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Takashi Yahata
Researcher at Hokkaido University
Publications - 1
Citations - 613
Takashi Yahata is an academic researcher from Hokkaido University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Natural killer T cell & Interleukin 12. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 597 citations.
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The Natural Killer T (NKT) Cell Ligand α-Galactosylceramide Demonstrates Its Immunopotentiating Effect by Inducing Interleukin (IL)-12 Production by Dendritic Cells and IL-12 Receptor Expression on NKT Cells
Hidemitsu Kitamura,Kenji Iwakabe,Takashi Yahata,Shin-Ichiro Nishimura,Akio Ohta,Yasushi Ohmi,Marimo Sato,Kazuyoshi Takeda,Ko Okumura,Luc Van Kaer,Tetsu Kawano,Masaru Taniguchi,Takashi Nishimura +12 more
TL;DR: Findings indicate an important role for DC-produced IL-12 in the activation of NKT cells by α-GalCer and suggest that N KT cells may be able to condition DCs for subsequent immune responses and suggest a novel approach for immunotherapy of cancer.