Coronary atherosclerosis is associated with macrophage polarization in epicardial adipose tissue Y Hirata, M Tabata, H Kurobe, T Motoki, M Akaike, C Nishio, M Higashida, ... Journal of the American College of Cardiology 58 (3), 248-255, 2011 | 451 | 2011 |
CCR7-dependent cortex-to-medulla migration of positively selected thymocytes is essential for establishing central tolerance H Kurobe, C Liu, T Ueno, F Saito, I Ohigashi, N Seach, R Arakaki, ... Immunity 24 (2), 165-177, 2006 | 355 | 2006 |
Epicardial adipose tissue volume and adipocytokine imbalance are strongly linked to human coronary atherosclerosis M Shimabukuro, Y Hirata, M Tabata, M Dagvasumberel, H Sato, H Kurobe, ... Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 33 (5), 1077-1084, 2013 | 208 | 2013 |
Enhanced inflammation in epicardial fat in patients with coronary artery disease Y Hirata, H Kurobe, M Akaike, F Chikugo, T Hori, Y Bando, C Nishio, ... International heart journal 52 (3), 139-142, 2011 | 198 | 2011 |
Concise review: tissue-engineered vascular grafts for cardiac surgery: past, present, and future H Kurobe, MW Maxfield, CK Breuer, T Shinoka Stem cells translational medicine 1 (7), 566-571, 2012 | 194 | 2012 |
Vessel Bioengineering–Development of Small-Diameter Arterial Grafts– S Tara, KA Rocco, N Hibino, T Sugiura, H Kurobe, CK Breuer, T Shinoka Circulation Journal 78 (1), 12-19, 2014 | 110 | 2014 |
Well-organized neointima of large-pore poly (L-lactic acid) vascular graft coated with poly (L-lactic-co-ε-caprolactone) prevents calcific deposition compared to small-pore … S Tara, H Kurobe, KA Rocco, MW Maxfield, CA Best, T Yi, Y Naito, ... Atherosclerosis 237 (2), 684-691, 2014 | 102 | 2014 |
HMGB1 plays a critical role in vascular inflammation and lesion formation via toll-like receptor 9 Y Hirata, H Kurobe, M Higashida, D Fukuda, M Shimabukuro, K Tanaka, ... Atherosclerosis 231 (2), 227-233, 2013 | 79 | 2013 |
Development of small diameter nanofiber tissue engineered arterial grafts H Kurobe, MW Maxfield, S Tara, KA Rocco, PS Bagi, T Yi, B Udelsman, ... PLoS One 10 (4), e0120328, 2015 | 71 | 2015 |
Telmisartan ameliorates insulin sensitivity by activating the AMPK/SIRT1 pathway in skeletal muscle of obese db/db mice A Shiota, M Shimabukuro, D Fukuda, T Soeki, H Sato, E Uematsu, ... Cardiovascular diabetology 11, 1-9, 2012 | 71 | 2012 |
Evaluation of remodeling process in small-diameter cell-free tissue-engineered arterial graft S Tara, H Kurobe, MW Maxfield, KA Rocco, T Yi, Y Naito, CK Breuer, ... Journal of vascular surgery 62 (3), 734-743, 2015 | 69 | 2015 |
Gender disparities in the association between epicardial adipose tissue volume and coronary atherosclerosis: a 3-dimensional cardiac computed tomography imaging study in … M Dagvasumberel, M Shimabukuro, T Nishiuchi, J Ueno, S Takao, ... Cardiovascular diabetology 11, 1-11, 2012 | 69 | 2012 |
Exendin-4, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, attenuates neointimal hyperplasia after vascular injury Y Hirata, H Kurobe, C Nishio, K Tanaka, D Fukuda, E Uematsu, ... European journal of pharmacology 699 (1-3), 106-111, 2013 | 61 | 2013 |
Systemic preconditioning by a prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor promotes prevention of skin flap necrosis via HIF-1-induced bone marrow-derived cells M Takaku, S Tomita, H Kurobe, Y Kihira, A Morimoto, M Higashida, ... Public Library of Science 7 (8), e42964, 2012 | 52 | 2012 |
Novel bioresorbable vascular graft with sponge-type scaffold as a small-diameter arterial graft T Sugiura, S Tara, H Nakayama, H Kurobe, T Yi, YU Lee, AY Lee, ... The Annals of thoracic surgery 102 (3), 720-727, 2016 | 49 | 2016 |
Role of macrophage-derived hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α as a mediator of vascular remodelling T Nakayama, H Kurobe, N Sugasawa, H Kinoshita, M Higashida, ... Cardiovascular research 99 (4), 705-715, 2013 | 49 | 2013 |
Undiminished regulatory T cells in the thymus of patients with myasthenia gravis N Matsui, S Nakane, F Saito, I Ohigashi, Y Nakagawa, H Kurobe, ... Neurology 74 (10), 816-820, 2010 | 48 | 2010 |
PPAR-γ agonist attenuates inflammation in aortic aneurysm patients T Motoki, H Kurobe, Y Hirata, T Nakayama, H Kinoshita, KA Rocco, ... General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 63, 565-571, 2015 | 46 | 2015 |
Ezetimibe monotherapy ameliorates vascular function in patients with hypercholesterolemia through decreasing oxidative stress H Kurobe, K Aihara, M Higashida, Y Hirata, M Nishiya, Y Matsuoka, ... Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis 18 (12), 1080-1089, 2011 | 44 | 2011 |
Biaxial mechanical properties of the inferior vena cava in C57BL/6 and CB-17 SCID/bg mice YU Lee, Y Naito, H Kurobe, CK Breuer, JD Humphrey Journal of biomechanics 46 (13), 2277-2282, 2013 | 41 | 2013 |