Waki Imoto

Dr. Waki Imoto


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

View All Publications
1 September 2019 in Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
HNHiroki Namikawa
Hiroki Namikawa
KYKoichi Yamada
Koichi Yamada
ASArata Sakiyama
Arata Sakiyama
WIWaki Imoto
Waki Imoto
KYKazushi Yamairi
Kazushi Yamairi
HKHiroshi Kakeya
Hiroshi Kakeya

1 December 2019 in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
KYKoichi Yamada
Koichi Yamada
WIWaki Imoto
Waki Imoto
KYKazushi Yamairi
Kazushi Yamairi
WSWataru Shibata
Wataru Shibata
HNHiroki Namikawa
Hiroki Namikawa
HKHiroshi Kakeya
Hiroshi Kakeya

23 November 2020 in Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
WIWaki Imoto
Waki Imoto
YKYukihiro Kaneko
Yukihiro Kaneko
KYKoichi Yamada
Koichi Yamada
GKGaku Kuwabara
Gaku Kuwabara
KYKazushi Yamairi
Kazushi Yamairi
HKHiroshi Kakeya
Hiroshi Kakeya
Objectives: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia causes severe hemorrhagic pneumonia with a reported mortality rate of 100%. However, currently there are no available mouse models of hemorrhagic pneumonia. In the present study, we generated a mouse model of hemorrhagic pneumonia and subjected the animals to treatment with levofloxacin and moxifloxacin to determine if this model can be used to determine therapeutic effects. Methods: S. maltophilia was transtracheally administered to mice immunosuppressed with cyclophosphamide. We confirmed its pathological status and assessed whether therapeutic effects of quinolone antibiotics could be studied using the model. Levofloxacin and moxifloxacin were then administered to evaluate survival rate, bacterial load in the lungs and cardiac blood, as well as pathological changes in diseased lungs compared with those of the control group. Results: Hemorrhagic pneumonia developed within 16–24 h after bacterial infection and was confirmed pathologically. Levofloxacin and moxifloxacin significantly improved survival rates, decreased the bacterial load in lungs and cardiac blood, and improved hemorrhagic pneumonia as indicated by pathological examination. Conclusions: We established a mouse model of rapidly progressive fatal hemorrhagic pneumonia caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia which is useful for determining the therapeutic effect of various agents. We believe that this model will prove useful to further elucidate the mechanisms underlying hemorrhagic pneumonia, as well as in the design and development of novel therapeutic modalities and targets.

1 June 2021 in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
WIWaki Imoto
Waki Imoto
HHHoshi Himura
Hoshi Himura
KMKenji Matsuo
Kenji Matsuo
SKSae Kawata
Sae Kawata
AKAyako Kiritoshi
Ayako Kiritoshi
HKHiroshi Kakeya
Hiroshi Kakeya

1 March 2021 in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
WIWaki Imoto
Waki Imoto
HAHironori Arima
Hironori Arima
KYKoichi Yamada
Koichi Yamada
TKToshiyuki Kanzaki
Toshiyuki Kanzaki
CNChihiro Nakagawa
Chihiro Nakagawa
HKHiroshi Kakeya
Hiroshi Kakeya

26 January 2022 in Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
WIWaki Imoto
Waki Imoto
KYKoichi Yamada
Koichi Yamada
GKGaku Kuwabara
Gaku Kuwabara
WSWataru Shibata
Wataru Shibata
NSNorihiro Sakurai
Norihiro Sakurai
HKHiroshi Kakeya
Hiroshi Kakeya