Shunfu Chin

K-line (–) in the Neck-Flexed Position in Patients With Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Is a Risk Factor for Poor Clinical Outcome After Cervical Laminoplasty

Kazunari Takeuchi, Tōru Yokoyama, Takuya Numasawa et al. · Spine · 2016 · 57 citations

Decreased DNA methylation in the promoter region of the WNT5A and GDNF genes may promote the osteogenicity of mesenchymal stem cells from patients with ossified spinal ligaments

Noriyuki Chiba, Ken‐Ichi Furukawa, Shohei Takayama et al. · Journal of Pharmacological Sciences · 2015 · 37 citations · Full text

Immunohistochemical localization of mesenchymal stem cells in ossified human spinal ligaments

Shunfu Chin, Ken‐Ichi Furukawa, Atsushi Ono et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2013 · 31 citations

Regenerative Medicine, Mechanobiology, Mesenchymal Stem Cells +10

Osteogenic lineage commitment of mesenchymal stem cells from patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Yoshifumi Harada, Ken‐Ichi Furukawa, Toru Asari et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · 2013 · 26 citations

Regenerative Medicine, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Developmental Biology +10

Facilitation of Chemotaxis Activity of Mesenchymal Stem Cells via Stromal Cell–Derived Factor-1 and Its Receptor May Promote Ectopic Ossification of Human Spinal Ligaments

Shunfu Chin, Ken‐Ichi Furukawa, Keigo Kurotaki et al. · Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · 2019 · 12 citations · Full text