Kazu Kobayakawa

Interaction of reactive astrocytes with type I collagen induces astrocytic scar formation through the integrin–N-cadherin pathway after spinal cord injury

Masamitsu Hara, Kazu Kobayakawa, Yasuyuki Ohkawa et al. · Nature Medicine · 2017 · 549 citations

Neuroinflammation, Reactive Astrocytes, Spinal Cord Injury +10

Macrophage centripetal migration drives spontaneous healing process after spinal cord injury

Kazu Kobayakawa, Yasuyuki Ohkawa, Shingo Yoshizaki et al. · Science Advances · 2019 · 115 citations · Full text

Intervertebral Disc, Immunology, Sci Recovery +16

Ly6C⁺Ly6G⁻ Myeloid‐derived suppressor cells play a critical role in the resolution of acute inflammation and the subsequent tissue repair process after spinal cord injury

Hirokazu Saiwai, Hiromi Kumamaru, Yasuyuki Ohkawa et al. · Journal of Neurochemistry · 2012 · 97 citations

Immunology, Immune Regulation, Pathology +23

Acute hyperglycemia impairs functional improvement after spinal cord injury in mice and humans

Kazu Kobayakawa, Hiromi Kumamaru, Hirokazu Saiwai et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2014 · 87 citations · Full text

Periostin Promotes Scar Formation through the Interaction between Pericytes and Infiltrating Monocytes/Macrophages after Spinal Cord Injury

Kazuya Yokota, Kazu Kobayakawa, Takeyuki Saito et al. · American Journal Of Pathology · 2017 · 84 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Neuroregeneration, Spinal Cord Injury +12