At Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, we do researches on protozoan diseases, mainly leishmaniasis. We take various molecular/cellular approaches, work everywhere from lab to field, and covers various organisms from microorganisms, insects, humans and other animals for thorough understanding of the diseases and development of novel interventions to control the diseases.
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News & Topics
- 2024.11.06
Our review article on immunomodulation by Leishmania parasites has been published in Parasitology International. - 2024.09.02
Our review article on BAFF targeting immunotherapy in B-cell neoplasm has been published in International Journal of Clinical Oncology. - 2024.08.04
Our work on the situation of research on Trypanosoma and Leishmania in Japan has been published in Parasitology International. - 2024.03.07
Our work on identification of BAFF-producing cells in the spleen during experimental visceral leishmaniasis has been published in Pathogens. - 2024.01.31
Our work on the role of ATP6V0D2 in hemophagocytosis by Leishmania-infected macrophages has been published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. - 2023.10.13
Our review article on access and utilization of host-derived iron by Leishmania parasites has been published in The Journal of Biochemistry. - 2023.06.01
Chizu Sanjoba has been appointed as Associate Professor. - 2023.04.13
Our work on Leishmania infection-induced proteolytic processing of SIRPα in macrophages has been published in Pathogens. - 2023.03.09
Our review article on oral route lipopolysaccharide as a potential dementia preventive agent has been published in Frontiers in Immunology. - 2023.03.07
Our work on BAFF-mediated CXCR5 expression during B cell differentiation in bone marrow has been published in Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. - 2023.02.03
Our review article on the roles of macrophages in immunopathology of leishmaniasis has been published in Parasitology International. - 2022.11.28
The website for KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B)‘Parasitomimetics: Identification and application of highly functional factors of parasites’is now open. - 2022.09.25
Our work on discovery of a new species of the genus Sergentomyia from Iriomote Island, Japan has been published in Medical Entomology and Zoology. - 2022.09.23
Our work on the role of ATP6V0D2 in multinucleated giant cell formation during Leishmania infection has been published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. - 2022.08.29
Our work on elucidation of role of landscape context in Toxoplasma gondii infection through serological examinations of free-ranging cats and black rats has been published in International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. - 2022.04.01
Yasuyuki Goto has been appointed as Professor. - 2022.03.25
Our work on Deltamethrin Resistance-Related Genetic Variants in Sandflies in Bangladesh has been published in Journal of Vector Borne Diseases. - 2022.03.22
Our review article on parasite-derived immunomodulatory molecules for interventions to immunological disorders has been published in Frontiers in Immunology. - 2021.12.25
Our work on the impact of Indoor residual spraying on pyrethroid resistance genes in phlebotomine sandflies has been published in Medical Entomology and Zoology. - 2021.10.20
Our work on pathogenesis of hepatomegaly in visceral leishmaniasis has been published in Pathogens. - 2021.09.15
Editorial on the Research Topic'Emerging Concepts of Innate Immune Responses to Neglected Tropical Diseases' has been published in Frontiers in Immunology. - 2021.05.20
AMED announces a list of awardees for SATREPS including 'The project for One Health approach to control of Neglected Tropical Diseases with special attention on sandfly and mosquito borne infections in Turkey'. - 2021.03.19
A review article on 'One Health' approach for control of toxoplasmasis has been published in Medical Entomology and Zoology - 2021.03.06
We have published a case report on imported cutaneous leishmaniasis in Japan in Tropical Medicine and Health. - 2020.12.30
Our work on sero-epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in free-ranging cats on Tokunoshima Island has been published in Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. - 2020.05.21
Our work on SMRT sequencing of Leishmania tarentolae genome has been published in Microbiology Resource Announcements. - 2020.03.31
Professor Matsumoto has retired. - 2020.01.21
Our work on pathological roles of MRP14 in leishmaniasis has been published in PLOS NTDs. - 2019.11.18
Our work on the mechanism and role of hemophagocytosis during visceral leishmaniasis has been published in PLOS NTDs. - 2019.10.15
Our work on the variable roles of BAFF in antibody production during Leishmania infection has been published in Parasitology International. - 2019.07.29
Nishiyamato Gakuen Junior High School students visited our lab. - 2019.03.25
Oral activity of the antimalarial endoperoxide N-251 against Leishmania donovani complex has been published in PLOS NTDs. - 2018.12.13
GHIT Fund announces new investments in vaccines including our work on immunotherapy to prevent VL complications. - 2018.11.09
Hakuryo High School students visited our lab. - 2018.07.27
Clinical / hematological analyses on VL patients in Bangladesh has been publised in Mymensingh Medical Journal. - 2018.06.14
Our work on the exaerbating role of MRP14 in liver injury during roden malaria has been published in PLOS ONE. - 2018.06.06
Furukawa Gakuen Senior High School visited our lab. - 2018.03.22
We have published a case report on imported cutaneous leishmaniasis in Japan in the Journal of Dermatology. - 2017.12.15
Our work on generation of MRP14-KO BALB/c mice and their response to LPS-induced shock has been published in Immunology Letters. - 2017.10.14
We have reported the first record of Sergentomyia squamirostris in Tokyo, Japan, in Medical Entomology and Zoology. - 2017.06.03
Our work on experimental VL in BAFF-KO mice has been published in BBRC. - 2017.02.07
Our review article on anemia in VL has been highlighted by the publisher Springer. - 2016.11.07
Our review article on anemia in VL has been published in Parasitology Research. - 2016.03.04
Our work on hemophagocytosis in VL has been published in PLOS NTDs.
