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Atsushi Shiraki

Chiba University
Verified email at chiba-u.jp
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The glucagon-like peptide 1 analog liraglutide reduces TNF-α-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in endothelial cells

A Shiraki, J Oyama, H Komoda, M Asaka, A Komatsu…�- Atherosclerosis, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), one of the incretin hormones, has been
reported to increase positive inotropic activity in cardiac myocytes and protect against�…

HORN-6 special-purpose clustered computing system for electroholography

Y Ichihashi, H Nakayama, T Ito, N Masuda…�- Optics�…, 2009 - opg.optica.org
We developed the HORN-6 special-purpose computer for holography. We designed and
constructed the HORN-6 board to handle an object image composed of one million points�…

Risk factors for drug-resistant pathogens in community-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumonia

Y Shindo, R Ito, D Kobayashi, M Ando…�- American journal of�…, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Identification of patients with drug-resistant pathogens at initial diagnosis is
essential for treatment of pneumonia. Objectives: To elucidate clinical features of community�…

Computer generated holography using a graphics processing unit

N Masuda, T Ito, T Tanaka, A Shiraki, T Sugie�- Optics Express, 2006 - opg.optica.org
We have applied the graphics processing unit (GPU) to computer generated holograms
(CGH) to overcome the high computational cost of CGH and have compared the speed of a�…

Evaluation of retinal nonperfusion in branch retinal vein occlusion using wide‐field optical coherence tomography angiography

A Shiraki, S Sakimoto, K Tsuboi…�- Acta�…, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To characterize wide‐field optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA)
features of retinal nonperfusion in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods�…

Retrospective validation of the postnatal growth and retinopathy of prematurity (G-ROP) criteria in a Japanese cohort

A Shiraki, Y Fukushima, R Kawasaki…�- American Journal of�…, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose We aimed to externally validate the performance of new screening criteria for
retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) developed in the Postnatal Growth and Retinopathy of�…

[HTML][HTML] Pentraxin-3 regulates the inflammatory activity of macrophages

A Shiraki, N Kotooka, H Komoda, T Hirase…�- …�and Biophysics Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Background and aims Pentraxin-3 (PTX3) reportedly has protective roles in atherosclerosis
and myocardial infarction, and is a useful biomarker of vascular inflammation. However, the�…

Special-purpose computer HORN-5 for a real-time electroholography

T Ito, N Masuda, K Yoshimura, A Shiraki…�- Optics�…, 2005 - opg.optica.org
In electroholography, a real-time reconstruction is one of the grand challenges. To realize it,
we developed a parallelized high performance computing board for computer-generated�…

[HTML][HTML] Neonatal polyI: C treatment in mice results in schizophrenia-like behavioral and neurochemical abnormalities in adulthood

D Ibi, T Nagai, Y Kitahara, H Mizoguchi, H Koike…�- Neuroscience�…, 2009 - Elsevier
It has been reported that viral infection in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy in
humans increases the risk of subsequently developing schizophrenia. To develop a mouse�…

Identification of pendrin as a common mediator for mucus production in bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

I Nakao, S Kanaji, S Ohta, H Matsushita…�- The Journal of�…, 2008 - journals.aai.org
Excessive production of airway mucus is a cardinal feature of bronchial asthma and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and contributes to morbidity and mortality in these�…