Atsuhiko Hikita

Influence of Medial Hamstring Tendon Harvest on Knee Flexor Strength after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Detailed Evaluation with Comparison of Single- and Double-Tendon Harvest

Tazuko Tashiro, H. Kurosawa, Akira Kawakami et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 2003 · 249 citations

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +16

Negative Regulation of Osteoclastogenesis by Ectodomain Shedding of Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand

Atsuhiko Hikita, Ikuo Yana, Hidetoshi Wakeyama et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2006 · 232 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +17

Jun Dimerization Protein 2 (JDP2), a Member of the AP-1 Family of Transcription Factor, Mediates Osteoclast Differentiation Induced by RANKL

Reimi Kawaida, Toshiaki Ohtsuka, Junichi Okutsu et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2003 · 111 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +14

Regional differences in chondrocyte metabolism in osteoarthritis: A detailed analysis by laser capture microdissection

Naoshi Fukui, Yasuko Ikeda, Toshiyuki Ohnuki et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 2007 · 90 citations

Medicine, Molecular Biology, Orthopaedic Surgery +16

Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 in Chondrocytes via mRNA Stabilization and Transcriptional Up-regulation

Naoshi Fukui, Yasuko Ikeda, Toshiyuki Ohnuki et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2006 · 83 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +13