Publications by Core Members (2008
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Publications by Core Members (2008
Publications by Core Members (2008-Aug, 2012) Total number: 1681 Clinical-Basic collaborations (circles in the list): 333 (19.8%) 1) Shuh Narumiya 1. Torres D, Paget C, Fontaine J, Mallevaey T, Matsuoka T, Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Capron M, Gosset P, Faveeuw C, Trottein F (2008) Prostaglandin D2 Inhibits the Production of IFN-g by Invariant NK T Cells: Consequences in the Control of B16 Melanoma. J Im munol 180: 783-792 2. ○ Koyanagi M, Takahashi J, Arakawa Y, Doi D, Fukuda H, Hayashi H, Narumiya S, Hashimoto N (2008) Inhibition of the Rho/ROCK pathway reduces apoptosis during transplantation of embryonic stem cell-derived neural precursors. J Neurosci Res 86: 270-280. 3. Takeya R, Taniguchi K, Narumiya S, Sumimoto H. (2008) The mammalian formin FHOD1 is activated through phosphorylation by ROCK and mediates thrombin-induced stress fibre formation in endothelial cells. EMBO J 27: 618-628 4. Yuhki KI, Ushikubi F, Naraba H, Ueno A, Kato H, Kojima F, Narumiya S, Sugimoto Y, Matsushita M, Oh-Ishi S (2008) Prostaglandin I2 Plays a Key Role in Zymosan-Induced Mouse Pleurisy. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 325: 601-609 5. Watanabe S, Ando Y, Yasuda S, Hosoya H, Watanabe N, Ishizaki T, Narumiya S (2008) mDia2 induces the actin scaffold for the contractile ring and stabilizes its position during cytokinesis in NIH 3T3 cells. Mol Biol Cell 19: 2328-2338 6. ○ Wang X, Momota Y, Yanase H, Narumiya S, Maruyama T, Kawatani M (2008) Urothelium EP1 receptor facilitates the micturition reflex in mice. Biomed Res 29: 105-111. 7. Matsuoka T, Narumiya S (2008) The roles of prostanoids in infection and sickness behaviors. J Infect Chemother 14: 270-278 8. Wei G, Kibler KK, Koehler RC, Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Doré, S (2008) Prostacyclin receptor deletion aggravates hippocampal neuronal loss after bilateral common carotid artery occlusion in mouse. Neuroscience 156: 1111-1117 9. Tamba S, Yodoi R, Segi-Nishida E, Ichikawa A, Narumiya S, Sugimoto Y (2008) Timely interaction between prostaglandin and chemokine signaling is a prerequisite for successful fertilization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105: 14539-14544. 1 10. Katagiri H, Ito Y, Ito, S, Murata, T, Yukihiko S, Narumiya S, Watanabe M, Majima M (2008) TNF-a induces thromboxane receptor signaling-dependent microcirculatory dysfunction in mouse liver. Shock 30: 463-467 11. Higashida C, Suetsugu S, Tsuji T, Monypenny J, Narumiya S, Watanabe N (2008) G-actin regulates rapid induction of actin nucleation by mDia1 to restore cellular actin polymers. J Cell Sci 121: 3403-3412 12. Fujita A, Shishido T, Yuan Y, Inamoto E, Narumiya S, Watanabe N (2009) Imatinib mesylate (STI571)-induced cell edge translocation of kinase-active and kinase-defective Abelson kinase: requirements of myristoylation and src homology 3 domain. Mol Pharmacol 75: 75-84 13. Popp L, Häussler A, Olliges A, Nüsing R, Narumiya S, Geisslinger G, Tegeder I (2009) Comparison of nociceptive behavior in prostaglandin E, F, D, prostacyclin and thromboxane receptor knockout mice. Eur J Pain, 13(7):691-703 14. ○ Ueta M, Matsuoka T, Narumiya S, Kinoshita S (2009) Prostaglandin E receptor subtype EP3 in conjunctival epithelium regulates late-phase reaction of experimental allergic conjunctivitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 123: 466-471 15. Murata T, Lin MI, Aritake K, Matsumoto S, Narumiya S, Ozaki H, Urade Y, Hori M, Sessa WC (2008) Role of prostaglandin D2 receptor DP as a suppressor of tumor hyperpermeability and angiogenesis in vivo. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105: 20009-20014 16. Miki T, Okawa K, Sekimoto T, Yoneda Y, Watanabe S, Ishizaki T, Narumiya S (2009) mDia2 shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm through the importin-a/b- and CRM1-mediated nuclear transport mechanism. . Biol Chem 284: 5753-5762 17. Nemenoff R, Meyer AM, Hudish TM, Mozer AB, Snee A, Narumiya S, Stearman RS, Winn RA, Weiser-Evans M, Geraci MW, Keith RL (2008) Prostacyclin prevents murine lung cancer independent of the membrane receptor by activation of peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptor-g. Cancer Prev Res 1: 349-356. 18. Furuyashiki T, Narumiya S (2009) Roles of prostaglandin E receptors in stress responses. Curr Opin Pharmacol 9: 31-38 19. ○ Narumiya S, Tanji M, Ishizaki T (2009) Rho signaling, ROCK and mDia1, in transformation, metastasis and invasion. Cancer Metastasis Rev 28: 65-76 2 20. Saleem S, Kim YT, Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Doré S (2009) Reduced acute brain injury in PGE2 EP3 receptor-deficient mice after cerebral ischemia. J Neuroimmunol 208: 87-93. 21. Monypenny J, Zicha D, Higashida C, Oceguera-Yanez F, Narumiya S, Watanabe N (2009) Cdc42 and Rac family GTPases regulate mode and speed but not direction of primary fibroblast migration during PDGF-dependent chemotaxis. Mol Cell Biol, 29: 2730-2747 22. Tsuji T, Miyoshi T, Higashida C, Narumiya S, Watanabe N (2009) An order of magnitude faster AIP1-associated actin disruption than nucleation by the Arp2/3 complex in lamellipodia. PLoS ONE, 4: e4921 23. Ogawa Y, Suzuki T, Oikawa A, Hosono K, Kubo H, Amano H, Kitasato H, Hayashi I, Kato T, Sugimoto Y, Narumiya S, Watanabe M, Majima M (2009) Bone Marrow-derived EP3-expressing Stromal Cells Enhance Tumor-associated Angiogenesis and Tumor Growth. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 382: 720-725 24. Yodoi R, Tamba S, Morimoto K, Segi-Nishida E, Nishihara M, Ichikawa A, Narumiya S, Sugimoto Y (2009) RhoA/ROCK Signaling in the Cumulus Mediates Extracellular Matrix Assembly. Endocrinology 150: 3345-3352 25. Yao C, Sakata D, Esaki Y, Li Y, Matsuoka T, Kuroiwa K, Sugimoto Y, Narumiya S (2009) Prostaglandin E2-EP4 signaling promotes immune inflammation through TH1 cell differentiation and TH17 cell expansion. Nat Med 15: 633-640 26. ○ Oga T, Matsuoka T, Yao C, Nonomura K, Kitaoka S, Sakata D, Kita Y, Tanizawa K, Taguchi Y, Chin K, Mishima M, Shimizu T, Narumiya S (2009) Prostaglandin F2α-FP signaling facilitates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis independently of TGF-b. Nat Med 15: 1426-1430 27. Hanada R, Leibbrandt A, Hanada T, Kitaoka S, Furuyashiki T, Fujiwara F, Trichereau J, Paolino M, Qadri F, Plehm R, Klaere S, Komnenovic V, Mimata H, Yoshimatsu H, Takahashi N, von Haeseler A, Bader M, Kilic SS, Ueta Y, Pifl C, Narumiya S, Penninger JM (2009) Central control of fever and female body temperature by the osteoclast differentiation factors RANKL/RANK. Natur e 462: 505-509 28. Tanaka Y, Furuyashiki T, Momiyama T, Namba H, Mizoguchi A, Mitsumori T, Kayahara T, Shichi H, Kimura K, Matsuoka T, Nawa H, Narumiya S (2009) Prostaglandin E receptor EP1 enhances GABA-mediated inhibition of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and regulates dopamine level in the dorsal striatum. Eur J Neurosci 30: 2338-2346 3 29. ○ Honda T, Matsuoka T, Ueta M, Kabashima K, Miyachi Y, Narumiya S (2009) ProstaglandinE2-EP3 signaling suppresses skin inflammation in mouse contact hypersensitivity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 124: 809-818. 30. Narumiya S (2009) Prostanoids and inflammation: a new concept arising from receptor Knockout mice. J Mol Med 87: 1015-1022 31. ○ Nakase H, Fujiyama Y, Oshitani N, Oga T, Nonomura K, Matsuoka T, Esaki Y, Murayama T, Teramukai S, Chiba T, Narumiya S (2009) Effect of EP4 agonist (ONO-4819CD) for patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis refractory to 5-aminosalicylates: A randomized phase II, placebo-controlled trial. Inflamm Bowel Dis 16: 732-734 32. Amano H, Ito Y, Suzuki T, Kato S, Matsui Y, Ogawa F, Murata T, Sugimoto Y, Senior R, Kitasato H, Hayashi I, Satoh Y, Narumiya S, Majima M (2009) Roles of a prostaglandin E-tape receptor, EP3, in upregulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and vascular endothelial growth factor during enhancement of tumor metastasis. Cancer Sci 100: 2318-2324. 33. Duffy P, Schmandke A, Schmandke A, Sigworth J, Narumiya S, Cafferty W, Strittmatter S (2009) Rho-associated kinase II (ROCKII) limits axonal growth after trauma within the adult mouse spinal cord. J Neurosci 29: 15266-15276 34. Narumiya S, Watanabe N (2009) Migration without a clutch. Nat Cell Biol 11: 1394-1396 35. Katoh H, Hosono K, Ito Y, Suzuki T, Ogawa Y, Kubo H, Kamata H, Mishima T, Tamaki H, Sakagami H, Sugimoto Y, Narumiya S, Watanabe M, Majima M (2010) COX-2 and prostaglandin EP3/EP4 signaling regulate the tumor stromal proangiogenic microenvironment via CXCL12-CXCR4z chemokine systems. Am J Pathol 176: 1469-1483 36. Sakata D, Yao C, Narumiya S (2010) Prostaglandin E2, an immunoactivator. J Pharmacol Sci. 112: 1-5. 37. Kubo H, Hosono K, Suzuki T, Ogawa Y, Kato H, Kamata H, Ito Y, Amano H, Kato T, Sakagami H, Hayashi I, Sugimoto Y, Narumiya S, Watanabe M, Majima M (2010) Host prostaglandin EP3 receptor signaling relevant to tumor-associated lymphangiogenesis. Biomed Pharmacother 64: 101-106 38. Ueno T, Suzuki T, Oikawa A, Hosono K, Kosaka Y, Amano H, Kitasato H, Toda M, Hayashi I, Kato T, Ito Y, Sugimoto Y, Narumiya S, Okamoto H, Majima M (2010) Recruited bone marrow cells expressing the EP3 prostaglandin E receptor subtype enhance angiogenesis during chronic inflammation. Biomed Pharmacother 64: 93-100 4 39. Kawabe J, Yuhki K, Okada M, Kanno T, Yamauchi A, Tashiro N, Sasaki T, Okumura S, Nakagawa N, Aburakawa Y, Takehara N, Fujino T, Hasebe N, Narumiya S, Ushikubi F (2010) Prostaglandin I2 promotes recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells and limits vascular remodeling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 30: 464-470 40. ○ Terada N, Shimizu Y, Kamba T, Inoue T, Maeno A, Kobayashi T, Nakamura E, Kamoto T, Kanaji T, Maruyama T, Mikami Y, Toda Y, Matsuoka T, Okuno Y, Tsujimoto G, Narumiya S, Ogawa O (2010) Identification of EP4 as a potential target for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer using a novel xenograft model. Cancer Res 70: 1606-15 41. Tamba S, Yodoi R, Morimoto K, Inazumi T, Sukeno M, Segi-Nishida E, Okuno Y, Tsujimoto G, Narumiya S, Sugimoto Y (2010) Expression profiling of cumulus cells reveals functional changes during ovulation and central roles of prostaglandin EP2 receptor in cAMP signaling. Biochimie 92: 665-675 42. ○ Nakajima S, Honda T, Sakata D, Egawa G, Tanizaki H, Otsuka A, Moniaga CS, Watanabe T, Miyachi Y, Narumiya S, Kabashima K (2010) Prostaglandin I2-IP signaling promotes Th1 differentiation in a mouse model of contact hypersensitivity. J Immunol 15: 5595-5603. 43. Chan EC, Dusting GJ, Guo N, Peshavariya HM, Taylor CJ, Dilley R, Narumiya S, Jiang F (2010) Prostacyclin receptor suppresses cardiac fibrosis: role of CREB phosphorylation. J Mol Cell Cardiol A49: 176-185. 44. ○ Esaki Y, Li Y, Sakata D, Yao C, Segi-Nishida E, Matsuoka T, Fukuda K, Narumiya S (2010) Dual roles of PGE2-EP4 signaling in mouse experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107: 12233-12238 45. Ahmad M, Saleem S, Shah Z, Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Doré S (2010) The PGE2 EP2 receptor and its selective activation are beneficial against ischemic stroke. Exp Transl Stroke Med 2: 12. 46. Saleem S, Shah ZA, Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Doré S (2010) Neuroprotective properties of prostaglandin I2 IP receptor in focal cerebral ischemia. Neuroscience 170(1): 317-323 47. Ahmad AS, Ahmad M, Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Doré S (2010) Prostaglandin D2 DP1 receptor is beneficial in ischemic stroke and in acute exicitotoxicity in young and old mice. Age (Dordr), 32: 271-282. 5 48. Watanabe S, Okawa K, Miki T, Sakamoto S, Morinaga T, Segawa K, Arakawa T, Kinoshita M, Ishizaki T, Narumiya S (2010) Rho and Anillin-dependent Control of mDia2 Localization and Function in Cytokinesis. Mol Biol Cell 21: 3193-3204. 49. Kuriyama S, Kashiwagi H, Yuhkim KI, Kojimam F, Yamadam T, Fujino T, Hara A., Takayama K, Maruyama T, Yoshida A, Narumiya S, Ushikubi F (2010) Selective activation of the prostaglandin E2 receptor subtype EP2 or EP4 leads to inhibition of platelet aggregation. Thromb Haemost. 104(4): 796-803 50. Sakata D, Yao C, Narumiya S (2010) Emerging roles of prostanoids in T cell-mediated immunity. IUBMB Life 62: 591-596. 51. ○ Tanji M, Ishizaki T, Ebrahimi S, Tsuboguchi Y, Sukezane T, Akagi T, Frame MC, Hashimoto N, Miyamoto S, Narumiya S (2010) mDia1 Targets v-Src to Cell Periphery and Facilitates Cell Transformation, Tumorigenesis and Invasion. Mol Cell Biol 30: 4604-4615. 52. Ohgushi M, Matsumura M, Eirakum M, Murakami K, Aramaki T, Nishiyama A, Muguruma K, Nakano T, Sugam H, Ueno M, Ishizaki T, Suemori H, Narumiya S, Niwa H, Sasai Y (2010) Molecular Pathway and Cell State Responsible for Dissociation-Induced Apoptosis in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Cell Stem Cell 7: 225-239. 53. Mizuguchi S, Ohno T, Hattori Y, Ae T, Minamino T, Satoh T, Arai K, Saeki T, Hayashi I, Sugimoto Y, Narumiya S, Saigenji K, Majima M. (2010) Roles of prostaglandin E2-EP1 receptor signaling in regulation of gastric motor activity and emptying. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 299: G1078-1086. 54. Furuyashiki T, Narumiya S (2010) Stress responses: the contribution of prostaglandin E2 and its receptors. Nat Rev Endocrinol 7: 163-175. 55. Yuhki K, Kojima F, Kashiwagi H, Kawabe J, Fujino T, Narumiya S, Ushikubi F (2011) Roles of prostanoids in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases: Novel insights from knockout mouse studies. Pharmacol Ther 129: 195-205. 56. Eguchi M, Kariya S, Okano M, Higaki T, Makihara S, Fujiwara T, Nagata K, Hirai H, Narumiya S, Nakamura M, Nishizaki K. (2011) Lipopolysaccharide induces proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in experimental otitis media through the prostaglandin D2 receptor (DP)-dependent pathway. Clin Exp Immunol 163: 260-269. 6 57. Mizuno H, Higashida C, Yuan Y, Ishizaki T, Narumiya S, Watanabe N (2011) Rotational movement of the formin mDia1 along the double helical strand of an actin filament. Science 331: 80-83 58. ○ Tanizaki H, Egawa G, Inaba K, Honda T, Nakajima S, Moniaga CS, Otsuka A, Ishizaki T, Tomura M, Watanabe T, Miyachi Y, Narumiya S, Okada T, Kabashima K. (2010) Rho-mDia1 pathway is required for adhesion, migration, and T-cell stimulation in dendritic cells. Blood, 116: 5875-5884. 59. ○ Aoki T, Nishimura M, Matsuoka T, Yamamoto K, Furuyahsiki T, Kataoka H, Kitaoka S, Ishibashi R, Ishibazawa A, Miyamoto S, Motishita R, Ando J, Hashimoto N, Nozaki K, Narumiya S (2011) PGE2-EP2 signaling in endothelium is activated to hemodynamic stress and induces cerebral aneurysm through an amplifying loop via NF-kB. Br J Phar macol 163: 1237-1249. 60. Hosono K, Suzuki T, Tamaki H, Sakagami H, Hayashi I, Narumiya S, Alitalo K, Majima M (2011) Roles of Prostaglandin E2-EP3/EP4 Receptor Signaling in the Enhancement of Lymphangiogenesis During Fibroblast Growth Factor-2-Induced Granulation Formation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 31:1049-1058. 61. Narumiya S, Furuyashiki T (2011) Fever, inflammation, pain and beyond: prostanoid receptor research during these 25 years. FASEB J. 25: 813-818 62. Johansson T, Narumiya S, Zeilhofer HU (2011) Contribution of peripheral versus central EP1 prostaglandin receptors to inflammatory pain. Neurosci Lett 495: 98-101. 63. ○ Soontrapa K, Honda T, Sakata D, Yao C, Hirata T, Hori S, Matsuoka T, Kita Y, Shimizu T, Kabashima K, Narumiya S (2011) Prostaglandin E2-EP4 signaling mediates UV irradiation-induced systemic immunosuppression. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108: 6668-6673 64. ○ Fujita T, Matsuoka T, Honda T, Kabashima K, Hirata T, Narumiya S (2011) A GPR40 agonist GW9508 suppresses CCL5, CCL17 and CXCL10 induction in keratinocytes and attenuates cutaneous immune inflammation. J Invest Dermatol 131: 1660-1667. 65. Zhen G, Kim YT, Li RC, Yocum J, Kapoor N, Langer J, Dobrowolski P, Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Doré S. (2011) PGE2 EP1 receptor exacerbated neurotoxicity in a mouse model of cerebral ischemia and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 33(9): 2215-2219 7 66. Thumkeo D, Shinohara R, Watanabe K, Takebayashi H, Toyoda Y, Tohyama K, Ishizaki T, Furuyashiki T, Narumiya S. (2011) Deficiency of mDia, an Actin Nucleator, Disrupts Integrity of Neuroepithelium and Causes Periventricular Dysplasia. PLoS One 6(9):e25465 67. Kamijo H, Matsumura Y, Thumkeo D, Koike S, Masu M, Shimizu Y, Ishizaki T, Narumiya S. (2011) Impaired vascular remodeling in the yolk sac of embryos deficient in ROCK-I and ROCK-II. Genes Cells 16(10):1012-1021. 68. Hirata T, Narumiya S. (2011) Prostanoid receptors. Chem Rev 111(10): 6209-6230. 69. Ikeda-Matsuo Y, Tanji H, Narumiya S, Sasaki Y. (2011) Inhibition of prostaglandin E2 EP3 receptors improves stroke injury via anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic mechanisms. J Neuroimmunol 238(1-2):34-43. 70. Woodward DF, Jones RL, Narumiya S (2011) International union of basic and clinical pharmacology. LXXXIII: classification of prostanoid receptors, updating 15 years of progress. Pharmacol Rev 63(3): 471-538. 71. Mitsumori T, Furuyashiki T, Momiyama T, Nishi A, Shuto T, Hayakawa T, Ushikubi F, Kitaoka S, Aoki T, Inoue H, Matsuoka T, Narumiya S. (2011) Thromboxane receptor activation enhances striatal dopamine release, leading to suppression of GABAergic transmission and enhanced sugar intake. Eur J Neurosci 34(4):594-604. 72. Yamamoto Y, Otani S, Hirai H, Nagata K, Aritake K, Urade Y, Narumiya S, Yokozeki H, Nakamura M, Satoh T (2011) Dual functions of prostaglandin D2 in murine contact hypersensitivity via DP and CRTH2. Am J Pathol 179(1):302-14. 73. Suzuki C, Miyamoto C, Furuyashiki T, Narumiya S, Ohinata K. (2011) Central PGE2 exhibits anxiolytic-like activity via EP1 and EP4 receptors in a manner dependent on serotonin 5-HT1A, dopamine D1 and GABAA receptors. FEBS Lett 585(14):2357-2362. 74. Hoshino T, Namba T, Takehara M, Murao N, Matsushima T, Sugimoto Y, Narumiya S, Suzuki T, Mizushima T. (2012) Improvement of cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease model mice by genetic and pharmacological inhibition of the EP4 receptor. J N eurochem 120(5): 795-805. 75. Tajima T, Murata T, Aritake K, Urade Y, Michishita M, Matsuoka T, Narumiya S, Ozaki H, Hori M. (2012) EP2 and EP4 receptors on muscularis resident macrophages mediate LPS-induced intestinal dysmotility via iNOS upregulation through cAMP/ERK signals. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 302(5):G524-34. 8 76. ○ Hamaguchi K, Yamamoto N, Nakagawa T, Furuyashiki T, Narumiya S, Ito J. (2012) Role of PGE-type receptor 4 in auditory function and noise-induced hearing loss in mice. Neuropharmacology 62(4):1841-1847 77. Minamino T, Ito Y, Ohkubo H, Hosono K, Suzuki T, Sato T, Ae T, Shibuya A, Sakagami H, Narumiya S, Koizumi W, Majima M. (2012) Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling promotes liver tissue repair after toxic injury through the enhancement of macrophage recruitment. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 259(1):104-14 78. Shinohara R, Thumkeo D, Kamijo H, Kaneko N, Sawamoto K, Watanabe K, Takebayashi H, Kiyonari H, Ishizaki T, Furuyashiki T, Narumiya S. A role for mDia, a Rho-regulated actin nucleator, in tangential migration of interneuron precursors. Nat Neurosci 15(3): 373-380 79. Sakamoto S, Ishizaki T, Okawa K, Watanabe S, Arakawa T, Watanabe N, Narumiya S. (2012) Liprin-α controls stress fiber formation by binding to mDia and regulating its membrane localization. J Cell Sci 125(1): 108-120 80. Matsui Y, Amano H, Ito Y, Eshima K, Suzuki T, Ogawa F, Iyoda A, Satoh Y, Kato S, Nakamura M, Kitasato H, Narumiya S, Majima M. (2012) Thromboxane A2 receptor signaling facilitates tumor colonization through P-selectin-mediated interaction of tumor cells with platelets and endothelial cells. Cancer Sci 103(4): 700-707 81. ○ Ueta M, Tamiya G, Tokunaga K, Sotozono C, Ueki M, Sawai H, Inatomi T, Matsuoka T, Akira S, Narumiya S, Tashiro K, Kinoshita S (2012) Epistatic interaction between Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) and prostaglandin E receptor 3 (PTGER3) genes. J Allergy Clin Immunol 129(5): 1413-1416 82. Tanaka K, Furuyashiki T, Kitaoka S, Senzai Y, Imoto Y, Segi-Nishida E, Deguchi Y, Breyer RM, Breyer MD, Narumiya S (2012) Prostaglandin E2-mediated attenuation of mesocortical dopaminergic pathway is critical for susceptibility to repeated social defeat stress in mice. J Neurosci 32(12): 4319-4329. 83. Aoki T, Narumiya S (2012) Prostaglandins and chronic inflammation. Trends Pharmacol Sci 33(6): 304-311 84. Nakagawa N, Yuhki K, Kawabe J, Fujino T, Takahata O, Kabara M, Abe K, Kojima F, Kashiwagi H, Hasebe N, Kikuchi K, Sugimoto Y, Narumiya S, Ushikubi F (2012) The intrinsic prostaglandin E2-EP4 system of the renal tubular epithelium limits the development of tubulointerstitial fibrosis in mice. Kidney Int 82(2): 158-171 9 85. Vennemann A, Gerstner A, Kern N, Ferreiros Bouzas N, Narumiya S, Maruyama T, Nüsing RM (2012) PTGS-2-PTGER2/4 Signaling Pathway Partially Protects From Diabetogenic Toxicity of Streptozotocin in Mice. Diabetes 61(7): 1879-1887 86. Frölich S, Olliges A, Kern N, Schreiber Y, Narumiya S, Nüsing RM (2012) Temporal expression of the PGE2 synthetic system in the kidney is associated with the time frame of renal developmental vulnerability to cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 303(2): F209-219. 87. ○ Imai K, Ueta M, Mori K, Ueno M, Ikeda Y, Oga T, Yokoi N, Shinomiya K, Narumiya S, Kinoshita S (2012) Expression of prostaglandin F receptor in scleral and subconjunctival tissue. Br J Ophthalmol 96(8):1148-1149. 88. Kim YT, Moon SK, Maruyama T, Narumiya S, Doré S (2012) Prostaglandin FP receptor inhibitor reduces ischemic brain damage and neurotoxicity. Neurobiol Dis 48(1):58-65. 89. Kaneko K, Lazarus M, Miyamoto C, Oishi Y, Nagata N, Yang S, Yoshikawa M, Aritake K, Furuyashiki T, Narumiya S, Urade Y, Ohinata K. (2012) Orally administered rubiscolin-6, a δ opioid peptide derived from Rubisco, stimulates food intake via leptomeningeal lipocallin-type prostaglandin D synthase in mice. Mol Nutr Food Res 56(8):1315-1323 90. Sakamoto S, Narumiya S, Ishizaki T (2012) A new role of multi scaffold protein Liprin-α: Liprin-α suppresses Rho-mDia mediated stress fiber formation. Bioarchitecture 2(2):43-49. 91. 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Nat Genet. 44(5):511-6. 10) Kiyama K, Kawabata D, Hosono Y, Kitagori K, Yukawa N, Yoshifuji H, Ohmura K, Fujii T, Mimori T (2012) Serum BAFF and APRIL levels in patients with IgG4-related disease and their clinical significance. Arthritis Res Ther. 14(2):R86. 11) ○ Terao C, Ikari K, Ohmura K, Suzuki T, Iwamoto T, Takasugi K, Saji H, Taniguchi A, Momohara S, Yamanaka H, Matsuda F, Mimori T (2012) Quantitative effect of HLA-DRB1 alleles to ACPA levels in Japanese rheumatoid arthritis: no strong genetic impact of shared epitope to ACPA levels after stratification of HLA-DRB1*09:01. Ann Rheum Dis. 71(6):1095-7. 12) Ohmura K, Terao C, Mimori T (2012) Recent advances on the genetics of rheumatoid arthritis: Current topics and the future. Inflammation and Regeneration 32(3):90-98. 13) Terao C, Ohmura K, Yamamoto K, Yukawa N, Kawabata D, Nojima T, Fujii T, Mimori T (2012) Serum IgG levels demonstrate seasonal change in connective tissue diseases: a large-scale, 4-year analysis in Japanese. 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Clin Rheumatol 30(3):429-32. 2) Zaima C, Kanai M, Ishikawa S, Kawaguchi Y, Masui S, Mori Y, Nishimura T, Matsumoto S, Yanagihara K, Chiba T, Mimori T (2011) A case of progressive digital ischemia after early withdrawal of gemcitabine and S-1 in a patient with systemic sclerosis. Jpn J Clin Oncol 41(6):803-6. 3) ○ Terao C, Yamada R, Ohmura K, Takahashi M, Kawaguchi T, Kochi Y, Human Disease Genomics Working Group, RA Clinical and Genetic Study Consortium, Okada Y, Nakamura Y, Yamamoto K, Melchers I, Lathrop M, Mimori T, Matsuda F (2011) The human AIRE gene at chromosome 21q22 is a genetic determinant for the predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis in Japanese population. 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Rheumatology (Oxford) 50(7):1302-9. 6) Watanabe K, Handa T, Tanizawa K, Hosono Y, Taguchi Y, Noma S, Kobashi Y, Kubo T, Aihara K, Chin K, Nagai S, Mimori T, Mishima M (2011) Detection of antisynthetase syndrome in patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Respir Med. 105(8):1238-47. 7) Takeda N, Nojima T, Terao C, Yukawa N, Kawabata D, Ohmura K, Usui T, Fujii T, Ito Y, Inuma Y, Mimori T (2011) Interferon-γrelease assay for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis diseases in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. 2011. Lupus 20(8):792-800, 8) Tanizawa K, Handa T, Nakashima R, Kubo T, Hosono Y, Watanabe K, Aihara K, Oga T, Chin K, Nagai S, Mimori T, Mishima M (2011) HRCT features of interstitial lung disease in dermatomyositis with anti-CADM-140 antibody. 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PLoS ONE 6(10):e27020. 13) Yukawa N, Fujii T, Kondo-Ishikawa S, Yoshifuji H, Kawabata D, Nojima T, Ohmura K, Usui T, Mimori T (2011) Correlation of antinuclear antibody and anti-double-stranded DNA antibody with clinical response to infliximab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective clinical study. Arthritis Res Ther 13(6):R213. 2010 1) Nakashima R, Imura Y, Kobayashi S, Yukawa N, Yoshifuji H, Nojima T, Kawabata D, Ohmura K, Usui T, Fujii T, Okawa K, Mimori T (2010) The RIG-I-like receptor IFIH1/MDA5 is a dermatomyositis-specific autoantigen recognized by anti-CADM-140 antibody. Rheumatology (Oxford) 49(3):433-40. 2) Higashi T, Nakayama T, Fukuhara S, Yamanaka H, Mimori T, Ryu J, Yonenobu K, Murata N, Matsuno H, Ishikawa H, Ochi T (2010) Opinions of Japanese rheumatology physicians regarding clinical practice guidelines. 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J Exp 9) Tanaka Y, Takeuchi T, Mimori T, Saito K, Nawata M, Kameda H, Nojima T, Miyasaka N, Koike T; for the RRR study investigators (2010) Discontinuation of infliximab after attaining low disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: RRR (remission induction by Remicade in RA) study. Ann Rheum Dis 69(7):1286-1291. 10) Yokoyama T, Usui T, Kiyama K, Terao C, Nakashima R, Yukawa N, Kawabata D, Nojima T, Ohmura K, Fujii T, Mimori T (2010) Two cases of late-onset drug-induced lupus erythematosus caused by ticlopidine in elderly men. Mod Rheumatol 20(4):405-9. 11) Fujimura T, Yukawa N, Nakashima R, Imura Y, Kawabata D, Nojima T, Ohmura K, Fujii T, Usui T, Mimori T (2010) Periodic fever and erythema nodosum associated with MDS with trisomy 8: Report of two cases and review of the literature. Mod Rheumatol 20(4):413-9. 12) Hoshino K, Muro Y, Sugiura K, Tomita Y, Nakashima R, Mimori T (2010) Anti-MDA5 and anti-TIF1γ antibodies have clinical significance for patients with dermatomyositis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 49(9):1726-33. 13) Tanaka M, Murakami K, Ozaki S, Imura Y, Tong XP, Watanabe T, Sawaki T, Kawanami T, Kawabata D, Fujii T, Usui T, Masaki Y, Fukushima T, Jin ZX, Umehara H, Mimori T (2010) DIP2 disco-interacting protein 2 homolog A (Drosophilla) is a candidate receptor for follistatin-related protein/ follistatin-like 1. Analysis of their binding with TGF-β superfamily proteins. FEBS J. 277(20):4278-89. 14) Nakashima R, Mimori T (2010) Clinical and pathophysiological significance of myositisspecific autoantibodies and myositis-associated antibodies. 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Suzuki, K., Yamaguchi, Y., Villacorte, M., Mihara, K., Akiyama, M., Shimizu, H., Taketo, 50 M.M., Nakagata, N., Tsukiyama, T., Yamaguchi, T. P., Birchmeier, W., Kato, S., Yamada, G. Embryonic hair follicle fate change by augmented β-catenin through Shh and Bmp signaling. Development. 2009, 136:367-72. 28. Joksimovic M, Yun BA, Kittappa R, Anderegg AM, Chang WW, Taketo, M.M., McKay RD, Awatramani RB. Wnt antagonism of Shh facilitates midbrain floor plate neurogenesis. Nat Neurosci. 2009, 12:125-31. 29. Taketo, M.M., Role of bone marrow-derived cells in colon cancer: lessons from mouse model studies. J Gastroenterol. 2009, 44:93-102. 30. Zuklys S, Gill J, Keller MP, Hauri-Hohl M, Zhanybekova S, Balciunaite G, Na KJ, Jeker LT, Hafen K, Tsukamoto N, Amagai T, Taketo, M.M., Krenger W, Holländer GA. Stabilized β-catenin in thymic epithelial cells blocks thymus development and function. J Immunol. 2009, 182:2997-3007. 31. Taketo, M.M., Edelmann, W. Mouse models of colon cancer. Gastroenterology. 2009, 136:780-98. Review. (PMID: 19263594) 32. Kato, T., Kurosawa, T. M., Taketo, M.M., Proteinuria-induced chronic kidney disease in the ICGN/Oa mice with a mutation of Tensin2 gene. Ren Fail. 2009, 31:229-38. 33. Oshima, H., Itadani, H., Kotani, H., Taketo, M.M., Oshima, M. Induction of prostaglandin E2 pathway promotes gastric hamartoma development with suppression of bone morphogenetic protein signaling. Cancer Res. 2009, 69:2729-33. 34. Miyagawa, S., Satoh, Y., Haraguchi, R., Suzuki, K., Iguchi, T., Taketo, M. M., Nakagata, N., Matsumoto, T., Takeyama, K. I., Kato, S., Yamada, G. Genetic interactions of the Androgen and Wnt/{beta}-catenin Pathways for the Masculinization of External Genitalia. Mol Endocrinol. 2009 Mar 12. [Epub ahead of print] 35. Arimura S, Matsunaga A, Kitamura T, Aoki K, Aoki M, Taketo MM. Reduced Level of Smoothened Suppresses Intestinal Tumorigenesis by Down-Regulation of Wnt Signaling. Gastroenterology 137: 629-638, 2009. (PMID: 19427313) . 36. Tanwar PS, Lee HJ, Zhang L, Zukerberg LR, Taketo MM, Rueda BR, Teixeira JM. Constitutive Activation of Beta-Catenin in Uterine Stroma and Smooth Muscle Leads to the Development of Mesenchymal Tumors in Mice. Biol Reprod. 2009 Apr 29. [Epub ahead of print] 37. Ye F, Chen Y, Hoang T, Montgomery RL, Zhao XH, Bu H, Hu T, Taketo MM, van Es JH, 51 Clevers H, Hsieh J, Bassel-Duby R, Olson EN, Lu QR. HDAC1 and HDAC2 regulate oligodendrocyte differentiation by disrupting the beta-catenin-TCF interaction. Nat Neurosci. 2009 Jul;12(7):829-38. 38. Martinez G, Wijesinghe M, Turner KN, Abud HE, Taketo MM, Noda T, Robinson ML, de Iongh RU. Conditional mutations of beta-catenin and APC reveal roles for canonical Wnt signaling in lens differentiation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 50(10): 4794-806 2009. 39. Du YC, Oshima H, Oguma K, Kitamura T, Itadani H, Fujimura T, Piao YS, Yoshimoto T, Minamoto T, Kotani H, Taketo MM, Oshima M. Induction and downregulation of Sox17and its possible roles during the course of gastrointestinal tumorigenesis. Gastroenterology. 2009 Jun 20. [Epub ahead of print] 40. Chang H, Guillou F, Taketo MM, Behringer RR. Overactive Beta-Catenin Signaling Causes Testicular Sertoli Cell Tumor Development in the Mouse. Biol Reprod. 2009 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print] 41. Guo X, Mak KK, Taketo MM, Yang Y. The Wnt/beta-catenin pathway interacts differentially with PTHrP signaling to control chondrocyte hypertrophy and final maturation. PLoS One. 2009 Jun 26;4(6):e6067. 42. Shaham O, Smith AN, Robinson ML, Taketo MM, Lang RA, Ashery-Padan R. Pax6 is essential for lens fiber cell differentiation. Development. 2009 Aug;136(15):2567-78. 43. Fujimura N, Taketo MM, Mori M, Korinek V, Kozmik Z. Spatial and temporal regulation of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling is essential for development of the retinal pigment epithelium. Dev Biol. 2009 Oct 1;334(1):31-45. 44. ○ Du YC, Oshima H, Oguma K, Kitamura T, Itadani H, Fujimura T, Piao YS, Yoshimoto T, Minamoto T, Kotani H, Taketo MM, Oshima M. Induction and down-regulation of Sox17 and its possible roles during the course of gastrointestinal tumorigenesis. Gastroenterology. 2009 Oct;137(4):1346-57. 45. Li C, Li A, Li M, Xing Y, Chen H, Hu L, Tiozzo C, Anderson S, Taketo MM, Minoo P. Stabilized beta-catenin in lung epithelial cells changes cell fate and leads to tracheal and bronchial polyposis. Dev Biol. 2009 Oct 1;334(1):97-108. 46. Miyoshi H, Deguchi A, Nakau M, Kojima Y, Mori A, Oshima M, Aoki M, Taketo MM. Hepatocellular carcinoma development induced by conditional beta-catenin activation in Lkb1+/- mice. Cancer Sci. 2009 Nov;100(11):2046-53. (PMID: 19671058) 52 47. Chang H, Guillou F, Taketo MM, Behringer RR. Overactive beta-catenin signaling causes testicular sertoli cell tumor development in the mouse. Biol Reprod. 2009 Nov;81(5):842-9. 48. Guo X, Mak KK, Taketo MM, Yang Y. The Wnt/beta-catenin pathway interacts differentially with PTHrP signaling to control chondrocyte hypertrophy and final maturation. PLoS One. 2009 Jun 26;4(6):e6067. 49. Fujishita T, Aoki M, Taketo MM. The role of mTORC1 pathway in intestinal tumorigenesis. Cell Cycle. 2009 Nov 15;8(22):3684-7. 50. Miyagawa S, Moon A, Haraguchi R, Inoue C, Harada M, Nakahara C, Suzuki K, Matsumaru D, Kaneko T, Matsuo I, Yang L, Taketo MM, Iguchi T, Evans SM, Yamada G. Dosage-dependent hedgehog signals integrated with Wnt/beta-catenin signaling regulate external genitalia formation as an appendicular program. Development. 2009 Dec;136(23):3969-78. 51. Kakizaki, F., Aoki, K., Miyoshi, H. Carrasco, N., Aoki, M. and Taketo, M. M. CDX Transcription Factors Positively Regulate Expression of Solute Carrier Family 5, Member 8 in the Colonic Epithelium. Gastroenterology 2010, 138:627-635. (PMID: 19900445) 52. Villacorte M, Suzuki K, Hayashi K, de Sousa Lopes SC, Haraguchi R, Taketo MM, Nakagata N, Yamada G. Antagonistic crosstalk of Wnt/beta-catenin/Bmp signaling within the Apical Ectodermal Ridge (AER) regulates interdigit formation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Jan 22;391(4):1653-7. 53. Deguchi A, Miyoshi H, Kojima Y, Okawa K, Aoki M, and Taketo MM (2010 Jun) LKB1 suppresses p21-activated kinase-1 (PAK1) by phosphorylation of Thr109 in the p21-binding domain. J. Biol. Chem. 285: 18283-18290. (PMID: 20400510) 54. Tang M, Villaescusa JC, Luo SX, Guitarte C, Lei S, Miyamoto Y, Taketo MM, Arenas E, Huang EJ. (2010 Jul) Interactions of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling and sonic hedgehog regulate the neurogenesis of ventral midbrain dopamine neurons. J Neurosci. 30: 9280-91. 55. ○ Kitamura T, Fujishita T, Loetscher P, Revesz L, Hashida H, Kizaka-Kondoh S, Aoki M, and Taketo MM. (2010 Jul) Inactivation of CCR1 suppresses colon cancer liver metastasis by blocking accumulation of immature myeloid cells in a mouse model. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107: 13063-13068. (PMID: 20616008) 56. ○ Sonoshita M, Aoki M, Fuwa H, Aoki K, Hosogi H, Sakai Y, Hashida H, Takabayashi A, Sasaki M, Robine S, Itoh K, Yoshioka K, Kakizaki F, Kitamura K, Oshima M, and Taketo MM. 53 (2011 Jan) Suppression of colon cancer metastasis by Aes through inhibition of Notch signaling. Cancer Cell 19: 125-137. (PMID: 21251616) (Featured Ar ticle: Fa culty of 100 0 paper) 57. Reid BS, Yang H, Melvin VS, Taketo MM, Williams T. (2011 Jan) Ectodermal Wnt/β-catenin signaling shapes the mouse face. Dev Biol. 349: 261-9. 58. ○ Aoki, K., Kakizaki, F., Sakashita, H., Manabe, T., Aoki, M., and Taketo, M. M. (2011 Jan) Suppression of colonic polyposis by homeoprotein CDX2 through its nontranscriptional function that stabilizes p27Kip1. Cancer Res. 71: 593-602. (PMID: 21224344) 59. He F, Xiong W, Wang Y, Li L, Liu C, Yamagami T, Taketo MM, Zhou C, Chen Y. (2011 Feb) Epithelial Wnt/β-catenin signaling regulates palatal shelf fusion through regulation of Tgfβ3 expression. Dev Biol. 350: 511-9. 60. ○ Kawada K and Taketo MM. (2011 Feb) Significance and mechanism of lymph node metastasis in cancer progression. Cancer Res. 71: 1214-1218. (PMID: 21212413) 61. Taketo, M. M. (2011 Mar) Reflections on the spread of metastasis to cancer prevention. Cancer Prev. Res. 4: 324-328. (PMID: 21372032) 62. Ahmad I, Singh LB, Foth M, Morris CA, Taketo MM, Wu XR, Leung HY, Sansom OJ, Iwata T. (2011 Mar) K-Ras and {beta}-catenin mutations cooperate with Fgfr3 mutations in mice to promote tumorigenesis in the skin and lung, but not in the bladder. Dis Model Mech. 4: 548-55. (PMID: 21504907) 63. Karalay O, Doberauer K, Vadodaria KC, Knobloch M, Berti L, Miquelajauregui A, Schwark M, Jagasia R, Taketo MM, Tarabykin V, Lie DC, Jessberger S. (2011 Apr) Prospero-related homeobox 1 gene (Prox1) is regulated by canonical Wnt signaling and has a stage-specific role in adult hippocampal neurogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 108: 5807-12. (PMID: 21436036) 64. Ouchi Y, Baba Y, Koso H, Taketo MM, Iwamoto T, Aburatani H, Watanabe S. (2011 Apr) β-Catenin signaling regulates the timing of cell differentiation in mouse retinal progenitor cells. Mol Cell Neurosci. 46: 770-80. (PMID: 21354309) 65. Fujishita, T., Aoki, M., and Taketo, M. M. (2011 May) JNK signaling promotes intestinal tumorigenesis through mTOR complex1 activation in ApcΔ716 mice. Gatroenterology 140: 1556-1563 (Cover Article) (PMID: 21320501) 66. Tanwar PS, Zhang L, Kaneko-Tarui T, Curley MD, Taketo MM, Rani P, Roberts DJ, Teixeira JM. 54 (2011 Jun) Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Is a Therapeutic Target for Murine Ovarian Endometrioid Adenocarcinomas with Dysregulated Wnt/β-Catenin and PTEN. PLoS One. 6: e20715. (PMID: 21695255) 67. Sugai M, Aoki K, Osato M, Nambu Y, Ito K, Taketo MM, Shimizu A. (2011 Jun) Runx3 is required for full activation of regulatory T cells to prevent colitis-associated tumor formation. J Immunol. 186: 6515-20. (PMID: 21515792) 68. Rabbani P, Takeo M, Chou W, Myung P, Bosenberg M, Chin L, Taketo MM, Ito M. (2011 Jun) Coordinated activation of wnt in epithelial and melanocyte stem cells initiates pigmented hair regeneration. Cell 145(6):941-55. (PMID: 21663796) 69. Ahmad I, Patel R, Liu Y, Singh LB, Taketo MM, Wu XR, Leung HY, Sansom OJ. (2011 Jul) Ras mutation cooperates with β-catenin activation to drive bladder tumourigenesis. Cell Death Dis. 2: e124. (PMID: 21368895) 70. Kato H, Gruenwald A, Suh JH, Miner JH, Barisoni-Thomas L, Taketo MM, Faul C, Millar SE, Holzman LB, Susztak K. (2011 Jul) Wnt/{beta}-Catenin Pathway in Podocytes Integrates Cell Adhesion, Differentiation, and Survival. J Biol Chem. 286: 26003-15. (PMID: 21613219) 71. Gaston-Massuet C, Andoniadou CL, Signore M, Jayakody SA, Charolidi N, Kyeyune R, Vernay B, Jacques TS, Taketo MM, Le Tissier P, Dattani MT, Martinez-Barbera JP. (2011 Jul) From the Cover: Increased Wingless (Wnt) signaling in pituitary progenitor/stem cells gives rise to pituitary tumors in mice and humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 108: 11482-7. (PMID: 21636786) 72. Koshimizu H, Fukui Y, Takao K, Ohira K, Tanda K, Nakanishi K, Toyama K, Oshima M, Taketo MM, Miyakawa T. (2011 Dec). Adenomatous polyposis coli heterozygous knockout mice display hypoactivity and age-dependent working memory deficits. Front Behav Neurosci. (PMID: 22347851) 73. Jin YR, Han XH, Taketo MM, Yoon JK. (2012 Mar). Wnt9b-dependent FGF signaling is crucial for outgrowth of the nasal and maxillary processes during upper jaw and lip development. Development [e-pub ahead of print] (PMID: 22461561) 74. Beyer C, Schramm A, Akhmetshina A, Dees C, Kireva T, Gelse K, Sonnylal S, de Crombrugghe B, Taketo MM, Distler O, Schett G, Distler JH. (2012 May) β-catenin is a central mediator of pro-fibrotic Wnt signaling in systemic sclerosis. Ann Rheum Dis. 71: 761-767. (PMID: 22328737) 55 75. Chassot AA, Gregoire EP, Lavery R, Taketo MM, de Rooij DG, Adams IR, Chaboissier MC. (2011 Oct) RSPO1/β-catenin signaling pathway regulates oogonia differentiation and entry into meiosis in the mouse fetal ovary. PLoS One 6: e25641. (PMID: 21991325) 76. Kawada K, Hasegawa S, Murakami T, Itatani Y, Hosogi H, Sonoshita M, Kitamura T, Fujishita T, Iwamoto M, Matsumoto T, Matsusue R, Hida K, Akiyama G, Okoshi K, Yamada M, Kawamura J, Taketo MM, Sakai Y. (2011 Oct) Molecular mechanisms of liver metastasis. Int J Clin Oncol. 16: 464-72. (PMID: 21847533) 77. Yamazaki S, Ema H, Karlsson G, Yamaguchi T, Miyoshi H, Shioda S, Taketo MM, Karlsson S, Iwama A, Nakauchi H. (2011 Nov) Nonmyelinating Schwann cells maintain hematopoietic stem cell hibernation in the bone marrow niche. Cell 147: 1146-58. (PMID: 2218468) 78. Damsky WE, Curley DP, Santhanakrishnan M, Rosenbaum LE, Platt JT, Gould Rothberg BE, Taketo MM, Dankort D, Rimm DL, McMahon M, Bosenberg M. (2011 Dec) β-catenin signaling controls metastasis in Braf-activated Pten-deficient melanomas. Cancer Cell 20: 741-54. (doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.10.030) 79. Joksimovic M, Patel M, Taketo MM, Johnson R, Awatramani R. (2012 Jan). Ectopic Wnt/beta-catenin signaling induces neurogenesis in the spinal cord and hindbrain floor plate. PLoS One 7: e30266. (PMID: 22276170) 80. Taketo MM. (2012 Apr) Roles of stromal microenvironment in colon cancer progression. J Biolchem. [E-pub ahead of print] (PMID: 22496483) 81. Beyer, C., A. Schramm, Akhmetshina, A., Dees, C., Kierva, T., Gelse, K., Sonnylal, S., de Crombrugghe, B., Taketo, M. M., Distler, O., Schett, G., Distler, J. H. W. (2012). 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(2008)Pael-R transgenic mice crossed with parkin deficient mice displayed progressive andselective catecholaminergic neuronal loss. J Neurochem 107: 171-85. 6. Fujiwara, M., Marusawa, H., Wang, H.Q., Iwai, A., Ikeuchi, K., Imai, Y., Kataoka, A., Nukina, N., Takahashi, R. and Chiba, T. (2008) Parkin as a tumor suppressor gene for hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene 27: 6002-11. 7. Kawamoto, Y., Kobayashi, Y., Suzuki, Y., Inoue, H., Tomimoto, H., Akiguchi, I., Budka, H.,Martins, L.M., Downward, J. and Takahashi, R. (2008) Accumulation of HtrA2/Omi in neuronal and glial inclusions in brains withalpha-synucleinopathies. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 67: 984-93. 8. Tateno M, Kato S, Sakurai T, Nukina N, Takahashi R, Araki T (2008) Mutant SOD1 impairs axonal transport of choline acetyltransferase and acetylcholine release by sequestering KAP3. Hum Mol Genet 18: 942-55 9. Matsumoto R, Okada T, Mikuni N, Mitsueda-Ono T, Taki J, Sawamoto N, Hanakawa T, Miki Y, Hashimoto N, Fukuyama H, Takahashi R, Ikeda A.(2008) Hemispheric asymmetry of the arcuate fasciculus: a preliminary diffusion tensor tractography study in patients with unilateral language dominance defined by Wada test. J Neurol 255:1703-11. 10. Fujita Y, Lin JX, Takahashi R, Tomimoto H (2008) Cilostazol alleviates cerebral small-vessel pathology and white-matter lesions in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats. Brain Res 1203: 170-176 11. Kawashima S, Imamura Y, Chandana EP, Noda T, Takahashi R, Adachi E, Takahashi C, Noda M (2008) Localization of the membrane-anchored MMP-regulator RECK at the neuromuscular junctions. J. Neurochem 104: 376-385 12. Kinoshita M, Takahashi R, Ikeda A (2008) Application of the 2001 diagnostic scheme and the 109 2006 ILAE report of seizure and epilepsy: a feedback from the clinical practice of adult epilepsy. Epileptic Disord 10: 206-212 13. Ogawa M, Mizugishi K, Ishiguro A, Koyabu Y, Imai Y, Takahashi R, Mikoshiba K, Aruga J (2008) Rines/RNF180, a novel RING finger gene-encoded product, is a membrane-bound ubiquitin ligase. Genes Cells13: 397-409 14. Kinoshita M, Takahashi R, Ikeda A. (2008) Application of the 2001 diagnostic scheme and the 2006 ILAE report of seizure and epilepsy: a feedback from the clinical practice of adult epilepsy. Epileptic Disord 10:206-12. 15. Takeuchi H, Yanagida T, Inden M, Takata K, Kitamura Y, Yamakawa K, Sawada H, Izumi Y, Yamamoto N, Kihara T, Uemura K, Inoue H, Taniguchi T, Akaike A, Takahashi R, Shimohama S.(2009) Nicotinic receptor stimulation protects nigral dopaminergic neurons in rotenone-induced Parkinson's disease models. J Neurosci Res 87:576-85. 16. ○ Uemura K, Lill CM, Banks M, Asada M, Aoyagi N, Ando K, Kubota M, Kihara T, Nishimoto T, Sugimoto H, Takahashi R, Hyman BT, Shimohama S, Berezovska O, Kinoshita A.(2009) N-cadherin-based adhesion enhances Abeta release and decreases Abeta42/40 ratio. J. Neurochem 108:350-360. 17. Kondo T, Inoue H, Usui T, Mimori T, Tomimoto H, Vernino S, Takahashi R.(2009) Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy with Sjögren's syndrome: significance of ganglionic acetylcholine receptor antibody and therapeutic approach. Auton Neurosci 146:33-35. 18. Sawada H, Oeda T, Yamamoto K, Kitagawa N, Mizuta E, Hosokawa R, Ohba M, Nishio R, Yamakawa K, Takeuchi H, Shimohama S, Takahashi R, Kawamura T.(2009) Diagnostic accuracy of cardiac metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy in Parkinson disease. Eur J Neurol 16:174-182. 19. Ikeda A, Hirasawa K, Kinoshita M, Hitomi T, Matsumoto R, Mitsueda T, Taki JY, Inouch M, Mikuni N, Hori T, Fukuyama H, Hashimoto N, Shibasaki H, Takahashi R. Negative motor seizure arising from the negative motor area: is it ictal apraxia? Epilepsia 50: 2072-2084. 20. Okamoto Y, Ihara M, Fujita Y, Ito H, Takahashi R, Tomimoto H.(2009) Cortical microinfarcts in Alzheimer's disease and subcortical vascular dementia. Neuroreport 20: 990-996. 21. Ikeuchi K, Marusawa H, Fujiwara M, Matsumoto Y, Endo Y, Watanabe T, Iwai A, Sakai Y, Takahashi R, Chiba T.(2009)Attenuation of proteolysis-mediated cyclin E regulation by alternatively spliced Parkin in human colorectal cancers. Int J Cancer 125: 2029-35. 110 22. Kitaguchi H, Tomimoto H, Ihara M, Shibata M, Uemura K, Kalaria RN, Kihara T, Asada-Utsugi M, Kinoshita A, Takahashi R.(2009) Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion accelerates amyloid beta deposition in APPSwInd transgenic mice. .Brain Res 1294:202-10. 23. Kobayashi K, Okamoto Y, Inoue H, Usui T, Ihara M, Kawamata J, Miki Y, Mimori T, Tomimoto H, Takahashi R. (2009) Leukoencephalopathy with cognitive impairment following tocilizumab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Intern Med 48: 1307-9. 24. Matsui H, Taniguchi Y, Inoue H, Uemura K, Takeda S, Takahashi R.(2009) A chemical neurotoxin, MPTP induces Parkinson's disease like phenotype, movement disorders and persistent loss of dopamine neurons in medaka fish. Neurosci Res 65: 263-71. 25. Kawamata J, Ikeda A, Fujita Y, Usui K, Shimohama S, Takahashi R.(2009)Mutations in LGI1 gene in Japanese families with autosomal dominant lateral temporal lobe epilepsy: The first report from Asian families.Epilepsia 51: 690-693 26. Usui K, Ikeda A, Nagamine T, Matsubayashi J, Matsumoto R, Hiraumi H, Kawamata J, Matsuhashi M, Takahashi R, Fukuyama H.(2009)Abnormal auditory cortex with giant N100m signal in patients with autosomal dominant lateral temporal lobe epilepsy. Clin Neurophysiol 120, 1923-6. 27. Uyama N, Uchihara T, Mochizuki Y, Nakamura A, Takahashi R, Mizutani T.(2009) Selective nuclear shrinkage of oligodendrocytes lacking glial cytoplasmic inclusions in multiple system atrophy: a 3-dimensional volumetric study. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 68:1084-91. 28. Takahashi R. (2009) Edaravone in ALS. Exp Neurol. 217: 235-236 29. Tateno M, Kato S, Sakurai T, Nukina N, Takahashi R, Araki T. (2009) Mutant SOD1 impairs axonal transport of choline acetyltransferase and acetylcholine release by sequestering KAP3..Hum Mol Genet 18:942-955. 30. Yamakawa K, Izumi Y, Takeuchi H, Yamamoto N, Kume T, Akaike A, Takahashi R, Shimohama S, Sawada H.(2010)Dopamine facilitates alpha-synuclein oligomerization in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 391:129-134. 31. Aoyagi N, Uemura K, Kuzuya A, Kihara T, Kawamata J, Shimohama S, Kinoshita A, Takahashi R.(2010) PI3K inhibition causes the accumulation of ubiquitinated presenilin 1 without affecting the proteasome activity. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun 391:1240-5. 111 32. ○ Matsui H, Taniguchi Y, Inoue H, Kobayashi Y, Sakaki Y, Toyoda A, Uemura K, Kobayashi D, Takeda S, Takahashi R.(2010) Loss of PINK1 in medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) causes late-onset decrease in spontaneous movement. Neurosc.i Res 66:151-61 33. Kawamoto, Y., Ito, H., Kobayashi, Y., Suzuki, Y., Ihara, M., Kawamata, J., Akiguchi, I., Fujimura, H., Sakoda, S., Kusaka, H., Hirano, A., Takahashi, R. (2010) HtrA2/Omi-immunoreactive intraneuronal inclusions in the anterior horn from patients with sporadic and SOD1 mutant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neuropath. Appl Neurobiol 36:331-44. 34. Washida K, Ihara M, Nishio K, Fujita Y, Maki T, Yamada M, Takahashi J, Wu X, Kihara T, Ito H, Tomimoto H, Takahashi R. (2010) Nonhypotensive Dose of Telmisartan Attenuates Cognitive Impairment Partially due to Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Activation in Mice with Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion. Stroke. 41:1798-1806.. 35. ○ Nishio K, Ihara M, Yamasaki N, Kalaria R N, Maki T, Fujita Y, Ito H, Oishi N, Fukuyama H, Miyakawa T, Takahashi R, Tomimoto H. (2010) A mouse model characterizing features of vascular dementia with hippocampal atrophy. Stroke 41:1278-84. 36. Honjo Y, Ito H, Horibe T, Takahashi R, Kawakami K. (2010) Protein disulfide isomerase-immunopositive inclusions in patients with Alzheimer disease. Brain Res 1349:90-96. 37. ○ Matsui H, Ito H, Inoue H, Taniguchi Y, Takeda S, Takahashi R. (2010) Proteasome inhibition in medaka brain induces the features of Parkinson disease. J Neurochem 115:178-87. 38. Hideyama T, Yamashita T, Suzuki T, Tsuji S, Higuchi M, Seeburg P H, Takahashi R, Misawa H, Kwak S. (2010) Induced loss of ADAR2 engenders slow death of motor neurons from Q/R site-unedited GluR2. J Neurosci 30:11917-25. 39. ○ Matsui H, Ito H, Taniguchi Y, Takeda S, Takahashi R. (2010) Ammonium chloride and tunicamycin are novel toxins for dopaminergic neurons and induced Parkinson’s disease-like phenotypes in medaka fish. J Neurochem 115:1150-60. 40. ○ Imai Y, Kanao T, Sawada T, Kobayashi Y, Moriwaki Y, Ishida Y, Takeda K, Ichijo H, Lu B, Takahashi R. (2010) The loss of PGAM5 suppresses the mitochondrial degeneration caused by inactivation of PINK1 in Drosophila. Plos Genetics 6: e1001229. 41. ○ Matsui H, Taniguchi Y, Inoue H, Kobayashi Y, Sakaki Y, Toyoda A, Uemura K, Kobayashi D, Takeda S, Takahashi R. (2010) Loss of PINK1 in medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) 112 causes late-onset decrease in spontaneous movement. Neuroscie Res 66: 151-161 42. Aoyagi N, Uemura K, Kuzuya A, Kihara T, Kawamata J, Shimohama S, Kinoshita A, Takahashi R. (2010) PI3K inhibition causes the accumulation of ubiquitinated presenilin 1 without affecting the proteasome activity. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 391: 1240-1245 43. Fujita Y, Ihara M, Ushiki T, Hirai H, Kizaka-Kondoh S, Hiraoka M, Ito H, Takahashi R. (2010) Early protective effect of bone marrow mononuclear cells against ischemic white matter damage through augmentation of cerebral blood flow. Stroke 41: 2938-2943 44. Kawamoto Y, Ito H, Kobayashi Y, Suzuki Y, Takahashi R.(2010) Localization of HtrA2/Omi immunoreactivity in brains affected by Alzheimer's disease. Neuroreport . 21: 1121-1125 45. Koganemaru S, Mima T, Thabit MN, Ikkaku T, Shimada K, Kanematsu M, Takahashi K, Fawi G, Takahashi R, Fukuyama H, Domen K. (2010) Recovery of upper-limb function due to enhanced use-dependent plasticity in chronic stroke patients. Brain. 133: 3373-84. 46. ○ Takeuchi S, Fujiwara N, Ido A, Oono M, Takeuchi Y, Tateno M, Suzuki K, Takahashi R, Tooyama I, Taniguchi N, Julien JP, Urushitani M. (2010) Induction of protective immunity by vaccination with wild-type apo superoxide dismutase 1 in mutant SOD1 transgenic mice. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 69:1044-56. 47. Oyama G, Yoshimi K, Natori S, Chikaoka Y, Ren YR, Funayama M, Shimo Y, Takahashi R, Nakazato T, Kitazawa S, Hattori N.(2010) Impaired in vivo dopamine release in parkin knockout mice. Brain Res. 1352: 214-222. 48. Saiki H, Hayashi T, Takahashi R, Takahashi J. (2010) Objective and quantitative evaluation of motor function in a monkey model of Parkinson's disease.J Neurosci Methods. 190:198-204. 49. Kinoshita M, Hitomi T, Matsuhashi M, Nakagawa T, Nagamine T, Sawada H, Saiki H, Shibasaki H, Takahashi R, Ikeda A. (2010) How does voluntary movement stop resting tremor? Clin Neurophysiol. 121:983-985. 50. Shiotsuki H, Yoshimi K, Shimo Y, Funayama M, Takamatsu Y, Ikeda K, Takahashi R, Kitazawa S, Hattori N. (2010)A rotarod test for evaluation of motor skill learning.J Neurosci Methods. 89:180-5. 51. ○ Egawa N, Yamamoto K, Inoue H, Hikawa R, Nishi K, Mori K, Takahashi R. (2011) The endoplasmic reticulum stress sensor, ATF6α, protects against neurotoxin-induced dopaminergic neuronal death. J Biol Chem 286: 7947-57 113 52. Ando K, Uemura K, Kuzuya A, Maesako M, Asada-Utsugi M, Kubota M, Aoyagi N, Yoshioka K, Okawa K, Inoue H, Kawamata J, Shimohama S, Arai T, Takahashi R, Kinoshita A. (2010) N-cadherin regulates p38 MAPK signaling via association with JNK-associated leucine zipper protein: implications for neurodegeneration in Alzheimer disease. J Biol Chem 286:7619-7628. 53. ○ Murakami G, Inoue H, Tsukita K, Asai Y, Amagai Y, Aiba K, Shimogawa H, Uesugi M, Nakatsuji N, Takahashi R. (2011) Chemical library screening identifies a small molecule that downregulates SOD1 transcription for drugs to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Biomol Screen.16: 405-414. 54. Ito H, Nakamura M, Komure O, Ayaki T, Wate R, Maruyama H, Nakamura Y, Fujita K, Kaneko S, Okamoto Y, Ihara M, Konishi T, Ogasawara K, Hirano A, Kusaka H, Kaji R, Takahashi R, Kawakami H. (2011) Clinicopathologic study on an ALS family with a heterozygous E478G optineurin mutation. Acta Neuropathol 122: 223-229. 55. Matsumoto R, Imamura H, Inouchi M, Nakagawa T, Yokoyama Y, Matsuhashi M, Mikuni N, Miyamoto S, Fukuyama H, Takahashi R, Ikeda A. (2011) Left anterior temporal cortex actively engages in speech perception: A direct cortical stimulation study. Neuropsychologia.;49:1350-1354. 56. Yamada M, Ihara M, Okamoto Y, Maki T, Washida K, Kitamura A, Hase Y, Ito H, Takao K, Miyakawa T, Kalaria RN, Tomimoto H, Takahashi R. (2011) The influence of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion on cognitive function and amyloid β metabolism in APP overexpressing mice. PLoS One 27;6:e16567. 57. Ito H, Fujita K, Nakamura M, Wate R, Kaneko S, Sasaki S, Yamane K, Suzuki N, Aoki M, Shibata N, Togashi S, Kawata A, Mochizuki Y, Mizutani T, Maruyama H, Hirano A, Takahashi R, Kawakami H, Kusaka H. (2011) Optineurin is co-localized with FUS in basophilic inclusions of ALS with FUS mutation and in basophilic inclusion body disease. Acta Neuropathol 121:555-7. 58. Mitsueda-Ono T, Ikeda A, Inouchi M, Takaya S, Matsumoto R, Hanakawa T, Sawamoto N, Mikuni N, Fukuyama H, Takahashi R. (2011) Amygdalar enlargement in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 82:652-7. 59. Imamura H, Matsumoto R, Inouchi M, Matsuhashi M, Mikuni N, Takahashi R, Ikeda A. Ictal wideband ECoG: direct comparison between ictal slow shifts and high frequency oscillations. Clin Neurophysiol. 122:1500-1504. 114 60. Kobayashi K, Matsumoto R, Kondo T, Kawamata J, Hitomi T, Inouchi M, Matsuhashi M, Takahashi R, Ikeda A. (2011) Decreased cortical excitability in Unverricht-Lundborg disease in the long-term follow-up: a consecutive SEP study. Clin Neurophysiol. 122:1617-1621. 61. Maki T, Ihara M, Fujita Y, Nambu T, Miyashita K, Yamada M, Washida K, Nishio K, Ito H, Harada H, Yokoi H, Arai H, Itoh H, Nakao K, Takahashi R, Tomimoto H. (2011) Angiogenic and vasoprotective effects of adrenomedullin on prevention of cognitive decline after chronic cerebral hypoperfusion in mice. Stroke 42:1122-1128. 62. Maki T, Matsumoto R, Kohara N, Kondo T, Son I, Mezaki T, Nishino I, Ikeda A, Takahashi R. (2011) Rippling is not always electrically silent in rippling muscle disease. Muscle Nerve 45:303. 63. Tabu H, Mima T, Aso T, Takahashi R (2011) Fukuyama H. Functional relevance of pre-supplementary motor areas for the choice to stop during Stop signal task. Neurosci Res 70: 277-284. 64. Hitomi T, Ikeda A, Kondo T, Imamura H, Inouchi M, Matsumoto R, Terada K, Kanda M, Matsuhashi M, Nagamine T, Shibasaki H, Takahashi R. (2011) Increased cortical hyperexcitability and exaggerated myoclonus with aging in benign adult familial myoclonus epilepsy. Mov Disord. 26:1509-1514. 65. Maki T, Ihara M, Fujita Y, Nambu T, Harada H, Ito H, Nakao K, Tomimoto H, Takahashi R. (2011) Angiogenic roles of adrenomedullin through vascular endothelial growth factor induction. Neuroreport. 22:442-7. 66. Maki T, Wakita H, Mase M, Itagaki I, Saito N, Ono F, Adachi K, Ito H, Takahashi R, Ihara M, Tomimoto H. (2011) Watershed infarcts in a multiple microembolic model of monkey. Neurosci Lett. 499:80-83. 67. Ito H, Nakamura M, Komure O, Ayaki T, Wate R, Maruyama H, Nakamura Y, Fujita K, Kaneko S, Okamoto Y, Ihara M, Konishi T, Ogasawara K, Hirano A, Kusaka H, Kaji R, Takahashi R, Kawakami H. (2011) Clinicopathologic study on an ALS family with a heterozygous E478G optineurin mutation. Acta Neuropathol. 122:223-9. 68. Okamoto Y, Shirakashi Y, Ihara M, Urushitani M, Oono M, Kawamoto Y, Yamashita H, Shimohama S, Kato S, Hirano A, Tomimoto H, Ito H, Takahashi R. (2011) Colocalization of 14-3-3 proteins with SOD1 in Lewy body-like hyaline inclusions in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis cases and the animal model. PLoS One. 6:e20427. 115 69. ○ Honjo Y, Ito H, Horibe T, Takahashi R, Kawakami K. (2011) Protein disulfide isomerase immunopositive glial cytoplasmic inclusions in patients with multiple system atrophy. Int J Neurosci 121:543-550. 70. ○ Asada-Utsugi M, Uemura K, Noda Y, Kuzuya A, Maesako M, Ando K, Kubota M, Watanabe K, Takahashi M, Kihara T, Shimohama S, Takahashi R, Berezovska O, Kinoshita A. (2011) N-cadherin enhances APP dimerization at the extracellular domain and modulates Aβ production. J Neurochem 119:354-363. 71. ○ Honjo Y, Kaneko S, Ito H, Horibe T, Nagashima M, Nakamura M, Fujita K, Takahashi R, Kusaka H, Kawakami K. Protein disulfide isomerase-immunopositive inclusions in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 12:444-450. 72. Okamoto Y, Ihara M, Urushitani M, Yamashita H, Kondo T, Tanigaki A, Oono M, Kawamata J, Ikemoto A, Kawamoto Y, Takahashi R, Ito H. (2011) An autopsy case of SOD1-related ALS with TDP-43 positive inclusions.Neurology. 77:1993-5. 73. Matsumoto R, Nair DR, Ikeda A, Fumuro T, Lapresto E, Mikuni N, Bingaman W, Miyamoto S, Fukuyama H, Takahashi R, Najm I, Shibasaki H, Lüders HO. (2011) Parieto-frontal network in humans studied by cortico-cortical evoked potential.Hum Brain Mapp doi: 10.1002/hbm.21407. 74. Tanioka K, Nagao M, Yamamoto M, Matsumura Y, Tabu H, Matsushima A, Uemura K, Matsumoto R, Ito Y, Takakura S, Takahashi R, Ichiyama S. (2012) Disseminated Nocardia farcinica infection in a patient with myasthenia gravis successfully treated by linezolid: a case report and literature review.J Infect Chemother 18: 390-4 75. Hitomi T, Ikeda A, Inouchi M, Imamura H, Nakagawa T, Fumuro T, Matsumoto R, Takahashi R. (2011) Transient myoclonic state with asterixis: primary motor cortex hyperexcitability is correlated with myoclonus.Intern Med 50:2303-2309. 76. ○ Tabu H, Mima T, Aso T, Takahashi R, Fukuyama H. (2012) Common inhibitory prefrontal activation during inhibition of hand and foot responses.Neuroimage. 59: 3373-3378. 77. ○ Takeuchi H, Iba M, Inoue H, Higuchi M, Takao K, Tsukita K, Karatsu Y, Iwamoto Y, Miyakawa T, Suhara T, Trojanowski JQ, Lee VM, Takahashi R. P301S mutant human tau transgenic mice manifest early symptoms of human tauopathies with dementia and altered sensorimotor gating. PloS One 6: e21050 78. ○ Kitamura A, Fujita Y, Oishi N, Kalaria RN, Washida K, Maki T, Okamoto Y, Hase Y, 116 Yamada M, Takahashi J, Ito H, Tomimoto H, Fukuyama H, Takahashi R, Ihara M. (2012) Selective white matter abnormalities in a novel rat model of vascular dementia.Neurobiol Aging 33:1012.e25-35. 79. Hitomi T, Kondo T, Kobayashi K, Matsumoto R, Takahashi R, Ikeda A. (2012) Clinical anticipation in Japanese families of benign adult familial myoclonus epilepsy.Epilepsia. 53:e33-36. 80. Okamoto Y, Yamamoto T, Raj N Kalaria, Senzaki H, Maki T, Hase Y, Kitamura A, Washida K, Yamada M, Ito H, Tomimoto H, Takahashi R, Ihara M. (2012) Cerebralhypoperfusion accelerates cerebral amyloid angiopathy and promotes corticalmicroinfarcts. Acta Neuropathol. 123:381-94. 81. Hase Y, Okamoto Y, Fujita Y, Kitamura A, Nakabayashi H, Ito H, Maki T, Washida K, Takahashi R, Ihara M. (2012) Cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, prevents no-reflow and hemorrhage in mice with focal cerebral ischemia.Exp Neurol. 233: 523-533. 82. Kawamoto Y, Ito H, Ihara M, Takahashi R. Immunohistochemical localization of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein in brainstem-type and cortical Lewy bodies.Neuroreport. 23:162-167. 83. ○ Takaya S, Ikeda A, Mitsueda-Ono T, Matsumoto R, Inouchi M, Namiki C, Oishi N, Mikuni N, Ishizu K, Takahashi R, Fukuyama H. (2012) Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Amygdala Enlargement: A Morphologic and Functional Study.J Neuroimaging. 2012 Feb 3. doi: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00694.x. 84. Ihara M, Okamoto Y, Takahashi R. Suitability of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment versus the Mini-Mental State Examination in Detecting Vascular Cognitive Impairment.J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2012 Feb 4. 85. ○ Kanao T, Sawada T, Davies SA, Ichinose H, Hasegawa K, Takahashi R, Hattori N, Imai Y. (2012) The Nitric Oxide-Cyclic GMP Pathway Regulates FoxO and Alters Dopaminergic Neuron Survival in Drosophila. PLoS One. 7:e30958. Epub 2012 Feb 29. 86. Liu S, Sawada T, Lee S, Yu W, Silverio G, Alapatt P, Millan I, Shen A, Saxton W, Kanao T, Takahashi R, Hattori N, Imai Y, Lu B. (2012) Parkinson's Disease-Associated Kinase PINK1 Regulates Miro Protein Level and Axonal Transport of Mitochondria.PLoS Genet. 8: e1002537. Epub 2012 Mar 1. 87. Itokazu T, Fujita Y, Takahashi R, Yamashita T. 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Acta Oto-Laryngologica 128: 219-224 41. ○ Tazaki J, Akazawa T, Murata M, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y, Hino J, Arisue M, Shibata T (2008) Comparison of HAp and β-TCP in BMP-2 Dose-response and Release Study. Key Engineering Materials 361-363: 1033-1036 42. ○ Tomioka A, Tanaka M, De Velasco MA, Anai S, Takada S, Kushibiki T, Tabata Y, Rosser CJ, Uemura H, Hirao Y (2008) Delivery of PTEN via a novel gene microcapsule sensitizes prostate cancer cells to irradiation. Mol Cancer Ther 7: 1864-1870 43. ○ Tsubouchi M, Morishita R, Tabata Y, Matsui S, Kawakami K (2008) Critical issues for effective collaboration between academia and industry in the field of regenerative medicine in Japan. Regenerative medicine 3: 497-504 44. ○ Xia Z, Abe K, Furusu A, Miyazaki M, Obata Y, Tabata Y, Koji T, Kohno S (2008) Suppression of renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis by small interfering RNA targeting heat shock protein 47. Am J Nephrol 28: 34-46 45. Zhao Q-Q, Chen J-L, Han M, Liang W-Q, Tabata Y, Gao J-Q (2008) Combination of Poly(ethylenimine) and Chitosan Induces High Gene Transfection Efficiency and Low Cytotoxicity. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering 105: 65-68 46. ○ Akagawa Y, Kubo T, Katsunori K, Hayashi K, Doi K, Matsuura A, Morita K, Takeshita R, Yuan Q, Tabata Y (2009) Initial bone regeneration around fenestrated implants in Beagle dogs using basic fibroblast growth factor-gelatin hydrogel complex with varying biodegradation rates. Journal of Prosthodontic Research 53: 41-47 149 47. Guo X, Park H, Liu G, Liu W, Cao Y, Tabata Y, Kasper FK, Mikos AG (2009) In vitro generation of an osteochondral construct using injectable hydrogel composites encapsulating rabbit marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Biomaterials 30: 2741-2752 48. ○ Hashimoto T, Koyama H, Miyata T, Hosaka A, Tabata Y, Takato T, Nagawa H (2009) Selective and Sustained Delivery of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) for Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease: Results of a Phase I Trial. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 38: 71-75 49. He CX, Tabata Y, Gao JQ (2009) Non-viral gene delivery carrier and its three dimensional transfection system. Int J Pharm 386: 232-242 50. Hyoudou K, Nishikawa M, Ikemura M, Kobayashi Y, Mendelsohn A, Miyazaki N, Tabata Y, Yamashita F, Hashida M (2009) Prevention of pulmonary metastasis from subcutaneous tumors by binary system-based sustained delivery of catalase. Journal of controlled release 137: 110-115 51. ○ Imamura M, Negoro H, Kanematsu A, Yamamoto S, Kimura Y, Nagane K, Yamasaki T, Kanatani I, Ito N, Tabata Y, Ogawa O (2009) Basic fibroblast growth factor causes urinary bladder overactivity through gap junction generation in the smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 297: F46-54 52. ○ Inoue K, Aoi N, Yamauchi Y, Sato T, Suga H, Eto H, Kato H, Tabata Y, Yoshimura K (2009) TGF-β2 is specifically expressed in human dermal papilla cells and modulates hair folliculogenes. J Cell Mol Med 13: 4643-4656 53. Inoue S, Iida Y, Otani Y, Hirano Y, Tabata Y (2009) Adhesion behavior of human adipo-stromal cells on self-assembled monolayers with different surface densities or gradients RGD peptide. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 20: 495-510 54. Inoue S, Imamura M, Hirano Y, Tabata Y (2009) Adhesion and proliferation of human adipo-stromal cells for two- or three dimensional poly(ethylene terephthalate) substrates with or without RGD immobilization. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds, 20: 721-736 55. Inoue S, Imamura M, Tabata Y (2009) Adipogenic differentiation of adipo-stromal cells incubated with basic fibroblast growth factor in the solution and coated form. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 20: 483-494 56. ○ Ishimatsu H, Kitamura C, Morotomi T, Tabata Y, Nishibara T, Chen K, Terashita M (2009) Formation of Dentinal Bridge on Surface of Regenerated Dental Pulp in Dentin Defects by 150 Controlled Release of Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 From Gelatin Hydrogels. Journal of endodontics 35: 858-865 57. Jo J, Tabata Y (2009) Gene delivery system based on cationized polysaccharide carriers. , Vol. 2, California: American Scientific Publishers. 58. ○ Katsuno A, Aimoto T, Uchida E, Tabata Y, Miyamoto M, Tajiri T (2009) The controlled release of basic fibroblast growth factor promotes a rapid healing of pancreaticojejunal anastomosis with potent angiogenesis and accelerates apoptosis in granulation tissue. 59. ○ Kawanaka H, Takagi G, Miyamoto M, Tara S, Takagi I, Takano H, Yasutake M, Tabata Y, Mizuno K (2009) Therapeutic angiogenesis by controlld-release fibroblast growth factor in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome complicated by an intractable ischemic leg ulcer. Am J Med Sci 338: 341-342 60. Kimura Y, Tabata Y (2009) Controlled Release of Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1 From Gelatin Hydrogels Enhances Angiogenesis. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 37-51 61. ○ Kishimoto Y, Hirano S, Kitani Y, Suehiro A, Umeda H, Tateya I, Kanemaru S, Tabata Y, Ito J (2009) Chronic vocal fold scar restoration with hepatocyte growth factor hydrogel. Laryngoscope 120: 108-113 62. ○ Kodama N, Nagata M, Tabata Y, Ozeki M, Ninomiya T, Takagi R (2009) A local bone anabolic effect of rhFGF2-impregnated gelatin hydrogel by promoting cell proliferation and coordinating osteoblastic differentiation. Bone 44: 699-707 63. ○ Komeda M, Marui A, Tambara K, Yamamoto M, Saji Y, Nishina T, Tabata Y (2009) Biologic anastomosis: The first case of biologic coronary bypass surgey. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 138: 775-777 64. Li L, Okada H, Takemura G, Esaki M, Kobayashi H, Kanamori H, Kawamura I, Maruyama R, Fujiwara T, Fujiwara H, Tabata Y, Minatoguchi S (2009) Sustained release of erythropoietin using biodegradable gelatin hydrogel microspheres persistently improves lower leg ischemia. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 53: 2378-2388 65. ○ Lin X, Jo H, Ishii T, Fujita M, Fu M, Tambara K, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y, Komeda M, Matsuoka S (2009) Controlled release of matrix metalloproteinase-1 plasmid DNA prevents left ventricular remodeling in chronic myocardial infarction of rats. Circ J 73: 2315-2321 66. ○ Lin X, Tammbara K, Fu M, Yamamoto M, Premaratne G, Sakakibara Y, Marui A, Ikeda T, 151 Komeda M, Tabata Y (2009) Controlled release of matrix metalloproteinase 1 with or without skeletal myoblasts transplantion improves cardiac function of rat hearts with chronic myocardial infarction. Tissu Engineering Part A 15: 2699-2706 67. ○ Matsumoto G, Omi Y, Kubota E, Ozono S, Tsuzuki H, Kinoshita Y, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y (2009) Enhanced Regeneration of Critical Bone Defects Using a Biodegradable Gelatin Sponge and β-Tricalcium Phosphate with Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2. Journal of Biomaterials Applications 24: 327-342 68. Nagane K, Kitada M, Wakao S, Dezawa M, Tabata Y (2009) Practical induction system for dopamine-producing cells from bone marrow stromal cells by spermine-pullulan-mediated reverse transfection method. Tissue Engineering Part A 15: 1655-1665 69. ○ Narita A, Takahara M, Ogino T, Fukushima S, Kimura Y, Tabata Y (2009) Effect of gelatin hydrogel incorporating fibroblast growth factor 2 on human meniscal cells in an organ culture model. Knee 16: 285-289 70. Neethu Mohan, Prabha D. Nair, Tabata Y (2009) A 3D biodegradable protein based matrix for cartilage tissue engineering and stem cell differentiation to cartilage. J Mater Sc i: Mater M ed 20: 49-60 71. ○ Nitta N, Ohta S, Tanaka T, Takazakura R, Toyama T, Sonoda A, Seko A, Furukawa A, Takahashi M, Murata K, Kurumi Y, Tani T, Sakamoto T, Tabata Y (2009) An initial clinical study on the efficacy of cisplatin-releasing gelatin microspheres for metastatic liver tumors. European journal of radiology 71: 519-526 72. Ogawa T, Akazawa T, Tabata Y (2009) In vitro proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation of rat bone marrow stem cells cultured with gelatin hydrogel microspheres for TGF-β1. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 609-621 73. ○ Ohta S, Nitta N, Sonoda A, Seko A, Tanaka T, Takahashi M, Kimura Y, Tabata Y, Murata K (2009) Cisplatin-conjugated degradable gelatin microspheres: fundamental study in vitro. Br J Radiol 82: 380-385 74. ○ Ohta S, Nitta N, Sonoda A, Seko A, Tanaka T, Takahashi M, Takemura S, Tabata Y, Murata K (2009) Prolonged local persistence of cisplatin-loaded gelatin microspheres and their chemoembolic anti-cancer effect in rabbits. European journal of radiology 75. Park H, Guo X, Temenoff JS, Tabata Y, Caplan AI, Kasper FK, Mikos AG (2009) Effect of Swelling Ratio of Injectable Hydrogel Composites on Chondrogenic Differentiation of 152 Encapsulated Rabbit Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Vitro. Biomacromolecules 10: 541-546 76. Park H, Temenoff JS, Tabata Y, Caplan AI, Raphael RM, Jansen JA, Mikos AG (2009) Effect of dual growth factor delivery on chondrogenic differentiation of rabbit marrow mesenchymal stem cells encapsulated in injectable hydrogel composites. J Biomed Mater Res A 88: 889-897 77. Zhao QQ, Chen JL, Lv TF, He CX, Tang GP, Liang WQ, Tabata Y, Gao JQ (2009) N/P ratio significantly influences the transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity of a polyethylenimine/chitosan/DNA complex. Biol Pharm Bull 32: 706-710 78. ○ Sawamura K, Ikeda T, Nagae M, Okamoto S, Mikami Y, Hase H, Ikoma K, Yamada T, Sakamoto H, Matsuda K, Tabata Y, Kawata M, Kubo T (2009) Characterization of in vivo effects of platelet-rich plasma and biodegradable gelatin hydrogel microspheres on degenerated intervertebral discs. Tissue Eng Part A 15: 3719-3727 79. ○ Seko A, Nitta N, Sonoda A, Ohta S, Takahashi M, Murata K, Tabata Y (2009) Vascular regeneration by repeated infusions of basic fibroblast growth factor in a rabbit model of hind limb ischemia. American Journal of Roentgenology 192: 306-310 80. ○ Sonoda A, Nitta N, Ohta S, Nitta-Seko A, Murata S, Jo J, Tabata Y, Takahashi M, Tani T, Murata K (2009) Investigation using an HER-2/neu transgenic mouse model of a newly developed MR contrast agent with the effect of an antitumor drug. J Magn Reson Im aging 30: 907-910 81. Tabata Y (2009) Biomaterial technology for tissue engineering applications. JRSocInterface 6: 311-324 82. ○ Takaoka M, Nagata D, Kihara S, Shimomura I, Kimura Y, Tabata Y, Saito Y, Nagai R, Sata M (2009) Periadventitial adipose tissue plays a critical role in vascular remodeling. Circ Res 105: 906-911 83. Takaoka R, Hikasa Y, Tabata Y (2009) Vascularization Around Poly(tetrafluoroethylene) Mesh with Coating of Gelatin Hydrogel Incorporating Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor. Journal of Biomaterials Science 20: 1483-1494 84. ○ Takemoto Y, Kawata H, Soeda T, Imagawa K, Somekawa S, Takeda Y, Uemura S, Matsumoto M, Fujimura Y, Jo J, Kimura Y, Tabata Y, Saito Y (2009) Human placental ectonucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase gene transfer via gelatin-coated stents prevents in-stent thrombosis. Artherioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 29: 857-862 153 85. Thakor DK, Teng YD, Tabata Y (2009) Neuronal gene delivery by negatively charged pullulan-spermine/DNA anioplexes. Biomaterials 30: 1815-1826 86. ○ Tsuji W, Inamoto T, Yamashiro H, Ueno T, Kato H, Kimura Y, Tabata Y, Toi M (2009) Adipogenesis Induced by Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A 15: 83-93 87. Young S, Patel ZS, Kretlow JD, Murphy MB, Mountziaris PM, Baggett LS, Ueda H, Tabata Y, Jansen JA, Wong M, Mikos AG (2009) Dose effect of dual delivery of vascular endothelial growth factor and bone morphogenetic protein-2 on bone regeneration in a rat critical-size defect model. Tissue Engineering: Part A 15: 2347-2362 88. ○ Zhong H, Matsui O, Xu K, Ogi T, Sanada J, Okamoto Y, Tabata Y, Takuwa Y (2009) Gene transduction into aortic wall using plasmid-loaded cationized gelatin hydrogel-coated polyester stent-graft. Journal of Vascular Surgery 50: 1433-1443 89. ○ Asamura S, Mochizuki Y, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y, Isogai N (2010) Bone regeneration using a BMP-2-saturated slow-release gelatin hydrogel sheet: evaluation in a canine orbital floor fracture model. Ann Plast Surg 64: 496-502 90. Chandana EPS, Maeda Y, Ueda A, Kiyonari H, Oshima N, Yamamoto M, Kondo S, Oh J, Takahashi R, Yoshida Y, Kawashima S, Alexander DB, Kitayama H, Takahashi C, Tabata Y, Matsuzaki T, Noda M (2010) Involvement of the Reck tumor suppressor protein in maternal and embryonic vascular remodeling in mice. BMC Der Biol 10: 84 91. Chen W, Tabata Y, Tong YW (2010) Fabricating tissue engineering scaffolds for simultaneous cell growth and drug delivery. Curr Pharm Des 16: 2388-2394 92. Chen YZ, Yao XL, Nakagawa S, Tabata Y, Gao J.Q (2010) Gene carriers and transfection systems used in the recombination of dendritic cells for effective cancer immuno therapy. Clin Dev Immunol 2010: 565643 93. ○ Fujiwara H, Saiki Y, Sato M, Sakamoto N, Ohashi T, Sato M, Tabata Y, Tabayashi K (2010) Modification of the descending thoracic aortic anastomotic site using biodegradable felt: Study in a canine model with or without basic fibroblast growth factor. J Vasc Surg 51: 194-292 94. Gao JQ, Zhao QQ, Lv TF, Shuai WP, Zhou J, Tang GP, Liang WQ, Tabata Y, Hu YL (2010) Gene-carried chitosan-linked-PEI induced high gene transfection efficiency with low toxicity 154 and significant tumor-suppressive activity. Int J Pharm 387: 286-294 95. ○ Gunji S, Obama K, Tabata Y, Sakai Y, Hirai K, Sakai Y (2010) Controlled release of cisplatin from biodegradable gelatin microspheres and the anti-tumor effect on mouse colon tumor peritoneal dissemination. British Journal of Surgery 97: S6-S6 96. Guo X, Liao J, Park H, Saraf A, Raphael RM, Tabata Y, Kasper FK, Mikos AG (2010) Effects of TGF-β3 and preculture period of osteogenic cells on the chondrogenic differentiation of rabbit marrow mesenchymal stem cells encapsulated in a bilayered hydrogel composite. Acta Biomater 6: 2920-2931 97. ○ Horie RT, Sakamoto T, Nakagawa T, Tabata Y, Okamura N, Tomiyama N, Tachibana M, Ito J (2010) Sustained delivery of lidocaine into the cochlea using poly lactic/glycolic acid microparticles. Laryngoscope 120: 377-383 98. Hu Y, Fu Y, Tabata Y, Gao J (2010) Mesenchymal stem cells: A promising targeted-delivery vehicle in cancer gene therapy. J Control Release 147 99. ○ Ichinohe N, Nakano T, Mitaka T, Umakoshi Y, Tabata Y (2010) Proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of rat bone marrow stromal cells on bioapatite with different crystalline facets. J Biomed Mater Res A 93: 646-655 100.○ Inuyama Y, Kitamura C, Nishihara T, Morotomi T, Nagayoshi M, Tabata Y, Matsuo K, Chen KK, Terashita M (2010) Effects of hyaluronic acid sponge as a scaffold on odontoblastic cell line and amputated dental pulp. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 92: 120-128 101.○ Ishida K, Matsumoto T, Sasaki K, Mifune Y, Tei K, Kubo S, Matsushita TT, K, Akisue T, Tabata Y, Kurosaka M, Kuroda R (2010) Bone regeneration properties of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor via neovascularization and osteogenesis. Tissue Eng Part A 16: 3271-3284 102.Jo J, Aoki I, Tabata Y (2010) Design of iron oxide nanoparticles with different sizes and surface charges for simple and efficient labeling of mesenchymal stem cells. J Control Release 142: 465-473 103.Jo J, Nagane K, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y (2010) Effect of amine type on the expression of plasmid DNA by cationized dextran. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 225-236 104.Jo J, Okazaki A, Nagane K, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y (2010) Preparation of cationized polysaccharides as gene transfection carrier for bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells. 155 J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 185-204 105.Kabashima K, Sakabe J, Yoshiki R, Tabata Y, Kohno K, Tokura Y (2010) Involvement of Wnt signaling in dermal fibroblasts. Am J Pathol 176: 721-732 106.○ Kato H, Suga H, Eto H, Araki J, Aoi N, Doi K, Iida T, Tabata Y, Yoshimura K (2010) Reversible adipose tissue enlargement induced by external tissue suspension: possible contribution of basic fibroblast growth factor in the preservation of enlarged tissue. Tissue Eng Part A 16: 2029-2040 107.○ Kimura Y, Inamoto T, Tabata Y (2010) Adipose Tissue Formation in Collagen Scaffolds with Different Biodegradabilities. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 463-476 108.○ Kimura Y, Miyazaki N, Hayashi N, Otsuru S, Tamai K, Kaneda Y, Tabata Y (2010) Controlled release of bone morphogenetic protein-2 enhances recruitment of osteogenic progenitor cells for de novo generation of bone tissue. Tissue Eng Part A 16: 1263-1270 109.○ Kimura Y, Tsuji W, Yamashiro H, Toi M, Inamoto T, Tabata Y (2010) In situ adipogenesis in fat tissue augmented by collagen scaffold with gelatin microspheres containing basic fibroblast growth factor. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 4: 55-61 110.Kohara H, Tabata Y (2010) Review: Tissue engineering technology to enhance cells recruitment for regeneration therapy. J Med Biol Eng 30: 267-276 111.Kohara H, Tabata Y (2010) Tissue engineering technology to enhance cell recruitment for regeneration therapy. Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering 30: 267-276 112.Kohara H, Tajima S, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y (2010) Angiogenesis induced by controlled release of neuropeptide substance P. Biomaterials 31: 8617-8625 113.○ Komobuchi H, Hato N, Teraoka M, Wakisaka H, Takahashi H, Gyo K, Tabata Y, Yamamoto M (2010) Basic fibroblast growth factor combined with biodegradable hydrogel promotes. Acta Otolaryngol 130: 173-178 114.○ Kubo H, Tabata Y, Yamamoto M (2010) The effects of fibroblast growth factor with sustained release method on wound healing in intestinal anastomoses. British Journal of Surgery 97: S28-S29 115.○ Kuroda Y, Akiyama H, Kawanabe K, Tabata Y, Nakamura T (2010) Treatment of experimental osteonecrosis of the hip in adult rabbits with a single local injection of 156 recombinant human FGF-2 microspheres. J Bone Miner Metab 28: 608-616 116.Leeuwenburgh SC, Jo J, Wang H, Yamamoto M, Jansen JA, Tabata Y (2010) Mineralization, biodegradation, and drug release behavior of gelatin/apatite composite microspheres for bone regeneration. Biomacromolecules 11: 2653-2659 117.Liu J, Tabata Y (2010) Photodynamic antitumor activity of fullerene modified with poly(ethylene glycol) with different molecular weights and terminal structures. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 22: 297-312 118.Liu J, Tabata Y (2010) Photodynamic therapy of fullerene modified with pullulan on hepatoma cells. J Drug Target 18: 602-610 119.○ Mcmillan JR, Kempf M, Miyamura Y, Liu P-YA, Chen AC-H, Shimizu H, Tabata Y, Kimble RM (2010) Animal model assessmet in vitro derived of novel denatured collagen electrospun scaffoled for skin tissue engineering. Experimental Dermatology 19: 1032-1033 120.Mizusawa K, Igarashi R, Uehira K, Takafuji Y, Tabata Y, Tochio H, Shirakawa M, Sando S, Aoyama Y (2010) Turn-on detection of targeted biochemical reactions by triple resonance NMR analysis using isotope-labeled probe. Chem Lett 39: 926-928 121.Mohan N, Nair PD, Tabata Y (2010) Growth factor-mediated effects on chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in 3D semi-IPN poly(vinyl alcohol)-poly(caprolactone) scaffolds. J Biomed Mater Res A, 94A: 146-159 122.Nagane K, Jo J, Tabata Y (2010) Promoted adipogenesis of rat mesenchymal stem cells by transfection of small interfering RNA complexed with a cationized dextran. Tissue Engineering 16: 21-31 123.○ Nakagawa T, Sakamoto T, Hiraumi H, Kikkawa YS, Yamamoto N, Hamaguchi K, Ono K, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y, Teramukai S, Tanaka S, Tada H, Onodera R, Yonezawa A, Inui K, Ito J (2010) Topical insulin-like growth factor 1 treatment using gelatin hydrogels for glucocorticoid-resistant sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a prospective clinical trial. BMC Med 8: 76 124.Nakamura K, Tabata Y (2010) A new fluorescent imaging of renal inflammation with RCP. J Control Release 148: 351-358 125.Ogawa T, Akazawa T, Tabata Y (2010) In Vitro proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation of rat bone marrow stem cells cultured with gelatin hydrogel microspheres for TGF-β1 release. 157 J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 609-621 126.○ Ohta S, Nitta N, Sonoda A, Seko A, Tanaka T, Takazakura R, Furukawa A, Takahashi M, Sakamoto T, Tabata Y, Murata K (2010) Embolization materials made of gelatin: comparison between Gelpart and gelatin microspheres. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 33: 120-126 127.Pimpha N, Sunintaboon P, Inphonlek S, Tabata Y (2010) Gene delivery efficacy of polyethyleneimine-introduced chitosan shell/poly(methyl methacrylate) core nanoparticles for rat mesenchymal stem cells. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 205-223 128.Ratanavaraporn J, Kanokpanont S, Tabata Y, Damrongsakkul S (2010) Modulation of in vitro attachment, proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of rat bone-marrow-derived stem cells using different molecular mass chitosans and their blends with gelatin. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 979-996 129.○ Sonoda A, Nitta N, Nitta-Seko A, Ohta S, Takamatsu S, Ikehata Y, Nagano I, Jo J, Tabata Y, Takahashi M, Matsui O, Murata K (2010) Complex comprised of dextran magnetite and conjugated cisplatin exhibiting selective hyperthermic and controlled-release potential. Int J Nanomedicine 5: 499-504 130.○ Sonoda A, Nitta N, Ohta S, Nitta-Seko A, Morikawa S, Tabata Y, Takahashi M, Murata K (2010) Controlled release and antitumor effect of pluronic F127 mixed with cisplatin in a rabbit model. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 33: 135-142 131.○ Takahashi R, Sonoda H, Tabata Y, Hisada A (2010) Formation of hepatocyte spheroids with structural polarity and functional bile canaliculi using nanopillar sheets. Tissue Eng Part A 16: 1983-1995 132.Tanigo T, Takaoka R, Tabata Y (2010) Sustained release of water-insoluble simvastatin from biodegradable hydrogel augments bone regeneration. J Control Release 143: 201-206 133.○ Tobe M, Obata H, Suto T, Yokoo H, Nakazato Y, Tabata Y, Saito S (2010) Long-term effect of sciatic nerve block with slow-release lidocaine in a rat model of postoperative pain. Anesthesiology 112: 1473-1481 134.○ Uesugi Y, Kawata H, Jo J, Saito Y, Tabata Y (2010) An ultrasound-responsive nano delivery system of tissue-type plasminogen activator for thrombolytic therapy. J Control Release 147: 269-277 135.○ Wakao S, Hayashi T, Kitada M, Kohama M, Matsuse D, Teramoto N, Ose T, Itokazu Y, 158 Koshino K, Watabe H, Iida H, Takamoto T, Tabata Y, Dezawa M (2010) Long-term observation of auto-cell transplantation in non-human primate reveals safety and efficiency of bone marrow stromal cell-derived Schwann cells in peripheral nerve regeneration Experimental Neurology 223: 537-547 136.○ Watanabe M, Jo J, Radu A, Kaneko M, Tabata Y, Flake AW (2010) A tissue engineering approach for prenatal closure of myelomeningocele with gelatin sponges incorporating basic fibroblast growth factor. Tissue Eng Part A, 16 137.Wongpanit P, Ueda H, Tabata Y, Rujiravanit R (2010) In vitro and in vio release of basic fibroblast growth factor using a silk fibroin scaffold as delivery carrier. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 1403-1419 138.Yamamoto M, Yanase K, Tabata Y (2010) Generation of type Ⅰ collagen gradient in polyacrylamide hydrogels by a simple diffusion-controlled hydrolysis of amide groups. Materials 3: 2393-2404 139.Yoshida M, Jo J, Tabata Y (2010) Augmented anti-tumor effect of dendritic cells genetically engineered by interleukin-12 plasmid DNA. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 21: 659-675 140.Yoshida M, Tabata Y (2010) Tumor targeting of protein through poly (ethyleneglycol) conjugation with metal coordination. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 10: 877-885 141.Chew SA, Kretlow JD, Spicer PP, Edwards AW, Baggett LS, Tabata Y, Kasper FK, Mikos AG (2011) Delivery of plasmid DNA encoding bone morphogenetic protein-2 with a biodegradable branched polycationic polymer in a critical-size rat cranial defect model. Tissue Eng Part A 17: 751-763 142.Doi N, Jo J, Tabata Y (2011) Preparation of biodegradable gelatin nanospheres with a narrow size distribution for carrier of cellular internalization of plasmid DNA. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 143.○ Fujii H, Matsuyama A, Komoda H, Sasai M, Suzuki M, Asano T, Doki Y, Kirihata M, Ono K, Tabata Y, Kaneda Y, Sawa Y, Lee CM (2011) Cationized gelatin-HVJ envelope with sodium borocaptate improved the BNCT efficacy for liver tumors in vivo. Radiat Oncol 6: 8 144.○ Fujita N MT, Ishida K, Sasaki K, Kubo S, Matsumoto T, Kurosaka M, Tabata Y, Kuroda R (2011) An analysis of bone regeneration at a segmental bone defect by controlled release of bone morphogenetic protein 2 from a biodegradable sponge composed of gelatin and β tricalcium phosphate. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 6: 291-298 159 145.○ Fukata N, Uchida K, Kusuda T, Koyabu M, Miyoshi H, Fukui T, Matsushita M, Nishio A, Tabata Y, Okazaki K (2011) The effective therapy of cyclosporine A with drug delivery system in experimental colitis. J Drug Target 19: 458-467 146.Hayashi K, Tabata Y (2011) Preparation of stem cell aggregates with gelatin microspheres to enhance biological functions. Acta Biomater 7: 2797-2803 147.He CX, Li N, Hu YL, Zhu XM, Li HJ, Han M, Miao PH, Hu ZJ, Wang G, Liang WQ, Tabata Y, Gao JQ (2011) Effective gene delivery to mesenchymal stem cells based on the reverse transfection and three-dimensional cell culture system. Pharm Res 28: 1577-1590 148.Higashiyama R, Nakao S, Shibusawa Y, Ishikawa O, Moro T, Mikami K, Fukumitsu H, Ueda Y, Minakawa K, Tabata Y, Bou-Gharios G, Inagaki Y (2011) Differential contribution of dermal resident and bone marrow-derived cells to collagen production during wound healing and fibrogenesis in mice. J invest Dermatol 131: 529-536 149.Ishikawa H, Jo J, Tabata Y (2011) Liver anti-fibrosis therapy with mesenchymal stem cells secreting hepatocyte growth factor. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds in press 150.Ishimoto T, Nakano T, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y (2011) Biomechanical evaluation of regenerating long bone by nanoindentation. J Mater Sci Mater Med 22: 969-976 151.○ Kawabata S, Asano K, Tabata Y (2011) Electrodeposition of pronectin for titanium to augment the gingival epithelium adhesion. 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Ann Thorac Surg 92: 837-844 159.○ Kusuhara H, Itani Y, Isogai N, Tabata Y (2011) Randomized controlled trial of the application of topical b-FGF-impregnated gelatin microspheres to improve tissue survival in subzone II fingertip amputations. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 36: 455-460 160.Liu J, Tabata Y (2011) Effect of modification manner on the photodynamic antitumor activity of c(60) modified sith pullulan. J Biomater Sciences Polym Eds 22: 2147-2163 161.○ Matsuse D, Kitada M, Ogura F, Wakao S, Kohama M, Kira J, Tabata Y, Dezawa M (2011) Combined transplantation of bone marrow stromal cell-derived neural progenitor cells with a collagen sponge and basic fibroblast growth factor releasing microspheres enhances recovery after cerebral ischemia in rats. Tissue Eng Part A 17: 1993-2004 162.○ Okamaoto T, Saito T, Tabata Y, Uemoto S (2011) Immunological tolerance in a mouse model of immune-mediated liver injury induced by 16,16 dimethy1 PGE2 and PGE2-containing nanoscale hydrogels. 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Tissue Eng Part A 18: 768-774 179.○ Kishigami R, Otsu K, Oikawa-Sasaki A, Fujiwara N, Ishizeki K, Tabata Y, Harada H (2012) Histological analysis of epithelial stem cells during induced pluripotent stem cell-derived teratoma development. J Oral Biosci 54: 58-65 180.○ Kitamura C, Nishihara T, Terashita M, Tabata Y, Washio A (2012) Local regeneration of dentin-pulp complex using controlled release of FGF-2 and naturally derived sponge-like scaffolds. International Journal of Dentistry 2012: 1-8 181.Liu J, Jo J, Kawai Y, Aoki I, Tanaka C, Yamamoto M, Tabata Y (2012) Preparation of polymer-based multimodal imaging agent to visualize the process of bone regeneration. J Control Release 157: 398-405 182.Mindemark J, Tabata Y, Bowden T (2012) Low charge density cationic polymers for gene delivery: Exploring the influence of structural elements on in vitro transfection. 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