Satoru Usami

Inhibition of TRPC6 Channel Activity Contributes to the Antihypertrophic Effects of Natriuretic Peptides-Guanylyl Cyclase-A Signaling in the Heart

Hideyuki Kinoshita, Koichiro Kuwahara, Motohiro Nishida et al. · Circulation Research · 2010 · 162 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Pharmacology, Physiology +17

Reciprocal expression of MRTF‐A and myocardin is crucial for pathological vascular remodelling in mice

Takeya Minami, Koichiro Kuwahara, Yasuaki Nakagawa et al. · The EMBO Journal · 2012 · 100 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Pathobiology, Physiology +10

Overexpression of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Facilitates Neutrophil Infiltration and Cardiac Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Rika Kawakami, Yoshihiko Saito, Ichiro Kishimoto et al. · Circulation · 2004 · 96 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacology +17

Myocardin-Related Transcription Factor A Is a Common Mediator of Mechanical Stress- and Neurohumoral Stimulation-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophic Signaling Leading to Activation of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Gene Expression

Koichiro Kuwahara, Hideyuki Kinoshita, Yoshihiro Kuwabara et al. · Molecular and Cellular Biology · 2010 · 90 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Physiology +17

Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor Deficiency Exacerbates Heart Failure and Reduces Survival After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Mice

Yuichiro Adachi, Yoshihiko Saito, Ichiro Kishimoto et al. · Circulation · 2003 · 89 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cardiology, Pharmacology +13