Takemasa Takii

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Affiliation: Nagoya City University
Country: Japan

Publications

  1. ncbi Simple fibroblast-based assay for screening of new antimicrobial drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Takemasa Takii
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3 1 Tanabe dori, Mizuho ku, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 46:2533-9. 2002
  2. ncbi Effectiveness of BCG vaccination to aged mice
    Tsukasa Ito
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3 1 Tanabe, Mizuho, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Immun Ageing 7:12. 2010
  3. ncbi Simple fibroblast-based assay to test the pyrazinamide susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Takemasa Takii
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3 1 Tanabe dori, Mizuho ku, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 49:804-7. 2005
  4. ncbi Synthesis of new sugar derivatives and evaluation of their antibacterial activities against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Yasuhiro Horita
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett 19:6313-6. 2009
  5. ncbi TGF-beta down-regulates IL-1alpha-induced TLR2 expression in murine hepatocytes
    Takayuki Matsumura
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8603, Japan
    J Leukoc Biol 75:1056-61. 2004
  6. ncbi Dihydrotestosterone inhibits interleukin-1? or tumor necrosis factor ?-induced proinflammatory cytokine production via androgen receptor-dependent inhibition of nuclear factor-?B activation in rheumatoid fibroblast-like synovial cell line
    Jian Xu
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3 1 Tanabe dori, Mizuho ku, Nagoya, Japan
    Biol Pharm Bull 34:1724-30. 2011
  7. ncbi Cigarette smoke condensate upregulates the gene and protein expression of proinflammatory cytokines in human fibroblast-like synoviocyte line
    Miki Shizu
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho, Nagoya, Japan
    J Interferon Cytokine Res 28:509-21. 2008
  8. ncbi Etiological role of cigarette smoking in rheumatoid arthritis: Nasal exposure to cigarette smoke condensate extracts augments the development of collagen-induced arthritis in mice
    Shosuke Okamoto
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho 3 1, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 404:1088-92. 2011
  9. ncbi Synthesis and evaluation of anti-tubercular activity of new dithiocarbamate sugar derivatives
    Yasuhiro Horita
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett 21:899-903. 2011
  10. ncbi Biochemical characteristics among Mycobacterium bovis BCG substrains
    Daisuke Hayashi
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 306:103-9. 2010

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  1. ncbi Simple fibroblast-based assay for screening of new antimicrobial drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Takemasa Takii
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3 1 Tanabe dori, Mizuho ku, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 46:2533-9. 2002
    ..Thus, this fibroblast-based method enabled us to evaluate both antibacterial activity of drugs and their cytotoxicity to human cells within a short period of time...
  2. ncbi Effectiveness of BCG vaccination to aged mice
    Tsukasa Ito
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3 1 Tanabe, Mizuho, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Immun Ageing 7:12. 2010
    ..Emerging the multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) make us to see the importance of vaccination against TB in new light. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of BCG vaccination in aged mice...
  3. ncbi Simple fibroblast-based assay to test the pyrazinamide susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Takemasa Takii
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3 1 Tanabe dori, Mizuho ku, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Antimicrob Agents Chemother 49:804-7. 2005
    ..Forty-five clinical isolates were examined. The MICs of PZA for susceptible strains in an SFA were between 3.13 and 12.5 microg/ml, and the MICs of PZA for resistant strains were more than 100 microg/ml...
  4. ncbi Synthesis of new sugar derivatives and evaluation of their antibacterial activities against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Yasuhiro Horita
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett 19:6313-6. 2009
    ....
  5. ncbi TGF-beta down-regulates IL-1alpha-induced TLR2 expression in murine hepatocytes
    Takayuki Matsumura
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8603, Japan
    J Leukoc Biol 75:1056-61. 2004
    ..These results also demonstrate the disparity between IL-1alpha and TGF-beta in regulating TLR2-mediated SAA production in hepatocytes...
  6. ncbi Dihydrotestosterone inhibits interleukin-1? or tumor necrosis factor ?-induced proinflammatory cytokine production via androgen receptor-dependent inhibition of nuclear factor-?B activation in rheumatoid fibroblast-like synovial cell line
    Jian Xu
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3 1 Tanabe dori, Mizuho ku, Nagoya, Japan
    Biol Pharm Bull 34:1724-30. 2011
    ....
  7. ncbi Cigarette smoke condensate upregulates the gene and protein expression of proinflammatory cytokines in human fibroblast-like synoviocyte line
    Miki Shizu
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho, Nagoya, Japan
    J Interferon Cytokine Res 28:509-21. 2008
    ..These results support the epidemiological studies indicating a strong association between heavy cigarette smoking and pathogenesis of RA...
  8. ncbi Etiological role of cigarette smoking in rheumatoid arthritis: Nasal exposure to cigarette smoke condensate extracts augments the development of collagen-induced arthritis in mice
    Shosuke Okamoto
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho 3 1, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 404:1088-92. 2011
    ..Histological examination confirmed the augmenting effect of CSC. These findings provide experimental bases supporting the etiological role of cigarette smoking in RA...
  9. ncbi Synthesis and evaluation of anti-tubercular activity of new dithiocarbamate sugar derivatives
    Yasuhiro Horita
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett 21:899-903. 2011
    ..Overall, this study presents OCT313HK as a novel and potent compound against MTB, particularly promising to overcome drug resistance...
  10. ncbi Biochemical characteristics among Mycobacterium bovis BCG substrains
    Daisuke Hayashi
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan
    FEMS Microbiol Lett 306:103-9. 2010
    ..The study also contributes to the re-evaluation of BCG substrains for use as vaccines...
  11. ncbi IL-1-induced ERK1/2 activation up-regulates p21(Waf1/Cip1) protein by inhibition of degradation via ubiquitin-independent pathway in human melanoma cells A375
    Tomohiro Arakawa
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 392:369-72. 2010
    ..These results suggest that IL-1-induced ERK1/2 activation leads to the up-regulation of p21 by inhibiting degradation via ubiquitin-independent pathway in human melanoma cells A375...
  12. ncbi Cigarette smoke condensate extracts augment collagen-induced arthritis in mice
    Satomi Chujo
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho, Nagoya 467 8603, Japan
    Int Immunopharmacol 10:1194-9. 2010
    ..Peritoneal injected mainstream CSC one day before immunization also exhibited the augmenting effect, suggesting the systemic effect of CSC. These results support the etiological role of cigarette smoking in RA...
  13. ncbi Dihydrotestosterone inhibits tumor necrosis factor alpha induced interleukin-1alpha mRNA expression in rheumatoid fibroblast-like synovial cells
    Yuka Itoh
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
    Biol Pharm Bull 30:1140-3. 2007
    ..These results suggest that DHT inhibits the TNFalpha-induced IL-1alpha mRNA expression by inhibiting NF-kappaB activation, and contributes to the gender differences of the disease...
  14. ncbi Comparable studies of immunostimulating activities in vitro among Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) substrains
    Daisuke Hayashi
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
    FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 56:116-28. 2009
    ..Our study provides the basic information for immunological characterization of various BCG strains and may contribute to a re-evaluation of them as a reference strain for vaccination against tuberculosis...
  15. ncbi The interaction with Sp1 and reduction in the activity of histone deacetylase 1 are critical for the constitutive gene expression of IL-1 alpha in human melanoma cells
    Kazuaki Enya
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3 1 Tanabe dori, Mizuho ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467 8603, Japan
    J Leukoc Biol 83:190-9. 2008
    ..These results indicate that the reduction in the activity and interaction of HDAC1 with Sp1 are critical for the constitutive IL-1 alpha gene expression...
  16. ncbi Synthesis of new sugar derivatives from Stachys sieboldi Miq and antibacterial evaluation against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium, and Staphylococcus aureus
    Taku Chiba
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett 17:2487-91. 2007
    ..The allyl group at C-1 and the acetoxy groups of the manninotrioside were requisite for the antibacterial activity...
  17. ncbi Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon increases mRNA level for interleukin 1 beta in human fibroblast-like synoviocyte line via aryl hydrocarbon receptor
    Ayako Tamaki
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho, Nagoya, Japan
    Biol Pharm Bull 27:407-10. 2004
    ..As PAHs are much contained in cigarette smoke, these findings provide the possible basis for epidemiological studies indicating a strong association between heavy cigarette smoking and outcome of RA...
  18. ncbi TRAF6-NF-kappaB pathway is essential for interleukin-1-induced TLR2 expression and its functional response to TLR2 ligand in murine hepatocytes
    Takayuki Matsumura
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan
    Immunology 109:127-36. 2003
    ....
  19. ncbi Preservation of hematopoietic properties in transplanted bone marrow cells in the brain
    Kenji Ono
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
    J Neurosci Res 72:503-7. 2003
    ..Thus, BMC that migrate to the brain probably have preserved hematopoietic properties under physiological conditions...
  20. ncbi Multiple mechanisms involved in the inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production from human monocytes by N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin and its derivatives
    Takemasa Takii
    Department of Molecular Health Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Mizuho, Nagoya 467-8623, Japan
    Int Immunopharmacol 3:273-7. 2003
    ..S was moderate, and that of Cin.T was quite weak. These results indicate that CS and its derivatives inhibit the production of proinflammatory cytokines through multiple mechanisms...