Vascular smooth muscle calponin. A novel troponin T-like protein.

Katsuhito Takahashi, Kunio Hiwada, Takeshi Kokubu

Hypertension

MechanobiologyCardiac MuscleMuscle FunctionSignal TransductionMolecular Physiology +13

Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Exposure Increases Prostaglandin E2Production via the Induction of Cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA in Mouse Osteoblasts

Takeshi Kokubu, Nobuzo Matsui, Hiroyuki Fujioka, +2

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

InflammationUltrasound ExposureSclerostinBone Morphogenic ProteinPhysiology +9

Development of an atrophic nonunion model and comparison to a closed healing fracture in rat femur

Takeshi Kokubu, David J. Hak, Scott J. Hazelwood, +1

Journal of Orthopaedic Research®

Low‐intensity pulsed ultrasound initiates bone healing in rat nonunion fracture model.

S. Takikawa, Noriko Matsui, Takeshi Kokubu, +4

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

EngineeringBone RepairSurgeryBiomedical EngineeringOrthopaedic Surgery +16

The effect of porosity and mechanical property of a synthetic polymer scaffold on repair of osteochondral defects

Risa Ikeda, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Issei Nagura, +7

International Orthopaedics

Materials ScienceTissue EngineeringRegenerative MedicineSynthetic Polymer ScaffoldEngineering +9

Regeneration of Rotator Cuff Tear Using Electrospun Poly(d,l-Lactide-Co-Glycolide) Scaffolds in a Rabbit Model

Atsuyuki Inui, Takeshi Kokubu, Yutaka Mifune, +8

Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Regenerative MedicineTissue EngineeringSoft Tissue InjuryEngineeringRegenerative Engineering +9

Temporary inductions of matrix metalloprotease-3 (MMP-3) expression and cell apoptosis are associated with tendon degeneration or rupture after corticosteroid injection

Tomoyuki Muto, Takeshi Kokubu, Yutaka Mifune, +6

Journal of Orthopaedic Research®

Rotator cuff repair using cell sheets derived from human rotator cuff in a rat model

Yoshifumi Harada, Yutaka Mifune, Atsuyuki Inui, +8

Journal of Orthopaedic Research®

Tissue EngineeringInfraspinatus TendonsEngineeringBiomedical EngineeringOrthopaedic Surgery +19

Platelet‐rich plasma protects rotator cuff‐derived cells from the deleterious effects of triamcinolone acetonide

Tomoyuki Muto, Takeshi Kokubu, Yutaka Mifune, +7

Journal of Orthopaedic Research®

ImmunologyBlood CellPathologyCell DeathDeleterious Effects +16

Repair of osteochondral defects with a new porous synthetic polymer scaffold

Issei Nagura, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Takeshi Kokubu, +3

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume