Akihiko Kubota

Cardiac Pericytes Acquire a Fibrogenic Phenotype and Contribute to Vascular Maturation After Myocardial Infarction

Linda Alex, Izabela Tuleta, Silvia C. Hernández et al. · Circulation · 2023 · 60 citations · Full text

DPP-4 inhibition has beneficial effects on the heart after myocardial infarction

Akihiko Kubota, Hiroyuki Takano, Haixiu Wang et al. · Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology · 2015 · 48 citations

Cardiovascular Disease, Beneficial Effects, Physiology +7

Matrix metalloproteinase-12 produced by Ly6Clow macrophages prolongs the survival after myocardial infarction by preventing neutrophil influx

Akihiko Kubota, Akira Suto, Kotaro Suzuki et al. · Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology · 2019 · 37 citations

Inflammation, Matrix Metalloproteinase-12, Cardiovascular Disease +12

Identification of macrophages in normal and injured mouse tissues using reporter lines and antibodies

Bijun Chen, Ruoshui Li, Akihiko Kubota et al. · Scientific Reports · 2022 · 37 citations · Full text

Laboratory Immunology, Immunology, Immune Regulation +23

Protective effects of macrophage-specific integrin α5 in myocardial infarction are associated with accentuated angiogenesis

Ruoshui Li, Bijun Chen, Akihiko Kubota et al. · Nature Communications · 2023 · 27 citations · Full text