Integrated and Holistic Immunology

Staff

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  • Visiting Professor
    • Gen-Ichiro SOMA, Ph.D.
  • Visiting Associate Professor
    • Hiroyuki INAGAWA, Ph.D.
    • Chie KOHCHI, Ph.D.

Current Research Projects

  • Clarification of roles and the network of tissue macrophages for maintenance of health.
  • Elucidation of the effect and its mechanism on activation of innate immune system by natural intake of LPS.
  • Clarification of disposition of LPS after oral administration.

Recent Publications

  • Primed activation of macrophages by oral administration of lipopolysaccharide derived from Pantoea agglomerans
    Inagawa H, et al. In vivo 30, 205-211 (2016).
  • IP-PA1 prevent the development of atopic dermatitis induced by the Dermatophagoides farinae body extract in NC/Nga mouse.
    Wakame K, et al. Anticancer Res. 35, 4501-4508 (2015).
  • Pantoea agglomerans lipopolysaccharide maintains bone density in premenopausal women: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. 
    Nakata K, et al. Food Sci. Nutr. 2, 638-646 (2014).

Contact Information

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