Makoto Usami

Butyrate and trichostatin A attenuate nuclear factor κB activation and tumor necrosis factor α secretion and increase prostaglandin E2 secretion in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Makoto Usami, Kazunori Kishimoto, Atsushi Ohata et al. · Nutrition Research · 2008 · 305 citations

Inflammation, Prostaglandin E2 Secretion, Cytokine +15

Butyrate and propionate induced activated or non-activated neutrophil apoptosis via HDAC inhibitor activity but without activating GPR-41/GPR-43 pathways

Michiko Aoyama, Joji Kotani, Makoto Usami · Nutrition · 2009 · 242 citations

Inflammation, Anti-inflammatory, Biochemistry +12

Butyrate Attenuates Inflammation and Lipolysis Generated by the Interaction of Adipocytes and Macrophages

Hideo Ohira, Yoshio Fujioka, Chikae Katagiri et al. · Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis · 2013 · 225 citations · Full text

Short-chain fatty acids alter tight junction permeability in intestinal monolayer cells via lipoxygenase activation

Atsushi Ohata, Makoto Usami, Makoto Miyoshi · Nutrition · 2005 · 145 citations

Lipoxygenase Activation, Biochemistry, Tight Junction Permeability +10

Positive (1→3)‐β‐<scp>d</scp>‐glucan in blood components and release of (1→3)‐β‐<scp>d</scp>‐glucan from depth‐type membrane filters for blood processing

Makoto Usami, Atsushi Ohata, Takeshi Horiuchi et al. · Transfusion · 2002 · 118 citations