Koji Akeda

Platelet-rich plasma stimulates porcine articular chondrocyte proliferation and matrix biosynthesis

Koji Akeda, Howard S. An, M Okuma et al. · Osteoarthritis and Cartilage · 2006 · 412 citations

Regenerative Medicine, Matrix Biosynthesis, Bone Repair +8

Osteogenic Protein-1 Injection Into a Degenerated Disc Induces the Restoration of Disc Height and Structural Changes in the Rabbit Anular Puncture Model

Koichi Masuda, Yoshiyuki Imai, Masahiko Okuma et al. · Spine · 2006 · 283 citations

Effects of Growth Differentiation Factor-5 on the Intervertebral Disc−In Vitro Bovine Study and In Vivo Rabbit Disc Degeneration Model Study

Takehide Chujo, Howard S. An, Koji Akeda et al. · Spine · 2006 · 218 citations

Proinflammatory Cytokines Stimulate the Expression of Nerve Growth Factor by Human Intervertebral Disc Cells

Yumiko Abe, Koji Akeda, Howard S. An et al. · Spine · 2007 · 168 citations

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Stimulates the Extracellular Matrix Metabolism of Porcine Nucleus Pulposus and Anulus Fibrosus Cells Cultured in Alginate Beads

Koji Akeda, Howard S. An, Rajeswari Pichika et al. · Spine · 2006 · 147 citations