Curriculum Vitaes
Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Professor, Faculty of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University
- Degree
- Master of Veterinary Science(Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University)Ph. D.(Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University)
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 200901020343407296
- researchmap Member ID
- 1000145506
- External link
Research Interests
5Research Areas
1Research History
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1983 - 1999
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1983 - 1999
Education
4Committee Memberships
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Sep, 2017 - Aug, 2020
Papers
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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 55 527-534, Jun, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Parasitology International, Aug, 2020 Peer-reviewed
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 11 83-87, Apr, 2020 Peer-reviewedUromastyx is a genus of the herbivorous agamid lizards, also known as spiny-tailed lizards or mastigures, which are found in parts of Africa and the Middle East. Currently, several species of this genus are available in the international pet trade in Japan. In this study, two imported wild-caught spiny-tailed lizards (Arabian blue mastigure, Uromastyx ornata philbyi, and Sudan mastigure, Uromastyx dispar flavifasciata) were diagnosed with a Cryptosporidium (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) infection based on the presence of the oocysts in the rectal feces using sucrose flotation and light microscopy examination at a local animal hospital in Tokyo, Japan. One of the lizards had died, and histopathological examination revealed enteritis with the Cryptosporidium parasite. Sequence analyses using the small subunit ribosomal RNA, actin, and 70-kDa heat shock protein genes indicated that the lizards had contracted a novel variant of C. avium that commonly infects avian species.
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Vaccine, 37 6426-6434, Sep, 2019 Peer-reviewed
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 9 244-247, Aug, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Misc.
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原生動物学雑誌, 44(1) 68-69, Apr 30, 2011
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原生動物学雑誌, 44(1) 67-68, Apr 30, 2011
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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE, 67(5) 515-520, May, 2005As the comparative study was carried out on the susceptibility by the pursuit of parasitemia among the Djungarian, Syrian, and Chinese hamsters as well as BALB/c mice infected with the Syrian hamster-adapted Babesia microti strain, and Djungarian hamsters showed the highest parasitemia among them. Then, the other hematological parameters were pursued in the Djungarian hamsters infected with the hamster-adapted B. micron strain. Remarkable symptoms observed were hemoglobinuria clinically, anemia hematologically, and splenomegaly macroscopically during all over the observation period for 24 weeks post infection (PI). Parasitemia began to rise at 2 weeks and peaked at 4 weeks PI. After that, parasitemia decreased gradually but was maintained with a level of about 10% on average until 24 weeks PI at the end of the experiment. A decrease in the RBC count, Hb, and PCV, and an increase in the reticulocyte and WBC counts due to the development of immature neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes were recognized together with a rise of parasitemia. The hamsters had macrocytic hypochromic anemia due to the increase of MCV and the decrease of MCHC in the growth phase of the parasite. It was considered that the Djungarian hamsters will be useful for the infection examination, isolation, maintenance, and passage of B. microti in laboratory.
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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCE, 67(5) 521-524, May, 2005Mice were inoculated intraperitoneally wih 34 different types of vegetable juices, and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) were measured as markers for the induction of Th1 and Th2 cells, respectively. Serum IFN-gamma level was markedly increased in mice inoculated with bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) juice, but IL-4 levels were not increased with any of the 34 vegetable juices. Testing of the various components of bitter gourd, including peel, pulp, and seed, showed that the pulp induced the highest levels of IFN-gamma. Trial immunogen including the heat extract of the pulp induced specific IgG(2a) antibody of the mice serum inoculated with this immunogen. These results demonstrate that bitter gourd pulp induced IFN-gamma production and show its promise as a means of effective imnunostimulatory therapy specific for Th1 cells and IFN-gamma production.
Books and Other Publications
5Presentations
2Professional Memberships
4Research Projects
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2020
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2019
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2016
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2010 - 2012
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2007 - 2009
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科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, 1993 - 1993