A. Nishikawa

K. Matsui, A. Nishikawa, N. Tanaka, 2001, Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research.

Role of nuclear factor-kappa B in the regulation of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 after infection of human bronchial epithelial cells by Bordetella pertussis.

Y. Ishibashi, A. Nishikawa, 2003, Microbial pathogenesis.

Description of a New Yeast Species, Malassezia japonica, and Its Detection in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Subjects

M. Takashima, T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, 2003, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Inhibitory effects of Schefflera leucantha extract on production of allergic mediators by Langerhans cells and mast cells.

K. Matsui, M. Wirotesangthong, A. Nishikawa, 2010, Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology.

Inhibitory Effects of Scheffl era leucantha Extract on Production of Allergic Mediators by Langerhans Cells and Mast Cells

K. Matsui, M. Wirotesangthong, A. Nishikawa, 2010 .

Production of agglutinating monoclonal antibody against antigen 8 specific for Cryptococcus neoformans serotype D

R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1996, Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology.

Cytokine secretion profile of human keratinocytes exposed to Malassezia yeasts.

T. Sugita, Y. Ishibashi, A. Nishikawa, 2006, FEMS immunology and medical microbiology.

The serological, chemical and physicochemical analyses of cryptococcal capsular polysaccharides.

R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1980 .

Comprehensive Identification of Bacteria in Processed Fresh Edible Sea Urchin Using 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis: The Products Contain Various Food Poisoning-related Bacteria and Opportunistic Bacterial Pathogens

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, Teruo Kajikazawa, 2007 .

Bordetella pertussis infection of human respiratory epithelial cells up-regulates intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression: role of filamentous hemagglutinin and pertussis toxin.

Y. Ishibashi, A. Nishikawa, 2002, Microbial pathogenesis.

Identification of medically relevant Trichosporon species based on sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions and construction of a database for Trichosporon identification.

T. Sugita, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, 1999, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Synonymy of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hansen 1883 and Saccharomyces uvarum Beijerinck 1898: Significance of Cell Wall Antigens in Yeast Classification

T. Nakase, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1980 .

Role of phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase in the binding of Bordetella pertussis to human monocytes

D. Relman, C. Laudanna, Y. Ishibashi, 2002, Cellular microbiology.

Analysis of Signaling Pathways Involved in Peptidoglycan-Induced RANTES Production from Murine Langerhans Cells

K. Matsui, M. Wirotesangthong, A. Nishikawa, 2009, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology.

Cutaneous Malassezia flora in atopic dermatitis differs between adults and children

M. Muto, T. Sugita, M. Hiruma, 2007, The British journal of dermatology.

Invasion of human respiratory epithelial cells by Bordetella pertussis: possible role for a filamentous hemagglutinin Arg-Gly-Asp sequence and alpha5beta1 integrin.

D. Relman, Y. Ishibashi, A. Nishikawa, 2001, Microbial pathogenesis.

Atopic Dermatitis and Skin Fungal Microorganisms

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, Y. Ishibashi, 2012 .

8 Atopic Dermatitis and Skin Fungal Microorganisms

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, Y. Ishibashi, 2012 .

Antifungal Activities of Tacrolimus and Azole Agents against the Eleven Currently Accepted Malassezia Species

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2005, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Reassessment of the in vitro synergistic effect of fluconazole with the non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory agent ibuprofen against Candida albicans

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, R. Arai, 2005, Mycoses.

Candida albicans abrogates the expression of interferon-gamma-inducible protein-10 in human keratinocytes.

S. Ikeda, Y. Ishibashi, M. Hiruma, 2008, FEMS immunology and medical microbiology.

The Anthracycline Antitumor Agents Doxorubicin and Daunorubicin Reduce the Activity of Candida albicans Phospholipase B

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, R. Arai, 2004, Microbiology and immunology.

Genetic Diversity and Biochemical Characteristics ofTrichosporon asahii Isolated from Clinical Specimens, Houses of Patients with Summer-Type-Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, and Environmental Materials

M. Takashima, T. Sugita, R. Ikeda, 2001, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Evaluation of the Levels of Specific IgE against Cryptococcus diffluens and Cryptococcus liquefaciens in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

T. Sugita, Y. Ishibashi, A. Nishikawa, 2007, Microbiology and immunology.

A new species, Trichosporon domesticum, isolated from the house of a summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis patient in Japan

T. Sugita, Kazuko Yoshida, A. Nishikawa, 1995 .

Detection and Specificity of a New Antigen in Candida tropicalis and Its Evaluation by Taxonomic DNA Analyses

K. Hamajima, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1988, Microbiology and immunology.

Detection of pathogenic yeasts from processed fresh edible sea urchins sold in a fish market.

M. Takashima, T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, 2007, Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of medical mycology.

Significance of Cell Wall Structures on Yeast Classification: Proton Magnetic Resonance and Serological and Deoxyribonucleic Acid Characterization of Candida sake and Related Species

T. Nakase, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1975 .

Identification of Medically RelevantTrichosporon Species Based on Sequences of Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions and Construction of a Database forTrichosporon Identification

T. Sugita, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, 1999, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Taxonomic position of clinical isolates of Candida famata.

T. Sugita, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, 1996, Journal of medical and veterinary mycology : bi-monthly publication of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology.

Isolation of Trichosporon asahii from environmental materials.

T. Sugita, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, 2000, Medical mycology.

[Molecular taxonomy and identification of pathogenic fungi based on DNA sequence analysis].

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, 2004, Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of medical mycology.

Identification of Trichosporon asahii by PCR Based on Sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1998, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

First Report of Trichosporon ovoides Isolated from the Home of a Summer‐Type Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Patient

T. Sugita, Y. Yoshizawa, R. Ikeda, 1998, Microbiology and immunology.

Rapid Detection of Species of the Opportunistic Yeast Trichosporon by PCR

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1998, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Partial Sequences of Large Subunit Ribosomal DNA of a New Yeast Species, Trichosporon domesticum and Related Species

K. Uchida, T. Sugita, K. Makimura, 1997, Microbiology and immunology.

Taxonomic Studies on Clinical Isolates from Superficial Trichosporonosis Patients by DNA Relatedness

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1996 .

RECLASSIFICATION OF TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM BY DNA RELATEDNESS BY THE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC METHOD AND THE CHEMILUMINOMETRIC METHOD

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1994 .

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1992 .

New Yeast Species, Malassezia dermatis, Isolated from Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

H. Suto, M. Takashima, T. Sugita, 2002, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Molecular Analysis of Malassezia Microflora on the Skin of Atopic Dermatitis Patients and Healthy Subjects

H. Suto, T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, 2001, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Molecular analysis of Malassezia microflora in the lesional skin of psoriasis patients

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2007, The Journal of dermatology.

A New Yeast, Malassezia yamatoensis, Isolated from a Patient with Seborrheic Dermatitis, and Its Distribution in Patients and Healthy Subjects

M. Takashima, T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, 2004, Microbiology and immunology.

DNA sequence diversity of intergenic spacer I region in the non-lipid-dependent species Malassezia pachydermatis isolated from animals.

K. Hama, E. Sláviková, K. Takeo, 2005, Medical mycology.

A New Calcineurin Inhibitor, Pimecrolimus, Inhibits the Growth of Malassezia spp

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2006, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

Quantitative analysis of the cutaneous Malassezia microbiota in 770 healthy Japanese by age and gender using a real-time PCR assay.

T. Sugita, Takashi Yamazaki, K. Makimura, 2010, Medical mycology.

Molecular analysis of Malassezia microflora in seborrheic dermatitis patients: comparison with other diseases and healthy subjects.

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2008, The Journal of investigative dermatology.

Genotype Analysis of Malassezia restricta as the Major Cutaneous Flora in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Subjects

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2004, Microbiology and immunology.

In vitro activities of azole antifungal agents against Propionibacterium acnes isolated from patients with acne vulgaris.

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, R. Ikeda, 2010, Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin.

Relationships among the Genotypes of Malassezia Globosa Colonizing Patients with Atopic Dermatitis, the Clinical Severity of the Disease, and the Level of Specific IgE Antibodies

T. Sugita, Otomi Cho, R. Tsuboi, 2014 .

Characterization of Malassezia microbiota in the human external auditory canal and on the sole of the foot

T. Sugita, K. Makimura, R. Tsuboi, 2012, Microbiology and immunology.

Molecular analysis of the cutaneous Malassezia microbiota from the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis of different severities

T. Sugita, S. Ikeda, M. Hiruma, 2011, Mycoses.

Quantitative Analysis of Cutaneous Malassezia in Atopic Dermatitis Patients Using Real‐Time PCR

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2006, Microbiology and immunology.

Analysis of Trichosporon Isolates Obtained from the Houses of Patients with Summer-Type Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

T. Sugita, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, 2004, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Sequence Diversity of the Intergenic Spacer Region of the rRNA Gene of Malassezia globosa Colonizing the Skin of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Individuals

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, Y. Kato, 2003, Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Extracellular Proteinase and Phospholipase Activity of Three Genotypic Strains of a Human Pathogenic Yeast, Candida albicans

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, Hitomi Sato, 2002, Microbiology and immunology.

[Molecular and quantitative analyses of Malassezia microflora on the skin of atopic dermatitis patients and genotyping of M. globosa DNA].

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, 2003, Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of medical mycology.

[Molecular analysis of malassezia microflora on the skin of atopic dermatitis patients and healthy subjects].

H. Suto, T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, 2001, Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of medical mycology.

Identification of the major allergen of Malassezia globosa relevant for atopic dermatitis.

T. Sugita, Y. Ishibashi, A. Nishikawa, 2009, Journal of dermatological science.

Detection and Quantification of Specific IgE Antibodies against Eight Malassezia Species in Sera of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis by Using an Enzyme‐Linked Immunosorbent Assay

T. Sugita, Y. Ishibashi, A. Nishikawa, 2006, Microbiology and immunology.

Immunochemical determinant of Candida parapsilosis.

A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, Y. Fukazawa, 1983, Carbohydrate research.

Comparison of Enzyme Immunoassay and Latex Agglutination Test for Detection of Cryptococcal Antigens

R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1994 .

Evidence for Interference by Immune Complexes in the Serodiagnosis of Cryptococcosis

R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1993, Microbiology and immunology.

Formulation and Preliminary Testing of a Cryptococcal Antibody Coated Latex Reagent Used with Protease Pre-Treatment

M. Ohtsuka, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, 1991 .

Development and Comparative Evaluation of Anti-Cryptococcus neoformans Antibody Coated Latex Reagent for Serodiagnosis of Cryptococcosis

M. Ohtsuka, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, 1989 .

Serodiagnosis of Cryptococcosis

M. Ohtsuka, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, 1985 .

[Molecular analysis of Malassezia species isolated from three cases of Akatsuki disease (pomade crust)].

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2005, Nihon Ishinkin Gakkai zasshi = Japanese journal of medical mycology.

, Ryoji Subjects HealthyPatients with Atopic Dermatitis and , and Its Detection in Malassezia japonica Description of a New Yeast Species

M. Takashima, T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, 2003 .

The intergenic spacer region of the ribosomal RNA gene of Penicillium marneffei shows almost no DNA sequence diversity

P. Sawanpanyalert, T. Sugita, K. Makimura, 2010, Microbiology and immunology.

Fluconazole‐Resistant Pathogens Candida inconspicua and C. norvegensis: DNA Sequence Diversity of the rRNA Intergenic Spacer Region, Antifungal Drug Susceptibility, and Extracellular Enzyme Production

K. Takeo, M. Sipiczki, M. Takashima, 2004, Microbiology and immunology.

Anti-Malassezia-Specific IgE Antibodies Production in Japanese Patients with Head and Neck Atopic Dermatitis: Relationship between the Level of Specific IgE Antibody and the Colonization Frequency of Cutaneous Malassezia Species and Clinical Severity

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2011, Journal of allergy.

Genotyping and Antifungal Drug Susceptibility of the Pathogenic Yeast Trichosporon asahii Isolated from Thai Patients

P. Sawanpanyalert, T. Sugita, R. Ikeda, 2009, Mycopathologia.

Taxonomic position of deep-seated, mucosa-associated, and superficial isolates of Trichosporon cutaneum from trichosporonosis patients

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1995, Journal of clinical microbiology.

Phenotypic Switching and β‐N‐Acetylhexosaminidase Activity of the Pathogenic Yeast Trichosporon asahii

T. Sugita, K. Yokoyama, K. Nishimura, 2004, Microbiology and immunology.

Time‐Kill Assay of Itraconazole against Malassezia Species

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2006, Microbiology and immunology.

The Basidiomycetous Yeasts Cryptococcus diffluens and C. liquefaciens Colonize the Skin of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, Y. Kato, 2003, Microbiology and immunology.

A basidiomycetous anamorphic yeast, Trichosporon terricola sp. nov., isolated from soil.

M. Takashima, T. Sugita, T. Nakase, 2002, The Journal of general and applied microbiology.

Comparative Study of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Lesional and Non‐Lesional Skin of Atopic Dermatitis Patients

K. Matsui, H. Suto, R. Tsuboi, 2000, Microbiology and immunology.

Lipocalin-type Prostaglandin D Synthase (β-Trace) Is a Newly Recognized Type of Retinoid Transporter*

Y. Urade, O. Hayaishi, Toshiki Tanaka, 1997, The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Immunochemical basis of the serologic specificity of the yeast: immunochemical determinants of several antigenic factors of yeasts.

Motofumi Suzuki, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1980 .

Real‐Time PCR Assay to Detect DNA in Sera for the Diagnosis of Deep‐Seated Trichosporonosis

T. Sugita, R. Ikeda, A. Nishikawa, 2007 .

Differentiation between Debaryomyces hansenii/Candida famata complex and Candida guilliermondii by polymerase chain reaction.

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 2006, FEMS immunology and medical microbiology.

Peptidoglycan‐induced T helper 2 immune response in mice involves interleukin‐10 secretion from Langerhans cells

K. Matsui, A. Nishikawa, 2013, Microbiology and immunology.

Peptidoglycan from Staphylococcus aureus induces T(H)2 immune response in mice.

K. Matsui, A. Nishikawa, 2012, Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology.

Percutaneous application of peptidoglycan from Staphylococcus aureus induces eosinophil infiltration in mouse skin

K. Matsui, M. Wirotesangthong, A. Nishikawa, 2007, Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Percutaneous application of peptidoglycan from Staphylococcus aureus induces an increase in mast cell numbers in the dermis of mice

K. Matsui, A. Nishikawa, 2005, Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Cell wall components of Staphylococcus aureus induce interleukin-5 production in patients with atopic dermatitis.

K. Matsui, A. Nishikawa, R. Motohashi, 2000, Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research.

Percutaneous application of peptidoglycan from Staphylococcus aureus induces infiltration of CCR4+ cells into mouse skin.

K. Matsui, A. Nishikawa, 2011, Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology.

Synthetic collagen-like domain derived from the macrophage scavenger receptor binds acetylated low-density lipoprotein in vitro.

T. Kodama, T. Imanishi, H. Nakamura, 1996, Protein engineering.

Lipoteichoic acid from Staphylococcus aureus enhances allergen‐specific immunoglobulin E production in mice

K. Matsui, A. Nishikawa, 2003, Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Percutaneous Application of Peptidoglycan from Staphylococcus aureus Induces Mast Cell Development in Mouse Spleen

K. Matsui, A. Nishikawa, 2006, International Archives of Allergy and Immunology.

Effects of the macrolide antibiotic, midecamycin, on Staphylococcus aureus product-induced Th2 cytokine response in patients with atopic dermatitis.

K. Matsui, A. Nishikawa, 2004, Journal of interferon & cytokine research : the official journal of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research.

Secretion of thymic stromal lymphopoietin from human keratinocytes in response to Malassezia yeasts.

T. Sugita, Y. Ishibashi, A. Nishikawa, 2011, Journal of dermatological science.

Characterization of the skin fungal microbiota in patients with atopic dermatitis and in healthy subjects

T. Sugita, R. Tsuboi, A. Nishikawa, 2011, Microbiology and immunology.

Molecular analysis of the cutaneous Malassezia microbiota from the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis of different severities

M. Hiruma, A. Nishikawa, Y. Wada, 2011, Mycoses.

Rapid identification of Debaryomyces hansenii/Candida famata by polymerase chain reaction.

T. Sugita, A. Nishikawa, T. Shinoda, 1999, Medical mycology.

Secretion of thymic stromal lymphopoietin from human keratinocytes in response to Malassezia yeasts.

T. Sugita, Y. Ishibashi, A. Nishikawa, 2011, Journal of dermatological science.