2017
Co-expression of tissue factor and IL-6 in immature endothelial cells of cerebral cavernous malformations
Noshiro S, Mikami T, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Sasaki M, Ohnishi H, Ohtaki S, Wanibuchi M, Mikuni N, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Co-expression of tissue factor and IL-6 in immature endothelial cells of cerebral cavernous malformations. Journal Of Clinical Neuroscience 2017, 37: 83-90. PMID: 28087183, DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.12.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cavernous malformationsInterleukin-6Immature endothelial cellsTissue factorMRNA expression levelsEndothelial cellsCavernous malformationsSporadic cerebral cavernous malformationDistribution of TFExpression levelsNormal endothelial cellsClinical factorsPrognostic rolePathological findingsUnderlying pathologyOperative specimensMRNA expressionAssociation of TFAbnormal clustersMalformationsProgressive eventsMessenger RNACellsExpressionAssociation
2016
Biological relevance of tissue factor and IL-6 in arteriovenous malformations
Noshiro S, Mikami T, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Sasaki M, Hashi K, Ohtaki S, Wanibuchi M, Mikuni N, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Biological relevance of tissue factor and IL-6 in arteriovenous malformations. Neurosurgical Review 2016, 40: 359-367. PMID: 27542852, DOI: 10.1007/s10143-016-0780-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterleukin-6Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2Arteriovenous malformationsTissue factorControl tissuesMRNA expressionEndothelial cellsAbnormal endothelial cellsPlatelet-derived growth factor receptor betaGrowth factor receptor 2Growth factor receptor betaEndothelial growth factor receptor 2Factor receptor 2Distribution of TFSporadic arteriovenous malformationsNormal endothelial cellsMessenger RNAAsymptomatic groupSymptomatic groupClinical factorsPrognostic rolePathological findingsShunt bloodUnderlying pathologyOperative specimens
2008
Olfactory ensheathing cells exhibit unique migratory, phagocytic, and myelinating properties in the X‐irradiated spinal cord not shared by Schwann cells
Lankford KL, Sasaki M, Radtke C, Kocsis JD. Olfactory ensheathing cells exhibit unique migratory, phagocytic, and myelinating properties in the X‐irradiated spinal cord not shared by Schwann cells. Glia 2008, 56: 1664-1678. PMID: 18551623, DOI: 10.1002/glia.20718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemSpinal cordSchwann cellsOligodendrocyte progenitor cellsNormal central nervous systemMigratory propertiesOX-42 stainingNormal spinal cordOlfactory Ensheathing CellsMyelin-forming cellsDemyelinated lesionsHost axonsPhagocytic phenotypePoor survivalSubsequent lesionsNervous systemWhite matterCordLimited survivalOECsMigratory capabilityProgenitor cellsTransplantationX-irradiationLesions