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Yasuko Kureishi

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26

Publications

5.7K

Citations

24

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1990

Active since

Affiliations

Mie University(Current)

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Tufts University

Kyushu University

Yale University

Yasuko Kureishi is an author at Mie University specializing in medicine, cell biology, and molecular physiology.

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MedicineCell BiologyCell SignalingMolecular PhysiologySignal TransductionPhysiologyPharmacologyCell PhysiologyVascular BiologyAngiogenesis

Publications per year

1990–2006

26

Publications

26

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

Yasuko Kureishi, Zhengyu Luo, Ichiro Shiojima et al. · Nature Medicine · 2000 · 1.4K citations

Angiogenesis, Molecular Physiology, Cardiovascular Disease +13

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

Joan Llevadot, Satoshi Murasawa, Yasuko Kureishi et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2001 · 651 citations · Full text

Immunology, Inflammation, Angiogenesis +16

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

Joan Llevadot, Satoshi Murasawa, Yasuko Kureishi et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2001 · 609 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Angiogenesis, Stem Cell Mobilization +17

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

Yasuko Kureishi, Sei Kobayashi, Mutsuki Amano et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1997 · 582 citations · Full text

Muscle Function, Smooth Muscle Contraction, Cytoskeleton +18

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

Tetsuya Seko, Masaaki Ito, Yasuko Kureishi et al. · Circulation Research · 2003 · 320 citations

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