2020
Oligo-DNA Stoichiometrically Binds β-1, 3-Glucan with the Best Fit Length Kazuki Sumiya, Takuya Matsunaga, Motoko Tanaka, Shinichi Mochizuki, Kazuo Sakurai Biomacromolecules
Induction of Potent Cell Growth Inhibition by Schizophyllan / K-Ras Antisense Complex in Combination with Gemcitabine S Sasaki, H Izumi, Y Morimoto, K Sakurai, S Mochizuki Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 115668
Characterizing an siRNA-Containing Lipid-Nanoparticle Prepared by a Microfluidic Reactor: Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Cryotransmission Electron Microscopic Studies Kenichi Aburai, Kentaro Hatanaka, Shin Takano, Shota Fujii, Kazuo Sakurai Langmuir
Scattering Form Factor of Block Copolymer Micelles with Corona Chains Discretely Distributed on the Core Surface R Takahashi, S Fujii, I Akiba, K Sakurai The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Synthesis and characterization of nanoemulsion-mediated core crosslinked nanoparticles, and in vivo pharmacokinetics depending on the structural characteristics J Matsuno, T Kanamaru, K Arai, R Tanaka, JH Lee, R Takahashi, Journal of Controlled Release
Structural Polymorphism of Resorcinarene Assemblies S Fujii, R Miyake, L Campo, JH Lee, R Takahashi, K Sakurai Langmuir
Cyclodextrin-based nanoparticles encapsulating α-mangostin and their drug release behavior: potential carriers of α-mangostin for cancer therapy VTH Doan, JH Lee, R Takahashi, PTM Nguyen, TN Van Anh, HTT Pham, ... Polymer Journal 52 (4) ), 457-466
Topical Therapy with Antisense Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Using Novel β-Glucan-Based Drug Delivery System Ameliorates Intestinal Inflammation H Sakisaka, H Takedatsu, K Mitsuyama, S Mochizuki, K Sakurai, ... International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21 (2), 683
Unraveling the kinetics of the structural development during polymerization-induced self-assembly: decoupling the polymerization and the micelle structure R Takahashi, S Miwa, FH Sobotta, JH Lee, S Fujii, N Ohta, JC Brendel, ... Polymer Chemistry 11 ( 8), 1514-1524
Unraveling Decisive Structural Parameters for the Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Polymer Bottlebrushes Based on Benzene Trisureas FV Gruschwitz, MC Fu, T Klein, R Takahashi, T Higashihara, Macromolecules
Monodisperse Micelles with Aggregation Numbers Related to Platonic Solids JH Lee, S Fujii, R Takahashi, K Sakurai Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2000227
Furry nanoparticles: synthesis and characterization of nanoemulsion-mediated core crosslinked nanoparticles and their robust stability in vivo R Tanaka, K Arai, J Matsuno, M Soejima, JH Lee, R Takahashi, K Sakurai, ... Polymer Chemistry 11 (27), 4408-4416
Enhanced Binding Constant of Cyclodextrin to Alpha-mangostin in Hyperbranched Polymers DTH Van, DTN Anh, S Fujii, K Sakurai Chemistry Letters 49 (X)
Flower Necklaces of Controllable Length Formed From N- (2-Hydroxypropyl) Methacrylamide-Based Amphiphilic Statistical Copolymers R Takahashi, K Doi, S Fujii, K Sakurai Langmuir
2019
Non-dependence of dodecamer structures on alkyl chain length in Platonic micelles Masataka Araki, Shota Fujii, Ji Ha Lee, Rintaro Takahashi and Kazuo Sakurai Article in Soft Matter in press
Dual and Multiple Stimuli-Responsive Platonic Micelles Bearing Disaccharides Rika Miyake, Shota Fujii, JI Ha Lee, Rintaro Takahashi, Kazuo Sakurai Article in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science volume 535 Pages 8-15
A Discrete and Discontinuous Increase in the Micellar Aggregation Number: Effects of the Alkyl Chain Length on Platonic Micelles Shota Fujii, Shimpei Yamada, Masataka Araki, Ji Ha Lee, Rintaro Takahashi, Kazuo Sakurai Langmuir, 2019, 35 (8), pp 3156– 3161
Tuning of the aggregation number of Platonic micelles with binary mixture of calix [4] arene surfactants Ji Ha Lee, Shota Fujii, Rintaro Takahashi, Kazuo Sakurai Article in Chemical Communications 55 (9)
Monodisperse micelles composed of poly (ethylene glycol) attached surfactants: platonic nature in a macromolecular aggregate Ji Ha Lee, Hayata Matsumoto, Shota Fujii, Rintaro Takahashi and Kazuo Sakurai Article in Soft Matter, 2019
Encapsulation of Albumin in Organic Nanotube Channel: Structural Investigation by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Hiroki Kawauchi, Rintaro Takahashi, Naohiro Kameta, Shota fujii, Ji Ha Lee, Toshimi Shimizu and Kazuo Sakurai Article in ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2019, 2 , 4, 1652-1659
Observing the Kinetic Pathway of Nanotube Formation from Bolaamphiphiles by Time-Resolved Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Rintaro Takahashi, Hiroki Kawauchi, Naohiro Kameta, Ji Ha Lee, Shota Fujii, Toshimi Shimizu and Kazuo Sakurai Article in J. Phys. Chem. B , 2019, 123, 19, 4340-4345
Complex consisting of antisense DNA and β-glucan promotes internalization into cell through Dectin-1 and hybridizes with target mRNA in cytosol Nobuaki Fujiwara, Hiroto Izumi, Yasuo Morimoto, Kazuo Sakurai and Shinichi Mochizuki Article in Cancer Gene Therapy 26, 32–40 (2019) )
Co-administration of combretastatin A4 nanoparticles and sorafenib for systemic therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma Yalin Wang, Haiyang Yu, Dawei Zhang, Guanyi Wang, Wantong Song, Yingmin Liu, Sheng Ma, Zhaohui Tang, Ziling Liu, Kazuo Sakurai and Xuesi Chen Article in Acta Biomaterialia Vol 92 Pages 229-240
Structural analysis of a calix [4] arene-based Platonic Micelle Efsta Mylonas, Naoto Yagi, Shota Fujii, Koudai Ikesue, Tomoya Ueda, Hideaki Moriyama, Yusuke Sanada, Kazuya Uezu, Kazuo Sakurai and Tadashi Okobira Article in Scientific Reports 9 Article number 1982 (2019)
2018
Highly ordered polypeptide with UCST phase-separation behavior
S Kuroyanagi, N Shimada, S Fujii, T Furuta, A Harada, K Sakurai, K Sakurai, A Maruyama
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1261-1268
Corrigendum to "Designing an immunocyte-targeting delivery system by use of beta-glucan" [Vaccine 36 (2018) 186-189].
N Miyamoto, S Mochizuki, K Kobiyama, KJ Ishii, K Sakurai
Vaccine 36 (45), 6892
Morphological Transition of Oppositely Charged Calix [4] arene Surfactant Mixture
JH Lee, S Fujii, R Takahashi, K Sakurai
Langmuir 34 (40), 12109-12115
Core–Shell–Corona Micelles from a Polyether-Based Triblock Terpolymer: Investigation of the pH-ependent Micellar Structure
Shotaro Miwa, Rintaro Takahashi, Carsten Rössel, Sakiko Matsumoto, Shota Fujii, Ji Ha Lee, Felix H. Schacher, Kazuo Sakurai
Langmuir 34 (26), 7813-7820
Rediscovering the Monodispersity of Sulfonatocalix [4] arene-Based Micelles
S Fujii, JH Lee, R Takahashi, K Sakurai
Langmuir 34 (17), 5072-5078
A tetramer micelle: the smallest aggregation number corresponding to the vertex number of regularpolyhedra in platonic micelles
S Fujii, R Takahashi, LJ Ha, K Sakurai
Soft matter 14 (6), 875-878
Designing an immunocyte-targeting delivery system by use of beta-glucan
N Miyamoto, S Mochizuki, K Sakurai
Vaccine 36 (1), 186-189
Elongation induced β- to α-crystalline transformation and microvoid
formation in isotactic polypropylene as revealed by time-resolved WAXS / SAXS
Hideo Kurihara, Shinich Kitade, Kazuyuki Ichino, Isamu Akiba, Kazuo Sakurai
Polymer journal 51,199-209
2017
Cross-sectional structures of a molecular monolayer nanotube explored with SAXS: Evidence for the parallel orientation of the headgroups in asymmetric bolaamphiphiles
Kenta Yoshida, Rintaro Takahashi, Shota Fujii, Naohiro Kameta, Toshimi Shimizu and Kazuo Sakurai
Article in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19 (36) · August 2017
A two-component micelle with emergent pH responsiveness by mixing dilauroyl phosphocholine and deoxycholic acid and its delivery of proteins into the cytosol.
Miyamoto N, Fujii S, Mochizuki S, Sakurai K, Sakaguchi N, Koiwai K.
Article in Colloids and surfaces B: Biointerfaces 154 · March 2017
Self-Assembly of Calix [4] arene-Based Amphiphiles Bearing Polyethylene Glycols: Another Example of “Platonic Micelles”
Kenta Yoshida, Shota Fujii, Rintaro Takahashi, Sakiko Matsumoto, Kazuo Sakurai
Langmuir, 2017, 33 (36), pp 9122–9128
Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties of Poly (Ethylene-Propylene) Diblock Copolymer in the Melt State and Solutions
William MacKnight, K. Sakurai, DJ Lohse, DN Schulz, JA Sissano, W. Wedler, HH Winter
ELSEVIER November 1996
DOI: https://works.bepress.com/william_macknight/208/
Monitoring the Discontinuous Dodecamer–Icosamer Transition of a Calix [4] arene-Derived Surfactant by Time-Resolved Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
Rintaro Takahashi, Sakiko Matsumoto, Shota Fujii, Theyencheri Narayanan, Kazuo Sakurai
Ange Wandte 8 May 2017
Glutamic Acids Bearing Calix [4] arene Micelles: pH-Controllable Aggregation Number Corresponding to Regular Polyhedra
Shota Fujii, Rintaro Takahashi, Kazuo Sakurai
Langmuir, 2017, 33 (16), pp 4019–4027
DOI: 10.1021 / acs.langmuir.7b00603
Magnetic metal-complex-conducting copolymer core–shell nanoassemblies for a
single-drug anticancer platform Jeong-Hwan Kim, Haruki Eguchi, Masanari Umemura, Itaru Sato, Shigeki Yamada, Yujiro Hoshino, Takatsugu Masuda, Ichio Aoki, Kazuo Sakurai, Masahiro Yamamoto and Yoshihiro Ishikawa
PG Asia Materials (2017) 9, e367
doi: 10.1038 / am.2017.29
Ultraviolet Patterned Calixarene-Derived Supramolecular Gels and Films with
Spatially Resolved Mechanical and Fluorescent Properties
Ji Ha Lee, Sung Ho Jung, Shim Sung Lee, Ki-Young Kwon, Kazuo Sakurai, Justyn Jaworski, and Jong Hwa Jung,
ACS Nano, 2017, 11 (4), pp 4155–4164
DOI: 10.1021 / acsnano.7b00997
Platonic Micelles: Mono disperse Micelles with Discrete Aggregation Numbers Corresponding to Regular Polyhedra
Shota Fujii, Shimpei Yamada, Sakiko Matsumoto, Genki Kubo, Kenta Yoshida, Eri Tabata, Rika Miyake, Yusuke Sanada, Isamu Akiba, Tadashi Okobira, Naoto Yagi, Efstratios Mylonas, Noboru Ohta, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, and Kazuo Sakurai.Scientific Reports (2017) ) 7:44494
DOI: 10.1038 / srep44494
Adjuvant activity enhanced by crosslinked CpG-oligonucleotides in beta-glucan nanogel and its anti-tumor effect.
Miyamoto, N .; Mochizuki, S .; Fujii, S .; Yoshida, K .; Sakurai, K., Bioconjugate Chemistry (2016). 28, (2), 565–573,
DOI: 10.1021 / acs.bioconjchem.6b00675
Oriented crystallization of long chain crystallization polypropylene induced by step-shear deformation in pre-crystallization regime.
Kitade, S .; Kurihara, H .; Asuka, K .; Katsuno, S .; Akiba, I .; Sakurai, K., Polymer (2017). Volume 116 , 5 May 2017, Pages 395–402
DOI: 10.1016 / j.polymer.2017.02.005
Chiral Supramolecular Gels with Lanthanide Ions: Correlation between Luminescence and Helical Pitch.
Kim, C .; Kim, KY; Lee, JH; Ahn, J .; Sakurai, K .; Lee, SS; Jung, JH, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2017), 9 (4), pp 3799–3807
Salt-Induced Morphology Transition of Micelles Formed of Calix [4] arene-Derivative Cationic Surfactants in Aqueous Solution. Matsumoto, Sakiko; Takahashi, Rintaro; Yamada, Shimpei; Fujii, Shota; Sakurai, Kazuo., Chemistry Letters., Accepted.
Concentration-dependent Aggregation Behavior of Asymmetric Cationic Surfactant Hexyldimethyloctylammonium Bromide
author: Anita Hyde, Shota Fujii, Kazuo Sakurai, Chi Phan, and Shin-ichi Yusa (2017), Vol.46, NO.2
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1246/cl.161007
2016
Supramolecular Chirality: Vesicle-to-Chiral Helix Transition of the Micelles Consisting of a Sugar-Bearing Calix [4] arene Surfactant.
Sakamoto, S .; Fujii, S .; Yoshida, K .; Sakurai, K., Langumuir 2016, 32 (47), pp 12434–12441
DOI: 10.1021 / acs.langmuir.6b01671
Water-soluble complex formation of fullerenes with a biocompatible polymer.
Ohata, T .; Ishihara, K .; Iwasaki, Y .; Sangsuwan, A .; Fujii, S .; Sakurai, K .; Ohara, Y .; Yusa, S., Polymer Journal 2016.
DOI: 10.1038 / pj.2016.60
Micelle formation and red-light fluorescence emission of benzothiazole-triphenylamine amphiphilic molecules in water / methanol solutions explored with synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering.
Yamada, S .; Sanada, Y; Fujii, S; Kitahara, I .; Akiba, I .; Ishii, T .; Sakurai, K., Polymer Journal 2016.
Gene silencing using a conjugate comprising Tat peptide and antisense oligonucleotide with phosphorothioate backbones.
Maegawa, Y .; Mochizuki, S .; Miyamoto, N .; Sakurai, K., Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2016.
DOI: 10.1016 / j.bmcl.2016.01.018
Polypod-Shaped DNAs: Small-Angle X-ray Scattering and Immunostimulant Activity.
Sanada, Y .; Shiomi, T .; Okobira, T .; Tan, M .; Nishikawa, M .; Akiba, I .; Takakura, Y .; Sakurai, K., Langmuir 2016, 32 (15), 3760- 3765.
DOI: 10.101 / acs.langmuir.6b00398
Optimal sequence of antisense DNA to silence YB-1 in lung cancer by use of a novel polysaccharide drug delivery system.
Izumi, H .; Nagao, S .; Mochizuki, S .; Fujiwara, N .; Sakurai, K .; Morimoto, Y., International Journal of Oncology 2016, 48 (6), 2472-2478.
Competition of PEG Coverage Density and Con-A Recognition in Mannose / PEG Bearing Nanoparticles.
Fukuda, I .; Mochizuki, S .; Sakurai, K., Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2016.
DOI: 10.1016 / j.colsurfb.2016.05.011
Anomalous small-angle X-ray scattering study on the spatial distribution of hydrophobic molecules in polymer micelles.
Nakanishi, R., Machida, G., Kinoshita, M., Sakurai, K., & Akiba, I., Polymer Journal (2016) 48, 801-806 (July 2016)
Exploring the relationship between anti-PEG IgM behaviors and PEGylated nanoparticles and its significance for accelerated blood clearance. Shiraishi, K., Kawano, K., Maitani, Y., Aoshi, T., Ishii, KJ, Sanada, Y., Yokoyama , M. J Control Release (2016), 234, 59-67.
DOI: 10.1016 / j.jconrel.2016.05.010
2015
Amphiphilic benzothiadiazole–triphenylamine-based aggregates that emit red light in water. Ishi-i, T .; Kitahara, I .; Yamada, S .; Sanada, Y .; Sakurai, K .; Tanaka, A .; Hasebe, N. Yoshihara, T .; Tobita, S., Organic & biomolecular chemistry 2015. 2015,13, 1818-1828. DOI: 10.1039
The transfection efficiency of calix [4] arene-based lipids: the role of the alkyl chain length. Mochizuki, S .; Nishina, K .; Fujii, S .; Sakurai, K., Biomater. Sci. 2015, 3 (2) ), 317-322.
Permanent acceptance of mouse cardiac allografts with CD40 siRNA to induce regulatory myeloid cells by use of a novel polysaccharide siRNA delivery system. Zhang, Q .; Ichimaru, N .; Higuchi, S .; Cai, S .; Hou, J .; Fujino , M .; Nonomura, N .; Kobayashi, M .; Ando, H .; Uno, A., Gene therapy 2015.
Development of Nonaggregating Poly-A Tailed Immunostimulanty A / D Type CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Applicable for Clinical Use. Aoshi, T .; Haseda, Y .; Kobiyama, K .; Narita, H .; Sato, H .; Nankai, H .; Mochizuki , S .; Sakurai, K .; Katakai, Y .; Yasutomi, Y., Journal of immunology research 2015.
Macrophage-targeting gene delivery using a micelle composed of mannose-modified lipid with triazole ring and dioleoyl trimethylammonium propane. Fukuda, I .; Mochizuki, S .; Sakurai, K., BioMed research international 2015.
Rod-like architecture and cross-sectional structure of an amyloid protofilament-like peptide supermolecule in aqueous solution. Minami, T .; Matsumoto, S .; Sanada, Y .; Waku, T .; Tanaka, N .; Sakurai, K. , Polymer Journal 2015.
Immunization with antigenic peptides complexed with β-glucan induces potent cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activity in combination with CpG-ODNs. Mochizuki, S .; Morishita, H .; Kobiyama, K .; Aoshi, T .; Ishii, KJ; Sakurai, K ., Journal of Controlled Release 2015, 220, 495-502.
Synchronized Self-assembly of Fullerene Derivatives Passing Through Programmable Microflow Field. Numata, M .; Kozawa, T .; Nakadozono, T .; Sanada, Y .; Sakurai, K., Chemistry Letters 2015, (0).
Synchronized Activation of π-Conjugated Molecules toward Self-Assembly: Precise Controlling the Hysteresis of the Metastable State along Microflow. Numata, M .; Kozawa, T .; Nogami, R .; Tanaka, K .; Sanada, Y .; Sakurai, K., Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 2015, (0).
Creation of Kinetically Stabilized Porphyrin Microfilms through Synchronized Hydrogen-bonding Interactions in Microflow. Numata, M .; Nishino, Y .; Sanada, Y .; Sakurai, K., Chemistry Letters 2015, 44 (6), 861-863.
Determination of Polymer micelles' structural characteristics, and effect of the characteristics on pharmacokinetic behaviors. Shiraishi, K .; Sanada, Y .; Mochizuki, S .; Kawano, K .; Maitani, Y .; Sakurai, K .; Yokoyama, M ., Journal of Controlled Release 2015, 203, 77-84.
Chain architecture and flexibility of α-cyclodextrin / PEG polyrotaxanes in dilute solutions. Yamada, S .; Sanada, Y .; Tamura, A .; Yui, N .; Sakurai, K., Polymer Journal 2015, 47 (6), 464 -467.
Prevention of copper-induced cell death by GC-rich DNA oligomers in murine macrophage-like RAW264. 7 cells. Matsushita, S .; Mochizuki, S .; Sakurai, K .; Kawano, T., Communicative & Integrative Biology 2015, ( just-accepted), 00-00.
2014
Micelles consisting of choline phosphocholine-bearing Calix [4] arene lipids. Fujii, S .; Nishina, K .; Yamada, S .; Mochizuki, S .; Ohta, N .; Takahara, A .; Sakurai, K., Soft matter 2014, 10 (41), 8216-8223.
Dectin-1 ligand transforms CpG into a multitask nanoparticulate TLR9 agonist. Kobiyama, K .; Aoshi, T .; Narita, H .; Kuroda, E .; Hayashi, M .; Tetsutani, K .; Koyama, S .; Mochizuki, S .; Sakurai, K .; Katakai, Y., Nonagonistic Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2014, 111 (8), 3086-3091.
Transformation from Multi to Single Lamellar Vesicle by Addition of a Cationic Lipid to DLPC Explored with SAXS and TEM.Kubo, G .; Sakamoto, S .; Fujii, S .; Sanada, Y .; Yasunaga, T .; Takahara, A. Sakurai, K., 2014. Chemistry Letters, Vol. 43 (2014) No. 11 P 1785-1787
Naphthalene-hydrophobized β-1, 3-glucan nanogel for doxorubicin delivery to immunocytes Maeda, K .; Mochizuki, S .; Sanada, Y .; Sakurai, K., Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 2014, 24 (8), 1880- 1883.
Enhanced Immunostimulation with Crosslinked CpG-DNA / beta-1, 3-Glucan Nanoparticle through Hybridization .; Miyamoto, N .; Mochizuki, S .; Sakurai, K., 2014. Chemistry Letters 43 (7), 991-993
Binding assay between murine Dectin-1 and β-glucan / DNA complex with quartz-crystal microbalance. Mochizuki, S .; Morishita, H .; Adachi, Y .; Yamaguchi, Y .; Sakurai, K., Carbohydrate research 2014, 391 , 1-8.
Chain-length dependence of polyion complex architecture bearing phosphobetaine block explored using SAXS and FFF-MALS. Sakamoto, S .; Sanada, Y .; Sakashita, M .; Nishina, K .; Nakai, K .; Yusa, S.-i .; Sakurai, K.,. Polymer Journal 2014. 46, 617-622; doi: 10.1038
Hepatocyte-targeting gene delivery using a lipoplex composed of galactose-modified aromatic lipid synthesized with click chemistry. Sakashita, M .; Mochizuki, S .; Sakurai, K., Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry 2014, 22 (19), 5212-5219.
X-ray Scattering from Immunostimulanty Tetrapod-Shaped DNA in Aqueous Solution To Explore Its Biological Activity–Conformation Relationship. Sanada, Y .; Sakamoto, S .; Shiomi, T .; Okobira, T .; Mylonas, E .; Ohta, N .; Yagi, N .; Nishikawa, M .; Akiba, I .; Takakura, Y., The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2014, 118 (35), 10373-10379.
Advanced Soft Material Beamline Consortium at SPring-8 (FSBL). Takahara, A .; Takeda, T .; Kanaya, T .; Kido, N .; Sakurai, K .; Masunaga, H .; Ogawa, H .; Takata, M., Synchrotron Radiation News 2014, 27 (3), 19-23.
The dectin 1 agonist curdlan regulates osteoclastogenesis by inhibiting nuclear factor of activated T cells cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1) through Syk kinase. Yamasaki, T .; Ariyoshi, W .; Okinaga, T .; Adachi, Y .; Hosokawa, R .; Mochizuki , S .; Sakurai, K .; Nishihara, T., Journal of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289 (27), 19191-19203.
2013
The role of the helper lipid dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) for DNA transfection cooperating with a epitaxial lipid bearing nitridediamine. Mochizuki S, Kanegae N, Nishina K, Kamikawa Y, Koiwai K, Masunaga H, Sakurai K. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1828 ( 2), 412-418 (2013). 10.1016 / j.bbamem. 2012.10.017
A simple visual sensor with the potential for determining the concentration of fluoride in water at environmentally significant levels. Tomoki Nishimura, Su-Ying Xu, Yun-Bao Jiang, John S. Fossey, Kazuo Sakurai, Steven D. Bull and Tony D. James .Chemical Communications, 2013,49, 478-480 DOI: 10.1039 / C2CC36107H
Hydrophobic Molecules Infiltrating into the Poly (ethylene glycol) Domain of the Core / Shell Interface of a Polymeric Micelle: Evidence Obtained with Anomalous Small-Angle X-ray Scattering. Yusuke Sanada, Isamu Akiba, Kazuo Sakurai, Kouichi Shiraishi, Masayuki Yokoyama, Efstratios Mylonas, Noboru Ohta, Naoto Yagi, Yuya Shinohara, and Yoshiyuki Amemiya. Journal of the American Chemical Society. Publication Date (Web): January 31, 2013 DOI: 10.1021 / ja308965j
A bimolecular micelle constructed from amphiphilic pillar [5] arene molecules. Tomoki Nishimura, Yusuke Sanada, Takuma Matsuo, Tadashi Okobira, Efstratios Mylonas, Naoto Yagi and Kazuo Sakurai. Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 3052-3054 DOI: 10.1039 / C3CC41186A
Structural Transition of Lipopolysaccharide and Reduction in the Biological Activity by Amphiphilic Lipid with Cationic Amino Acid. Li, Wenjing; Mochizuki, Shinichi; Sakurai, Kazuo. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. In press
Structural transition of cationic micelles with sugar alcohols due to pH responsiveness. Takuma Matsuo, Shota Fujii, Yusuke Sanada, Kazuo Sakurai.
Macrophage specific delivery of TNF- siRNA complexed with -1,3-glucan inhibits LPS-induced cytokine production in a murine acute hepatitis model Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. In press Structural Transition of Lipopolysaccharide and Reduction in the Biological Activity by Amphiphilic Lipid with Cationic Amino Acid. Li, Wenjing; Mochizuki, Shinichi; Sakurai, Kazuo. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. Vol. 86 (2013) No.5, P651-656. Doi.org / 10.1246/bcsj.20120353
Structural Analysis of a Polymeric Micelle Made from AB3-type Multiarmed Star-like Block Copolymer in an Aqueous Solution. Sanada, Yusuke; Sakamoto, Shunsuke; Akiba, Isamu; Takaki, Toshihiko; Sakurai, Kazuo. Chemistry Letters. Vol.42 No. 8 2013 p.882–884 August 5, 2013 doi: 10.1246 / cl.130285
Synthesis and characterization of a Calix [4] arene Amphiphilie Bearing Cysteine and Uniform Au Nanoparticle Formation Templated by its Four Cysteine Moieties. Fujii, Shota; Sakurai, Kazuo; Okobira, Tadashi; Ohta, Noboru; Takahara, Atsushi. Langmuir. Vol.29 No.45 p.13666-13675 (2013). Doi: 10.1021 / la403377a.
Preparation and characterization of Polyion Complex Micelles with Phosphobetaine Shells. Nakai K, Nishiuchi M, Inoue M, Ishihara K, Sanada Y, Sakurai K, Yusa S. Langmuir. Vol.29 No.31 p.9651-9661 (2013). Doi : 10.1021 / la401063b
Menthol-enhanced Cytotoxicity of Cigarette Smoke Demonstrated in Two Bioassay Models. Noriyasu A, Konishi T, Mochizuki S, Sakurai K, Tanaike Y, Matsuyama K, Uezu T, Kawano T. Tob. Induc. Dis. Vol. 11 No.1 p .18-22 (2013). Doi: 10.1186 / 1617-9625-11-18.
Crystallization kinetics of polypropylene containing a sorbitol nucleating agent. Katsuno, Satoshi; Yoshinaga, Masahiro; Kitade, Shinichi; Sanada, Yusuke; Akiba, Isamu; Sakurai, Kazuo, Masunaga, Hiroyasu; Polym J., Vol. 45 No.1 p. 87-93 (2013). Doi: 10.1038 / pj.2012.199
Shear-induced pre-crystallization structures of long chain sintered polypropylene under steady shear flow near the melting temperature, Kitade, Shinichi; Asuka, Kazuo; Akiba, Isamu; Sanada, Yusuke; Sakurai, Kazuo; Masunaga, Hiroyasu, Polymer, Vol. 54 No.1 p. 246-257 (2013). Doi: 10.1016 / j.polymer.2012.10.048
Accurate measurements of intrinsic scattering from window materials by use of a vacuum camera, H. Masunaga, K. Sakurai, I. Akiba, K. Ito and M. Takata, J. Appl. Cryst., Vol. 46 p. 577-579 (2013). doi: 10.1107 / S0021889813002628
Study of the internal structure of polymer micelles by anomalous small-angle X-ray scattering at two edges, M. Sakou, A. Takechi, S. Murakami, K. Sakurai and I. Akiba, J. Appl. Cryst., Vol. 46, p. 1407-1413 (2013). Doi: 10.1107 / S0021889813022450
Pyrene-anchored boronic acid receptors on carbon nanoparticle supports: fluxionality and pore effects, Katherine Lawrence, Tomoki Nishimura, Peter Haffenden, John M. Mitchels, Kazuo Sakurai, John S. Fossey, Steven D. Bull, Tony D. Jamesa and Frank Marken , New J. Chem., Vol. 37 p. 1883-1888 (2013). Doi: 10.1039 / C3NJ00017F
year 2012
A Stimulus-Responsive Shape-Persistent Micelle Bearing a Calix [4] arene Building Block: Reversible pH-Dependent Transition between Spherical and Cylindrical Forms. Shota Fujii, Yusuke Sanada, Tomoki Nishimura, Isamu Akiba, and Kazuo Sakurai, Naoto Yagi and Efstratios Mylonas . Langmuir, 2012, 28 (6), pp 3092–3101, DOI: 10.1021 / la2037668
β-1,3-d-Glucan Schizophyllan / Poly (dA) Triple-Helical Complex in Dilute Solution. Yusuke Sanada, Tsubasa Matsuzaki, Shinichi Mochizuki, Tadashi Okobira, Kazuya Uezu, and Kazuo Sakurai. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2012, 116 (1), pp 87–94, DOI: 10.1021 / jp209027u
A New Therapeutic Approach Using a Schizophyllan-based Drug Delivery System for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Hidetoshi Takedatsu, Keiichi Mitsuyama, Shinichi Mochizuki, Teppei Kobayashi, Kazuo Sakurai, Hiroshi Takeda, Yoshihide Fujiyama, Yoshikazu Koyama, Jun Nishihira and Michio Sata. Molecular Therapy, 20, 1234-1241 (June 2012) doi: 10.1038 / mt.2012.24
Rapid separation of proteins from the aqueous media using the novel gelation protocol. Takashi Kadono, Yasuaki Fukuta, Kazuya Uezu, Hiroshi Morita, Kazuo Sakurai, and Tomonori Kawano. Current Topics in Peptide & Protein Research.
Modeling and Evaluation of a Twist Drive Actuator for Soft Robotics. Ivan Godler, Takashi Sonoda and Kazuo Sakurai. Advanced Robotics 26 (2012) 765–783. DOI: 10.1163 / 156855312X626307
Relationship between DNA-Transfection Efficiency and Chemical Structures of Aromatic Cationic Lipids. Shinichi Mochizuki, Yumi Kamikawa, Koichi Nishina, Shota Fujii, Emi Hamada, Shota Kusuki, Takuma Matsuo, and Kazuo Sakurai. Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. Vol. 85 , No. 3, 354-359 (2012), DOI: 10.1246 / bcsj.20110296
Thermodynamics of Lipoplex Formation: Relationship between the Lipid Alkyl Tail Length and Thermodynamic Functions. Shota Fujii, Tomoki Nishimura, and Kazuo Sakurai. Chem. Lett. Vol.41, No.5, pp.501--503, (2012)
Anomalous Small-Angle X-ray Scattering Study of Structure of Polymer Micelles Having Bromines in Hydrophobic Core. Isamu Akiba, Atsuro Takechi, Megumi Sakou, Masashi Handa, Yuya Shinohara, Yoshiyuki Amemiya, Naoto Yagi, and Kazuo Sakurai. Macromolecules, (Web) : July 23, 2012 (Article) DOI: 10.1021 / ma300461d.
Composition Dependence of the Micellar Architecture Made from Poly (ethylene glycol)-block-Poly (partially benzyl-esterified aspartic acid). Yusuke Sanada, Isamu Akiba, Satoshi Hashida, and Kazuo Sakurai, Kouichi Shiraishi and Masayuki Yokoyama, Naoto Yagi, Yuya Shinohara and Yoshiyuki Amemiya. J. Phys. Chem. B, (2012), 116 (28), pp 8241–8250. DOI: 10.1021 / jp300936d
Selective delivery of oligonucleic acids using receptors for polysaccharide β-1,3-glucan Hiroko Miyamoto, Shinichi Mochizuki, Kazuo Sakurai Cellulose communications 19 (1), 12-16, 2012
Characterization of polymer micelles combining SAXS and FFF-MALS. Yusuke Sanada, Isamu Akiba, Satoshi Hashida, Koichi Shiraishi, Masayuki Yokoyama, Naoto Yagi, Yuya Shinohara, Yoshiyuki Amemiya, Kazuo Sakurai. Polymer Proceedings Vol. 69 (2012) No. 7 p. 346-357
Supramolecular structure of complex formed by cationic lipid micelles and DNA — DNA chain length and base species dependence of structure —. Tomoe Iino, Mina Sakuragi, Hiroyasu Masunaga, Kazuo Sakurai. Polymer Proceedings Vol. 69 (2012) ) No. 2, P 84-88
Dependence of the swelling of a pH-responsive PEG-modified nanogel on the cross-link density. G. Tamura, Y. Shinohara, A. Tamura, Y. Sanada, M. Oishi, I. Akiba, Y. Nagasaki, K. Sakurai, and Y. Amemiya, Polymer Journal, 44, 240-244 (2012)
The role of the helper lipid dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) for DNA transfection cooperating with a biochemical lipid bearing ethylenediamine. Mochizuki, S .; Kanegae, N .; Nishina, K .; Kamikawa, Y .; Koiwai, K .; Masunaga, H. Sakurai, K. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) – Biomembranes (2012) web
Shear-induced pre-crystallization structures of long chain sintered polypropylene under steady shear flow near the melting temperature.
Kitade, S .; Asuka, K .; Akiba, I .; Sanada, Y .; Sakurai, K .; Masunaga, H. Polymer (2012) web
ssDNA–dsRNAs are cleaved at the next to its chimera-junction point by an unknown RNase activity. Mochizuki, S .; Higuchi, S .; Sakurai, K. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (2012) web
Crystallization kinetics of polypropylene containing a sorbitol nucleating agent. Satoshi Katsuno, Masahiro Yoshinaga, Shinichi Kitade, Yusuke Sanada, Isamu Akiba, Kazuo Sakurai and Hiroyasu Masunaga. Polymer Journal, (14 November 2012) doi: 10.1038 / pj.2012.199 web
Exploiting the Reversible Covalent Bonding of Boronic Acids: Recognition, Sensing, and Assembly. Steven D Bull, Matthew G. Davidson, Jean MH van den Elsen, John S. Fossey, A. Toby A. Jenkins, Yun-Bao Jiang, Yuji Kubo , Frank Marken, Kazuo Sakurai, Jianzhang Zhao, and Tony D. James. Accounts of chemical research. Publication Date (Web): November 14, 2012 DOI: 10.1021 / ar300130w
A simple visual sensor with the potential for determining the concentration of fluoride in water at environmentally significant levels. Tomoki Nishimura, Su-Ying Xu, Yun-Bao Jiang, Kazuo Sakurai, Steven D. Bull, and Tony D. James. ChemComm. Nov 12, 2012 accepted
2011
Transformation from Multilamellar to Unilamellar Vesicles by Addition of a Cationic Lipid to PEGylated Liposomes Explored with Synchrotron Small Angle X-ray Scattering. Sakuragi, M .; Koiwai, K .; Nakamura, K .; Masunaga, H .; Ogawa, H .; Sakurai, K. In, Journal of Physics. 272 (2011), doi: 10.1088 / 1742-6596/272/1/01 2011
Dectin-1 targeting delivery of TNF-a antisense ODNs complexed with b-1,3-glucan protects mice from LPS-induced hepatitis. Shinichi Mochizuki, and Kazuo Sakurai. Journal of Controlled Release. Volume 151, Issue 2, 30 April 2011, 155-161
Enhanced Cytokine Secretion from Primary Macrophages due to Dectin-1 Mediated Uptake of CpG DNA / β-1,3-glucan Complex. Minari, Jusaku; Mochizuki, Shinichi; Matsuzaki, Tsubasa; Adachi, Yoshiyuki; Ohno, Naohito; Sakurai, Kazuo. Bioconjugate Chemistry 22 p9-15, DOI: 10.1021 / bc1001196
Thermosensitive Molecular Assemblies from Poly (amidoamine) Dendron-Based Lipids. Kenji Kono, Etsuo Murakami, Yuki Hiranaka, Eiji Yuba, Chie Kojima, Atsushi Harada, and Kazuo Sakurai. A journal of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker Angewandte Chemie 2011 50/28 p6332- 6336 DOI: 10.1002 / anie.201101007
Multipurpose soft-material SAXS / WAXS / GISAXS beamline at SPring-8. Hiroyasu Masunaga, Hiroki Ogawa, Takumi Takano, Sono Sasaki, Shunji Goto, Takashi Tanaka, Takamitsu Seike, Sunao Takahashi, Kunikazu Takeshita, Nobuteru Nariyama, Haruhiko Ohashi, Toru Ohata , Yukito Furukawa, Tomohiro Matsushita, Yasuhide Ishizawa, Naoto Yagi, Masaki Takata, Hideo Kitamura, Kazuo Sakurai, Kohji Tashiro, Atsushi Takahara, Yoshiyuki Amamiya, Kazuyuki Horie, Mikihito Takenaka, Toshiji Kanaya, Hiroshi Jinnai, Hiroshi Okuda, Isamu Akiba Takahashi, Katsuhiro Yamamoto, Masamichi Hikosaka, Shinichi Sakurai, Yuya Shinohara, Akihiko Okada and Yasunori Sugihara. Polymer Journal. (2011) 43, 471-477
Quaternary-ammonium-bearing Aromatic Surfactants: Effect of the Alkyl Chain Positions on Their Micelle and DNA-complex Structures. Takuma Matsuo, Shota Fujii, Yumi Kamikawa, Tomoki Nishimura, Yusuke Sanada, Shinichi Mochizuki and Kazuo Sakurai. Chemistry Letters. Vol. 40 (2011), No. 12 p.1340-1342. Doi: 10.1246 / cl.2011.1340
Metal-ion induced transition from multi-to single-bilayer tubes in histidine bearing lipids and formation of monodisperse Au nanoparticles. Tomoki Nishimura, Takuma Matsuo and Kazuo Sakurai. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2011, 13, 15899-15905 DOI: 10.1039 / C1CP21065C
Increased Cellular Transfection with Magnetized DNA / Benzyl Amine Lipid Complexes. Mina Sakuragi, Shinichi Mochizuki and Kazuo Sakurai. Bulletin of the Chemical Society Japan. Vol.84, No.8, 2011 P839-844, August 15.