Project description:To further development of our miRNA diagnostic approach to Kawasaki disease(KD), we have employed microRNA microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify microRNAs as the potential biomarkers to rapidly diagnose Kawasaki disease. Pooled exosome of serum in equal amount from 5 healthy children, 5 KD patients and 5 KD patients after Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy were used for microRNA microarray analysis.
Project description:To further development of our miRNA diagnostic approach to Kawasaki disease(KD), we have employed microRNA microarray expression profiling as a discovery platform to identify microRNAs as the potential biomarkers to rapidly diagnose Kawasaki disease. Pooled exosome of serum in equal amount from 5 healthy children, 5 KD patients and 5 KD patients after Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy were used for microRNA microarray analysis. MicroRNA profile of exosome from Kawasaki disease(KD) was analyzed by microRNA microarray analysis in 5 healthy children, 5 KD patients and 5 KD patients after IVIG therapy.
Project description:This study used virological, histological, immunological and global gene expression to compare the virlence of two newly emerged 2009 H1N1 isolates (A/Mexico/InDRE4487/2009 and A/Mexico/4108/2009) and current seasonal H1N1 influenza strain (A/Kawasaki/UTK-4/2009) in experimentally infected cynomolgus macaques. We showed that infection of macaques with two genetically similar but clinically distinct SOIV isolates from the early stage of the pandemic (A/Mexico/4108/2009 and A/Mexico/InDRE4487/2009) resulted in upper and lower respiratory tract infections and clinical disease ranging from mild to severe pneumonia. Disease associated with these SOIV isolates was clearly advanced over the mild infection caused by A/Kawasaki/UTK-4/2009, a current seasonal strain.
Project description:To obtain a detailed view of genes and pathways regulated in whole blood obtained from COVID-19 patients in the Osaka cohort, we carried out global RNA sequencing.
Project description:To obtain a detailed view of genes and pathways regulated in whole blood obtained from COVID-19 patients in the Osaka cohort, we carried out global RNA sequencing.
