2021
Repeated infusion of mesenchymal stem cells maintain the condition to inhibit deteriorated motor function, leading to an extended lifespan in the SOD1G93A rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Magota H, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Oka S, Ukai R, Kiyose R, Onodera R, Kocsis JD, Honmou O. Repeated infusion of mesenchymal stem cells maintain the condition to inhibit deteriorated motor function, leading to an extended lifespan in the SOD1G93A rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Molecular Brain 2021, 14: 76. PMID: 33962678, PMCID: PMC8103621, DOI: 10.1186/s13041-021-00787-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisAdministration of MSCsSingle infusionMesenchymal stem cellsMotor functionGait abilityDisease progressionMotor neuronsRat modelLateral sclerosisBlood-spinal cord barrierSOD1G93A rat modelSpinal cord degenerateVehicle infusion groupHind limb functionALS rat modelStem cellsLimb functionVehicle infusionFatal disorderSurvival periodTherapeutic effectLocomotor activityInfusionProgressive deterioration
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