Koumei Shirasuna

Inflammasome Activation by Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress in Macrophages Leads to the Development of Angiotensin II–Induced Aortic Aneurysm

Fumitake Usui, Koumei Shirasuna, Hiroaki Kimura et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2014 · 189 citations · Full text

Critical role of caspase-1 in vascular inflammation and development of atherosclerosis in Western diet-fed apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

Fumitake Usui, Koumei Shirasuna, Hiroaki Kimura et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2012 · 178 citations

Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Vascular Disease +15

Saturated Fatty Acids Undergo Intracellular Crystallization and Activate the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Macrophages

Tadayoshi Karasawa, Akira Kawashima, Fumitake Usui‐Kawanishi et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2018 · 155 citations · Full text

NLRP3 Regulates Neutrophil Functions and Contributes to Hepatic Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury Independently of Inflammasomes

Yoshiyuki Inoue, Koumei Shirasuna, Hiroaki Kimura et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2014 · 125 citations

Effect of local neutralization of basic fibroblast growth factor or vascular endothelial growth factor by a specific antibody on the development of the corpus luteum in the cow

Hiromichi Yamashita, Daichi Kamada, Koumei Shirasuna et al. · Molecular Reproduction and Development · 2008 · 91 citations · Full text