Akihiko Hiyama

Regenerative effects of transplanting mesenchymal stem cells embedded in atelocollagen to the degenerated intervertebral disc

Daisuke Sakai, Joji Mochida, Toru Iwashina et al. · Biomaterials · 2005 · 379 citations

Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering, Mesenchymal Stem Cells +11

Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells in a canine disc degeneration model

Akihiko Hiyama, Joji Mochida, Toru Iwashina et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 2008 · 246 citations

Effect of cell number on mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in a canine disc degeneration model

Kenji Serigano, Daisuke Sakai, Akihiko Hiyama et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 2010 · 160 citations

Tissue Engineering, Cell Therapy, Engineering +18

Enhancement of intervertebral disc cell senescence by WNT/β‐catenin signaling–induced matrix metalloproteinase expression

Akihiko Hiyama, Daisuke Sakai, Makarand V. Risbud et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2010 · 143 citations · Full text

A complex interaction between Wnt signaling and TNF-α in nucleus pulposus cells

Akihiko Hiyama, Katsuya Yokoyama, Tadashi Nukaga et al. · Arthritis Research & Therapy · 2013 · 98 citations · Full text