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Yukihito Higashi

Yukihito Higashi

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D-Index
83
Citations
22896
World Ranking
15711
National Ranking
486

Overview

Yukihito Higashi is a researcher affiliated with Hiroshima University in Japan, specializing primarily in medicine with a significant focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their research portfolio covers various aspects of cardiovascular health, endothelial function, and metabolic conditions influencing vascular systems. Key fields of study include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Surgery
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology

Their work addresses topics such as:

  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management
  • Sodium Intake and Health

Among their recent publications are:

  • Roles of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction-Related Disease, 2022, Antioxidants
  • Endothelial Function in Dyslipidemia: Roles of LDL-Cholesterol, HDL-Cholesterol and Triglycerides, 2023, Cells

Yukihito Higashi has frequently collaborated with other researchers in related fields. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Tatsuya Maruhashi
  • Masato Kajikawa
  • Farina Mohamad Yusoff
  • Shinji Kishimoto
  • Ayumu Nakashima

Their research is often published in specific scientific journals dedicated to cardiovascular and hypertension research. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Hypertension Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Circulation Journal
  • Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Best Publications

  • Endothelial function and oxidative stress in cardiovascular diseases.

    Yukihito Higashi;Kensuke Noma;Masao Yoshizumi;Yasuki Kihara

  • Effect of Different Intensities of Exercise on Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Humans Role of Endothelium-Dependent Nitric Oxide and Oxidative Stress

    Chikara Goto;Yukihito Higashi;Masashi Kimura;Kensuke Noma

  • Regular Aerobic Exercise Augments Endothelium-Dependent Vascular Relaxation in Normotensive As Well As Hypertensive Subjects Role of Endothelium-Derived Nitric Oxide

    Yukihito Higashi;Shota Sasaki;Satoshi Kurisu;Atsunori Yoshimizu

  • Endothelial Function and Oxidative Stress in Renovascular Hypertension

    Yukihito Higashi;Shota Sasaki;Keigo Nakagawa;Hideo Matsuura

  • Mesenchymal-stem-cell-derived exosomes accelerate skeletal muscle regeneration

    Yoshihiro Nakamura;Shigeru Miyaki;Hiroyuki Ishitobi;Sho Matsuyama

  • Dietary Phosphorus Acutely Impairs Endothelial Function

    Emi Shuto;Yutaka Taketani;Rieko Tanaka;Nagakatsu Harada

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Promote Fracture Healing in a Mouse Model

    Taisuke Furuta;Shigeru Miyaki;Hiroyuki Ishitobi;Toshihiko Ogura

  • Mesenchymal stem cells enhance growth and metastasis of colon cancer.

    Kei Shinagawa;Yasuhiko Kitadai;Miwako Tanaka;Tomonori Sumida

  • Autologous bone-marrow mononuclear cell implantation improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in patients with limb ischemia.

    Yukihito Higashi;Masashi Kimura;Keiko Hara;Kensuke Noma

  • Exercise and endothelial function: role of endothelium-derived nitric oxide and oxidative stress in healthy subjects and hypertensive patients.

    Yukihito Higashi;Masao Yoshizumi

  • Periodontal Infection Is Associated With Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Subjects and Hypertensive Patients

    Yukihito Higashi;Chikara Goto;Daisuke Jitsuiki;Takashi Umemura

  • Molecular markers distinguish bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from fibroblasts.

    Masakazu Ishii;Chika Koike;Akira Igarashi;Katsuyuki Yamanaka

  • Endothelial dysfunction and hypertension in aging

    Yukihito Higashi;Yasuki Kihara;Kensuke Noma

  • Daily Aerobic Exercise Improves Reactive Hyperemia in Patients With Essential Hypertension

    Yukihito Higashi;Shota Sasaki;Nobuo Sasaki;Keigo Nakagawa

  • Tetrahydrobiopterin enhances forearm vascular response to acetylcholine in both normotensive and hypertensive individuals

    Yukihito Higashi;Shota Sasaki;Keigo Nakagawa;Yukihiro Fukuda

  • A comparison of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, calcium antagonists, beta-blockers and diuretic agents on reactive hyperemia in patients with essential hypertension: A multicenter study

    Yukihito Higashi;Shota Sasaki;Keigo Nakagawa;Tomohiro Ueda

  • Circadian variation of blood pressure and endothelial function in patients with essential hypertension: a comparison of dippers and non-dippers

    Yukihito Higashi;Keigo Nakagawa;Masashi Kimura;Kensuke Noma

  • Physiological Diagnostic Criteria for Vascular Failure.

    Atsushi Tanaka;Hirofumi Tomiyama;Tatsuya Maruhashi;Yasushi Matsuzawa

  • Edaravone (3-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazolin-5-one), a novel free radical scavenger, for treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

    Yukihito Higashi;Daisuke Jitsuiki;Kazuaki Chayama;Masao Yoshizumi

  • Effects of acute administration of caffeine on vascular function.

    Takashi Umemura;Keiko Ueda;Kenji Nishioka;Takayuki Hidaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Kazuaki Chayama
Kazuaki Chayama Hiroshima University
Masao Yoshizumi
Masao Yoshizumi Hiroshima University
Toshio Tsuji
Toshio Tsuji Hiroshima University
Masataka Sata
Masataka Sata University of Tokushima
Kazuomi Kario
Kazuomi Kario Jichi Medical University
James K. Liao
James K. Liao University of Chicago
Toyoaki Murohara
Toyoaki Murohara Nagoya University
Yukio Kato
Yukio Kato Hiroshima University
Mitsuo Ochi
Mitsuo Ochi Hiroshima University
Takeshi Kawamoto
Takeshi Kawamoto Hiroshima University

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