Keywords
- Innate immunity
- Antimicrobial Peptide (Host Defense Peptide)
- Endotoxin and Septic Shock
- Functional Foods
- Glucosamine
Main Research Topics and Interests
- Functional analyses of antimicrobial peptides
- Protective action of antimicrobial peptides on endotoxin and septic shock
- Evaluation of the actions of functional foods, such as glucosamine and collagen peptides
Publications (in English)
- Original Articles (236)
- Review Articles (25)
- Books (8)
- Total Impact Factor (797.96)
- Citation Index (6,828)
Recent Main Publications
- Hu Z, Murakami T, Suzuki K, Tamura H, Reich J, Kuwahara-Arai K, Iba T, Nagaoka I: Antimicrobial cathelicidin peptide LL-37 inhibits the pyroptosis of macrophages and improves the survival of polybacterial septic mice. Int Immunol, 2016; 28 (5): 245-53. doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxv113.
- Suzuki K, Murakami T, Hu Z, Tamura H, Kuwahara-Arai K, Iba T, Nagaoka I: Human host defense cathelicidin peptide LL-37 enhances the lipopolysaccharide uptake by liver sinusoidal endothelial cells without cell activation. J Immunol, 2016; 196 (3): 1338-47. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1403203.
- Tsuruta A, Horiike T, Yoshimura M, Nagaoka I: Evaluation of the effect of the administration of a glucosamine-containing supplement on biomarkers for cartilage metabolism in soccer players: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. Mol Med Rep, 2018; 18(4):3941-3948. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2018.9396.
- More
Other Specific Comments
- Editor-in-Chief of Juntendo Medical Journal (2013-Present)
- President of the Society for Functional Food Research (2013-Present)
- President of the Japanese Endotoxin & Innate Immunity Society (JEIIS) (2017-Present)
Link