Kazunobu Ouchi

Immunochromatography Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Adenovirus Respiratory Tract Infections: Comparison with Virus Isolation in Tissue Culture

Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki, Ouchi, Kazunobu, Ohsaki, Masaya, Yamanaka, Tatsuru, Kuniya, Yoshinori, Takeuchi, Yoshinao, ...

The sensitivity and the specificity of a new commercial rapid 10-min adenovirus antigen immunochromatography (IC) test were determined by comparison with the sensitivity and specificity of virus...

Lymphotoxin Inhibits Chlamydia pneumoniae Growth in HEp-2 Cells

Matsushima, Hiroshi, Shirai, Mutsunori, Ouchi, Kazunobu, Yamashita, Kenji, Kakutani, Tetsu, Furukawa, Susumu, ...

Cytokines such as gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibit the intracellular replication of Chlamydia pneumoniae or Chlamydia trachomatis. In this study, we found that...

Comparison of whole genome sequences of Chlamydia pneumoniae J138 from Japan and CWL029 from USA

Shirai, Mutsunori, Hirakawa, Hideki, Kimoto, Mitsuaki, Tabuchi, Mitsuaki, Kishi, Fumio, Ouchi, Kazunobu, ...

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a widespread pathogen of humans causing pneumonia and bronchitis. There are many reports of an association between C.pneumoniae infection and atherosclerosis. We determined...

Characterization and Molecular Analysis of Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Clinical Isolates Obtained in Japan

Matsuoka, Mayumi, Narita, Mitsuo, Okazaki, Norio, Ohya, Hitomi, Yamazaki, Tsutomu, Ouchi, Kazunobu, ...

In recent years, Mycoplasma pneumoniae strains that are clinically resistant to macrolide antibiotics have occasionally been encountered in Japan. Of 76 strains of M. pneumoniae isolated in three...

Biosynthesized Tea Polyphenols Inactivate Chlamydia trachomatis In Vitro

Yamazaki, Tsutomu, Kishimoto, Toshio, Shiga, Sadashi, Sato, Kozue, Hagiwara, Toshikatsu, Inoue, Miyuki, ...

Biosynthesized tea polyphenols showed antichlamydial activity against Chlamydia trachomatis D/UW-3/Cx and L2/434/Bu using cell culture. The most active compounds were (−)-epigallocatechin gallate...

In Vitro Inhibitory Effects of Hinokitiol on Proliferation of Chlamydia trachomatis

Yamano, Hiroaki, Yamazaki, Tsutomu, Sato, Kozue, Shiga, Sadashi, Hagiwara, Toshikatsu, Ouchi, Kazunobu, ...

The inhibitory effects of hinokitiol (β-thujaplicin) on Chlamydia trachomatis D/UW-3/Cx were shown by MIC, minimum lethal concentration (MLC), and preinoculation minimal microbicidal concentration...

Sivelestat relieves respiratory distress refractory to dexamethasone in all-trans retinoic acid syndrome: a report of two cases

Kawasaki, Kozo, Akaike, Hiroto, Miyauchi, Ayaka, Ouchi, Kazunobu

Kawasaki K, Akaike H, Miyauchi A, Ouchi K. Sivelestat relieves respiratory distress refractory to dexamethasone in all-trans retinoic acid syndrome: a report of two cases.

Immunochromatography Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Adenovirus Respiratory Tract Infections: Comparison with Virus Isolation in Tissue Culture

Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki, Ouchi, Kazunobu, Ohsaki, Masaya, Yamanaka, Tatsuru, Kuniya, Yoshinori, Takeuchi, Yoshinao, ...

The sensitivity and the specificity of a new commercial rapid 10-min adenovirus antigen immunochromatography (IC) test were determined by comparison with the sensitivity and specificity of virus...

Lymphotoxin Inhibits Chlamydia pneumoniae Growth in HEp-2 Cells

Matsushima, Hiroshi, Shirai, Mutsunori, Ouchi, Kazunobu, Yamashita, Kenji, Kakutani, Tetsu, Furukawa, Susumu, ...

Cytokines such as gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibit the intracellular replication of Chlamydia pneumoniae or Chlamydia trachomatis. In this study, we found that...

Comparison of whole genome sequences of Chlamydia pneumoniae J138 from Japan and CWL029 from USA

Shirai, Mutsunori, Hirakawa, Hideki, Kimoto, Mitsuaki, Tabuchi, Mitsuaki, Kishi, Fumio, Ouchi, Kazunobu, ...

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a widespread pathogen of humans causing pneumonia and bronchitis. There are many reports of an association between C.pneumoniae infection and atherosclerosis. We determined...

Characterization and Molecular Analysis of Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae Clinical Isolates Obtained in Japan

Matsuoka, Mayumi, Narita, Mitsuo, Okazaki, Norio, Ohya, Hitomi, Yamazaki, Tsutomu, Ouchi, Kazunobu, ...

In recent years, Mycoplasma pneumoniae strains that are clinically resistant to macrolide antibiotics have occasionally been encountered in Japan. Of 76 strains of M. pneumoniae isolated in three...

Biosynthesized Tea Polyphenols Inactivate Chlamydia trachomatis In Vitro

Yamazaki, Tsutomu, Kishimoto, Toshio, Shiga, Sadashi, Sato, Kozue, Hagiwara, Toshikatsu, Inoue, Miyuki, ...

Biosynthesized tea polyphenols showed antichlamydial activity against Chlamydia trachomatis D/UW-3/Cx and L2/434/Bu using cell culture. The most active compounds were (−)-epigallocatechin gallate...

In Vitro Inhibitory Effects of Hinokitiol on Proliferation of Chlamydia trachomatis

Yamano, Hiroaki, Yamazaki, Tsutomu, Sato, Kozue, Shiga, Sadashi, Hagiwara, Toshikatsu, Ouchi, Kazunobu, ...

The inhibitory effects of hinokitiol (β-thujaplicin) on Chlamydia trachomatis D/UW-3/Cx were shown by MIC, minimum lethal concentration (MLC), and preinoculation minimal microbicidal concentration...

Sivelestat relieves respiratory distress refractory to dexamethasone in all-trans retinoic acid syndrome: a report of two cases

Kawasaki, Kozo, Akaike, Hiroto, Miyauchi, Ayaka, Ouchi, Kazunobu

Kawasaki K, Akaike H, Miyauchi A, Ouchi K. Sivelestat relieves respiratory distress refractory to dexamethasone in all-trans retinoic acid syndrome: a report of two cases.

Rapid and Simple Diagnosis of Chlamydophila pneumoniae Pneumonia by an Immunochromatographic Test for Detection of Immunoglobulin M Antibodies▿

Miyashita, Naoyuki, Ouchi, Kazunobu, Kishi, Fumio, Tabuchi, Mitsuaki, Tsumura, Naoki, Bannai, Hisaichi, ...

To evaluate a newly developed immunochromatographic test (the MySet test) for the detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae-specific immunoglobulin M antibodies, the results obtained by the MySet test...