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- Minoru Nakao, Yasuhito Sako, Akira Ito
- Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of…
- 2003
Two microsatellites were isolated from a genomic library of Echinococcus multilocularis. The microsatellites, designated EMms1 and EMms2, consist of tandem repeats of CAC-trinucleotide unit. Southern… (More)
- Minoru Nakao, Donald P McManus, Peter Mullineaux Schantz, Philip Simon Craig, Akira Ito
- Parasitology
- 2007
Taxonomic revision by molecular phylogeny is needed to categorize members of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae). We have reconstructed the phylogenetic relationships of E. oligarthrus, E.… (More)
- Akira Ito, Thomas Romig, Kenichi Takahashi
- Parasitology
- 2003
Following a brief introduction of recent advances in molecular and immunological technology for detection of persons and animals infected with Echinococcus multilocularis and an overview of the… (More)
- Ken Y Lin, Akira Ito, +6 authors John P Cooke
- Circulation
- 2002
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An endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), is elevated in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). This study explored the mechanisms by… (More)
- Akira Ito, Atsushi Mukaiyama, +5 authors Yasuji Mori
- The Journal of biological chemistry
- 1996
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and interleukin 1 (IL-1) are implicated in inflammation and tissue destruction, where IL-1 is a potent stimulator of connective tissue cells to produce the… (More)
- Minoru Nakao, Antti J Lavikainen, Tetsuya Yanagida, Akira Ito
- International journal for parasitology
- 2013
Echinococcosis is a serious helminthic zoonosis in humans, livestock and wildlife. The pathogenic organisms are members of the genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taeniidae). Life cycles of Echinococcus… (More)
- Akira Ito, Carlo Urbani, +6 authors Peter Mullineaux Schantz
- Acta tropica
- 2003
Echinococcosis, both cystic and alveolar, and Taenia solium cysticercosis are the most serious zoonotic cestodoses worldwide. Because of the emerging importance of these diseases in China, several… (More)
- Malinee Thairungroj Anantaphruti, Hiroshi Yamasaki, +12 authors Akira Ito
- Emerging infectious diseases
- 2007
We confirmed sympatric occurrence of Taenia solium, T. saginata, and T. asiatica in western Thailand. DNA analysis of morphologically identified T. saginata, in a dual infection with T. solium,… (More)
- Akira Ito, Minoru Nakao, Toni Wandra
- The Lancet
- 2003
CONTEXT
Human Taeniasis caused by the pork, Taenia solium, or beef, T saginata, tapeworm arises after eating pork or beef contaminated with metacestodes, the larval stage of these parasites.… (More)
- Tiaoying Li, Philip Simon Craig, +9 authors Qian Wang
- Acta tropica
- 2006
The results of a preliminary survey of taeniasis/cysticercosis in Yajiang County, Ganze Tibetan Prefecture in southwest Sichuan Province, China, indicated a very high prevalence of taeniasis (22.5%),… (More)