Pre-Evaluated Safe Human iPSC-Derived Neural Stem Cells Promote Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury in Common Marmoset without Tumorigenicity

Yoshiomi Kobayashi, Yohei Okada, Go Itakura, +12

PLoS ONE

Injured Spinal CordCommon MarmosetOrthopaedic SurgeryRegenerative MedicineNeuroregeneration +16

Long-Term Safety Issues of iPSC-Based Cell Therapy in a Spinal Cord Injury Model: Oncogenic Transformation with Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

Satoshi Nori, Yohei Okada, Soraya Nishimura, +14

Stem Cell Reports

Oncogenic TransformationBiomedical EngineeringRegenerative MedicineNeuroregenerationLong-term Safety Issues +16

Time-dependent changes in the microenvironment of injured spinal cord affects the therapeutic potential of neural stem cell transplantation for spinal cord injury

Soraya Nishimura, Akimasa Yasuda, Hiroki Iwai, +9

Molecular Brain

Grafted Human iPS Cell-Derived Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells Contribute to Robust Remyelination of Demyelinated Axons after Spinal Cord Injury

Soya Kawabata, Morito Takano, Yuko Numasawa-Kuroiwa, +14

Stem Cell Reports

Functional Recovery from Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Transplantation Combined with Treadmill Training in Mice with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury

Syoichi Tashiro, Soraya Nishimura, Hiroki Iwai, +8

Scientific Reports

Allogeneic Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells Derived From Embryonic Stem Cells Promote Functional Recovery After Transplantation Into Injured Spinal Cord of Nonhuman Primates

Hiroki Iwai, Hiroko Shimada, Soraya Nishimura, +11

Stem Cells Translational Medicine

Controlling Immune Rejection Is a Fail-Safe System against Potential Tumorigenicity after Human iPSC-Derived Neural Stem Cell Transplantation

Go Itakura, Yoshiomi Kobayashi, Soraya Nishimura, +6

PLoS ONE

Cell TherapyImmunologyBiomedical EngineeringImmunotherapyRegenerative Medicine +17

Prevalence and distribution of ossification of the supra/interspinous ligaments in symptomatic patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine: a CT-based multicenter cross-sectional study

Kanji Mori, Toshitaka Yoshii, Takashi Hirai, +31

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Prevalence and Distribution of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis on Whole-spine Computed Tomography in Patients With Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

Soraya Nishimura, Narihito Nagoshi, Akio Iwanami, +34

Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication

The Amelioration of Pain-Related Behavior in Mice with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Treated with Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Transplantation Combined with Treadmill Training

Syoichi Tashiro, Soraya Nishimura, Munehisa Shinozaki, +8

Journal of Neurotrauma

Pain-related BehaviorPain MedicineTmt TherapyNeuropathic PainPeripheral Nerve +18