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Atsushi Kato

Northwestern University
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Shared and unique functions of the DExD/H-box helicases RIG-I, MDA5, and LGP2 in antiviral innate immunity

…, M Gale, S Akira, S Yonehara, A Kato… - The Journal of …, 2005 - journals.aai.org
The cellular protein retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) senses intracellular viral infection
and triggers a signal for innate antiviral responses including the production of type I IFN. RIG-I …

[PDF][PDF] Inflammatory mechanisms and therapeutic strategies for warm hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury

AB Lentsch, A Kato, H Yoshidome, KM McMasters… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Interruption of blood flow to an organ or tissue (ischemia) and subsequent reperfusion lead
to an acute inflammatory response that may cause significant cellular damage and organ …

Polyhydroxylated Alkaloids Isolated from Mulberry Trees (Morus alba L.) and Silkworms (Bombyx mori L.)

…, K Ikeda, H Kizu, Y Kameda, A Kato… - Journal of agricultural …, 2001 - ACS Publications
New polyhydroxylated alkaloids, (2R,3R,4R)-2-hydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidine-N-propionamide
from the root bark of Morus alba L., and 4-O-α-d-galactopyranosyl-calystegine …

TLR3-and Th2 cytokine-dependent production of thymic stromal lymphopoietin in human airway epithelial cells

A Kato, S Favoreto, PC Avila… - The Journal of …, 2007 - journals.aai.org
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is elevated in asthma and triggers dendritic cell-mediated
activation of Th2 inflammatory responses. Although TSLP has been shown to be …

Epithelium: at the interface of innate and adaptive immune responses

RP Schleimer, A Kato, R Kern, D Kuperman… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Several diseases of the airways have a strong component of allergic inflammation in their
cause, including allergic rhinitis, asthma, polypoid chronic rhinosinusitis, eosinophilic …

Beyond inflammation: airway epithelial cells are at the interface of innate and adaptive immunity

A Kato, RP Schleimer - Current opinion in immunology, 2007 - Elsevier
It has become increasingly clear that airway epithelial cells are central participants in innate
and adaptive immune responses as well as mucosal inflammation. Epithelial cells produce …

In vitro inhibition and intracellular enhancement of lysosomal α‐galactosidase A activity in Fabry lymphoblasts by 1‐deoxygalactonojirimycin and its derivatives

…, H Kizu, K Ikeda, K Yasuda, A Kato… - European Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Fabry disease is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by deficient lysosomal α‐galactosidase
A (α‐Gal A) activity. Deficiency of the enzyme activity results in progressive deposition of …

Iminosugars as therapeutic agents: recent advances and promising trends

RJ Nash, A Kato, CY Yu, GWJ Fleet - Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2011 - Future Science
For the purpose of this article, iminosugars are polyhydroxylated secondary and tertiary
amines in which the molecules resemble monosaccharide sugars in which the ring oxygen is …

Initiation of Sendai virus multiplication from transfected cDNA or RNA with negative or positive sense

A Kato, Y Sakai, T Shioda, T Kondo… - Genes to …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The mononegavirus superfamily (Mononegavirales) comprises three families,
Rhabdoviridae, Paramyxoviridae and Filoviridae. These viruses possess a single stranded …

Combined vascular resection in operative resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: does it work or not?

M Miyazaki, A Kato, H Ito, F Kimura, H Shimizu… - Surgery, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: It is still not clear how combined vascular resection affects the outcome of
patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Our aim was to evaluate implications of combined …