2017
Intravenous Infusion of Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduces Erectile Dysfunction Following Cavernous Nerve Injury in Rats
Matsuda Y, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Takayanagi A, Kobayashi K, Oka S, Nakazaki M, Masumori N, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous Infusion of Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduces Erectile Dysfunction Following Cavernous Nerve Injury in Rats. Sexual Medicine 2017, 6: 49-57. PMID: 29275062, PMCID: PMC5815969, DOI: 10.1016/j.esxm.2017.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor pelvic ganglionBone marrow-derived MSCsMarrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsPostoperative erectile dysfunctionCavernous nerve injuryErectile dysfunctionCN injuryIntravenous infusionVehicle groupMSC groupIntracavernous pressureMesenchymal stem cellsNerve injuryBone marrowNeurotrophic factor expression levelsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorMale Sprague-Dawley ratsFluorogold-positive neuronsSmooth muscle atrophyPotential therapeutic effectsStem cellsSprague-Dawley ratsExpression levelsReal-time polymerase chain reactionBone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsInterleukin-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 RNACellsExpressionAssociation
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