Kenichiro Kakutani

Rat tail static compression model mimics extracellular matrix metabolic imbalances of matrix metalloproteinases, aggrecanases, and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in intervertebral disc degeneration

Takashi Yurube, Toru Takada, Teppei Suzuki et al. · Arthritis Research & Therapy · 2012 · 121 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +17

Selective interference of mTORC1/RAPTOR protects against human disc cellular apoptosis, senescence, and extracellular matrix catabolism with Akt and autophagy induction

Masaaki Ito, Takashi Yurube, Kenichiro Kakutani et al. · Osteoarthritis and Cartilage · 2017 · 114 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +17

Sustained Transgene Expression in Intervertebral Disc Cells In Vivo Mediated by Microbubble-Enhanced Ultrasound Gene Therapy

Kotaro Nishida, Minoru Doita, Toru Takada et al. · Spine · 2006 · 98 citations

Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Gene Expression +10

Notochordal cell disappearance and modes of apoptotic cell death in a rat tail static compression-induced disc degeneration model

Takashi Yurube, Hiroaki Hirata, Kenichiro Kakutani et al. · Arthritis Research & Therapy · 2014 · 94 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Apoptosis +11

Complications Associated With Spine Surgery in Patients Aged 80 Years or Older: Japan Association of Spine Surgeons with Ambition (JASA) Multicenter Study

Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Shiro Imagama, Kei Ando et al. · Global Spine Journal · 2017 · 87 citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +5