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Yasuko Kureishi

Mie University

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Y Kureishi, Y. B. Kureishi, Y. Kureishi, Yasuko KUREISHI, Yasuko Kureishi

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Mie UniversitySt. Elizabeth's Medical CenterTufts UniversityKyushu UniversityYale University
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Yasuko Kureishi is an author at Mie University specializing in medicine, cell biology, and molecular physiology.

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The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin activates the protein kinase Akt and promotes angiogenesis in normocholesterolemic animals.

Yasuko Kureishi, Zhengyu Luo, Ichiro Shiojima,

Nature Medicine

2000

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HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor mobilizes bone marrow–derived endothelial progenitor cells

Joan Llevadot, Satoshi Murasawa, Yasuko Kureishi,

Journal of Clinical Investigation

2001

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HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor mobilizes bone marrow–derived endothelial progenitor cells

Joan Llevadot, Satoshi Murasawa, Yasuko Kureishi,

Journal of Clinical Investigation

2001

609

Rho-associated Kinase Directly Induces Smooth Muscle Contraction through Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation

Yasuko Kureishi, Sei Kobayashi, Mutsuki Amano,

Journal of Biological Chemistry

1997

582

Activation of RhoA and Inhibition of Myosin Phosphatase as Important Components in Hypertension in Vascular Smooth Muscle

Tetsuya Seko, Masaaki Ito, Yasuko Kureishi,

Circulation Research

2003

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Akt Down-regulation of p38 Signaling Provides a Novel Mechanism of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-mediated Cytoprotection in Endothelial Cells

Jean‐Philippe Gratton, Manuel Morales‐Ruiz, Yasuko Kureishi,

Journal of Biological Chemistry

2001

282

Rho-associated Kinase of Chicken Gizzard Smooth Muscle

Jianhua Feng, Masaaki Ito, Yasuko Kureishi,

Journal of Biological Chemistry

1999

264

Akt Signaling Mediates Postnatal Heart Growth in Response to Insulin and Nutritional Status

Ichiro Shiojima, Mikkael Yefremashvili, Zhengyu Luo,

Journal of Biological Chemistry

2002

229

Acute modulation of endothelial Akt/PKB activity alters nitric oxide–dependent vasomotor activity in vivo

Zhengyu Luo, Yasushi Fujio, Yasuko Kureishi,

Journal of Clinical Investigation

2000

212

Myogenic Akt Signaling Regulates Blood Vessel Recruitment during Myofiber Growth

Akihiro Takahashi, Yasuko Kureishi, Yang Jiang,

Molecular and Cellular Biology

2002

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