Takuto Kurakawa

Recombinant human SIRT1 protects against nutrient deprivation-induced mitochondrial apoptosis through autophagy induction in human intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus cells

Shingo Miyazaki, Kenichiro Kakutani, Takashi Yurube et al. · Arthritis Research & Therapy · 2015 · 84 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Neuroscience +16

A rat tail temporary static compression model reproduces different stages of intervertebral disc degeneration with decreased notochordal cell phenotype

Hiroaki Hirata, Takashi Yurube, Kenichiro Kakutani et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 2013 · 83 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Pathology +10

Fas ligand plays an important role for the production of pro‐inflammatory cytokines in intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus cells

Junya Yamamoto, Koichiro Maeno, Toru Takada et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 2012 · 72 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +13

Functional impact of integrin α5β1 on the homeostasis of intervertebral discs: a study of mechanotransduction pathways using a novel dynamic loading organ culture system

Takuto Kurakawa, Kenichiro Kakutani, Yusuke Morita et al. · The Spine Journal · 2014 · 43 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Orthopaedic Surgery +17

C5 nerve palsy after posterior reconstruction surgery: predictive risk factors of the incidence and critical range of correction for kyphosis

Takuto Kurakawa, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Shuichi Kaneyama et al. · European Spine Journal · 2016 · 43 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +11