Publications

Koizumi S, Tokunaga C, Asano K, Kimura K, Matsunaga H, Motoyama E, Aung HHH, Sugiyama K, Takeyama H, Hiramatsu Y, Yanagisawa H. Microregional RNA sequencing reveals layer-specific smooth muscle cell heterogeneity in human bicuspid aortic valve-associated aortic dilatation. Journal of Vascular Science, in press, 2026.
 

Suzuki S, Nonaka H, Chihara I, Nagumo Y, Kandori S, Shimba S, Kimura K, Yanagisawa H, Nishiyama H. Circadian regulation of bladder capacity and extracellular matrix variation independent of central clock–driven behavioral rhythms. Communications Biology, in press, 2026.
 

Sugiyama K, Sato Y, Matsunaga H, Kimura K, Kataoka K, Asahi T, Yanagisawa H, Takeyama H. Osteopontin Upregulation Defines a Pre-Rupture State in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms in Mice and Humans. bioRxiv, 10.64898/2026.05.27.728313, 2026.
 

Clarin MTRDC, Kimura K#, Nabil A, Uto K, Motoyama E, Aung HHH, Ebara M#, Yanagisawa H#. Immunomodulatory mechanisms of submicron phosphatidylserine-exposing polymeric particles (PSPs). bioRxiv, 10.64898/2026.08.07.743390, 2026. #co-corresponding author.
 

Raja E, Machida T, Narenmandula, Edlund K, Hossain ASMS, Wenxin F, Tsunezumi J, Watanabe Y, Asano K, Kimura K, Natsuga K, Sada A, Yanagisawa H. The epidermal stem cell-supporting matricellular protein fibulin 7 modulates skin inflammatory response in a psoriasis model. bioRxiv, 10.64898/2026.03.31.715486, 2026.
 

Sheikh MAA, Kimura K#, Motoyama E, Asano K, Deleeuw V, Sips P, Tokunaga C, Matsunaga H, Kanki S, Koizumi S, Sugiyama K, De Backer J, Sakai LY, Takeyama H, Hiramatsu Y, Ozaki H, Yanagisawa H#. Structural and transcriptomic alterations underlying the progression of aortic dissection in Fbn1G234D/G234D mice. Scientific Reports. 16:19492, 2026. #co-corresponding author.
 

Filippi K, Graf-Riesen K, Kuppusamy M, Unger A, Kimura K, Matijass M, Baeta H, Kudin A, Kornblum C, Linke W, Huesgen P, Kunz W, Fleischmann BK, Hesse M. Blockage of autophagy causes severe skeletal muscle disruption in a mouse model for myofibrillar myopathy 6. Nature Communications. 17:3436, 2026.
 

Ishii R#, Sakurai K, Hosomi N, Fleischmann BK, Mizuno S, Kimura K#, Yanagisawa H. Spatiotemporal dynamics of ecto-5’-nucleotidase (CD73) in mouse retina under physiological conditions. Development. 153(2):dev205013, 2026. #co-corresponding author.
 

Qian Q, Nagai H, Sanaki Y, Hayashi M, Kimura K, Nakajima Y, Niwa R. Xrp1 drives damage-induced cellular plasticity of enteroendocrine cells in the adult Drosophila midgut. Development. 153(2):dev205225, 2026.