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Yasuhiro Tokura

Professor of Physics, University of Tsukuba
Verified email at u.tsukuba.ac.jp
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The Japanese Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension (JSH 2019)

…, S Nakamura, T Ohkubo, Y Ohya, T Okura… - Hypertension …, 2019 - nature.com
The Japanese Society of Hypertension (JSH) revised the Guidelines for the Management of
Hypertension 2014 (JSH 2014), and published the JSH 2019. In the development of the JSH …

Cloning of the cDNA for human IFN-gamma-inducing factor, expression in Escherichia coli, and studies on the biologic activities of the protein.

S Ushio, M Namba, T Okura, K Hattori… - … (Baltimore, Md.: 1950 …, 1996 - journals.aai.org
… upon challenge with T cell mitogens, whereas mice challenged with T cell mitogens alone
… of the T cell mitogens (9, IO). Since it was unlikely that LPS stimulated the T cells directly, we …

[HTML][HTML] Purification and characterization of the human interleukin-18 receptor

…, T Okura, S Kobayashi, M Taniai, T Kunikata… - Journal of Biological …, 1997 - ASBMB
Interleukin (IL)-18 was identified as a molecule that induces IFN-γ production and enhances
NK cell cytotoxicity. In this paper, we report upon the purification and characterization of …

Cloning of a new cytokine that induces IFN-γ production by T cells

…, M Yutsudo, A Hakura, T Tanimoto, K Torigoe, T Okura… - Nature, 1995 - nature.com
THE mechanism underlying the differentiation of CD4 + T cells into functionally distinct subsets
(Thl and Th2) is incompletely understood 1–3 , and hitherto unidentified cytokines may …

A novel costimulatory factor for gamma interferon induction found in the livers of mice causes endotoxic shock

…, F Tanabe, K Akita, K Torigoe, T Okura… - Infection and …, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
… An activity that induces IFN- in T cells was observed in the … In addition to the ability to induce
IFN- , this protein augmented T-… Recently CD4 T (Th) cells were divided into distinct subsets …

Protection against Fas/APO-1-and tumor necrosis factor-mediated cell death by a novel protein, sentrin.

T Okura, L Gong, T Kamitani, T Wada… - … (Baltimore, Md.: 1950 …, 1996 - journals.aai.org
… In our hands, the interaction between SV40 T Ag and p53 usually turned blue within 30
min and was graded as + + f. The interaction between the death domain of Fas and sentrin (or …

[HTML][HTML] Essential role of TMPRSS2 in SARS-CoV-2 infection in murine airways

…, M Kakizaki, N Shiwa-Sudo, T Okura… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
… Therefore, the Omicron variant isn’t an exception in using TMPRSS2 in vivo, and analysis
with TMPRSS2-knockout mice is important when evaluating SARS-CoV-2 variants. In …

[HTML][HTML] Involvement of caspase-1 and caspase-3 in the production and processing of mature human interleukin 18 in monocytic THP. 1 cells

…, Y Nukada, T Tanimoto, M Namba, T Okura… - Journal of Biological …, 1997 - ASBMB
Recently, human interleukin 18 (hIL-18) cDNA was cloned, and the recombinant protein
with a tentatively assigned NH 2 -terminal amino acid sequence was generated. However, …

Field test of quantum key distribution in the Tokyo QKD Network

…, T Asai, K Shimizu, T Tokura, T Tsurumaru… - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
A secure communication network with quantum key distribution in a metropolitan area is
reported. Six different QKD systems are integrated into a mesh-type network. GHz-clocked QKD …

Relationship between cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with essential hypertension

T Okura, S Watanabe, M Kurata, S Manabe… - Hypertension …, 2007 - nature.com
… Unpaired t-test was used to analyze the comparisons between means. We used stepwise
multiple regression analysis to evaluate the independent determinants of CAVI. A p-value of <…