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List of works by Yoshifumi Nishikawa

A 38-kDa protein from Babesia gibsoni and its antibody response in an experimentally infected dog.

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A clinical case of neosporosis in a 4-week-old holstein friesian calf which developed hindlimb paresis postnatally

scientific article published on 14 December 2017

A double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of secreted antigen 1 of Babesia microti using hamster model

scientific article published on 9 November 2011

A novel 57-kDa merozoite protein of Babesia gibsoni is a prospective antigen for diagnosis and serosurvey of canine babesiosis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

scientific article published on 15 August 2007

A shared antigen among Babesia species: ribosomal phosphoprotein P0 as a universal babesial vaccine candidate

scientific article published on 6 September 2007

Actin polymerization mediated by Babesia gibsoni aldolase is required for parasite invasion

scientific article published on 17 June 2013

Apical membrane antigen 1 is a cross-reactive antigen between Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii, and the anti-NcAMA1 antibody inhibits host cell invasion by both parasites

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Artesunate, a potential drug for treatment of Babesia infection

scientific article published on 9 June 2010

Babesia bovis dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (BboDHODH) is a novel molecular target of drug for bovine babesiosis

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Babesia gibsoni rhoptry-associated protein 1 and its potential use as a diagnostic antigen

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Babesia gibsoni ribosomal phosphoprotein P0 induces cross-protective immunity against B. microti infection in mice

scientific article published on 8 December 2006

Babesia gibsoni: An apical membrane antigen-1 homologue and its antibody response in the infected dogs

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Babesia gibsoni: Serodiagnosis of infection in dogs by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with recombinant BgTRAP.

scientific article published on 22 November 2007

Babesia gibsoni: identification of an immunodominant, interspersed repeat antigen

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Babesia gibsoni: identification, expression, localization, and serological characterization of a Babesia gibsoni 22-kDa protein

scientific article published on 6 August 2009

Babesia microti: molecular and antigenic characterizations of a novel 94-kDa protein (BmP94).

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Blocking the secretion of saliva by silencing the HlYkt6 gene in the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

scientific article published on 27 March 2009

CCR5 Is Involved in Interruption of Pregnancy in Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii during Early Pregnancy

scientific article published on 19 June 2017

CXCR3-dependent immune pathology in mice following infection with Toxoplasma gondii during early pregnancy

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Canine herpesvirus ORF2 is a membrane protein modified by N-linked glycosylation

scientific article published on July 2002

Changes in neurotransmitter levels and expression of immediate early genes in brain of mice infected with Neospora caninum

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Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii glyoxalase 1 and evaluation of inhibitory effects of curcumin on the enzyme and parasite cultures

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Characterization of a leucine aminopeptidase from Toxoplasma gondii

scientific article published on 18 November 2009

Characterization of a novel thrombospondin-related protein in Toxoplasma gondii

scientific article published on 6 February 2010

Characterization of the Babesia gibsoni 12-kDa protein as a potential antigen for the serodiagnosis

scientific article published on 28 October 2008

Cloning, characterization and validation of inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase of Babesia gibsoni as molecular drug target

scientific article published on 9 November 2012

Cloning, expression, and characterization of Babesia gibsoni dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase: inhibitory effect of antifolates on its catalytic activity and parasite proliferation

scientific article published on 15 September 2008

Construction of Toxoplasma gondii bradyzoite expressing the green fluorescent protein

scientific article published on 18 October 2007

Correction: Human babesiosis: Indication of a molecular mimicry between thrombospondin domains from a novel Babesia microti BmP53 protein and host platelets molecules

scientific article published on 5 December 2017

DB-AT: a 2015 update to the Full-parasites database brings a multitude of new transcriptomic data for apicomplexan parasites

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Dense-granule protein NcGRA7, a new marker for the serodiagnosis of Neospora caninum infection in aborting cows

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Depletion of Phagocytic Cells during Nonlethal Plasmodium yoelii Infection Causes Severe Malaria Characterized by Acute Renal Failure in Mice

scientific article published on 11 January 2016

Detection of Babesia gibsoni by reaction of phage display single chain antibodies with P50 proteins

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Detection of the initial site of Toxoplasma gondii reactivation in brain tissue

scientific article published on 14 October 2007

Development of an immunochromatographic assay based on dense granule protein 7 for serological detection of Toxoplasma gondii infection

scientific article published on 13 February 2013

Development of an immunochromatographic test with recombinant BgSA1 for the diagnosis of Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs

scientific article published on 15 December 2006

Dissemination of extracellular and intracellular Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in the blood flow

scientific article published in July 2008

Effects of Thai piperaceae plant extracts on Neospora caninum infection

scientific article published on 27 January 2017

Effects of a transferring antibody against Neospora caninum infection in a murine model

scientific article published on 5 November 2008

Effects of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitors on the growth of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in vitro

scientific article published on 9 March 2017

Endemicity of Toxoplasma infection and its associated risk factors in Cebu, Philippines.

scientific article published on 12 June 2019

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays Based on Neospora caninum Dense Granule Protein 7 and Profilin for Estimating the Stage of Neosporosis

scientific article published on January 18, 2012

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays using recombinant TgSAG2 and NcSAG1 to detect Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum-specific antibodies in domestic animals in Turkey

scientific article published on 15 August 2016

Epidemiological Survey of Theileria Parasite Infection of Cattle in Northeast China by Allele-Specific PCR

scientific article published on July 7, 2011

Epidemiological survey of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infections of cattle in Philippines.

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Evaluation of immunochromatographic test (ICT) strips for the serological detection of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infection in cattle from Western Java, Indonesia

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Expression of truncated Babesia gibsoni thrombospondin-related adhesive proteins in Escherichia coli and evaluation of their diagnostic potential by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

scientific article published on July 23, 2011

Farsenyl pyrophosphate synthase is a potential molecular drug target of risedronate in Babesia bovis

scientific article published on 28 December 2012

Gene silencing of ribosomal protein P0 is lethal to the tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

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Genetic diversity of two selected antigen loci in Babesia gibsoni Asian genotype obtained from Japan and Jeju island of South Korea

scientific article published on 13 March 2009

Hemalin, a thrombin inhibitor isolated from a midgut cDNA library from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

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High-resolution characterization of Toxoplasma gondii transcriptome with a massive parallel sequencing method

scientific article published on 3 June 2010

Host cholesterol synthesis contributes to growth of intracellular Toxoplasma gondii in macrophages

scientific article published on 24 December 2010

Human babesiosis: Indication of a molecular mimicry between thrombospondin domains from a novel Babesia microti BmP53 protein and host platelets molecules

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Identification and characterization of a novel secreted antigen 1 of Babesia microti and evaluation of its potential use in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunochromatographic test

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Identification and characterization of an interspersed repeat antigen of Babesia microti (BmIRA).

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Identification of a highly antigenic region of subtilisin-like serine protease 1 for serodiagnosis of Neospora caninum infection

scientific article published on 21 August 2013

Identification of a specific antigenic region of the P82 protein of Babesia equi and its potential use in serodiagnosis

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Identification of ribosomal phosphoprotein P0 of Neospora caninum as a potential common vaccine candidate for the control of both neosporosis and toxoplasmosis

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Identification of secreted antigen 3 from Babesia gibsoni

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Identification of the cross-reactive and species-specific antigens between Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites by a proteomics approach

scientific article published on April 2, 2011

Identification of three protein disulfide isomerase members from Haemaphysalis longicornis tick

scientific article published on 5 April 2007

Identification, cloning and characterization of BmP41, a common antigenic protein of Babesia microti

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Immunization with Toxoplasma gondii peroxiredoxin 1 induces protective immunity against toxoplasmosis in mice

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Immunization with oligomannose-coated liposome-entrapped dense granule protein 7 protects dams and offspring from Neospora caninum infection in mice

scientific article published on 08 April 2009

Immunological characterization of Neospora caninum cyclophilin

scientific article published on January 5, 2012

Immunology. Antigen-presenting cells in the gut.

scientific article published on March 2004

In vitro and in vivo effects of the phytohormone inhibitor fluridone against Neospora caninum infection

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Induction of depression-related behaviors by reactivation of chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice

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Involvement of Host Defense Mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Anhedonic and Despair-Like Behaviors in Mice

scientific article published on 30 January 2017

Involvement of Toll-like receptor 2 in the cerebral immune response and behavioral changes caused by latent Toxoplasma infection in mice

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

Macrophage depletion prior to Neospora caninum infection results in severe neosporosis in mice

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Macrophages Are Critical for Cross-Protective Immunity Conferred by Babesia microti against Babesia rodhaini Infection in Mice

scientific article published on November 7, 2011

Macrophages are the determinant of resistance to and outcome of nonlethal Babesia microti infection in mice

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Mechanisms of apoptosis in murine fibroblasts by two intracellular protozoan parasites, Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum

scientific article published on July 2002

Mechanisms of interferon-beta-induced inhibition of Toxoplasma gondii growth in murine macrophages and embryonic fibroblasts: role of immunity-related GTPase M1.

scientific article published on 23 February 2015

Molecular Characterization of Babesia bovis M17 Leucine Aminopeptidase and Inhibition of Babesia Growth by Bestatin

scientific article published on 9 June 2015

Molecular and Immunological Characterization of a Novel 32-kDa Secreted Protein of Babesia microti

scientific article published on April 11, 2012

Molecular and Kinetic Characterization of Babesia microti Gray Strain Lactate Dehydrogenase as a Potential Drug Target

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Molecular and serological prevalence of Babesia bigemina and Babesia bovis in cattle and water buffalos under small-scale dairy farming in Beheira and Faiyum Provinces, Egypt

scientific article published on 6 September 2013

Molecular and serological prevalence of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle from central region of Syria.

scientific article published on 5 January 2012

Molecular characterization and antigenic properties of a novel Babesia gibsoni glutamic acid-rich protein (BgGARP).

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Molecular characterization and comparative study of 6 salivary gland metalloproteases from the hard tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis

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Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Fasciola gigantica from western Java, Indonesia

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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium parvum detected in Japanese black and Holstein calves in Iwate Prefecture and Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

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Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium parvum from two different Japanese prefectures, Okinawa and Hokkaido

scientific article published on 3 December 2014

Molecular characterization of a new Babesia bovis thrombospondin-related anonymous protein (BbTRAP2).

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Molecular cloning of two caspase-like genes from the hard tick Haemaphysalis longicornis

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Molecular detection and identification of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle in northern Thailand

scientific article published on May 29, 2012

Molecular detection of Theileria species in sheep from northern China

scientific article published on 18 April 2013

Molecular epidemiological analyses of Cryptosporidium parvum virus 1 (CSpV1), a symbiotic virus of Cryptosporidium parvum, in Japan

scientific article published on 3 October 2015

Molecular identification and antigenic characterization of a merozoite surface antigen and a secreted antigen of Babesia canis (BcMSA1 and BcSA1)

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Mycophenolic acid, mycophenolate mofetil, mizoribine, ribavirin, and 7-nitroindole inhibit propagation of Babesia parasites by targeting inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase

scientific article published on 28 February 2014

Neospora caninum NcSRS2 is a transmembrane protein that contains a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor in insect cells

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Neospora caninum: application of apical membrane antigen 1 encapsulated in the oligomannose-coated liposomes for reduction of offspring mortality from infection in BALB/c mice

scientific article published on 22 January 2010

Oligomannose-coated liposome-entrapped dense granule protein 7 induces protective immune response to Neospora caninum in cattle

scientific article published on 3 June 2013

Outbreak of toxoplasmosis in four squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) in Japan

scientific article published on 19 October 2018

Overproduction of Toxoplasma gondii cyclophilin-18 regulates host cell migration and enhances parasite dissemination in a CCR5-independent manner

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Overproduction of the pro-apoptotic molecule, programmed cell death 5, in Toxoplasma gondii leads to increased apoptosis of host macrophages

scientific article published on September 2009

Peroxiredoxin 3 promotes IL-12 production from macrophages and partially protects mice against infection with Toxoplasma gondii

scientific article published on 16 September 2016

Phenotype and Function of Murine Discrete Peyer's Patch Macrophage Derived-Dendritic Cells

scientific article published on April 1, 2003

Phenotype and function of murine peritoneal cavity macrophage derived-dendritic cells

scientific article published in September 2002

Plasmodium berghei circumsporozoite protein encapsulated in oligomannose-coated liposomes confers protection against sporozoite infection in mice

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Prevalence and dynamics of antibodies against NcSAG1 and NcGRA7 antigens of Neospora caninum in cattle during the gestation period

scientific article published on 19 June 2013

Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Chicken samples from delta of Egypt using ELISA, histopathology and immunohistochemistry

scientific article published on 31 August 2014

Prime-boost vaccination with plasmid DNA followed by recombinant vaccinia virus expressing BgGARP induced a partial protective immunity to inhibit Babesia gibsoni proliferation in dogs

scientific article published on 13 December 2013

Programmed Cell Death 5 from Toxoplasma gondii: a secreted molecule that exerts a pro-apoptotic effect on host cells

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Protective effect of a prime-boost strategy with plasmid DNA followed by recombinant adenovirus expressing TgAMA1 as vaccines against Toxoplasma gondii infection in mice

scientific article published on April 17, 2012

Proteomic analysis of calcium-dependent secretion in Toxoplasma gondii

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Role of the chemokine receptor CCR5-dependent host defense system in Neospora caninum infections

scientific article published on 6 January 2015

Roles of CD122+ cells in resistance against Neospora caninum infection in a murine model

scientific article published on 7 May 2010

Serodiagnosis of ovine toxoplasmosis in Mongolia by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with recombinant Toxoplasma gondii matrix antigen 1.

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Seroprevalence of Babesia bovis, B. bigemina, Trypanosoma evansi, and Anaplasma marginale antibodies in cattle in southern Egypt

scientific article published on 20 October 2016

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in humans and pigs in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Seroprevalence of antibody to NcSAG1 antigen of Neospora caninum in cattle from Western Java, Indonesia

scientific article published on 10 August 2015

Seroprevalence of antibody to TgGRA7 antigen of Toxoplasma gondii in livestock animals from Western Java, Indonesia

scientific article published on 18 July 2015

Short report: prevalence of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in northern Egypt.

scientific article published on February 2009

Starvation of low-density lipoprotein-derived cholesterol induces bradyzoite conversion in Toxoplasma gondii

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TgGRA23, a novel Toxoplasma gondii dense granule protein associated with the parasitophorous vacuole membrane and intravacuolar network

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Tissue distribution of Neospora caninum in experimentally infected cattle

scientific article published on 12 December 2012

Towards a Preventive Strategy for Toxoplasmosis: Current Trends, Challenges, and Future Perspectives for Vaccine Development

scientific article published on January 2016

Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Mice Impairs Long-Term Fear Memory Consolidation through Dysfunction of the Cortex and Amygdala

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Toxoplasma gondii cyclophilin 18 regulates the proliferation and migration of murine macrophages and spleen cells

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Toxoplasma gondii cyclophilin 18-mediated production of nitric oxide induces Bradyzoite conversion in a CCR5-dependent manner

scientific article published on 29 June 2009

Toxoplasma gondii: sensitive and rapid detection of infection by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method.

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Transcriptional profiling of Toll-like receptor 2-deficient primary murine brain cells during Toxoplasma gondii infection

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Transcriptome analysis of mouse brain infected with Toxoplasma gondii

scientific article published on 15 July 2013

Transcriptome and histopathological changes in mouse brain infected with Neospora caninum

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Vaccine development against Neospora caninum infection

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Wild Egyptian medicinal plants show in vitro and in vivo cytotoxicity and antimalarial activities

scientific article published on 12 May 2022

Zygomycotic mediastinal lymphadenitis in beef cattle with ruminal tympany

scientific article published on 09 September 2013

α2-3 Sialic acid glycoconjugate loss and its effect on infection with Toxoplasma parasites

scientific article published on 27 August 2013