Published Papers & Misc - KATANO Hisako

1. Yoshimi Sugahara, Mitsuru Mizuno, Noe Miyashita, Hisako Katano, Ichiro Sekiya. Operator stress factors and cell contamination risks in cell processing facilities: An online survey-based analysis. Regen Ther. 2025.06; 29 397-403. ( PubMed, DOI )

2. Ichiro Sekiya, Hisako Katano, Hideyuki Koga, Noriya Okanouchi, Jun Masumoto, Nobutake Ozeki. Regional dependency of sex differences in height-adjusted knee cartilage thickness in KL0 knees using 3D-MRI. J Orthop Sci. 2025.06; ( PubMed, DOI )

3. Ichiro Sekiya, Hisako Katano, Mitsuru Mizuno, Kentaro Endo, Asuka Asami, Michiko Kajiwara, Naoki Otomo, Hideyuki Koga, Jun Masumoto, Nobutake Ozeki. 3D-MRI analysis of cartilage thickness changes after PRP injection in medial knee osteoarthritis: A preliminary report. PLoS One. 2025.04; 20 (4): e0321067. ( PubMed, DOI )

4. Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Kentaro Endo, Hideyuki Koga, Jun Masumoto, Ichiro Sekiya. Femoral cartilage defects initiate from medial meniscus extrusion or tibial cartilage lesions and expand in knee osteoarthritis as revealed by 3D MRI analysis. Sci Rep. 2024.10; 14 (1): 25937. ( PubMed, DOI )

5. Nobutake Ozeki, Hideyuki Koga, Tomomasa Nakamura, Hiroki Katagiri, Yusuke Nakagawa, Takashi Hoshino, Mai Katakura, Masaki Amemiya, Aritoshi Yoshihara, Hisako Katano, Mitsuru Mizuno, Kentaro Endo, Jun Masumoto, Ichiro Sekiya. Cartilage thickness in the medial compartment of the knee joint evaluated by MRI three-dimensional analysis correlates with weight-bearing line ratio and joint line convergence angle. J Orthop Sci. 2024.07; ( PubMed, DOI )

6. Nobutake Ozeki, Hideyuki Koga, Tomomasa Nakamura, Hiroki Katagiri, Yusuke Nakagawa, Takashi Hoshino, Mai Katakura, Masaki Amemiya, Aritoshi Yoshihara, Hisako Katano, Mitsuru Mizuno, Kentaro Endo, Jun Masumoto, Ichiro Sekiya. The association of the medial meniscus covering ratio with knee cartilage thickness at 15 medial compartment subregions as found by three-dimensional analysis using MRI. J Exp Orthop. 2024.07; 11 (3): e70005. ( PubMed, DOI )

7. Hisako Katano, Kanto Nagai, Haruka Kaneko, Eiji Sasaki, Naofumi Hashiguchi, Ryosuke Kuroda, Muneaki Ishijima, Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Nobuo Adachi, Makoto Tomita, Jun Masumoto, Ichiro Sekiya. Variations in knee cartilage thickness: Fully automatic three-dimensional analysis of MRIs from five manufacturers. Eur J Radiol. 2024.05; 176 111528. ( PubMed, DOI )

8. Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Kentaro Endo, Noriya Okanouchi 1,2, Jo Fujita, Jun Masumoto, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Morphological analysis of three-dimensional MR images of patellofemoral joints in asymptomatic subjects Sci Rep. 2023.12; 13 (1): 16570.

9. Ichiro Sekiya, Hisako Katano, Ali Guermazi, Yugo Miura, Noriya Okanouchi, Makoto Tomita, Jun Masumoto, Yoshio Kitazume, Hideyuki Koga, Nobutake Ozeki. Association of AI-determined Kellgren-Lawrence grade with medial meniscus extrusion and cartilage thickness by AI-based 3D MRI analysis in early knee osteoarthritis. Sci Rep. 2023.11; 13 (1): 20093. ( PubMed, DOI )

10. Ozeki N, Mizuno M, Yanada S, Okada T, Kubota R, Kushida Y, Furuoka H, Endo K, Katano H, Nakamura K, Ohya S, Koga H, Sekiya I. Autologous Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation Suppresses Inflammation Caused by Synovial Harvesting and Promotes Healing in a Micro Minipig Repaired Meniscus Model. Transplantation proceedings. 2023.03; 55 (2): 470-480. ( PubMed, DOI )

11. Shunichi Fujii, Kentaro Endo, Nobutake Ozeki, Yuriko Sakamaki, Yuji Kohno, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Comparison of adhesion of thawed and cultured synovial mesenchymal stem cells to the porcine meniscus and the relevance of cell surface microspike BMC Molecular and Cell Biology. 2022.12; 23 (1): 53. ( PubMed, DOI )

12. Mitsuru Mizuno, YoshimiSugahara, Daisuke Iwayama, Noe Miyashita, Hisako Katano, Ichiro Sekiya.. Stress and motivation of cell processing operators: A pilot study of an online questionnaire survey Regenerative Therapy. 2022.11; 21 547-552. ( PubMed, DOI )

13. Takahiro Tanimoto, Kentaro Endo, Yuriko Sakamaki, Nobutake Ozeki, Hisako Katano, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya .. Human synovial mesenchymal stem cells show time-dependent morphological changes and increased adhesion to degenerated porcine cartilage. Scientific Reports. 2022.10; 12 (1): 16619. ( PubMed, DOI )

14. Ichiro Sekiya, Sho Sasaki, Yugo Miura, Hayato Aoki, Hisako Katano, Noriya Okanouchi, Makoto Tomita, Jun Masumoto, Hideyuki Koga, Nobutake Ozeki. Medial Tibial Osteophyte Width Strongly Reflects Medial Meniscus Extrusion Distance and Medial Joint Space Width Moderately Reflects Cartilage Thickness in Knee Radiographs. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2022.09; 56 (3): 824-834. ( PubMed, DOI )

15. Sekiya Ichiro, Koga Hideyuki, Katano Hisako, Mizuno Mitsuru, Kohno Yuji, Otabe Koji, Ozeki Nobutake. 半月板修復術と滑膜間葉幹細胞移植による内側半月板の変性フラップおよび放射状断裂治療後のセカンドルック関節鏡検査　症例報告(Second-look arthroscopy after meniscus repair and synovial mesenchymal stem cell transplantation to treat degenerative flaps and radial tears of the medial meniscus: A case report) Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 2022.07; 27 (4): 821-834. ( ichushi )

16. Mituru Mizuno,Takahisa Matsuzaki,Nobutake Ozeki,Hisako Katano,Hideyuki Koga,Takanori Takebe,Hiroshi Yoshikawa,Ichiro Sekiya. Cell membrane fluidity and ROS resistance define DMSO tolerance of cryopreserved synovial MSCs and HUVECs. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 2022.05; 13 (1): 177. ( PubMed, DOI )

17. Sekiya I, Koga H, Katano H, Mizuno M, Kohno Y, Otabe K, Ozeki N. . Second-look arthroscopy after meniscus repair and synovial mesenchymal stem cell transplantation to treat degenerative flaps and radial tears of the medial meniscus: J Orthop Sci. 2022.05; 27 (4): 821-834. ( PubMed, DOI )

18. Yuji Kohno, Hideyuki Koga, Nobutake Ozeki, Junpei Matsuda, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Ichiro Sekiya. Biomechanical analysis of a centralization procedure for extruded lateral meniscus after meniscectomy in porcine knee joints. Journal Orthopaedic Research. 2022.05; 40 (5): 1097-1103. ( PubMed, DOI )

19. Yuji Kohno, Mitsuru Mizuno, Kentaro Endo, Nobutake Ozeki, Hisako Katano, Mikio Matsumoto, Haruka Kaneko, Yuji Takazawa, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Yields of mesenchymal stromal cells from synovial fluid reflect those from synovium in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Tissue and Cell. 2022.04; 75 101727. ( PubMed, DOI )

20. Yugo Miura, Nobutake Ozeki, Hisako Katano, Hayato Aoki, Noriya Okanouchi, Makoto Tomita, Jun Masumoto, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Difference in the joint space of the medial knee compartment between full extension and Rosenberg weight-bearing radiographs. Eur Radiol. 2022.03; 32 (3): 1429-1437. ( PubMed, DOI )

21. Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki, Hideyuki Koga, Makoto Tomita, Kenji Suzuki, Jun Masumoto, Ichiro Sekiya. Three-dimensional MRI shows cartilage defect extension with no separation from the meniscus in women in their 70s with knee osteoarthritis. Sci Rep.(Scientific Reports). 2022.03; 12 (1): 4198. ( PubMed, DOI )

22. Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki, Hideyuki Koga, Kenji Suzuki, Jun Masumoto, Makoto Tomita, Ichiro Sekiya. Interscan measurement error in measurements of the meniscus, including the meniscal roots, by fully automatic three-dimensional MRI analysis. Osteoarthritis Imaging. 2022.03; 2 (1): ( DOI )

23. Mitsuru Mizuno, Kentaro Endo, Hisako Katano, Naoki Amano, Masaki Nomura, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Nobutake Ozeki, Hideyuki Koga, Naoko Takasu, Osamu Ohara, Tomohiro Morio, Ichiro Sekiya. Transplantation of human autologous synovial mesenchymal stem cells with trisomy 7 into the knee joint and 5 years of follow-up. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2021.11; 10 (11): 1530-1543. ( PubMed, DOI )

24. Kentaro Endo, Kiyotaka Horiuchi, Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki, Yuriko Sakamaki, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Intra-articular Injection of PDGF-BB Explored in a Novel in Vitro Model Mobilizes Mesenchymal Stem Cells From the Synovium Into Synovial Fluid in Rats. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2021.10; 17 (5): 1768-1779. ( PubMed, DOI )

25. Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki, Yuji Kohno, Yusuke Nakagawa, Hideyuki Koga, Toshifumi Watanabe, Tetsuya Jinno, Ichiro Sekiya. Trends in arthroplasty in Japan by a complete survey, 2014-2017. J Orthop Sci. 2021.09; 26 (5): 812-822. ( PubMed, DOI )

26. Misaki Yagi, Mitsuru Mizuno, Ryota Fujisawa, Hisako Katano, Kentaro Endo, Nobutake Ozeki, Yuriko Sakamaki, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Optimal Pore Size of Honeycomb Polylactic Acid Films for In Vitro Cartilage Formation by Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Stem Cells Int. 2021.08; 2021 9239728. ( PubMed, DOI )

27. Ichiro Sekiya, Hisako Katano, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hideyuki Koga, Jun Masumoto, Makoto Tomita, Nobutake Ozeki. Alterations in cartilage quantification before and after injections of mesenchymal stem cells into osteoarthritic knees. Sci Rep. 2021.07; 11 (1): 13832. ( PubMed, DOI )

28. Nobutake Ozeki, Yusuke Nakagawa, Mitsuru Mizuno, Yuji Kohno, Hisako Katano, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Ultrasound-Guided Harvesting of Synovium for Regenerative Medicine of Cartilage and Meniscus Using Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Arthrosc Tech. 2021.07; 10 (7): e1723-e1727. ( PubMed, DOI )

29. Ichiro Sekiya, Yuji Kohno, Akinobu Hyodo, Hisako Katano, Keiichiro Komori, Hideyuki Koga, Makoto Tomita, Kenji Suzuki, Jun Masumoto, Nobutake Ozeki. Interscan measurement error of knee cartilage thickness and projected cartilage area ratio at 9 regions and 45 subregions by fully automatic three-dimensional MRI analysis. Eur J Radiol. 2021.06; 139 109700. ( PubMed, DOI )

30. Kiyotaka Horiuchi, Nobutake Ozeki, Kentaro Endo, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Masako Akiyama, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Thawed cryopreserved synovial mesenchymal stem cells show comparable effects to cultured cells in the inhibition of osteoarthritis progression in rats. Sci Rep. 2021.05; 11 (1): 9683. ( PubMed, DOI )

31. Ichiro Sekiya, Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki. Characteristics of MSCs in Synovial Fluid and Mode of Action of Intra-Articular Injections of Synovial MSCs in Knee Osteoarthritis. Int J Mol Sci. 2021.03; 22 (6): 2838. ( PubMed, DOI )

32. Ozeki Nobutake, Kohno Yuji, Kushida Yoshihisa, Watanabe Naoto, Mizuno Mitsuru, Katano Hisako, Masumoto Jun, Koga Hideyuki, Sekiya Ichiro. Synovial mesenchymal stem cells promote the meniscus repair in a novel pig meniscus injury model JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH. 2021.01; 39 (1): 177-183. ( PubMed, DOI )

33. Horiuchi Kiyotaka, Mizuno Mitsuru, Katano Hisako, Endo Kentaro, Ozeki Nobutake, Tsuji Kunikazu, Koga Hideyuki, Sekiya Ichiro.. Optimal initial cell density that yields the highest number of primary synovial mesenchymal stem cells in a clinical setting. J Med Dent Sci.. 2021.01; 68 17-26. ( DOI )

34. Horiuchi Kiyotaka, Mizuno Mitsuru, Katano Hisako, Endo Kentaro, Ozeki Nobutake, Tsuji Kunikazu, Koga Hideyuki, Sekiya Ichiro. 臨床実地にて初代滑膜間葉系幹細胞の数が最大となるような最適な初期細胞密度(Optimal initial cell density that yields the highest number of primary synovial mesenchymal stem cells in a clinical setting) Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences. 2021; 68 17-26. ( ichushi )

35. Yoshihisa Kushida, Nobutake Ozeki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Koji Otabe, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Koichiro Kishima, Yoshio Soma, Ichiro Sekiya. Two- and three-dimensional optical coherence tomography to differentiate degenerative changes in a rat meniscectomy model. J Orthop Res. 2020.12; 38 (12): 2592-2600. ( PubMed, DOI )

36. Naoto Watanabe, Kentaro Endo, Keiichiro Komori, Nobutake Ozeki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Yuji Kohno, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya.. Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Synovial Fluid Increase in Knees with Degenerative Meniscus Injury after Arthroscopic Procedures through the Endogenous Effects of CGRP and HGF. Stem cell reviews and reports.. 2020.12; 16 (6): 1305-1315. ( PubMed, DOI )

37. Hayato Aoki, Nobutake Ozeki, Hisako Katano, Akinobu Hyodo, Yugo Miura, Junpei Matsuda, Kimiko Takanashi, Kenji Suzuki, Jun Masumoto, Noriya Okanouchi, Takeo Fujiwara, Ichiro Sekiya. Relationship between medial meniscus extrusion and cartilage measurements in the knee by fully automatic three-dimensional MRI analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020.11; 21 (1): 742. ( PubMed, DOI )

38. Mizuno Mitsuru, Endo Kentaro, Katano Hisako, Tsuji Ayako, Kojima Naomi, Watanabe Ken, Shimizu Norio, Morio Tomohiro, Sekiya Ichiro. The environmental risk assessment of cell-processing facilities for cell therapy in a Japanese academic institution PLOS ONE. 2020.08; 15 (8): e0236600. ( PubMed, DOI )

39. So Suzuki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Yuriko Sakamaki, Ayako Mimata, Kentaro Endo, Yuji Kohno, Nobutake Ozeki, Koji Otabe, Hisako Katano, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Morphological changes in synovial mesenchymal stem cells during their adhesion to the meniscus. Lab. Invest.. 2020.07; 100 (7): 916-927. ( PubMed, DOI )

40. Rei Kubota, Hideyuki Koga, Nobutake Ozeki, Junpei Matsuda, Yuji Kohno, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Ichiro Sekiya. The effect of a centralization procedure for extruded lateral meniscus on load distribution in porcine knee joints at different flexion angles. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020.04; 21 (1): 205. ( PubMed, DOI )

41. Nobutake Ozeki, Hideyuki Koga, Junpei Matsuda, Yuji Kohno, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Kunikazu Tsuji, Tomoyuki Saito, Takeshi Muneta, Ichiro Sekiya. Biomechanical analysis of the centralization procedure for extruded lateral menisci with posterior root deficiency in a porcine model. J Orthop Sci.. 2020.01; 25 (1): 161-166. ( PubMed, DOI )

42. Ozeki Nobutake, Koga Hideyuki, Matsuda Junpei, Kohno Yuji, Mizuno Mitsuru, Katano Hisako, Tsuji Kunikazu, Saito Tomoyuki, Muneta Takeshi, Sekiya Ichiro. ブタモデルの後根欠損を伴う逸脱外側半月に対する中心化の生体力学的解析(Biomechanical analysis of the centralization procedure for extruded lateral menisci with posterior root deficiency in a porcine model) Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 2020.01; 25 (1): 161-166. ( ichushi )

43. Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Yuri Shimozaki, Sho Sanami, Nobutake Ozeki, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Time-lapse image analysis for whole colony growth curves and daily distribution of the cell number per colony during the expansion of mesenchymal stem cells. Sci Rep. 2019.11; 9 (1): 16835. ( PubMed, DOI )

44. Naoto Watanabe, Mitsuru Mizuno, Junpei Matsuda, Naoko Nakamura, Koji Otabe, Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki, Yuji Kohno, Tsuyoshi Kimura, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Akio Kishida, Ichiro Sekiya. Comparison of High-Hydrostatic-Pressure Decellularized Versus Freeze-Thawed Porcine Menisci. J. Orthop. Res.. 2019.11; 37 (11): 2466-2475. ( PubMed, DOI )

45. Ichiro Sekiya, Hideyuki Koga, Koji Otabe, Yusuke Nakagawa, Hisako Katano, Nobutake Ozeki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Masafumi Horie, Yuji Kohno, Kenta Katagiri, Naoto Watanabe, Takeshi Muneta. Additional Use of Synovial Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation Following Surgical Repair of a Complex Degenerative Tear of the Medial Meniscus of the Knee: A Case Report. Cell Transplant. 2019.11; 28 (11): 1445-1454. ( PubMed, DOI )

46. Akinobu Hyodo, Nobutake Ozeki, Yuji Kohno, So Suzuki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Koji Otabe, Hisako Katano, Makoto Tomita, Yusuke Nakagawa, Hideyuki Koga, Shinji Kiuchi, Kenji Suzuki, Yoshinori Itai, Jun Masumoto, Ichiro Sekiya. Projected Cartilage Area Ratio Determined by 3-Dimensional MRI Analysis: Validation of a Novel Technique to Evaluate Articular Cartilage. JB JS Open Access. 2019.10; 4 (4): e0010. ( PubMed, DOI )

47. Ryota Fujisawa, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Koji Otabe, Nobutake Ozeki, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. Cryopreservation in 95% serum with 5% DMSO maintains colony formation and chondrogenic abilities in human synovial mesenchymal stem cells. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019.07; 20 (1): 316. ( PubMed, DOI )

48. Naritomi M, Mizuno M, Katano H, Ozeki N, Otabe K, Komori K, Fujii S, Ichinose S, Tsuji K, Koga H, Muneta T, Sekiya I. Petaloid recombinant peptide enhances in vitro cartilage formation by synovial mesenchymal stem cells. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. 2019.06; 37 (6): 1350-1357. ( PubMed, DOI )

49. Akari Sasaki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Nobutake Ozeki, Hisako Katano, Koji Otabe, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Manabu Mochizuki, Ichiro Sekiya. Canine mesenchymal stem cells from synovium have a higher chondrogenic potential than those from infrapatellar fat pad, adipose tissue, and bone marrow. PLoS ONE. 2018.08; 13 (8): e0202922. ( PubMed, DOI )

50. Hisako Katano, Hideyuki Koga, Nobutake Ozeki, Koji Otabe, Mitsuru Mizuno, Makoto Tomita, Takeshi Muneta, Ichiro Sekiya. Trends in isolated meniscus repair and meniscectomy in Japan, 2011-2016 PLoS ONE. 2018.07; 23 (4): 676-681. ( PubMed )

51. Katano Hisako, Koga Hideyuki, Ozeki Nobutake, Otabe Koji, Mizuno Mitsuru, Tomita Makoto, Muneta Takeshi, Sekiya Ichiro. 日本における2011〜2016年の分離半月板修復術と半月板切除術の傾向(Trends in isolated meniscus repair and meniscectomy in Japan, 2011-2016) Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 2018.07; 23 (4): 676-681. ( ichushi )

52. Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Yo Mabuchi, Yusuke Ogata, Shizuko Ichinose, Shizuka Fujii, Koji Otabe, Keiichiro Komori, Nobutake Ozeki, Hideyuki Koga, Kunikazu Tsuji, Chihiro Akazawa, Takeshi Muneta, Ichiro Sekiya. Specific markers and properties of synovial mesenchymal stem cells in the surface, stromal, and perivascular regions. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018.05; 9 (1): 123. ( PubMed, DOI )

53. Ken Watanabe, Koji Otabe, Norio Shimizu, Keiichirou Komori, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Hideyuki Koga, Ichiro Sekiya. High-sensitivity virus and mycoplasma screening test reveals high prevalence of parvovirus B19 infection in human synovial tissues and bone marrow. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018.03; 9 (1): 80. ( PubMed, DOI )

54. Yuji Kohno, Mitsuru Mizuno, Nobutake Ozeki, Hisako Katano, Koji Otabe, Hideyuki Koga, Mikio Matsumoto, Haruka Kaneko, Yuji Takazawa, Ichiro Sekiya. Comparison of mesenchymal stem cells obtained by suspended culture of synovium from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018.03; 19 (1): 78. ( PubMed, DOI )

55. Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Koji Otabe, Keiichiro Komori, Yuji Kohno, Shizuka Fujii, Nobutake Ozeki, Masafumi Horie, Kunikazu Tsuji, Hideyuki Koga, Takeshi Muneta, Ichiro Sekiya. Complete human serum maintains viability and chondrogenic potential of human synovial stem cells: suitable conditions for transplantation. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2017.06; 8 (1): 144. ( PubMed, DOI )

56. Yuji Kohno, Mitsuru Mizuno, Nobutake Ozeki, Hisako Katano, Keiichiro Komori, Shizuka Fujii, Koji Otabe, Masafumi Horie, Hideyuki Koga, Kunikazu Tsuji, Mikio Matsumoto, Haruka Kaneko, Yuji Takazawa, Takeshi Muneta, Ichiro Sekiya. Yields and chondrogenic potential of primary synovial mesenchymal stem cells are comparable between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2017.05; 8 (1): 115. ( PubMed, DOI )

57. Katagiri Kenta, Yu Matsukura, Takeshi Muneta, Nobutake Ozeki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Hisako Katano, Ichiro Sekiya.. Fibrous synovium releases higher numbers of mesenchymal stem cells than adipose synovium in a suspended synovium culture model. Arthroscopy. 2017.04; 33 (4): 800-810. ( PubMed )