Fibroblast growth factor-2 improves the tendon-to-bone healing by stimulating the growth of tenogenic progenitors in a rat rotator cuff repair model

by Takuya Tokunaga, Yuji Hiraki, Chiesa Shukunami, Hitoshi Arimura, Ryuji Yonemitsu, Junji Ide, Hiroshi Mizuta
Published 2016-10-01

Development of a gel dedicated to gel immersion endoscopy

by Tomonori Yano, Atsushi Ohata, Yuji Hiraki, Makoto Tanaka, Satoshi Shinozaki, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Hironori Yamamoto
Published 2021-05-01

The N-terminal cleavage of chondromodulin-I in growth-plate cartilage at the hypertrophic and calcified zones during bone development.

by Shigenori Miura, Jun Kondo, Aki Takimoto, Hiroko Sano-Takai, Long Guo, Chisa Shukunami, Hideyuki Tanaka, Yuji Hiraki
Published 2014-01-01

Role of Scx+/Sox9+ cells as potential progenitor cells for postnatal supraspinatus enthesis formation and healing after injury in mice.

by Katsumasa Ideo, Takuya Tokunaga, Chisa Shukunami, Aki Takimoto, Yuki Yoshimoto, Ryuji Yonemitsu, Tatsuki Karasugi, Hiroshi Mizuta, Yuji Hiraki, Takeshi Miyamoto
Published 2020-01-01

Molecular characterization and function of tenomodulin, a marker of tendons and ligaments that integrate musculoskeletal components

by Chisa Shukunami, DDS, PhD, Yuki Yoshimoto, DVM, PhD, Aki Takimoto, PhD, Hiroshi Yamashita, PhD, Yuji Hiraki, PhD
Published 2016-11-01

Tenomodulin expression in the periodontal ligament enhances cellular adhesion.

by Yuske Komiyama, Shinsuke Ohba, Nobuyuki Shimohata, Keiji Nakajima, Hironori Hojo, Fumiko Yano, Tsuyoshi Takato, Denitsa Docheva, Chisa Shukunami, Yuji Hiraki, Ung-Il Chung
Published 2013-01-01

Functional Investigation of a Non-coding Variant Associated with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in Zebrafish: Elevated Expression of the Ladybird Homeobox Gene Causes Body Axis De...

by Long Guo, Hiroshi Yamashita, Ikuyo Kou, Aki Takimoto, Makiko Meguro-Horike, Shin-ichi Horike, Tetsushi Sakuma, Shigenori Miura, Taiji Adachi, Takashi Yamamoto, Shiro Ikegawa, Yuji Hiraki, Chisa Shukunami
Published 2016-01-01