Masanori Terajima MD, PHD
Title Associate Professor
Institution University of Massachusetts Medical School
Department Medicine
Division Infectious Diseases And Immunology
Address University of Massachusetts Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester MA 01655
Telephone 508-856-2886
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Other Positions
Institution UMMS - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Department Immunology & Virology

Institution UMMS - Programs, Centers and Institutes
Department Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research
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Academic Background

Education:

  • B.S., Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, 1988
  • M.D., Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, 1988
  • Ph.D., Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, 1994

Research and Professional Experience:

  • Resident, Suifu Hospital, Mito, Japan, 1988-1990
  • Graduate Student, Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 1990-1994
  • Medical Stuff, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, 1994-1997
  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 1997-2000
  • Assistant Professor, Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 8/2000-5/2009
  • Associate Professor, Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 5/2009-present

Host Immune Responses Against Viruses

Our research interest is host (especially human) immune responses against viruses.

We are studying (1) immune responses to influenza viruses (2) antiviral genes against vaccinia virus, (3) Immunopathogenesis of hantavirus infections.

(1) Immune responses to influenza viruses

We are studying humoral and cellular immune responses to influenza virus infection and vaccination with emphasis on subtype cross-reactive T cell responses in humans.

(2) antiviral genes against vaccinia virus

We are studying host range genes in vaccinia to understand the mechanisms of species specificity and to identify new antiviral mechanisms.

(3) Immunopathogenesis of hantavirus infections

Hantavirus infection causes two clinically different diseases, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) and hemorrhagic fever renal syndrome (HFRS) depending on the hantavirus species infecting the patients. We are studying immunopathological mechanisms of these diseases focusing on the virus-specific T cells-endothelial cells interaction.

Publications
1. Terajima M, Cruz J, Co MD, Lee JH, Kaur K, Wilson PC, Ennis FA. Complement-dependent lysis of influenza a virus-infected cells by broadly cross-reactive human monoclonal antibodies. J Virol. 2011 Dec; 85(24):13463-7.
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2. Terajima M, Ennis FA. T cells and pathogenesis of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic Fever with renal syndrome. Viruses. 2011 Jul; 3(7):1059-73.
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3. Smith HL, Monath TP, Pazoles P, Rothman AL, Casey DM, Terajima M, Ennis FA, Guirakhoo F, Green S. Development of Antigen-Specific Memory CD8+ T Cells Following Live-Attenuated Chimeric West Nile Virus Vaccination. J Infect Dis. 2011 Feb; 203(4):513-22.
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4. Jameson JM, Cruz J, Costanzo A, Terajima M, Ennis FA. A role for the mevalonate pathway in the induction of subtype cross-reactive immunity to influenza A virus by human gammadelta T lymphocytes. Cell Immunol. 2010; 264(1):71-7.
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5. Moutaftsi M, Tscharke DC, Vaughan K, Koelle DM, Stern L, Calvo-Calle M, Ennis F, Terajima M, Sutter G, Crotty S, Drexler I, Franchini G, Yewdell JW, Head SR, Blum J, Peters B, Sette A. Uncovering the interplay between CD8, CD4 and antibody responses to complex pathogens. Future Microbiol. 2010 Feb; 5(2):221-39.
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6. Babon JA, Cruz J, Orphin L, Pazoles P, Co MD, Ennis FA, Terajima M. Genome-wide screening of human T-cell epitopes in influenza A virus reveals a broad spectrum of CD4(+) T-cell responses to internal proteins, hemagglutinins, and neuraminidases. Hum Immunol. 2009 Sep; 70(9):711-21.
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7. Co MD, Orphin L, Cruz J, Pazoles P, Green KM, Potts J, Leporati AM, Babon JA, Evans JE, Ennis FA, Terajima M. In vitro evidence that commercial influenza vaccines are not similar in their ability to activate human T cell responses. Vaccine. 2009 Jan 7; 27(2):319-27.
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8. Terajima M, Orphin L, Leporati AM, Pazoles P, Cruz J, Rothman AL, Ennis FA. Vaccinia virus-specific CD8(+) T-cell responses target a group of epitopes without a strong immunodominance hierarchy in humans. Hum Immunol. 2008 Dec; 69(12):815-25.
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9. Mathew A, O'Bryan J, Marshall W, Kotwal GJ, Terajima M, Green S, Rothman AL, Ennis FA. Robust intrapulmonary CD8 T cell responses and protection with an attenuated N1L deleted vaccinia virus. PLoS One. 2008; 3(10):e3323.
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10. Terajima M, Cruz J, Leporati AM, Orphin L, Babon JA, Co MD, Pazoles P, Jameson J, Ennis FA. Influenza A virus matrix protein 1-specific human CD8+ T-cell response induced in trivalent inactivated vaccine recipients. J Virol. 2008 Sep; 82(18):9283-7.
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11. Co MD, Orphin L, Cruz J, Pazoles P, Rothman AL, Ennis FA, Terajima M. Discordance between antibody and T cell responses in recipients of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine. Vaccine. 2008 Apr 7; 26(16):1990-8.
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12. Terajima M, Hayasaka D, Maeda K, Ennis FA. Immunopathogenesis of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: Do CD8+ T cells trigger capillary leakage in viral hemorrhagic fevers? Immunol Lett. 2007 Nov 15; 113(2):117-20.
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13. Mitra-Kaushik S, Cruz J, Stern LJ, Ennis FA, Terajima M. Human cytotoxic CD4+ T cells recognize HLA-DR1-restricted epitopes on vaccinia virus proteins A24R and D1R conserved among poxviruses. J Immunol. 2007 Jul 15; 179(2):1303-12.
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14. Hayasaka D, Ennis FA, Terajima M. Pathogeneses of respiratory infections with virulent and attenuated vaccinia viruses. Virol J. 2007; 4:22.
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15. Hayasaka D, Maeda K, Ennis FA, Terajima M. Increased permeability of human endothelial cell line EA.hy926 induced by hantavirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Virus Res. 2007 Feb; 123(2):120-7.
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16. Terajima M, Cruz J, Leporati AM, Demkowicz WE, Kennedy JS, Ennis FA. Identification of vaccinia CD8+ T-cell epitopes conserved among vaccinia and variola viruses restricted by common MHC class I molecules, HLA-A2 or HLA-B7. Hum Immunol. 2006 Jul; 67(7):512-20.
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17. Terajima M, Ennis FA. Using HLA-transgenic mice to identify immunodominant human CD8+ T cell epitopes--does (genome) size matter? Immunol Lett. 2006 May 15; 105(1):97-8.
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18. Bradley RR, Terajima M. Vaccinia virus K1L protein mediates host-range function in RK-13 cells via ankyrin repeat and may interact with a cellular GTPase-activating protein. Virus Res. 2005 Dec; 114(1-2):104-12.
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19. Mathew A, Terajima M, West K, Green S, Rothman AL, Ennis FA, Kennedy JS. Identification of murine poxvirus-specific CD8+ CTL epitopes with distinct functional profiles. J Immunol. 2005 Feb 15; 174(4):2212-9.
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20. Terajima M, Leporati AM. Role of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase in Antiviral Activity of Interferon-gamma Against Vaccinia Virus. Viral Immunol. 2005; 18(4):722-9.
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21. Maeda K, West K, Hayasaka D, Ennis FA, Terajima M. Recombinant adenovirus vector vaccine induces stronger cytotoxic T-cell responses than recombinant vaccinia virus vector, plasmid DNA, or a combination of these. Viral Immunol. 2005; 18(4):657-67.
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22. Maeda K, West K, Toyosaki-Maeda T, Rothman AL, Ennis FA, Terajima M. Identification and analysis for cross-reactivity among hantaviruses of H-2b-restricted cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitopes in Sin Nombre virus nucleocapsid protein. J Gen Virol. 2004 Jul; 85(Pt 7):1909-19.
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23. Kilpatrick ED, Terajima M, Koster FT, Catalina MD, Cruz J, Ennis FA. Role of specific CD8+ T cells in the severity of a fulminant zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. J Immunol. 2004 Mar 1; 172(5):3297-304.
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24. Terajima M, Vapalahti O, Van Epps HL, Vaheri A, Ennis FA. Immune responses to Puumala virus infection and the pathogenesis of nephropathia epidemica. Microbes Infect. 2004 Feb; 6(2):238-45.
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25. Terajima M, Ennis FA. Quantitation of antibody-bound and unbound Sin Nombre virus in the plasma of patient with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. J Virol Methods. 2003 Jun 30; 110(2):159-62.
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26. Terajima M, Cruz J, Raines G, Kilpatrick ED, Kennedy JS, Rothman AL, Ennis FA. Quantitation of CD8+ T cell responses to newly identified HLA-A*0201-restricted T cell epitopes conserved among vaccinia and variola (smallpox) viruses. J Exp Med. 2003 Apr 7; 197(7):927-32.
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27. Van Epps HL, Terajima M, Mustonen J, Arstila TP, Corey EA, Vaheri A, Ennis FA. Long-lived memory T lymphocyte responses after hantavirus infection. J Exp Med. 2002 Sep 2; 196(5):579-88.
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28. Terajima M, Van Epps HL, Li D, Leporati AM, Juhlin SE, Mustonen J, Vaheri A, Ennis FA. Generation of recombinant vaccinia viruses expressing Puumala virus proteins and use in isolating cytotoxic T cells specific for Puumala virus. Virus Res. 2002 Mar 20; 84(1-2):67-77.
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29. Co MD, Terajima M, Cruz J, Ennis FA, Rothman AL. Human cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses to live attenuated 17D yellow fever vaccine: identification of HLA-B35-restricted CTL epitopes on nonstructural proteins NS1, NS2b, NS3, and the structural protein E. Virology. 2002 Feb 1; 293(1):151-63.
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30. Terajima M, Hendershot JD, Kariwa H, Koster FT, Hjelle B, Goade D, DeFronzo MC, Ennis FA. High levels of viremia in patients with the Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. J Infect Dis. 1999 Dec; 180(6):2030-4.
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31. Terajima M, Jameson J, Norman JE, Cruz J, Ennis FA. High-yield reassortant influenza vaccine production virus has a mutation at an HLA-A 2.1-restricted CD8+ CTL epitope on the NS1 protein. Virology. 1999 Jun 20; 259(1):135-40.
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32. Jameson J, Cruz J, Terajima M, Ennis FA. Human CD8+ and CD4+ T lymphocyte memory to influenza A viruses of swine and avian species. J Immunol. 1999 Jun 15; 162(12):7578-83.
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