Isolation and characterization of mesenchymal progenitor cells from chorionic villi of human placenta

Koichi Igura, X. Zhang, Kenji Takahashi, +3

Cytotherapy

Human PlacentaDevelopmental BiologyCell DivisionPlacental DevelopmentMedicine +10

Isolation and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from human umbilical cord blood: Reevaluation of critical factors for successful isolation and high ability to proliferate and differentiate to chondrocytes as compared to mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow and adipose tissue

Xiaohong Zhang, M. Hirai, Rodica Ciubotariu, +10

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Adult Stem CellBiomedical EngineeringStem Cell BiologyRegenerative MedicinePublic Cb Banks +19

Tea catechins inhibit angiogenesis in vitro, measured by human endothelial cell growth, migration and tube formation, through inhibition of VEGF receptor binding

Takako Kondo, Toshiro Ohta, Koichi Igura, +2

Cancer Letters

Inhibit AngiogenesisAngiogenesisTube FormationMedicineEndothelial Dysfunction +6

Mesenchymal progenitor cells derived from chorionic villi of human placenta for cartilage tissue engineering

Xiaohong Zhang, Ayako Mitsuru, Koichi Igura, +4

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Tissue EngineeringEngineeringBiomedical EngineeringMesenchymal Progenitor CellsRegenerative Medicine +14

Multicellular modeling of ciliopathy by combining iPS cells and microfluidic airway-on-a-chip technology

Naoyuki Sone, Satoshi Konishi, Koichi Igura, +16

Science Translational Medicine

Successful immortalization of mesenchymal progenitor cells derived from human placenta and the differentiation abilities of immortalized cells

Xiaohong Zhang, Yasushi Soda, Kenji Takahashi, +8

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Regenerative MedicineProgenitor CellsEmbryonic Stem CellHuman PlacentaDevelopmental Biology +11

Ex vivo manipulation of umbilical cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells with recombinant human stem cell factor can up-regulate levels of homing-essential molecules to increase their transmigratory potential

Yizhou Zheng, Nobukazu Watanabe, Tokiko Nagamura‐Inoue, +7

Experimental Hematology

Regenerative MedicineTransmigratory PotentialUp-regulate LevelsDevelopmental BiologyMedicine +13

Neuropeptide Y and Neuropeptide Y Y5 Receptor Interaction Restores Impaired Growth Potential of Aging Bone Marrow Stromal Cells

Koichi Igura, Husnain Kh Haider, Rafeeq Ahmed, +2

Rejuvenation Research

AgingHuman GrowthPlastic SurfaceCell ProliferationBiogerontology +15

Pluripotent Stem Cell Model of Nakajo-Nishimura Syndrome Untangles Proinflammatory Pathways Mediated by Oxidative Stress

Fumiko Honda‐Ozaki, Madoka Terashima, Akira Niwa, +13

Stem Cell Reports

iPSC-derived mesenchymal cells that support alveolar organoid development

Koji Tamai, Kouji Sakai, Haruka Yamaki, +8

Cell Reports Methods