2003
Human γ/δ T-cell proliferation and IFN-γ production induced by hexamethylene diisocyanate
Wisnewski AV, Herrick CA, Liu Q, Chen L, Bottomly K, Redlich CA. Human γ/δ T-cell proliferation and IFN-γ production induced by hexamethylene diisocyanate. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2003, 112: 538-546. PMID: 13679813, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(03)01865-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma/delta T cellsDelta T cellsHuman immune responseT cellsT cell receptorImmune responseAlpha/beta T cell receptorBeta T cell receptorHuman airway epithelial cellsIFN-γ productionGamma/deltaT cell proliferationAirway epithelial cellsHuman T cell lineT cell linesHuman T cellsCell typesOccupational asthmaCytokine productionPeripheral bloodIL-13IL-5Antigen-mediated selectionAntigen leadIFN-gammaSequence diversity in the amino-terminal region of the malaria-vaccine candidate serine repeat antigen in natural Plasmodium falciparum populations
Safitri I, Jalloh A, Tantular I, Pusarawati S, Win T, Liu Q, Ferreira M, Dachlan Y, Horii T, Kawamoto F. Sequence diversity in the amino-terminal region of the malaria-vaccine candidate serine repeat antigen in natural Plasmodium falciparum populations. Parasitology International 2003, 52: 117-131. PMID: 12798923, DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(02)00088-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Sequence diversity of serine repeat antigen gene exon II of Plasmodium falciparum in worldwide collected wild isolates.
Liu Q, Ferreira M, Ndawi B, Ohmae H, Adagu I, Morikawa T, Horii T, Isomura S, Kawamoto F. Sequence diversity of serine repeat antigen gene exon II of Plasmodium falciparum in worldwide collected wild isolates. The Southeast Asian Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Public Health 2000, 31: 808-17. PMID: 11414433.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
How Prevalant are Plasmodium ovale and P. malariae in East Asia?
Kawamoto F, Liu Q, Ferreira M, Tantular I, Kawamoto F, Liu Q, Ferreira M, Tantular I. How Prevalant are Plasmodium ovale and P. malariae in East Asia? Trends In Parasitology 1999, 15: 422-426. PMID: 10481157, DOI: 10.1016/s0169-4758(99)01511-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasmodium ovaleMalaria parasitesIntense malaria transmissionHuman malaria parasiteAlternative diagnostic methodPlasmodium malariaeP. malariaeLow prevalenceMalaria speciesMalaria transmissionAcridine orange stainingMalariaeDiagnostic methodsOrange stainingOvalePrevalenceMorphological criteriaPCRAcridine orangeParasites
1998
Sequence Variation in the Small-Subunit rRNA Gene of Plasmodium malariae and Prevalence of Isolates with the Variant Sequence in Sichuan, China
Liu Q, Zhu S, Mizuno S, Kimura M, Liu P, Isomura S, Wang X, Kawamoto F. Sequence Variation in the Small-Subunit rRNA Gene of Plasmodium malariae and Prevalence of Isolates with the Variant Sequence in Sichuan, China. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1998, 36: 3378-3381. PMID: 9774600, PMCID: PMC105336, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.11.3378-3381.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon.
Ferreira M, Liu Q, Kaneko O, Kimura M, Tanabe K, Kimura E, Katzin A, Isomura S, Kawamoto F. Allelic diversity at the merozoite surface protein-1 locus of Plasmodium falciparum in clinical isolates from the southwestern Brazilian Amazon. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 474-80. PMID: 9749647, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria-endemic areasSymptomatic malaria patientsAllelic typesMalaria patientsHypoendemic areaPolymerase chain reactionClinical isolatesP. falciparumMerozoite surface protein 1 geneGene typesPlasmodium falciparumProtein 1 geneVariable blocks 2Chain reactionPlasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 geneMerozoite surface protein-1 locusDirect sequencingContradictory dataFalciparumDistinct clonesIsolatesBlock 2Variable blocks
1996
Sequence variation in the 18S rRNA gene, a target for PCR-based malaria diagnosis, in Plasmodium ovale from southern Vietnam
Kawamoto F, Miyake H, Kaneko O, Kimura M, Nguyen T, Nguyen T, Liu Q, Zhou M, Le D, Kawai S, Isomura S, Wataya Y. Sequence variation in the 18S rRNA gene, a target for PCR-based malaria diagnosis, in Plasmodium ovale from southern Vietnam. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 1996, 34: 2287-2289. PMID: 8862600, PMCID: PMC229233, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.9.2287-2289.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original Research