Akiko Matsushita

Fluid shear stress induces differentiation of Flk-1-positive embryonic stem cells into vascular endothelial cells in vitro

Kimiko Yamamoto, Takaaki Sokabe, Tetsuro Watabe et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology · 2004 · 343 citations

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Cellular Physiology +17

Origin of the classical complement pathway: Lamprey orthologue of mammalian C1q acts as a lectin

Misao Matsushita, Akiko Matsushita, Yuichi Endo et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 142 citations · Full text

Innate Immune System, Immunology, Lamprey Glcnac-binding Lectin +16

Origin of Mannose-Binding Lectin-Associated Serine Protease (MASP)-1 and MASP-3 Involved in the Lectin Complement Pathway Traced Back to the Invertebrate, Amphioxus

Yuichi Endo, Masaru Nonaka, Hidetoshi Saiga et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2003 · 93 citations

Milk casein-derived tripeptides, VPP and IPP induced NO production in cultured endothelial cells and endothelium-dependent relaxation of isolated aortic rings

Tatsuhiko Hirota, Atsuko Nonaka, Akiko Matsushita et al. · Heart and Vessels · 2011 · 88 citations

Inflammation, Angiogenesis, Medicine +9

Cloning and Characterization of Mannose-Binding Lectin from Lamprey (Agnathans)

Momoe Takahashi, Daisuke Iwaki, Akiko Matsushita et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2006 · 73 citations · Full text