994140
8Activation of Vα14+ Natural Killer T Cells by α-Galactosylceramide Results in Development of Th1 Response and Local Host Resistance in Mice Infected with Cryptococcus neoformansInfection and Immunity2001140
9Clinical usefulness of biochemical markers of liver fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseWorld Journal of Gastroenterology2005140
10The Streptococcus milleri Group as a Cause of Pulmonary InfectionsClinical Infectious Diseases1995125
11IL-18 Contributes to Host Resistance Against Infection withCryptococcus neoformansin Mice with Defective IL-12 Synthesis Through Induction of IFN-γ Production by NK CellsJournal of Immunology2000122
12CRYPTOCOCCAL INFECTION AND TH1-TH2 CYTOKINE BALANCEInternational Reviews of Immunology2002120
13Distribution of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes among Patients with Chronic Infection in Japan Shifting toward an Increase of Genotype AJournal of Clinical Microbiology2009114
14Expression of cytokines and inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA in the lungs of mice infected with Cryptococcus neoformans: effects of interleukin-12Infection and Immunity1997113
15Influence of hepatitis B virus genotypes on the development of preS deletions and advanced liver diseaseJournal of Medical Virology2003101
16Strongyloidiasis-Progress in Diagnosis and Treatment.Internal Medicine200094
17High Plasma Osteopontin Level and Its Relationship with Interleukin-12–mediated Type 1 T Helper Cell Response in TuberculosisAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine200392
18Contribution of IL-18 to Th1 Response and Host Defense Against Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Comparative Study with IL-12p40Journal of Immunology200289
19Prospective multicenter study of the causative organisms of community-acquired pneumonia in adults in JapanJournal of Infection and Chemotherapy200686
20Contribution of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in host defence mechanism against Cryptococcus neoformansClinical and Experimental Immunology199684
21Differential Roles of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 in In Vitro Responses of Macrophages to Legionella pneumophilaInfection and Immunity200584
22Efficacy of ivermectin for chronic strongyloidiasis: two single doses given 2 weeks apartJournal of Infection and Chemotherapy200274
23Detection of Legionella spp. in cooling tower water by the polymerase chain reaction methodApplied and Environmental Microbiology199365
24T Cell‐Dependent Activation of Macrophages and Enhancement of Their Phagocytic Activity in the Lungs of Mice Inoculated with Heat‐Killed Cryptococcus neoformans: Involvement of IFN‐γ and Its Protective Effect against Cryptococcal InfectionMicrobiology and Immunology199563
25Cell-mediated immunity in host resistance against infection caused byPenicillium marneffeiMedical Mycology199663
26High plasma concentrations of osteopontin in patients with interstitial pneumoniaRespiratory Medicine200561
27Hepatitis delta virus genotype IIb predominates in an endemic area, Okinawa, Japan199960
28Chronic hepatitis delta virus infection with genotype IIb variant is correlated with progressive liver diseaseJournal of General Virology200360
29Candida albicanssuppresses nitric oxide (NO) production by interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine peritoneal macrophagesClinical and Experimental Immunology199957
30Enhancing effect of oxygen radical scavengers on murine macrophage anticryptococcal activity through production of nitric oxideClinical and Experimental Immunology200756
31Quantitation of the Level of Hepatitis Delta Virus RNA in Serum, by Real‐Time Polymerase Chain Reaction—and Its Possible Correlation with the Clinical Stage of Liver DiseaseJournal of Infectious Diseases200453
32Reduced host resistance and Th1 response toCryptococcus neoformansin interleukin-18 deficient miceFEMS Microbiology Letters200052
33Inhibition of Legionella pneumophila in guinea pig peritoneal macrophages by new quinolone, macrolide and other antimicrobial agentsJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy199151
34Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)-dependent protection and synthesis of chemoattractants for mononuclear leucocytes caused by IL-12 in the lungs of mice infected with Cryptococcus neoformansClinical and Experimental Immunology199949
35Diagnosis of Legionella pneumophila Infection by Polymerase Chain ReactionClinical Infectious Diseases199548
36Enhanced Gamma Interferon Production through Activation of Vα14 + Natural Killer T Cells by α-Galactosylceramide in Interleukin-18-Deficient Mice with Systemic CryptococcosisInfection and Immunity200148
37Cryptococcus neoformansInhibits Nitric Oxide Production by Murine Peritoneal Macrophages Stimulated with Interferon-γ and LipopolysaccharideCellular Immunology199747
38Distribution of Legionella longbeachae and other legionellae in Japanese potting soilsJournal of Infection and Chemotherapy200146
39Activation of macrophages and expansion of specific T lymphocytes in the lungs of mice intratracheally inoculated withCryptococcus neoformansClinical and Experimental Immunology200846
40Clinical evaluation methods for new antimicrobial agents to treat respiratory infections: Report of the Committee for the Respiratory System, Japan Society of ChemotherapyJournal of Infection and Chemotherapy199943
41NK Cells Eliminate Cryptococcus neoformans by Potentiating the Fungicidal Activity of Macrophages Rather than by Directly Killing Them upon Stimulation with IL‐12 and IL‐18Microbiology and Immunology200041
42Preponderance of hepatitis B virus genotype B contributes to a better prognosis of chronic HBV infection in Okinawa, JapanJournal of Medical Virology200241
43Difference in prognosis between patients infected with hepatitis B virus with genotype B and those with genotype C in the Okinawa Islands: A prospective studyJournal of Medical Virology200341
44Penicillium marneffei Causes Osteopontin-Mediated Production of Interleukin-12 by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear CellsInfection and Immunity200240
45Contribution of interferon-γ in protecting mice during pulmonary and disseminated infection withFEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology199639
46Sparfloxacin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae : Involvement of Multiple Mutations in gyrA and parC GenesAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy199839
47Anticryptococcal effect of amphotericin B is mediated through macrophage production of nitric oxideAntimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy199638
48Different susceptibilities of yeasts and conidia of Penicillium marneffei to nitric oxide (NO)-mediated fungicidal activity of murine macrophagesClinical and Experimental Immunology199838
49Minimal Contribution of Vα14 Natural Killer T Cells to Th1 Response and Host Resistance against Mycobacterial Infection in MiceMicrobiology and Immunology200238
50Direct-acting antiviral agents do not increase the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma development: a prospective, multicenter studyHepatology International201938