2021
Intravenous Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promotes the Survival of Random Pattern Flaps in Rats
Nakagawa T, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Yotsuyanagi T, Radtke C, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promotes the Survival of Random Pattern Flaps in Rats. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 148: 799-807. PMID: 34550936, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesenchymal stem cell groupStem cell groupIntravenous infusionRandom pattern flapsCell groupsMesenchymal stem cellsFlap survivalHistologic analysisRandom-pattern skin flapsBlood perfusionSurgical reconstruction optionsHigh expressionSkin flap survivalFibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) mRNAQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionStem cellsFlap survival areaReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionSkin flap surgeryExperimental disease modelsSkin blood perfusionSkin flap modelSoft tissue defectsMasson's trichrome stainingMasson's trichrome staining resultsIntravenous Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy of Reperfusion Therapy in Cerebral Ischemia
Kiyose R, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Nakazaki M, Nagahama H, Magota H, Oka S, Ukai R, Takemura M, Yokoyama T, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances Therapeutic Efficacy of Reperfusion Therapy in Cerebral Ischemia. World Neurosurgery 2021, 149: e160-e169. PMID: 33618048, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.02.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowInfused mesenchymal stem cellsReperfusion therapyPermanent MCAOIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsTherapeutic efficacyTransient middle cerebral artery occlusion modelMiddle cerebral artery occlusion modelArterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imagingArtery occlusion modelStandard therapeutic strategyTransient MCAO modelCerebral blood flowBehavioral functionsNon-favorable outcomeRat model systemStem cellsMCAO groupStroke inductionAcute strokeCerebral ischemiaNeurologic functionInfusion groupMCAO modelIntravenous infusion of auto serum-expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells in spinal cord injury patients: 13 case series
Honmou O, Yamashita T, Morita T, Oshigiri T, Hirota R, Iyama S, Kato J, Sasaki Y, Ishiai S, Ito YM, Namioka A, Namioka T, Nakazaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Onodera R, Oka S, Sasaki M, Waxman SG, Kocsis JD. Intravenous infusion of auto serum-expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells in spinal cord injury patients: 13 case series. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2021, 203: 106565. PMID: 33667953, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryAmerican Spinal Injury Association Impairment ScaleMSC infusionAutologous mesenchymal stem cellsASIA CASIA DIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsSCI patientsFunctional statusFunctional improvementSpinal cord injury patientsSpinal Cord Independence MeasureASIA B patientsASIA C patientsPhase 2 studySerious adverse eventsCord injury patientsCurrent therapeutic optionsStem cellsASIA BASIA gradeC patientsNeurologic improvementAdverse events
2018
Intravenous Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alters Motor Cortex Gene Expression in a Rat Model of Acute Spinal Cord Injury
Oshigiri T, Sasaki T, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Nakazaki M, Oka S, Morita T, Hirota R, Yoshimoto M, Yamashita T, Hashimoto-Torii K, Honmou O. Intravenous Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Alters Motor Cortex Gene Expression in a Rat Model of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2018, 36: 411-420. PMID: 29901416, PMCID: PMC6352512, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2018.5793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryInfused mesenchymal stem cellsMesenchymal stem cellsCord injuryIntravenous infusionFunctional improvementAcute spinal cord injuryBlood-spinal cord barrierGene expression signaturesAxonal sproutingFunctional recoveryMotor cortexSystemic infusionVehicle infusionSpinal cordRat modelTherapeutic mechanismImproved functionInfusionTranscription-polymerase chain reaction dataPearson correlation analysisBehavioral functionsExpression signaturesGenome-wide RNA profilingRecent evidenceIntravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells reduces epileptogenesis in a rat model of status epilepticus
Fukumura S, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Nakazaki M, Nagahama H, Morita T, Sakai T, Tsutsumi H, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells reduces epileptogenesis in a rat model of status epilepticus. Epilepsy Research 2018, 141: 56-63. PMID: 29475054, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGlutamate DecarboxylaseGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHippocampusInfusions, IntravenousLithiumMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMaze LearningMesenchymal Stem Cell TransplantationMesenchymal Stem CellsMuscarinic AgonistsNeuronsPhosphopyruvate HydratasePilocarpineRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, TransgenicStatus EpilepticusTime FactorsConceptsAberrant mossy fiber sproutingMossy fiber sproutingStatus epilepticusNeuronal cell deathMesenchymal stem cellsMSC infusionIntravenous infusionRat modelCognitive functionMorris water maze testCognitive function preservationNumber of GAD67Water maze testVehicle-infused ratsMagnetic resonance imagingCell deathStem cellsSeizure frequencyFiber sproutingFunction preservationTimm stainingMaze testHippocampal neuronsImmunohistochemical stainingCognitive deteriorationDigital 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
2017
Cerebral aneurysm neck diameter is an independent predictor of progressive occlusion after stent-assisted coiling
Nakazaki M, Nonaka T, Nomura T, Onda T, Yonemasu Y, Takahashi A, Hashimoto Y, Honda O, Oka S, Sasaki M, Daibo M, Honmou O. Cerebral aneurysm neck diameter is an independent predictor of progressive occlusion after stent-assisted coiling. Acta Neurochirurgica 2017, 159: 1313-1319. PMID: 28488070, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-017-3199-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent-assisted coilingProgressive occlusionIndependent predictorsOcclusion gradeNeck diameterNeuroform stentsMultivariate logistic regression analysisMultivariate logistic regression modelCurve analysisAneurysm neck diameterMean volume embolization ratioLogistic regression analysisCharacteristic curve analysisROC curve analysisLogistic regression modelsMedian neck diameterResidual aneurysmUnivariate analysisOdds ratioVolume embolization ratioAneurysmsCerebral aneurysmsInterleukin-13 receptor alpha 2 as a marker of poorer prognosis in high-grade astrocytomas.
Wanibuchi M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Sasaki M, Oka S, Otsuka Y, Yamaguchi M, Ohnishi H, Ohtaki S, Noshiro S, Ookawa S, Mikami T, Mikuni N, Honmou O. Interleukin-13 receptor alpha 2 as a marker of poorer prognosis in high-grade astrocytomas. Journal Of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017, 62: 239-244. PMID: 28079349, DOI: 10.23736/s0390-5616.16.03793-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade astrocytomasInterleukin-13 receptor alpha 2Overall survivalMIB-1 indexReceptor alpha 2Median OSPoor prognosisPatient ageCox proportional hazards modelWorld Health Organization gradeMedian overall survivalMedian survival benefitAdvanced patient ageAlpha 2Real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionLow expression groupQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionProportional hazards modelTranscription-polymerase chain reactionExpression levelsSubset of casesParaffin-embedded glioma samplesHazard ratioSurvival benefitCo-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 RNACellsExpressionAssociationIntravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells inhibits intracranial hemorrhage after recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy for transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats.
Nakazaki M, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Namioka T, Namioka A, Onodera R, Suzuki J, Sasaki Y, Nagahama H, Mikami T, Wanibuchi M, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells inhibits intracranial hemorrhage after recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy for transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 127: 917-926. PMID: 28059661, DOI: 10.3171/2016.8.jns16240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient middle cerebral artery occlusionRecombinant tissue plasminogen activatorMiddle cerebral artery occlusionRegional cerebral blood flowCerebral artery occlusionMesenchymal stem cellsHemorrhagic eventsArtery occlusionEndothelial dysfunctionRtPA therapyIntracerebral hemorrhageIntravenous infusionIncidence rateNormal salineIntravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activatorRecombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapyTissue plasminogen activator therapyInfused mesenchymal stem cellsMatrix metalloproteinase-9 levelsEarly behavioral recoveryNon-rtPA groupAcute ischemic strokeVascular endothelial dysfunctionExperimental stroke modelsMetalloproteinase-9 levels
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 specimensDouble balloon protection during carotid artery stenting for vulnerable carotid stenosis reduces the incidence of new brain lesions
Nakazaki M, Nonaka T, Takahashi A, Yonemasu Y, Nomura T, Onda T, Honda O, Hashimoto Y, Ohnishi H, Sasaki M, Daibo M, Honmou O. Double balloon protection during carotid artery stenting for vulnerable carotid stenosis reduces the incidence of new brain lesions. Acta Neurochirurgica 2016, 158: 1377-1386. PMID: 27138330, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-016-2816-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble balloon protectionCarotid artery stentingDistal balloon protectionDistal filter protectionBalloon protectionCarotid stenosisNew lesionsFilter protectionDistal protectionDiffusion-weighted imaging studiesNew brain lesionsProximal balloon occlusionResultsSixty-four patientsIndependent significant factorsPosterior cervical musclesLogistic regression analysisT1-weighted imagesIschemic complicationsEmbolic complicationsArtery stentingBalloon occlusionCervical musclesDWI findingsTarget lesionsOdds ratioACTC1 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 reactionDiffuse and persistent blood–spinal cord barrier disruption after contusive spinal cord injury rapidly recovers following intravenous infusion of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Matsushita T, Lankford KL, Arroyo EJ, Sasaki M, Neyazi M, Radtke C, Kocsis JD. Diffuse and persistent blood–spinal cord barrier disruption after contusive spinal cord injury rapidly recovers following intravenous infusion of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Experimental Neurology 2015, 267: 152-164. PMID: 25771801, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2015.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, SurfaceBlood-Brain BarrierCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyDisease Models, AnimalEndothelial CellsExploratory BehaviorGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinLocomotionMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMicrovesselsPermeabilityRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, TransgenicReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaSpinal Cord InjuriesTime FactorsVon Willebrand FactorConceptsSpinal cord injuryContusive spinal cord injuryBlood-spinal cord barrierBSCB leakageIntravenous infusionMesenchymal stem cellsVon Willebrand factorMSC infusionCord injurySpinal cordBlood-spinal cord barrier disruptionExperimental spinal cord injuryIntravenous MSC infusionSpinal cord barrierEx vivo optical imagingDissociation of pericytesBone marrow mesenchymal stem cellsStem cellsMarrow mesenchymal stem cellsBSCB integrityBSCB permeabilityLocomotor recoveryPost-SCIBarrier disruptionAntigen expression
2013
Olfactory ensheathing cells, but not schwann cells, proliferate and migrate extensively within moderately X‐Irradiated juvenile rat brain
Lankford KL, Brown RJ, Sasaki M, Kocsis JD. Olfactory ensheathing cells, but not schwann cells, proliferate and migrate extensively within moderately X‐Irradiated juvenile rat brain. Glia 2013, 62: 52-63. PMID: 24166823, DOI: 10.1002/glia.22583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAntigensCD11b AntigenCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedFemaleGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMaleNeurogliaOlfactory MucosaOligodendrogliaProteoglycansRadiation Injuries, ExperimentalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySchwann CellsStem Cell TransplantationConceptsJuvenile rat brainAdult spinal cordIntact adult spinal cordSchwann cellsSpinal cordRat brainAdult rat spinal cordSpinal cord lesionsRat spinal cordCord lesionsModerate radiation doseNeuronal repairPoor survivalAdult CNSUnbiased stereologyCordOECsBrainThree weeksNumber of cellsRadiation dosePermissive environmentCell migrationCellsMicroglia
2011
Development of a Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model in the Nonhuman Primate and a Safety Study of I.V. Infusion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Sasaki M, Honmou O, Radtke C, Kocsis JD. Development of a Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model in the Nonhuman Primate and a Safety Study of I.V. Infusion of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e26577. PMID: 22039510, PMCID: PMC3200343, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral arteryMagnetic resonance imagingM1 occlusionCollateral circulationSevere groupVenous bloodOcclusion modelMesenchymal stem cellsMiddle cerebral artery occlusion modelM1 branchNHP stroke modelsExtensive collateral circulationArtery occlusion modelPost-operative courseMCA territory infarctionGreater functional improvementLeft sylvian fissureNonhuman primate modelFronto-temporal craniotomyExperimental stroke researchAfrican green monkeysStem cellsHMSC infusionTerritory infarctionNeurological examination
2009
A Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model and Intravenous Cellular Delivery
Sasaki M, Honmou O, Kocsis JD. A Rat Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model and Intravenous Cellular Delivery. Methods In Molecular Biology 2009, 549: 187-195. PMID: 19378204, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-931-4_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral artery occlusion modelArtery occlusion modelCerebral ischemiaIntraluminal sutureOcclusion modelRat middle cerebral artery occlusion modelInternal carotid arteryInterventional therapeutic approachesMagnetic resonance imagingUseful experimental modelNormal pathophysiologyInfarction volumeStroke therapyPermanent occlusionCarotid arteryReversible occlusionTherapeutic approachesIntravenous deliveryResonance imagingSuture insertionExperimental modelIschemiaAnimal weightPathophysiologySuture