2021
Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells delays disease progression in the SOD1G93A transgenic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis rat model
Magota H, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Ukai R, Kiyose R, Onodera R, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells delays disease progression in the SOD1G93A transgenic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis rat model. Brain Research 2021, 1757: 147296. PMID: 33516815, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-spinal cord barrierQuantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionIntravenous infusionDisease progressionMotor neuronsMSC groupLocomotor functionOpen-field locomotor functionPreservation of microvasculatureHind limb functionCommon clinical featuresEvans blue leakageMotor neuron lossReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionDevastating neurodegenerative diseaseBBB scoringBSCB functionRotarod testingClinical featuresNeuron lossLimb functionNeurotrophic factorCurative strategiesSpinal cord
2017
Interleukin-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 benefit