Repair of articular cartilage defects in the patello-femoral joint with autologous bone marrow mesenchymal cell transplantation: three case reports involving nine defects in five knees

Shigeyuki Wakitani, Masashi Nawata, Keiji Tensho, +3

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

A distinct cohort of progenitor cells participates in synovial joint and articular cartilage formation during mouse limb skeletogenesis

Eiki Koyama, Yoshihiro Shibukawa, Motohiko Nagayama, +11

Developmental Biology

Progenitor CellsDevelopmental BiologyBone Morphogenic ProteinMedicineMouse Limb Skeletogenesis +9

Safety of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for cartilage repair in 41 patients with 45 joints followed for up to 11 years and 5 months

Shigeyuki Wakitani, Takahiro Okabe, Shuji Horibe, +12

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Tissue EngineeringCell TherapyEngineeringAutologous Bmsc TransplantationImmunology +19

Low dose fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) enhances bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)-induced ectopic bone formation in mice

Yukio Nakamura, Keiji Tensho, Hiroyuki Nakaya, +3

Bone

Regenerative MedicineFibroblast GrowthSclerostinDevelopmental BiologyBone Morphogenic Protein +6

Retinoic acid receptors are required for skeletal growth, matrix homeostasis and growth plate function in postnatal mouse

Julie A. Williams, Naoki Kondo, Takahiro Okabe, +13

Developmental Biology

Developmental BiologyGrowth HormoneBone Morphogenic ProteinHuman GrowthRetinoic Acid Receptors +11

Mechanism for the Noncovalent Chiral Domino Effect:  New Paradigm for the Chiral Role of the N-Terminal Segment in a 3₁₀-Helix

Yoshihito Inai, Naoki Ousaka, Takahiro Okabe

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Chiral AdditivesMedicinal ChemistryBiochemistryExternal Chiral StimulusNatural Sciences +13

Surveys on the Prevalence of Pediatric Bronchial Asthma in Japan: A Comparison between the 1982, 1992, and 2002 Surveys Conducted in the Same Region Using the Same Methodology

Sankei Nishima, Haruo Chisaka, Takashi Fujiwara, +25

Allergology International

Indian Hedgehog Roles in Post-natal TMJ Development and Organization

Takanaga Ochiai, Yoshihiro Shibukawa, Motohiko Nagayama, +10

Journal of Dental Research

Tissue EngineeringTmj MovementEngineeringIndian Hedgehog RolesOrthopaedic Surgery +16

Intervertebral Disc Development Is Regulated by Wnt/β-catenin Signaling

Naoki Kondo, Takahito Yuasa, Kengo Shimono, +7

Spine

Serum keratan sulfate is a promising marker of early articular cartilage breakdown

Shigeyuki Wakitani, Masashi Nawata, Amu Kawaguchi, +6

Lara D. Veeken