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Naka S, Matsuoka D, Misaki T, Nagasawa Y, Ito S, Nomura R, Nakano K, Matsumoto-Nakano M. Contribution of collagen-binding protein Cnm of Streptococcus mutans to induced IgA nephropathy-like nephritis in rats. Commun Biol. 2024 Sep 14;7(1):1141. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06826-x. PMID: 39277690; PMCID: PMC11401903.
Ito S, Misaki T, Nagasawa Y, Nomura R, Naka S, Fukunaga A, Matsuoka D, Matayoshi S, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Nakano K. Porphyromonas gingivalis infection in the oral cavity is associated with elevated galactose-deficient IgA1 and increased nephritis severity in IgA nephropathy. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2024 Mar;28(3):192-200. doi: 10.1007/s10157-023-02411-4. Epub 2023 Oct 9. PMID: 37806974.
Misaki T, Naka S, Suzuki H, Lee M, Aoki R, Nagasawa Y, Matsuoka D, Ito S, Nomura R, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Suzuki Y, Nakano K. cnm-positive Streptococcus mutans is associated with galactose-deficient IgA in patients with IgA nephropathy. PLoS One. 2023 Mar 2;18(3):e0282367. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282367. PMID: 36862654; PMCID: PMC9980772.
Nomura R, Nagasawa Y, Misaki T, Ito S, Naka S, Okunaka M, Watanabe M, Tsuzuki K, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Nakano K. Distribution of periodontopathic bacterial species between saliva and tonsils. Odontology. 2023 Jul;111(3):719-727. doi: 10.1007/s10266-022-00776-8. Epub 2022 Dec 16. PMID: 36525152.
Naka S, Matsuoka D, Goto K, Misaki T, Nagasawa Y, Ito S, Nomura R, Nakano K, Matsumoto-Nakano M. Cnm of Streptococcus mutans is important for cell surface structure and membrane permeability. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Sep 13;12:994014. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.994014. PMID: 36176579; PMCID: PMC9513430.
Misaki T, Naka S, Nagasawa Y, Matsuoka D, Ito S, Nomura R, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Nakano K. Simultaneous Presence of Campylobacter rectus and Cnm-Positive Streptococcus mutans in the Oral Cavity Is Associated with Renal Dysfunction in IgA Nephropathy Patients: 5-Year Follow-Up Analysis. Nephron. 2023;147(3-4):134-143. doi: 10.1159/000525511. Epub 2022 Aug 23. PMID: 35998579.
Nagasawa Y, Misaki T, Ito S, Naka S, Wato K, Nomura R, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Nakano K. Title IgA Nephropathy and Oral Bacterial Species Related to Dental Caries and Periodontitis. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jan 10;23(2):725. doi: 10.3390/ijms23020725. PMID: 35054910; PMCID: PMC8775524.
Nagasawa Y, Nomura R, Misaki T, Ito S, Naka S, Wato K, Okunaka M, Watabe M, Fushimi K, Tsuzuki K, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Nakano K. Relationship between IgA Nephropathy and Porphyromonas gingivalis; Red Complex of Periodontopathic Bacterial Species. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Dec 1;22(23):13022. doi: 10.3390/ijms222313022. PMID: 34884826; PMCID: PMC8657970.
Naka S, Wato K, Misaki T, Ito S, Matsuoka D, Nagasawa Y, Nomura R, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Nakano K. Streptococcus mutans induces IgA nephropathy-like glomerulonephritis in rats with severe dental caries. Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 11;11(1):5784. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-85196-4. PMID: 33707585; PMCID: PMC7952735.
Misaki T, Fukunaga A, Nakano K. Dental caries status is associated with arteriosclerosis in patients on hemodialysis. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2021 Jan;25(1):87-93. doi: 10.1007/s10157-020-01966-w. Epub 2020 Sep 11. PMID: 32918134.
Naka S, Wato K, Misaki T, Ito S, Nagasawa Y, Nomura R, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Nakano K. Intravenous administration of Streptococcus mutans induces IgA nephropathy-like lesions. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2020 Dec;24(12):1122-1131. doi: 10.1007/s10157-020-01961-1. Epub 2020 Sep 9. PMID: 32909181; PMCID: PMC7599197.
Ito S, Misaki T, Naka S, Wato K, Nagasawa Y, Nomura R, Otsugu M, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Nakano K, Kumagai H, Oshima N. Specific strains of Streptococcus mutans, a pathogen of dental caries, in the tonsils, are associated with IgA nephropathy. Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 27;9(1):20130. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56679-2. PMID: 31882880; PMCID: PMC6934739.
Misaki T, Fukunaga A, Shimizu Y, Ishikawa A, Nakano K. Possible link between dental diseases and arteriosclerosis in patients on hemodialysis. PLoS One. 2019 Dec 13;14(12):e0225038. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225038. PMID: 31834880; PMCID: PMC6910673.
Misaki T, Naka S, Wato K, Hatakeyama R, Nagasawa Y, Ito S, Inaba H, Nomura R, Matsumoto-Nakano M, Nakano K. Campylobacter rectus in the Oral Cavity Correlates with Proteinuria in Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy Patients. Nephron. 2018;139(2):143-149. doi: 10.1159/000487103. Epub 2018 Feb 9. PMID: 29428934.
Misaki T, Naka S, Hatakeyama R, Fukunaga A, Nomura R, Isozaki T, Nakano K. Presence of Streptococcus mutans strains harbouring the cnm gene correlates with dental caries status and IgA nephropathy conditions. Sci Rep. 2016 Nov 4;6:36455. doi: 10.1038/srep36455. PMID: 27811984; PMCID: PMC5095553.
Misaki T, Naka S, Kuroda K, Nomura R, Shiooka T, Naito Y, Suzuki Y, Yasuda H, Isozaki T, Nakano K. Distribution of Streptococcus mutans strains with collagen-binding proteins in the oral cavity of IgA nephropathy patients. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2015 Oct;19(5):844-50. doi: 10.1007/s10157-014-1072-0. Epub 2014 Dec 10. PMID: 25492252.
