Koichi Kuribayashi

Cyclic Mechanical Stretch Stress Increases the Growth Rate and Collagen Synthesis of Nucleus Pulposus Cells In Vitro

Takuji Matsumoto, Mamoru Kawakami, Koichi Kuribayashi et al. · Spine · 1999 · 100 citations

Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Cell Biology +17

Role of Leukocytes in Radicular Pain Secondary to Herniated Nucleus Pulposus

Mamoru Kawakami, Tetsuya Tamaki, Takuji Matsumoto et al. · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 2000 · 65 citations

Life Sciences, Physical Medicine, Inflammation +16

Osteogenic Protein-1 (Osteogenic Protein-1/Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7) Inhibits Degeneration and Pain-Related Behavior Induced by Chronically Compressed Nucleus Pulposus in the Rat

Mamoru Kawakami, Takuji Matsumoto, Hiroshi Hashizume et al. · Spine · 2005 · 64 citations

Nursing, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pain Management +15

mRNA expression of interleukins, phospholipase A₂, and nitric oxide synthase in the nerve root and dorsal root ganglion induced by autologous nucleus pulposus in the rat

Mamoru Kawakami, Takuji Matsumoto, Koichi Kuribayashi et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 1999 · 48 citations

Medicine, Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery +15

Comparison of neuropathic pain induced by the application of normal and mechanically compressed nucleus pulposus to lumbar nerve roots in the rat

Mamoru Kawakami, Hiroshi Hashizume, Hideto Nishi et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 2003 · 42 citations · Full text

Nursing, Neurosurgery, Pain Management +14