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Hirano katsuya

Professor
Department of Medicine
Kagawa University
Japan

Professor Pathology
Biography

Hirano katsuya working as a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Kagawa University. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities as Associate Professor at Hokkaido University during 2006. He has authored many research articles/books.  

Research Intrest

Vascular Physiology and pathophysiology of proteinase-activated receptors Development of new therapeutic strategies for treatment of cerebral vasospasm Development of new therapeutic strategies for treatment of pulmonary hypertension Research on molecular mechanism of regulation of vascular tone Molecular mechanism of regulation of store-operated calcium influx Research on the regulatory mechanism for vascular permeability

List of Publications
Takeda K, Ichiki T, Tokunou T, Funakoshi Y, Iino N, Hirano K, Kanaide H, Takeshita A. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ activators downregulate angiotensin II type 1 receptor in vascular smooth muscle cells. Circulation. 2000 Oct 10;102(15):1834-9.
Shimizu H, Ito M, Miyahara M, Ichikawa K, Okubo S, Konishi T, Naka M, Tanaka T, Hirano K, Hartshorne DJ. Characterization of the myosin-binding subunit of smooth muscle myosin phosphatase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1994 Dec 2;269(48):30407-11.
Matoba T, Shimokawa H, Nakashima M, Hirakawa Y, Mukai Y, Hirano K, Kanaide H, Takeshita A. Hydrogen peroxide is an endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2000 Dec 15;106(12):1521.
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