Masuko Fukai

Professor

Masuko Fukai

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Cardiology

The Graduate School

Administration
Department of The Graduate School

Bio

I have strong expertise on studying role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (redox) signaling involved in angiogenesis and other cardiovascular and metabolic disease. My lab is the first to demonstrate that ROS derived from NADPH oxidase function as signaling molecule to promote VEGF signaling and angiogenesis as well as post-ischemic neovascularization involved in peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Education

  • Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences Kyushu University, 1995

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • VBIO 8010

    Methods in Cardiovascular Rese

Teaching Interests

Redox signaling in vascular biology and disease
Angiogenesis and peripheral arterial disease

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Type 1 Diabetes Impairs Endothelium-Dependent Relaxation Via Increasing Endothelial Cell Glycolysis Through Advanced Glycation End Products, PFKFB3, and Nox1-Mediated Mechanisms., 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Pentose Pathway Activation Is Superior to Increased Glycolysis for Therapeutic Angiogenesis in Peripheral Arterial Disease., 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Whole-Transcriptome Sequencing Analyses of Nuclear Antixoxidant-1 in Endothelial Cells: Role in Inflammation and Atherosclerosis., 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Editorial: Mitochondria, metabolism and cardiovascular diseases., 2022
    Other
  • Protein disulfide isomerase A1 as a novel redox sensor in VEGFR2 signaling and angiogenesis., 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Vascular Biology, Redox Signaling, Angiogenesis, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, endothelial function

Department Service

  • VBC Faculty Search Committee 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • VBC post-doc evalulation committee 2018 - Present

  • VBC PHD student Oralr Exam committee 2018 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Review NIH grants for early career invesigators at VBC 2017 - Present

    Role: Faculty Advisor
  • Director of Redox Signaling Program 2017 - Present

    Role: Faculty Advisor

Professional Service

  • Reactive Oxygen Species 2018 - Present

    Role: Editorial Review Board Member
  • NIH 2017 - Present

    Role: Reviewer, Grant Proposal
  • Editorial Board, Antioxidants 2017 - Present

    Role: Editorial Review Board Member
  • Editorial Board, Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine 2016 - Present

    Role: Editorial Review Board Member
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology (JMCC) 2016 - Present

    Role: Editorial Review Board Member