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Hitomi Sano

Keio University(JP)Keio University Shonan Fujisawa(JP)

Publications by Year

Research Areas

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Immune Response and Inflammation, Wound Healing and Treatments, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Most-Cited Works

→ Direct Binding of Toll-Like Receptor 2 to Zymosan, and Zymosan-Induced NF-κB Activation and TNF-α Secretion Are Down-Regulated by Lung Collectin Surfactant Protein A(2003)351 cited
→ Surfactant Proteins A and D Bind CD14 by Different Mechanisms(2000)206 cited
→ The lung collectins, SP-A and SP-D, modulate pulmonary innate immunity(2004)202 cited
→ Surfactant Protein A Inhibits Peptidoglycan-induced Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Secretion in U937 Cells and Alveolar Macrophages by Direct Interaction with Toll-like Receptor 2(2002)190 cited
→ The Extracellular Toll-like Receptor 2 Domain Directly Binds Peptidoglycan Derived from Staphylococcus aureus(2002)184 cited
→ Pulmonary Surfactant Protein A Modulates the Cellular Response to Smooth and Rough Lipopolysaccharides by Interaction with CD14(1999)180 cited

→ Surfactant Protein A Directly Interacts with TLR4 and MD-2 and Regulates Inflammatory Cellular Response(2006)

163 cited

→ Risk factors of renal involvement and significant proteinuria in Henoch-Schönlein purpura(2002)151 cited

→ Human Pulmonary Surfactant Protein D Binds the Extracellular Domains of Toll-like Receptors 2 and 4 through the Carbohydrate Recognition Domain by a Mechanism Different from Its Binding to Phosphatidylinositol and Lipopolysaccharide(2006)148 cited

→ Pulmonary Surfactant Protein A Augments the Phagocytosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Alveolar Macrophages through a Casein Kinase 2-dependent Increase of Cell Surface Localization of Scavenger Receptor A(2004)123 cited