2018
Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction Quantification of SERPINA1 Predicts Prognosis in High-Grade Glioma
Ookawa S, Wanibuchi M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Sasaki M, Oka S, Ohtaki S, Noshiro S, Komatsu K, Akiyama Y, Mikami T, Mikuni N, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Digital Polymerase Chain Reaction Quantification of SERPINA1 Predicts Prognosis in High-Grade Glioma. World Neurosurgery 2018, 111: e783-e789. PMID: 29309973, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.12.166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasExpression of SERPINA1Polymerase chain reactionDigital polymerase chain reactionExpression groupMedian overall survivalAnti-inflammatory roleHigh expression groupMessenger RNA expressionCell linesGlioblastoma multiforme cell linesHuman glioblastoma cell linesParaffin-embedded tissuesPredict PrognosisOverall survivalPoor prognosisGrade IIIPolymerase chain reaction quantificationSERPINA1 expressionSurgical samplesGrade IVImmunohistochemical analysisGlioblastoma cell linesGlioma tissuesPrognosis
2016
ACTC1 as an invasion and prognosis marker in glioma.
Ohtaki S, Wanibuchi M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Sasaki M, Oka S, Noshiro S, Akiyama Y, Mikami T, Mikuni N, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. ACTC1 as an invasion and prognosis marker in glioma. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2016, 126: 467-475. PMID: 27081897, DOI: 10.3171/2016.1.jns152075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survivalKarnofsky Performance Scale statusTime of diagnosisMIB-1 indexGBM patientsHazard ratioPatient ageRadiological findingsKaplan-Meier methodHigh-grade gliomasReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionRemote recurrenceDistant recurrenceOverall survivalClinical featuresIndependent prognosticRecurrence rateWHO criteriaGrade IIIPolymerase chain reactionSurgical removalContralateral cerebralGrade IGrade II
2015
Intravenous Preload of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Rescues Erectile Function in a Rat Model of Cavernous Nerve Injury
Takayanagi A, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Kobayashi K, Matsuda Y, Oka S, Masumori N, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous Preload of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Rescues Erectile Function in a Rat Model of Cavernous Nerve Injury. The Journal Of Sexual Medicine 2015, 12: 1713-1721. PMID: 26211660, DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor pelvic ganglionGlia cell-derived neurotrophic factorArterial pressureCN injuryErectile dysfunctionIntracavernous pressureMesenchymal stem cellsMSC groupErectile functionDMEM groupNeurotrophic factorCavernous nerve injury modelMale Sprague-Dawley ratsNerve injury modelPotential preventive effectMale SD ratsImportant neurotrophic factorSprague-Dawley ratsReal-time quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionExpression levelsReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionMRNA expression levelsPelvic gangliaPolymerase chain reaction