Published Papers & Misc - TSUJI Kunikazu

61. Yu Matsukura, Takeshi Muneta, Kunikazu Tsuji, Kazumasa Miyatake, Jun Yamada, Kahaer Abula, Hideyuki Koga, Makoto Tomita, Ichiro Sekiya. Mouse synovial mesenchymal stem cells increase in yield with knee inflammatio J Orthop Res. 2015.02; 33 (2): 246-253.

62. Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Koji Otabe, Keiichiro Komori, Yukie Matsumoto, Shizuka Fujii, Nobutake Ozeki, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Takeshi Muneta, Akifumi Matsuyama, Ichiro Sekiya. Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-AA/AB in human serum are potential indicators of the proliferative capacity of human synovial mesenchymal stem cells Stem Cell Res Ther. . 2015; 2015 (6): 243.

63. Hatsushika D, Muneta T, Nakamura T, Horie M, Koga H, Nakagawa Y, Tsuji K, Hishikawa S, Kobayashi E, Sekiya I. Repetitive allogeneic intraarticular injections of synovial mesenchymal stem cells promote meniscus regeneration in a porcine massive meniscus defect model. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014.07; 22 (7): 941-950. ( PubMed, DOI )

64. Okuno Makiko, Muneta Takeshi, Koga Hideyuki, Ozeki Nobutake, Nakagawa Yusuke, Tsuji Kunikazu, Yoshiya Shinichi, Sekiya Ichiro. Meniscus regeneration by syngeneic, minor mismatched, and major mismatched transplantation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells in a rat model. J Orthop Res. 2014.07; 32 (7): 928-936. ( PubMed, DOI )

65. Suzuki Nobuharu, Mizuniwa Chihiro, Ishii Kana, Nakagawa Yusuke, Tsuji Kunikazu, Muneta Takeshi, Sekiya Ichiro, Akazawa Chihiro. Teneurin-4, a transmembrane protein, is a novel regulator that suppresses chondrogenic differentiation J Orthop Res. . 2014.07; 32 (7): 915-922.

66. Matsukura Yu, Muneta Takeshi, Tsuji Kunikazu, Koga Hideyuki, Sekiya Ichiro. Mesenchymal stem cells in synovial fluid increase after meniscus injury. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2014.05; 472 (5): 1357-1364. ( PubMed, DOI )

67. Yamada Jun, Tsuji Kunikazu, Miyatake Kazumasa, Matsukura Yu, Abula Kahaer, Inoue Makiko, Sekiya Ichiro, Muneta Takeshi. Follistatin alleviates synovitis and articular cartilage degeneration induced by carrageenan. Int J Inflam. 2014; 2014 959271. ( PubMed, DOI )

68. Ozeki Nobutake, Muneta Takeshi, Koga Hideyuki, Katagiri Hiroki, Otabe Koji, Okuno Makiko, Tsuji Kunikazu, Kobayashi Eiji, Matsumoto Kenji, Saito Hirohisa, Saito Tomoyuki, Sekiya Ichiro. Transplantation of Achilles tendon treated with bone morphogenetic protein 7 promotes meniscus regeneration in a rat model of massive meniscal defect. Arthritis Rheum. 2013.11; 65 (11): 2876-2886. ( PubMed, DOI )

69. Piao J1, Tsuji K, Ochi H, Iwata M, Koga D, Okawa A, Morita S, Takeda S, Asou Y. Sirt6 regulates postnatal growth plate differentiation and proliferation via Ihh signaling Sci Rep. 2013 Oct 23;3:3022. 2013.10; (3): 3022.

70. Hatsushika Daisuke, Muneta Takeshi, Horie Masafumi, Koga Hideyuki, Tsuji Kunikazu, Sekiya Ichiro. Intraarticular injection of synovial stem cells promotes meniscal regeneration in a rabbit massive meniscal defect model. J Orthop Res. 2013.09; 31 (9): 1354-1359. ( PubMed, DOI )

71. Hiroki Katagiri, Takeshi Muneta, Kunikazu Tsuji, Masafumi Horie, Hideyuki Koga, Nobutake Ozeki, Eiji Kobayashi, Ichiro Sekiya. Transplantation of aggregates of synovial mesenchymal stem cells regenerates meniscus more effectively in a rat massive meniscal defect. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.. 2013.06; 435 (4): 603-609. ( PubMed, DOI )

72. Kazumasa Miyatake, Kunikazu Tsuji, Mika Yamaga, Jun Yamada, Yu Matsukura, Kahaer Abula, Ichiro Sekiya, Takeshi Muneta. Human YKL39 (chitinase 3-like protein 2), an osteoarthritis-associated gene, enhances proliferation and type II collagen expression in ATDC5 cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.. 2013.02; 431 (1): 52-57. ( PubMed, DOI )

73. Mika Yamaga, Kunikazu Tsuji , Kazumasa Miyatake, Jun Yamada, Kahaer Abula, Young-Jin Ju, Ichiro Sekiya, Takeshi Muneta. Osteopontin Level in Synovial Fluid Is Associated with the Severity of Joint Pain and Cartilage Degradation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture PLoS One. 2012.11; 7 (11): e49014.

74. Koji Otabe, Takeshi Muneta, Nobuyuki Kawashima, Hideaki Suda, Kunikazu Tsuji, Ichiro Sekiya. Comparison of Gingiva, Dental Pulp, and Periodontal Ligament Cells From the Standpoint of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Properties Cell Med.. 2012.08; 4 (1): 13-21.

75. Ichiro Sekiya, Miyoko Ojima, Shiro Suzuki, Mika Yamaga, Masafumi Horie, Hideyuki Koga, Kunikazu Tsuji, Ken Miyaguchi, Soichi Ogishima, Hiroshi Tanaka, Takeshi Muneta. Human mesenchymal stem cells in synovial fluid increase in the knee with degenerated cartilage and osteoarthritis. J. Orthop. Res.. 2012.06; 30 (6): 943-949. ( PubMed, DOI )

76. Shiro Suzuki, Takeshi Muneta, Kunikazu Tsuji, Shizuko Ichinose, Hatsune Makino, Akihiro Umezawa,Ichiro Sekiya. Properties and usefulness of aggregates of synovial mesenchymal stem cells as a source for cartilage regeneration Arthritis Res Ther. . 2012.06; 14 (3): R136.

77. Shoichiro Kokabu, Laura Gamer, Karen Cox, Jonathan Lowery, Kunikazu Tsuji, Regina Raz, Aris Economides, Takenobu Katagiri, Vicki Rosen. BMP3 suppresses osteoblast differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells via interaction with Acvr2b. Mol. Endocrinol.. 2012.01; 26 (1): 87-94. ( PubMed, DOI )

78. Nakamura T, Sekiya I, Muneta T, Hatsushika D, Horie M, Tsuji K, Kawarasaki T, Watanabe A, Hishikawa S, Fujimoto Y, Tanaka H, Kobayashi E. Arthroscopic, histological, and MRI analyses of cartilage repair after a minimally invasive method of transplantation of allogeneic synovial mesenchymal stem cells into cartilage defects in pigs Cytotherapy. 2012;

79. Ippei Futami, Muneaki Ishijima, Haruka Kaneko, Kunikazu Tsuji, Naoki Ichikawa-Tomikawa, Ryo Sadatsuki, Takeshi Muneta, Eri Arikawa-Hirasawa, Ichiro Sekiya, Kazuo Kaneko. Isolation and characterization of multipotential mesenchymal cells from the mouse synovium PLoS One. 2012; 7 (9): e45517.

80. Laura W Gamer, Kunikazu Tsuji, Karen Cox, Luciane P Capelo, Jonathan Lowery, Hideyuki Beppu, Vicki Rosen. BMPR-II is dispensable for formation of the limb skeleton. Genesis. 2011.09; 49 (9): 719-724. ( PubMed, DOI )