Masuko Ushio‐Fukai

22.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
125 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Masuko Ushio‐Fukai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Masuko Ushio‐Fukai has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Physiology and 30 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Masuko Ushio‐Fukai's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (38 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (28 papers) and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (25 papers). Masuko Ushio‐Fukai is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (38 papers), Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer (28 papers) and Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms (25 papers). Masuko Ushio‐Fukai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Masuko Ushio‐Fukai's co-authors include Kathy K. Griendling, Tohru Fukai, Dan C. Sorescu, R. Wayne Alexander, Marjorie Akers, Bernard Lassègue, Yoshimasa Nakamura, Norifumi Urao, A. Maziar Zafari and Nobukazu Ishizaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Masuko Ushio‐Fukai

122 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

NAD(P)H Oxidase

2000 2.4k citations Kathy K. Griendling, Masuko Ushio‐Fukai et al. profile →
Superoxide Dismutases: Role in Redox Signaling, Vascular Function, and Diseases

2011 1.5k citations Tohru Fukai, Masuko Ushio‐Fukai Antioxidants and Redox Signaling profile →
Modulation of Protein Kinase Activity and Gene Expression by Reactive Oxygen Species and Their Role in Vascular Physiology and Pathophysiology

2000 764 citations Kathy K. Griendling, Masuko Ushio‐Fukai et al. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology profile →
p22 Is a Critical Component of the Superoxide-generating NADH/NADPH Oxidase System and Regulates Angiotensin IIinduced Hypertrophy in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

1996 657 citations Masuko Ushio‐Fukai, Kathy K. Griendling et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Is a Critical Component of the Redox-sensitive Signaling Pathways Activated by Angiotensin II

1998 540 citations Masuko Ushio‐Fukai, R. Wayne Alexander et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Role of NADH/NADPH Oxidase–Derived H₂O₂in Angiotensin II–Induced Vascular Hypertrophy

1998 517 citations Masuko Ushio‐Fukai, Marjorie Akers et al. Hypertension profile →
Reactive oxygen species and angiogenesis: NADPH oxidase as target for cancer therapy

2008 511 citations Masuko Ushio‐Fukai et al. profile →
Cysteine oxidation of copper transporter CTR1 drives VEGFR2 signalling and angiogenesis

2022 134 citations Archita Das, Dipankar Ash et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Masuko Ushio‐Fukai United States	60	7.3k	5.1k	3.5k	3.0k	1.8k	125	17.2k
Sergey Dikalov United States	70	7.0k 0.9×	7.1k 1.4×	3.5k 1.0×	4.4k 1.5×	2.2k 1.3×	182	20.4k
Mark T. Quinn United States	74	7.0k 1.0×	5.6k 1.1×	7.3k 2.1×	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	258	20.6k
Bernard Lassègue United States	49	5.0k 0.7×	5.3k 1.0×	4.3k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	645 0.4×	89	12.6k
Christopher G. Sobey Australia	64	4.7k 0.6×	3.7k 0.7×	2.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	232	15.3k
Nada A. Abumrad United States	75	9.5k 1.3×	5.4k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	179	18.4k
Hua Cai United States	51	4.0k 0.5×	4.7k 0.9×	2.0k 0.6×	3.3k 1.1×	783 0.4×	147	12.9k
Tohru Fukai United States	49	3.8k 0.5×	3.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.4×	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	107	11.4k
Norbert Weißmann Germany	72	6.1k 0.8×	4.8k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	5.0k 1.7×	510 0.3×	375	19.7k
Toshio Miyata Japan	75	4.6k 0.6×	3.1k 0.6×	2.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.4×	953 0.5×	326	18.4k
Santiago Lamas Spain	59	6.5k 0.9×	4.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	1.8k 0.6×	509 0.3×	164	14.4k

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Bordán, Zsuzsanna, Yuqing Huo, Feng Chen, et al.. (2025). PFKFB3 Connects Glycolytic Metabolism with Endothelial Dysfunction in Human and Rodent Obesity. Antioxidants. 14(2). 172–172.

Ganta, Vijay C., Sudhahar Varadarajan, Yang Shi, et al.. (2024). Myeloid DRP1 deficiency limits revascularization in ischemic muscles via inflammatory macrophage polarization and metabolic reprogramming. JCI Insight. 10(1). 3 indexed citations

Ushio‐Fukai, Masuko, Tohru Fukai, Anita Kovács‐Kása, et al.. (2023). Pentose Pathway Activation Is Superior to Increased Glycolysis for Therapeutic Angiogenesis in Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(7). e027986–e027986. 11 indexed citations

Atawia, Reem T., Simone Kennard, Galina Antonova, et al.. (2023). Type 1 Diabetes Impairs Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation Via Increasing Endothelial Cell Glycolysis Through Advanced Glycation End Products, PFKFB3, and Nox1-Mediated Mechanisms. Hypertension. 80(10). 2059–2071. 8 indexed citations

Das, Archita, Sudhahar Varadarajan, Sheela Nagarkoti, et al.. (2023). Abstract 15774: Cu Uptake Transporter CTR1 Cys189 Oxidation Protects Against Atherosclerosis via Limiting Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Endothelial Senescence. Circulation. 148(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations

Varadarajan, Sudhahar, Ryan A. Harris, Archita Das, et al.. (2022). Exercise improves angiogenic function of circulating exosomes in type 2 diabetes: Role of exosomal SOD3. The FASEB Journal. 36(3). e22177–e22177. 37 indexed citations

Varadarajan, Sudhahar, Yang Shi, Jack H. Kaplan, Masuko Ushio‐Fukai, & Tohru Fukai. (2022). Whole-Transcriptome Sequencing Analyses of Nuclear Antixoxidant-1 in Endothelial Cells: Role in Inflammation and Atherosclerosis. Cells. 11(18). 2919–2919. 20 indexed citations

Das, Archita, Dipankar Ash, Abdelrahman Y. Fouda, et al.. (2022). Cysteine oxidation of copper transporter CTR1 drives VEGFR2 signalling and angiogenesis. Nature Cell Biology. 24(1). 35–50. 134 indexed citations breakdown →

Ushio‐Fukai, Masuko, Dipankar Ash, Sheela Nagarkoti, et al.. (2021). Interplay Between Reactive Oxygen/Reactive Nitrogen Species and Metabolism in Vascular Biology and Disease. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 34(16). 1319–1354. 54 indexed citations

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Xu, Zheng, Ying Liang, Michael Keegan Delaney, et al.. (2021). Shear and Integrin Outside-In Signaling Activate NADPH-Oxidase 2 to Promote Platelet Activation. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 41(5). 1638–1653. 18 indexed citations

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Ash, Dipankar, Sudhahar Varadarajan, Seock‐Won Youn, et al.. (2021). The P-type ATPase transporter ATP7A promotes angiogenesis by limiting autophagic degradation of VEGFR2. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3091–3091. 67 indexed citations

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Fang, Milie M., Pijus Barman, Muthusamy Thiruppathi, et al.. (2018). Oxidant Signaling Mediated by Nox2 in Neutrophils Promotes Regenerative Myelopoiesis and Tissue Recovery following Ischemic Damage. The Journal of Immunology. 201(8). 2414–2426. 12 indexed citations

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Tsang, Kit Man, Kwong Tai Cheng, Dolly Mehta, et al.. (2017). Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation to Functional Arterial Endothelial Cells through Sequential Activation of ETV2 and NOTCH1 Signaling by HIF1α. Stem Cell Reports. 9(3). 796–806. 33 indexed citations

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Chen, Gin‐Fu, Sudhahar Varadarajan, Seock‐Won Youn, et al.. (2015). Copper Transport Protein Antioxidant-1 Promotes Inflammatory Neovascularization via Chaperone and Transcription Factor Function. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 14780–14780. 98 indexed citations

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Varadarajan, Sudhahar, Archita Das, Seock‐Won Youn, et al.. (2015). Abstract 15729: Copper Transporter ATP7A Limits Vascular Inflammation and Aortic Aneurysm Development. Circulation. 132(suppl_3). 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Kyungho, Eunsil Hahm, Jing Li, et al.. (2013). Platelet protein disulfide isomerase is required for thrombus formation but not for hemostasis in mice. Blood. 122(6). 1052–1061. 150 indexed citations

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Oshikawa, Jin, Norifumi Urao, Ha Won Kim, et al.. (2010). Extracellular SOD-Derived H2O2 Promotes VEGF Signaling in Caveolae/Lipid Rafts and Post-Ischemic Angiogenesis in Mice. PLoS ONE. 5(4). e10189–e10189. 138 indexed citations

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Frey, Randall S., Masuko Ushio‐Fukai, & Asrar B. Malik. (2008). NADPH Oxidase-Dependent Signaling in Endothelial Cells: Role in Physiology and Pathophysiology. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 11(4). 791–810. 347 indexed citations

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Itoh, Shinichi, Ha Won Kim, Osamu Nakagawa, et al.. (2008). Novel Role of Antioxidant-1 (Atox1) as a Copper-dependent Transcription Factor Involved in Cell Proliferation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(14). 9157–9167. 254 indexed citations

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Ushio‐Fukai, Masuko, R. Wayne Alexander, Marjorie Akers, et al.. (1999). Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate the Activation of Akt/Protein Kinase B by Angiotensin II in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(32). 22699–22704. 486 indexed citations

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